Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel: Season 24

Air Date

January 30, 2018

Episodes

12 episodes

Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel

Season 24

Episodes

1. Episode 250

January 30, 2018
60 min

Segments include a visit with the St. Brown family, a football version of basketball's Ball family; an interview with former tennis star Margaret Court; and a look at the economic woes of athletes in low profile sports in the Olympics.

2. Episode 251

February 28, 2018
60 min

An updated look at the program's award-winning 2004 expose on the enslavement of trafficked children as jockeys in the Middle Eastern sport of camel racing. Also: a report on concussions in pro hockey; and an interview with NBA analyst Doris Burke.

3. Episode 252

March 27, 2018
60 min

Segments include an interview with Shaquille O'Neal and his second career as a businessman; a meeting with Amy Van Dyken, a former swimmer paralyzed from the waist down following an ATV accident; a chat with drag racer John Force; and revisiting a report on foul-ball injuries in baseball.

4. Episode 253

April 24, 2018
60 min

Former All-Star Derek Jeter opens up about his second act as Miami Marlins CEO. Plus, John Frankel looks at the shocking rates of student-athlete abuse by NCAA coaches, and Mary Carillo meets Nebraska's top-ranked women’s bowling team.

5. Episode 254

May 22, 2018
60 min

6. Episode 255

June 19, 2018
60 min

7. Episode 256

July 24, 2018
60 min

8. Episode 257

August 21, 2018
60 min

9. Episode 258

September 25, 2018
60 min

Retired NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. begins his second act as an analyst for NBC; one-armed golfer Tommy Morrissey dominates the youth circuit; the rise and influence of strength and conditioning coaches in college football.

10. Episode 259

October 23, 2018
60 min

The police shooting of a teen football player; a philanthropist's mission to restore the U.S. to chess glory; an update on former NFL player Jon Dorenbos.

11. Episode 260

November 20, 2018
60 min

The International Army Games pits nations against each other in high-tech combat munitions and maneuvering; the declining participation rates for youth sports in the United States; Golden State Warriors President and COO Rick Welts.

12. Episode 261 - 2018 Year In Review

December 18, 2018
60 min

A look at the most significant stories from 2018; the Sherpas of Mount Everest; the NHL concussion crisis; college football conditioning coaches; profiles of Doris Burke, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Margaret Court.