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Sports Night
1998 - 2000 7.3 (58 votes) 2 Seasons
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Genres
Comedy Drama
Networks
ABC
Created By
Aaron Sorkin

Sports Night

Overview

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.

Key Crew

Producer: Thomas Schlamme, Aaron Sorkin, Brian Grazer, Tony Krantz

Top Cast

Josh Charles
Josh Charles

Dan Rydell

Peter Krause
Peter Krause

Casey McCall

Felicity Huffman
Felicity Huffman

Dana Whitaker

Joshua Malina
Joshua Malina

Jeremy Goodwin

Sabrina Lloyd
Sabrina Lloyd

Natalie Hurley

Robert Guillaume
Robert Guillaume

Isaac Jaffe

Seasons

Season 1 poster
Season 1 (1998)

No overview available.

23 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Pilot
1998-09-22

Dejected by his divorce and the state of sports, Casey contemplates leaving "Sports Night". Natalie has a crush on an applicant for an associate producer position.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 2: The Apology
1998-09-29

The network is upset when a newly-published magazine interview reveals that Dan is in favor of the legalization of marijuana.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 3: The Hungry and the Hunted
1998-10-06

Jeremy gets his first big producing break - a hunting segment. Natalie tries to get Casey interested in Dana during the run-up to one of Luther Sach's dinner parties.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 4: Intellectual Property
1998-10-13

Casey's jealousy over Dana and Gordon leaves him kicking fire hydrants and hearing phantom flies. Dan faces repercussions from the network for his birthday present to Casey.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 5: Mary Pat Shelby
1998-10-20

Natalie does a pre-interview with a volatile football player and things get out of hand.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 6: The Head Coach, Dinner and the Morning Mail
1998-10-27

A distracted Natalie keeps forgetting things, while Jeremy tries to shield her from her hate mail.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 7: Dear Louise
1998-11-10

Jeremy writes a letter to his sister Louise, flashing back over the day's events, including Dan's problems with writer's block and Isaac's problems with his daughter's new boyfriend.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 8: Thespis
1998-11-17

Dana worries about her Thanksgiving turkey, Isaac worries about his pregnant daughter, and the ghost of Thespis wreaks havoc on the set.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 9: The Quality of Mercy at 29K
1998-12-01

The team anchors a broadcast from Mt. Everest, Dana sees a Broadway show, and Dan tries to find a worthy charity.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 10: Shoe Money Tonight
1998-12-08

Dan and Casey are Atlantic City-bound after the broadcast, Natalie and Jeremy have a fight, and Isaac discovers he's shrinking.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 11: The Six Southern Gentlemen of Tennessee
1998-12-15

Casey appears on _"View, The" (1997)_ and the team follows the story of seven college football players who are suspended for refusing to play under the Confederate flag.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 12: Smoky
1999-01-05

Dan decides that it's time Casey started dating again, so long as he stays away from Sally Sasser. Isaac fears for his job.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 13: Small Town
1999-01-12

Dana, Gordon, Casey, and a woman from Gordon's office go on a double-date, leaving Natalie to produce the show and Dan to contend with a replacement anchor.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 14: Rebecca
1999-01-26

Dan obsesses over a woman who works in the building, and everyone worries about Isaac's job.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 15: Dana and the Deep Blue Sea
1999-02-09

Gordon invites Dana to go snorkeling, and Dan begs Jeremy to talk him up to Rebecca.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 16: Sally
1999-02-23

Gordon stands Dana up, and Casey's missing his favorite shirt.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 17: How Are Things in Glocca Morra?
1999-03-09

The show is held up when a tennis match goes longer than expected, putting a damper on Dana and Gordon's dinner plans.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 18: The Sword of Orion
1999-03-23

Jeremy's parents are getting divorced, and Dan eagerly awaits Orlando Rojas' return to baseball.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 19: Eli's Coming
1999-03-30

Isaac is late coming back from vacation, Bobbi Bernstein returns, and Steve Sisco visits Rebecca.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 20: Ordnance Tactics
1999-04-06

A bomb scare clears the building, Jeremy tries to break up with Natalie, and the network starts pressuring Dana.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 21: Ten Wickets
1999-04-13

Casey is still rattled from the bomb scare, Jeremy tries to understand a cricket story, and Rebecca makes her decision about Dan.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 22: Napoleon's Battle Plan
1999-04-27

When Dana and Gordon get engaged, Casey has no plan and Dan's compelled to reveal a secret.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 23: What Kind of Day Has It Been
1999-05-04

Casey's son comes to visit, and Dana takes a group photo with her new camera. Season One Finale.

Runtime: 22 min
Season 2 poster
Season 2 (1999)

No overview available.

22 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Special Powers
1999-10-05

Casey tries to find the courage to ask Dana out, Isaac's back at work, and Jeremy and Natalie have a fight.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 2: When Something Wicked This Way Comes
1999-10-12

Dana goes to a bachelorette party and has an epiphany, Dan has breakfast with Hillary Clinton, and Isaac brings in a ratings guy.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 3: Cliff Gardner
1999-10-19

The staff are stressed out by Sam Donovan's presence, and things get worse when J.J. stops by to give them notes.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 4: Louise Revisited
1999-10-26

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.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 5: Kafelnikov
1999-11-02

Jeremy readies the show's computer systems for Y2K. Dan meets a woman in a bar, discovering later that she's a psychologist.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 6: Shane
1999-12-07

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.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 7: Kyle Whitaker's Got Two Sacks
1999-12-14

Jeremy has to fire an intern, and the team covers breaking news of a football steroid scandal.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 8: The Reunion
1999-12-21

Dana's brother comes to visit. Natalie asks Dan to review her audition tape.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 9: A Girl Named Pixley
1999-12-28

It's a very slow news day, Casey goes on a date with a woman named Pixley, and Jeremy is up for an award.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 10: The Giants Win the Pennant, the Giants Win the Pennant
2000-01-11

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.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 11: The Cut Man Cometh
2000-01-18

Dan and Casey cover a boxing match. Dan's father visits.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 12: The Sweet Smell of Air
2000-01-25

The show lands an interview with Michael Jordan but there are a few strings attached. Sam returns.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 13: Dana Get Your Gun
2000-02-01

Dan tries to get the night off for a Tom Waits concert. Dana inherits a gun.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 14: And the Crowd Goes Wild
2000-02-08

It's Sam's last day at the show, Jeremy and Natalie break up, and Casey gets his eyes examined.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 15: Celebrities
2000-02-29

Natalie organizes a post-show trivia game but excludes Jeremy, who ends up meeting a woman at a bar.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 16: The Local Weather
2000-03-07

Dan reacts to not making the “100 Most Influential People in Sports” list. Dana goes to church.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 17: Draft Day: Part I - It Can't Rain at Indian Wells
2000-03-14

The team covers the first round of the NFL draft. Jeremy is nervous about Jenny's visit to the studio.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 18: Draft Day: Part II - The Fall of Ryan O'Brian
2000-03-21

It's the second round of the NFL draft. Jenny visits, and Dan and Casey fight.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 19: April is the Cruelest Month
2000-03-28

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.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 20: Bells and a Siren
2000-04-04

Natalie has a job interview with Saturday Night Live. Dan hires a publicist.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 21: La Forza Del Destino
2000-05-09

Dana meets a man with inside information on the sale of the network. Dan and Casey have a job offer in Los Angeles.

Runtime: 22 min
Episode 22: Quo Vadimus
2000-05-16

Rebecca returns, Natalie and Jeremy rekindle their relationship, and the network is sold.

Runtime: 22 min

Videos

Sports Night: Complete Series - DVD Trailer

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