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
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30 episodes • 2009Avg: 7.3
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | King's Ransom | Oct 6, 2009 | 7.0 |
| 2 | The Band That Wouldn't Die | Oct 13, 2009 | 5.0 |
| 3 | Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL? | Oct 20, 2009 | 6.0 |
| 4 | Muhammad and Larry | Oct 27, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Without Bias | Nov 3, 2009 | 7.0 |
| 6 | The Legend of Jimmy the Greek | Nov 10, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The U | Dec 12, 2009 | 7.0 |
| 8 | Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. the New York Knicks | Mar 14, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Guru of Go | Apr 3, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 10 | No Crossover: The Trial of Allen Iverson | Apr 13, 2010 | 10.0 |
| 11 | Silly Little Game | Apr 20, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Run Ricky Run | Apr 27, 2010 | 7.0 |
| 13 | The 16th Man | May 4, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Straight Outta L.A. | May 11, 2010 | 5.0 |
| 15 | June 17, 1994 | Jun 16, 2010 | 7.6 |
| 16 | The Two Escobars | Jun 22, 2010 | 9.0 |
| 17 | The Birth of Big Air | Jul 29, 2010 | 6.0 |
| 18 | Jordan Rides the Bus | Aug 24, 2010 | 7.3 |
| 19 | Little Big Men | Aug 31, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 20 | One Night in Vegas | Sep 7, 2010 | 10.0 |
| 21 | Unmatched | Sep 14, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 22 | The House of Steinbrenner | Sep 21, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Into the Wind | Sep 28, 2010 | 8.7 |
| 24 | Four Days In October | Oct 5, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Once Brothers | Oct 12, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Tim Richmond: To the Limit | Oct 19, 2010 | 7.3 |
| 27 | Fernando Nation | Oct 26, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Marion Jones: Press Pause | Nov 2, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 29 | The Best that Never Was | Nov 9, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Pony Excess | Dec 11, 2010 | 0.0 |
30 episodes • 2012Avg: 7.8Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Broke | Oct 2, 2012 | 6.9 |
| 2 | 9.79* | Oct 9, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 3 | There's No Place Like Home | Oct 16, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Benji | Oct 23, 2012 | 6.4 |
| 5 | Ghosts of Ole Miss | Oct 30, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 6 | You Don't Know Bo | Dec 8, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Survive and Advance | Mar 17, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Elway to Marino | Apr 23, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Hawaiian: The Legend of Eddie Aikau | Oct 1, 2013 | 10.0 |
| 10 | Free Spirits | Oct 8, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 11 | No Mas | Oct 15, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Big Shot | Oct 22, 2013 | 6.5 |
| 13 | This is What They Want | Oct 29, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Bernie and Ernie | Nov 5, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Youngstown Boys | Dec 14, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 16 | The Price of Gold | Jan 16, 2014 | 8.0 |
| 17 | Requiem for the Big East | Mar 16, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Bad Boys | Apr 17, 2014 | 8.0 |
| 19 | Slaying the Badger | Jul 22, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Playing for the Mob | Oct 7, 2014 | 8.0 |
| 21 | The Day the Series Stopped | Oct 14, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 22 | When the Garden Was Eden | Oct 21, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Brian and The Boz | Oct 28, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Brothers in Exile | Nov 4, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Rand University | Nov 11, 2014 | 8.0 |
| 26 | The U Part 2 | Dec 13, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Of Miracles and Men | Feb 8, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 28 | I Hate Christian Laettner | Mar 15, 2015 | 8.0 |
| 29 | Sole Man | Apr 16, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Angry Sky | Jun 8, 2015 | 0.0 |
32 episodes • 2015Avg: 7.7Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trojan War | Oct 13, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Prince of Pennsylvania | Oct 20, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Gospel According to Mac | Nov 3, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Chasing Tyson | Nov 10, 2015 | 7.0 |
| 5 | Four Falls Of Buffalo | Dec 12, 2015 | 10.0 |
| 6 | The '85 Bears | Feb 4, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Fantastic Lies | Mar 13, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 8 | This Magic Moment | Apr 14, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Believeland | May 14, 2016 | 8.0 |
| 10 | Doc & Darryl | Jul 14, 2016 | 8.0 |
| 11 | Phi Slama Jama | Oct 18, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Hit It Hard | Nov 1, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Catholics Vs Convicts | Dec 10, 2016 | 7.0 |
| 14 | This Was the XFL | Feb 2, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 15 | One and Not Done | Apr 13, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies - Part 1 | Jun 11, 2017 | 10.0 |
| 17 | Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies - Part 2 | Jun 13, 2017 | 10.0 |
| 18 | Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies - Part 3 | Jun 14, 2017 | 10.0 |
| 19 | Mike and the Mad Dog | Jul 13, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 20 | George Best: All by Himself | Jul 20, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 21 | What Carter Lost | Aug 26, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Year of the Scab | Sep 12, 2017 | 3.0 |
| 23 | Tommy | Sep 13, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Nature Boy | Nov 7, 2017 | 9.0 |
| 25 | The Two Bills | Feb 1, 2018 | 7.0 |
| 26 | The Last Days of Knight | Apr 12, 2018 | 7.0 |
| 27 | Seau | Sep 20, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 28 | 42 to 1 | Dec 11, 2018 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Deion's Double Play | Jan 31, 2019 | 6.0 |
| 30 | The Dominican Dream | Apr 30, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Qualified | May 28, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 32 | The Good, The Bad, The Hungry | Jul 2, 2019 | 6.0 |
48 episodes • 2019Avg: 4.4Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rodman: For Better or Worse | Sep 10, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Chuck & Tito | Oct 15, 2019 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Vick: Part 1 | Jan 30, 2020 | 1.0 |
| 4 | Vick: Part 2 | Feb 6, 2020 | 1.0 |
| 5 | Lance: Part 1 | May 24, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Lance: Part 2 | May 31, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Be Water | Jun 7, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Long Gone Summer | Jun 15, 2020 | 1.0 |
| 9 | The Life and Trials of Oscar Pistorius Part 1 | Sep 27, 2020 | 8.0 |
| 10 | The Life and Trials of Oscar Pistorius Part 2 | Sep 28, 2020 | 8.0 |
| 11 | The Life and Trials of Oscar Pistorius Part 3 | Sep 29, 2020 | 7.0 |
| 12 | The Life and Trials of Oscar Pistorius Part 4 | Sep 30, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 13 | The Infinite Race | Dec 15, 2020 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Al Davis vs. The NFL | Feb 4, 2021 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Breakaway | Jul 13, 2021 | 1.0 |
| 16 | Once Upon a Time in Queens Part 1 | Sep 14, 2021 | 1.0 |
| 17 | Once Upon a Time in Queens Part 2 | Sep 14, 2021 | 1.0 |
| 18 | Once Upon a Time in Queens Part 3 | Sep 15, 2021 | 1.0 |
| 19 | Once Upon a Time in Queens Part 4 | Sep 15, 2021 | 1.0 |
| 20 | The Tuck Rule | Feb 6, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Shark | Feb 7, 2022 | 9.0 |
| 22 | The Greatest Mixtape Ever | May 31, 2022 | 4.0 |
| 23 | Dream On (Part 1) | Jun 1, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Dream On (Part 2) | Jun 2, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Dream On (Part 3) | Jun 5, 2022 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Jeanette Lee Vs. | Dec 13, 2022 | 4.0 |
| 27 | Bullies of Baltimore | Feb 5, 2023 | 3.0 |
| 28 | The American Gladiators Documentary Part 1 | May 30, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 29 | The American Gladiators Documentary Part 2 | May 31, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 30 | The Luckiest Guy in the World: Part 1 | Jun 6, 2023 | 9.0 |
| 31 | The Luckiest Guy in the World: Part 2 | Jun 6, 2023 | 9.0 |
| 32 | The Luckiest Guy in the World: Part 3 | Jun 13, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 33 | The Luckiest Guy in the World: Part 4 | Jun 13, 2023 | 8.0 |
| 34 | The Great Heisman Race of 1997 | Dec 9, 2023 | 0.0 |
| 35 | The Minister of Defense | Dec 13, 2023 | 1.0 |
| 36 | I'm Just Here for the Riot | Jun 4, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 37 | False Positive | Jun 11, 2024 | 1.0 |
| 38 | No Scope: The Story of FaZe Clan | Jul 1, 2024 | 6.0 |
| 39 | American Son | Jul 29, 2024 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Dude Perfect: A Very Long Shot | Aug 3, 2024 | 10.0 |
| 41 | Stolen Gold | Sep 17, 2024 | 5.0 |
| 42 | The New York Sack Exchange | Dec 13, 2024 | 8.0 |
| 43 | Empire Skate | Jun 30, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Berlusconi: Condemned to Win: Part 1 | Sep 10, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Berlusconi: Condemned to Win: Part 2 | Sep 10, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Berlusconi: Condemned to Win: Part 3 | Sep 10, 2025 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Boo-Yah: A Portrait of Stuart Scott | Dec 10, 2025 | 1.0 |
| 48 | The Philly Special | Feb 6, 2026 | 0.0 |
