The best TV series about sports
The top 3 according to 287 votes from people: Friday Night Lights (2006-2011) · Ted Lasso (2020-) · 30 for 30 (2009-). (Updated Nov 8, 2025.)
Friday nights in Texas, a kind American in English football and the 90s Bulls: the best sports series, fiction and documentary, from Yardbarker, This Sport Life and Ranker.
Top 14
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1
Friday Night Lights (2006-2011)
High-school football and small-town Texas.
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2
Ted Lasso (2020-)
An American coach takes over an English Premier League club.
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3
30 for 30 (2009-)
ESPN's landmark sports documentary series.
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4
The Last Dance (2020)
The 1997-98 Chicago Bulls; the most-watched sports docuseries.
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5
Cobra Kai (2018-2025)
The Karate Kid rivalry thirty years on.
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6
Ballers (2015-2019)
Dwayne Johnson as a retired NFL player turned financial manager.
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7
Haikyu!! (2014-2020)
High-school volleyball anime.
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8
Formula 1: Drive to Survive (2019-)
Behind the scenes of Formula One.
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9
Sunderland 'Til I Die (2018-2022)
A football club in free fall.
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10
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty (2022-2023)
The Showtime Lakers of the 1980s.
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11
Welcome to Wrexham (2022-)
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney buy a Welsh club.
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12
Hard Knocks (2001-)
An NFL training camp from the inside.
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13
Eastbound & Down (2009-2013)
Danny McBride as a washed-up pitcher.
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14
Swagger (2021-2023)
Youth basketball, inspired by Kevin Durant.
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Comments (1)
Friday Night Lights first is the only correct answer.