Decades in Sports: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Decades in Sports explores the cultural and political milestones that transformed sports and helped shape America. Across six episodes, it examines the defining moments, athletes, and cultural shifts that shaped sports over the past six decades, from the television revolution and Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, to the transformative social and political changes of the 1970s, to the impact of social media on today's biggest sports stars. Along the way, each decade reveals the unforgettable athletes, intense rivalries, dominating dynasties, championship moments, and cultural milestones that transformed sports and America.

The series features interviews with legendary broadcasters Bob Costas, Al Michaels and Andrea Kremer, football legends Lynn Swann and Drew Pearson, basketball Hall of Famer Bill Bradley, Olympic gold medalist and WNBA legend Diana Taurasi, ESPN analysts Jessica Mendoza and Malika Andrews, journalists/authors Dave Kindred, Joe Posnanski, Michael MacCambridge, Bomani Jones and John Heilemann, marathon pioneer Kathrine Switzer, and additional athletes, coaches, journalists, historians, and legendary sports broadcasters.

Series details

• Title: Decades in Sports
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: History, Sports
• Premiere date: 2026-08-02
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: CNN
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 93377
• IMDb ID: tt36958248
• TVDB ID: 480941

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2026-08-02; final listed air date 2026-08-30; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Decades in Sports on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.