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The Worst Episodes of Sports Night

Every episode of Sports Night ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Sports Night!

The Worst Episodes of Sports Night

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.

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  1. Background image for Dana Get Your Gun
    7.5/10(141 votes)

    #1 - Dana Get Your Gun

    S2:E13

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

    Director:Alex Graves
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  2. Background image for And the Crowd Goes Wild
    7.5/10(145 votes)

    #2 - And the Crowd Goes Wild

    S2:E14

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

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  3. Background image for The Sweet Smell of Air
    7.6/10(139 votes)

    #3 - The Sweet Smell of Air

    S2:E12

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

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  4. Background image for Ordnance Tactics
    7.7/10(155 votes)

    #4 - Ordnance Tactics

    S1:E20

    A bomb scare clears the building, Jeremy tries to break up with Natalie, and the network starts pressuring Dana.

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  5. Background image for Kafelnikov
    7.7/10(142 votes)

    #5 - Kafelnikov

    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.

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  6. Background image for Bells and a Siren
    7.7/10(157 votes)

    #6 - Bells and a Siren

    S2:E20

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

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  8. Background image for Pilot
    7.8/10(252 votes)

    #7 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    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.

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  9. Background image for Intellectual Property
    7.8/10(194 votes)

    #8 - Intellectual Property

    S1:E4

    Casey's jealousy over Dana and Gordon leaves him kicking fire hydrants and hearing phantom flies. Dan faces repercussions from the network for his birthday present to Casey.

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  10. Background image for Smoky
    7.8/10(169 votes)

    #9 - Smoky

    S1:E12

    Dan decides that it's time Casey started dating again, so long as he stays away from Sally Sasser. Isaac fears for his job.

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  11. Background image for How Are Things in Glocca Morra?
    7.8/10(163 votes)

    #10 - How Are Things in Glocca Morra?

    S1:E17

    The show is held up when a tennis match goes longer than expected, putting a damper on Dana and Gordon's dinner plans.

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  12. Background image for Louise Revisited
    7.8/10(144 votes)

    #11 - Louise Revisited

    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.

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  13. Background image for Shane
    7.8/10(140 votes)

    #12 - Shane

    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.

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  14. Background image for A Girl Named Pixley
    7.8/10(142 votes)

    #13 - A Girl Named Pixley

    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.

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  15. Background image for Draft Day: Part I - It Can't Rain at Indian Wells
    7.8/10(139 votes)

    #14 - Draft Day: Part I - It Can't Rain at Indian Wells

    S2:E17

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

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  16. Background image for Draft Day: Part II - The Fall of Ryan O'Brian
    7.8/10(140 votes)

    #15 - Draft Day: Part II - The Fall of Ryan O'Brian

    S2:E18

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

    Director:Danny Leiner
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  17. Background image for The Hungry and the Hunted
    7.9/10(205 votes)

    #16 - The Hungry and the Hunted

    S1:E3

    Jeremy gets his first big producing break - a hunting segment. Natalie tries to get Casey interested in Dana during the run-up to one of Luther Sach's dinner parties.

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  18. Background image for The Quality of Mercy at 29K
    7.9/10(190 votes)

    #17 - The Quality of Mercy at 29K

    S1:E9

    The team anchors a broadcast from Mt. Everest, Dana sees a Broadway show, and Dan tries to find a worthy charity.

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  19. Background image for Small Town
    7.9/10(179 votes)

    #18 - Small Town

    S1:E13

    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.

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  20. Background image for Dana and the Deep Blue Sea
    7.9/10(171 votes)

    #19 - Dana and the Deep Blue Sea

    S1:E15

    Gordon invites Dana to go snorkeling, and Dan begs Jeremy to talk him up to Rebecca.

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  21. Background image for Ten Wickets
    7.9/10(159 votes)

    #20 - Ten Wickets

    S1:E21

    Casey is still rattled from the bomb scare, Jeremy tries to understand a cricket story, and Rebecca makes her decision about Dan.

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  22. Background image for When Something Wicked This Way Comes
    7.9/10(147 votes)

    #21 - When Something Wicked This Way Comes

    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.

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  23. Background image for The Reunion
    7.9/10(137 votes)

    #22 - The Reunion

    S2:E8

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

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  24. Background image for The Local Weather
    7.9/10(145 votes)

    #23 - The Local Weather

    S2:E16

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

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  25. Background image for Dear Louise
    8.0/10(189 votes)

    #24 - Dear Louise

    S1:E7

    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.

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  26. Background image for Shoe Money Tonight
    8.0/10(187 votes)

    #25 - Shoe Money Tonight

    S1:E10

    Dan and Casey are Atlantic City-bound after the broadcast, Natalie and Jeremy have a fight, and Isaac discovers he's shrinking.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Dana Get Your Gun" is the worst rated episode of "Sports Night". It scored 7.5/10 based on 141 votes. Directed by Alex Graves and written by David Walpert, it aired on 2/1/2000. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "And the Crowd Goes Wild".