Sports Night
an Episode Guide
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Sports Nightan Episode Guide
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| aired from: Sep 1998 to: ___ ____ | 42+ eps | ABC | 30 min | stereo | closed captioned |
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rc: Kim, Elliot, Chris
Casey begins to slow down at the job, due to his impending divorce. The staff tries to get him out of his haze and J.J. and the network brass threaten to fire him. At the same time Casey himself thinks about leaving until he witnesses that he'd only do this for the wrong reasons.
Dana hires a new associate producer, neurotic, but brilliant Jeremy Goodwin. Dan has a New York Renaissance....
b: 22 Sep 98 pc: _________ w: Aaron Sorkin d: Thomas Schalmme NOTE: Many trivia and background information is released in this episode, such as that CSC stands for Continental Sports Channel, and that Luther Sachs is the CEO of the company. Also Dan and Casey originated the show two years and two months ago, making their first show around mid July of 1996.rc: Kim, Elliot, Chris, Dave
Dan is misunderstood on his opinion over marijuana and the law. When Luther Sachs reads this, he demands an on-air apology; Isaac seconds it, as does Dana. But no one will answer as to whom he should be apologizing to.
Casey worries about why he is not considered "cool" like Dan is. Dan is stalked by one of the CSC fitness show stars.
b: 29 Sep 98 pc: _________ w: Aaron Sorkin d: Thomas Schlammerc: Kim, Elliot, Chris, Dave
Jeremy gets the "call" from Isaac and Dana, to go out on assignment for CSC's hunting show. While he wants to move up, he has a problem with hunting animals.
Natalie tries to orchestrate romance between Casey and Dana, during one of Luther Sach's parties. Technical errors occur on the set.
b: 6 Oct 98 pc: _________ w: Aaron Sorkin d: Thomas Schlammerc: Kim, Elliot, Will, Dave, Chris, Gordon
Casey spins out of control, due to jealousy when Dana starts seriously dating Gordon. He swats flies that no one else can see, kicks fire hydrants and other odd behavior.
Dana, Natalie, and Jeremy wonder where all their "good" ideas went and CSC has to pay royalties after Dan sings Casey "Happy Birthday" on the air.
b: 13 Oct 98 pc: _________ w: Aaron Sorkin d: Thomas Schlammerc: Kim, Elliot, Will, Dave, Chris
Dana is excited to be getting a notorious football player, Christian Patrick on the show. The staff is not when his lawyers force them to not mention the ex-girlfriend he badly abused, Mary Pat Shelby. When Natalie goes to pre interview him, he assaults her. Dana's decision about whether to break the story is a difficult one, and it is not the same as Dan and Casey's. Also Dan wrestles with whether or not to get a goatee and Dana realizes her absence of a sense of humor.
b: 20 Oct 98 pc: _________ w: Tracey Stern & Aaron Sorkin d: Thomas Schlammerc: Kim, Elliot, Chris, Will, Dave, Gordon
This episodes title represents it three main themes. "The Head Coach" involves Dan's harsh treatment on a coach's bad decision. "The Diner" is about Jeremy's major decision about where to take Natalie on their first date. And the morning mail is about the hate mail Natalie receives after the events of last week's episode.
b: 27 Oct 98 pc: _________ w: Matt Tarses & Aaron Sorkin d: Thomas Schlammerc: Lim, Elliot, Chris, Will, Dave, Gordon
Jeremy writes a letter to his deaf sister about his new job at Sports Night. In it he describes the last few days there, including Dan's writer's block and the beating of an 80-year-old Negro League ball player, Archibald Russell. He also talks about his love for Natalie.
Isaac's mad that his daughter is dating a Republican and Casey tries to annoy Gordon, Dana's new man.
b: 10 Nov 98 pc: _________ w: David Walpert and Aaron Sorkin d: Thomas Schlamme NOTE: In this cleverly written episode, Jeremy reveals the background of some of the characters. Isaac Jaffe, the managing editor, started out as a stringer for the Atlanta Journal, and went on to win the Pulitzer Price for his coverage of the Gemini Mission. He later went on to be the London Bureau Chief for CNN, which he retired from. Until three years ago Luther Sachs bought Continental Corps and brought him out of retirement to run a new cable sports show. He has a 16-year-old daughter.Jeremy has a sister Louise who is deaf and is a sophomore at Amherst College. Dana has six brothers, one of which plays for the Denver Broncos. She has attended all girl schools most of her life.
Also the show has 4 run down meetings a day, at noon, 6 PM, 8 PM, and 10 PM for a 11-midnight airing of the show.
rc: Kim, Elliot, Chris, Will, Dave
November 23rd marks the birthday of Thespis, the Greek God of Theater. A legend states that on his birthday he has been known to haunt live productions, and for the first half-hour of it, Sports Night is targeted.
This date also is the anniversary of Dan and Casey's first broadcast, and Casey can't remember. Issac worries over his expecting daughter, and Dana worries about making Thanksgiving for her mother.
b: 17 Nov 98 pc: _________ w: Aaron Sorkin d: Thomas Schlamme NOTE: This episode gives away more details about the characters. Besides the 16-year-old daughter described in the last episode, Isaac has an older daughter Cathy, who is married to Douglas, a radar officer in the navy. They live in San Francisco.Also Dan and Casey discuss their first TV broadcast, 5 years ago in this episode, which they say was called Lone Star Sports. This most likely is a Texas sports show. They've stated many times that they've known each other for ten years so they probably met in college. Dana states she is 33.
Just to make sure, Thespis isn't made up, here is what Grolier's had to say about it:
"Thespis (thes'-pis) - Thespis (fl. 6th century BC) was an Attic poet traditionally regarded as the founder of Greek tragedy. Hardly anything is known of him, but he is believed to have introduced the role of an actor--the responder--separate from those of the chorus and chorus leader, which modified dithyrambic performance (exchanges between chorus and leader) by instituting spoken dialogue and thus inventing the drama. The word thespian (actor) is derived from his name."
rc: Kim, Elliot, Chris, Will, Dave
The team broadcasts an Everest climb, the first one since 1954. Jeremy realizes he's got something to live for, Natalie. Casey searches for food, as Dan searches for a charity to give to. Dana takes her niece to see "The Lion King", and discovers a love of the theater.
b: 1 Dec 98 pc: _________ w: Bill Wrubel & Aaron Sorkin d: Thomas SchlammeIt's snowing in Pittsburgh so, the anchors of the 2 AM West Coast Update are stuck and the staff have to stay to do the show. Instead of going to Atlantic City, Dan and Casey and the staff have a poker tournament.
Natalie is angry with Jeremy because he skipped an outing with her to go play tennis with an old girlfriend who is now an actress. Casey approves a rundown from the 2AM producer, Sally without consulting Dana, making her feel very angry and unappreciated. Isaac is shrinking.
b: 8 Dec 98 pc: _________ w: Aaron Sorkin d: Dennie Gordonrc: Kim, Elliot, Chris, Will, Dave
A southern African American football player and five other students refuse to play at a Tennessee college where the Confederate flag is hung. Luther Sachs the owner of CSC and alumnus of the college sides with the college, but Isaac disagrees and says so on the show.
Casey goes on "The View" and takes credit for his wardrobe, which he doesn't deserve and this leads Dan and another staffer to teach him that the show is a team.
b: 15 Dec 98 pc: _________ w: Aaron Sorkin & Matt Tarses & David Walpert & Bill Wrubel d: Robert Berlingerrc: Sally, Kim, Elliot, Chris, Will, Dave
Certain employees try to position themselves for a promotion when rumors of Isaac's leaving start to circulate.
b: 5 Jan 99 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________rc: Kim, Elliot, Gordon, Chris, Will, Dave
It's Dana and Casey's night off, and neither wants to take it. They decide to double date, Dana with Gordon and Casey with Lisa a lawyer who's on a blind date. Natalie is left to produce the show for the first time, and has to handle an 11th hour trade, which in its chaos, Isaac and Jeremy question her authority. Casey's replacement is Bobbi Bernstein a psychotic woman who thinks that Dan slept with her in Spain and never called.
b: 12 Jan 99 pc: _________ w: Paul Redford & Aaron Sorkin d: Thomas Schlammerc: Kim, Elliot, Dave, Will, Chris
Rumors spread about Isaac's job status when the Wall Street Journal reports the recent trouble between Luther Sachs and Sports Night. J.J. begs Isaac to let him forward messages to Luther instead of Isaac doing it himself. This leads Isaac to realize that J.J. is the only one to gain if there is turmoil between the show and company. Maybe J.J. is starting trouble? Dana is nervous that Gordon is going to dump her because she is so preoccupied with work. Dan feels he should apologize for not calling Rebecca after he met her in the elevator. She doesn't remember him, though.
b: 26 Jan 99 pc: _________ w: Aaron Sorkin d: Thomas Schlamme NOTE: Around this time actor Robert Guillame was hospitalized, it has not been said if he is leaving or staying with the show. He will most likely be written out till he is recovered. Here's what PEOPLE Online Daily said on January 20, 1999:HOSPITALIZED: "Benson" star Robert Guillaume, 71, by a "slight" stroke, reports Variety. The actor was stricken last Thursday while in his dressing room on the set of the new TV comedy "Sports Night" and is now in hospital rehab. "I'm doing pretty good," the actor told Variety's Army Archerd. "I'm moving in the right track."
rc: Kim, Elliot, Dave, Will, Chris
Dan asks Casey to help him get with Rebecca. When Casey refuses, Dan tries to recruit Jeremy in his efforts to be "more than friends" with Rebecca. Dana agrees to go snorkeling with Gordon even though she is terrified of fish.
b: 9 Feb 99 pc: _________ w: Aaron Sorkin d: Thomas Schlammerc: Sally, Kim, Elliot, Dave, Will, Chris
When Casey has a one-night stand and does not tell anyone, the entire staff, led by Dan, prods him for details. After Gordon cancels a date with Dana, she questions the status and future of their relationship. Jewish Jeremy, panics when he is set to visit Natalie's parents for a Catholic holiday, he knows nothing of.
b: 23 Feb 99 pc: _________ w: Rachel Sweet & Aaron Sorkin d: Robert Berlingerrc: Sally
A televised tennis match heads into overtime, delaying the start of Sports Night and forcing Dana to choose between canceling a date with Gordon and handing the show over to Sally. Meanwhile, Jeremy uses the delay to write to Louise; and Dan's charms are beginning to work on Rebecca.
b: 9 Mar 99 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________rc: Kim, Elliot, Dave, Will, Chris
Hit hard by the news of his parents' impending divorce, Jeremy pushes himself to solve the mystery of a yachting disaster. This will be his first feature length story. Meanwhile, romance is in the air when Rebecca agrees to watch a baseball game with Dan.
b: 23 Mar 99 pc: _________ w: David Handleman, Mark McKinney, Aaron Sorkin d: Robert Berlingerrc: Kim, Elliot, Will, Dave, Chris
Dan's day is not shaping up to be a good one as Bobbi Bernstein returns to the broadcast, and he discovers Rebecca's husband hasn't quite reached "ex" status. Meanwhile, Casey and Dana's bickering escalates until news that Isaac has suffered a stroke reaches the staff.
b: 30 Mar 99 pc: _________ w: Aaron Sorkin d: Robert Berlinger NOTE: Here is where the slight stroke Robert Guillaume suffered in late January was officially written into the series.rc: Sally
Isaac's in the hospital, the network brass is all over Dana, Jeremy wants to break up with Natalie, Rebecca may go back to her husband and Casey continues to see Sally -- someone's bound to explode.
b: 6 Apr 99 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________rc: Kim, Elliot, Dave, Chris, Will
Natalie continues to rebuke Jeremy's attempts to break up with her. Dan tries to mend his relationship with Rebecca. Jeremy reports about a story he doesn't understand and Dana starts losing things.
b: 13 Apr 99 pc: _________ w: Aaron Sorkin s: Matt Tarses d: ______________rc: Sally, Kim, Elliot, Dave, Will, Chris, Gordon
Casey's new battle plan to break up Dana and Gordon is to follow Napoleon's, sit back and watch what happens. This works well when a four-person love triangle is revealed. In this episode, Gordon proposes to Dana, she is excited but then hears he had a fling with her enemy Sally. Not only has Sally been with her boyfriend, but also with her true love Casey, which Dana is angrier about.
b: 27 Apr 99 pc: _________ w: Aaron Sorkin d: Robert Berlingerrc:
b: 4 May 99 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________ NOTE: Robert Guillaume returns from his stroke.
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rc: Kim, Elliot, Chris, Will & Dave
As the second season opens, Casey hasn't asked Dana out, ninety days after Gordon called off the wedding. Dan encourages him to ask her out he. Isaac returns to the job, but his stroke is badly showing and he is missing important things. Natalie and Jeremy have a fight over her being offered a job in Galveston, TX as a weather girl.
b: 5 Oct 99 pc: _________ w: Aaron Sorkin d: Thomas Schlammerc: Kim, Elliot, Chris, Will & Dave
A rumor quickly is spreading that a "ratings guy" is coming to raise the show's third place status. The rumors are true, Isaac hired him, without talking to Dana. Dana has an "epiphany" that her and Casey should date other people for six months. Dan is invited to the Hillary Clinton's Fund Raising Breakfast who he has a crush on. He confuses secular with non-secular in a conversation about schools.
b: 12 Oct 99 pc: _________ w: Aaron Sorkin d: Robert Berlinger NOTE: In real life William H. Macy is married to Felicity Huffman.rc: Kim, Elliot, Dave, Will & Chris
With Sam Donovan around stiffness ensues both on and off the set. Dana debates leaving the show, after she feels everyone is blaming her for the shows problems. Natalie tells her that if she goes she has to bring her, and Jeremy, and Dan, and Casey. The tension grows, when the network bosses demand that the staff meet with J.J. and his boys for some notes. Sam is offered Isaac's job but he turns it down, and tells them where to go, thus showing he does have feelings.
b: 19 Oct 99 pc: _________ w: Aaron Sorkin d: Robert Berlinger NOTE: Cliff Gardner as a title refers to a story Sam tells J.J. and the boys before kicking them out. Cliff Gardner was the brother in law of Philo Farnsworth, the inventor of television. Although he couldn't help with the scientific parts, he knew that Philo would need glass tubes to make this invention. He set up a shop in the backyard and blew glass tubes, which today is known as the cathode receptor.rc: Kim, Elliot, Chris, Will & Dave
Jeremy becomes concerned when he finds out Natalie is writing to his deaf sister Louise. Dan and Casey become, very competitive about an Internet poll, over whose cooler. Casey convinces Jeremy to rig the computer to vote for him 2,000 times a minute. When Dana goes out with an old friend from high school, Cab Calloway, Casey is angry. Dana as a spur of the moment action takes off her underwear during the meal.
b: 26 Oct 99 pc: _________ w: Miriam Kazdin & Aaron Sorkin s: Miriam Kazdin d: Marc Bucklandrc: Kim, Elliot, Chris, Will, Dave
Jeremy tells Dana that there is no reason to hire people to prepare for the expected Y2K computer problems; he has made the computers Y2K compatible. To prove this, Jeremy, rigs the computer to say that it is December 31, 1999 and hold a Y2K test to prove that there will be no computer problems when the studio rolls into 2000. The results are total darkness. Dan picks up a therapist in a bar, who invites him out on a date... he thinks, she really just thinks he needs some therapist.
b: 2 Nov 99 pc: _________ w: Matt Tarses & Bill Wrubel d: Robert Berlingerrc: Kim, Elliot, Chris, Will & Dave
In a "close up" interview Casey's old friend Sam McArnold disses New York. After saying "he doesn't like New York", Casey promises to edit it out, because he gave Casey an interview when he was just starting out. Dana thinks it's good television and will help ratings, but Casey feels torn.
Abby's probing into Dan's feelings about his family make him unable to function. She reveals that he only feels comfortable with people on television and that he feels blame for his brother Sam's death and that his parents blame him also.
Natalie tries to come to terms with learning that hell isn't a place, but "a state of being." This comes to her after the Vatican releases a statement releasing the fact.
b: 7 Dec 99 pc: _________ w: Kevin Falls, Matt Tarses, & Bill Wrubel d: Robert Berlingerrc: Kim, Elliot, Chris, Will & Dave
Dana is extremely proud when her brother gets two sacks in a football game. She becomes determined to show others how he did it. Jeremy is nervous about firing Corbin Davis, a cousin of JJ's who is screwing up simple assignments. Jeremy gives him a pep talk and Corbin tells him, that he doesn't take sides when JJ talks bad about this show.
Because of a drug scandal involving football players erupts, Casey travels to Ohio to find out the names, Tina fills in. When the names are uncovered, one hits close to home for Dana... literally... her brother.
b: 14 Dec 99 pc: _________ w: Tom Szentgyorgyi & Aaron Sorkin d: Dennie Gordonrc: Kim, Elliot, Chris, Will & Dave
Dana gets edgy as the arrival of her brother comes close. As part of a Secret Santa, Casey searches for the perfect gift for Isaac. Natalie tells Casey that if his gift isn't cheap and located within two blocks of the building he's getting socks.
When Natalie gives Dan a tape to watch of her work as an anchor, he tells her it was great, when it really was just mediocre. The crew struggles to name an athlete of the century. Dan decides to go to midnight mass, even though he's Jewish.
b: 21 Dec 99 pc: _________ w: Kevin Falls & Aaron Sorkin d: Dennie Gordonrc:
Dana worries when Casey goes out on a date. Jeremy's optimism about his award nomination fades.
b: 28 Dec 99 pc: _________ w: ______________ d: ______________rc: Kim, Elliot, Dave, & Chris
Casey goes out with Pixley again much to Dana's dismay. Dan wants to do a story on the amazing World Series win by the Giants in 1951, and finds out that Isaac was actually at the game, although he missed the key home run. When Casey finds out Isaac never told him, but told Jeremy he questions their special bond.
b: 11 Jan 00 pc: _________ w: Matt Tarses & Aaron Sorkin d: Pamela Dresserrc: Kim, Elliot, Will, Dave, & Chris
While prepping to cover a major fight, Dana and Casey duke it out over their stalled fling, and Dan's dad, Jay, hits town for a tense visit. But after the match goes south, the CSC staff bands together to knock out a killer show, including an hour's worth of coverage of a fight that lasted under a minute and a correspondent who only will respond to being called "the cut man", calls Dan; Casey, and Casey; Dan. He also shows he has no idea what he is talking about, when he talks about the last winner of the Miss America pageant, Miss Rochester.
b: 18 Jan 00 pc: _________ w: Bill Wrubel & Aaron Sorkin s: Bill Wrubel d: Alex Gravesrc: Sally, Kim, Elliot, Will, Chris, Dave
The crew is excited when they get a chance to interview Michael Jordan; that is until the strings began to be attached. First they find a paper in the press packet, that coaches Michael how to steer away from sports questions, next they are told to only talk about his new cologne, and then they get a request for total editorial control to Michael. They drop the interview when they discover that they were picked because of their ratings vulnerability.
Sam returns and sets Dana into a frenzy, he later meets Sally. Casey frets over what to do in front of Charlie's class, when he is invited to show and tell.
b: 25 Jan 00 pc: _________ w: David Handelman, Kevin Falls, Matt Tarses, & Aaron Sorkin s: David Handelman d: Alex Gravesrc:
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