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 April 2004 • 60 min
Actor Billy Bob Thornton ("The Alamo"); actors Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick ("The Producers").
2. Episode 2
Aired 9 April 2004 • 60 min
Actor Bruce Willis ("The Whole Ten Yards"); musician Wynton Marsalis; executive director of the Major League Players Association Donald Fehr.
3. Episode 3
Aired 16 April 2004 • 60 min
Actor Pierce Brosnan; singer Cassandra Wilson; radio personality Bubba the Love Sponge; journalist Leonard Pitts Jr.; journalist Joel Stein.
4. Episode 4
Aired 23 April 2004 • 60 min
Actor Denzel Washington; singer Lyle Lovett; NCAA President Myles Brand; former professional football player Kellen Winslow; Jim Calhoun, head basketball coach for the University of Connecticut.
5. Episode 5
Aired 30 April 2004 • 60 min
Actor William L. Petersen; actor Jim Caviezel; cellist Yo-Yo Ma.
6. Episode 6
Aired 7 May 2004 • 60 min
Actor Hugh Jackman; singer Liz Phair; filmmaker Spike Lee and rapper Chuck D discuss the film "Do the Right Thing" on its 15th anniversary.
7. Episode 7
Aired 14 May 2004 • 60 min
Actor Dennis Hopper; music group George Thorogood and the Destroyers; actors Leslie Nielsen and Peter Graves and director David Zucker discuss the movie "Airplane!"
8. Episode 8
Aired 21 May 2004 • 60 min
Actress Kate Hudson; former professional tennis player John McEnroe; singer Alanis Morissette.
9. Episode 9
Aired 28 May 2004 • 60 min
Actor Dennis Quaid; talk-show host Conan O'Brien; singer Avril Lavigne.
10. Episode 10
Aired 4 June 2004 • 60 min
Actor Ben Stiller; NBA Commissioner David Stern; music group Counting Crows.
11. Episode 11
Aired 11 June 2004 • 60 min
Journalist Tom Brokaw; actor Kevin Costner and director Phil Alden Robinson discuss the film "Field of Dreams"; music group Los Lonely Boys.
12. Episode 12
Aired 18 June 2004 • 60 min
Actor Kevin Kline; actress Phylicia Rashad; musician David Byrne.