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Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (HBO)

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2021

HD

2 Seasons

documentary

news-talk

HBO's Emmy®-winning sports magazine brings you the stories in sports that can't be found anywhere else!

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HBO's Emmy®-winning sports magazine brings you the stories in sports that can't be found anywhere else!

Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (October 2021)

141. Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (October 2021)

Segments: DeMaurice Smith on NFL email fallout; NCAA rule change ignites a gold ...

Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (November 2021)

142. Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (November 2021)

Segments: Sex abuse at Univ. of Michigan; Amar’e Stoudemire’s spiritual journey;...

Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (December 2021)

143. Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (December 2021)

Real Sports returns with its annual year-end special that looks back at the most...

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.

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Genres

documentary, news-talk, original, sport

Episodes

2 Seasons Available (12 Episodes)

Release Year

2021

Rating Information

TV-PG

Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (HBO)

Get the story beyond the scores with HBO's Emmy®-winning sports magazine. Each monthly edition is packed with powerful features, compelling profiles and insider interviews with the biggest names in sports. Hosted by Bryant Gumbel and featuring a heralded team of correspondents, "Real Sports" gets you closest to the hottest stories in the business.

Cast and Crew

Starring: Bryant Gumbel, David Scott, Mary Carillo, Ariel Helwani, Jon Frankel, Soledad O'Brien, Isobel Yeung, Kavitha Davidson, Andrea Kremer

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