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The Best Sports TV Shows

Updated February 26, 2021 5.3k votes 621 voters 30.3k views216 items

List RulesVote up the best non-scripted shows that focus on sports - from sports news to sports docuseries.

These are the very best sports TV shows, ranked from best to worst, thanks to your votes. From football TV shows to soccer, hockey, and more, this list of the greatest sports shows includes pictures from the shows, cast, and premiere dates to help you vote.

Popular sports TV shows have been a staple of television for years, so there's often debate about what the most entertaining sports show of all time is. Don't let your favorite sports television programs in history get to the bottom of the list- be sure to vote them up so they have the chance to reach the top spot. Featuring shows like Inside the NBA, Sports Center, and Hard Knocks, there are sports shows for whatever sport and format you're feeling, from sports documentaries to sports news shows and even just regular sports broadcasts like Monday Night Football.

This list answers the questions, "What is the best sports show of all time?" and "What are the greatest sports shows?"

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Inside the NBA
Shaquille O'Neal, Magic Johnson
Premiered: 1988
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104
64
NBC Sunday Night Football
Tony Dungy, Michele Tafoya
Premiered: 2006
Network: Telemundo, NBC
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204
170
First Take
Stephen A. Smith
Premiered: 2007
Network: ESPN2
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149
117
Pardon the Interruption
Tony Reali, Michael Wilbon
Premiered: 2001
Network: ESPN
5
105
78
College GameDay
Desmond Howard, Lou Holtz
Premiered: 1987
Network: ESPN, ESPNU
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114
89
SportsCenter
Neil Everett, Jalen Rose
Premiered: 1979
Network: ESPN, ESPNews
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47
33
NFL on Fox
Terry Bradshaw, Ronnie Lott
Premiered: 1994
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
8
47
40
Fox NFL Sunday
Terry Bradshaw, Ronnie Lott
Premiered: 1994
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company
9
54
51
Football Night in America
Keith Olbermann, Jerome Bettis
Premiered: 2006
Network: NBC
10
73
77
Around the Horn
Tony Reali, Woody Paige
Premiered: 2002
Network: ESPN
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52
54
Hard Knocks
Zach Thomas, Darren Woodson
Premiered: 2001
Network: HBO
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12
56
61
Friday Night Lights
Kyle Chandler, Connie Britton
Premiered: 2006
Network: NBC
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68
81
Monday Night Football
Melissa Stark
Premiered: 1970
Network: ESPN, American Broadcasting Company
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25
25
ESPN College Football Saturday Primetime
Todd Blackledge, Bob Davie
Premiered: 1984
Network: ESPN
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36
42
Inside the NFL
Phil Simms, Cris Collinsworth
Premiered: 1977
Network: Showtime, HBO
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23
25
NFL on NBC
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8
5
ESPN Sunday Night Football
Joe Theismann, Suzy Kolber
Premiered: 1987
Network: ESPN
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32
39
NFL Live
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14
15
NFL on CBS
Andrew Catalon, Spero Dedes
Premiered: 1956
Network: CBS, KMOV
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31
40
Monday Night Countdown
Steve Young, Mike Ditka
Premiered: 1993
Network: ESPN
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20
24
Sunday NFL Countdown
Mike Ditka, Cris Carter
Premiered: 1985
Network: ESPN
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9
9
NBA Countdown
Magic Johnson, Hannah Storm
Premiered: 2002
Network: American Broadcasting Company
23
23
30
Major League Baseball on Fox
Tim McCarver, Joe Buck
Premiered: 1996
Network: Fox Broadcasting Company

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6
6
Saturday Night Football
Doug Flutie, Kirk Herbstreit
Premiered: 2006
Network: American Broadcasting Company
25
8
9
ESPNU Recruiting Insider
Tom Luginbill
Premiered: 2006
Network: ESPNU