The Big Leap: Season 1

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FOX | Season Premiere Date: September 20, 2021

Summary: Amateur dancers join a competitive reality series casting for a live updated version of Swan Lake in this dramedy from Liz Heldens, Jason Winer, Sue Naegle.

Genre(s): Drama, Arts

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E11. We Make Our Own Light!
Air Date: December 6, 2021
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S1:E10. Swan Song
Air Date: November 29, 2021
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S1:E9. What Prevents Us?
Air Date: November 15, 2021

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Kristi Turnquist

Sep 28, 2021

A pretty ingenious concept – a scripted series about people involved in making a dance-centered reality show – gives this series an enjoyable spring in its step. Sometimes funny, sometimes dramatic, the show benefits from a well-chosen cast. Read full review

Glenn Garvin

Sep 21, 2021

To my amazement, it's funny, slightly daft, and wonderfully contemptuous of not only the reality genre but the entirety of television. Where else would you ever see brother-and-sister twins dry-hump one another during a dance tryout while a producer screams to his assistant, "Call research and see how incest plays in the Midwest!" Read full review

The Guardian Lucy Mangan

Dec 1, 2021

It’s also got an ineffable charm that allows it to add up to more than the sum of its not inconsiderable parts. So take a leap – not even a big one – of faith, and just enjoy. Read full review

Richard Roeper

Sep 17, 2021

This is a mild, mostly affectionate lampoon of reality shows and the people who make them and the people who compete in them. Read full review

Joel Keller

Sep 20, 2021

The Big Leap has a lot of funny, feel-good moments, and the show-within-the-show story gives it enough narrative momentum to last an entire network-length season. How the show will adapt and change once everyone dances Swan Lake, however, is anyone’s guess. Read full review

Mike Hale

Sep 20, 2021

It’s amusing and easy to watch. But it also feels hemmed in by its premise, a little too overdetermined. ... But the one consistent reason to watch is Scott Foley’s nimble, convincing performance as the reality show’s producer, a master manipulator whose deceitfulness is so sincere that you can’t help rooting for him. Read full review

Daniel D'Addario

Sep 20, 2021

As a fictionalized test of which is more powerful, the TV machine or one person with a crystalline idea of what a shot in the spotlight could mean on her own terms, “The Big Leap” generates real interest. There’s plenty onscreen that needs a bit of work. Read full review

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Oct 14, 2021

After watching the first episode my opinion was "meh.. another drama filled, exploitive series" and was tempted to drop it from my viewing list. However, after the 2nd episode my interest did an about face. I began to understand better the unfolding story line and how the characters wereAfter watching the first episode my opinion was "meh.. another drama filled, exploitive series" and was tempted to drop it from my viewing list. However, after the 2nd episode my interest did an about face. I began to understand better the unfolding story line and how the characters were slowly coming together. I've now gotten to the point that I'm anxious for the next episode. There's drama, of course, but also some comedy and can be a tad silly at times. I'm really loving the show now and strongly suggest giving it a watch!… Expand

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 20, 2021
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  S1:E11. We Make Our Own Light!
  Air Date: December 6, 2021
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  S1:E10. Swan Song
  Air Date: November 29, 2021
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  S1:E9. What Prevents Us?
  Air Date: November 15, 2021
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  S1:E8. Big Dumb Life
  Air Date: November 8, 2021
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  S1:E7. Revenge Plot
  Air Date: November 1, 2021
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  S1:E6. I Should Have Gone To Motown
  Air Date: October 25, 2021
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  S1:E5. We Were Just Babies
  Air Date: October 18, 2021
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  S1:E4. Nothing But Money Shots
  Air Date: October 11, 2021
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  S1:E3. The White Swan Lives!
  Air Date: October 4, 2021
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  S1:E2. Classic Tragic Love Triangle
  Air Date: September 27, 2021