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Season 24 – REAL Sports With Bryant Gumbel

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Bryant Gumbel hosts this investigative sports newsmagazine series that features in-depth reports from "Real Sports" correspondents Mary Carillo, Bernard Goldberg, Soledad O'Brien, Andrea Kremer, Jon Frankel and Gumbel himself. The series airs monthly, and each hourlong edition contains four segments. "Real Sports" has won multiple Sports Emmy Awards and in 2006 became the first sports program honored with the duPont Award for excellence in broadcast journalism by Columbia University.

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Neal Justin Minneapolis Star Tribune 06/19/2018
One of the many reasons Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel excels is because of its willingness to not play by the rules. Go to Full Review
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05/26/2018 Check out episode 5 about look at the NFL's concussion settlement. Eye opening... See more Read all reviews
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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 30, 2018 Olympic athletes in low-profile sports struggle financially; three siblings in the St. Brown family aim for careers in professional football; Australian tennis legend Margaret Court's second act as a Christian minister creates controversy. Details Episode 2 Aired Feb 27, 2018 An extended segment revisits a 2004 expose on the enslavement of trafficked children as jockeys in the Middle Eastern sport of camel racing, and how it triggered a series of events that changed the situation in the United Arab Emirates and beyond. Details Episode 3 Aired Mar 27, 2018 NBA Hall of Famer and TV analyst Shaquille O'Neal's successful second act as a businessman; Olympic gold medalist Amy Van Dyken inspires others facing challenging injuries; drag racer John Force; foul ball injuries at Major League Baseball parks. Details Episode 4 Aired Apr 24, 2018 Miami Marlins CEO and part owner Derek Jeter; allegations of physical and psychological abuse attributed to various NCAA coaches around the country; University of Nebraska women's bowling team. Details Episode 5 Aired May 22, 2018 Jon Frankel takes a close look at the NFL's billion-dollar concussion settlement; a profile of Will Shortz, crossword puzzle editor for The New York Times; Bernard Goldberg catches up with former NBA player and mental health advocate Royce White. Details Episode 6 Aired Jun 19, 2018 Critics of Russia President Vladimir Putin's plan to return his country's sports program to worldwide prominence have been eliminated, many of them dying under mysterious circumstances; Robotics World Championships. Details Episode 7 Aired Jul 24, 2018 Bryant Gumbel profiles Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay; Jon Frankel travels to the Philippines to meet fishermen who are the best free-divers in the world; Andrea Kremer profiles Kansas City offensive lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif. Details Episode 8 Aired Aug 21, 2018 The Sherpas of Nepal endure dangerous conditions on a daily basis; the treatment of NFL cheerleaders becomes a hot-button issue; Mansour Bahrami, best known in tennis circles as The Court Jester, impresses fans with his outstanding showmanship. Details Episode 9 Aired Sep 25, 2018 Retired NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. begins his second act as an analyst for NBC; one-armed golfer Tommy Morrissey dominates the youth circuit; the rise and influence of strength and conditioning coaches in college football. Details Episode 10 Aired Oct 23, 2018 The police shooting of a teen football player; a philanthropist's mission to restore the U.S. to chess glory; an update on former NFL player Jon Dorenbos. Details Episode 11 Aired Nov 20, 2018 The International Army Games pits nations against each other in high-tech combat munitions and maneuvering; the declining participation rates for youth sports in the United States; Golden State Warriors President and COO Rick Welts. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 18, 2018 A look at the most significant stories from 2018; the Sherpas of Mount Everest; the NHL concussion crisis; college football conditioning coaches; profiles of Doris Burke, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Margaret Court. Details
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Season Info

Executive Producer
Rick Bernstein, Peter Nelson
Network
HBO
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Sports, Talk Show
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jan 30, 2018