The League
| The League | |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by |
Jeff Schaffer Jackie Schaffer |
| Starring |
Mark Duplass Nick Kroll Stephen Rannazzisi Paul Scheer Jon Lajoie Katie Aselton |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
| No. of episodes | 84 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Jeff Schaffer Jackie Schaffer |
| Running time | 20–30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Chicken Sticks FX Productions |
| Distributor | 20th Television |
| Release | |
| Original network |
FX (2009–2012) FXX (2013–15) |
| Original release | October 29, 2009 – December 9, 2015 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
The League is an American sitcom that aired on FX and later FXX from October 29, 2009 to December 9, 2015 for a total of seven seasons. The series, set in Chicago, Illinois, is a semi-improvised comedy show about a fantasy football league, its members, and their everyday lives.
Set in Chicago, the series revolves around six friends who participate in a fantasy football league. The show followed the friends, who would do anything to win, while also dealing with a variety of situations that occurred in their everyday lives.
BOLD means current league member.
– ‡ The Sacko Bowl was not introduced until the sixth season of league play or season two of the actual TV show. Whoever loses the Sacko Bowl wins the Sacko trophy, meaning they came in last place.
– ** Andre won the Shiva bowl in 2009 with the help of Ruxin, whose name is with Andre's on the trophy.
- † Taco "Won" the Sacko the first season, but it was overruled after the points had been counted, meaning that Andre was the first to win the Sacko, which started the trend "first to worst".
- * Due to Ruxin discovering the league colluded to keep him from getting the top draft pick and because he won the Sacko, Kevin was stripped of his championship and the 2011 season of The League was declared null and void, to be sent off by a Norse funeral. However, before the 2012 season, Kevin got his championship reinstated by trading his role as commissioner to Ruxin along with naming rights to his and Jenny's son. Ruxin did not receive Sacko punishment because his stroke, induced by discovery of the collusion, was seen as punishment enough. Ruxin later traded the naming rights to Taco in exchange for Taco's first round draft pick. Jenny gives birth to their son, and Taco announces the name, "Chalupa Batman MacArthur", which was quickly changed to "Christopher Benjamin". Later in season 5, it was referenced that Kevin earned his commissioner role back.
- § Ruxin failed to press the "Set Lineup" button before the first game of the week started, so Andre won by default.
- Note: Playoff format doesn't reseed.
The Shiva is the name of the trophy given annually to the winner of the fantasy football league. The award is named after Shivakamini Somakandarkram, their high school valedictorian to whom Kevin lost his virginity in Pete's mother's car while listening to Aerosmith.
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