Bryant Gumbel
Himself - Host
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (1995)
Season 20
A monthly sports newsmagazine which was "spawned by the fact that sports have changed dramatically, that it's no longer just fun and games, and that what happens off the field, beyond the scores, is worthy of some serious reporting," according to Bryant Gumbel, the host.
Released April 3, 1995
Episode 60 min
10+
Genres: News, Sport, Talk Show
Keywords: tmdb.sports, imdb.actor-name-in-title, imdb.five-word-title, imdb.football, imdb.analysis, imdb.analyst, imdb.non-fiction + 4 more, tmdb.magazine-show, imdb.basketball, imdb.reporter, imdb.interview
Production Companies: HBO Sports
Network: HBO
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S20E1 - Episode 202 - Marijuana in the NFL; The Quarterback & the Sportswriter; Sacramento's King
Andrea Kramer and marijuana in the NFL. Frank Deford and Boomer Esiason discuss their shared experience of having a child with cystic fibrosis. Bernie Goldberg profiles Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Ranadive.
Jan. 21, 2014, midnight
S20E2 - Episode 203 - Kids & Guns; The Fixer; Hockey's Darkest Day
John Frankel looks at youth shooting sports. Bryant Gumbel profiles SMU basketball coach Larry Brown. Bernard Goldberg follows up on a story about the 2011 plane crash that killed 37 Russian hockey players and coaches.
Feb. 25, 2014, midnight
S20E3 - Episode 204 - Higher Education?; Rez Ball; Peace of Mind; Raging Bulls
March 25, 2014, midnight
S20E4 - Episode 205 - Fair Fight?; Unnatural Selection; Basketball Bedlam; Team Hoyt
April 22, 2014, midnight
S20E5 - Episode 206
May 20, 2014, midnight
S20E6 - Episode 207
June 24, 2014, midnight
S20E7 - Episode 208 - The Price of Glory; The Future of Golf; A League of Their Own
The 2022 World Cup in Qatar: allegations of bribery to get the bid, and human rights abuses among the foreign workers who will build the stadiums. A look at the decline of golf's popularity in the United States and what can be done to reverse the downward trend. Softball leagues for amputee war veterans now are spreading to amputee children.
July 22, 2014, midnight
S20E8 - Episode 209 - Magic Man; Street Smarts; The Survivor
Interviews include: - Jon Dorenbos, NFL long snapper by day and professional magician by night - Rob Dyrdek, who turned skateboarding into a media, sports, and apparel empire - Nick Schuyler, who survived a 2009 fishing boat accident in the Gulf of Mexico that killed three football players
Aug. 19, 2014, midnight
S20E9 - Episode 210
Sept. 23, 2014, midnight
S20E10 - Episode 211 - Violent Connection; Eat What You Kill; Playing for Peanuts; Revenge of the Nerds
The connection between traumatic brain injuries and domestic violence among NFL players; people eschewing supermarket meat for game they kill themselves; financial struggles of low-paid minor league baseball players; an update on professional players of video games, now also a scholarship sport at Robert Morris University.
Oct. 21, 2014, midnight
S20E11 - Episode 212 - The Maverick; The Flying Squirrel; Turf Wars; Unsportsmanlike Conduct
Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. A 6-year-old Australian surfer. An inner-city youth football program coached by police. Increasing violence against recreational and high school sports referees.
Nov. 25, 2014, midnight
S20E12 - Episode 213 - 2014 Year in Review
Dec. 16, 2014, midnight
Network: HBO
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 60 min.
Released: April 3, 1995
Last Air Date: Dec. 19, 2023, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-PG / 10+
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