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Season 5 – 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 Reviews

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Pilot Viruet AV Club It's a hit among the obsessive sports/fantasy league fans and a hit to the opposite crowd: people like me who have fallen asleep during football games and picked a fantasy team based on how attractive the players are. Rated: B Sep 6, 2013 Full Review Brian Tallerico HollywoodChicago.com It's still a very funny show at times and the premiere tonight produced one of my biggest laughs of the year but the extreme nature of the joke writing starts to wear thin after awhile. Rated: 3.5/5 Sep 4, 2013 Full Review Chuck Bowen Slant Magazine Unfortunately, the fifth season finds the show's writers running on creative fumes. Rated: 2/4 Aug 30, 2013 Full Review Michael Hewitt Orange County Register The partner of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" in the launch of FXX next week is nowhere near as funny. As "Spinal Tap" told us, it's such a fine line between stupid and clever, and those two shows perfectly illustrate both sides of the gap. Oct 7, 2019 Full Review Jessica Rawden CinemaBlend Now in its fifth season, I'm not sure that FXX's The League can surprise me any more in terms of plot, but the witty one-liners have always been where this series is at, anyway. Oct 3, 2013 Full Review Andrea Reiher Zap2it.com The best part of the premiere is that Ruxin, who earned the Sacko last year for finishing last, does not want to go along with the Sacko punishments, so he temporarily joins Rafi's Domination League. Sep 5, 2013 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member FX/FXX's The League continues to be one of the funniest comedies on television, as well as the best sports show on television. The writing continues to be hilarious, the performances from its cast continues to be funny and spot on, especially Mantzoukas. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Mark Duplass

Pete

Steve Rannazzisi

Kevin

Nick Kroll

Ruxin

Paul Scheer

Andre

Jon Lajoie

Taco

Katie Aselton

Jenny

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 4, 2013 The Bachelor Draft The guys travels to Los Angeles for Andre and Trixie's destination wedding; Ruxin refuses to do his Sacko punishments; Ted has a few surprises for everyone at the draft. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 11, 2013 The Von Nowzick Wedding The wedding weekend continues; Andre's parents are introduced; Ruxin wrestles J.J. Watt for control of his fantasy team. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 18, 2013 Chalupa vs. The Cutlet Kevin and Jenny discover that Jay and Kristen Cutler's kid is attending the same preschool; Pete tries to cheer up Andre with a little help from Snoop Dogg; Taco gives away control of his team. Details Episode 4 Aired Sep 25, 2013 Rafi and Dirty Randy Rafi and Dirty Randy head to L.A. to avenge their friends death and break into the mainstream porn business. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 2, 2013 The Bye Week Ruxin misses his flight for a business trip and decides to hide out in Chicago; Taco Corp. gets its first worldwide headquarters. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 9, 2013 Heavy Petting Taco Corp. starts a petting zoo business; Kevin and Ellie rebel when Jenny tries to get the family to adopt a healthier lifestyle; Pete uses Andre as a trade maid. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 16, 2013 The Bringer Show Andre takes a stand up class; Jenny joins a women's investment club; Pete plays Ruxin with two open slots on his team. Details Episode 8 Aired Oct 23, 2013 Flowers For Taco Chalupa Batman's first words cause fantasy friction between Kevin and Jenny; Ruxin's dog loses interest in Jenny; Taco is forced to face life without marijuana; Andre has never been pooped on by a bird. Details Episode 9 Aired Oct 30, 2013 The Automatic Faucet Pete's lineups at work are out-performing his fantasy roster; Andre makes a trade with Jenny that could threaten his career; Rafi and Taco try to cash in on Kevin's mortality. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 6, 2013 The Near Death Flex-perience Taco opens a pubic barber shop; Kevin's near death Flex-perience with Greg Jennings causes trouble with Jenny; Andre discovers a patient's electronic voice box sounds just like Ruxin. Details Episode 11 Aired Nov 13, 2013 The Credit Card Alert Ellie's basketball coach makes life tough on everyone; Pete dates a married woman; Andre tries to help with a trade. Details Episode 12 Aired Nov 20, 2013 Baby Geoffrey Jesus Ruxin and Sofia battle over what religion baby Geoffrey will be; Andre tries a long con; Kevin worries he has been taking Jenny for granted. Details Episode 13 Aired Nov 20, 2013 The 8 Defensive Points of Hanukkah The Shiva and The Ruxin are on the line; Andre confronts the one plastic surgeon in Chicago; Rafi tries to collect a debt from Ruxin's sister Rebecca; TacoCorp. launches The Eskimo Brothers Database. 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
Sep 4, 2013