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 (6,130 votes)
Seasons: 5
Streaming (US): fuboTV · YouTube TV · Spectrum On Demand
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Aug 19, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

Seasons

Season 1 (2009)

7.07 avg 30 episodes 6.7 → 7.6 61 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Kings Ransom	6.7	1,709
2	The Band That Wouldn't Die	6.7	1,085
3	Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL?	7.3	1,402
4	Muhammad and Larry	7.0	983
5	Without Bias	7.2	1,445
6	The Legend of Jimmy the Greek	6.5	1,003
7	The U	7.9	2,005
8	Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. The New York Knicks	8.0	2,403
9	Guru of Go	7.3	1,141
10	No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson	6.9	1,534
11	Silly Little Game	6.4	903
12	Run Ricky Run	7.0	1,310
13	The 16th Man	7.6	805
14	Straight Outta L.A.	6.5	1,174
15	June 17th, 1994	7.7	1,822
16	The Two Escobars	8.4	3,529
17	The Birth of Big Air	7.0	893
18	Jordan Rides the Bus	6.8	1,710
19	Little Big Men	6.4	664
20	One Night in Vegas	6.2	659
21	Unmatched	6.4	658
22	The House of Steinbrenner	6.3	853
23	Into the Wind	7.7	752
24	Four Days in October	7.4	1,518
25	Once Brothers	8.5	3,588
26	Tim Richmond: To the Limit	6.6	634
27	Fernando Nation	6.8	809
28	Marion Jones: Press Pause	5.3	747
29	The Best That Never Was	8.1	1,411
30	Pony Excess	7.6	1,223

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	1,760
2	9.79*	7.6	1,072
3	There's No Place Like Home	5.8	670
4	Benji	7.3	858
5	Ghosts of Ole Miss	6.8	656
6	You Don't Know Bo: The Legend of Bo Jackson	8.1	1,807
7	Survive and Advance	8.5	1,491
8	Elway to Marino	7.6	1,264
9	Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau	6.9	632
10	Free Spirits	6.7	656
11	No Más	7.1	846
12	Big Shot	7.2	810
13	This Is What They Want	7.1	645
14	Bernie and Ernie	7.0	606
15	Youngstown Boys	7.6	717
16	The Price of Gold	7.4	1,318
17	Requiem for the Big East	7.5	784
18	Bad Boys	8.2	2,134
19	Slaying the Badger	7.6	970
20	Playing for the Mob	7.1	887
21	The Day the Series Stopped	6.9	886
22	When the Garden Was Eden	6.8	633
23	Brian and the Boz	7.3	1,098
24	Brothers in Exile	7.5	570
25	Rand University	7.2	886
26	The U: Part 2	7.4	832
27	Of Miracles and Men	8.2	1,207
28	I Hate Christian Laettner	7.7	1,941
29	Sole Man	6.8	585
30	Angry Sky	6.9	432

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	811
2	The Prince of Pennsylvania	7.5	872
3	The Gospel According to Mac	6.9	497
4	Chasing Tyson	7.5	974
5	The Four Falls of Buffalo	8.1	1,637
6	The '85 Bears	8.1	1,101
7	Fantastic Lies	8.0	1,324
8	This Magic Moment	7.7	1,393
9	Believeland	7.3	801
10	Doc & Darryl	7.2	709
11	Phi Slama Jama	6.9	665
12	Hit It Hard	6.8	452
13	Catholics Vs. Convicts	7.3	781
14	This Was the XFL	7.2	886
15	One and Not Done	6.8	473
16	Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies	8.2	1,015
17	Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies, Part 2	8.3	880
18	Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies, Part 3	8.2	818
19	Mike and the Mad Dog	6.1	483
20	George Best: All by Himself	7.1	1,015
21	What Carter Lost	7.2	486
22	Year of the Scab	7.3	505
23	Tommy	7.3	593
24	Nature Boy	7.8	1,364
25	The Two Bills	7.7	682
26	The Last Days of Knight	7.2	456
27	Seau	7.2	249
28	42 to 1	7.3	728
29	Deion's Double Play	6.7	719
30	The Dominican Dream	6.7	312
31	Qualified	6.8	247
32	The Good, The Bad, The Hungry	6.1	416

Season 4 (2019)

7.08 avg 36 episodes 7.6 → 6.9 79 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Rodman: For Better or Worse	7.6	1,019
2	Chuck & Tito	7.1	457
3	Vick Part 1	7.4	482
4	Vick Part 2	7.3	467
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	775
9	The Life and Trials of Oscar Pistorius: Part 1	6.4	428
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	544
15	Breakaway	6.5	157
16	Once Upon a Time in Queens	8.0	384
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	184
22	The Greatest Mixtape Ever	5.7	199
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	173
27	Bullies of Baltimore	7.5	324
28	The American Gladiators Documentary	7.2	463
29	The American Gladiators Documentary: Part Two	6.9	228
30	The Luckiest Guy in the World	7.4	202
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	231
35	The Minister of Defense	7.2	211
36	The New York Sack Exchange	6.9	144

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	253
2	False Positive	7.1	126
3	Searching for Hobey Baker	7.1	68
4	American Son	7.0	145
5	No Scope: The Story of FaZe Clan	5.3	127
6	Dude Perfect: A Very Long Shot	6.5	121
32	Boo-Yah: A Portrait of Stuart Scott	8.4	65