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.
Sports Night (Season 2)
Special Powers (Episode 1) 8.0
Writer: Aaron Sorkin
Air date: 1999-10-05
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: Casey tries to find the courage to ask Dana out, Isaac's back at work, and Jeremy and Natalie have a fight.
When Something Wicked This Way Comes (Episode 2)
Writer: Aaron Sorkin
Air date: 1999-10-12
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: Dana goes to a bachelorette party and has an epiphany, Dan has breakfast with Hillary Clinton, and Isaac brings in a ratings guy.
Cliff Gardner (Episode 3) 8.0
Writer: Aaron Sorkin
Air date: 1999-10-19
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: The staff are stressed out by Sam Donovan's presence, and things get worse when J.J. stops by to give them notes.
Louise Revisited (Episode 4)
Writer: Aaron Sorkin
Air date: 1999-10-26
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: 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.
Kafelnikov (Episode 5)
Writer: Bill Wrubel
Air date: 1999-11-02
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: Jeremy readies the show's computer systems for Y2K. Dan meets a woman in a bar, discovering later that she's a psychologist.
Shane (Episode 6) 8.0
Writer: Bill Wrubel
Air date: 1999-12-07
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: 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.
Kyle Whitaker's Got Two Sacks (Episode 7) 8.0
Writer: Aaron Sorkin
Air date: 1999-12-14
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: Jeremy has to fire an intern, and the team covers breaking news of a football steroid scandal.
The Reunion (Episode 8)
Writer: Kevin Falls
Air date: 1999-12-21
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: Dana's brother comes to visit. Natalie asks Dan to review her audition tape.
A Girl Named Pixley (Episode 9) 7.0
Writer: David Walpert
Air date: 1999-12-28
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: It's a very slow news day, Casey goes on a date with a woman named Pixley, and Jeremy is up for an award.
The Giants Win the Pennant, the Giants Win the Pennant (Episode 10)
Writer: Matt Tarses
Air date: 2000-01-11
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: 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.
The Cut Man Cometh (Episode 11) 8.0
Writer: Bill Wrubel
Air date: 2000-01-18
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: Dan and Casey cover a boxing match. Dan's father visits.
The Sweet Smell of Air (Episode 12)
Writer: Kevin Falls
Air date: 2000-01-25
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: The show lands an interview with Michael Jordan but there are a few strings attached. Sam returns.
Dana Get Your Gun (Episode 13)
Writer: David Walpert
Air date: 2000-02-01
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: Dan tries to get the night off for a Tom Waits concert. Dana inherits a gun.
And the Crowd Goes Wild (Episode 14)
Writer: Aaron Sorkin
Air date: 2000-02-08
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: It's Sam's last day at the show, Jeremy and Natalie break up, and Casey gets his eyes examined.
Celebrities (Episode 15) 8.5
Writer: Aaron Sorkin
Air date: 2000-02-29
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: Natalie organizes a post-show trivia game but excludes Jeremy, who ends up meeting a woman at a bar.
The Local Weather (Episode 16)
Writer: Pete McCabe
Air date: 2000-03-07
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: Dan reacts to not making the “100 Most Influential People in Sports” list. Dana goes to church.
Draft Day: Part I - It Can't Rain at Indian Wells (Episode 17)
Writer: Matt Tarses
Air date: 2000-03-14
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: The team covers the first round of the NFL draft. Jeremy is nervous about Jenny's visit to the studio.
Draft Day: Part II - The Fall of Ryan O'Brian (Episode 18)
Writer: Aaron Sorkin
Air date: 2000-03-21
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: It's the second round of the NFL draft. Jenny visits, and Dan and Casey fight.
April is the Cruelest Month (Episode 19)
Writer: Bill Wrubel
Air date: 2000-03-28
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: 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.
Bells and a Siren (Episode 20)
Writer: David Walpert
Air date: 2000-04-04
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: Natalie has a job interview with Saturday Night Live. Dan hires a publicist.
La Forza Del Destino (Episode 21) 4.0
Writer: Aaron Sorkin
Air date: 2000-05-09
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: Dana meets a man with inside information on the sale of the network. Dan and Casey have a job offer in Los Angeles.
Quo Vadimus (Episode 22)
Writer: Aaron Sorkin
Air date: 2000-05-16
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: Rebecca returns, Natalie and Jeremy rekindle their relationship, and the network is sold.
Seasons
Episodes 23
Episodes 22
Episodes 6