This article is about the American television series. For other uses, see SportsNight (disambiguation).
Sports Night
Genre
Comedy drama
Created by
Aaron Sorkin
Starring
Josh Charles Peter Krause Felicity Huffman Joshua Malina Sabrina Lloyd Robert Guillaume
Composer
W. G. Snuffy Walden
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English
No. of seasons
2
No. of episodes
45 (list of episodes)
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Production
Running time
22 minutes
Production companies
Imagine Television Touchstone Television
Original release
Network
ABC
Release
September 22, 1998 (1998-09-22) – May 16, 2000 (2000-05-16)
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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 September 22, 1998, to May 16, 2000.[1]
The show stars Robert Guillaume as managing editor Isaac Jaffe, Felicity Huffman as executive producer Dana Whitaker, Peter Krause as anchor Casey McCall, Josh Charles as anchor Dan Rydell, Sabrina Lloyd as senior associate producer Natalie Hurley, and Joshua Malina as associate producer Jeremy Goodwin. Regular guest stars included William H. Macy as ratings expert Sam Donovan and Brenda Strong as Sally Sasser, the producer of West Coast Update (a sister show on the same network as Sports Night) and professional and romantic rival of Dana. Other notable guest stars included Paula Marshall and several who later appeared on Sorkin's The West Wing including Janel Moloney, Teri Polo, Ted McGinley, Lisa Edelstein, Clark Gregg, Nina Siemaszko, John De Lancie, Timothy Davis-Reed, Cress Williams, Nadia Dajani, and Spencer Garrett.
TV Guide ranked it #10 on their 2013 list of 60 shows that were "Cancelled Too Soon".[2]
^Sherri Sylvester (March 16, 2000). "Sorkin still writing on 'Sports Night,' 'West Wing'". CNN. Archived from the original on June 22, 2007. Retrieved June 14, 2007.
^Roush, Matt (June 3, 2013). "Cancelled Too Soon". TV Guide. pp. 20 and 21
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