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Sports Night is an American television series about a fictional sports news show also called Sports Night. It focuses on the friendships, pitfalls and ethical issues the creative talent of the program face while trying to produce a good show under constant network pressure. Created by Aaron Sorkin, the half-hour prime time comedy-drama aired on ABC for two seasons, from 1998 to 2000.
Original Release
09/22/1998 on ABC
US Release
09/22/1998
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Josh Charles | Dan Rydell |
Peter Krause | Casey McCall |
Felicity Huffman | Dana Whitaker |
Joshua Malina | Jeremy Goodwin |
Sabrina Lloyd | Natalie Hurley |
Robert Guillaume | Isaac Jaffe |
Kayla Blake | Kim |
Greg Baker | Elliott |
Timothy Davis-Reed | Chris |
Jeff Mooring | Dave |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Special Powers | Tuesday, 05 October 1999 |
2 | When Something Wicked This Way Comes | Tuesday, 12 October 1999 |
3 | Cliff Gardner | Tuesday, 19 October 1999 |
4 | Louise Revisited | Tuesday, 26 October 1999 |
5 | Kafelnikov | Tuesday, 02 November 1999 |
6 | Shane | Tuesday, 07 December 1999 |
7 | Kyle Whitaker's Got Two Sacks | Tuesday, 14 December 1999 |
8 | The Reunion | Tuesday, 21 December 1999 |
9 | A Girl Named Pixley | Tuesday, 28 December 1999 |
10 | The Giants Win the Pennant, the Giants Win the Pennant | Tuesday, 11 January 2000 |
11 | The Cut Man Cometh | Tuesday, 18 January 2000 |
12 | The Sweet Smell of Air | Tuesday, 25 January 2000 |
13 | Dana Get Your Gun | Tuesday, 01 February 2000 |
14 | And the Crowd Goes Wild | Tuesday, 08 February 2000 |
15 | Celebrities | Tuesday, 29 February 2000 |
16 | The Local Weather | Tuesday, 07 March 2000 |
17 | Draft Day: Part 1 - It Can't Rain at Indian Wells | Tuesday, 14 March 2000 |
18 | Draft Day: Part 2 - The Fall of Ryan O'Brian | Tuesday, 21 March 2000 |
19 | April Is the Cruelest Month | Tuesday, 28 March 2000 |
20 | Bells and a Siren | Tuesday, 04 April 2000 |
21 | La Forza Del Destino | Tuesday, 09 May 2000 |
22 | Quo Vadimus | Tuesday, 16 May 2000 |
40 | Draft Day: Part I – It Can't Rain at Indian Wells | Tuesday, 14 March 2000 |
41 | Draft Day: Part II – The Fall of Ryan O'Brian | Tuesday, 21 March 2000 |
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Directors
Thomas Schlamme, Robert Berlinger, Alex Graves, Dennie Gordon, Timothy Busfield, Danny Leiner, Marc Buckland, Bryan Gordon, Don Scardino, Pamela Dresser
Writers
Aaron Sorkin, Joan Binder Weiss, Matt Tarses, Bill Wrubel, David Walpert, Kevin Falls, David Handelman, Tom Szentgyorgyi, Paul Redford, Miriam Kazdin, Mark McKinney, Peter McCabe, Chris Lusvardi, Tracey Stern
Creators
Cast
Name | Character |
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Josh Charles | Dan Rydell |
Peter Krause | Casey McCall |
Felicity Huffman | Dana Whitaker |
Joshua Malina | Jeremy Goodwin |
Sabrina Lloyd | Natalie Hurley |
Robert Guillaume | Isaac Jaffe |
Kayla Blake | Kim |
Greg Baker | Elliott |
Timothy Davis-Reed | Chris |
Jeff Mooring | Dave |
Ron Ostrow | Will |
Suzanne Kellogg | Alyson |
Rose Colasanti | Billi |
Ted McGinley | Gordon |
Teri Polo | Rebecca Wells |
Brenda Strong | Sally Sasser |
Darren Foreman | Jack |
William H. Macy | Sam Donovan |
Jayne Brook | Abby Jacobs |
Robert Mailhouse | J.J. |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Ron Howard | Executive Producer |
Aaron Sorkin | Executive Producer |
Rob Scheidlinger | Executive Producer |
Tony Krantz | Executive Producer |
Thomas Schlamme | Executive Producer |
Brian Grazer | Executive Producer |
Kevin Falls | Executive Producer |
Jeff Lowell | Executive Producer |
Ric Swartzlander | Executive Producer |
Stephen Lombard | Producer |
John Amodeo | Producer |
Matt Tarses | Producer |
David Walpert | Producer |
Tracey Stern | Producer |
Bruce Chevillat | Producer |
Jamilla Obispo | Producer |
Lynn Siefert | Producer |
Ric Swartzlander | Producer |
Tom Brady | Producer |
Matt Berry | Producer |
Tim Doyle | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2000 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
2000 | Emmy | Outstanding Casting for a Comedy Series | Nominated |
2000 | Emmy | Outstanding Cinematography for a Multi-Camera Series | Won |
2000 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | Nominated |
2000 | Emmy | Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Series | Nominated |
2000 | Emmy | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
1999 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series | Won |
1999 | Emmy | Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing for a Series | Won |
1999 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Nominated |