Good Sports is an American sitcom television series that aired on the CBS network from January 10 to July 13, 1991, starring Farrah Fawcett and Ryan O'Neal. It was Fawcett's only scripted television series after Charlie's Angels.
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Plot
The show features the two main characters, Bobby Tannen (O'Neal), a once-famous former football player for the New York Jets gone to seed and Gayle Roberts (Fawcett), an ex-Miss America, as mismatched anchors on an all-sports cable network, Mr. Downtown Bobby Tannen and Ms. Gayle Roberts. Bobby is a self-obsessed jock, constantly worried about himself and his image. Gayle is the more down to earth and level-headed of the two. Both characters were concerned with the ratings of their sports show, outwardly disliking each other but nonetheless mutually attracted.
Cast
Farrah Fawcett as Gayle Roberts
Ryan O'Neal as Bobby Tannen
Lane Smith as R.J. Rappaport, the huffy cable channel owner
Brian Doyle-Murray as John "Mac" MacKinney, the sport show's obsequious producer
Cleavant Derricks as Jeff Mussberger
Paul Feig as Leash
Christine Dunford as Missy Van Johnson
Reception and cancellation
Good Sports premiered as a mid-season replacement on January 10, 1991. Reviews were generally mixed and ratings were low. After the ratings failed to improve, CBS canceled the series. The final episode, "A Class Act", aired on July 13, 1991.
Production
The 30-minute Brillstein-Grey production was created by Alan Zweibel and directed by Stan Lathan. The series' theme song was performed by Al Green.