The WORST episodes of Brockmire

Every episode of Brockmire ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Brockmire!

A famed major league baseball announcer who suffers an embarrassing and very public meltdown live on the air after discovering his beloved wife's serial infidelity decides to reclaim his career and love life in a small town a decade later.

Last Updated: 3/27/2024Network: IFCStatus: Ended
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7.08
119 votes

#1 - Double Header

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/15/2020

Jules tries to win Beth's approval of the relationship she and Brockmire are trying to rekindle, but they don't get along until Jules takes Beth under her wing as a drinking buddy. Jim is irate that Jules was a bad influence on his daughter.

Directors: Maurice Marable
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The Hall
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7.10
109 votes

#2 - The Hall

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/22/2020

Beth finds out that Jim lied to her for her entire life about her birth mother. So on the biggest day of Jim's life, Beth is supposed to give a speech to memorialize him but shows up ready to destroy him.

Directors: Maurice Marable
Writer: Rene Gube
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Low and Away
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7.15
128 votes

#3 - Low and Away

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/1/2020

Baseball is barely holding on, so Jim turns to the one person he knows can turn it around, Jules James. However, it's going to take a lot of convincing to get her to leave Morristown to help a sport and man who both turned their backs on her.

Directors: Maurice Marable
Writer: Alex Reid
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Favorable Matchup
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7.15
148 votes

#4 - Favorable Matchup

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/18/2020

The year is 2030 and the world is in chaos, but at least Jim is broadcasting his favorite sport and has the love of his daughter. He then learns baseball is worse off than he thought and his daughter is moving to New York for college.

Directors: Maurice Marable
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Three Year Contract
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7.17
132 votes

#5 - Three Year Contract

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/25/2020

Jim is trying hard to enact change in the league but the owners don't seem to care. At the same time, Jim's relationship with his daughter is getting worse, with visits becoming less frequent as she continues to pull away.

Directors: Maurice Marable
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Comeback Player of the Year
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7.26
122 votes

#6 - Comeback Player of the Year

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/8/2020

Jim and Jules agree to keep their relationship professional, but when they team up to trick the owners into selling the teams to new owners who will let them make the changes they want, their antics remind them of the relationship they used to have.

Directors: Maurice Marable
Writer: Amanda Sitko
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Clubhouse Cancer
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7.29
180 votes

#7 - Clubhouse Cancer

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/3/2019

As Brockmire deals with his newfound sobriety, he is introduced as the new announcer for the Oakland Athletics with his co-announcer and former softball star Gabby Taylor.

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Player to Be Named Later
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7.32
173 votes

#8 - Player to Be Named Later

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/10/2019

Brockmire struggles to accept that Jules is dating his good friend. In hopes of showing Jules the "new Jim," Brockmire begrudgingly agrees to put in a good word for Jules' boyfriend for a job at MLB Network.

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Broadcasters Jinx
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7.34
223 votes

#9 - Broadcasters Jinx

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/30/2018

Jim takes a new gig as an Atlanta major league announcer. Charles focuses on the new direction his career might take. Confronted with the truth about a legendary announcer, Jim attempts to do the right thing in the most Brockmire-way possible.

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The Yips
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7.34
174 votes

#10 - The Yips

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/17/2019

While dealing with a case of "the yips"-a broadcaster's anxiety that makes it hard to remember the count-Brockmire faces threats from his predecessor, Matt "The Bat" Hardesty. Brockmire prays to God for the first time.

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Union Negotiations
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7.35
112 votes

#11 - Union Negotiations

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/29/2020

Baseball players' union contracts are up for re-negotiation and a potential strike threatens the future of baseball altogether. Jim and Jules give it one last go and try to negotiate the terms of their potential relationship.

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Retirement Ceremony
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7.36
220 votes

#12 - Retirement Ceremony

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/16/2018

Jim faces his dysfunctional family at his father's funeral; he struggles to mend his broken relationship with his sister; Brockmire must make peace with someone from his past.

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Make-up Game
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7.36
232 votes

#13 - Make-up Game

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/23/2018

Jules visits Jim, who gives her a tour of New Orleans; they reconnect for an evening, but have trouble figuring out the new terms of their relationship.

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Banned for Life
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7.38
171 votes

#14 - Banned for Life

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/24/2019

Brockmire's mother, who abandoned him and his sister at a young age, comes to town and challenges his relationship with his sister.

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Platoon Player
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7.41
271 votes

#15 - Platoon Player

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/2/2018

Despite Jim's protests, Charles needs the night off for his birthday. Jim attempts to throw him a party, but things quickly get out of hand. Tensions arise when Jim shows up at Charles' birthday dinner and meets his judgmental family.

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Clubhouse Chemistry
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7.45
184 votes

#16 - Clubhouse Chemistry

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/1/2019

Brockmire urges Charles to leave a toxic relationship. Charles is appalled at Gus' terrible producing skills. Brockmire is infatuated with Matt Hardesty's nurse and tries to make amends with Hardesty.

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Caught in a Rundown
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7.49
206 votes

#17 - Caught in a Rundown

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/13/2018

After Jim ends up in the hospital, Charles has an intervention to stop Brockmire's destructive habits. In attendance are a rag-tag group of friends and enemies from Brockmire's past. Jim meets a dangerous new friend.

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Placed on Waivers
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7.49
168 votes

#18 - Placed on Waivers

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/8/2019

After Gabby finds out that she is pregnant and then walks in on her wife cheating on her, Brockmire goes out of his way to be a good friend and to comfort her. She and Brockmire share their experiences of being cheated on while calling the game.

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In the Cellar
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7.53
192 votes

#19 - In the Cellar

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/20/2018

Jim goes on a bender with his new nihilistic friend, Elle, who pushes him towards a new level of destruction. Brockmire ends up in the hospital again and finally takes rehab seriously. Charles approaches Jim with a new opportunity.

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Knuckleball
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7.54
255 votes

#20 - Knuckleball

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/9/2018

Jim and Uribe go on an epic bender; Charles discovers a sad truth about Brockmire; when announcing with Raj, Brockmire has a few too many drinks.

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The Long Offseason
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7.54
109 votes

#21 - The Long Offseason

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/6/2020

Artificial intelligence threatens to take steps in its pursuit to rule the world and attempts to take over baseball. Jim and Jules must decide if they want to embolden this emerging society ruled by machines or stay with the failing status quo.

Directors: Maurice Marable
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The Getaway Game
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7.55
318 votes

#22 - The Getaway Game

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/25/2018

Now calling minor league games in New Orleans, Jim is up for the major leagues in Atlanta. He competes against Raj, a likable young announcer. Charles works on the podcast despite Brockmire's antics. A friend from Morristown stops by for a visit.

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Disabled List
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7.56
160 votes

#23 - Disabled List

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/15/2019

Brockmire deals with sobriety-induced impotence and Matt's declining health. Brockmire's sponsor reminds him that he needs to find a higher power if he wants the AA program to rid him of his anxiety.

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Opening Day
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7.63
161 votes

#24 - Opening Day

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/22/2019

Brockmire and Gabby finally get a chance to call their first regular season MLB game for Oakland, but are confronted by protestors who are disciples of bigot Art Newlie.

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Road Trip
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7.66
530 votes

#25 - Road Trip

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/3/2017

Jules has a pregnancy scare. Brockmire works out his father issues with Charles. Jules and Brockmire take a road trip to Pittsburgh.

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