Pilot
S 1
: Ep 1 -
Casey, one of the co-anchors of Sports Night, a TV sports 11pm news show for CSC, the "#3 sports network", has a problem attitude, both on and off screen, as a result of his recent divorce. Dan, his co-anchor, tries to get him out of his haze while J.J. and the network brass begin to get vocal about his need to shape up or hit the road. Dana, his producer, ardently defends him, even while she tries to get him to shape up before they override her shielding of him. At the same time Casey himself is thinking about quitting sports, citing the moral decay he's seen on the job, despite Dan's observation that he'd only be doing it for the wrong reasons. Dana also hires a new associate producer -- high strung but brilliant Jeremy Goodwin. In the end, a unique sporting event rekindles Casey's fire and all is well.moreless