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The Bronx Is Burning

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  • 65   Metascore
  • 2007-2007
  • 1 Season
  • Entertainment & Sports Programming Network
  • Drama, Sports
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In the year 1977, Major league Baseball has officially inaugurated the free agent market. A baseball player named Reggie Jackson came to New York to sign a contract with the ball club called the "Yankees". But, what Jackson does not know that he will soon bring controversy to the club, by saying that he's the "Straw that stirs the drink", causing his fellow teammates especially, Thurman Munson to not like him. Plus, manager Billy Martin and owner George M. Steinbrenner III also have their own private arguments about Jackson and the team. Meanwhile, other things are happening in New York as a killer using a .44 magnum and calling himself as "The Son Of Sam" is lurking around the city, and the infamous blackout.

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Cast & Crew See All

Oliver Platt
George Steinbrenner
Kevin Conway
Gabe Paul
Daniel Sunjata
Reggie Jackson

Season 1 Episode Guide See All

Episode 1

The Straw

Tue, Jul 10, 2007

The year is 1977. The New York Yankees are coming off their loss to the Cincinatti Reds in the 1976 world series. The Yankees' manager Billy Martin and the owner, George Steinbrenner are discussing on who should be on the team for next season. During the inaugural season of the free agent market, Steinbrenner was talking to Oakland Athletics star, Reggie Jackson about joining the Yankees. He accepted. Then, spring training began. Billy Martin at one time did not want to ride the bus with the rest of the team, which escalated into an argument between him and Steinbrenner.

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Awards

  • 2008 - PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television - nominated
  • 2008 - DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television/Miniseries - nominated
  • 2008 - Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries - nominated
  • 2008 - Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries - nominated

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Latest News See All

Yankees Owner George Steinbrenner Dies at 80

Longtime New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, who transformed the dormant franchise into a dynasty, has died. He was 80.Steinbrenner died Tuesday at 6:30 a.m. in Tampa, Fla., his spokesman, Howard Rubenstein, said in a statement from the Steinbrenner family.See other celebrities who died this year"He was an incredible and charitable man," the statement read. "First and foremost he was devoted ...

Tue, Jul 13, 2010
Yankees Owner George Steinbrenner Dies at 80

October Road, Nicole Kidman and More News Briefs

ABC.com has launched "Meet Me on October Road," a microsite where fans can share their own stories of "lost loves and friendships" and wan ratings.... Nicole Kidman: The E! True Hollywood Story premieres Saturday at 6 pm/ET.... The Bronx Is Burning: World-Championship Limited-edition DVD streets Dec. 18. Reggie! bar not included.... Reese, Natalie, Cameron, Beyoncé and many other celebs have created personalized lunchbox art for an online auction benefiting Food Bank for New York City and The Lunchbox Fund of South Africa. Go to CharityFolks.com for details.

Tue, Dec 11, 2007

ESPN Viewers Burning Mad over Derby Diversion

The onset of the eight-part ESPN miniseries The Bronx Is Burning pretty much struck out with interested fans, when its Monday launch was delayed by the cabler's coverage of the pre-All-Star Game home-run derby, perhaps the fluffiest "sports" events to suck up prime-time space. (And I am a baseball fan, folks.) Though ESPN ran a crawl advising viewers that Bronx would begin as soon as the derby was over, the dinger-athon ran way late, pushing the mini's start to 11 pm, turning TiVos everywhere into paperweights. The Bronx Is Burning will be rebroadcast tonight at 10, Thursday at midnight, next Tuesday at 1:30 pm, and July 28 at noon.

Wed, Jul 11, 2007
ESPN Viewers Burning Mad over Derby Diversion

Has ESPN Hit a Home Run with The Bronx Is Burning?

Walk into the Yankees' locker room on the set of ESPN's new eight-hour miniseries The Bronx Is Burning (premiering tonight at 10 pm/ET) and the only thing missing is the smell. The odor that permeates the bowels of the real House that Ruth Built combines tobacco spit, wet socks, dog hair, moldy basement and body odor into one toxic brew. But the spot-on replica in a Waterford, Connecticut, studio, where the Bombers' 1977 world-championship season is being re-created, smells just fine. Daniel Sunjata (Rescue Me), who plays Reggie Jackson, gives a visiting sports writer an annoyed look and says, "Well, is the smell all we're missing?" Actually, yes. To stroll on the set of The Bronx Is Burning is to take a remarkable walk back in time. Inside the Yank

Mon, Jul 9, 2007
Has ESPN Hit a Home Run with The Bronx Is Burning?

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