Onion SportsDome is a parody sports television show from the makers of The Onion. The show premiered on Tuesday, January 11, 2011, at 10:30 p.m. EST on Comedy Central in the United States. It is seen in Canada on The Comedy Network.
The show is designed as a parody of SportsCenter and ESPN. Matt Walton and Matt Oberg play the co-anchors Alex Reiser and Mark Shepard, respectively. Melissa "Wellsy" Wells is portrayed by real-life sportscaster Danyelle Sargent. Gary Payton and Ahmad Bradshaw appeared on the show.
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. On June 20, 2011, Deadline Hollywood confirmed that Comedy Central cancelled both SportsDome and Sports Show with Norm MacDonald.
Title | Onion SportsDome |
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Year | 2011 |
Genre | Comedy |
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Studio | Comedy Central |
Cast | Matt Walton, Danyelle Sargent, John Speredakos |
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First Air Date | Jan 11, 2011 |
Last Air date | Mar 15, 2011 |
Season | 1 Season |
Episode | 10 Episode |
Runtime | 30:22 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb: | 6.70/ 10 by 2.00 users |
Popularity | 1.72 |
Language | English |