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Season 1 – The League

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Some friends who are all avid fantasy football fans try to balance their time between the league and their real lives. It becomes a challenge, though, when the good-natured competition gives way to a win-at-all-costs mentality, which begins to spill over into their relationships and even the workplace. It's a cutthroat competition to win the league -- and the bragging rights that come with the feat. The sitcom features a plethora of cameos by real-life NFL players, who play themselves on the series.
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Critics Consensus

Unabashedly raunchy and juvenile, The League's profane humor and sometimes mean-spirited cast will repel or attract viewers in equal measure.

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Jonathan Storm Philadelphia Inquirer Cable's FX, which has reliably churned out good watching for most of this decade, drives off a cliff tonight with an offensive and shockingly unfunny sitcom, The League. Oct 7, 2019 Full Review Brian Tallerico HollywoodChicago.com The ensemble of The League helps elevate some of the more mediocre writing with a very talented collection of recognizable faces. Rated: 3.5/5 Oct 7, 2019 Full Review David Wiegand San Francisco Chronicle The humor is tasteless and irresistible, an unlikely mix of juvenile jokes about sex and bodily functions, with time-honored elements of screwball comedy. Rated: 4/4 Oct 7, 2019 Full Review Ed Bark Uncle Barky In the history of advertiser-supported television -- cable or otherwise -- perhaps no weekly series has pushed the envelope to this extent. But if you're game, The League is funny in fits, spurts and spots. Rated: B Oct 7, 2019 Full Review Jake Lasker Collider The League never feels too sitcommy and never wears its premise too thin due to the great chemistry of the cast. Oct 7, 2019 Full Review Curt Wagner RedEye The League is funny and fits perfectly as a companion to It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Oct 7, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Ali O Great start to a series and it's about fantasy football. Subsequent seasons get stranger and way more off the beaten path Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/06/23 Full Review Jamie G The cast is good and talented but the premise and execution could use some work. The vulgarity and crudeness of the show aside (I actually enjoy a lot of the humor itself), I think what really differentiates this show from something like IASIP is that the characters are super one-dimensional and seem to legitimately not care about each other at all. In IASIP (I use this as comparison because the style of raunchy, vulgar humor is somewhat similar) they do terrible things but the fact that they're close friends, almost family comes through despite what happens (exception being Dee and her car troubles). In the League, it legitimately feels like they give no fucks about what happens to each other, they do things and "pranks" that ruin relationships, cause potentially life-threatening bodily harm and prioritize fantasy football over people's well being. A prime example being when Ruxin had a stroke, their response was to stand around and crack jokes instead of actually trying to help him. There are no moments to balance all the negativity they commit towards each other and half the time, you wonder if they're actually friends. The Andre relationship especially feels like a kid who's being bullied thinking the bullies are his friends. The depth in this entire show is really lacking especially when compared to IASIP. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member This show is really weird. But I enjoyed it. Comedy and fantasy football - it is a great combination. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Crude, obnoxious, raunchy, but very, very funny. 4/5 stars Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Wow, a young series I have watched all seasons at least three times. As a brit, I have never heard of any of the cast and the roles they play were well played and the dynamics between these friends becomes instantly recognisable. I wish my fantasy football leagues (both nfl and soccer) were as entertaining and all consuming. So sad it is all over. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Audience Member Good comedy built around whats becoming america's favorite past time; fantasy football. My biggest flaw in show is that its built around only 4-5 characters. A fantasy football league would be very boring with this few of remembers. Hard to believe that the gang can care about a league in which the difficulty would be at a minimum with such few participants and one of the members Taco is so dumb its hard to believe anyone would want to be friends with him. The episode called mr gibblets is very funny but yet the whole first season is only 6 episodes. Like the cast i was left wanting a little more but ultimately im satisfied and happy that fantasy sports gets some lime light. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Episode 1 Aired Oct 29, 2009 The Draft A group of fantasy football fanatics prepare to draft players for their next season; Pete faces marital issues when his wife doesn't want him to participate this year. Details Episode 2 Aired Nov 5, 2009 Bounce Test Pete's split with Meegan sends ripples through the tight-knit group; Ruxin tries to reunite them for his own selfish reasons. Details Episode 3 Aired Nov 12, 2009 Sunday at Ruxin's Ruxin invites everyone over to meet his baby and have a long, drawn out meal that makes them miss most of the football games; Ellie is going through an interesting phase. Details Episode 4 Aired Nov 19, 2009 Mr. McGibblets Kevin enlists Taco to scare Ellie off her toy; the guys join Pete on what was supposed to be his 5th anniversary spa trip. Details Episode 5 Aired Dec 3, 2009 The Usual Bet It's the playoffs and Kevin and Pete are roped into a terrible Christmas party in which no football is watched; Ruxin and Taco head to Chinatown on a mission. Details Episode 6 Aired Dec 10, 2009 The Shiva Bowl Andre's recent escapades threaten the sanctity of the Shiva Bowl and the group must hide the trophy from its namesake; Taco gets a job. Details
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Season Info

Executive Producer
Jeff Schaffer, Jackie Marcus Schaffer
Network
FX
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Comedy, Sports
Original Language
English
Release Date
Oct 29, 2009