
About this season
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.
Episodes (23)

1. Pilot
8.0Aired 22 September 1998 • 22 min
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.

2. The Apology
8.5Aired 29 September 1998 • 22 min
The network is upset when a newly-published magazine interview reveals that Dan is in favor of the legalization of marijuana.

3. The Hungry and the Hunted
8.5Aired 6 October 1998 • 22 min
Jeremy 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.

4. Intellectual Property
8.0Aired 13 October 1998 • 22 min
Casey'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.

5. Mary Pat Shelby
8.0Aired 20 October 1998 • 22 min
Natalie does a pre-interview with a volatile football player and things get out of hand.

6. The Head Coach, Dinner and the Morning Mail
7.5Aired 27 October 1998 • 22 min
A distracted Natalie keeps forgetting things, while Jeremy tries to shield her from her hate mail.
7. Dear Louise
8.0Aired 10 November 1998 • 22 min
Jeremy writes a letter to his sister Louise, flashing back over the day's events, including Dan's problems with writer's block and Isaac's problems with his daughter's new boyfriend.
8. Thespis
8.0Aired 17 November 1998 • 22 min
Dana worries about her Thanksgiving turkey, Isaac worries about his pregnant daughter, and the ghost of Thespis wreaks havoc on the set.
9. The Quality of Mercy at 29K
8.0Aired 1 December 1998 • 22 min
The team anchors a broadcast from Mt. Everest, Dana sees a Broadway show, and Dan tries to find a worthy charity.
10. Shoe Money Tonight
8.0Aired 8 December 1998 • 22 min
Dan and Casey are Atlantic City-bound after the broadcast, Natalie and Jeremy have a fight, and Isaac discovers he's shrinking.
11. The Six Southern Gentlemen of Tennessee
9.0Aired 15 December 1998 • 22 min
Casey appears on _"View, The" (1997)_ and the team follows the story of seven college football players who are suspended for refusing to play under the Confederate flag.
12. Smoky
8.0Aired 5 January 1999 • 22 min
Dan decides that it's time Casey started dating again, so long as he stays away from Sally Sasser. Isaac fears for his job.
13. Small Town
8.0Aired 12 January 1999 • 22 min
Dana, Gordon, Casey, and a woman from Gordon's office go on a double-date, leaving Natalie to produce the show and Dan to contend with a replacement anchor.
14. Rebecca
8.0Aired 26 January 1999 • 22 min
Dan obsesses over a woman who works in the building, and everyone worries about Isaac's job.
15. Dana and the Deep Blue Sea
8.0Aired 9 February 1999 • 22 min
Gordon invites Dana to go snorkeling, and Dan begs Jeremy to talk him up to Rebecca.
16. Sally
8.5Aired 23 February 1999 • 22 min
Gordon stands Dana up, and Casey's missing his favorite shirt.
17. How Are Things in Glocca Morra?
8.5Aired 9 March 1999 • 22 min
The show is held up when a tennis match goes longer than expected, putting a damper on Dana and Gordon's dinner plans.
18. The Sword of Orion
8.5Aired 23 March 1999 • 22 min
Jeremy's parents are getting divorced, and Dan eagerly awaits Orlando Rojas' return to baseball.
19. Eli's Coming
8.5Aired 30 March 1999 • 22 min
Isaac is late coming back from vacation, Bobbi Bernstein returns, and Steve Sisco visits Rebecca.
20. Ordnance Tactics
8.0Aired 6 April 1999 • 22 min
A bomb scare clears the building, Jeremy tries to break up with Natalie, and the network starts pressuring Dana.
21. Ten Wickets
8.0Aired 13 April 1999 • 22 min
Casey is still rattled from the bomb scare, Jeremy tries to understand a cricket story, and Rebecca makes her decision about Dan.
22. Napoleon's Battle Plan
8.0Aired 27 April 1999 • 22 min
When Dana and Gordon get engaged, Casey has no plan and Dan's compelled to reveal a secret.
23. What Kind of Day Has It Been
8.5Aired 4 May 1999 • 22 min
Casey's son comes to visit, and Dana takes a group photo with her new camera. Season One Finale.