The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins
A sports mockumentary sitcom premiering on NBC in 2026.
Robert Carlock and Sam Means created the NBC sports mockumentary sitcom The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins. It debuted as a midseason show on January 18, 2026, during the 2025–26 television season. NBC renewed the series for a second season in May 2026, with a premiere date of November 2, 2026.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Sports
- Mockumentary
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Production
In March 2025, an untitled single-camera comedy starring Tracy Morgan received a pilot order at NBC. Executive producers included Morgan, Tina Fey, Robert Carlock, Sam Means, Eric Gurian, David Miner, and Rhys Thomas. The pilot was written by Carlock and Means, directed by Thomas, and featured Daniel Radcliffe, Erika Alexander, Bobby Moynihan, Precious Way, and Jalyn Hall as series regulars. NBC ordered ten episodes under the title The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins in May 2025. The series premiered on January 18, 2026, following an NFL divisional playoff game, ahead of its originally planned timeslot debut on February 23, 2026. NBC renewed the series for a second season on May 5, 2026, with a scheduled premiere of November 2, 2026.
Reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds a 97% approval rating from 38 reviews, with the critics consensus noting Tracy Morgan's comedic charisma and the ensemble's effectiveness. Metacritic assigned a weighted score of 76 out of 100 based on 16 critics, indicating generally favorable reviews. The pilot episode, airing after an NFL divisional playoff game between the Los Angeles Rams and Chicago Bears, drew 5.8 million viewers and a 1.4 rating in the 18-49 demographic. It became the most-watched comedy episode of the 2025–26 season among broadcast networks in both total viewers and the key demographic, and marked NBC's most-watched comedy series debut in three years since Night Court premiered in January 2023.
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