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Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel

2 Seasons | 11 Episodes | TV-PG

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.

Interview

Worldle Wisdom

Bryant Gumbel talks Wordle strategy with Will Shortz, crossword editor for The New York Times, and goes head-to-head in the hit word game that’s become a national craze.

Correspondents

Bryant Gumbel
Soledad O'Brien
Jon Frankel
Mary Carillo
David Scott
Andrea Kremer

12.Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (December 2021)

Real Sports returns with its annual year-end special that looks back at the most interesting, compelling and important stories from 2021.

Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (January 2022)

Segments: Legalized sports wagering in the U.S. is a huge success--except for gamblers who become addicted; Bryant Gumbel goes one on one with NFL wide receiver Antonio Brown; Olympic figure skaters turned broadcasters Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinksi mix comedy and fashion with every triple lutz; the IOC's partnership with China’s repressive regime.

Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (February 2022)

Segments: Bobsled, skeleton, and luge may be the most frightening sports on ice, but life after competition can be even worse; Bryant Gumbel's exclusive interview with Brian Flores, his first since being hired by the Steelers; an American surfer sparks a Bitcoin revolution in El Salvador; the issue of young, injured athletes who are prescribed powerful opioid painkillers.

Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (March 2022)

Segments: Before Russia’s military might was unleashed on Ukraine, it was previewed in war games guised as sport; NBA star Jalen Rose tackles Detroit’s education gap by opening a charter school for some of the city’s neediest kids; Senator Bernie Sanders takes aim at MLB’s long-held antitrust exemption; Meet the Cochrans, America’s first family of skiing superstars.

Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (April 2022)

Segments: Jake Paul’s YouTube videos made him a viral sensation. Now, he has become a hit as a professional boxer; Rodney Stotts is cutting a unique profile in the sport of falconry; Paralympic star Oksana Masters competed at the Winter Games in honor of her native Ukraine; plus, a retrospective on Real Sports as it commemorates its 300th edition.

Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (May 2022)

Segments: Interviews with two women who've accused Deshaun Watson of sexual misconduct, allegations he flatly denies; Olympic gold medalist runner Caster Semenya on the controversial hormone therapy she was forced to take; master negotiator Bill Richardson, who's working to secure Brittney Griner's release from detention in Russia; a look at the Savannah Bananas.

Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (June 2022)

Segments: Tennis legend Chris Evert and her fight against ovarian cancer; Prison reporter Keri Blakinger's unusual journey into the American criminal justice system—which began in figure skating; the world of recovery divers--cops and elite enthusiasts who are trained in scuba detective work; Bryant Gumbel battles NY Times Crosswords editor Will Shortz in Wordle.

Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (July 2022)

Segments: David Scott travels to Japan for a rare, inside look at the demanding sport of Sumo; Ariel Helwani tags along at the World Series of Birding, where competitors try to spot the most species in 24 hrs; Mary Carillo meets Dave Raymond, the man behind some of the most beloved mascots in sports; Jon Frankel revisits the Isle of Man race, one of the deadliest in the world.

Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (August 2022)

Segments: Big 10 Commissioner Kevin Warren signs revolutionary TV deal; real-life rocket men attach jet engines to their bodies and fly into the sky; the silver-haired gather and go for gold at the National Senior Games; champion boxer and trainer Ann Wolfe is enshrined in the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (September 2022)

Segments: An investigation into allegations that the World Anti-Doping Agency is not adequately policing PEDs; NFL star Darren Waller sets out to help Las Vegas addicts; Extreme mountain biker Casey Brown’s road to success marked by tragedy; Tennis star Frances Tiafoe’s unlikely rise to becoming the first American in 16 years to make it to the semifinals at the US Open.

Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (October 2022)

Segments: Pickleball has exploded across the US, but is driving some people up a wall; In spite of losing a leg in combat, Marine Sergeant Kirstie Ennis is one mountain from her goal of climbing the Seven Summits; NBA players head to South Central LA for The Drew--the nation’s preeminent pro-am basketball league; an update on the continuing issue of violence against referees.

Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (November 2022)

Segments: Bryant Gumbel talks FIFA World Cup with the soccer-mad Men in Blazers; the exploitation and deaths of migrant workers as the World Cup kicks off in Qatar; skier Mikaela Shiffrin opens up after struggling at the Beijing Olympics; billionaire and former MSU walk-on Mat Ishbia gives back millions to his alma mater.