Onion SportsDome
StarringMatt Walton
Matt Oberg
Danyelle Sargent
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Running time22 minutes
Original release
NetworkComedy Central
ReleaseJanuary 11 (2011-01-11) –

March 15, 2011 (2011-03-15)
Related
Onion News Network

Onion SportsDome was a parody sports television show from the makers of The Onion.[1] The show premiered on Tuesday, January 11, 2011, at 10:30 p.m. EST on Comedy Central in the United States.[2][3][4] It was seen in Canada on The Comedy Network.[5]

The show was designed as a parody of SportsCenter and ESPN.[6] Jack Kukoda was the head writer.[7] Matt Walton and Matt Oberg play the co-anchors Alex Reiser and Mark Shepard, respectively.[4][8] Melissa "Wellsy" Wells was portrayed by real-life sportscaster Danyelle Sargent. Gary Payton, Dennis Kenney and Ahmad Bradshaw appeared on the show.[9]

On April 4, 2011, USA Today reported the show, having completed its original 10-episode runs, was on hiatus and replaced in the time-slot by Sports Show with Norm Macdonald.[10] On June 20, 2011, Deadline Hollywood confirmed that Comedy Central cancelled both SportsDome and Sports Show with Norm MacDonald.[11]

References

  1. ^ Albrecht, Chris (November 5, 2009). "Comedy Central Orders Sports Pilot from The Onion". gigaom.com. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
  2. ^ "First Images and Premiere Date for Comedy Central's Onion SportsDome!". Comedy Central Insider. Comedy Central. December 1, 2010. Archived from the original on August 26, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
  3. ^ Chandler, Rick (January 5, 2011). "New Onion sports show parody may have potential". Off the Bench. NBC Sports. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
  4. ^ a b Pierce, Scott D. (January 6, 2011). "'The Onion SportsDome' skewers 'SportsCenter'". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
  5. ^ "CANOE - JAM! Television - TV Shows - Onion SportsDome: 'Onion' bosses take swing at sports". Jam.canoe.ca. 2011-01-11. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
  6. ^ Hinckley, David (January 11, 2011). "'The Onion SportsDome' will lampoon sports shows like ESPN's 'SportsCenter' in Comedy Central slot". New York Daily News. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
  7. ^ Hale, Mike (January 10, 2011). "Where Sports News Is Irreverent, and Scores Irrelevant" The New York Times. New York: New York Times.
  8. ^ O'Brien, Walter (December 25, 2010). "Matt Walton, a New Jersey native, to co-host Comedy Central Onion sports show". Courier News. Bridgewater Township, NJ. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
  9. ^ [1] Archived February 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "MacDonald's show may be departure from norm". USA Today. April 11, 2011. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
  11. ^ "Comedy Central Cancels 'Sports Show with Norm Macdonald' and 'Onion SportsDome'". Deadline Hollywood. June 20, 2011. Retrieved July 19, 2011.

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