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The Best Episodes of 30 for 30 Season 2

Genre:Documentary
Network:ESPN

Every episode of 30 for 30 Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of 30 for 30 Season 2!

30 for 30 is the title for a series of documentary films airing on ESPN, its sister networks, and online highlighting interesting people and events...
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  • Survive and Advance
    8.5/10(1,417)
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    #1 - Survive and Advance

    Season 2 Episode 7

    Aired 3/17/2013

    A look at the NC State Wolfpack men's basketball team's successful and improbable championship runs through the 1983 ACC and the 1983 NCAA tournaments. (2 hrs in length)

    Director: Jonathan Hock

    Writer: N/A

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  • Bad Boys
    8.2/10(2,015)
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    #2 - Bad Boys

    Season 2 Episode 18

    Aired 4/17/2014

    A look back at the Detroit Pistons of the late 1980s and early 1990s. Narrated by rapper Kid Rock, a native of nearby Romeo, Michigan. (2 hours in length)

    Director: Zak Levitt

    Writer: N/A

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  • You Don't Know Bo
    8.1/10(1,714)
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    #3 - You Don't Know Bo

    Season 2 Episode 6

    Aired 12/8/2012

    A profile of Bo Jackson and how his college and professional feats in two sports (baseball and football) captured the public's imagination and made Jackson a cultural (and marketing) icon.

    Director: Michael Bonfiglio

    Writer: N/A

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  • Of Miracles and Men
    8.1/10(1,145)
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    #4 - Of Miracles and Men

    Season 2 Episode 27

    Aired 2/8/2015

    An exploration of the Miracle on Ice from the point of view of the defeated Soviet Union team. The film features defenseman Viacheslav Fetisov returning to Lake Placid to recollect his team's defeat.

    Director: Jonathan Hock

    Writer: N/A

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  • I Hate Christian Laettner
    7.7/10(1,835)
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    #5 - I Hate Christian Laettner

    Season 2 Episode 28

    Aired 3/15/2015

    A look at the life and basketball career of Christian Laettner and the intense dislike some fans still harbor for the former Duke University and NBA star.

    Director: Rory Karpf

    Writer: N/A

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  • 9.79*
    7.6/10(1,028)
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    #6 - 9.79*

    Season 2 Episode 2

    Aired 10/9/2012

    A profile of the Men's 100-meter final at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the lives of the eight men who participated, including Ben Johnson (whose world record of 9.79 seconds was annulled after he tested positive for anabolic steroids) and Carl Lewis (who was awarded the gold medal after Johnson's disqualification).

    Director: Daniel Gordon

    Writer: N/A

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  • Elway to Marino
    7.6/10(1,192)
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    #7 - Elway to Marino

    Season 2 Episode 8

    Aired 4/23/2013

    A look at the 1983 NFL Draft and the six quarterbacks taken in its first round, specifically John Elway (the first overall pick) and Dan Marino (the last QB picked in Round 1). The film features the recollections of Martin Demoff, the agent for both Elway and Marino, who shares a personal diary he kept to chronicle teams' interest in his two future-Hall of Fame clients. This includes the indecision the Baltimore Colts had with drafting Elway with the first pick or trading it away, and how Marino's selection status plummeted after recording weaker senior year statistics and rumors of recreational drug use.

    Director: Ken Rodgers

    Writer: N/A

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  • Youngstown Boys
    7.6/10(665)
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    #8 - Youngstown Boys

    Season 2 Episode 15

    Aired 12/14/2013

    The stories of two Ohio State football figures connected with Youngstown, Ohio, running back Maurice Clarett (a native of the city) and coach Jim Tressel (former head coach at Youngstown State University), their football exploits at OSU (including a national championship in 2002), and their scandalous exits from the school. (2 hours in length)

    Director: Jeff Zimbalist, Michael Zimbalist

    Writer: Jeff Zimbalist, Michael Zimbalist

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  • Slaying the Badger
    7.6/10(934)
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    #9 - Slaying the Badger

    Season 2 Episode 19

    Aired 7/22/2014

    An examination of the competitive nature that teammates Greg LeMond and Bernard Hinault exhibited in the 1986 Tour de France; a film based on Richard Moore's book of the same name.

    Director: John Dower

    Writer: N/A

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  • Requiem for the Big East
    7.5/10(724)
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    #10 - Requiem for the Big East

    Season 2 Episode 17

    Aired 3/16/2014

    A recollection of the original Big East Conference, from its simple beginnings and regional rivalries to its national prominence as one of the most successful college basketball leagues, and how it ended up fighting for its survival in the 2010s during conference realignment.

    Director: Ezra Edelman

    Writer: N/A

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  • Brothers in Exile
    7.5/10(527)
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    #11 - Brothers in Exile

    Season 2 Episode 24

    Aired 11/4/2014

    The story of Liván and Orlando Hernández, half-brothers who fled Cuba separately and became successful major-league pitchers.

    Director: Mario Díaz

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Price of Gold
    7.4/10(1,260)
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    #12 - The Price of Gold

    Season 2 Episode 16

    Aired 1/16/2014

    A profile of a January 6, 1994, incident at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, where an unknown attacker strikes entrant Nancy Kerrigan — an assailant that is later revealed to be a hit man hired by the ex-husband of Kerrigan's rival, Tonya Harding, as part of a plan to prevent Kerrigan from competing in the 1994 Winter Olympics.

    Director: Nanette Burstein

    Writer: N/A

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  • The U Part 2
    7.4/10(774)
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    #13 - The U Part 2

    Season 2 Episode 26

    Aired 12/13/2014

    A sequel to The U profiles the Miami Hurricanes football program and its rise from scandal (and calls for the school to drop the sport) to a national championship, only to see new controversy after booster Nevin Shapiro is revealed to have given improper benefits to the program.

    Director: Billy Corben

    Writer: N/A

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  • Benji
    7.3/10(823)
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    #14 - Benji

    Season 2 Episode 4

    Aired 10/23/2012

    The life of Ben Wilson, a well-regarded Chicago high school basketball star, and how his November 1984 murder (one day before the start of his senior season) had a wide-ranging impact.

    Director: Coodie Simmons, Chike Ozah

    Writer: N/A

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  • Brian and The Boz
    7.3/10(1,033)
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    #15 - Brian and The Boz

    Season 2 Episode 23

    Aired 10/28/2014

    Former linebacker Brian Bosworth unveils a storage locker to his son Max that contains memorabilia from his college and brief professional career. The elder Bosworth reflects on his life and career, making note of a emerging second persona, The Boz, that had begun to subsume his life.

    Director: Thaddeus D. Matula

    Writer: N/A

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  • Big Shot
    7.2/10(760)
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    #16 - Big Shot

    Season 2 Episode 12

    Aired 10/22/2013

    The story of how young businessman John Spano struck a deal to purchase the New York Islanders in 1996, only to be later revealed as a fraud and being near financial insolvency.

    Director: Kevin Connolly

    Writer: N/A

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  • Rand University
    7.2/10(827)
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    #17 - Rand University

    Season 2 Episode 25

    Aired 11/11/2014

    An exploration of former NFL receiver Randy Moss and his humble (and humbling) origins in Rand, West Virginia.

    Director: Marquis Daisy

    Writer: N/A

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  • No Mas
    7.1/10(810)
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    #18 - No Mas

    Season 2 Episode 11

    Aired 10/15/2013

    An inside look at the two boxing matches between Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Durán in the 1980s, with insight from boxing experts, family members and the two fighters themselves.

    Director: Eric Drath

    Writer: N/A

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  • This is What They Want
    7.1/10(603)
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    #19 - This is What They Want

    Season 2 Episode 13

    Aired 10/29/2013

    The story of a 39-year-old Jimmy Connors and his unexpected and extraordinary underdog run at the 1991 US Open, where he played as a wildcard entrant and reached the semifinals of the men's singles draw.

    Director: Brian Koppelman, David Levien

    Writer: N/A

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  • Playing for the Mob
    7.1/10(839)
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    #20 - Playing for the Mob

    Season 2 Episode 20

    Aired 10/7/2014

    How Mafia associate Henry Hill orchestrated a point-shaving scheme involving Boston College basketball. Narrated by Ray Liotta, who portrayed Hill in Goodfellas.

    Director: Cayman Grant, Joe Lavine

    Writer: N/A

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  • Bernie and Ernie
    7.0/10(568)
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    #21 - Bernie and Ernie

    Season 2 Episode 14

    Aired 11/5/2013

    A profile of Bernard King and Ernie Grunfeld, their decades-long friendship, and their on-court partnership on the University of Tennessee basketball team, better known as the "Ernie and Bernie Show".

    Director: Jason Hehir

    Writer: N/A

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  • Broke
    6.9/10(1,695)
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    #22 - Broke

    Season 2 Episode 1

    Aired 10/2/2012

    An exploration of the road to fortune in sports and the eventual detours (for various reasons) to financial difficulties and bankruptcy, as experienced by top athletes including Leon Searcy, Andre Rison, Keith McCants, Bernie Kosar, and Cliff Floyd.

    Director: Billy Corben

    Writer: N/A

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  • Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau
    6.9/10(599)
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    #23 - Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau

    Season 2 Episode 9

    Aired 10/1/2013

    A chronicling of the life of Eddie Aikau, a big wave surfer and lifeguard whose death served as inspiration to an entire spiritual movement.

    Director: Sam George

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Day the Series Stopped
    6.9/10(834)
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    #24 - The Day the Series Stopped

    Season 2 Episode 21

    Aired 10/14/2014

    A 25-year retrospective of the Loma Prieta earthquake, which struck just before the scheduled start of Game 3 of the 1989 World Series.

    Director: Ryan Fleck

    Writer: N/A

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  • Sole Man
    6.9/10(547)
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    #25 - Sole Man

    Season 2 Episode 29

    Aired 4/16/2015

    A profile of Sonny Vaccaro, who rose from steel town roots in Pennsylvania to become an influential force in both basketball and the athletic shoe industry.

    Director: Dan Marks, Jon Weinbach

    Writer: N/A

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Survive and Advance" is the best rated episode of "30 for 30" season 2. It scored 8.5/10 based on 1417 votes. Directed by Jonathan Hock and written by N/A, it aired on 3/17/2013. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Bad Boys".