About this season
On the Record with Bob Costas is a 12-week long talk show hosted by sportscaster Bob Costas. The show ran for four seasons on HBO from 2001 to 2004 before being revamped into Costas Now. On the Record with Bob Costas was in a sense, similar to Costas' previous late night talk show, Later, which Costas hosted on NBC from 1988 to 1994. Both programs featured one-on-one interviews with guests ranging from the sports world to the show business world.
Episodes (12)
1. Episode 1
Aired 2 May 2003 • 60 min
Celebration of the 1988 film "Bull Durham" with actors Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins, Robert Wuhl, and writer/director Ron Shelton; actor John Cusack.
2. Episode 2
Aired 9 May 2003 • 60 min
Actor Michael Douglas; filmmaker Michael Moore; comedian Denis Leary.
3. Episode 3
Aired 16 May 2003 • 60 min
Comic Jerry Seinfeld; panelists including producers Larry Wilmore and Mike Fleiss discuss reality television.
4. Episode 4
Aired 23 May 2003 • 60 min
LPGA golfer Annika Sorenstam becomes the first woman in 58 years to play in a men's PGA tournament; rapper Ice Cube.
5. Episode 5
Aired 30 May 2003 • 60 min
Basketball player Larry Bird; actor Larry David ("Curb Your Enthusiasm"); actor George Lopez.
6. Episode 6
Aired 6 June 2003 • 60 min
Actor Harrison Ford; skateboarder Tony Hawk; "Midnight Coffee" comedy panel with Jamie Kennedy and Aisha Tyler; profile of Robert F. Kennedy.
7. Episode 7
Aired 13 June 2003 • 60 min
TV host Jay Leno; journalist Carl Bernstein and former White House counsel John Dean discuss Watergate; musician John Mellencamp.
8. Episode 8
Aired 20 June 2003 • 60 min
Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger; high-school basketball phenom LeBron James; pro baseball pitcher Roger Clemens.
9. Episode 9
Aired 27 June 2003 • 60 min
Pro baseball player Ichiro Suzuki; musician Jay-Z; comics Richard Lewis and Wanda Sykes. With Bob Costas.
10. Episode 10
Aired 4 July 2003 • 60 min
Tennis pro Pete Sampras; singer Ashanti; a panel discussion on the 25th anniversary of "Animal House" with actors Tim Matheson and Peter Riegert, and director John Landis.
11. Episode 11
Aired 11 July 2003 • 60 min
Actor Martin Lawrence; the impact of hip hop; baseball announcer Bob Uecker; Triumph, The Insult Comic Dog.
12. Episode 12
Aired 18 July 2003 • 60 min
Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.); actress Angelina Jolie; new "Midnight Coffee" comedy round table with comics Bill Maher and Robert Klein.