ABC's Wide World of Sports
Series premiere
Season 1, Episode 1 · Aired 1961-04-29
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Synopsis
Jim McKay and ABC open the sports anthology window: obscure events, global oddities, and the phrase that outlived the show — the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat.
Desk landmark
Desk landmark: Wide World invents sports TV as travelogue and drama, not just scoreboard.
In the series
This episode is part of ABC's Wide World of Sports (1961–1998) on ABC.
The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat — anthology sports as global window.
Key cast
- Jim McKay as Host
- Howard Cosell as Commentator