THE first meeting of the season between Rangers and Celtic has been moved to an early kick-off after the SPFL confirmed television picks for September, October and November.

Brendan Rodgers' side travel to Ibrox on Saturday 23 September and the game will now kick off at 12pm and be shown live on Sky Sports.

Rangers' home meeting with Aberdeen on Saturday 21 October has also been shifted forward, to a 12.30pm start in another game live on Sky.

BT Sport will show the first Edinburgh derby of the 2017/18 campaign on Tuesday 24 October at 7.45pm, while Aberdeen v Celtic and Hearts v Rangers are also among the games selected for live broadcast.

The SPFL have noted that fixtures scheduled for 21 October, 24 November and 26 November are subject to change due to the Betfred Cup semi-finals and final taking place over those dates.

Friday 8 September, 2017
Ladbrokes Premiership
Hamilton Academical v Celtic
Live on BT Sport, kick-off 7.45pm

Friday 15 September, 2017
Ladbrokes Premiership
Partick Thistle v Rangers
Live on BT Sport, kick-off 7.45pm

Saturday 23 September, 2017
Ladbrokes Premiership
Rangers v Celtic
Live on Sky Sports, kick-off 12 noon

Sunday 24 September, 2017
Ladbrokes Premiership
Motherwell v Aberdeen
Live on BT Sport, kick-off 12.15pm

Friday 29 September, 2017
Ladbrokes Premiership
Hamilton Academical v Rangers
Live on BT Sport, kick-off 7.45pm

Friday 13 October, 2017
Ladbrokes Premiership
St Johnstone v Rangers
Live on BT Sport, kick-off 7.45pm

Saturday 21 October, 2017
Ladbrokes Premiership
Rangers v Aberdeen
Live on Sky Sports, kick-off 12.30pm

Tuesday 24 October, 2017
Ladbrokes Premiership
Hibernian v Heart of Midlothian
Live on BT Sport, kick-off 7.45pm

Wednesday 25 October, 2017
Ladbrokes Premiership
Aberdeen v Celtic
Live on BT Sport, kick-off 7.45pm

Saturday 28 October, 2017
Ladbrokes Premiership
Heart of Midlothian v Rangers
Live on Sky Sports, kick-off 12.30pm

Saturday 4 November, 2017
Ladbrokes Premiership
St Johnstone v Celtic          
Live on Sky Sports, kick-off 12.30pm

Saturday 18 November, 2017
Ladbrokes Premiership
Ross County v Celtic
Live on BT Sport, kick-off 12.30pm

Friday 24 November, 2017
Ladbrokes Premiership
Dundee v Rangers
Live on BT Sport, kick-off 7.45pm

Sunday 26 November, 2017
Ladbrokes Premiership
Kilmarnock v Aberdeen
Live on Sky Sports, kick-off 12.30pm