Sports Night
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.
Seasons
1. Pilot
Air Date: 1998-09-22
Dejected by his divorce and the state of sports, Casey contemplates leaving "Sports Night". Natalie has a crush on an applicant for an associate producer position.
2. The Apology
Air Date: 1998-09-29
The network is upset when a newly-published magazine interview reveals that Dan is in favor of the legalization of marijuana.
3. The Hungry and the Hunted
Air Date: 1998-10-06
Jeremy gets his first big producing break - a hunting segment. Natalie tries to get Casey interested in Dana during the run-up to one of Luther Sach's dinner parties.
4. Intellectual Property
Air Date: 1998-10-13
Casey's jealousy over Dana and Gordon leaves him kicking fire hydrants and hearing phantom flies. Dan faces repercussions from the network for his birthday present to Casey.
5. Mary Pat Shelby
Air Date: 1998-10-20
Natalie does a pre-interview with a volatile football player and things get out of hand.
6. The Head Coach, Dinner and the Morning Mail
Air Date: 1998-10-27
A distracted Natalie keeps forgetting things, while Jeremy tries to shield her from her hate mail.
7. Dear Louise
Air Date: 1998-11-10
Jeremy writes a letter to his sister Louise, flashing back over the day's events, including Dan's problems with writer's block and Isaac's problems with his daughter's new boyfriend.
8. Thespis
Air Date: 1998-11-17
Dana worries about her Thanksgiving turkey, Isaac worries about his pregnant daughter, and the ghost of Thespis wreaks havoc on the set.
9. The Quality of Mercy at 29K
Air Date: 1998-12-01
The team anchors a broadcast from Mt. Everest, Dana sees a Broadway show, and Dan tries to find a worthy charity.
10. Shoe Money Tonight
Air Date: 1998-12-08
Dan and Casey are Atlantic City-bound after the broadcast, Natalie and Jeremy have a fight, and Isaac discovers he's shrinking.
11. The Six Southern Gentlemen of Tennessee
Air Date: 1998-12-15
Casey appears on _"View, The" (1997)_ and the team follows the story of seven college football players who are suspended for refusing to play under the Confederate flag.
12. Smoky
Air Date: 1999-01-05
Dan decides that it's time Casey started dating again, so long as he stays away from Sally Sasser. Isaac fears for his job.
13. Small Town
Air Date: 1999-01-12
Dana, Gordon, Casey, and a woman from Gordon's office go on a double-date, leaving Natalie to produce the show and Dan to contend with a replacement anchor.
14. Rebecca
Air Date: 1999-01-26
Dan obsesses over a woman who works in the building, and everyone worries about Isaac's job.
15. Dana and the Deep Blue Sea
Air Date: 1999-02-09
Gordon invites Dana to go snorkeling, and Dan begs Jeremy to talk him up to Rebecca.
16. Sally
Air Date: 1999-02-23
Gordon stands Dana up, and Casey's missing his favorite shirt.
17. How Are Things in Glocca Morra?
Air Date: 1999-03-09
The show is held up when a tennis match goes longer than expected, putting a damper on Dana and Gordon's dinner plans.
18. The Sword of Orion
Air Date: 1999-03-23
Jeremy's parents are getting divorced, and Dan eagerly awaits Orlando Rojas' return to baseball.
19. Eli's Coming
Air Date: 1999-03-30
Isaac is late coming back from vacation, Bobbi Bernstein returns, and Steve Sisco visits Rebecca.
20. Ordnance Tactics
Air Date: 1999-04-06
A bomb scare clears the building, Jeremy tries to break up with Natalie, and the network starts pressuring Dana.
21. Ten Wickets
Air Date: 1999-04-13
Casey is still rattled from the bomb scare, Jeremy tries to understand a cricket story, and Rebecca makes her decision about Dan.
22. Napoleon's Battle Plan
Air Date: 1999-04-27
When Dana and Gordon get engaged, Casey has no plan and Dan's compelled to reveal a secret.
23. What Kind of Day Has It Been
Air Date: 1999-05-04
Casey's son comes to visit, and Dana takes a group photo with her new camera. Season One Finale.
1. Special Powers
Air Date: 1999-10-05
Casey tries to find the courage to ask Dana out, Isaac's back at work, and Jeremy and Natalie have a fight.
2. When Something Wicked This Way Comes
Air Date: 1999-10-12
Dana goes to a bachelorette party and has an epiphany, Dan has breakfast with Hillary Clinton, and Isaac brings in a ratings guy.
3. Cliff Gardner
Air Date: 1999-10-19
The staff are stressed out by Sam Donovan's presence, and things get worse when J.J. stops by to give them notes.
4. Louise Revisited
Air Date: 1999-10-26
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. Kafelnikov
Air Date: 1999-11-02
Jeremy readies the show's computer systems for Y2K. Dan meets a woman in a bar, discovering later that she's a psychologist.
6. Shane
Air Date: 1999-12-07
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. Kyle Whitaker's Got Two Sacks
Air Date: 1999-12-14
Jeremy has to fire an intern, and the team covers breaking news of a football steroid scandal.
8. The Reunion
Air Date: 1999-12-21
Dana's brother comes to visit. Natalie asks Dan to review her audition tape.
9. A Girl Named Pixley
Air Date: 1999-12-28
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. The Giants Win the Pennant, the Giants Win the Pennant
Air Date: 2000-01-11
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. The Cut Man Cometh
Air Date: 2000-01-18
Dan and Casey cover a boxing match. Dan's father visits.
12. The Sweet Smell of Air
Air Date: 2000-01-25
The show lands an interview with Michael Jordan but there are a few strings attached. Sam returns.
13. Dana Get Your Gun
Air Date: 2000-02-01
Dan tries to get the night off for a Tom Waits concert. Dana inherits a gun.
14. And the Crowd Goes Wild
Air Date: 2000-02-08
It's Sam's last day at the show, Jeremy and Natalie break up, and Casey gets his eyes examined.
15. Celebrities
Air Date: 2000-02-29
Natalie organizes a post-show trivia game but excludes Jeremy, who ends up meeting a woman at a bar.
16. The Local Weather
Air Date: 2000-03-07
Dan reacts to not making the “100 Most Influential People in Sports” list. Dana goes to church.
17. Draft Day: Part I - It Can't Rain at Indian Wells
Air Date: 2000-03-14
The team covers the first round of the NFL draft. Jeremy is nervous about Jenny's visit to the studio.
18. Draft Day: Part II - The Fall of Ryan O'Brian
Air Date: 2000-03-21
It's the second round of the NFL draft. Jenny visits, and Dan and Casey fight.
19. April is the Cruelest Month
Air Date: 2000-03-28
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. Bells and a Siren
Air Date: 2000-04-04
Natalie has a job interview with Saturday Night Live. Dan hires a publicist.
21. La Forza Del Destino
Air Date: 2000-05-09
Dana meets a man with inside information on the sale of the network. Dan and Casey have a job offer in Los Angeles.
22. Quo Vadimus
Air Date: 2000-05-16
Rebecca returns, Natalie and Jeremy rekindle their relationship, and the network is sold.
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Rating
7.3/10
Release Date
1998-09-22
Episodes
45 (2 seasons)
Status
Ended
