The BEST Episodes of Eastbound & Down
Every episode ever - ranked by fan votes!
Last Updated: Jan 8, 2022
Network: HBO
Relief Pitcher Kenny Powers was poised to rule the Big Leagues, but two things got in his way: his fading fastball and his insufferable personality. After a spectacular career flame-out, Kenny came home to Shelby, NC and picked up a job as a substitute gym teacher (mostly so his brother Dustin would stop threatening to kick him out). He's spent every moment since then cashing in the last of his dying fame while plotting his inevitable comeback...one beer at a time.
#1 - Chapter 23
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired Oct 6, 2013
Kenny visits Guy Young to discuss a career change, and tries to convince Stevie to rejoin the Powers team.
8.53 
#2 - Chapter 29
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired Nov 17, 2013
Kenny returns a favor; Stevie offers revisions to Kenny's life story; April considers making a big decision.
8.50 
#3 - Chapter 27
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired Nov 3, 2013
Kenny is rattled when Guy introduces a wild card to the show; Stevie enlists Maria's help to promote Kenny's side business; April is frustrated with ``Famous Kenny.''
8.35 
#4 - Chapter 13
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired Nov 7, 2010
Kenny confronts his future.
8.07 
#5 - Chapter 25
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired Oct 20, 2013
Kenny follows through on a threat; Stevie finds Kenny a charity to promote during Guy's goodwill dragon boat race; Toby tries to find the courage to feed his new pet.
8.04 
#6 - Chapter 21
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired Apr 15, 2012
As Kenny adjusts to the new realities of his life, a twist of fate alters his future with the Mermen.
8.01 
#7 - Chapter 5
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired Mar 15, 2009
Kenny decides to give up on his dream of returning to professional baseball. Meanwhile, arrogant car dealer Ashley comes back into the picture.
7.99 
#8 - Chapter 22
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired Sep 29, 2013
In the Season 4 premiere, Kenny Powers is now a family man—with his wife, April, two little kids and a home in the suburbs—but a night out with a former teammate and current TV star has him yearning to get back in the limelight.
7.92 
#9 - Chapter 28
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired Nov 10, 2013
Kenny's personal life takes a toll on his work; Stevie keeps up appearances in the face of adversity; Kenny learns a valuable Christmas lesson.
7.88 
#10 - Chapter 11
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired Oct 24, 2010
Kenny considers a new full-time life working in Mexico.
7.86 
#11 - Chapter 14
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired Feb 19, 2012
In the third-season premiere, Kenny finds himself in Myrtle Beach, S.C., as the closer for a minor-league baseball team, but he also has a reunion with April for his son's first birthday in his North Carolina hometown.
7.84 
#12 - Chapter 24
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired Oct 13, 2013
Kenny takes his family and friends on a trip to the local water park.
7.84 
#13 - Chapter 8
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired Oct 3, 2010
Charros owner Sebastian Cisneros agrees to pull out all the stops in promoting Kenny Powers’ return to organized baseball, but Kenny loses motivation after learning a secret about April from an old friend.
7.83 
#14 - Chapter 12
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired Oct 31, 2010
Kenny settles his debt with Sebastian; later, he settles a score with Aaron and Hector, and bids adios to Vida. Kenny passes a final test with the Charros team.
7.83 
#15 - Chapter 26
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired Oct 27, 2013
April gets Kenny to agree to undergo couples therapy; Kenny and Stevie plan a new business venture.
7.80 
#16 - Chapter 6
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired Mar 22, 2009
Kenny gets an offer from a professional team and is forced to say goodbye to his family and teaching job.
7.78 
#17 - Chapter 17
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired Mar 11, 2012
Kenny thinks his son, Toby, is cursed, and might be to blame for a recent run of bad luck; and later tries to bond with Shane's puritanical family. Meanwhile, Stevie is racked with guilt.
7.78 
#18 - Chapter 9
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired Oct 10, 2010
Puzzled by the Mexican fans’ lukewarm reception, Kenny starts a grassroots PR campaign to burnish his image. But it takes a vintage Powers flare-up to bring the fans to their feet. Kenny makes inroads with Vida by inviting her to Sebastian’s yacht party.
7.77 
#19 - Chapter 16
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired Mar 4, 2012
Pro scout Roy McDaniel asks Kenny to take a promising Russian pitching prospect under his wing; Stevie takes stock of Shane's status while negotiating his return to Kenny's entourage.
7.73 
#20 - Chapter 20
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired Apr 8, 2012
Kenny hopes to get back on his coach's good side and return to his spot on the pitching staff, but his bumpy ride on the road to redemption continues. Meanwhile, Stevie tries to make things right with Maria.
7.72 
#21 - Chapter 4
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired Mar 8, 2009
Kenny attends a BBQ at April and Terrence's house where his romantic feelings for April intensify. Later, Stevie puts together a DVD of Kenny's greatest moments in the hopes that the major leagues will notice.
7.72 
#22 - Chapter 15
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired Feb 26, 2012
Kenny tracks down Stevie, who's working at Ashley Schaeffer's car dealership, when he heads north with the baby to find April.
7.68 
#23 - Chapter 2
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired Feb 22, 2009
Kenny tries to make extra money by pitching himself as spokesman for a luxury car dealership; Kenny and his driver make an appearance at the middle school dance.
7.67 
#24 - Chapter 18
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired Mar 18, 2012
Kenny gets surprise visitors, and tries to regain control of the team by throwing the mother of all Fourth of July parties. Meanwhile, Stevie frets over delivering bad news to Maria.
7.59 
#25 - Chapter 7
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired Sep 26, 2010
Kenny Powers heads to Mexico to lick his wounds and start a new, more anonymous life. Befriended by a neighboring Mexican family and a sultry bar singer named Vida, Kenny emerges from "the darkest hole I've ever been in" by planning a comeback.
7.56