Season 1 – Chad Powers

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Sep 2025

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A former college quarterback attempts a comeback by posing as a walk-on player for a struggling football team.

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Critics Consensus

Pairing Glen Powell's charms with a frequently off-putting role, Chad Powers throws comedic curveballs that often backfire but don't necessarily strike out entirely.

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Wenlei Ma

The Nightly (AU)

Oct 17

Chad Powers is fine and inoffensive, but it’s also less than. Less than Ted Lasso. Less than original.

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Alan Sepinwall

What's Alan Watching? (Ghost.io)

Oct 10

Even when Powell has played abrasive characters in the past... he's proven so innately charismatic that you tend to like him despite how he behaves. So it's impressive in a way that he and Waldron have managed to make him so unpleasant in this one.

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Tim Glanfield

The Times (UK)

Oct 3

3/5

Despite a good central performance by Powell, it’s hard to really care about Russ/Chad — it’s not made clear quite why we should root for him.

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Tara Ariano

Cracked

Mar 7

B-

That the show can convincingly glide from Russ and Danny doing slapstick in one episode to having a genuinely affecting fight a couple of episodes later speaks to the show’s ambitions — considering how preposterous the central premise actually is.

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Neely Swanson

Beverly Hills Courier

Dec 22

Of course, this is a highly unlikely scenario but suspend belief and you will be entertained.

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Steve Murray

ArtsATL

Nov 11

Chad Powers wants to be a mashup of Mrs. Doubtfire and especially Ted Lasso. It plays as artificially engineered as that sounds.

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Angelo V

@Los69 Jan 28

I think the show has potential unfortunately way too many commercials. Especially the timeing when they decide to show the commercials are terrible.

Ming Y

@Cha-Ming Jan 21

If a show can have you rooting for the antagonist despite him being a down right jerk, it says something about it. Give us more, looking for another season to see where this goes.

Julio R.

@julioriverarios Jan 16

Great show! Loved it.

Martin C

@Martin1004 Jan 14

Chad was at 4th and 10 and kissed the coach. But I loved Chad!!! Nice season 👌 drama,comedy and suspense!!!

Santiago R.

@ThePilgrimPadre Jan 11

Hilarious tv show carried by a superb performance by Glen Powell.

Kelly C.

@KOCossa Jan 2

Exceeded my expectations. Enjoyed it!

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Episode 1

Aired Sep 30, 2025

1st Quarter

Years after bad boy QB, Russ Holliday nuked his college football career, he attempts to walk on to the struggling South Georgia Catfish program disguised as a young man named Chad Powers.

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Episode 2

Aired Sep 30, 2025

2nd Quarter

Chad struggles to compete for the starting QB job; he then struggles even more maintaining his new identity at Coach Hudson's lake house barbecue.

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Episode 3

Aired Oct 7, 2025

3rd Quarter

It's the second half of the season opener against Ole Miss and the Catfish are losing; stuck on the sidelines together, Chad and Ricky team up and try to save the day.

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Episode 4

Aired Oct 14, 2025

4th Quarter

The night before an away game in Knoxville, Russ and Danny must sneak out of the team hotel and go on a dangerous mission behind enemy lines.

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Episode 5

Aired Oct 21, 2025

5th Quarter

The Catfish are 5-0, Chad Powers is a superstar and ESPN wants to feature him on College Gameday; what could go wrong?

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Episode 6

Aired Oct 28, 2025

6th Quarter

On the eve of the biggest game of the season, the truth about Chad Powers threatens to emerge.

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