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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 |
|---|
| Robert Guillaume | Isaac Jaffe |
| Josh Charles | Dan Rydell |
| Sabrina Lloyd | Natalie Hurley |
| Peter Krause | Casey McCall |
| Felicity Huffman | Dana Whitaker |
| Joshua Malina | Jeremy Goodwin |
| Greg Baker | Elliott |
| Timothy Davis-Reed | Chris |
| Kayla Blake | Kim |
| Jeff Mooring | Dave |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 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, Don Scardino, Bryan Gordon, Marc Buckland, Danny Leiner, Timothy Busfield, Pamela Dresser
Writers
Aaron Sorkin, Joan Binder Weiss, Matt Tarses, Bill Wrubel, Kevin Falls, David Walpert, Paul Redford, David Handelman, Tom Szentgyorgyi, Rachel Sweet, Miriam Kazdin, Mark McKinney, Peter McCabe, Chris Lusvardi, Tracey Stern
Creators
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Robert Guillaume | Isaac Jaffe |
| Josh Charles | Dan Rydell |
| Sabrina Lloyd | Natalie Hurley |
| Peter Krause | Casey McCall |
| Felicity Huffman | Dana Whitaker |
| Joshua Malina | Jeremy Goodwin |
| Greg Baker | Elliott |
| Timothy Davis-Reed | Chris |
| Kayla Blake | Kim |
| Jeff Mooring | Dave |
| Ron Ostrow | Will |
| Suzanne Kellogg | Alyson |
| Rose Colasanti | Billi |
| Ted McGinley | Gordon |
| Teri Polo | Rebecca Wells |
| Darren Foreman | Jack |
| Brenda Strong | Sally Sasser |
| Timothy Davis-Reed | |
| Ron Ostrow | |
| Michael R Bowman | Kyle / Control Room Operator |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Aaron Sorkin | Executive Producer |
| Thomas Schlamme | Executive Producer |
| Tony Krantz | Executive Producer |
| Brian Grazer | Executive Producer |
| Ron Howard | Executive Producer |
| Rob Scheidlinger | Executive Producer |
| Kevin Falls | Executive Producer |
| Jeff Lowell | Executive Producer |
| Ric Swartzlander | Executive Producer |
| John Amodeo | Producer |
| Stephen Lombard | Producer |
| Matt Tarses | Producer |
| Rachel Sweet | Producer |
| David Walpert | Producer |
| Bruce Chevillat | Producer |
| Tracey Stern | Producer |
| Lynn Siefert | Producer |
| Ric Swartzlander | Producer |
| Tim Doyle | Producer |
| Tom Brady | Producer |
| Matt Berry | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 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 |
