The BEST episodes of All American season 1

Every episode of All American season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of All American season 1!

When a rising high school football player from South Central L.A. is recruited to play for Beverly Hills High, the wins, losses and struggles of two families from vastly different worlds - Crenshaw and Beverly Hills - begin to collide.

Last Updated: 11/26/2024Network: The CWStatus: Continuing
Championships
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8.02
239 votes

#1 - Championships

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/20/2019

Spencer suffers a devastating setback and gets strength from an unlikely source. Billy, while focused on the championship game, realizes that he has to face some tough truths in order to get his family back.

Directors: David McWhirter
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Legacy
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7.98
251 votes

#2 - Legacy

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/27/2019

With playoffs and mid-terms looming, Spencer makes a few shocking discoveries about his father. Coop desperately wants to bring down her enemies, while Jordan makes a connection with his grandfather.

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Back in the Day
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7.91
241 votes

#3 - Back in the Day

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/6/2019

Spencer tries not to repeat the mistakes of his past with his relationship with Layla and Olivia struggles with her sobriety. Billy reveals to Laura something he did to protect his family, while Coop has conflicted emotions about reuniting with her father.

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i
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7.89
332 votes

#4 - i

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/24/2018

Spencer and Jordan spend an unexpected day together back in Crenshaw where our Beverly Hills golden boy, Jordan, gets his first taste of real life in South Central LA. Meanwhile, Billy struggles with his identity as a father as Olivia and Layla attempt to rekindle their friendship. And Coop faces her own truth, coming clean to her parents about being gay.

Directors: Rob Hardy
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Homecoming
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7.85
264 votes

#5 - Homecoming

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/12/2018

Beverly has their big Homecoming game and the pressure is on. Post-dance, Spencer is feeling the weight of the effects of his arrival at Beverly… as well as his departure from Crenshaw… and tries to set things right. Meanwhile, Billy tries to bring together his team for a win that will send them to the district play-offs for the first time since he became head coach… But Billy discovers doing what’s right and winning aren’t always the same thing.

Directors: Rob Hardy
Writer: April Blair
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Keep Ya Head Up
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7.83
263 votes

#6 - Keep Ya Head Up

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/16/2019

Spencer should be on top of the world – his football team is headed to the playoffs and he can finally be with Layla – but he can’t shake a major tragedy that occurred causing him to question everything. Meanwhile, Coop learns some disturbing information about a friend and Jordan is worried about the results of a drug test that could end his football career for good.

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Best Kept Secret
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7.82
234 votes

#7 - Best Kept Secret

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/13/2019

Spencer learns the real reason his father left when he was growing up and is devastated by the truth. Billy must deal with the repercussions of decisions he made in the past, while Coop tries to stop a plan she set in motion, with tragic consequences.

Directors: Michael Schultz
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Pilot
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7.82
419 votes

#8 - Pilot

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/10/2018

Spencer James is a rising high school football player and an A student at South Crenshaw High who is recruited by Beverly High School’s football coach Billy Baker. Spencer is conflicted on whether or not to move to Beverly High but Spencer’s mother, Grace, and his best friend, Coop, convince Spencer it’s an opportunity he has to seize. When Spencer is forced to move in with Billy and his family, these two families and their vastly different worlds are drawn together. They will discover that the differences that divide us on the surface hide a deeper connection – the complicated, imperfect humanity that unites us all.

Directors: Rob Hardy
Writer: April Blair
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All Eyez on Me
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7.78
236 votes

#9 - All Eyez on Me

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/30/2019

At a college recruiting event, Spencer’s former teammates from Crenshaw show up, which causes Spencer to lose focus. Olivia comes to Asher’s aid, while Jordan struggles with the opportunities that comes with being Billy Baker’s son.

Directors: Michael Schultz
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Lose Yourself
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7.77
311 votes

#10 - Lose Yourself

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/7/2018

While riding the exhilarating wave of a three-game winning streak, Spencer becomes seduced by the Beverly Hills good life leading to an unexpected adventure with Asher. Meanwhile, Coop is also being seduced by a new way of life – gang life – and everything it offers her.

Directors: Elodie Keene
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The Choice is Yours
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7.74
290 votes

#11 - The Choice is Yours

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/28/2018

The return of Layla’s music mogul father gives Spencer the perfect opportunity to give back to Crenshaw and reunite with an increasingly distant Coop. But Coop’s deepening affiliation with Shawn’s gang threatens Spencer’s good intentions. Billy, Jordan and Asher take a journey to Malibu to scout their next big rival as tensions simmer between Jordan and Asher.

Directors: Benny Boom
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Regulate
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7.72
220 votes

#12 - Regulate

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/6/2019

Spencer wants no part of his father’s return and Billy confronts him about their tumultuous past. Meanwhile, Layla forces Asher to re-evaluate his life.

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All We Got
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7.72
301 votes

#13 - All We Got

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/14/2018

Spencer’s worlds come together to celebrate his birthday in Beverly Hills. But mixing the dysfunctional families – with the dash of an unexpected guest – ends in disaster. Olivia and Jordan, on a mission to uncover a family secret, discover a missing link to their father’s past. Meanwhile, Coop and Patience struggle to define their blossoming romance.

Directors: Rose Troche
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99 Problems
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7.69
364 votes

#14 - 99 Problems

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/17/2018

While trying to be all things, on and off the field, Spencer quickly discovers the rules he played by at Crenshaw no longer apply in Beverly Hills. Meanwhile, Coop is also forced to learn a new set of rules, with Spencer’s protective “Halo Effect” now gone.

Directors: David McWhirter
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California Love
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7.60
265 votes

#15 - California Love

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/5/2018

At an explosive homecoming dance, friendships in both Crenshaw and Beverly will be put to the test when decisions made by Spencer trigger an avalanche that drastically changes the course of several lives. Meanwhile, Billy finds himself forced to spend some quality time with Grace and defend his decision to marry outside of the culture. Meanwhile, Coop realizes that getting Shawn out of gang life may come at a steep price for her.

Directors: Dawn Wilkinson
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m.A.A.d. city
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7.44
245 votes

#16 - m.A.A.d. city

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/23/2019

As Coop gets more involved in gang life, her relationship with Patience is tested, while Spencer is determined to find a way to help his community stop the violence that keeps occurring. Jordan is developing a relationship with his grandfather, which brings up family issues for Billy.

Directors: Darren Grant
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