30 for 30 (2009)

Biography · Documentary · History

30 for 30 is the title for a series of documentary films airing on ESPN, its sister networks, and online highlighting interesting people and events in sports history. This currently includes four "volumes" of 30 episodes each, a 13-episode series under the ESPN Films Presents title in 2011–2012, and a series of 30 for 30 Shorts shown through the ESPN.com website. The series has also expanded to include Soccer Stories, which aired in advance of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and audio podcasts. This entry refers to the main Volumes of the series presented by ESPN

IMDb rating: 8.8 (6,158 votes)
Episode average: 7.2 -1.6 vs IMDb
Seasons: 5
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

Seasons

Season 1 (2009)

7.08 avg 30 episodes 6.7 → 7.6 61 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Kings Ransom	6.7	1,715
2	The Band That Wouldn't Die	6.7	1,088
3	Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL?	7.3	1,408
4	Muhammad and Larry	7.0	986
5	Without Bias	7.2	1,450
6	The Legend of Jimmy the Greek	6.5	1,004
7	The U	7.9	2,017
8	Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. The New York Knicks	8.0	2,409
9	Guru of Go	7.3	1,147
10	No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson	6.9	1,536
11	Silly Little Game	6.5	907
12	Run Ricky Run	7.0	1,315
13	The 16th Man	7.6	810
14	Straight Outta L.A.	6.5	1,177
15	June 17th, 1994	7.7	1,826
16	The Two Escobars	8.4	3,531
17	The Birth of Big Air	7.0	895
18	Jordan Rides the Bus	6.8	1,714
19	Little Big Men	6.4	669
20	One Night in Vegas	6.2	660
21	Unmatched	6.4	661
22	The House of Steinbrenner	6.3	856
23	Into the Wind	7.7	753
24	Four Days in October	7.4	1,524
25	Once Brothers	8.5	3,594
26	Tim Richmond: To the Limit	6.6	636
27	Fernando Nation	6.8	812
28	Marion Jones: Press Pause	5.3	748
29	The Best That Never Was	8.1	1,414
30	Pony Excess	7.6	1,228

Season 2 (2012)

7.29 avg 30 episodes 6.9 → 6.9 79 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Broke	6.9	1,765
2	9.79*	7.6	1,072
3	There's No Place Like Home	5.8	671
4	Benji	7.3	860
5	Ghosts of Ole Miss	6.8	658
6	You Don't Know Bo: The Legend of Bo Jackson	8.1	1,811
7	Survive and Advance	8.5	1,494
8	Elway to Marino	7.6	1,266
9	Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau	7.0	634
10	Free Spirits	6.7	657
11	No Más	7.1	850
12	Big Shot	7.2	813
13	This Is What They Want	7.1	648
14	Bernie and Ernie	7.0	606
15	Youngstown Boys	7.6	718
16	The Price of Gold	7.4	1,321
17	Requiem for the Big East	7.5	786
18	Bad Boys	8.2	2,139
19	Slaying the Badger	7.6	975
20	Playing for the Mob	7.1	890
21	The Day the Series Stopped	6.9	892
22	When the Garden Was Eden	6.8	636
23	Brian and the Boz	7.3	1,101
24	Brothers in Exile	7.5	573
25	Rand University	7.2	895
26	The U: Part 2	7.4	842
27	Of Miracles and Men	8.2	1,212
28	I Hate Christian Laettner	7.7	1,946
29	Sole Man	6.8	587
30	Angry Sky	6.9	433

Season 3 (2015)

7.30 avg 32 episodes 7.2 → 6.1 82 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Trojan War	7.2	814
2	The Prince of Pennsylvania	7.5	875
3	The Gospel According to Mac	6.9	499
4	Chasing Tyson	7.5	977
5	The Four Falls of Buffalo	8.1	1,644
6	The '85 Bears	8.1	1,106
7	Fantastic Lies	8.0	1,330
8	This Magic Moment	7.7	1,397
9	Believeland	7.3	803
10	Doc & Darryl	7.2	712
11	Phi Slama Jama	6.9	666
12	Hit It Hard	6.8	453
13	Catholics Vs. Convicts	7.3	793
14	This Was the XFL	7.2	893
15	One and Not Done	6.8	473
16	Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies	8.2	1,021
17	Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies, Part 2	8.3	885
18	Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies, Part 3	8.2	822
19	Mike and the Mad Dog	6.1	485
20	George Best: All by Himself	7.1	1,016
21	What Carter Lost	7.2	487
22	Year of the Scab	7.3	506
23	Tommy	7.3	596
24	Nature Boy	7.8	1,371
25	The Two Bills	7.7	682
26	The Last Days of Knight	7.2	457
27	Seau	7.2	250
28	42 to 1	7.3	731
29	Deion's Double Play	6.7	724
30	The Dominican Dream	6.7	313
31	Qualified	6.8	248
32	The Good, The Bad, The Hungry	6.1	417

Season 4 (2019)

7.08 avg 36 episodes 7.6 → 6.9 81 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Rodman: For Better or Worse	7.6	1,025
2	Chuck & Tito	7.1	458
3	Vick Part 1	7.4	484
4	Vick Part 2	7.3	469
5	Lance Part 1	7.5	680
6	Lance Part 2	7.5	631
7	Be Water	7.0	427
8	Long Gone Summer	7.2	782
9	The Life and Trials of Oscar Pistorius: Part 1	6.4	429
10	The Life and Trials of Oscar Pistorius: Part 2	6.4	176
11	The Life and Trials of Oscar Pistorius: Part 3	6.4	176
12	The Life and Trials of Oscar Pistorius: Part 4	6.5	176
13	Infinite Race	6.2	206
14	Al Davis vs. The NFL	6.8	546
15	Breakaway	6.5	159
16	Once Upon a Time in Queens	8.0	386
17	Once Upon a Time in Queens, Part 2	7.7	263
18	Once Upon a Time in Queens, Part 3	7.8	263
19	Once Upon a Time in Queens, Part 4	7.8	261
20	The Tuck Rule	7.0	296
21	Shark	7.3	185
22	The Greatest Mixtape Ever	5.7	200
23	Dream On	7.0	200
24	Dream On, Part 2	6.7	139
25	Dream On, Part 3	6.6	139
26	Jeanette Lee Vs.	6.9	175
27	Bullies of Baltimore	7.5	329
28	The American Gladiators Documentary	7.2	466
29	The American Gladiators Documentary: Part Two	6.9	228
30	The Luckiest Guy in the World	7.4	203
31	The Luckiest Guy in the World: Part 2	7.2	170
32	The Luckiest Guy in the World: Part 3	7.3	170
33	The Luckiest Guy in the World: Part 4	7.4	170
34	The Great Heisman Race of 1997	7.4	233
35	The Minister of Defense	7.2	212
36	The New York Sack Exchange	6.9	146

Season 5 (2023)

6.79 avg 7 episodes 6.1 → 8.4 78 min avg

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	I'm Just Here for the Riot	6.1	256
2	False Positive	7.1	128
3	Searching for Hobey Baker	7.1	68
4	American Son	7.0	147
5	No Scope: The Story of FaZe Clan	5.3	129
6	Dude Perfect: A Very Long Shot	6.5	123
32	Boo-Yah: A Portrait of Stuart Scott	8.4	70