FX renews 'The League' for season 5
Fantasy football comedy will return next fall
A scene from tonight's season finale of "The League," which FX just renewed for another season.
A few hours before "The League" concludes its fourth season, FX has renewed the comedy for a fifth.
"The League is flat-out one of the funniest shows on television," FX VP of original programming Nick Grad said in a statement. "Co-creators Jeff and Jackie Schaffer have such a perfect take on the material and the show has an amazingly talented ensemble cast of stars. Another season was an easy decision and we hope to have it on our schedule for many more years to come."
The fourth season of the series about a group of friends and family competing in a fantasy football league concludes with back to back episodes tonight at 10:30 and 11. I'm actually way behind on this season (as I am with "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," which was already renewed for next year as part of an older deal), but look forward to catching up soon. For those more current than me, how have you found season 4?
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December 20, 2012 at 2:05PM EST Reply to CommentI haven't been as high on Season 4 as previous seasons. Not quite sure how to word it, but every episode they seem to spend a lot time setting up jokes that you can see coming a mile away.
Still a funny show, just not as great as previous years.
likestowhine
December 20, 2012 at 2:07PM EST Reply to CommentThis is one of my all time favorite shows, one that as soon I get home from work (I work nights) I have to download it and watch it before bed. Each year I'm worried the show is going to get stale and start to go downhill, but this has been another tremendous season and the laughs just keep getting louder, this was a great early Christmas present to hear that The League will be back for a 5th season!
Gman
December 20, 2012 at 2:15PM EST Reply to CommentI have always loved this show, but I felt like in some of the past seasons they've forced trying to build to a "Curb" like crazy ending for episodes, which has hurt it a little , This year they haven't resorted to that, and some of the episodes have been some of the dirtiest and funniest things ever. Rafi is amazing in the Cutlet episode.
smellmyfinger
December 20, 2012 at 2:21PM EST Reply to Commentwhereas last year, my hands down favorite comedy to look forward to every week was Parks and Rec, that honor has now been bestowed on The League this season. Just a homerun in nearly every episode. Do yourself a favor and catch up!
Jeff
December 20, 2012 at 2:29PM EST Reply to CommentI still think they have only a casual understanding of fantasy football, but I love this show. This season has had a ton of awesome moments for Taco and Rafi to shine. Taco may be my favorite comedic character on TV right now.
Brent
December 20, 2012 at 2:29PM EST Reply to CommentThis season of The League really outdid itself. Anchor Baby and The Breastalyzer made my cry.
Dave
December 20, 2012 at 2:29PM EST Reply to CommentOne of my favorite shows. Rafi may be the dirtiest/filthiest/funniest character on TV right now. I'm constantly laughing every time he shows up. Happy they're bringing it back.
Atta
December 20, 2012 at 2:30PM EST Reply to CommentI think the show is hilarious, it's very crude but so what? I also think that the chemistry between all the leads is great and better than most shows.
BMK
December 20, 2012 at 2:44PM EST Reply to CommentI love The League. I honestly think it's the funniest show on TV right now. I laugh more watching this than anything else, including Parks & Rec and Modern Family. This season has been great. I still think their greatest was the Thanksgiving episode last year, but this year has been hilarious. I know this is immature, but the whole colonoscopy scene, followed by Ruxin's description of what really happened, slayed me.
joshmassey
December 20, 2012 at 3:00PM EST Reply to CommentWell, it looks like FX's PR staff has been busy posting today! I'm an NFL season ticket holder, fantasy football dork, Caddyshack-level humor enthuiast, and a big fan of Kroll/Scheer/Duplass et al, but I think The League is abysmal. I made it through two seasons of giving it a chance (because it would seem to be so up my alley), one season of hate-watching, and then I abandoned it after this season's awful premiere.
It desperately wants to the the jock version of Entourage, but it can't even clear that low bar.
BMK I take offense to the FX PR Staff Comment (if it validates my opinion for you, I stopped watching Sunny and don't care for much else on FX besides Louie). I truly do think this show is hilarious. I won't say if you are in the minority or the majority regarding your opinion of the show, but it's certainly doing well enough to be renewed. You're welcome to your opinion of the show (it won't stop me from watching), but to try to invalidate someone else's legitimate opinion is unnecessary.
December 20, 2012 at 3:13PM ESTAtta I think the football element is the weakest part of the show . Anytime there's an actual football player on the show is when it's weakest. So enjoying fantasy football doesn't mean you'd like the show, there has to be some gimmick to every show.
December 20, 2012 at 3:58PM ESTmiraclemet Jmass> Still not sure what it is about the show that you dont like... Everyone is welcome to their opinions, but can you tell me what its based on?
December 20, 2012 at 4:54PM ESTAtta> I'll agree with you that the stunt appearances by the NFL players are best left by the wayside. They often feel forced, and at even at their best still take away from the momentum of the episode. While much of the show is only losely scripted (If I remember right from cast interviews) the Stunt cast sections feel very scripted, and thus loose the energy of the rest of the episode. Wonder if the stunt casting is just part of the cross-promotional agreement with FX's big brother Fox so they are stuck with it.
Frank
December 20, 2012 at 3:03PM EST Reply to CommentHaven't seen the last two eps just yet, but this season has been a relatively weak one. It's still funny, but much of the cleverness evident in seasons 2 and 3 was absent. Hopefully, the show rebounds in season 5. a good way to start would be to pull back on the tremendous amount of inorganic cameo appearances.
Jaxemer11
December 20, 2012 at 3:08PM EST Reply to CommentI have a love/hate relationship with the show. It can be funny at times, and I think all the actors are pretty great ... but most of the time I find it just a little too dumb for my taste (in an unfunny way). They resort to bodily function humor and football celebrity humor on a much more frequent basis than I would like, and I don't find that stuff funny. I still watch it consistently though, so they must be doing something right.
acmazzaro This ^
December 21, 2012 at 10:20AM ESTDr. Gross
December 20, 2012 at 3:22PM EST Reply to CommentThis show is consistently very funny, and is at its best when Jason Mantzoukas appears as the wonderfully batshit insane Rafi. I'd definitely happy to see its coming back for a fifth season.
MB
December 20, 2012 at 3:22PM EST Reply to CommentThe League is the funniest show on TV and this season has been awesome
J H
December 20, 2012 at 3:36PM EST Reply to CommentI think this year has been the funniest one yet. Every episode just gets better! This is one of the best comedies on TV this year.
Chris
December 20, 2012 at 3:40PM EST Reply to CommentThought the stories last season were stronger... a lot of these episodes felt very thin in terms of the plot. Been better in the 2nd half of the season, though.
Dan
December 20, 2012 at 6:16PM EST Reply to CommentIt's been funny, but Season 3 was better. Season 3, I'd argue it was the funniest show on TV. Now, it's just a really funny show.
guest2
December 20, 2012 at 7:36PM EST Reply to Commentthe league was good in season two. since then it has been downhill, and this latest season rarely had had even the pretense of comedy. i question the intelligence of anyone who has enjoyed this latest season
DougMac
December 20, 2012 at 7:47PM EST Reply to Commentit's less consistent than it has been in the past, but its high points are among the series best
Alex
December 20, 2012 at 11:59PM EST Reply to CommentRafi is the funniest character on television right now -- hands down.
paul 100% agree
December 25, 2012 at 1:31AM ESTRafi Bomb! I wholeheartedly agree. Rafi is so over the top but so immensely funny. Makes every scene he's in.
January 23, 2013 at 1:40PM ESTCol Bat Guano
December 21, 2012 at 2:34AM EST Reply to CommentI want to see Chalupa Batman grow up.
Dsl
December 21, 2012 at 11:44AM EST Reply to CommentSeason 4 has been the first one I've watched. It's consistently funny and the characters are awesome. If it's true that season 4 is weaker than earlier ones, then I'm in for a heck of a treat when I start watching old episodes.
JeffF
December 22, 2012 at 1:07AM EST Reply to CommentThought the fourth season much better than the third, which was quite a relief. The finale episode had me in stitches while the best line of the entire series was also included in season four. Great news that it will be coming back!
Steve
December 23, 2012 at 1:03AM EST Reply to CommentSince "Parks & Rec" can't find more room for Jason Mantzoukas as Dennis Feinstein, I will happily settle for him as Rafi, all day every day.
Phil Spector Alan,
December 23, 2012 at 2:23AM ESTDo really read all of the comments? Some people who post here are either allergic to humor, trolling for responders, or skip Bayless-ing the message board. Watch the season and let us know how you feel about this season, but what I will lead you toward is a couple Rafi scenes (and a dirty Randy scene) that will make you fall off your couch laughing.
The Bandsaw Vigilante
December 24, 2012 at 9:25AM EST Reply to CommentWrite a comment...Gotta say, I came to this series reluctantly expecting a bunch of stupid sports-jokes and plots. Holy shit -- I thought the previous seasons were great and funny, but this latest one has me just dying.
Every episode has multiple scenes and lines that are so killer, it's just scary (and sad that you can't repeat most of them in public).
This was their best season, I'd say. I was laughing through nearly every episode. Rafi sure did get the best lines.
"GATTACA! GATTACA!"
"I don't know who you are, but you're about to get chlamydia!"
Mike
December 24, 2012 at 11:41AM EST Reply to CommentHands down the best comedy on TV
paul
December 25, 2012 at 1:27AM EST Reply to Commentby far the best politically incorrect comedy of all time on tv. its like hanging with your friends and busting balls for 30 min
paul
December 25, 2012 at 1:29AM EST Reply to Commentrafi needs a spin off .legendary comedic flavor