The League: Season 1

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Mixed or average reviews based on 21 Critic Reviews

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Season Details & Credits

FX | FXX | Season Premiere Date: October 29, 2009

Starring: Leslie Bibb, Nadine Velazquez, Nick Kroll

Summary: The comedy focuses on a group of Chicago friends who get together to discuss fantasy football.

Creator: Jeff Schaffer and Jackie Marcus Schaffer

Genre(s): Comedy, Sports

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E6. The Shiva Bowl
Air Date: December 10, 2009
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S1:E5. The Usual Bet
Air Date: December 3, 2009
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S1:E4. Mr. McGibblets
Air Date: November 19, 2009

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Critic Reviews

Clark Collins

You know men who devote an absurd amount of time to mocking one another? I do, and I call them ''me and my friends.'' Maybe that's why I so enjoyed this sitcom about a group of thirtysomething pals and their fantasy football league....Or maybe it's just darn funny. Read full review

Neil Genzlinger

In its astonishingly raunchy way, The League is pretty funny whether or not you’re a fantasy geek, assuming you’re a TV-MA kind of person. Read full review

Tim Goodman

As in "Sunny," they are almost-lovable losers, and that's a formula FX is now perfecting. Read full review

Matthew Gilbert

The raunchy comedy on The League had me laughing out loud a few times, but mostly I felt as though I’d seen it all done better before. Read full review

Verne Gay

Even with endless talk about genitalia and the things people can do to them, The League is surprisingly dull and slack - without snap or payoff. Read full review

Alan Sepinwall

If you're going to do a show about fantasy football, then do it. Go big, or go home. As constructed, The League will leave no one happy. Read full review

Aaron Barnhart

If I tell you that The League is a reprehensible show, I’m not really telling you that much. The new improvised-comedy series airing at 9:30 tonight on FX wears its reprehensibility with pride. Read full review

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crankit0

Oct 7, 2010

I feel bad for those who gave up on this show after an admittedly mediocre series pilot. The last 3-4 episodes of the first season were the funniest thing on TV in 2009. Check out the episode reviews at rosterbating.com - explains a lot of the inside jokes and nuances for those unfamiliarI feel bad for those who gave up on this show after an admittedly mediocre series pilot. The last 3-4 episodes of the first season were the funniest thing on TV in 2009. Check out the episode reviews at rosterbating.com - explains a lot of the inside jokes and nuances for those unfamiliar with fantasy football (or male bonding in general.) Hoping for just as good a second season.… Expand

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DylanF

Jan 11, 2010

If you like Sunny, the show taking the timeslot before this, you'll love The League. The characters are raunchy and somewhat offensive, but that's the purpose. Any guy knows that this show realistically portrays how a group of men would hang out together, in fact probably less If you like Sunny, the show taking the timeslot before this, you'll love The League. The characters are raunchy and somewhat offensive, but that's the purpose. Any guy knows that this show realistically portrays how a group of men would hang out together, in fact probably less offensively shown in the show than it is for most guys in real life. Each character I feel I can connect with and each is likeable and funny in their own unique way. As for what Dave L had to say about Taco- I found him to be the funniest character on the show, being the off-the-wall stoner. Then again, I may just have a biased towards like Jon Lajoie.… Expand

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tommyh1331

Jul 23, 2014

Easily the best comedy on tv right now...it's to bad it's only 12-13 episodes a year, but it's one of the few shows that i look forward to seeing every week!

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slickdaddy

Oct 30, 2009

I liked it a lot. I just joined a FF League this year for the first time, so it does add to the show for me. I would say its a 7.5 if I didn't understand FF.

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dogboy

Sep 2, 2014

This show is great - childish, immature, very wrong but hilarious. Love the characters and nice to see 'The Douche' in another role. Dennis Feinstein is also great as the crazy cousin. (If you haven't seen Parks and Recreation - get into it!)

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JoeK

Nov 22, 2009

Hilariously funny because it's about as close to real male friendship depiction as there is on TV. One of the rare times where you actually think a regular show is a reality show with how they interact with one another.

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ShariC

Oct 31, 2009

Really, really awful. It was attempting something funny but just veered into "being offensive for the sake of it".

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Series Overview
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  Air Date: September 3, 2014
Season 5

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- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: September 4, 2013
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: October 11, 2012
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: October 6, 2011
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: September 16, 2010
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: October 29, 2009
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  S1:E6. The Shiva Bowl
  Air Date: December 10, 2009
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  S1:E5. The Usual Bet
  Air Date: December 3, 2009
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  S1:E4. Mr. McGibblets
  Air Date: November 19, 2009
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  S1:E3. Sunday at Ruxin's
  Air Date: November 12, 2009
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  S1:E2. The Bounce Test
  Air Date: November 5, 2009
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  S1:E1. The Draft
  Air Date: October 29, 2009