Onion SportsDome was a parody sports television show from the makers of The Onion.[1] The show premiered on Tuesday, January 11, 2011, at 10:30 p.m. EST on Comedy Central in the United States.[2][3][4] It was seen in Canada on The Comedy Network.[5]
| Onion SportsDome | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Starring | Matt Walton Matt Oberg Danyelle Sargent |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Comedy Central |
| Release | January 11 – March 15, 2011 |
| Related | |
| Onion News Network | |
The show was designed as a parody of SportsCenter and ESPN.[6] Jack Kukoda was the head writer.[7] Matt Walton and Matt Oberg play the co-anchors Alex Reiser and Mark Shepard, respectively.[4][8] Melissa "Wellsy" Wells was portrayed by real-life sportscaster Danyelle Sargent. Gary Payton, Dennis Kenney and Ahmad Bradshaw appeared on the show.[9]
On April 4, 2011, USA Today reported the show, having completed its original 10-episode runs, was on hiatus and replaced in the time-slot by Sports Show with Norm Macdonald.[10] On June 20, 2011, Deadline Hollywood confirmed that Comedy Central cancelled both SportsDome and Sports Show with Norm MacDonald.[11]
References
edit- ^ Albrecht, Chris (November 5, 2009). "Comedy Central Orders Sports Pilot from The Onion". gigaom.com. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
- ^ "First Images and Premiere Date for Comedy Central's Onion SportsDome!". Comedy Central Insider. Comedy Central. December 1, 2010. Archived from the original on August 26, 2012. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
- ^ Chandler, Rick (January 5, 2011). "New Onion sports show parody may have potential". Off the Bench. NBC Sports. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
- ^ a b Pierce, Scott D. (January 6, 2011). "'The Onion SportsDome' skewers 'SportsCenter'". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
- ^ "Canoe – Jam! Television - TV Shows - Onion SportsDome: 'Onion' bosses take swing at sports". Jam.canoe.ca. 2011-01-11. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-05.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Hinckley, David (January 11, 2011). "'The Onion SportsDome' will lampoon sports shows like ESPN's 'SportsCenter' in Comedy Central slot". New York Daily News. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
- ^ Hale, Mike (January 10, 2011). "Where Sports News Is Irreverent, and Scores Irrelevant" The New York Times..
- ^ O'Brien, Walter (December 25, 2010). "Matt Walton, a New Jersey native, to co-host Comedy Central Onion sports show". Courier News. Bridgewater Township, NJ. Retrieved January 6, 2011.
- ^ [1] Archived February 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "MacDonald's show may be departure from norm". USA Today. April 11, 2011. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
- ^ "Comedy Central Cancels 'Sports Show with Norm Macdonald' and 'Onion SportsDome'". Deadline Hollywood. June 20, 2011. Retrieved July 19, 2011.