Show cover for Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel

The Best Episodes of Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel Season 4

Every episode of Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel Season 4!

A monthly sports newsmagazine which was "spawned by the fact that sports have changed dramatically, that it's no longer just fun and games, and that...
Genre:News
Network:HBO

Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Episode 16 - Sports Memorabilia; Disruptive Fans" is the best rated episode of "Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel" season 4. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/12/1998. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Episode 17 - Point Shaving; Vladimir Konstantinov; Jeff Gordon".

  • Episode 16 - Sports Memorabilia; Disruptive Fans
    NaN/100 votes

    #1 - Episode 16 - Sports Memorabilia; Disruptive Fans

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 1/12/1998

    Included: a feature on the sports memorabilia business; profiles of former Dallas Cowboy Duane Thomas and Elizabeth O'Donnell, who teaches disabled people to skate; and a look at efforts to stop unruly fan behavior at stadiums. Correspondents include Jim Lampley and Mary Carillo.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode 17 - Point Shaving; Vladimir Konstantinov; Jeff Gordon
    NaN/100 votes

    #2 - Episode 17 - Point Shaving; Vladimir Konstantinov; Jeff Gordon

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 3/16/1998

    Segments include a look at the 1994 Arizona State basketball point-shaving scandal; former Detroit Red Wings star Vladimir Konstantinov, who was injured in a June 1997 car crash; and a profile of NASCAR's Jeff Gordon.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode 18 - Jack Lalanne; Sports Radio
    NaN/100 votes

    #3 - Episode 18 - Jack Lalanne; Sports Radio

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 5/19/1998

    Included: a profile of fitness expert Jack LaLanne; a report on sports-talk radio stations; a visit to the Arizona Diamondbacks' stadium; and a report on smokeless tobacco. Jim Lampley and Mary Carillo report.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode 19
    NaN/100 votes

    #4 - Episode 19

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 7/28/1998

    A look at efforts to remove baseball's lifetime ban on Pete Rose and "Shoeless" Joe Jackson. Also: a report on alleged steroid use by East German athletes in the 1970s; a profile of former boxing contender Tony Ayala; and a look at the post-racing fate of Thoroughbreds.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode 20 - John Madden; Baseball Pension
    NaN/100 votes

    #5 - Episode 20 - John Madden; Baseball Pension

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 9/15/1998

    Included: a profile of John Madden; a report on baseball's pension plan; Minnesota Vikings WR Randy Moss; and a look at former tennis star Andrea Jaeger and her work with children. Commentators include Mary Carillo, Jim Lampley and Frank Deford.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Episode 21
    NaN/100 votes

    #6 - Episode 21

    Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 11/17/1998

    Included: a profile of golfer John Daly; a look back at the 1958 NFL Championship game between Baltimore and the New York Giants; a report on NCAA academic eligibility; and a look at extreme racing in Leadville, Colo. Frank Deford and Larry Merchant report.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A