Good Sports is an American sitcom television series that aired on the CBS network from January 10 to July 13, 1991, starring Farrah Fawcett and Ryan O'Neal. It was Fawcett's only scripted TV series after Charlie's Angels.

Synopsis

The show features the two main characters, Bobby Tannen (O'Neal), a once-famous former football player for the Green Bay Packers gone to seed and Gayle Roberts (Fawcett), an ex-Miss America, as mismatched anchors on an all-sports cable network, Mr. Downtown Bobby Tannen and Ms. Gayle Roberts. Bobby is a self-obsessed jock, constantly worried about himself and his image. Gayle is the more down to earth and level-headed of the two. Both characters were concerned with the ratings of their sports show, outwardly disliking each other but nonetheless mutually attracted.^[1]

Supporting cast

• Brian Doyle-Murray as John "Mac" MacKinney, the sport show's obsequious producer
• Lane Smith as R.J. Rappaport, the huffy cable channel owner
• Cleavant Derricks as Jeff Mussberger
• Paul Feig as Leash
• Lois Smith as Mrs. Tannend

The premiere installment also included:

• William Katt as Nick Calder
• Viveka Davis as Risa Braun
• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as himself
• Arthur Burghardt as Stu Ramsey
• Lyle Alzado as himself
• Fred Travalena as himself
• Christine Dunford as Missy Van Johnson

Reception and cancellation

Good Sports premiered as a mid-season replacement on January 10, 1991.^[2] Reviews were generally mixed and ratings were low. After the ratings failed to improve, CBS canceled the series. The final episode, "A Class Act", aired on July 13, 1991.

Production notes

The 30-minute Brillstein-Grey production^[3] was created by Alan Zweibel and directed by Stan Lathan. The series' theme song was performed by Al Green.

Episodes