Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel — Season 29
About this season
A monthly sports newsmagazine which was "spawned by the fact that sports have changed dramatically, that it's no longer just fun and games, and that what happens off the field, beyond the scores, is worthy of some serious reporting," according to Bryant Gumbel, the host.
Episodes (12)
1. January 2023
Aired 24 January 2023 • 57 min
Examining the role Brett Farve is alleged to have played in the redirection of millions of dollars away from poor residents to his own projects; the sudden cardiac arrest of Damar Hamlin; catching up with Reichen Posey and Jordan Murphy.
2. February 2023
Aired 21 February 2023 • 57 min
Why nearly all of the world's sports federations, including FIFA, have chosen to make Switzerland their home; a look into allegations of rampant corruption and bribery scandals; Aaron Fotheringham, the godfather of wheelchair sports and more.
3. March 2023
Aired 21 March 2023 • 57 min
Former MLB All-Star Dusty Baker; Calgary Flames assistant general manager Chris Snow; strongmen Tom and Luke Stoltman; an update on "Hockey Night Canada: Punjabi Edition."
4. April 2023
Aired 18 April 2023 • 57 min
Heading into the NFL draft, agent Drew Rosenhaus discusses representing controversial Georgia star Jalen Carter; the debate surrounding Russian athletes participating in the upcoming Paris Olympics; a first-of-its-kind soccer program and school for girls in rural India
5. May 2023
Aired 23 May 2023 • 59 min
Many of the stuntpeople in big-budget action films are former elite athletes now turning their sport into art; despite being born without legs and abandoned at birth, Zion Clark has become a professional MMA fighter; a hard look at the risks of playing football on artificial turf; an update on beloved Iranian tennis star turned protester Mansour Bahrami.
6. June 2023
Aired 20 June 2023 • 59 min
The shocking PGA-LIV merger examined; after being accused of rape, former NFL punter Matt Araiza remains jobless despite the emergence of new evidence; artistic swimming has been reinvented—but at a cost; the late Boston Marathon icons Rick & Dick Hoyt.
7. July 2023
Aired 18 July 2023 • 60 min
Retired NBA player Brad Daugherty becomes the first Black owner of a NASCAR racing team to win the Daytona 500; threats to Iranian athletes calling for change; Special Olympics athletes use their triathlon training to change their lives.
8. August 2023
Aired 22 August 2023 • 59 min
Unique program teaches guide dogs how to run with sightless people; the Iditarod's legendary Mackey family; the world of elite dog sports.
9. September 2023
Aired 26 September 2023 • 60 min
The mentally ruthless job of being an NFL kicker; exploring why American top students are sidelined in favor of athletes in college admissions; a profile of RJ Peete, a beloved clubhouse attendant for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
10. October 2023
Aired 24 October 2023 • 60 min
11. November 2023
Aired 21 November 2023 • 59 min
12. December 2023
Aired 19 December 2023 • 90 min