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The Best Episodes of Sports Night Season 2

Every episode of Sports Night Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Sports Night Season 2!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Sports Night Season 2 Episode 22 - Quo Vadimus
    8.8/10(147 votes)

    S2:E22

    Rebecca returns, Natalie and Jeremy rekindle their relationship, and the network is sold.

    Director:Thomas Schlamme
    Writer:Aaron Sorkin

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  2. Sports Night Season 2 Episode 3 - Cliff Gardner
    8.4/10(126 votes)

    S2:E3

    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

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  3. Sports Night Season 2 Episode 10 - The Giants Win the Pennant, the Giants Win the Pennant
    8.3/10(112 votes)

    S2:E10

    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
    Writers:Matt Tarses, Aaron Sorkin

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  4. Sports Night Season 2 Episode 1 - Special Powers
    8.2/10(120 votes)

    S2:E1

    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

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  5. Sports Night Season 2 Episode 11 - The Cut Man Cometh
    8.2/10(129 votes)

    S2:E11

    Dan and Casey cover a boxing match. Dan's father visits.

    Director:Alex Graves
    Writers:Bill Wrubel, Aaron Sorkin

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  6. Sports Night Season 2 Episode 21 - La Forza Del Destino
    8.2/10(115 votes)

    S2:E21

    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

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  7. Sports Night Season 2 Episode 15 - Celebrities
    8.1/10(119 votes)

    S2:E15

    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

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  8. Sports Night Season 2 Episode 19 - April is the Cruelest Month
    8.1/10(109 votes)

    S2:E19

    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
    Writers:Bill Wrubel, Matt Tarses

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  9. Sports Night Season 2 Episode 2 - When Something Wicked This Way Comes
    8.0/10(117 votes)

    S2:E2

    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

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  10. Sports Night Season 2 Episode 7 - Kyle Whitaker's Got Two Sacks
    8.0/10(110 votes)

    S2:E7

    Jeremy has to fire an intern, and the team covers breaking news of a football steroid scandal.

    Director:Dennie Gordon
    Writers:Aaron Sorkin, Tom Szentgyorgyi

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  11. Sports Night Season 2 Episode 8 - The Reunion
    7.9/10(106 votes)

    S2:E8

    Dana's brother comes to visit. Natalie asks Dan to review her audition tape.

    Director:Dennie Gordon
    Writers:Kevin Falls, Aaron Sorkin

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  12. Sports Night Season 2 Episode 16 - The Local Weather
    7.9/10(114 votes)

    S2:E16

    Dan reacts to not making the “100 Most Influential People in Sports” list. Dana goes to church.

    Director:Timothy Busfield
    Writers:Pete McCabe, Aaron Sorkin

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  13. Sports Night Season 2 Episode 4 - Louise Revisited
    7.8/10(113 votes)

    S2:E4

    Casey does everything he can to win the Sports Night “Who's Cooler: Dan or Casey?” internet poll. Dana has dinner with an old school friend.

    Director:Marc Buckland
    Writers:Aaron Sorkin, Miriam Kazdin

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  14. Sports Night Season 2 Episode 6 - Shane
    7.8/10(108 votes)

    S2:E6

    Casey wants to edit an interview to cast a ballplayer in a more favorable light, Dan has trouble taping a teaser, and The Vatican declares there's no such place as Hell.

    Director:Robert Berlinger
    Writers:Bill Wrubel, Kevin Falls, Matt Tarses

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  15. Sports Night Season 2 Episode 9 - A Girl Named Pixley
    7.8/10(110 votes)

    S2:E9

    It's a very slow news day, Casey goes on a date with a woman named Pixley, and Jeremy is up for an award.

    Director:Dennie Gordon
    Writer:David Walpert

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  16. Sports Night Season 2 Episode 17 - Draft Day: Part I - It Can't Rain at Indian Wells
    7.8/10(108 votes)

    S2:E17

    The team covers the first round of the NFL draft. Jeremy is nervous about Jenny's visit to the studio.

    Director:Bryan Gordon
    Writers:Matt Tarses, Aaron Sorkin

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  17. Sports Night Season 2 Episode 18 - Draft Day: Part II - The Fall of Ryan O'Brian
    7.8/10(109 votes)

    S2:E18

    It's the second round of the NFL draft. Jenny visits, and Dan and Casey fight.

    Director:Danny Leiner
    Writer:Aaron Sorkin

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  18. Sports Night Season 2 Episode 20 - Bells and a Siren
    7.8/10(113 votes)

    S2:E20

    Natalie has a job interview with Saturday Night Live. Dan hires a publicist.

    Director:Don Scardino
    Writers:David Walpert, Chris Lusvardi, Aaron Sorkin

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  19. Sports Night Season 2 Episode 5 - Kafelnikov
    7.7/10(110 votes)

    S2:E5

    Jeremy readies the show's computer systems for Y2K. Dan meets a woman in a bar, discovering later that she's a psychologist.

    Director:Robert Berlinger
    Writers:Bill Wrubel, Matt Tarses

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  20. Sports Night Season 2 Episode 12 - The Sweet Smell of Air
    7.6/10(108 votes)

    S2:E12

    The show lands an interview with Michael Jordan but there are a few strings attached. Sam returns.

    Director:Alex Graves
    Writers:Kevin Falls, Matt Tarses, Aaron Sorkin, David Handelman

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  21. Sports Night Season 2 Episode 13 - Dana Get Your Gun
    7.5/10(111 votes)

    S2:E13

    Dan tries to get the night off for a Tom Waits concert. Dana inherits a gun.

    Director:Alex Graves
    Writer:David Walpert

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  22. Sports Night Season 2 Episode 14 - And the Crowd Goes Wild
    7.5/10(114 votes)

    S2:E14

    It's Sam's last day at the show, Jeremy and Natalie break up, and Casey gets his eyes examined.

    Director:Alex Graves
    Writers:Aaron Sorkin, Tom Szentgyorgyi

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Quo Vadimus" is the best rated episode of "Sports Night" season 2. It scored 8.8/10 based on 147 votes. Directed by Thomas Schlamme and written by Aaron Sorkin, it aired on 5/16/2000. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Cliff Gardner".