Sports Night is still a part of the television lexicon, 25 years after its debut on ABC, for a myriad of reasons. The series introduced TV viewers to a then still nascent Aaron Sorkin, who had penned the Academy Award-nominated films A Few Good Men and The American President -- the former based on his successful Broadway play -- but had yet to become a bona fide superstar. It became Exhibit A that laugh tracks don't work and audiences don't need to be told what's funny. It made people who didn't care about sports understand at least a few things about sports.
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