Coach 1989
- Status
- Ended
- First Aired
- February 28, 1989
- Last Aired
- May 14, 1997
- Format
- 9 seasons · 200 eps
- Total Runtime
- ~80 hours (24 min/ep)
- Essential Runtime
- ~79.6 hours (skips filler)
- Highest Rated Episode
- S2E15 "Homewreckers" (★ 10/10)
- Created By
- Barry Kemp
- Network
- ABC
- Where to Stream
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
Streaming data from JustWatch
★ TMDB users: 6.6/10 from 61 votes TV-PG Comedy 9 seasons · 200 eps Ended
Where to watch:
The Roku ChannelAmazon Prime VideoAmazon Prime Video with AdsAmazon VideoFandango At Home
Get new episode dates in your calendar
Sync automatically with Apple, Outlook, or Google Calendar.
Advertisement
Quick answer
What is Coach?
Coach is an American television sitcom created by Barry Kemp that originally aired on ABC. The series ran for nine seasons, beginning on February 28, 1989, and concluding on May 14, 1997, totaling 200 half-hour episodes.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 1989
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 200
- Runtime
- 24 minutes
- First aired
- Feb 28, 1989
- Last aired
- May 14, 1997
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- ABC
- Genres
- Comedy
- Updated
Series guide
At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 6.6/10 from 61 votes
- Format
- 9 seasons · 200 episodes
- Episode runtime
- ~24 minutes
- Status
- Ended
- Network
- ABC
Availability by region
Where to watch in United States
Buy
Amazon VideoStream
Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Prime Video with AdsWith ads
The Roku ChannelBuy
Amazon Video
Fandango At HomeStreaming availability data provided by JustWatch via TMDB. Availability changes by country and date; verify on the provider before subscribing or purchasing.
Planning tool
How long to binge?
Estimate the schedule using 200 episodes and an average 24-minute runtime.
Trailer
No official trailer is available for this title yet.
Find the trailer on YouTube ↗Overview
Coach is an American television sitcom created by Barry Kemp that originally aired on ABC. The series ran for nine seasons, beginning on February 28, 1989, and concluding on May 14, 1997, totaling 200 half-hour episodes. The program stars Craig T. Nelson as Hayden Fox, the head coach of the fictional NCAA Division I-A Minnesota State University Screaming Eagles football team. The cast also features Jerry Van Dyke, Bill Fagerbakke, and Shelley Fabares. The narrative follows Hayden Fox, described as a curmudgeonly figure who eats, sleeps, and lives football. Throughout the series, he attempts to navigate his professional life in the sports world while simultaneously managing fatherhood and his personal family life. The show focuses on his efforts to balance these responsibilities without dropping the ball. The series is available for viewers to stream through various platforms. Please note that this entry refers to the television program and is distinct from the fashion brand of the same name, which produces handbags, clothing, and accessories.
Advertisement
Should you watch it?
“A curmudgeonly college football coach balances his professional career with his personal life and family responsibilities.”
Reasons to watch
- features a long-running narrative
- explores the intersection of sports and family
- stars Craig T. Nelson
Keep in mind
- contains dated production values
- focuses heavily on sports themes
Watch it if you enjoy classic sitcoms centered on professional and personal life balance.
The series is a standard half-hour sitcom suitable for general television audiences.
Ask the Vault
Ask anything about Coach — answers are spoiler-safe.
Your verdict
Is Coach worth watching?
Cast
Craig T. Nelson
Coach Hayden Fox
Jerry Van Dyke
Luther Van Dam
Shelley Fabares
Christine Armstrong
Bill Fagerbakke
Dauber Dybinski
Clare Carey
Kelly Fox
Kenneth Kimmins
Howard Burleigh
Kris Kamm
Stuart Rosebrock
☻
Pam Stone
Judy Watkins
Georgia Engel
Shirley Burleigh
Katherine Helmond
Doris Sherman
Pat Crawford Brown
Mrs. Thorkelson
John Valdetero
John
Comprehensive Directory
Episode guide
🛡️ SPOILER SHIELD
Spoiler-Safe Browsing Progress
Future titles & recaps blurred. Tap "Reveal" on any item to peek.
You've watched 0 of 199 essential episodes, about 79.6 hours left.
Season 1 · 13 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Kelly and the Professor Mytharc Feb 28, 1989
- E2 Pilot Mytharc Mar 1, 1989
- E3 Kelly, Meet Christine Core Mar 8, 1989
- E4 I'm in Love with a Boy Named Stuart Core Mar 15, 1989
- E5 The Loss Weekend Core Mar 22, 1989
- E6 Gambling for Meat Core Apr 5, 1989
- E7 19 Candles Core Apr 12, 1989
- E8 Parents' Weekend Core Apr 19, 1989
- E9 I'm Sorry I Told You My Wife Was Dead Core Apr 26, 1989
- E10 Define Romance Core May 3, 1989
- E11 Whose Team Is It, Anyway? Core May 17, 1989
- E12 Hoot, Hoot Hike Mytharc May 31, 1989
- E13 Dauber's Blow-Out Mytharc Jun 7, 1989
Season 2 · 20 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 I Don't Know Much About Art, But I Know What Makes Me Mad Mytharc Nov 21, 1989
- E2 Dauber's Got a Girl Core Nov 28, 1989
- E3 Bring Me the Head of Stuart Rosebrock (1) Core Dec 5, 1989
- E4 If a Coach Falls in the Woods (2) Core Dec 12, 1989
- E5 If Keith Jackson Calls, I'll Be at My Therapist's Core Dec 19, 1989
- E6 I'm in the Mood for Luther Core Dec 26, 1989
- E7 A Man and a Woman (and Two Theater Majors) Core Jan 2, 1990
- E8 The Investment Core Jan 9, 1990
- E9 I've Got a Secret Core Jan 16, 1990
- E10 The Curley O'Brien Award Core Jan 23, 1990
- E11 The Rosebrocks of Wisconsin Core Jan 30, 1990
- E12 Coaches Conference Core Feb 13, 1990
- E13 Carnival Knowledge Core Feb 20, 1990
- E14 Haven't I Slept with You Somewhere Before? Core Feb 27, 1990
- E15 Homewreckers Core Mar 6, 1990
- E16 Professor Doolittle Core Mar 13, 1990
- E17 Sunshine on My Shoulder Makes Me Happy: A Show About Bird Ransom Core Mar 20, 1990
- E18 Kelly Girl Core Apr 3, 1990
- E19 A Jerk at the Opera Mytharc Apr 17, 1990
- E20 Poodle Springs Mytharc May 15, 1990
Season 3 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 That Shouldn't Happen Mytharc Sep 25, 1990
- E2 Magnificent Abscession Core Oct 2, 1990
- E3 The Day That Moses Came to Town Core Oct 9, 1990
- E4 Is This Your First Time on the Riverboat, Miss Watkins? Core Oct 16, 1990
- E5 Hayden's in the Kitchen with Dinah Core Oct 23, 1990
- E6 Hayden and Luther's Excellent Adventure Filler Oct 30, 1990
- E7 The Break-Up Core Nov 6, 1990
- E8 The Iceman Goeth Core Nov 13, 1990
- E9 Cabin Fever Core Nov 27, 1990
- E10 Men Don't Heal Core Dec 4, 1990
- E11 When Hayden Met Christine Core Dec 11, 1990
- E12 Christmas Brains Core Dec 18, 1990
- E13 Dauber Graduates Core Jan 8, 1991
- E14 Puppy Love Core Jan 22, 1991
- E15 The Marion Kind (1) Core Feb 5, 1991
- E16 The Marion Kind (2) Core Feb 12, 1991
- E17 Leonard Kraleman: All-American Core Feb 19, 1991
- E18 2 BRs, MTN VW Core Feb 26, 1991
- E19 Hurley-Burleigh Core Mar 12, 1991
- E20 Hayden Fox for Universal Jocks Core Mar 26, 1991
- E21 A Father and Son Reunion Mytharc Apr 2, 1991
- E22 Diamonds Are a Dentist's Best Friend Mytharc Apr 9, 1991
Season 4 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Kick-off and the Kiss-off Mytharc Oct 1, 1991
- E2 Since My Beaver Left Me Core Oct 8, 1991
- E3 Don't Get Mad, Get Cooley Core Oct 15, 1991
- E4 A Real Guy's Guy Core Oct 29, 1991
- E5 Any Place I Hang Myself Is Home Core Nov 5, 1991
- E6 Requiem for a Groundskeeper Core Nov 12, 1991
- E7 I Think I Can't, I Think I Can't Core Nov 19, 1991
- E8 I Hate Barbara Core Nov 26, 1991
- E9 Loonstruck Core Dec 3, 1991
- E10 The Pineapple Bowl (1) Core Dec 10, 1991
- E11 The Pineapple Bowl (2) Core Dec 17, 1991
- E12 Rizzendough Revisited Core Jan 7, 1992
- E13 Return of the Marriage Killer Mytharc Jan 14, 1992
- E14 War of the Dopes Core Feb 4, 1992
- E15 The Woodchuck, the Beaver and the Fox: A Menage a Trois Core Feb 11, 1992
- E16 No Good Deed Goes Unpunished Core Feb 18, 1992
- E17 Last of the Red-Hot Luthers Core Feb 25, 1992
- E18 The Old Fish and the Shoes Core Mar 17, 1992
- E19 Dateline-Bangkok Core Apr 28, 1992
- E20 If That's Opportunity, Don't Answer Core May 5, 1992
- E21 Frequent Flyers, Crossed Wires Mytharc May 12, 1992
- E22 Can We Go Home Now? Mytharc May 19, 1992
Season 5 · 23 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 To Air Is Human Mytharc Sep 8, 1992
- E2 Big Brother, Little Brain Core Sep 22, 1992
- E3 Father of the Year Core Sep 29, 1992
- E4 Born Luther Core Oct 6, 1992
- E5 Shirley Burleigh, Girlie Friday Core Oct 13, 1992
- E6 Rizzendough Rendezvous Core Oct 20, 1992
- E7 Love Me Tender Mytharc Oct 27, 1992
- E8 The Bachelor Party Core Nov 10, 1992
- E9 Dresswreckers Core Nov 17, 1992
- E10 Vows Core Nov 25, 1992
- E11 The Patriot Bowl Core Dec 2, 1992
- E12 My True Love Gave to Me... Core Dec 16, 1992
- E13 The Commercial (1) Core Jan 6, 1993
- E14 The Commercial (2) Core Jan 13, 1993
- E15 Buzzy Money Core Jan 27, 1993
- E16 Vegas Odds Core Feb 3, 1993
- E17 Burden of the Burleighs Core Feb 17, 1993
- E18 The Bigger They Are Core Feb 24, 1993
- E19 Luthario Core Mar 10, 1993
- E20 Dirty Tricks Core Mar 31, 1993
- E21 About Face Core May 5, 1993
- E22 Why So Happy, Hayden? Mytharc May 12, 1993
- E23 One for the Road Mytharc May 19, 1993
Season 6 · 27 episodes
Open the complete Season 6 guide & lore primer →- E1 Baby on Board? Mytharc Sep 14, 1993
- E2 Belly of the Beast Core Sep 21, 1993
- E3 Nice Job If You Can Get It Core Sep 28, 1993
- E4 The Luck Stops Here Core Oct 5, 1993
- E5 If She Can Make It There... Core Oct 12, 1993
- E6 Uneasy Riders Core Oct 26, 1993
- E7 Piece O' Cake Core Nov 2, 1993
- E8 Running on Empty Core Nov 9, 1993
- E9 It Came from New York Core Nov 16, 1993
- E10 The Playbook Core Nov 30, 1993
- E11 The Pioneer Bowl Core Dec 7, 1993
- E12 Christmas of the Van Damned Core Dec 14, 1993
- E13 The Babywreckers Core Jan 4, 1994
- E14 Coach for a Day (1) Core Jan 11, 1994
- E15 Coach for a Day (2) Core Jan 18, 1994
- E16 My Cup Runneth Over Core Feb 8, 1994
- E17 Like Father, Like Daughter Core Feb 15, 1994
- E18 The Devil in Mrs. Burleigh Core Feb 22, 1994
- E19 Blue Chip Blues Core Mar 1, 1994
- E20 The Stand-In Core Mar 8, 1994
- E21 Something Old, Something New Core Mar 22, 1994
- E22 One of the Guys Core Apr 5, 1994
- E23 My Best Friend's Girl Core May 3, 1994
- E24 Goodbye, Mr. Putts Core May 10, 1994
- E25 Head Like a Wheel Core May 17, 1994
- E26 Retrospective (1) Mytharc May 24, 1994
- E27 Retrospective (2) Mytharc May 24, 1994
Season 7 · 25 episodes
Open the complete Season 7 guide & lore primer →- E1 Pros & Cons Mytharc Sep 12, 1994
- E2 It Should Happen to You Core Sep 19, 1994
- E3 Graceless Under Fire Core Sep 26, 1994
- E4 Judy's Turn Core Oct 3, 1994
- E5 Above and Beyond the Call of Hayden Core Oct 10, 1994
- E6 Inconceivable Core Oct 17, 1994
- E7 Jailbirds Core Oct 24, 1994
- E8 My Fair Agent Core Nov 7, 1994
- E9 Be a Good Sport Core Nov 14, 1994
- E10 Working Girl Core Nov 21, 1994
- E11 Out of Control Core Nov 28, 1994
- E12 The Popcorn Bowl Core Dec 12, 1994
- E13 Luther and Ruthanne Take the Big 12 Steps Core Dec 19, 1994
- E14 Did Someone Call Me Snorer? Core Jan 9, 1995
- E15 Close Encounters of the Worst Kind Core Jan 16, 1995
- E16 The Kicker Core Jan 23, 1995
- E17 The Walk-On Core Feb 6, 1995
- E18 Call Me Cupid Core Feb 13, 1995
- E19 Johnsonwreckers Core Feb 20, 1995
- E20 The Day I Met Frank Gifford Core Feb 27, 1995
- E21 Kelly's New Guy (1) Core Mar 13, 1995
- E22 Kelly's New Guy (2) Core Mar 20, 1995
- E23 Ten Percent of Nothing Core Apr 5, 1995
- E24 Oh, a Pro Job (1) Mytharc May 3, 1995
- E25 Oh, a Pro Job (2) Mytharc May 10, 1995
Season 8 · 25 episodes
Open the complete Season 8 guide & lore primer →- E1 Is It Hot In Here, or Is It Me? (1) Mytharc Sep 12, 1995
- E2 Is It Hot In Here, or Is It Me? (2) Core Sep 19, 1995
- E3 Fool for Lunch Core Sep 26, 1995
- E4 She's Having Our Baby (1) Core Oct 17, 1995
- E5 She's Having Our Baby (2) Core Oct 24, 1995
- E6 Bo Knows Core Oct 31, 1995
- E7 Coach's Cornered Core Nov 7, 1995
- E8 Turtle World Core Nov 14, 1995
- E9 There's Got to Be a Mourning After (1) Core Nov 21, 1995
- E10 There's Got to Be a Mourning After (2) Core Nov 28, 1995
- E11 Bye Bye Burleigh (1) Core Dec 5, 1995
- E12 Bye Bye Burleigh (2) Core Dec 12, 1995
- E13 The Tight End Core Dec 19, 1995
- E14 Nice Guys Get Cut Core Jan 2, 1996
- E15 Her Boyfriend's Back Core Jan 30, 1996
- E16 The Gardener Core Feb 6, 1996
- E17 Patching Things Up Core Feb 13, 1996
- E18 Save the Wave Core Feb 20, 1996
- E19 Dauber's Vehicle Core Feb 27, 1996
- E20 Quarantine Core Mar 12, 1996
- E21 Van Damn vs. Fox Core Mar 19, 1996
- E22 Fantasy Camp Core Apr 2, 1996
- E23 Luther Get Your Gun Core Apr 30, 1996
- E24 A Player to Be Named Later Mytharc May 7, 1996
- E25 Somebody's Baby Mytharc May 21, 1996
Season 9 · 23 episodes
Open the complete Season 9 guide & lore primer →- E1 Sleepless in Orlando Mytharc Sep 28, 1996
- E2 Just Short of the Goal Core Oct 5, 1996
- E3 Last Tango in Orlando Core Oct 12, 1996
- E4 Isn't It Romantic? Core Oct 19, 1996
- E5 We Can Never Die Core Oct 26, 1996
- E6 Grimmworld Core Oct 26, 1996
- E7 In the Money Core Dec 11, 1996
- E8 You Win Some, You Lose Some Core Dec 18, 1996
- E9 Wings Over Buffalo Core Dec 25, 1996
- E10 Somewhere Out There Core Jan 8, 1997
- E11 A Boy and His Doll Core Jan 22, 1997
- E12 The Body Gardener Core Feb 5, 1997
- E13 To Ski or Not to Ski Core Feb 12, 1997
- E14 It's a Swamp Thing Core Feb 19, 1997
- E15 Viva Las Ratings Core Feb 26, 1997
- E16 A Fox By Any Other Name Core Mar 12, 1997
- E17 The Stench of Death Core Mar 26, 1997
- E18 Baby Coaches Core Apr 2, 1997
- E19 Upsized Core Apr 16, 1997
- E20 The Neighbor Hood Core Apr 23, 1997
- E21 Leaving Orlando (1) Core May 7, 1997
- E22 Leaving Orlando (2) Mytharc May 14, 1997
- E23 Leaving Orlando (3) Mytharc May 14, 1997
Verified insights
Frequently asked questions
How many seasons does the show have?
The series ran for nine seasons.
Who created the series?
The series was created by Barry Kemp.
When did the show originally air?
It aired on ABC from February 28, 1989, to May 14, 1997.
How many episodes are in the series?
There are a total of 200 half-hour episodes.
Who plays the lead character?
Craig T. Nelson stars as Hayden Fox.
Advertisement
■ Ended / Final Season Complete Renewal tracker
Explore Coach
Where to watch Episode ratings heatmap How long to watch Facts & FAQ Similar shows Take the quiz More from ABC
What viewers say
No comments yet. Be the first to share your take on Coach.