Five teams hail from the historic county of Lancashire, west of the Pennines: Warrington, St. Helens, Salford, Wigan, and Widnes.

St Helens, Wigan Warriors, Warrington Wolves, and Leeds Rhinos are the only teams to have played in every season of Super League since 1996.

Awards are presented for outstanding contributions and efforts to players and clubs in the week leading up to the Super League Grand Final:[3] 2018 is the second of a five-year contract with Sky Sports to televise 100 matches per season.

[4] Sky Sports coverage in the UK will see two live matches broadcast each week, usually at 8:00 pm on Thursday and Friday nights.

[5] Regular commentators will be Eddie Hemmings with summarisers including Phil Clarke, Brian Carney, Barrie McDermott and Terry O'Connor.

The Super League Show is also available for one month after broadcast for streaming or download via the BBC iPlayer in the UK only.

[7] End of season play-offs are shown on BBC Two across the whole country in a weekly highlights package on Sunday afternoons.