Onion SportsDome

Onion SportsDome
Format Parody
Starring Matt Walton
Matt Oberg
Danyelle Sargent
Country of origin United States
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 10
Production
Running time 22 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel Comedy Central
Original run January 11, 2011 (2011-01-11) –
March 15, 2011 (2011-03-15)
Chronology
Related shows Onion News Network
External links
Website

Onion SportsDome is 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 is seen in Canada on The Comedy Network.[5]

The show is designed as a parody of SportsCenter and ESPN.[6] Matt Walton and Matt Oberg play the co-anchors Alex Reiser and Mark Shepard, respectively.[4][7] Melissa "Wellsy" Wells is portrayed by real-life sportscaster Danyelle Sargent. Gary Payton and Ahmad Bradshaw appeared on the show.[8]

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. [9] On June 20, 2011, Deadline Hollywood confirmed that Comedy Central cancelled both SportsDome and Sports Show with Norm MacDonald.[10]

References

  1. ^ Albrecht, Chris (November 5, 2009). "Comedy Central Orders Sports Pilot from The Onion". gigaom.com. http://gigaom.com/video/comedy-central-orders-sports-pilot-from-the-onion/. Retrieved January 6, 2011. 
  2. ^ "First Images and Premiere Date for Comedy Central's Onion SportsDome!". Comedy Central Insider. Comedy Central. December 1, 2010. http://ccinsider.comedycentral.com/2010/12/01/first-images-and-premiere-date-for-comedy-centrals-onion-sportsdome/. Retrieved January 6, 2011. 
  3. ^ Chandler, Rick (January 5, 2011). "New Onion sports show parody may have potential". Off the Bench (NBC Sports). http://offthebench.nbcsports.com/2011/01/05/new-onion-sports-show-parody-may-have-potential/. Retrieved January 6, 2011. 
  4. ^ a b Pierce, Scott D. (January 6, 2011). "'The Onion SportsDome’ skewers ‘SportsCenter'". The Salt Lake Tribune. http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/entertainment/50999298-81/sports-sportscenter-espn-sportsdome.html.csp. Retrieved January 6, 2011. 
  5. ^ http://jam.canoe.ca/Television/TV_Shows/O/Onion_SportsDome/2011/01/11/16841626.html
  6. ^ Hinckley, David (January 11, 2011). "'The Onion SportsDome' will lampoon sports shows like ESPN's 'SportsCenter' in Comedy Central slot". New York Daily News. http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2011/01/11/2011-01-11_the_onion_sportsdome_will_lampoon_sports_shows_like_espns_sportscenter_in_comedy.html. Retrieved January 26, 2010. 
  7. ^ 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). http://www.app.com/article/20101225/NEWS03/12250323/Matt-Walton-a-New-Jersey-native-to-co-host-Comedy-Central-Onion-sports-show. Retrieved January 6, 2011. 
  8. ^ http://www.kansascity.com/2011/01/31/2622149/the-onion-peels-back-the-curtain.html
  9. ^ "MacDonald's show may be departure from norm". USA Today. USA Today. April 11, 2011. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/hiestand-tv/2011-04-11-macdonald-sports-show_N.htm. Retrieved April 27, 2011. 
  10. ^ "Comedy Central Cancels 'Sports Show with Norm Macdonald' and 'Onion SportsDome'". Deadline Hollywood. June 20, 2011. http://www.deadline.com/2011/06/comedy-central-cancels-sports-show-with-norm-macdonald-and-onion-sportsdome/. Retrieved July 19, 2011. 

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