Ballers (2015)

Comedy · Drama · Sport

Looking at the lives of former and current football players, the show follows former superstar Spencer Strasmore as he gets his life on track in retirement while mentoring other current and former players through the daily grind of the business of football.

IMDb rating: 7.6 (78,764 votes)
Episode average: 7.7 ↑ +0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 5
Streaming (US): HBO Max
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 5 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2015)

7.67 avg 10 episodes 7.3 → 8.0 28 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot	7.3	2,029
2	Raise Up	7.4	1,723
3	Move the Chains	7.6	1,674
4	Heads Will Roll	7.7	1,587
5	Machete Charge	7.6	1,535
6	Everything Is Everything	7.8	1,511
7	Ends	7.5	1,489
8	Gaslighting	7.7	1,449
9	Head-On	8.1	1,602
10	Flamingos	8.0	1,549

Season 2 (2016)

7.89 avg 10 episodes 7.7 → 8.5 29 min avg

Big finale

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Face of the Franchise	7.7	1,340
2	Enter the Temple	7.6	1,295
3	Elidee	7.9	1,285
4	World of Hurt	7.7	1,237
5	Most Guys	7.7	1,229
6	Saturdaze	7.8	1,235
7	Everybody Knows	8.0	1,284
8	Laying in the Weeds	8.1	1,385
9	Million Bucks in a Bag	7.9	1,278
10	Game Day	8.5	2,401

Season 3 (2017)

7.80 avg 10 episodes 7.7 → 7.9 29 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Seeds of Expansion	7.7	1,271
2	Bull Rush	7.9	1,276
3	In the Teeth	7.6	1,189
4	Ride and Die	7.7	1,189
5	Make Believe	7.9	1,186
6	I Hate New York	7.9	1,182
7	Ricky-Leaks	7.7	1,143
8	Alley-Oops	7.7	1,159
9	Crackback	8.0	1,275
10	Yay Area	7.9	1,135

Season 4 (2018)

7.60 avg 9 episodes 7.6 → 7.8 31 min avg

Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Rough Ride	7.6	1,543
2	Don't You Wanna Be Obama?	7.7	1,442
3	This Is Not Our World	7.8	1,237
4	Forgiving Is Living	7.5	1,182
5	Doink	7.6	1,156
6	No Small Talk	7.6	1,061
7	The Kids Are Aight	7.2	1,158
8	The Devil You Know	7.6	984
9	There's No Place Like Home, Baby	7.8	1,025

Season 5 (2019)

7.36 avg 8 episodes 7.4 → 7.9 30 min avg

Big finale

Season 5 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Protocol Is for Losers	7.4	726
2	Must Be the Shoes	7.1	640
3	Copernicursed	7.2	518
4	Municipal	7.2	515
5	Crumbs	7.5	825
6	Edutainment	7.2	474
7	Who Wants a Lollipop	7.4	479
8	Players Only	7.9	1,368