Cowboys redux on 'Knocks'

HBO Sports and NFL Films are making a return engagement to the training camp of the Dallas Cowboys for the fourth season of the reality show "Hard Knocks."

The five-episode series, which traces the daily routines of players, coaches and executives as they prepare for the NFL regular season, chronicled the Cowboys in 2002 in its second season on HBO. The then-champion Baltimore Ravens were the first team profiled on "Hard Knocks" in 2001; last year, cameras followed the Kansas City Chiefs.

“It’s the most challenging, high-profile project of the year for NFL Films,” says NFL Films president Steve Sabol. “There is no shooting script, no structure, no format. The storylines change weekly. For NFL Films, it is a six-week-long audible. We’re privileged to be able to work with HBO and the Cowboys, the most glamorous franchise in pro sports.”

"Hard Knocks: Training Camp With the Dallas Cowboys" debuts at 10 p.m. ET/PT Wednesday, Aug. 6 on HBO. New episodes will air each Wednesday at the same time, culminating in the Sept. 3 season finale.