Kenan Thompson and Kevin Hart Are Taking Their Sports Banter Weekly on Prime Video
If you liked Kenan Thompson (movies and tv series) and Kevin Hart (movies and tv series) clowning through Olympic highlights, good news - that vibe's getting a weekly home. The duo is launching a 12-episode sports-talk show called Good Sports on Amazon's Prime Video, premiering November 25 at 8 p.m. ET.
New episodes will land every Tuesday night and stream globally on Prime Video. So yes, your group chat will have fresh clips to pass around every week.
What the show actually is
Think of the energy from their Paris Olympics stint on Peacock, stretched into a full series. Hart and Thompson will hit the big leagues - NFL, NBA - and the small stuff, like pickup games that get way too competitive. Expect athlete and actor interviews, quick-hit commentary on the week's sports stories, highlight breakdowns, and original field pieces where the comedy sneaks up on you.
If you caught their Olympics bits, you know how loose they can get. During the boat parade on the Seine, Hart joked the packed U.S. vessel looked like "they were Coming to America," adding, "Give us your rich, your well-fed, your high jumpers." That off-the-cuff style is the whole point here.
Why this matters (beyond the laughs)
Here's the bigger play: streamers need appointment viewing. Most shows get binged whenever; live sports and weekly drops still pull a crowd at the same time. Prime Video, like others, is building around that habit - especially as ad-supported tiers grow and brands want audiences showing up together, not scattered across a week.
So a weekly series with two bankable personalities who can talk football and crack on a rec-league airball? That's the kind of thing that keeps people coming back on a schedule. And that's valuable.
The people behind it
Good Sports is produced by Hart's Hartbeat and Thompson's Artists for Artists. It tapes in a Los Angeles-area studio, which should make bookings and surprise drop-ins easier - and funnier.
Executive producers include Kevin Hart, Jeff Clanagan (movies and tv series), Luke Kelly-Clyne (movies and tv series), Meghan Hoffman, Mike Stein, and JC Del Barco II for Hartbeat; Kenan Thompson and Johnny Ryan (movies and tv series) Jr. for Artists for Artists; plus David Nickoll and Colton Dunn (movies and tv series). Michelle Mastellone serves as producer.
What Hart and Thompson are saying
"Kenan and I are bringing our own playbook for 'Good Sports,' and that's a guaranteed win," Hart said. "This show gives us a chance to celebrate sports culture in a way that's fresh, unfiltered, and full of laughs."
Thompson's framing it like a level-up from their Olympics run: "Doing the Olympics with Kevin was wild, but this? This is next-level. 'Good Sports' is us just being ourselves - cracking jokes and probably pulling muscles we didn't know we had. It's gonna be a good time!"
Fast facts for your listings
- Title: Good Sports
- Premiere: November 25, 8 p.m. ET
- Release: Weekly on Tuesdays, streaming globally on Prime Video
- Format: 12 episodes; sports talk, interviews, highlights, field pieces
- Focus: NFL, NBA, plus everyday sports moments and culture
- Location: Taped in the Los Angeles area
- Producers: Hartbeat and Artists for Artists
The takeaway
Maybe it's just timing, but this feels like the right kind of sports show for streaming - casual, funny, and rooted in the week's chatter. If Hart and Thompson keep the Olympics chemistry, Good Sports should land squarely in that sweet spot between real sports talk and the jokes we're already making on our couches.
We'll see if it becomes a Tuesday-night habit. Feels like it might.
