List of sports television series explained

This is a list of sports television series. This list is compiled of sports television shows from different countries around the world.

• 1st and 10
• 1st & Ten (HBO, 1984–1991)
• 2 Minute Drill (ESPN, 2000–2001)
• 24/7 (HBO, 2007–present)
• 30 for 30

A

• Adventures Abroad
• AFL 360 (Fox Sports (Australia) from 2010 to 2011, and Fox Footy from 2012–present)
• Against the Head (RTÉ Two, 2003–present)
• The American Athlete
• American Sports Cavalcade (TNN, 1983–1995)
• Arliss (HBO, 1996–2002)
• Around the Horn (ESPN, 2002–present)^[1]
• Athlete 360
• Australia's Greatest Athlete (Aired on Nine Network in 2009, then on Seven Network from 2010 to 2011)
• The Average Guys TV Show

B

• Back in the Game
• The Back Page (Fox Sports (Australia), 1997–present)
• The Bad News Bears
• Ball Boys (ABC, 2012)^[2]
• Ball Four
• Baseball Tonight (ESPN, 1990–present)
• Baseball's Golden Age
• Battle of the Gridiron Stars
• Bay City Blues
• The Best and Worst of Tred Barta (NBCSN, 2004–present)
• The Best Damn Sports Show Period (Fox Sports Net, 2001–2009)
• The Big Fight Live (ITV, 1984–1995, 2005–2010, 2015-present)
• The Blitz
• Boots N' All (Sky Sports)
• Bound for Glory
• Bowhunter TV
• Boxing After Dark (HBO, 1996–present)
• The Bronx is Burning (ESPN, 2007)

C

• CBS Sports Spectacular (1960–present)
• Celebrity Boxing (FOX, 2002)
• CFL on CBC (CBC Television, 1952–2007)
• CFL on CTV (CTV, 1962–1986)
• Championship Goals (ITV, 2004–2009)
• Championship Week
• Cheap Seats (ESPN Classic, 2004–2006)
• Classic Now (ESPN Classic, 2005–2006)
• Clubhouse
• Coach (ABC, 1989–1997)
• Cold Pizza (ESPN2, 2003–2007)
• College Basketball on CBS (CBS, 1981–present)
• College Football Live
• College GameDay (basketball) (ESPN, 2005–present)
• College GameDay (football) (ESPN, 1987–present)
• College Scoreboard
• The Contender
• Costas Now (HBO, 2005–2009)
• Cricket on Five (Channel 5, 2006–present)

D

• The Daily Habit
• (CMT, 2006–present)
• Dangerous Game
• Destination Tennis

E

• (ESPN2, 2007–present)
• Eastbound & Down (HBO, 2009–2010, 2012–2013)
• Eircom League Weekly (TV3, 2002–2007)
• ESPN Classic Remembers
• ESPN College Football Saturday Primetime
• ESPN College Football Thursday Primetime
• ESPN Full Circle
• ESPN National Hockey Night (ESPN, 1992–2004)
• ESPN Sunday Night Football (ESPN, 1987–2006)
• ESPN2 College Football Friday Primetime
• ESPN2 College Football Saturday Primetime
• ESPN2 Garage
• ESPNews Gametime
• ESPNU Coaches Spotlight
• ESPNU College Basketball
• ESPNU College Football
• ESPNU Inside the Polls
• ESPNU Recruiting Insider
• Estadio Uno (Televisión Nacional Uruguay, 1970–2017)
• Extreme Dodgeball (Game Show Network, 2004–2005)

F

• Fanarchy
• The Fantasy Show
• Fight Girls (Oxygen Network)
• Final Score (BBC, 1958–present)
• Final Score (Fox Sports Net, 2006–2011)
• First Take (ESPN2, 2007–present)
• Football League Extra (ITV, 1994–2004)
• The Football League Show (BBC One, 2009–present)
• A Football Life (NFL Network, 2011–present)
• Football Night in America (NBC, 2006–present)
• Footballers' Wives (ITV, 2002–2006)
• The Footy Show (Nine Network, 1994–present)
• Fore Inventors Only (Golf Channel)
• Fox Football Fone-in (Fox Soccer Channel, 2007–2010)
• Fox NFL Kickoff
• Fox NFL Sunday (FOX, 1994–present)
• Fox Sports Live (Fox Sports 1, 2013–2017)
• Friday Night Fights (ESPN2, 1998–2015)
• Friday Night Lights (NBC & 101 Network, 2006–2011)
• The Full Motty

G

• The Game
• Game of Arms
• Games People Play
• Garbage Time with Katie Nolan (Fox Sports 1, 2015–2017)
• The George Michael Sports Machine (Syndication, 1984–2007)
• Gillette Cavalcade of Sports (NBC, 1946–1960)
• Goals on Sunday (Sky Sports)
• Golf at Altitude (Altitude Sports and Entertainment, 2005–present)
• Grand Prix (BBC2, 1978–1996)^{[3] [4]}
• Greatest Sports Legends

H

• H2 (1995–1996)
• (2005)
• Hank Parker's Outdoor Magazine (Syndication, 1985–present)
• Hard Knocks (HBO: First from 2001 to 2002, and again from 2007–present)^[5]
• Hardball
• Hardwood Classics (NBA TV, 1999–present)
• Harlem Globetrotters
• HBO World Championship Boxing (HBO, 1973–present)
• The Herd with Colin Cowherd (ESPNU, 2008-2011 & 2012–2015, ESPNews, 2011–2012, Fox Sports 1, 2015-present)
• Highly Questionable (ESPN2, 2011–present)
• His & Hers (ESPN2, 2011–2017)
• Hockey Central (Sportsnet)
• Hockey Night in Canada (CBC Television, 1952–2014)
• Hockey Night Live!
• Homecoming with Rick Reilly
• The Hoop Life
• The Hot List (ESPNEWS, 2004–2009)
• Howie Meeker's Hockey School (CBC, 1973–1977)
• Hunter's Handbook TV
• Hunting 201

I

• I, Max (Fox Sports Net, 2004–2005)
• Inside Sport (BBC One, 2007–present)
• Inside the NBA (TNT, 1988–present)
• Inside the NFL (HBO from 1977 to 2008, Showtime from 2008–present, & NFL Network from 2014–present)

J

• The Jim Coleman Show (CBC Television, 1959–1960)
• Jim Rome is Burning (ESPN, 2003–2011, ESPN2, 2011–2012)
• The Jump (Channel 4, 2014–present)

K

• Keijo!!!!!!!! (Tokyo MX, AT-X, BS11, 2016)
• Kick Start (BBC One, 1979–1988)
• Knight School (ESPN, 2006)
• Know Your Sport (RTÉ, 1987–1998)

L

• The Last Leg (Channel 4, 2012–present)
• A League of Their Own (CBS, 1993)
• A League of Their Own (game show) (Sky 1, 2010–present)
• The League (FX from 2009 to 2012, and FXX from 2013–present)
• The Life (ESPN)
• Lights Out

M

• Major League Baseball on ABC (ABC: First run: 1953–1965. Second run: 1976–1989. Third run: 1994–1995)
• Major League Baseball on CBS (CBS: First run: 1955–1965. Second run: 1990–1993)
• Major League Baseball on Fox (FOX, 1996–present)
• Major League Baseball on NBC (NBC: First run: 1947–1989. Second run: 1994–2000)
• Major League Baseball on TBS (TBS, 2007–present)
• Major League Baseball on TSN (TSN, 1984–present)
• Match of the Day (BBC Two from 1964 to 1965, BBC One from 1965–present)
• Match of the Day (U.S. TV series) (NBCSN, 2013–present)
• Mike & Mike
• Missing Link
• MLB Tonight (MLB Network, 2009–present)
• MLB Whiparound (Fox Sports 1, 2014–present)
• Monday Night Football (Aired on ABC from 1970 to 2005, and then on ESPN from 2006–present)
• Monday Night Soccer (RTÉ Two, 2008–2013)
• MTV Rock N' Jock
• My Boys (TBS, 2006–2010)
• MVP (2008)

N

• NASCAR Countdown
• NASCAR Now (ESPN2, 2007–2014)
• NASCAR on Fox (FOX, 2001–present)
• NASCAR on TBS (TBS, 1983–2000)
• NASCAR Outdoors
• NASCAR RaceDay (Fox Sports 1, 2013–present)
• NASCAR Race Hub (Fox Sports 1, 2013–present)
• NASCAR Victory Lane (Fox Sports 1, 2013–present)
• National Sports Report (Fox Sports Net, 1996–2002)
• NBA Access with Ahmad Rashad
• NBA Coast to Coast
• NBA Fastbreak
• NBA Inside Stuff (NBC, 1990–2002. ABC, 2002–2005. NBA TV, 2013-present)
• NBA on ABC (ABC: First run: 1965–1973. Second run: 2002-present)
• NBA on CBS (CBS, 1973–1990)
• NBA on ESPN (ESPN: First run: 1982–1984. Second run: 2002-present)
• NBA on NBC (NBC: First run: 1954–1962. Second run: 1990–2002)
• NBA on TBS (TBS, 1984–2002)
• NBA on TNT (TNT, 1988–present)
• NBA Shootaround (ESPN, 2002–present)
• NBC Sunday Night Football (NBC, 2006–present)
• NFL AM
• NFL Insiders
• NFL Live (First on ESPN2 from 1998 to 2002, and then on ESPN from 2002–present)
• NFL on CBS (CBS: First run: 1956–1994. Second run: 1998-present)
• NFL on FOX (FOX, 1994–present)
• NFL on NBC (NBC: First run: 1939–1998. Later returned in 2006 with NBC Sunday Night Football)
• The NFL Today (CBS: First run: 1975–1994. Second run: 1998-present)
• NFL Top 10 (NFL Network, 2007–present)
• NFL Top 100 (NFL Network, 2011–present)
• NFL Total Access (NFL Network, 2003–present)
• NHL 2Night (ESPN2, 1995–2004)
• NHL on ABC (ABC: First from 1993 to 1994, and then from 2000 to 2004)
• NHL on CTV
• NHL on Fox (FOX, 1995–1999)
• NHL on NBC (NBC, 2006–present)
• NHL on RKO General
• NHL on Sportsnet
• NHL on Versus (Versus, 2005–2011)
• NHL Tonight

O

• Off the Record with Michael Landsberg (TSN, 1997–present)
• The Official BCS Ratings Show
• Oil Change (TSN from 2010 to 2011, and Sportsnet from 2011 to 2014)
• Olbermann (ESPN2, 2013–present)
• Olympic Treasures
• On the Ball (ITV: First run: 1965–1985. Second run: 1998–2004)
• On the Bench
• On the Couch (Fox Footy Channel from 2002 to 2006, Fox Sports (Australia) from 2007 to 2011, and Fox Footy from 2012–present)
• On the Record with Bob Costas (HBO, 2001–2004)
• Outside the Lines (ESPN, 1990–present)

P

• Pardon the Interruption (ESPN, 2001–present)
• PGA Tour on USA
• Phenom
• Pinks
• Pitch (FOX, 2016)
• Playmakers (ESPN, 2003)
• The Premiership (ITV Sport, 2001–2004)
• Prime Time Sports (A sports radio show that has been simulcast on Rogers Sportsnet from 2004–present)
• Pro Football Now
• Pros vs. Joes (Spike, 2006–2010)
• Put Up Your Dukes
• Power Rangers Turbo (1997)
• Power Play (1998-2000)

Q

• A Question of Sport (BBC One, 1968–present)

R

• Race for the Pennant
• Radical Outdoor Challenge
• Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (HBO, 1995–present)
• República Deportiva (Univision, 1999–present)
• Rory and Paddy's Great British Adventure (Five, 2008 & 2010)

S

• Saint and Greavsie (ITV, 1985–1992)
• Saturday Night at the Garden (DuMont, 1950–1951)
• Saturday Night Footy (Network Ten, 2002–2011, One, 2009–2011, Seven Network, 2012-present & 7mate, 2012–present)
• Scotsport (STV, 1957–2008)
• Season of Champions on TSN (TSN)^[6]
• SEC Nation
• SEC Network Football
• Shaqtin' a Fool
• (Showtime, 2001–present)
• The Show to Be Named Later...
• Showtime Championship Boxing (Showtime, 1986–present)
• (Fox Sports 1, 2016–present)
• Soccer Academy
• Soccer Central (Sportsnet, 2012–present)
• Soccer Night (ITV, 1990s-2008)
• Soccer Republic (RTÉ Two, 2014–present)
• Speak for Yourself with Cowherd & Whitlock (Fox Sports 1, 2016–present)
• Sport Nation (BBC Two Scotland, 2009–present)
• Sport Science
• Sports Cartoons
• Sports Challenge (Syndication, 1971–1979)
• Sports Geniuses (Fox Sports Net, 2000)
• Sports Night (ABC, 1998–2000)
• Sports on Tap
• Sports Page (1977-2005)
• The Sports Reporters (ESPN, 1988–present)
• Sports Soup
• Sports Stars of Tomorrow (Syndication, 2005–present)
• Sports Tonight (CNN from 1980 to 2001, and CNN/SI from 1996 to 2002)
• SportsCenter (ESPN, 1979–present)
• SportsCentre (TSN, 1984–present)
• SportsCentury (ESPN, 1999–2007)
• SportsDesk (NESN, 1991–2010)
• SportsNation (ESPN2, 2009–present)
• Sportsworld (Seven Network, 1990–2006)
• Sportsworld (U.S. TV series) (NBC, 1978–1992)
• The Sportswriters on TV (1985-2000)
• The Standard Snowboard Show
• Stump the Schwab (ESPN2 from 2004 to 2005, and ESPN Classic in 2006)
• Summer House
• SummerBall
• Sunday NFL Countdown (ESPN, 1985–present)
• Sunday Night Baseball (ESPN, 1990–present)
• Super Bikes!

T

• Talk2 (ESPN2, 1993–1998)^{[7] [8]}
• That Was The Team That Was (BBC One Scotland, 2006–2007)
• That's Hockey (TSN, 1995–present)
• They Think It's All Over (BBC One, 1995–2006)^[9]
• This Week in Baseball (First-run syndication, 1977–1998, FOX, 2000–2011)
• Thrillbillies (Fuel TV, 2009–present)
• Thursday Night Baseball (MLB Network, 2009–present)
• Thursday Night Football
• The Tim McCarver Show (Syndication, 2000–present)
• The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame... (ESPN2 & ESPN Classic, 2005–2007)
• Track & Field Weekly (Olympic Channel, 2018–present)
• TSN Hockey (TSN: First from 1987 to 1998, and again from 2002 to 2014)

U

• UFC Primetime (Spike TV, 2009–2011, FX, 2012-present)
• UFC Tonight (Fox Sports 1, 2013–present)
• UFC Ultimate Insider (Fuel TV, 2012–present)
• Under the Moon (Channel 4, 1996–1998)^[10]
• Unique Whips (Speed Channel, 2005–2008)
• Unscripted with Chris Connelly (ESPN, 2001–2002)
• (Spike TV, 2004–2005)
• Up Close (First on USA in 1981, and later on ESPN from 1982 to 2001)
• USA Tuesday Night Fights (USA, 1982–1998)
• USL Breakaways

V

• Vintage NBA (ESPN Classic, 1999–2003)

W

• The Way It Was (PBS, 1974–1978)
• Wayne Rooney's Street Striker (Sky1, 2008–2010)
• WCW Monday Nitro (TNT, 1995–2001)
• WCW Thunder (TBS, 1998–2001)
• Western Extreme
• Whacked Out Sports
• The White Shadow (CBS, 1978–1981)
• Who's No. 1? (ESPN, 2004)
• A Whole New Ballgame
• Wide World of Sports (Australian TV series) (Nine Network: First from 1981 to 1999, then again from 2008–present)
• Wide World of Sports (U.S. TV series) (ABC, 1961–1998)
• Wild World of Spike (Spike, 2007)
• Wimp 2 Warrior
• World of Sport (ITV, 1965–1985)
• WWE Free for All
• WWE Raw (USA from 1993 to 2000, Spike TV from 2000 to 2005, then again on USA from 2005–present)
• WWE Smackdown

X

• Xcorps Action Sport TV

Y

• Yuri on Ice (2016)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sgt. Reali's Around the Horn Club Band turns 10: 2,217 shows and counting. Reali. Tony. November 1, 2012. March 31, 2015.
2. Web site: Review: 'Ball Boys' plays a familiar game. Lloyd. Robert. Los Angeles Times. March 24, 2012. May 11, 2015.
3. Web site: BBC Two England - May 7, 1978. BBC Genome. April 28, 2015.
4. Web site: BBC F1 - Formula One Racing on BBC. April 28, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20120403203959/http://www.crash.net/motorsports/in_depth/97/bbc.html. April 3, 2012. dead.
5. Web site: HBO: Hard Knocks: About the Show.
6. News: Curling association inks 6-year deal with TSN. CBC News. June 15, 2006. April 2, 2015.
7. News: Irritated by insults, Everett goes after cable talk show host: Media: Former Ram quarterback attacks Jim Rome after being called 'Chris Evert' during an ESPN2 interview. Los Angeles Times. April 7, 1994. April 19, 2015.
8. Web site: Jim Rome vs. Jim Everett. www.youtube.com.
9. Web site: BBC Press Release: They Think It's All Over comes to an end. March 22, 2015.
10. Web site: The Best Worst Sports TV Show: Under the Moon. The Guardian. April 6, 2008. March 16, 2015.