Sports Night ran nearly two full seasons on the ABC network in the US during the '98-99 and '99-00 seasons. Smart, fast-paced, witty and featuring a fine ensemble cast, Sports Night struggled in the ratings from the start, particularly during its second season, when it was routinely pre-empted and moved from night to night. Art imitated life imitating art, as the show took on a consultant, was hired to "tweak" the ratings. The show within a show continued to falter, amidst rumors of the imminent sale of its network and the subsequent gutting of its staff, until it, like its parent Sports Night, simply disappeared from the schedule.
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Seasons | |||
| Specials | 7 | ||
| Season 1 | September 1998 | May 1999 | 23 |
| Season 2 | October 1999 | May 2000 | 22 |
| Unassigned Episodes | 0 |
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unassigned Episodes | 52 |
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 0 | ||
| Unassigned Episodes | 52 |
| Name | Number of Episodes | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Sorkin | 42 | 09/22/1998 - 05/16/2000 | |
| Matt Tarses | 8 | 10/27/1998 - 03/28/2000 | |
| David Walpert | 5 | 11/10/1998 - 04/04/2000 | |
| Joan Binder Weiss | 4 | 01/12/1999 - 02/23/1999 | |
| Chris Lusvardi | 1 | 04/04/2000 | |
| Tracey Stern | 1 | 10/20/1998 | |
| Mark McKinney | 1 | 03/23/1999 | |
| Rachel Sweet | 1 | 02/23/1999 |
| Name | Number of Episodes | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Schlamme | 15 | 09/22/1998 - 05/16/2000 | |
| Robert Berlinger | 12 | 12/15/1998 - 02/29/2000 | |
| Bill Wrubel | 7 | 12/01/1998 - 03/28/2000 | |
| Alex Graves | 5 | 04/06/1999 - 02/08/2000 | |
| Kevin Falls | 4 | 12/07/1999 - 03/21/2000 | |
| Dennie Gordon | 4 | 12/08/1998 - 12/28/1999 | |
| Tom Szentgyorgyi | 3 | 12/14/1999 - 02/08/2000 | |
| David Handelman | 3 | 03/23/1999 - 01/25/2000 | |
| Marc Buckland | 2 | 03/09/1999 - 10/26/1999 | |
| Timothy Busfield | 2 | 03/07/2000 - 05/09/2000 | |
| Paul Redford | 2 | 01/12/1999 - 04/06/1999 | |
| Miriam Kazdin | 2 | 10/26/1999 | |
| Don Scardino | 2 | 03/28/2000 - 04/04/2000 | |
| Bryan Gordon | 1 | 03/14/2000 | |
| Pamela Dresser | 1 | 01/11/2000 | |
| Danny Leiner | 1 | 03/21/2000 |
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TV (The Book): Two Experts Pick the Greatest American Shows of All Time is a collection of essays written by television critics Alan Sepinwall and Matt Zoller Seitz. It was published in 2016. The main purpose of the book was to provide a canonical list of the top 100 greatest television programs in American history.
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