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Sports Night(TV show/series, 1998-2000)

22min per episode | Genres: Comedy, Drama

Scripted Reality in 2 seasons with 45 episodes

Sports NightRating: 3.6/5 (with 25 votes)
Sports Night is an American television series about a fictional sports news show also called Sports Night. It focuses on the friendships, pitfalls and ethical issues the creative talent of the program face while trying to produce a good show under constant network pressure. Created by Aaron Sorkin, the half-hour prime time comedy drama aired on ABC for two seasons, from September 22, 1998, to May 16, 2000. The show stars Robert Guillaume as managing editor Isaac Jaffe, Felicity Huffman as executive producer Dana Whitaker, Peter Krause as anchor Casey McCall, Josh Charles as anchor Dan Rydell, Sabrina Lloyd as senior associate producer Natalie Hurley, and Joshua Malina as associate producer Jeremy Goodwin. Regular guest stars included William H. Macy as ratings expert Sam Donovan and Bren... ()
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Awards & Nominations for Sports Night

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About Sports Night

The offbeat cast and crew of a sports news show deal with professional, personal, and ethical challenges while functioning in a pressure-cooker work environment.

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Sports Night Seasons and Episodes

10/05/1999Season 2 - 22 episodes
#1 | 10/05/1999Special Powers
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Casey tries to find the courage to ask Dana out, Isaac's back at work, and Jeremy and Natalie have a fight.
#2 | 10/12/1999When Something Wicked This Way Comes
Dana goes to a bachelorette party and has an epiphany, Dan has breakfast with Hillary Clinton, and Isaac brings in a ratings guy.
#3 | 10/19/1999Cliff Gardner
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
The staff are stressed out by Sam Donovan's presence, and things get worse when J.J. stops by to give them notes.
#4 | 10/26/1999Louise Revisited
Casey does everything he can to win the Sports Night “Who's Cooler: Dan or Casey?” internet poll. Dana has dinner with an old school friend.
#5 | 11/02/1999Kafelnikov
Jeremy readies the show's computer systems for Y2K. Dan meets a woman in a bar, discovering later that she's a psychologist.
#6 | 12/07/1999Shane
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Casey wants to edit an interview to cast a ballplayer in a more favorable light, Dan has trouble taping a teaser, and The Vatican declares there's no such place as Hell.
#7 | 12/14/1999Kyle Whitaker's Got Two Sacks
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Jeremy has to fire an intern, and the team covers breaking news of a football steroid scandal.
#8 | 12/21/1999The Reunion
Dana's brother comes to visit. Natalie asks Dan to review her audition tape.
#9 | 12/28/1999A Girl Named Pixley
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)
It's a very slow news day, Casey goes on a date with a woman named Pixley, and Jeremy is up for an award.
#10 | 01/11/2000The Giants Win the Pennant, the Giants Win the Pennant
Dana begins to see the flaw in her dating plan. Dan wants to use Isaac in a feature on the 1951 New York Giants pennant win.
#11 | 01/18/2000The Cut Man Cometh
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Dan and Casey cover a boxing match. Dan's father visits.
#12 | 01/25/2000The Sweet Smell of Air
The show lands an interview with Michael Jordan but there are a few strings attached. Sam returns.
#13 | 02/01/2000Dana Get Your Gun
Dan tries to get the night off for a Tom Waits concert. Dana inherits a gun.
#14 | 02/08/2000And the Crowd Goes Wild
It's Sam's last day at the show, Jeremy and Natalie break up, and Casey gets his eyes examined.
#15 | 02/29/2000Celebrities
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)
Natalie organizes a post-show trivia game but excludes Jeremy, who ends up meeting a woman at a bar.
#16 | 03/07/2000The Local Weather
Dan reacts to not making the “100 Most Influential People in Sports” list. Dana goes to church.
#17 | 03/14/2000Draft Day: Part I - It Can't Rain at Indian Wells
The team covers the first round of the NFL draft. Jeremy is nervous about Jenny's visit to the studio.
#18 | 03/21/2000Draft Day: Part II - The Fall of Ryan O'Brian
It's the second round of the NFL draft. Jenny visits, and Dan and Casey fight.
#19 | 03/28/2000April is the Cruelest Month
The network's cutting costs and jobs may be on the line. The staff sit for Passover Seder, and Dan hopes this will afford him the chance to mend a few fences.
#20 | 04/04/2000Bells and a Siren
Natalie has a job interview with Saturday Night Live. Dan hires a publicist.
#21 | 05/09/2000La Forza Del Destino
2.0/5 (with 1 vote)
Dana meets a man with inside information on the sale of the network. Dan and Casey have a job offer in Los Angeles.
#22 | 05/16/2000Quo Vadimus
Rebecca returns, Natalie and Jeremy rekindle their relationship, and the network is sold.
#40 | 03/14/2000Draft Day: Part I – It Can't Rain at Indian Wells
#41 | 03/21/2000Draft Day: Part II – The Fall of Ryan O'Brian
09/22/1998Season 1 - 23 episodes
?Specials - 6 episodes

Additional Information

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Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 4 languages: English (EN), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 09/22/1998
Last episode released on: 05/16/2000
Keywords: sports

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WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:1308, Added: 05/11/2018, Last updated: 04/09/2024