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Overview

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Creator:

Aaron Sorkin
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Contact:

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Seasons:

1 | 2 full episode list

Release Date:

22 September 1998 (USA) more

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Sport more

Tagline:

It's about sports. The same way Charlie's Angels was about law enforcement. more

Plot Keywords:

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Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 10 wins & 24 nominations more

NewsDesk:
(29 articles)

Show Killers: Lindsay Price and other suspects
 (From EW.com - PopWatch. 12 November 2009, 8:55 AM, PST)

Matthew Perry: Is this comedy his TV comeback?
 (From EW.com - PopWatch. 13 October 2009, 7:00 AM, PDT)

User Comments:

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Cast

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Josh Charles ... Dan Rydell (45 episodes, 1998-2000)

Peter Krause ... Casey McCall (45 episodes, 1998-2000)

Felicity Huffman ... Dana Whitaker (45 episodes, 1998-2000)

Joshua Malina ... Jeremy Goodwin (45 episodes, 1998-2000)
Sabrina Lloyd ... Natalie Hurley (45 episodes, 1998-2000)

Robert Guillaume ... Isaac Jaffe (45 episodes, 1998-2000)

Kayla Blake ... Kim (45 episodes, 1998-2000)

Greg Baker ... Elliott / ... (45 episodes, 1998-2000)

Timothy Davis-Reed ... Chris (45 episodes, 1998-2000)
Jeff Mooring ... Dave (44 episodes, 1998-2000)

Ron Ostrow ... Will (44 episodes, 1998-2000)
Suzanne Kellogg ... Alyson (22 episodes, 1998-2000)
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Series Directed by
Thomas Schlamme (15 episodes, 1998-2000)
Robert Berlinger (12 episodes, 1998-2000)
Alex Graves (5 episodes, 1999-2000)
Dennie Gordon (4 episodes, 1998-1999)
Marc Buckland (2 episodes, 1999)
Timothy Busfield (2 episodes, 2000)
Don Scardino (2 episodes, 2000)
 
Series Writing credits
Aaron Sorkin (45 episodes, 1998-2000)
Joan Binder Weiss (11 episodes, 1999)
Matt Tarses (9 episodes, 1998-2000)
Bill Wrubel (6 episodes, 1998-2000)
David Walpert (5 episodes, 1998-2000)
Kevin Falls (4 episodes, 1999-2000)
David Handelman (2 episodes, 1999-2000)
Tom Szentgyorgyi (2 episodes, 1999-2000)
Paul Redford (2 episodes, 1999)

Series Produced by
John Amodeo .... producer / supervising producer (45 episodes, 1998-2000)
Brian Grazer .... executive producer (45 episodes, 1998-2000)
Ron Howard .... executive producer (45 episodes, 1998-2000)
Tony Krantz .... executive producer (45 episodes, 1998-2000)
Rob Scheidlinger .... executive producer (45 episodes, 1998-2000)
Thomas Schlamme .... executive producer (45 episodes, 1998-2000)
Aaron Sorkin .... executive producer (45 episodes, 1998-2000)
Stephen Putnam .... associate producer (44 episodes, 1998-2000)
Matt Tarses .... co-producer / producer (43 episodes, 1998-2000)
Tracey Stern .... producer (22 episodes, 1998-1999)
Rachel Sweet .... producer (22 episodes, 1998-1999)
Kevin Falls .... co-executive producer (22 episodes, 1999-2000)
David Walpert .... co-producer (22 episodes, 1999-2000)
Bruce Chevillat .... co-producer (21 episodes, 1999-2000)
Lynn Siefert .... consulting producer (12 episodes, 1998-1999)
Ric Swartzlander .... consulting producer / co-executive producer (5 episodes, 1998-1999)
Matt Berry .... consulting producer (4 episodes, 1998)
Tom Brady .... consulting producer (4 episodes, 1998)
Tim Doyle .... consulting producer (4 episodes, 1998)
Jeff Lowell .... co-executive producer (4 episodes, 1998)
 
Series Original Music by
W.G. Snuffy Walden (45 episodes, 1998-2000)
 
Series Cinematography by
Peter Smokler (43 episodes, 1998-2000)
John Huneck (6 episodes, 1998-2000)
 
Series Film Editing by
Janet Ashikaga (44 episodes, 1998-2000)
 
Series Casting by
Paula Rosenberg (45 episodes, 1998-2000)
Bonnie Zane (45 episodes, 1998-2000)
 
Series Production Design by
Thomas Azzari (45 episodes, 1998-2000)
 
Series Set Decoration by
Mark Johnson (44 episodes, 1998-2000)
 
Series Costume Design by
Maureen Gates (22 episodes, 1999-2000)
 
Series Makeup Department
Brenda Blatt .... hair stylist (22 episodes, 1998-1999)
Marie Del Prete .... makeup artist (22 episodes, 1999-2000)
Linda D. Flowers .... hair stylist (22 episodes, 1999-2000)
Karen Blynder .... makeup artist (21 episodes, 1998-1999)
 
Series Production Management
Bruce Chevillat .... unit production manager (44 episodes, 1998-2000)
 
Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Keri L. McIntyre .... first assistant director (38 episodes, 1998-2000)
Nicole Burke .... second assistant director (22 episodes, 1998-1999)
Shawn Hanley .... second assistant director / first assistant director / ... (22 episodes, 1999-2000)
Kristi Antunovich .... second assistant director (6 episodes, 1999-2000)
John Amodeo .... second unit director (4 episodes, 1998-2000)
 
Series Art Department
Jode S. Mann .... property master (44 episodes, 1998-2000)
Dorn Merrill Kennison .... set designer (26 episodes, 1998-2000)
Nathan Haas .... leadman (23 episodes, 1998-1999)

Hardy Gates .... set dresser (unknown episodes)
Daniel Maltese .... assistant art director (unknown episodes)
 
Series Sound Department
Larry Lasota .... production sound mixer / sound (45 episodes, 1998-2000)
Charles Bruce .... sound editor (22 episodes, 1999-2000)
 
Series Stunts
Kurt D. Lott .... stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)
 
Series Camera and Electrical Department
Benjamin Spek .... first assistant camera: "a" camera (45 episodes, 1998-2000)
Bruce Chimerofsky .... key grip (44 episodes, 1998-2000)
Ted Lewis .... best boy grip (44 episodes, 1998-2000)
Ted Shinneman .... company grip (44 episodes, 1998-2000)
David Demore .... camera engineer (23 episodes, 1998-1999)
Jim Duggan .... company grip (22 episodes, 1999-2000)

Adam Sklena .... assistant camera (unknown episodes)
 
Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Joseph Roveto .... costume supervisor / costumer (44 episodes, 1998-2000)
Brenda M. Ware .... set costumer (28 episodes, 1998-2000)
Maureen Gates .... costumer (22 episodes, 1998-1999)
Brooke C. Thatawat .... key costumer (13 episodes, 2000)
Vincent Lapper .... costumer (6 episodes, 1999)
 
Series Editorial Department
Rob Starnes .... assistant editor (1 episode, 2000)
 
Series Other crew
Bill Wrubel .... executive story editor / story editor (44 episodes, 1998-2000)
Carol McKechnie .... script supervisor (42 episodes, 1998-2000)
Shayne Lewin .... development (23 episodes, 1998-1999)
Vicki Beck .... production coordinator (22 episodes, 1998-1999)
David Walpert .... executive story editor (22 episodes, 1998-1999)
Lisa Annitti .... production assistant (22 episodes, 1999-2000)
Joan Goldberg .... segment producer (22 episodes, 1999-2000)
Matthew Conner .... production coordinator (18 episodes, 1999-2000)
Jeffrey Wheat .... technical coordinator (14 episodes, 1998-1999)
Paul Redford .... story editor (10 episodes, 1999)
Robert Boles .... production assistant (7 episodes, 1999)
Hannah Cooper .... assistant to executive producer (6 episodes, 1999)
Jodi Miller .... production coordinator (4 episodes, 2000)
 
Series Thanks
Paul Goldstein .... special thanks (1 episode, 1999)
Pete Sampras .... special thanks (1 episode, 1999)
 

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Additional Details

Runtime:

30 min (45 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Burbank, California, USA more


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Robert Guillaume's real-life stroke was written into the story line as a stroke suffered by his character, executive producer Isaac Jaffee. more

Quotes:

Natalie Hurley: New York, the city of lights.
Dana Whitaker: Paris is the city of lights.
Natalie Hurley: We've got a lot of lights, Dana.
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Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Family Guy: Let's Go to the Hop (#2.14)" (2000) more


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21 out of 23 people found the following comment useful.
great television, 1 December 2002
Author: Marty-G from San Jose, CA

I never caught this on TV, but I bought the DVDs, and am very happy I did! What a great show. In turns funny, touching, intelligent, entertaining... this show covered all the bases.

The chemistry between the characters is just phenomenal, one or two episodes in, things really start warming up and you find yourself completely hooked.

Great writing on TV doesn't come along that often, but Sports Night (except for the occasional smart-ass moment) proves to be as well-written as anything I've ever seen... it's amazing what they managed to squeeze in in these 20 minute episodes.

And don't worry if you're not a sports fan - you don't have to be to enjoy this show.

The DVD box set is unbelievably plain - 42 episodes and that's it - no booklet, no supplements, no commentary. But fortunately, the material itself is so good, I can forgive Buena Vista for this. Also, the laugh track is a little infuriating to begin with, but it gets toned down in later Season 1 episodes, and removed altogether later in Season 2.

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