Sports Night (1998 - 2000)

Sports Night

90%

Avg Tomatometer

100%

Avg Audience Score

Series Info

The frenetic workplace of a cable-sports network is the setting for this alternately witty and poignant sitcom revolving around two cocky anchors and their neurotic producer.
Creator: Aaron Sorkin

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Seasons

90%
Critics Consensus: Guided by its deeply felt affection for its characters, Sports Night continues to charm with patter so rhythmic you can dance to it.

1999, ABC, 22 episodes

90%
Critics Consensus: Aaron Sorkin's irresistible rat-a-tat dialogue and an impossibly appealing cast bring an incandescent energy to Sports Night.

1998, ABC, 23 episodes

Cast

Josh Charles
as Dan Rydell
Peter Krause
as Casey McCall
Robert Guillaume
as Isaac Jaffe
Felicity Huffman
as Dana Whitaker
Joshua Malina
as Jeremy Goodwin
Sabrina Lloyd
as Natalie Hurley
Robert Mailhouse
as J.J.
Kayla Blake
as Kim
Greg Baker
as Elliot
Jeff Mooring
as Dave
Ron Ostrow
as Will
Timothy Davis-Reed
as Chris
Bernard Hocke
as Dave
Ted McGinley
as Gordon
Teri Polo
as Rebecca Wells
William H. Macy
as Sam Donovan
Brenda Strong
as Sally
John Kidd
as Aaron
Suzanne Kellogg
as Alyson
Darren Foreman
as Waiter
Jayne Brook
as Abby
Amy Powell
as Kelly Kirtpatrick
Paula Marshall
as Jenny
James Edson
as Mike
Megan Ward
as Pixley
Josephine Barnsdale
as woman
Brad William Henke
as Christian Patrick
Lisa Edelstein
as Bobbi
Clark Gregg
as Stranger
Tim DeKay
as Mitchel
Aaron Lustig
as Gilbert
Joy Behar
as Herself
Russell Andrews
as Matt McGreger
Jolie Jackunas
as Stacy
Jon Simmons
as David
Dennis Hadley
as Stuart
Ray Wise
as Bill
Yeardley Smith
as Mallory
David Graf
as Chase
Janel Moloney
as Monica
Alanna Ubach
as Catherine
Susan Leslie
as Karen
Eric Bruskotter
as Kyle
Star Jones
as Herself
Cory Buck
as Charlie
Peter Riegert
as Jay
John De Lancie
as Stans
Spencer Garrett
as Peter Sadler
Nina Siemaszko
as Holly
Debbie Matenopoulos
as Herself
Cress Williams
as Steve
Richard Steinmetz
as Shane
Allen Garfield
as The Cut Man/Chuck
Tom Cavanagh
as Howard
Meredith Vieira
as Herself
Derek Webster
as Oscar
Doyle Holmon
as Roland Shepard
Nina Barry
as Claire
Alicia Coppola
as Leesa
Charlie Finn
as Corbin
Tammy Mayer
as Libby
David Macer
as Phil
Katie O'Rourke
as Judith
Kelly McNair
as Woman
Dafidd McCracken
as Patient
Felton Perry
as Homeless Man
Pierrino Mascarino
as Josef Borofsky
Mary Ostrow
as Female Patient
Nadia Dajani
as Tina
Joe Whyte
as Desmond Corey
James Goss
as Commissioner
Lisa Weli
as Redhead
Bari Hochwald
as Tasker
Rose Colasanti
as Billi
Mary B. McCann
as Woman No. 2
David Morer
as Phil
Geraud Moncure
as Announcer 1
Brad Tanenbaum
as Intern
Brett Barrett
as Waiter
Justine Io Shoemaker
as Ginger
Mel Proctor
as Announcer 2
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Series Details

TV Network: ABC
Premiere Date: Sep 22, 1998
Executive Producers: Aaron Sorkin, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Tony Krantz, Rob Scheidlinger, Thomas Schlamme, Matt Berry, Jeff Lowell, Tim Doyle, Ric Swartzlander
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