Best Sport TV shows
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Best Sport TV shows
TOP TV Shows: Ted Lasso (2020), One Tree Hill (2003), Junior League (2013), Big Shot (2021), Swagger (2021), Friday Night Lights (2006), The Queen's Gambit (2020), Cobra Kai (2018), Ballers (2015), Heated Rivalry (2025), Playmakers (2003), The League (2009), All American (2018), Stick (2025), Chad Powers (2025), Running Point (2025), WWE Cruiserweight Classic (2016), Match of the Day 2 (2004), All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite (2019), The Men In Blazers Show (2014).
List of Best TV Shows
433K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Ted Lasso, an American football coach, moves to England when he’s hired to manage a soccer team—despite having no experience. With cynical players and a doubtful town, will he get them to see the Ted Lasso Way?
Style:
feel good, funny, humorous, sitcom, sincere ...
Plot:
soccer, football team, american abroad, soccer coach, football player, professional sports, closeted homosexual, friendship, strong female character, coaching, divorce, career change ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
england, london
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Set in the fictional small town of Tree Hill, North Carolina, this teen-driven drama tells the story of two half brothers, who share a last name and nothing else. Brooding, blue-collar Lucas is a talented street-side basketball player, but his ...
Style:
sincere, realistic, serious, teen, touching ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
couples, high school life, high school, friendship, girlfriend, couple relations, teenage life, teenage love, youth, renewed love, friends, family relations ...
Time:
2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
north carolina, usa
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: Russia
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story:
In the town of Podolsk, The Bears hockey club hires a new coach, Sergei Makeyev, a former National Hockey League player, who sets out to get the club to the Junior Hockey League and make The Bears a successful team.
Style:
romantic, captivating, touching, exciting, entertaining ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
ice hockey, sport team, team, friendship, youth, parent child relationship, couples, athlete and trainer, love, cheerleading, coach, first love ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
After getting ousted from his job in the NCAA for throwing a chair at a referee, a hothead men’s basketball coach Marvyn Korn must take a job at Westbrook School for Girls, a private all-girls high school, in an effort to redeem what's left ...
Style:
feel good, captivating, entertaining, funny, humorous ...
Plot:
basketball coach, high school basketball, elite, basketball team, sport competition, basketball player, coach, basketball, high school sports, athlete and trainer, sport team, athlete's life ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
california
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Explore the world of AAU basketball in the nation’s capital, and the players, their families and coaches who walk the fine line between dreams and ambition, and opportunism and corruption.
Style:
thought provoking, psychological, captivating, disturbing, realistic ...
Plot:
basketball, basketball player, athlete's life, professional rivalry, direction and purpose, athlete and trainer, basketball team, sport team, following a dream, family problems, aspiration, lifestyle ...
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Friday Night Lights is an American drama television series based around a high school football team situated in Texas. The series takes place in the fictional town of Dillon: a small, close-knit community in rural Texas. Particular focus is given to ...
Style:
realistic, sincere, serious, suspenseful, sentimental ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
high school, football, athlete and trainer, american football, sport team, cheerleader, friendship, contests and competitions, coach, small town, teenager, lifestyle ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
texas, hawaii, southern usa, usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
In a Kentucky orphanage in the 1950s, a young girl discovers an astonishing talent for chess while struggling with addiction.
Style:
period piece, psychological, captivating, tense, historical drama ...
Plot:
chess, genius, addiction, coming of age, female protagonist, prodigy, child prodigy, competition, champion, girl power, adoptive mother, girl ...
Time:
60s, 1950s, 50s, 2020s, 20th century
Place:
europe, usa, kentucky, las vegas, paris france ...
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240K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
This Karate Kid sequel series picks up 30 years after the events of the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament and finds Johnny Lawrence on the hunt for redemption by reopening the infamous Cobra Kai karate dojo. This reignites his old rivalry with the ...
Style:
captivating, light, motivational, exciting, epic ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
karate, martial arts, dojo, martial arts training, master apprentice relationship, martial artist, starting over, coming of age, father son relationship, fight, bullying, contests and competitions ...
Time:
90s, 2010s, 2020s
Place:
california, north america, thailand, los angeles, southern california
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78K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Looking at the lives of former and current football players, the show follows former superstar Spencer Strasmore as he gets his life on track in retirement while mentoring other current and former players through the daily grind of the business of ...
Style:
semi serious, realistic, exciting, erotic, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night, adult
Plot:
american football, sex, female nudity, nfl, athlete's life, ambition, nudity, american football player, football, black, business, party ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, miami, florida
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Canada
TV show
Story:
Two of the biggest stars in Major League Hockey are bound by ambition, rivalry, and a magnetic pull neither of them fully understands. What begins as a secret fling between two fresh faced rookies evolves into a years-long journey of love, denial, ...
Style:
sincere, romantic, earnest, queer cinema
Plot:
closeted homosexual, ice hockey, gay, gay athlete, rivalry, gay sex, male nudity, rivals, enemies to lovers, gay relationship, sexuality, gay interest ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
north america
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 491 min.
TV show
Story:
Playmakers is an American television series that aired on ESPN from August 26, 2003 to November 11, 2003. It depicted the lives of the Cougars, a fictional professional football team in an unidentified city. The show starred Omar Gooding, Marcello ...
Style:
realistic, serious, captivating, rough
Plot:
american football, closeted homosexual, deal, gay athlete, athlete's life, against the odds, lifestyle, ambition, tough heroes, contests and competitions, athlete and trainer, ego clash ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
The League is an American sitcom and semi-improvised comedy about a about a fantasy football league and its members and their everyday lives.
Style:
sitcom, sexy, humorous, funny, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
american football, friendship between men, competition, football, sex talk, friends, family relations, parenthood, slacker, family life, irresponsible, bonding ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, chicago
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Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
When a rising high school football player from South Central L.A. is recruited to play for Beverly Hills High, the wins, losses and struggles of two families from vastly different worlds - Compton and Beverly Hills - begin to collide. Inspired by ...
Style:
thought provoking, captivating, emotional, ambiguous ending, inspirational ...
Plot:
american football, high school football, male objectification, high school, father son relationship, coach, football team, rise to the top, stubbornness, family problems, sport team, rivalry ...
Time:
2020s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
beverly hills
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A fast-break series chronicling the professional and personal lives of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers, one of sports’ most revered and dominant dynasties — a team that defined an era, both on and off the court.
Style:
captivating, psychological, dark comedy, black comedy
Plot:
basketball, basketball player, basketball team, tournament, professional, career, trophy, coach, winning, athlete's life, sport team, male nudity ...
Time:
80s, 90s, year 1980, year 1991
Place:
los angeles
Is relevant?
18K
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
Pryce Cahill was headed for golf greatness when an on-course meltdown derailed his career. Now struggling to stay afloat, he goes all in to mentor Santi—a teenage phenom with immense potential—and maybe save himself.
Style:
inspirational, realistic
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
golf, redemption, second chance, mentor, hopes, perseverance, father figure, midlife crisis, coming of age, competition, underdog, ambition ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Sport
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
Follow Michael Fassbender's journey from novice racer to Le Mans competitor.
Style:
intense, tense, suspenseful, captivating, exciting
Plot:
auto racing, racing, motor sport, racecar driver, chases and races, race car, race, car chase, car race, car racing, car, real life ...
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Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 35 min.
TV show
Story:
Eight years after an unforgivable mistake nukes his promising college football career, hotshot quarterback Russ Holliday tries to resurrect his dreams by disguising himself as Chad Powers - a talented oddball who walks on to the struggling South ...
Style:
inspirational
Plot:
protector, disguise, football, underdog, redemption, comeback, determination, competition, friendship, rivalry, scandal, retribution ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
A reformed party girl must prove herself as a businesswoman when she's unexpectedly put in charge of her family's pro basketball team.
Style:
uplifting, inspirational, emotional, tense, comedy drama
Plot:
female protagonist, basketball, self discovery, underdog, second chance, ambition, family business, personal growth, resilience, female empowerment, coming of age, women ...
Place:
los angeles
Is relevant?
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Genre: Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Many cruiserweight wrestlers from around the world battle in the 32-man tournament.
Style:
captivating, entertaining, exciting
Plot:
wrestling, tournament, professional wrestling, title bout, wrestler, professional wrestler, martial arts, fistfight, professional rivalry, combat, master warrior, battles ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
A light-hearted look at the United Kingdom's Premier League action, rounding-up the weekend's football action.
Style:
entertaining, captivating, informative, light hearted, fast paced ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
soccer, football, analysis, football player, athlete and trainer, statistics, soccer match, interview, radio broadcasting, studio, stadium
Place:
britain
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Genre: Action, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
TV show
Story:
A world-class roster of diverse male and female wrestlers give fans a new wrestling experience for the first time in 20 years.
Style:
captivating, entertaining, exciting
Plot:
wrestling, professional wrestling, professional wrestler, wrestler, sporting event, battle zone, battles, title bout, professional sports, combat, martial arts, fistfight ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Sport
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
A celebration of the Premier League, the world's greatest sporting telenovela, with Roger Bennett and Michael Davies.
Style:
captivating, entertaining, lighthearted
Plot:
soccer, football, soccer fan, sports fan, sport team, soccer match, football player, fan, passion, enthusiasm, television, celebration ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Sport
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Three incoming freshmen attending Midwestern college football powerhouse Blue Mountain State must quickly adapt to college life and juggle football, girls, classes and nonstop hazing.
Style:
humorous, sexy, not serious, light, feel good ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
college, american football, athlete's life, youth, friends, college life, cheerleading, sexual activity, university, teenage life, cheerleader, social relations ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Sport
Country: USA, China
TV show
Story:
Here's a Special Edition DVD that captures the most dramatic and exciting moments from the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. Officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, the competition was held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from ...
Style:
thrilling, non fiction
Plot:
olympics, gymnastics, competition, swimming, athletics, chinese culture, rivalry, urban, swimming pool, basketball, track and field, endurance ...
Time:
2000s, year 2008
Place:
china, beijing china
Is relevant?
Genre: Sport
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
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Style:
entertaining, captivating, non fiction
Plot:
olympics, skiing, winter olympics, rivalry, competitor, female athlete, snow, sporting event, olympic athlete, professional sports, sport team, contest ...
Time:
year 2010, 2010s
Place:
vancouver, british columbia, canada
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Genre: Sport
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
An exclusive look at the players and coaches in their professional and personal settings, following the chosen teams as they prepare for their respective outdoor games capturing all the action, camaraderie, drama, humor, heartaches and triumphs as ...
Style:
dramatic, captivating, emotional, suspenseful, inspirational
Plot:
hockey, rivalry, ice hockey, rivals, ambition, athlete and trainer, ambitious man, professional sports, competitor, direction and purpose, sport team, hockey player ...
Place:
north america
Is relevant?
11K
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
In a close-knit Georgia community, a family-owned wrestling promotion finds two brothers and rivals war over their late father’s legacy. In the ring, somebody must play the good guy and somebody must play their nemesis, the heel. But in the real ...
Style:
captivating, disturbing, tense, exciting
Plot:
wrestling, rivalry, professional wrestler, brother sister relationship, fight, fight for supremacy, family relations, athlete's life, professional sports, brother brother relationship, humour, satire ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
In 1943, Carson Shaw travels to Chicago to try out for the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. There, she meets other women who also dream of playing pro baseball and makes connections that open up her world. Rockford local Max Chapman ...
Style:
exciting, retro, emotional, historical drama, queer cinema
Plot:
baseball, lesbian, lgbt, lgbtq, woman, friend, friends, sapphic, sport competition, gender, girl, transgender ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Is relevant?
Genre: Sport
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
NJPW Strong is a professional wrestling television series produced by Japanese professional wrestling promotion New Japan Pro-Wrestling. It airs every Friday at 10pm ET on NJPW's streaming service NJPW World. The series debuted on August 7, 2020
Style:
entertaining, captivating, exciting
Plot:
battles, sporting event, battle zone, professional wrestling, wrestling, title bout, professional wrestler, contest, rivalry, rivals, combat, professional rivalry ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Sport
Country: Japan, USA
TV show
Story:
New Japan Pro Wrestling is a Japanese promotion founded by Antonio Inoki in 1972. Owing to its TV program aired on TV Asahi, it is the largest wrestling promotion in Japan and one of the largest in the world.
Style:
entertaining, exciting, captivating
Plot:
wrestling, martial arts tournament, professional wrestling, battles, sporting event, muscleman, professional wrestler, master warrior, rivals, combat, arena, scuffle ...
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