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Sports Night

TV·1998–2000·2 seasons, 45 episodes·ABC·Drama, Comedy, Sports·30m·7.3·Created by Aaron Sorkin

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Taut, exciting, realistic dramedy about the lives of sports journalists. It's a show about a show about sports, that isn't about sports at all.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Sports Night S01E07Dear LouiseS01E07 · 8.0Jeremy narrates this episode as he writes a letter to his sister about his three months at Sports Night. Dan is suffering from writers block and Natalie tries to help him. Casey continues to be jealous of Dana and Gordon.
  2. 02Sports Night S01E01PilotS01E01 · 7.0Dejected 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.
  3. 03Sports Night S01E04Intellectual PropertyS01E04 · 7.0Casey's obsession with Dana leads to bizarre behavior. Dan gets in trouble with standards and practices after singing "happy birthday" on the air.

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Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode23Episodes1998–99Aired 6.4Season avg
  1. S01E01Sports Night S01E01PilotSeptember 22, 1998 7.0Dejected by his divorce and the state of sports, Casey contemplates leaving "Sports Night". Natalie has a crush on an applicant for an assoc
  2. S01E02Sports Night S01E02The ApologySeptember 29, 1998 6.5Dan gets in trouble with the network after his personal remarks on the nation's war on drugs. Casey works with Jeremy on his first editing a
  3. S01E03Sports Night S01E03The Hungry and the HuntedOctober 6, 1998 5.5Natalie tries to push Casey and Dana together. Jeremy gets his first chance as a segment producer.
  4. S01E04Sports Night S01E04Intellectual PropertyOctober 13, 1998 7.0Casey's obsession with Dana leads to bizarre behavior. Dan gets in trouble with standards and practices after singing "happy birthday" on th
  5. S01E05Sports Night S01E05Mary Pat ShelbyOctober 20, 1998 6.5The show gets an opportunity to boost their ratings when a controversial athlete agrees to an in studio interview. The situation changes aft
  6. S01E06Sports Night S01E06The Head Coach, Dinner and the Morning MailOctober 27, 1998 6.0Natalie's work performance deteriorates as she struggles with the negative attention she is receiving while Jeremy tries everything in his p
  7. S01E07Sports Night S01E07Season's bestDear LouiseNovember 10, 1998 8.0Jeremy narrates this episode as he writes a letter to his sister about his three months at Sports Night. Dan is suffering from writers block
  8. S01E08Sports Night S01E08ThespisNovember 17, 1998 6.5Is it the anniversary of Thespis, the first ever actor, and his ghost seems to have haunted the studio. Meanwhile, Dan and Casey bicker over
  9. S01E09Sports Night S01E09The Quality of Mercy at 29KDecember 1, 1998 6.0The show is anxiously following an assault on Mt. Everest. Dan tries to figure what charity to give to,Jeremy and Natalie finally admit thei
  10. S01E10Sports Night S01E10Shoe Money TonightDecember 8, 1998 6.5A snow storm means that Dan and Casey must fill in at 2AM for the west coast anchors, so the gang kills time at the poker table. Natalie and
  11. S01E11Sports Night S01E11The Six Southern Gentlemen of TennesseeDecember 15, 1998 7.0When some players at a Tennessee university get suspended because of the Confederate flag, Isaac must make a choice. Casey promotes the show
  12. S01E12Sports Night S01E12SmokyJanuary 5, 1999 6.5Dan decides that it's time Casey started dating again, so long as he stays away from Sally Sasser. Isaac fears for his job.
  13. S01E13Sports Night S01E13Small TownJanuary 12, 1999 7.0Dana, 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 rep
  14. S01E14Sports Night S01E14RebeccaJanuary 26, 1999 6.0Dan obsesses over a woman who works in the building, and everyone worries about Isaac's job.
  15. S01E15Sports Night S01E15Dana and the Deep Blue SeaFebruary 9, 1999 4.5Gordon invites Dana to go snorkeling, and Dan begs Jeremy to talk him up to Rebecca.
  16. S01E16Sports Night S01E16SallyFebruary 23, 1999Gordon stands Dana up, and Casey's missing his favorite shirt.
  17. S01E17Sports Night S01E17How Are Things in Glocca Morra?March 9, 1999The show is held up when a tennis match goes longer than expected, putting a damper on Dana and Gordon's dinner plans.
  18. S01E18Sports Night S01E18The Sword of OrionMarch 23, 1999Jeremy's parents are getting divorced, and Dan eagerly awaits Orlando Rojas' return to baseball.
  19. S01E19Sports Night S01E19Eli's ComingMarch 30, 1999Isaac is late coming back from vacation, Bobbi Bernstein returns, and Steve Sisco visits Rebecca.
  20. S01E20Sports Night S01E20Ordnance TacticsApril 6, 1999A bomb scare clears the building, Jeremy tries to break up with Natalie, and the network starts pressuring Dana.
  21. S01E21Sports Night S01E21Ten WicketsApril 13, 1999Casey is still rattled from the bomb scare, Jeremy tries to understand a cricket story, and Rebecca makes her decision about Dan.
  22. S01E22Sports Night S01E22Napoleon's Battle PlanApril 27, 1999When Dana and Gordon get engaged, Casey has no plan and Dan's compelled to reveal a secret.
  23. S01E23Sports Night S01E23What Kind of Day Has it BeenMay 4, 1999Casey's son comes to visit, and Dana takes a group photo with her new camera.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0222Episodes1999–00AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01Sports Night S02E01Special PowersOctober 5, 1999Casey tries to find the courage to ask Dana on a date. Jeremy and Natalie have a fight after Natalie is offered a job in Galveston. Isaac is
  2. S02E02Sports Night S02E02When Something Wicked This Way ComesOctober 12, 1999While awaiting the arrival of a ratings expert, Dana drops a bombshell on Casey about their first date. Meanwhile, Dan falls apart over the
  3. S02E03Sports Night S02E03Cliff GardnerOctober 19, 1999Sam Donovan's presence has everyone on edge. Dana considers leaving the show, because she feels like she's being held responsible for the sh
  4. S02E04Sports Night S02E04Louise RevisitedOctober 26, 1999Jeremy gets nervous when he discovers that Natalie is writing to his sister Louise. The network sets up a web poll to ask whether Dan or Cas
  5. S02E05Sports Night S02E05KafelnikovNovember 2, 1999After meeting an attractive woman and learning that she's a psychologist, Dan obsesses over whether she was interested in dating him or taki
  6. S02E06Sports Night S02E06ShaneDecember 7, 1999Casey wants to edit an interview to cast a ballplayer in a more favorable light, Dan has trouble taping a teaser, and The Vatican declares t
  7. S02E07Sports Night S02E07Kyle Whitaker's Got Two SacksDecember 14, 1999Jeremy has to fire an intern, and the team covers breaking news of a football steroid scandal.
  8. S02E08Sports Night S02E08The ReunionDecember 21, 1999Kyle is coming to town after his suspension is announced, and Dana's pretty much ready to kill him. Everyone is shopping for their office Se
  9. S02E09Sports Night S02E09A Girl Named PixleyDecember 28, 1999Jeremy is nominated for a sports journalism award that Natalie knows he's not going to win. After fighting Dana's dating plan, Casey finally
  10. S02E10Sports Night S02E10The Giants Win the Pennant, the Giants Win the PennantJanuary 11, 2000Dan wants to do a feature report on the "Shot Heard 'Round the World", but Isaac refuses to be interviewed for it even though he was at the
  11. S02E11Sports Night S02E11The Cut Man ComethJanuary 18, 2000While prepping to cover a major fight, Dana and Casey duke it out over their stalled fling, and Dan's dad hits town for a tense visit. But a
  12. S02E12Sports Night S02E12The Sweet Smell of AirJanuary 25, 2000Sports Night is offered an exclusive interview with Michael Jordan, but the team struggles to accept the strict conditions attached: they ca
  13. S02E13Sports Night S02E13Dana Get Your GunFebruary 1, 2000Natalie and Jeremy fight over going to a nightclub. Dan has the night off, but the substitute anchor is morose and keeps making comments on
  14. S02E14Sports Night S02E14And the Crowd Goes WildFebruary 8, 2000Jeremy and Natalie's breakup begins to impact the show after Jeremy asks for his stuff back. Casey is temporarily blinded from an eye test,
  15. S02E15Sports Night S02E15CelebritiesFebruary 29, 2000After being excluded from a staff game night because Natalie was organizing it, Jeremy goes to a bar and befriends Jenny, but panics when he
  16. S02E16Sports Night S02E16The Local WeatherMarch 7, 2000Dan decides to skip his therapy appointment, but spends the entire length of a normal appointment in his therapist's office explaining why.
  17. S02E17Sports Night S02E17Draft Day: Part I - It Can't Rain at Indian WellsMarch 14, 2000Casey and Dana compete with each other over their NFL draft predictions. Dan has a golf date with PGA star David Duval, but work might keep
  18. S02E18Sports Night S02E18Draft Day: Part II - The Fall of Ryan O'BrianMarch 21, 2000Jenny is coming to visit the studio, but Jeremy is afraid of what Natalie will think of her. Dan makes Casey look foolish on the air.
  19. S02E19Sports Night S02E19April is the Cruelest MonthMarch 28, 2000Due to network cutbacks, the show's Olympic coverage is going to be limited and Natalie may be about to lose her job. Dan holds a Passover S
  20. S02E20Sports Night S02E20Bells And A SirenApril 4, 2000Amid rumblings of internal layoffs, Jeremy and Casey look into the network's stock -- and find a shocking truth about their job security. Me
  21. S02E21Sports Night S02E21La Forza Del Destino (1)May 9, 2000The gang gathers at Anthony's to mull over the future of the show, where a stranger piques Dana's interest with inside information about the
  22. S02E22Sports Night S02E22Quo Vadimus (2)May 16, 2000A mystery man gives Dana the scoop on CSC's fate after the network is bought out by an upstart company with no need for a cable channel. Mea

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