8.8/10170 votesLoading...#1 - Quo Vadimus
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 5/16/2000
Rebecca returns, Natalie and Jeremy rekindle their relationship, and the network is sold.
Director: Thomas Schlamme
Writer: Aaron Sorkin
- 8.7/10204 votesLoading...
#2 - The Six Southern Gentlemen of Tennessee
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/15/1998
Casey appears on _"View, The" (1997)_ and the team follows the story of seven college football players who are suspended for refusing to play under the Confederate flag.
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: David Walpert, Matt Tarses, Bill Wrubel, Aaron Sorkin
- 8.5/10172 votesLoading...
#3 - What Kind of Day Has It Been
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 5/4/1999
Casey's son comes to visit, and Dana takes a group photo with her new camera. Season One Finale.
Director: Thomas Schlamme
Writer: Aaron Sorkin
- 8.5/10148 votesLoading...
#4 - Cliff Gardner
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/19/1999
The staff are stressed out by Sam Donovan's presence, and things get worse when J.J. stops by to give them notes.
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: Aaron Sorkin
8.4/10247 votesLoading...#5 - The Apology
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/1998
The network is upset when a newly-published magazine interview reveals that Dan is in favor of the legalization of marijuana.
Director: Thomas Schlamme
Writer: Aaron Sorkin
8.4/10190 votesLoading...#6 - Mary Pat Shelby
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/20/1998
Natalie does a pre-interview with a volatile football player and things get out of hand.
Director: Thomas Schlamme
Writer: Aaron Sorkin, Tracey Stern
- 8.4/10180 votesLoading...
#7 - Eli's Coming
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 3/30/1999
Isaac is late coming back from vacation, Bobbi Bernstein returns, and Steve Sisco visits Rebecca.
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: Aaron Sorkin
- 8.3/10157 votesLoading...
#8 - The Sword of Orion
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/23/1999
Jeremy's parents are getting divorced, and Dan eagerly awaits Orlando Rojas' return to baseball.
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: David Handelman, Aaron Sorkin, Mark McKinney
- 8.3/10141 votesLoading...
#9 - Special Powers
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/5/1999
Casey tries to find the courage to ask Dana out, Isaac's back at work, and Jeremy and Natalie have a fight.
Director: Thomas Schlamme
Writer: Aaron Sorkin
- 8.3/10134 votesLoading...
#10 - The Giants Win the Pennant, the Giants Win the Pennant
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 1/11/2000
Dana begins to see the flaw in her dating plan. Dan wants to use Isaac in a feature on the 1951 New York Giants pennant win.
Director: Pamela Dresser
Writer: Matt Tarses, Aaron Sorkin
- 8.2/10168 votesLoading...
#11 - Rebecca
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/26/1999
Dan obsesses over a woman who works in the building, and everyone worries about Isaac's job.
Director: Thomas Schlamme
Writer: Aaron Sorkin
- 8.2/10147 votesLoading...
#12 - The Cut Man Cometh
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 1/18/2000
Dan and Casey cover a boxing match. Dan's father visits.
Director: Alex Graves
Writer: Bill Wrubel, Aaron Sorkin
- 8.2/10141 votesLoading...
#13 - Celebrities
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 2/29/2000
Natalie organizes a post-show trivia game but excludes Jeremy, who ends up meeting a woman at a bar.
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: Aaron Sorkin
- 8.2/10138 votesLoading...
#14 - La Forza Del Destino
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 5/9/2000
Dana meets a man with inside information on the sale of the network. Dan and Casey have a job offer in Los Angeles.
Director: Timothy Busfield
Writer: Aaron Sorkin
8.1/10172 votesLoading...#15 - The Head Coach, Dinner and the Morning Mail
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/27/1998
A distracted Natalie keeps forgetting things, while Jeremy tries to shield her from her hate mail.
Director: Thomas Schlamme
Writer: Aaron Sorkin, Matt Tarses
- 8.1/10180 votesLoading...
#16 - Thespis
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/17/1998
Dana worries about her Thanksgiving turkey, Isaac worries about his pregnant daughter, and the ghost of Thespis wreaks havoc on the set.
Director: Thomas Schlamme
Writer: Aaron Sorkin
- 8.1/10175 votesLoading...
#17 - Shoe Money Tonight
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/8/1998
Dan and Casey are Atlantic City-bound after the broadcast, Natalie and Jeremy have a fight, and Isaac discovers he's shrinking.
Director: Dennie Gordon
Writer: Aaron Sorkin
- 8.1/10163 votesLoading...
#18 - Sally
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/23/1999
Gordon stands Dana up, and Casey's missing his favorite shirt.
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: Aaron Sorkin, Rachel Sweet
- 8.1/10150 votesLoading...
#19 - Napoleon's Battle Plan
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 4/27/1999
When Dana and Gordon get engaged, Casey has no plan and Dan's compelled to reveal a secret.
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: Aaron Sorkin
- 8.1/10133 votesLoading...
#20 - Kyle Whitaker's Got Two Sacks
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 12/14/1999
Jeremy has to fire an intern, and the team covers breaking news of a football steroid scandal.
Director: Dennie Gordon
Writer: Aaron Sorkin, Tom Szentgyorgyi
- 8.1/10132 votesLoading...
#21 - April is the Cruelest Month
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 3/28/2000
The network's cutting costs and jobs may be on the line. The staff sit for Passover Seder, and Dan hopes this will afford him the chance to mend a few fences.
Director: Don Scardino
Writer: Matt Tarses, Bill Wrubel
- 8.0/10176 votesLoading...
#22 - Dear Louise
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/10/1998
Jeremy writes a letter to his sister Louise, flashing back over the day's events, including Dan's problems with writer's block and Isaac's problems with his daughter's new boyfriend.
Director: Thomas Schlamme
Writer: Aaron Sorkin, David Walpert
- 8.0/10169 votesLoading...
#23 - Small Town
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/12/1999
Dana, Gordon, Casey, and a woman from Gordon's office go on a double-date, leaving Natalie to produce the show and Dan to contend with a replacement anchor.
Director: Thomas Schlamme
Writer: Aaron Sorkin, Paul Redford
- 8.0/10151 votesLoading...
#24 - Ten Wickets
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 4/13/1999
Casey is still rattled from the bomb scare, Jeremy tries to understand a cricket story, and Rebecca makes her decision about Dan.
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: Matt Tarses, Aaron Sorkin
- 8.0/10139 votesLoading...
#25 - When Something Wicked This Way Comes
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/12/1999
Dana goes to a bachelorette party and has an epiphany, Dan has breakfast with Hillary Clinton, and Isaac brings in a ratings guy.
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: Aaron Sorkin
The Best Episodes of Sports Night
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The offbeat cast and crew of a sports news show deal with professional, personal, and ethical challenges while functioning in a pressure-cooker work environment.
Genres:ComedyDrama
Network:ABC
Best Episodes Summary
"Quo Vadimus" is the best rated episode of "Sports Night". It scored 8.8/10 based on 170 votes. Directed by Thomas Schlamme and written by Aaron Sorkin, it aired on 5/16/2000. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Six Southern Gentlemen of Tennessee".