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Sports Night S1E5 — Mary Pat Shelby
8.4
Sports Night•Season 1•Episode 5

Mary Pat Shelby

8.4/10 · 177 votesOct 20, 199822 min

Ranked #4 of 23 in Season 1•+0.3 vs season avg

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Natalie does a pre-interview with a volatile football player and things get out of hand.

Seasons2

Season 1 Episodes23

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

Crew3

Thomas Schlamme

Thomas Schlamme

Director

Aaron Sorkin

Aaron Sorkin

Writer

T

Tracey Stern

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Mary Pat Shelby" is episode 5 of Sports Night season 1. It scored 8.4/10 from 177 votes, ranking #4 of 23 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Thomas Schlamme and written by Aaron Sorkin, Tracey Stern, it aired on October 20, 1998.