Sports Night
Casey McCall and Dan Rydell are sports anchors and best friends. On "Sports Night," their nightly cable program, the two display their unique talent and skills in reporting up-to-the-minute sports news. When they step off-camera, office romances and sports-related hijinks ensue.
- Metascore84
- 1998-2000
- 2 seasons
- ABC
- Comedy, Drama, Sports
- TV-PG
Casey McCall and Dan Rydell are sports anchors and best friends. On "Sports Night," their nightly cable program, the two display their unique talent and skills in reporting up-to-the-minute sports news. When they step off-camera, office romances and sports-related hijinks ensue.
Season 2 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 1999 - 2000
Episode 1
Special Powers
Tue, Oct 5, 1999 30 mins
Casey tries to find the courage to ask Dana out, Isaac's back at work, and Jeremy and Natalie have a fight.
Episode 2
When Something Wicked This Way Comes
Tue, Oct 12, 1999 30 mins
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
Cliff Gardner
Tue, Oct 19, 1999 30 mins
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
Louise Revisited
Tue, Oct 26, 1999 30 mins
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
Kafelnikov
Tue, Nov 2, 1999 30 mins
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
Shane
Tue, Dec 7, 1999 30 mins
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
Kyle Whitaker's Got Two Sacks
Tue, Dec 14, 1999 30 mins
Jeremy has to fire an intern, and the team covers breaking news of a football steroid scandal.
Episode 8
The Reunion
Tue, Dec 21, 1999 30 mins
Dana's brother comes to visit; Natalie asks Dan to review her audition tape.
Episode 9
A Girl Named Pixley
Tue, Dec 28, 1999 30 mins
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
The Giants Win the Pennant, the Giants Win the Pennant
Tue, Jan 11, 2000 30 mins
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
The Cut Man Cometh
Tue, Jan 18, 2000 30 mins
Dan and Casey cover a boxing match; Dan's father visits.
Episode 12
The Sweet Smell of Air
Tue, Jan 25, 2000 30 mins
The show lands an interview with Michael Jordan but there are a few strings attached; Sam returns.
Episode 13
Dana Get Your Gun
Tue, Feb 1, 2000 30 mins
Dan tries to get the night off for a Tom Waits concert; Dana inherits a gun.
Episode 14
And the Crowd Goes Wild
Tue, Feb 8, 2000 30 mins
It's Sam's last day at the show, Jeremy and Natalie break up, and Casey gets his eyes examined.
Episode 15
Celebrities
Tue, Feb 29, 2000 30 mins
Natalie organizes a post-show trivia game but excludes Jeremy, who ends up meeting a woman at a bar.
Episode 16
The Local Weather
Tue, Mar 7, 2000 30 mins
Dan reacts to not making the "100 Most Influential People in Sports" list; Dana goes to church.
Episode 17
Draft Day: Part 1 - It Can't Rain at Indian Wells
Tue, Mar 14, 2000 30 mins
The team covers the first round of the NFL draft; Jeremy is nervous about Jenny's visit to the studio.
Episode 18
Draft Day: Part 2 - The Fall of Ryan O'Brian
Tue, Mar 21, 2000 30 mins
It's the second round of the NFL draft; Jenny visits, and Dan and Casey fight.
Episode 19
April Is the Cruelest Month
Tue, Mar 28, 2000 30 mins
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
Bells and a Siren
Tue, Apr 4, 2000 30 mins
Natalie has a job interview with Saturday Night Live; Dan hires a publicist.
Episode 21
La Forza Del Destino
Tue, May 9, 2000 30 mins
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
Quo Vadimus
Tue, May 16, 2000 30 mins
Rebecca returns, Natalie and Jeremy rekindle their relationship, and the network is sold.