1st & Ten (1984)

Comedy · Sport

1st & Ten is an American situation comedy that aired between December 1984 and January 1991 on the cable television network HBO. Featuring series regulars Delta Burke and veteran Reid Shelton, it was one of cable's first attempts to lure the lucrative sit-com audience away from the "Big Three", by taking advantage of their freedom to include occasional cursing and nudity.

IMDb rating: 6.6 (674 votes)
Episode average: 5.9 -0.7 vs IMDb
Seasons: 4
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (1984)

6.01 avg 13 episodes 5.7 → 6.2 23 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	By the Bulls (Pilot)	5.7	39
2	The Opener	6.3	17
3	All Roads Lead to Dayton	5.9	14
4	The Slump	6.5	10
5	Play Me or Trade Me	6.6	12
6	You Are Who You Eat	5.9	11
7	Uneasy Lies the Head	6.0	10
8	The Sins of the Quarterback	5.8	11
9	I Only Read Defenses	5.8	10
10	Wine Time	5.7	10
11	Rona's Fling	5.9	11
12	Not Quite Mr. Right	5.8	10
13	Super Bull Sunday	6.2	12

Season 2 (1986)

5.84 avg 9 episodes 6.4 → 6.0 22 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Rookies	6.4	12
2	The Veterans	6.1	13
3	A Second Chance	5.7	11
4	Quarterbacks Tell No Tales	5.5	11
5	California Freeze Out	5.6	9
6	The Unkindest Cut	5.7	9
7	Yinessa's Interview	5.7	9
8	Easy Come, Easy Go	5.9	9
10	The Big One	6.0	9

Season 3 (1987)

5.55 avg 13 episodes 5.7 → 5.0 22 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Ernie's Last Quarter	5.7	12
2	A Second Chance Once Removed	5.4	10
3	A Loaded Gun	6.1	12
4	The Comeback Trail	5.2	9
5	Illegal Use of Love	6.2	8
6	The Bulls Change Hands	5.8	9
7	A Mutiny on the Bull Team	5.6	8
8	The Brink of Death	5.4	11
9	Call for the Hall	5.2	9
10	Blood on Blood	5.8	8
11	Land of the Free (Agent)	5.6	8
12	Of Scalpers and Superstars	5.1	8
13	Championship Games Jinx	5.0	8

Season 4 (1988)

6.22 avg 11 episodes 6.2 → 5.0 25 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Bulls Own Up	6.2	7
2	The Inmates Buy the Asylum	5.8	6
3	Caught in the Draft	5.3	6
4	Down and Out in Bulls Stadium	6.3	6
5	...The Clock Runs Out	6.9	12
6	The Dark Side	7.4	12
7	Saturday, Bloody Saturday	6.3	9
8	Injustice for All	7.0	7
9	Team Picture	5.9	7
10	Out of the Past	6.3	6
12	Duty Calls	5.0	6

1st & Ten (1984)

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