7.5/10131 votesLoading...#1 - Dana Get Your Gun
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 2/1/2000
Dan tries to get the night off for a Tom Waits concert. Dana inherits a gun.
Director: Alex Graves
Writer: David Walpert
- 7.6/10130 votesLoading...
#2 - The Sweet Smell of Air
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/25/2000
The show lands an interview with Michael Jordan but there are a few strings attached. Sam returns.
Director: Alex Graves
Writer: Matt Tarses, David Handelman, Aaron Sorkin, Kevin Falls
- 7.6/10136 votesLoading...
#3 - And the Crowd Goes Wild
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 2/8/2000
It's Sam's last day at the show, Jeremy and Natalie break up, and Casey gets his eyes examined.
Director: Alex Graves
Writer: Aaron Sorkin, Tom Szentgyorgyi
7.8/10232 votesLoading...#4 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/1998
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.
Director: Thomas Schlamme
Writer: Aaron Sorkin
7.8/10177 votesLoading...#5 - Intellectual Property
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/1998
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.
Director: Thomas Schlamme
Writer: Aaron Sorkin
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#6 - Louise Revisited
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/26/1999
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
Writer: Miriam Kazdin, Aaron Sorkin
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#7 - Kafelnikov
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/2/1999
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
Writer: Matt Tarses, Bill Wrubel
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#8 - Shane
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 12/7/1999
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
Writer: Matt Tarses, Bill Wrubel, Kevin Falls
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#9 - A Girl Named Pixley
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 12/28/1999
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
- 7.8/10129 votesLoading...
#10 - Draft Day: Part I - It Can't Rain at Indian Wells
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 3/14/2000
The team covers the first round of the NFL draft. Jeremy is nervous about Jenny's visit to the studio.
Director: Bryan Gordon
Writer: Matt Tarses, Aaron Sorkin
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#11 - Draft Day: Part II - The Fall of Ryan O'Brian
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 3/21/2000
It's the second round of the NFL draft. Jenny visits, and Dan and Casey fight.
Director: Danny Leiner
Writer: Aaron Sorkin
- 7.8/10149 votesLoading...
#12 - Bells and a Siren
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 4/4/2000
Natalie has a job interview with Saturday Night Live. Dan hires a publicist.
Director: Don Scardino
Writer: Chris Lusvardi, David Walpert, Aaron Sorkin
7.9/10190 votesLoading...#13 - The Hungry and the Hunted
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/1998
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.
Director: Thomas Schlamme
Writer: Aaron Sorkin
- 7.9/10175 votesLoading...
#14 - The Quality of Mercy at 29K
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/1/1998
The team anchors a broadcast from Mt. Everest, Dana sees a Broadway show, and Dan tries to find a worthy charity.
Director: Thomas Schlamme
Writer: Bill Wrubel, Aaron Sorkin
- 7.9/10155 votesLoading...
#15 - Smoky
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/5/1999
Dan decides that it's time Casey started dating again, so long as he stays away from Sally Sasser. Isaac fears for his job.
Director: Robert Berlinger
Writer: Aaron Sorkin
- 7.9/10158 votesLoading...
#16 - Dana and the Deep Blue Sea
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/9/1999
Gordon invites Dana to go snorkeling, and Dan begs Jeremy to talk him up to Rebecca.
Director: Thomas Schlamme
Writer: Aaron Sorkin
- 7.9/10151 votesLoading...
#17 - How Are Things in Glocca Morra?
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 3/9/1999
The show is held up when a tennis match goes longer than expected, putting a damper on Dana and Gordon's dinner plans.
Director: Marc Buckland
Writer: Aaron Sorkin, Rachel Sweet
- 7.9/10145 votesLoading...
#18 - Ordnance Tactics
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 4/6/1999
A bomb scare clears the building, Jeremy tries to break up with Natalie, and the network starts pressuring Dana.
Director: Alex Graves
Writer: Aaron Sorkin, Paul Redford
- 7.9/10127 votesLoading...
#19 - The Reunion
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 12/21/1999
Dana's brother comes to visit. Natalie asks Dan to review her audition tape.
Director: Dennie Gordon
Writer: Aaron Sorkin, Kevin Falls
- 8.0/10175 votesLoading...
#20 - 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
- 8.0/10166 votesLoading...
#21 - 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
- 8.0/10149 votesLoading...
#22 - 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
- 8.0/10148 votesLoading...
#23 - 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
- 8.0/10137 votesLoading...
#24 - 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
- 8.0/10135 votesLoading...
#25 - The Local Weather
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 3/7/2000
Dan reacts to not making the “100 Most Influential People in Sports” list. Dana goes to church.
Director: Timothy Busfield
Writer: Pete McCabe, Aaron Sorkin
The Worst Episodes of Sports Night
Every episode of Sports Night ranked from worst to best. Explore 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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Worst Episodes Summary
"Dana Get Your Gun" is the worst rated episode of "Sports Night". It scored 7.5/10 based on 131 votes. Directed by Alex Graves and written by David Walpert, it aired on 2/1/2000. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Sweet Smell of Air".