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 (1998)

★ 7.3/10 September 22, 1998 2 seasons

ComedyDrama

Creator: Aaron Sorkin

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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Creators

Aaron Sorkin Aaron Sorkin

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

User Reviews (1)

HarrisonHanksHackman
HarrisonHanksHackman August 20, 2019
★ 10/10

This is one of my top 10 TV shows of all-time. I hate that it only lasted two season. If streaming TV were around back then and the restraints of network TV were lifted I believe it would have been HUGE. But alas I am happy to have what I have. TV Guide had a cover that said "The Best Show on TV That No One is Watching". IMO it was just to "smart" for network TV. The dialog was quick and it was stuck in-between being a comedy and a drama (dramady). It also suffered from being considered a "sports show". It was basically a behind the scenes look at what Sports Center on ESPN might look like, but because of the relationship drama and the witty dialog you didn't have to be a sports geek to like this show. The rumor was that Aaron Sorkin (creator) didn't fight ABC to keep the show on life support because he was too busy with West Wing. Some of the cast members ended up on West Wing …