- 9.0/10 755 votes
#1 - Chapter 29
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/17/2013
Kenny returns a favor; Stevie offers revisions to Kenny's life story; April considers making a big decision.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.8/10 602 votes
#2 - Chapter 23
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 10/6/2013
Kenny visits Guy Young to discuss a career change, and tries to convince Stevie to rejoin the Powers team.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.5/10 785 votes
#3 - Chapter 5
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/15/2009
Kenny decides to give up on his dream of returning to professional baseball. Meanwhile, arrogant car dealer Ashley comes back into the picture.
Director: Adam McKay
Writer: N/A
- 8.3/10 588 votes
#5 - Chapter 12
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/31/2010
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.
Director: David Gordon Green
Writer: N/A
- 8.3/10 471 votes
#6 - Chapter 27
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 11/3/2013
Kenny is rattled when Guy introduces a wildcard to the show; Stevie enlists Maria's help to promote Kenny's side business; April is frustrated with "Famous Kenny".
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/10 488 votes
- 8.1/10 582 votes
#10 - Chapter 14
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 2/19/2012
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.
Director: Jody Hill
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/10 503 votes
#11 - Chapter 24
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/13/2013
Kenny takes his family and friends on a trip to the local water park.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/10 764 votes
#12 - Chapter 4
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/8/2009
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.
Director: David Gordon Green
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/10 590 votes
- 8.0/10 537 votes
#15 - Chapter 22
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/29/2013
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/10 455 votes
#16 - Chapter 26
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/27/2013
April gets Kenny to agree to undergo couples therapy; Kenny and Stevie plan a new business venture.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/10 458 votes
#17 - Chapter 28
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 11/10/2013
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/10 487 votes
#18 - Chapter 17
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 3/11/2012
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.
Director: David Gordon Green
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/10 1,085 votes
#19 - Chapter 1
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/15/2009
Series premiere. Burned out and broke, former big-league pitcher Kenny Powers returns home to North Carolina to teach PE at the local middle school he once attended. Wreaking havoc at school, around town and at the home of his brother Dustin, Kenny settles into his role as the town's loose-cannon agitator, setting his sights on winning back his high-school flame April, now a teacher engaged to the school principal, Terrence Cutler.
Director: Jody Hill
Writer: Ben Best, Jody Hill, Danny McBride
- 7.8/10 657 votes
#20 - Chapter 7
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/2010
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.
Director: Jody Hill
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/10 574 votes
#21 - Chapter 9
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/10/2010
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.
Director: David Gordon Green
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/10 572 votes
#22 - Chapter 15
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 2/26/2012
Kenny tracks down Stevie, who's working at Ashley Schaeffer's car dealership, when he heads north with the baby to find April.
Director: David Gordon Green
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/10 470 votes
#23 - Chapter 25
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/20/2013
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/10 843 votes
#24 - Chapter 2
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/22/2009
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.
Director: David Gordon Green
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/10 761 votes
#25 - Chapter 3
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/1/2009
Stevie gets a scoop on Kenny's possible competition when he hears of a promising young high school pitcher. Cassie wants to sell off all of Kenny's baseball memorabilia on the computer. Meanwhile, Kenny makes a commitment to a new exercise regimen.
Director: David Gordon Green
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Eastbound & Down
Every episode of Eastbound & Down ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Eastbound & Down!
Years after he turned his back on his hometown, a burned-out major league ballplayer returns to teach phys ed at his old middle school.
Genres:ComedyDrama
Network:HBO
Top Episode Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Eastbound & Down" is "Chapter 29", rated 9/10 from 755 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "Chapter 29" aired on 11/17/2013 and is rated 0.2 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Chapter 23".