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Eastbound & Down (2009)

Comedy · Drama · Sport

Years after he turned his back on his hometown, a burned-out major league ballplayer returns to teach phys ed at his old middle school.

IMDb rating
8.2 (71,324 votes)
Episode average
8.0 -0.2 vs IMDb
Seasons
4
Streaming (US)
HBO Max
Language
EN
Type
TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 4 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2009)

7.93 avg 6 episodes 7.8 → 8.2 27 min avg

Ep 1: 7.8 · 1,338 votesEp 2: 7.6 · 1,057 votesEp 3: 7.5 · 949 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 950 votesEp 5: 8.5 · 978 votesEp 6: 8.2 · 905 votes
Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Chapter 17.81,338
2Chapter 27.61,057
3Chapter 37.5949
4Chapter 48.0950
5Chapter 58.5978
6Chapter 68.2905

Season 2 (2010)

7.86 avg 7 episodes 7.8 → 8.1 29 min avg

Ep 1: 7.8 · 801 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 722 votesEp 3: 7.8 · 705 votesEp 4: 7.6 · 668 votesEp 5: 7.5 · 648 votesEp 6: 8.3 · 697 votesEp 7: 8.1 · 661 votes
Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Chapter 77.8801
2Chapter 87.9722
3Chapter 97.8705
4Chapter 107.6668
5Chapter 117.5648
6Chapter 128.3697
7Chapter 138.1661

Season 3 (2012)

7.93 avg 8 episodes 8.1 → 8.4 29 min avg

Ep 1: 8.1 · 693 votesEp 2: 7.8 · 699 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 592 votesEp 4: 7.9 · 596 votesEp 5: 7.5 · 561 votesEp 6: 7.6 · 567 votesEp 7: 8.2 · 592 votesEp 8: 8.4 · 617 votes
Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Chapter 148.1693
2Chapter 157.8699
3Chapter 167.9592
4Chapter 177.9596
5Chapter 187.5561
6Chapter 197.6567
7Chapter 208.2592
8Chapter 218.4617

Season 4 (2013)

8.29 avg 8 episodes 8.1 → 9.0 29 min avg

Ep 1: 8.1 · 638 votesEp 2: 8.9 · 725 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 594 votesEp 4: 7.8 · 555 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 530 votesEp 6: 8.4 · 555 votesEp 7: 8.0 · 543 votesEp 8: 9.0 · 888 votes
Season 4 episodes - IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Chapter 228.1638
2Chapter 238.9725
3Chapter 248.1594
4Chapter 257.8555
5Chapter 268.0530
6Chapter 278.4555
7Chapter 288.0543
8Chapter 299.0888
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