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Sports Night

  • 1998–2000
  • 2 seasons
  • Comedy, Drama
  • 7.3

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.

Episodes

22 episodes
  1. 1Special Powers

    22 minOct 5, 1999

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

  2. 2When Something Wicked This Way Comes

    22 minOct 12, 1999

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

  3. 3Cliff Gardner

    22 minOct 19, 1999

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

  4. 4Louise Revisited

    22 minOct 26, 1999

    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. 5Kafelnikov

    22 minNov 2, 1999

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

  6. 6Shane

    22 minDec 7, 1999

    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. 7Kyle Whitaker's Got Two Sacks

    22 minDec 14, 1999

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

  8. 8The Reunion

    22 minDec 21, 1999

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

  9. 9A Girl Named Pixley

    22 minDec 28, 1999

    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. 10The Giants Win the Pennant, the Giants Win the Pennant

    22 minJan 11, 2000

    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. 11The Cut Man Cometh

    22 minJan 18, 2000

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

  12. 12The Sweet Smell of Air

    22 minJan 25, 2000

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

  13. 13Dana Get Your Gun

    22 minFeb 1, 2000

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

  14. 14And the Crowd Goes Wild

    22 minFeb 8, 2000

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

  15. 15Celebrities

    22 minFeb 29, 2000

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

  16. 16The Local Weather

    22 minMar 7, 2000

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

  17. 17Draft Day: Part I - It Can't Rain at Indian Wells

    22 minMar 14, 2000

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

  18. 18Draft Day: Part II - The Fall of Ryan O'Brian

    22 minMar 21, 2000

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

  19. 19April is the Cruelest Month

    22 minMar 28, 2000

    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. 20Bells and a Siren

    22 minApr 4, 2000

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

  21. 21La Forza Del Destino

    22 minMay 9, 2000

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

  22. 22Quo Vadimus

    22 minMay 16, 2000

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

Where to watch Sports Night

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Series cast

Josh CharlesDan Rydell45 episodes
Peter KrauseCasey McCall45 episodes
Felicity HuffmanDana Whitaker45 episodes
Joshua MalinaJeremy Goodwin45 episodes
Sabrina LloydNatalie Hurley45 episodes
Robert GuillaumeIsaac Jaffe45 episodes
Kayla BlakeKim45 episodes
Greg BakerElliott45 episodes
Timothy Davis-ReedChris45 episodes
Jeff MooringDave44 episodes
Ron OstrowWill44 episodes
Suzanne KelloggAlyson12 episodes
Teri PoloRebecca Wells8 episodes
Ted McGinleyGordon8 episodes
Brenda StrongSally Sasser7 episodes
Darren ForemanJack7 episodes
William H. MacySam Donovan6 episodes
Robert MailhouseJ.J.4 episodes

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