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The Worst Episodes of 30 for 30

Every episode of 30 for 30 ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of 30 for 30!

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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
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    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 43 - Empire Skate
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    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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  3. 30 for 30 Season 4 Episode 44 - Berlusconi: Condemned to Win: Part 1
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    S4:E44

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. 30 for 30 Season 4 Episode 45 - Berlusconi: Condemned to Win: Part 2
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    S4:E45

    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 46 - Berlusconi: Condemned to Win: Part 3
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    S4:E46

    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 48 - The Philly Special
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S4:E48

    Players, coaches, and fans explore the iconic play that gave Philadelphia its first Super Bowl win.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. 30 for 30 Season 4 Episode 49 - 14 Days in Gainsville
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    S4:E49

    In 1990, Steve Spurrier revitalizes the Florida football program while a serial killer stalks Gainesville.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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

    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 4 Episode 47 - Boo-Yah: A Portrait of Stuart Scott
    1.0/10(1 votes)

    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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  10. 30 for 30 Season 4 Episode 41 - Stolen Gold
    5.0/10(2 votes)

    S4:E41

    Ramón Torres confronts a deception within the Spanish basketball ID team he captained at the 2000 Summer Paralympics: Many of his teammates were revealed to not actually have intellectual disabilities (and were stripped of their gold-medal win as a result).

    Director:Suemay Oram
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. 30 for 30 Season 1 Episode 28 - Marion Jones: Press Pause
    5.3/10(749 votes)

    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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  12. 30 for 30 Season 4 Episode 22 - The Greatest Mixtape Ever
    5.7/10(202 votes)

    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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  13. 30 for 30 Season 2 Episode 3 - There's No Place Like Home
    5.8/10(673 votes)

    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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  14. 30 for 30 Season 4 Episode 38 - No Scope: The Story of FaZe Clan
    6.0/10(1 votes)

    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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  15. 30 for 30 Season 3 Episode 32 - The Good, The Bad, The Hungry
    6.1/10(420 votes)

    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 1 Episode 20 - One Night in Vegas
    6.2/10(661 votes)

    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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  17. 30 for 30 Season 3 Episode 19 - Mike and the Mad Dog
    6.2/10(487 votes)

    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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  18. 30 for 30 Season 4 Episode 13 - The Infinite Race
    6.2/10(207 votes)

    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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  19. 30 for 30 Season 1 Episode 22 - The House of Steinbrenner
    6.3/10(857 votes)

    S1:E22

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

    Director:Barbara Kopple
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. 30 for 30 Season 1 Episode 11 - Silly Little Game
    6.4/10(909 votes)

    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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  21. 30 for 30 Season 1 Episode 19 - Little Big Men
    6.4/10(670 votes)

    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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  22. 30 for 30 Season 1 Episode 21 - Unmatched
    6.4/10(661 votes)

    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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  23. 30 for 30 Season 4 Episode 9 - The Life and Trials of Oscar Pistorius Part 1
    6.4/10(432 votes)

    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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  24. 30 for 30 Season 4 Episode 10 - The Life and Trials of Oscar Pistorius Part 2
    6.4/10(178 votes)

    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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  25. 30 for 30 Season 4 Episode 11 - The Life and Trials of Oscar Pistorius Part 3
    6.4/10(178 votes)

    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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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, "Empire Skate".