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Sports Night S1E1 — Pilot
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Sports Night•Season 1•Episode 1

Pilot

7.8/10 · 226 votesSep 22, 199822 min

Ranked #20 of 23 in Season 1•−0.3 vs season avg

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Dejected by his divorce and the state of sports, Casey contemplates leaving "Sports Night". Natalie has a crush on an applicant for an associate producer position.

Directed byThomas Schlamme
Written byAaron Sorkin
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Cast6

Josh Charles

Josh Charles

Dan Rydell

Peter Krause

Peter Krause

Casey McCall

Felicity Huffman

Felicity Huffman

Dana Whitaker

Joshua Malina

Joshua Malina

Jeremy Goodwin

Sabrina Lloyd

Sabrina Lloyd

Natalie Hurley

Robert Guillaume

Robert Guillaume

Isaac Jaffe

Crew12

Thomas Schlamme

Thomas Schlamme

Director

Aaron Sorkin

Aaron Sorkin

Writer

B

Bonnie Zane

Casting

J

John Amodeo

Producer

Tony Krantz

Tony Krantz

Executive Producer

P

Peter Smokler

Director of Photography

T

Tho. E. Azzari

Production Designer

C

Carmen Herrera

Production Coordinator

R

Rob Scheidlinger

Executive Producer

P

Paula Rosenberg

Casting

Brian Grazer

Brian Grazer

Executive Producer

J

Janet Ashikaga

Editor

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Episode Summary

"Pilot" is episode 1 of Sports Night season 1. It scored 7.8/10 from 226 votes, ranking #20 of 23 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Thomas Schlamme and written by Aaron Sorkin, it aired on September 22, 1998.

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