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.

Director

Thomas Schlamme

Writer

Aaron Sorkin (created by) (written by)

Producer

John Amodeo

Composer

W.G. Snuffy Walden (music by)

Cinematographer

Peter Smokler

Editor

Janet Ashikaga

Casting Directors

Paula Rosenberg | Bonnie Zane

Production Designer

Thomas Azzari (as Tho. E. Azzari)

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Edit Released

Updated Sep 22, 1998

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 Huffman Dana Whitaker Dana Whitaker See fewer	Transamerica (2005)
Joshua Malina Jeremy Goodwin Jeremy Goodwin See fewer	A Few Good Men (1992)
Sabrina Lloyd Natalie 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 Barry Claire (as Nina Jane Barry) Claire (as Nina Jane Barry) See fewer	The Family Man (2000)
Kim McCall Technical Switcher Extra (uncredited) Technical Switcher Extra (uncredited) See fewer	Dragon Wars: D-War (2007)
John Wilkie Track star (uncredited) Track star (uncredited) See fewer	Star Trek: Voyager (1995)