Sports Night S1E1 — Pilot

7.8

Sports Night•Season 1•Episode 1

Pilot

7.8/10 · 226 votesSep 22, 199822 min

Ranked #20 of 23 in Season 1•−0.3 vs season avg

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.

Directed byThomas Schlamme

Written byAaron Sorkin

Next episodeE2 · The Apology

Seasons2

Cast6

Josh Charles

Josh Charles

Dan Rydell

Peter Krause

Peter Krause

Casey McCall

Felicity Huffman

Felicity Huffman

Dana Whitaker

Joshua Malina

Joshua Malina

Jeremy Goodwin

Sabrina Lloyd

Sabrina Lloyd

Natalie Hurley

Robert Guillaume

Robert Guillaume

Isaac Jaffe

Crew12

Thomas Schlamme

Thomas Schlamme

Director

Aaron Sorkin

Aaron Sorkin

Writer

Ron Howard

Ron Howard

Executive Producer

S

Stephen Putnam

Associate Producer

C

Christy Ito-Waller

Costumer

Tony Krantz

Tony Krantz

Executive Producer

P

Peter Smokler

Director of Photography

Brian Grazer

Brian Grazer

Executive Producer

E

Elena Santaballa

Second Assistant Director

J

John Amodeo

Producer

W.G. Snuffy Walden

W.G. Snuffy Walden

Music

C

Carmen Herrera

Production Coordinator

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Episode Summary

"Pilot" is episode 1 of Sports Night season 1. It scored 7.8/10 from 226 votes, ranking #20 of 23 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by Thomas Schlamme and written by Aaron Sorkin, it aired on September 22, 1998.

Next: E2 · The Apology Best of Season 1