Sports night (abc, 1998Ò€2000) premiered with a laugh track, against the wishes of show creator aaron sorkin, but the laugh track became more subtle as the season progressed and was completely Ò€¦ In a nutshell the first-ever laugh track was first used when bing crosbyÒ€ℒs showÒ€ℒs producers used recorded laughter to enhance less-than-enthusiastic audience reactions. Today, the inclusion of a Ò€¦