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ABC
Oct 5, 1999

ABC
Oct 5, 1999

Sports Night

Summary Sports Night ran nearly two full seasons on the ABC network in the US during the '98-99 and '99-00 seasons. Created by Emmy Award winning writer/director, Aaron Sorkin. Sorkin created such movies as, A Few Good Men & The American President before his first venture into television (Sorkin would later create the massively respected & popu...

Created By: Aaron Sorkin

ABC
Oct 5, 1999

ABC
Oct 5, 1999

Season 2

Season Premiere: Oct 5, 1999

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Summary Sports Night ran nearly two full seasons on the ABC network in the US during the '98-99 and '99-00 seasons. Created by Emmy Award winning writer/director, Aaron Sorkin. Sorkin created such movies as, A Few Good Men & The American President before his first venture into television (Sorkin would later create the massively respected & popu...

Created By: Aaron Sorkin

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Episode 1 • Oct 5, 1999 • 30 m

Casey tries to find the courage to ask Dana out, Isaac's back at work, and Jeremy and Natalie have a fight.

Episode 2 • Oct 12, 1999 • 30 m

When Something Wicked This Way Comes

Dana goes to a bachelorette party and has an epiphany, Dan has breakfast with Hillary Clinton, and Isaac brings in a ratings guy.

Episode 3 • Oct 19, 1999 • 30 m

The staff are stressed out by Sam Donovan's presence, and things get worse when J.J. stops by to give them notes.

Episode 4 • Oct 26, 1999 • 30 m

Louise Revisited

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.

Episode 5 • Nov 2, 1999 • 30 m

Jeremy readies the show's computer systems for Y2K; Dan meets a woman in a bar, discovering later that she's a psychologist.

Episode 6 • Dec 7, 1999 • 30 m

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.

Episode 7 • Dec 14, 1999 • 30 m

Kyle Whitaker's Got Two Sacks

Jeremy has to fire an intern, and the team covers breaking news of a football steroid scandal.

Episode 8 • Dec 21, 1999 • 30 m

Dana's brother comes to visit; Natalie asks Dan to review her audition tape.

Episode 9 • Dec 28, 1999 • 30 m

A Girl Named Pixley

It's a very slow news day, Casey goes on a date with a woman named Pixley, and Jeremy is up for an award.

Episode 10 • Jan 11, 2000 • 30 m

The Giants Win the Pennant, the Giants Win the Pennant

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.

Episode 11 • Jan 18, 2000 • 30 m

The Cut Man Cometh

Dan and Casey cover a boxing match; Dan's father visits.

Episode 12 • Jan 25, 2000 • 30 m

The Sweet Smell of Air

The show lands an interview with Michael Jordan but there are a few strings attached; Sam returns.

Episode 13 • Feb 1, 2000 • 30 m

Dana Get Your Gun

Dan tries to get the night off for a Tom Waits concert; Dana inherits a gun.

Episode 14 • Feb 8, 2000 • 30 m

And the Crowd Goes Wild

It's Sam's last day at the show, Jeremy and Natalie break up, and Casey gets his eyes examined.

Episode 15 • Feb 29, 2000 • 30 m

Natalie organizes a post-show trivia game but excludes Jeremy, who ends up meeting a woman at a bar.

Episode 16 • Mar 7, 2000 • 30 m

The Local Weather

Dan reacts to not making the "100 Most Influential People in Sports" list; Dana goes to church.

Episode 17 • Mar 14, 2000 • 30 m

Draft Day: Part 1 - It Can't Rain at Indian Wells

The team covers the first round of the NFL draft; Jeremy is nervous about Jenny's visit to the studio.

Episode 18 • Mar 21, 2000 • 30 m

Draft Day: Part 2 - The Fall of Ryan O'Brian

It's the second round of the NFL draft; Jenny visits, and Dan and Casey fight.

Episode 19 • Mar 28, 2000 • 30 m

April Is the Cruelest Month

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.

Episode 20 • Apr 4, 2000 • 30 m

Bells and a Siren

Natalie has a job interview with Saturday Night Live; Dan hires a publicist.

Episode 21 • May 9, 2000 • 30 m

La Forza Del Destino

Dana meets a man with inside information on the sale of the network; Dan and Casey have a job offer in Los Angeles.

Episode 22 • May 16, 2000 • 30 m

Rebecca returns, Natalie and Jeremy rekindle their relationship, and the network is sold.

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Entertainment Weekly

Jun 13, 2013

The second season of Sports Night has been uneven.

By Ken Tucker FULL REVIEW

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