Sports Night
April is the Cruelest Month
TV Flash files “April is the Cruelest Month” as hour 42 of 45 in the TV Flash guide — Sports Night (1998–2000) on ABC, season 2, episode 19, aired 2000-03-28, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E19: listed hour 42 of 45 in the Sports Night guide, hour 19 of 22 in season 2. It aired 2000-03-28 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Draft Day: Part II - The Fall of Ryan O'Brian” (S02E18). Next is “Bells And A Siren” (S02E20).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Due to network cutbacks, the show's Olympic coverage is going to be limited and Natalie may be about to lose her job. Dan holds a Passover Seder and makes up for his inappropriate on air behavior toward Casey.
Viewer FAQ
Where does April is the Cruelest Month sit in the Sports Night guide?
S02E19 is listed hour 42 of 45 — hour 19 of 22 in season 2, season 2 episode 19.
When did Sports Night S02E19 air?
April is the Cruelest Month aired 2000-03-28 and is listed at 30 minutes.
How much of it is there?
Two seasons, 1998–2000. Critical darling, modest ratings, almost no filler — a short cult rather than a long workplace novel.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Sorkin walk-and-talk inside a sports-highlight studio: producers and anchors chasing ratings, ethics, and each other at full velocity. Peter Krause, Felicity Huffman, Josh Charles, Robert Guillaume — competence as romance, panic as house style. Two dense ABC seasons, laugh-track fights included, then cancellation. West Wing rhythms with newsroom heartbreak, almost no filler.
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