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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 in sports history. This currently includes four "volumes" of 30

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    30 for 30 Season 4 Episode 39 - American Son
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    #1 - American Son

    S4:E39

    A profile of Michael Chang, a Taiwanese-American tennis professional, and his 1989 French Open title win, including his upset over Ivan Lendl.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. 30 for 30 Season 4 Episode 40 - Dude Perfect: A very long shot
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    #2 - Dude Perfect: A very long shot

    S4:E40

    A look at content creators Dude Perfect, going over their dramatic rise and the sacrifices they went through in the realm of sports-themed entertainment.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. 30 for 30 Season 4 Episode 43 - Empire Skate
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    #3 - Empire Skate

    S4:E43

    Tells the story of New York City's distinctive skateboarding culture of the 1990s, which spawned the global brand Supreme and continues to impact the skate scene to this day.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. 30 for 30 Season 4 Episode 44 - Berlusconi: Condemned to Win: Part 1
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    #4 - Berlusconi: Condemned to Win: Part 1

    S4:E44

    A.C. Milan’s success became Berlusconi’s path to power, politics, and scandal.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. 30 for 30 Season 4 Episode 45 - Berlusconi: Condemned to Win: Part 2
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    #5 - Berlusconi: Condemned to Win: Part 2

    S4:E45

    A.C. Milan’s success became Berlusconi’s path to power, politics, and scandal.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. 30 for 30 Season 4 Episode 46 - Berlusconi: Condemned to Win: Part 3
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    #6 - Berlusconi: Condemned to Win: Part 3

    S4:E46

    A.C. Milan’s success became Berlusconi’s path to power, politics, and scandal.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. 30 for 30 Season 4 Episode 47 - Boo-Yah: A Portrait of Stuart Scott
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    #7 - Boo-Yah: A Portrait of Stuart Scott

    S4:E47

    Stuart Scott broke barriers as a pioneering Black sports anchor who brought hip-hop culture to mainstream TV, inspiring millions before and during his courageous battle with cancer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. 30 for 30 Season 4 Episode 37 - False Positive
    1.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - False Positive

    S4:E37

    Butch Reynolds was one of the biggest track and field stars in the world, a talent in his prime on top of his sport. But when he took a drug test in Monaco in the summer of 1990, his career was upended, and his life was forever changed.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. 30 for 30 Season 1 Episode 28 - Marion Jones: Press Pause
    5.3/10(739 votes)

    #9 - Marion Jones: Press Pause

    S1:E28

    The successful track and field career of Marion Jones, her 2007 admission of performance-enhancing drug use, and subsequent prison sentence.

    Director:John Singleton
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. 30 for 30 Season 4 Episode 22 - The Greatest Mixtape Ever
    5.7/10(195 votes)

    #10 - The Greatest Mixtape Ever

    S4:E22

    The documentary examines how 1990s streetball and the And1 Mixtape transformed basketball culture at large. In the late 1990s, a burgeoning young New York City DJ, Set Free, had the idea to set some grainy streetball highlights to a soundtrack of emerging rap music. The results culminated in what came to be known as the And1 Mixtape, a series of VHS tapes that forever transformed the game of basketball.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. 30 for 30 Season 2 Episode 3 - There's No Place Like Home
    5.8/10(659 votes)

    #11 - There's No Place Like Home

    S2:E3

    The story of one fan's obsessive quest to purchase, at a 2010 auction, James Naismith's original rules of basketball, perhaps the most important historical document in American sports history, and to bring it "home" to Lawrence, Kansas, where Naismith taught and coached at the University of Kansas for 39 years. (70 mins in length)

    Directors:Josh Swade, Maura Mandt
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. 30 for 30 Season 4 Episode 38 - No Scope: The Story of FaZe Clan
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - No Scope: The Story of FaZe Clan

    S4:E38

    A history of Call of Duty clan turned esports organization FaZe Clan and their numerous tumultuous events throughout their decade-plus existence.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. 30 for 30 Season 3 Episode 19 - Mike and the Mad Dog
    6.1/10(478 votes)

    #13 - Mike and the Mad Dog

    S3:E19

    The careers of Mike Francesa and Chris Russo, their stormy 19-year partnership on New York City radio; and the duo's influence on their Big Apple audience and sports talk radio in general.

    Director:Daniel H. Forer
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. 30 for 30 Season 1 Episode 20 - One Night in Vegas
    6.2/10(657 votes)

    #14 - One Night in Vegas

    S1:E20

    The friendship of boxer Mike Tyson and rapper Tupac Shakur and the night of September 7, 1996, when Shakur was murdered after attending the Tyson-Bruce Seldon fight in Las Vegas.

    Director:Reggie Rock Bythewood
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. 30 for 30 Season 3 Episode 32 - The Good, The Bad, The Hungry
    6.2/10(409 votes)

    #15 - The Good, The Bad, The Hungry

    S3:E32

    A look at one of the biggest rivalries in sports, that of competitive eaters Takeru Kobayashi and Joey Chestnut.

    Director:Nicole Lucas Haimes
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. 30 for 30 Season 4 Episode 13 - The Infinite Race
    6.2/10(203 votes)

    #16 - The Infinite Race

    S4:E13

    The story of the Tarahumara, an indigenous community in Mexico, famed for their legendary running ability, and their preference for running barefoot, who inspired an ultrarunning craze across the world, and what's happened as their homes and communities were ravaged by drug cartels and violence.

    Director:Bernardo Ruiz
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. 30 for 30 Season 1 Episode 22 - The House of Steinbrenner
    6.3/10(844 votes)

    #17 - The House of Steinbrenner

    S1:E22

    The legacy of George Steinbrenner's ownership of the New York Yankees.

    Director:Barbara Kopple
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. 30 for 30 Season 1 Episode 11 - Silly Little Game
    6.4/10(889 votes)

    #18 - Silly Little Game

    S1:E11

    Meeting at New York City's La Rotisserie Francaise restaurant in 1980, a group of writers and academics develop Rotisserie Fantasy baseball, only to see it take off in popularity and leave them behind.

    Directors:Adam Kurland, Lucas Jansen
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. 30 for 30 Season 1 Episode 19 - Little Big Men
    6.4/10(657 votes)

    #19 - Little Big Men

    S1:E19

    A look at the Kirkland National Little League team's success at the 1982 Little League World Series, examining why their title win is considered one of the biggest upsets in the event's history.

    Director:Al Szymanski
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. 30 for 30 Season 1 Episode 21 - Unmatched
    6.4/10(650 votes)

    #20 - Unmatched

    S1:E21

    A look at the rivalry and friendship between tennis legends Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova.

    Directors:Lisa Lax, Nancy Stern Winters
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. 30 for 30 Season 4 Episode 9 - The Life and Trials of Oscar Pistorius Part 1
    6.4/10(423 votes)

    #21 - The Life and Trials of Oscar Pistorius Part 1

    S4:E9

    Part 1 of 4. The life of South African Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius, from his childhood during the last days of apartheid, to worldwide celebrity as the first double-leg amputee to compete in the able-bodied Olympics, to his conviction for killing his girlfriend.

    Director:Daniel Gordon
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. 30 for 30 Season 4 Episode 10 - The Life and Trials of Oscar Pistorius Part 2
    6.4/10(171 votes)

    #22 - The Life and Trials of Oscar Pistorius Part 2

    S4:E10

    Part 2 of 4. The life of South African Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius, from his childhood during the last days of apartheid, to worldwide celebrity as the first double-leg amputee to compete in the able-bodied Olympics, to his conviction for killing his girlfriend.

    Director:Daniel Gordon
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. 30 for 30 Season 1 Episode 6 - The Legend of Jimmy the Greek
    6.5/10(989 votes)

    #23 - The Legend of Jimmy the Greek

    S1:E6

    The life of Jimmy "the Greek" Snyder, from his career as a Las Vegas bookmaker to his tenure on The NFL Today, from which he was fired in 1988.

    Director:Fritz Mitchell
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. 30 for 30 Season 4 Episode 11 - The Life and Trials of Oscar Pistorius Part 3
    6.5/10(171 votes)

    #24 - The Life and Trials of Oscar Pistorius Part 3

    S4:E11

    Part 3 of 4. The life of South African Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius, from his childhood during the last days of apartheid, to worldwide celebrity as the first double-leg amputee to compete in the able-bodied Olympics, to his conviction for killing his girlfriend.

    Director:Daniel Gordon
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. 30 for 30 Season 4 Episode 12 - The Life and Trials of Oscar Pistorius Part 4
    6.5/10(171 votes)

    #25 - The Life and Trials of Oscar Pistorius Part 4

    S4:E12

    Part 4 of 4. The life of South African Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius, from his childhood during the last days of apartheid, to worldwide celebrity as the first double-leg amputee to compete in the able-bodied Olympics, to his conviction for killing his girlfriend.

    Director:Daniel Gordon
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"American Son" is the worst rated episode of "30 for 30". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/29/2024. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Dude Perfect: A very long shot".