(1998-2000, ABC)
Premise: A look behind the scenes of a TV show not unlike ESPN's SportsCenter, staffed by the sort of dysfunctional workplace family Aaron Sorkin writes so vividly. Stars Felicity Huffman and Peter Krause in career-launching performances.
Why It's Cult: Cancelled after two seasons, but most sports geeks would still kill to work there. Whitney Pastorek
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