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 (6,100 votes)
Seasons: 5
Streaming (US): YouTube TV · Netflix · Spectrum On Demand
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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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	1,707
2	The Band That Wouldn't Die	6.7	1,082
3	Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL?	7.3	1,400
4	Muhammad and Larry	7.0	981
5	Without Bias	7.2	1,439
6	The Legend of Jimmy the Greek	6.5	998
7	The U	7.8	1,999
8	Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. The New York Knicks	8.0	2,395
9	Guru of Go	7.3	1,137
10	No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson	6.9	1,529
11	Silly Little Game	6.5	900
12	Run Ricky Run	7.0	1,307
13	The 16th Man	7.6	804
14	Straight Outta L.A.	6.5	1,172
15	June 17th, 1994	7.7	1,814
16	The Two Escobars	8.4	3,523
17	The Birth of Big Air	7.0	891
18	Jordan Rides the Bus	6.8	1,705
19	Little Big Men	6.4	662
20	One Night in Vegas	6.2	657
21	Unmatched	6.4	655
22	The House of Steinbrenner	6.3	851
23	Into the Wind	7.7	751
24	Four Days in October	7.4	1,513
25	Once Brothers	8.5	3,582
26	Tim Richmond: To the Limit	6.6	631
27	Fernando Nation	6.8	808
28	Marion Jones: Press Pause	5.3	745
29	The Best That Never Was	8.1	1,407
30	Pony Excess	7.6	1,216

Season 2 (2012)

7.30 avg 30 episodes 6.9 → 6.9 79 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Broke	6.9	1,753
2	9.79*	7.6	1,069
3	There's No Place Like Home	5.8	668
4	Benji	7.3	853
5	Ghosts of Ole Miss	6.8	651
6	You Don't Know Bo: The Legend of Bo Jackson	8.2	1,798
7	Survive and Advance	8.5	1,485
8	Elway to Marino	7.6	1,259
9	Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau	7.0	628
10	Free Spirits	6.7	652
11	No Más	7.1	843
12	Big Shot	7.2	805
13	This Is What They Want	7.1	636
14	Bernie and Ernie	7.0	601
15	Youngstown Boys	7.6	712
16	The Price of Gold	7.4	1,315
17	Requiem for the Big East	7.5	780
18	Bad Boys	8.2	2,121
19	Slaying the Badger	7.6	964
20	Playing for the Mob	7.1	882
21	The Day the Series Stopped	6.9	882
22	When the Garden Was Eden	6.8	629
23	Brian and the Boz	7.3	1,093
24	Brothers in Exile	7.5	564
25	Rand University	7.2	881
26	The U: Part 2	7.4	828
27	Of Miracles and Men	8.2	1,204
28	I Hate Christian Laettner	7.7	1,935
29	Sole Man	6.8	582
30	Angry Sky	6.9	430

Season 3 (2015)

7.31 avg 32 episodes 7.2 → 6.2 82 min avg

Mid-peak

Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Trojan War	7.2	806
2	The Prince of Pennsylvania	7.5	870
3	The Gospel According to Mac	6.9	494
4	Chasing Tyson	7.5	971
5	The Four Falls of Buffalo	8.1	1,628
6	The '85 Bears	8.2	1,093
7	Fantastic Lies	8.0	1,319
8	This Magic Moment	7.7	1,381
9	Believeland	7.3	798
10	Doc & Darryl	7.2	704
11	Phi Slama Jama	6.9	663
12	Hit It Hard	6.8	450
13	Catholics Vs. Convicts	7.3	775
14	This Was the XFL	7.2	881
15	One and Not Done	6.8	470
16	Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies	8.2	1,005
17	Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies, Part 2	8.3	872
18	Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies, Part 3	8.2	810
19	Mike and the Mad Dog	6.1	480
20	George Best: All by Himself	7.1	1,012
21	What Carter Lost	7.2	485
22	Year of the Scab	7.3	501
23	Tommy	7.3	590
24	Nature Boy	7.8	1,357
25	The Two Bills	7.7	679
26	The Last Days of Knight	7.2	451
27	Seau	7.3	245
28	42 to 1	7.3	721
29	Deion's Double Play	6.7	717
30	The Dominican Dream	6.7	311
31	Qualified	6.8	246
32	The Good, The Bad, The Hungry	6.2	412

Season 4 (2019)

7.09 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	1,010
2	Chuck & Tito	7.1	456
3	Vick Part 1	7.4	481
4	Vick Part 2	7.3	466
5	Lance Part 1	7.5	677
6	Lance Part 2	7.5	628
7	Be Water	7.1	424
8	Long Gone Summer	7.2	769
9	The Life and Trials of Oscar Pistorius: Part 1	6.4	426
10	The Life and Trials of Oscar Pistorius: Part 2	6.4	175
11	The Life and Trials of Oscar Pistorius: Part 3	6.4	175
12	The Life and Trials of Oscar Pistorius: Part 4	6.5	175
13	Infinite Race	6.2	206
14	Al Davis vs. The NFL	6.8	539
15	Breakaway	6.5	156
16	Once Upon a Time in Queens	8.0	379
17	Once Upon a Time in Queens, Part 2	7.7	258
18	Once Upon a Time in Queens, Part 3	7.8	258
19	Once Upon a Time in Queens, Part 4	7.8	256
20	The Tuck Rule	7.0	294
21	Shark	7.3	182
22	The Greatest Mixtape Ever	5.8	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.	7.0	171
27	Bullies of Baltimore	7.5	322
28	The American Gladiators Documentary	7.2	461
29	The American Gladiators Documentary: Part Two	7.0	226
30	The Luckiest Guy in the World	7.4	199
31	The Luckiest Guy in the World: Part 2	7.2	167
32	The Luckiest Guy in the World: Part 3	7.3	167
33	The Luckiest Guy in the World: Part 4	7.5	167
34	The Great Heisman Race of 1997	7.4	230
35	The Minister of Defense	7.2	210
36	The New York Sack Exchange	6.9	141

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	252
2	False Positive	7.1	124
3	Searching for Hobey Baker	7.1	68
4	American Son	7.0	141
5	No Scope: The Story of FaZe Clan	5.3	127
6	Dude Perfect: A Very Long Shot	6.5	119
32	Boo-Yah: A Portrait of Stuart Scott	8.4	63

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