
Ballers
2015

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.
PilotSep 22, 1998 · 22m · ★ 8.0Dejected 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.
The ApologySep 29, 1998 · 22m · ★ 8.5The network is upset when a newly-published magazine interview reveals that Dan is in favor of the legalization of marijuana.
The Hungry and the HuntedOct 6, 1998 · 22m · ★ 8.5Jeremy 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.
Intellectual PropertyOct 13, 1998 · 22m · ★ 8.0Casey'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.
Mary Pat ShelbyOct 20, 1998 · 22m · ★ 8.0Natalie does a pre-interview with a volatile football player and things get out of hand.
The Head Coach, Dinner and the Morning MailOct 27, 1998 · 22m · ★ 7.5A distracted Natalie keeps forgetting things, while Jeremy tries to shield her from her hate mail.
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.
Josh CharlesDan Rydell
Peter KrauseCasey McCall
Felicity HuffmanDana Whitaker
Joshua MalinaJeremy Goodwin
Sabrina LloydNatalie Hurley
Kayla BlakeKim
Greg BakerElliott
Timothy Davis-ReedChris
Ron OstrowWill
Teri PoloRebecca Wells
Ted McGinleyGordon
Brenda StrongSally Sasser
William H. MacySam Donovan
Robert MailhouseJ.J.
Jayne BrookAbby Jacobs



Availability for your region. Streaming data provided by JustWatch.
This is one of my top 10 TV shows of all-time. I hate that it only lasted two season. If streaming TV were around back then and the restraints of network TV were lifted I believe it would have been HUGE. But alas I am happy to have what I have. TV Guide had a cover that said "The Best Show on TV That No One is Watching". IMO it was just to "smart" for network TV. The dialog was quick and it was stuck in-between being a comedy and a drama (dramady). It also suffered from being considered a "sports show". It was basically a behind the scenes look at what Sports Center on ESPN might look like, but because of the relationship drama and the witty dialog you didn't have to be a sports geek to like this show. The rumor was that Aaron Sorkin (creator) didn't fight ABC to keep the show on life support because he was too busy with West Wing. Some of the cast members ended up on West Wing as well. Speaking of the cast, if you haven't seen Sports Night you will probably know most of the top notch cast because of previous work or what they have done since Sports Night. You will see that they all were either already accomplished actors, or landed on their feet and had some pretty big series after Sports Night was canceled. Peter Krause (Six Feet Under, Dirty Sexy Money, Parenthood, 9-1-1), Josh Charles (Dead Poets Society, Wet Hot American Summer, The Good Wife), Felicity Huffman (Desperate Housewives, Transamerica, American Crime), Robert Guillaume (Soap, Benson, The Lion King) NOTE- Robert had a stroke in real life during the series and the writers did a great job of integrating that into the show, it was inspiring IMO , Joshua Malina (The West Wing, Scandal, Big Bang Theory), and Sebrina Lloyd (Sliders, Ed, Numb3rs) were the main characters. The weekly supporting cast were excellent as well but there are five other characters I have to mention because their 3 to 8 episode runs on the show helped make the show what it was: Ted McGinley (Revenge of the Nerds, Happy Days, Dynasty, Married With Children, Hope and Faith), Teri Polo (West Wing, Meet the Parents, Meet the Fockers, The Fosters), Brenda Strong (Desperate Housewives, Dallas, Blood Relatives, Supergirl)... ...a special nod to Paula Marshall (Spin City, Out of Practice, Californication, Gary Unmarried) who I have had a huge crush on for years and her three episodes as a porn star in Sports Night didn't do anything to hurt that... ...and of course Felicity Huffman's husband, William H Macy (Fargo, ER, Shameless, too numerous to list). The six episode run he had on Sports Night as a hired gun ratings specialist live up to his reputation as a great character actor. Too bad both he and Huffman have been in the news lately for the college cheating scandal...idiots! Anyways, probably more then you wanted to know about a two season series. I hope you get a chance to check it out. I started a discussion if you would like to tell me what you think. Thanks for reading.
Season 11998 · 23 episodes
Season 21999 · 22 episodes
2015

2006

2022

2021

1981

2017

2017

2021

2019

2021

1977

1977

2015

2012

2012

2006

1984

2017

2021

2016