Series synopsis
Brockmire is an American comedy drama television series that premiered on IFC on April 5, 2017. It ended on May 6, 2020. It stars Hank Azaria, Tawny Newsome, J.K. Simmons and Tyrel Jackson Williams.
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.
Premise
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.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Hank Azaria as Jim Brockmire
- Tawny Newsome as Gabby Taylor
- J.K. Simmons as Matt "The Bat" Hardesty
- Tyrel Jackson Williams as Charles
- Amanda Peet as Jules James
- Reina Hardesty as Beth
Guest cast
- Ryan Lee as John Elton
- Angela Relucio as Floribeth's Aunt
- Adelle Drahos as Podcast Superfan
- Sean Goulding as Hungry Fan
- Joshua Hoover as Fatty Bombalatty
- Thomas Hughes as Smoking Fracker Player
- David Iwanicki as Bombalatty Brother
- Glenn Walkup as Butler 3rd Base Coach
- Sarah Eliza Argens as Food Ciry Girl #2
- Perry Johnson as Bar Patron
- Lilly Roberson as Cindy
- Keisuke Hoashi as Translator
Episodes
This series spans 5 seasons with 33 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | May 3, 2010 | May 3, 2010 |
| Season 1 | 8 | April 5, 2017 | May 17, 2017 |
| Season 2 | 8 | April 25, 2018 | June 20, 2018 |
| Season 3 | 8 | April 3, 2019 | May 22, 2019 |
| Season 4 | 8 | March 18, 2020 | May 6, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gamechangers Ep 3: A Legend in the Booth with Hank Azaria | May 3, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Rally Cap After walking in on his wife in bed with the neighbor, famed MLB announcer Jim Brockmire has an epic job-ending meltdown live on the air. A decade later, he decides to reclaim his career calling minor league games in an unknown rust belt small town. |
April 5, 2017 |
| 2 |
Winning Streak Jim and Jules hook up the night before the Frackers win a game. They attempt to keep the lucky streak going on and off the field. Meanwhile, Brockmire contemplates what Jules means to him. |
April 5, 2017 |
| 3 |
Kangaroo Court The players hold an intense kangaroo court. Jules urges Brockmire to mediate. Meanwhile, Charles wonders why Brockmire thinks he is gay. |
April 12, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Getaway Game 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. |
April 25, 2018 |
| 2 |
Platoon Player 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. |
May 2, 2018 |
| 3 |
Knuckleball 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. |
May 9, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Clubhouse Cancer 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. |
April 3, 2019 |
| 2 |
Player To Be Named Later 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. |
April 10, 2019 |
| 3 |
The Yips 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. |
April 17, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Favorable Matchup 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. |
March 18, 2020 |
| 2 |
Three Year Contract 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. |
March 25, 2020 |
| 3 |
Low and Away 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. |
April 1, 2020 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | IFC |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 5, 2017 |
| Last aired | May 6, 2020 |
| Runtime | 23 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Wednesday at 22:00:00 |