The BEST episodes of Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel season 22
Every episode of Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel season 22, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel season 22!
Real Sports is TV's most-honored sports news magazine series, with 35 Sports Emmy Awards, including 20 for Outstanding Sports Journalism. Now in its 28th season, the monthly magazine broadcast produces hard-hitting investigative reports and gripping in-depth profiles from across the sports spectrum.
#1 - The Lords of the Rings
Season 22 - Episode 7 - Aired 7/26/2016
A special 90-minute episode dedicated to investigating the International Olympic Committee on the eve of the 2016 Rio Summer Games.
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Season 22 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/25/2016
A chat with Bikram Yoga creator Bikram Choudhury. A report on former Australian runner Peter Norman, who appeared in the black power salute photo from the 1968 Olympics. And a report on African refugees playing high-school soccer in Lewiston, Maine.
#3 - Questionable Care / The Gypsy King / Marijuana in the NFL
Season 22 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/26/2016
Segments include a profile of new heavyweight champ Tyson Fury, a report on medical staffs of major college football programs, and revisiting a story on marijuana use for pain in the NFL.
#4 - Black Mamba / Game Changer / Long Shot / Heavy Metal
Season 22 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/23/2016
Segments include an interview with Kobe Bryant; a chat with Rick Welts, the openly gay president of the Golden State Warriors; a profile of archer Matt Stutzman, who was born without arms; and another look at safety issues in extreme sports.
#5 - The Mayor / Living Out Loud / Mavericks
Season 22 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/22/2016
The dangerous Titans of Mavericks surf competition in Half Moon Bay, California; profiling fashion trailblazer and NBA sideline reporter Craig Sager who has been battling leukemia since 2014; exploring allegations against Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson.
#6 - Sudden Impact / Arm$ Race / Trumped
Season 22 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/19/2016
Segments include a report on foul-ball related injuries at ballparks; a look at unchecked spending in Division I athletics; and another look at Donald Trump's problems with a golf course in Scotland.
#7 - America's Gun / Feherty / Work to Ride
Season 22 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/24/2016
Segments include a profile of golf commentator David Feherty; a look at the marketing of the AR-15 combat rifle to U.S. consumers; and a report on a polo program for disadvantaged kids in Philadelphia..
#8 - Bruce Almighty / Head Games / Two of a Kind
Season 22 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/21/2016
Segments include a one-on-one interview with Arizona Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians; a report on mental competitions for youth in the U.S.; and another visit with long-lost sisters Dominique Moceanu and Jen Bricker.
#9 - Playing the Game / Unstoppable / The Fighter
Season 22 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/23/2016
Segments include a report on the challenges faced by female sports reporters; a visit with adopted sisters and Paralympians Hannah and Tatyana McFadden; and another visit with Cancellor Lee Adams, the unwanted son of former wideout Rae Carruth, who is in prison for masterminding the murder of Adams' mother.
#10 - Man vs. Machine / The Anthem / Magic Man
Season 22 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/27/2016
Segments include a report on the national anthem at sporting events; a look at pitching technology that determines balls and strikes; and a second visit with Eagles long snapper and magician Jon Dorenbos.
#11 - Cost of the Game / The Witness / Punjabi Hockey
Season 22 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/22/2016
Youth football players are often the least protected from catastrophic injury and even death. The rise and fall of FIFA's Chuck Blazer as witnessed by his longtime companion, Mary Lynn Blanks. The Hockey Night in Canada: Punjabi team is turning the game's most popular broadcast on its head.
#12 - 2016 Year in Sports
Season 22 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/20/2016
The Real Sports team discusses its most memorable stories from 2016, including new technology that could change baseball, the failings of the International Olympic Committee and the controversy surrounding Donald Trump's Scottish golf resort.