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Season 2 of Sports Night finds Aaron Sorkin’s cult newsroom dramedy hitting its creative stride. Airing in 1999–2000 on ABC, the sophomore season deepens the tension between idealism and network interference as Casey McCall (Peter Krause) and Dan Rydell (Josh Charles) fight to preserve the integrity of their late-night highlight show. Felicity Huffman’s Dana Whitaker continues to anchor the chaos as executive producer, balancing corporate pressure from the network’s new ownership with loyalty to her staff.Behind the scenes, Sorkin pushed harder into serialized storytelling, moving away from the early laugh-track experiment and leaning into walk-and-talk dialogue, romantic entanglements, and ethical dilemmas about ratings, loyalty, and creative control. The season sharpens its critique of media consolidation while giving emotional weight to character arcs—especially Dana’s authority, Natalie’s growth, and Jeremy’s insecurity. Smart, fast, and surprisingly heartfelt, Season 2 cements Sports Night as the bluepri