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Sports Night Pilot (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 23 min |Comedy, Drama, Sport

Sports Night

Pilot (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 23 min |Comedy, Drama, Sport

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.

Creator

Aaron Sorkin (created by)

Director

Thomas Schlamme

Writer

Aaron Sorkin (written by)

Producer

John Amodeo (producer)

Composer

W.G. Snuffy Walden (music by)

Cinematographer

Peter Smokler (director of photography)

Editor

Janet Ashikaga

Casting

Paula Rosenberg |Bonnie Zane

Production Designer

Thomas Azzari (as Tho. E. Azzari)

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Status

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Updated 1998 Sep 22

Release date

Sep 22, 1998 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 3 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 10 wins & 37 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
15 cast members

Name	Known for
Josh Charles Dan Rydell Dan Rydell See fewer	Dead Poets Society (1989)
Peter Krause Casey McCall Casey McCall See fewer	Six Feet Under (2001)
Felicity HuffmanDana Whitaker Dana Whitaker See fewer	Transamerica (2005)
Joshua MalinaJeremy Goodwin Jeremy Goodwin See fewer	A Few Good Men (1992)
Sabrina LloydNatalie Hurley Natalie Hurley See fewer	Sports Night (1998)
Robert Guillaume Isaac Jaffe Isaac Jaffe See fewer	Benson (1979)
Kayla Blake Kim Kim See fewer	The Pitt (2025)
Robert Mailhouse J.J. J.J. See fewer	Sports Night (1998)
Greg Baker Elliott Elliott See fewer	I'm in the Band (2009)
Timothy Davis-Reed Chris Chris See fewer	The West Wing (1999)
Bernard Hocke Dave Dave See fewer	The Negotiator (1998)
Ron Ostrow Will Will See fewer	Sports Night (1998)
Nina BarryClaire (as Nina Jane Barry) Claire (as Nina Jane Barry) See fewer	The Family Man (2000)
Kim McCallTechnical Switcher Extra (uncredited) Technical Switcher Extra (uncredited) See fewer	Dragon Wars: D-War (2007)
John WilkieTrack star (uncredited) Track star (uncredited) See fewer	Star Trek: Voyager (1995)