Young Rock

American television sitcom (2021–2023)

Young Rock

Season 1 episode 1 title card showing Adrian Groulx as a young Dwayne Johnson

Genre| Sitcom
Created by|

* Dwayne Johnson
* Jeff Chiang
* Nahnatchka Khan

Starring|

* Dwayne Johnson
* Joseph Lee Anderson
* Stacey Leilua
* Ana Tuisila
* Adrian Groulx
* Bradley Constant
* Uli Latukefu
* Matthew Willig

Narrated by| Dwayne Johnson
Composer| Nathan Matthew David
Country of origin| United States
Original language| English
No. of seasons| 3
No. of episodes| 37
Production
Executive producers|

* Brian Gewirtz
* Nahnatchka Khan
* Dwayne Johnson
* Hiram Garcia
* Dany Garcia
* Jeff Chiang
* Jennifer Carreras

Camera setup| Single-camera
Running time| 22–24 minutes
Production companies|

* Grit & Superstition
* Seven Bucks Productions
* Fierce Baby Productions
* Universal Television

Original release
Network| NBC
Release| February 16, 2021 (2021-02-16) –
February 24, 2023 (2023-02-24)

Young Rock is an American television sitcom based upon the life of professional wrestler and actor Dwayne Johnson, also known by his ring name "The Rock".[1] The series is created by Johnson, Jeff Chiang and Nahnatchka Khan. It aired on NBC from February 16, 2021, to February 24, 2023. In April 2021, the series was renewed for a second season.[2] A holiday special episode aired on December 15, 2021, and the second season premiered on March 15, 2022. In May 2022, the series was renewed for a third season,[3] which premiered on November 4, 2022.[4] In June 2023, the series was cancelled after three seasons.[5]

## Premise

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The sitcom is organized around a frame story set in the early 2030s, beginning with Johnson running for office in the 2032 United States presidential election. Each episode involves Johnson participating in an interview or other conversation which leads him to flashback to a story from one of three periods of Johnson's life, with occasional episodes where all three periods are shown. In the first season, Johnson is depicted as a ten-year-old in Hawaii; as a high school student in Pennsylvania; and as a college student and football player at the University of Miami.[6]

## Cast and characters

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### Main

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* Dwayne Johnson as himself in scenes set in the future
* Adrian Groulx as 10- to 14-year-old Dwayne, usually called Dewey by family
* Bradley Constant as 15- to 17-year-old Dwayne
* Uli Latukefu as 18- to 26-year-old Dwayne
* Joseph Lee Anderson as Rocky Johnson, Dwayne's father
* Stacey Leilua as Ata Johnson, Dwayne's mother
* Ana Tuisila as Lia Maivia, Dwayne's grandmother, Ata's mother
* Tuisila also plays the 1960's version of Lia
* Matthew Willig as André the Giant[7] (season 2-3;[8] recurring season 1)

### Recurring

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#### 1982

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(Note: All the wrestling recurring characters who appear in 1982 also appear in 1987 and the 1990s)

* Brett Azar as The Iron Sheik[9]
* Nate Jackson as Junkyard Dog[9]
* Kevin Makely as Randy Savage
* Fasitua Amosa and John Tui as Sika and Afa Anoa'i, better known as The Wild Samoans
* Wayne Mattei as Sgt. Slaughter
* Kiff VandenHeuvel as Pat Patterson (season 2-3)
* Marshall Williams plays a Young Pat Patterson in the 1960s (season 3)
* Josh Thomson as Bob, Lia Maivia's assistant
* Ronny Chieng as Greg Yao (season 1), a rival promoter of Lia's who is scalping wrestlers
* Sarah Gattelleri as Miss Elizabeth (season 2)
* Dave T. Koenig as Mean Gene Okerlund (season 2)
* Antuone Torbert as Tony Atlas (season 2)
* Jacob Hadley as "Chuck"/Jeff Cohen (season 3)
* Jason Devon Jenkins as Mr. T (season 3)
* Pete Gardner as Liberace (season 3)
* Brock O'Hurn as Hulk Hogan (season 3)
* Mike Holley as Lars Anderson, a booker and wrestler for Ata's stable (season 3)

#### 1987

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* Lexie Duncan as Karen, teenage Rock's girlfriend
* Duncan also plays Lisa, Karen's twin sister
* Bryan Probets as Principal Boggs
* Stephen Adams as Kevin, Teenage Rock's rival for Karen
* Grayson Waller as Ric Flair
* Jade Drane as "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (season 1)
* Ben Vandermay plays Roddy Piper in season 3
* Adam Ray as Vince McMahon (season 2-3)
* Taj Cross as Gabe, Dwayne's best friend in high school
* Genevieve Hegney as Diane, Ata's employer
* Ryan Pinkston as Downtown Bruno (season 2-3)
* Greg Larsen as wrestler Bob Owens (season 2)

#### 1990s

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* Arlyn Broche as Dany Garcia, Dwayne's girlfriend/wife (season 2-3)
* Mark Casamento as Coach Wally Buono (season 2)
* Mana Tatafu as Uncle King Tonga (season 2)
* Luke Hawx as Stone Cold Steve Austin (season 2-3)
* Sam Ball as Mick Foley/Mankind (season 3)
* Nicholas Bernardi as Bret "the Hitman" Hart (season 3)
* Eltony Williams as Chad Frost, a fictional wrestler[A] (season 3)

#### 2032

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* Randall Park as a future version of himself who has retired from acting and now is the host of his own news show The Straight Line with Randall Park
* Kenny Smith as a future version of himself, now a solo sports show host, unlike Inside the NBA
* Rosario Dawson as General Monica Jackson, the VP candidate for Dwayne Johnson's presidential campaign
* Ata Johnson cameos as a future version of herself during an interview between Dwayne and Randall, and in the season 1 finale
* Ed Orgeron cameos as a future version of himself during an interview between Dwayne and Kenny Smith
* Chelsey Crisp as Casey, a member of Dwayne's campaign staff (season 2)
* Jenna Kanell as Jamie, the camerawoman on The Straight Line with Randall Park (season 2, episodes 4 and 11)
* Dawnn Lewis as Prime Minister Angela Honig (season 3)

### Guest stars

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* Jordana Beatty as Bonnie (season 1, episodes 2, 5, 8 and 11)
* Luke Hemsworth as Coach Erickson (season 1, episodes 10 and 11)
* Sean Astin as Man (1990s) who sold Dewey a mattress/Julian, an old schoolmate who 2032 Rock has a Twitter war with.
* Becky Lynch as Cyndi Lauper (season 3, episodes 1 and 12)
* Mark Ashworth as Director Lee, director of You Only Live Twice (season 3)

#### Wrestler cameos

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* Ivan So as Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat (season 1, episode 6)
* Paul Paice as Captain Lou Albano (season 2, episode 2)
* Joseph D. Reitman plays Captain Lou in season 3
* Michael Strassner as Jerry Lawler (season 2)
* Patrick Cox as Crusher Yurkov (season 2)
* James Bolton as Jeff Jarrett (season 2)
* Bowie Walton as Roman Reigns (season 2, as a child)
* Marcus Molyneux as Brian Christopher (season 2)
* Cooper Matthews as Brian Lawler (season 2, as a teenager)
* Colt Cabana as The Brooklyn Brawler (season 2, episode 8)
* Brad Burroughs as Michael "P.S." Hayes (season 2)
* Richard Carwin as Bill Dundee
* Eddy Clinton as Classy Freddie Blassie (season 3)
* Benjamin Arthur as Jake "the Snake" Roberts (season 3)
* Saxon Cardenas as Ken Shamrock (season 3)
* Miles Burris as Triple H (season 3)
* Anthony Darrell as Bad News Allen (season 3)
* Darrell R. Hill as Dusty Rhodes (season 3)
* Jeff Huth as Sting (season 3)
* Dane Davenport as Jim Crockett (season 3)
* Sam Puefua as Young Peter Maivia (1960s), Dwayne's grandfather, Ata's father and Lia's husband (season 3)

## Episodes

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Season| Episodes| Originally aired

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First aired| Last aired
1| 11| February 16, 2021 (2021-02-16)| May 4, 2021 (2021-05-04)
Special| December 15, 2021 (2021-12-15)
2| 12| March 15, 2022 (2022-03-15)| May 24, 2022 (2022-05-24)
3| 13| November 4, 2022 (2022-11-04)| February 24, 2023 (2023-02-24)

### Season 1 (2021)

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No.
overall| No. in
season| Title| Directed by| Written by| Original air date| Prod.
code| U.S. viewers
(millions)| Rating
(18-49)

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1| 1| "Working the Gimmick"| Nahnatchka Khan| Jeff Chiang & Nahnatchka Khan| February 16, 2021 (2021-02-16)| 101| 5.32[12]| 1.0[12]

In 2032, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is running for President of the United States. To prove he is like the everyday American, he sits down for an interview with Randall Park, now a journalist, and begins discussing his childhood. Johnson flashbacks to his life as a young boy in Hawaii, where his famous father Rocky Johnson, a wrestler, just won a match; they later go to Rocky's mother's house to talk to the rest of the family, to the dismay of Johnson's mother. Johnson then flashbacks to his teenage years in Pennsylvania, trying to impress girls by stealing and making himself appear wealthy, while dealing with his parents struggling to make income. Johnson also reminiscences about his college years, playing for the Miami Hurricanes', but not before his father shows up to the team's gym trying to make his son look good.

2| 2| "On the Road Again"| Daina Reid| Jeff Chiang & Nahnatchka Khan| February 23, 2021 (2021-02-23)| 106| 3.61[13]| 0.8[13]

Continuing from the previous episode, Johnson continues to talk about his past in the interview with Park. As a high schooler in 1987 Pennsylvania, Johnson is continuing to lie about his wealth to impress girls, specifically a popular girl named Karen. He asks her to go on a date to his father's wrestling match, but when they attend the match, they realize it's in the middle of a flea market with very few spectators. Despite this event being slightly embarrassing to Johnson, Karen finds this interesting and continues to date him. Meanwhile, Johnson's mom Ata hangs out with a rich client whom she cleans her house for.

3| 3| "Forward, Together"| Jeffrey Walker| Jen D'Angelo| March 2, 2021 (2021-03-02)| 102| 3.22[14]| 0.7[14]

Talking to his campaign manager (in 2032), Johnson begins talking about how life drastically changed when his father became famous for wrestling. Flashbacking, his younger self and his family learn from his grandmother, a wrestling promoter, that she is organizing an Island-wide wrestling tournament. However, one of the booked wrestlers backs out, claiming his mother is sick, but was actually offered more money by Greg Yao, another wrestling promoter. Rocky Johnson is also offered promotion by Yao, but Rocky is afraid he'll be left behind in the changing business. Meanwhile, Johnson's mom Ata, after being encouraged to do so, decides to pursue a career in singing on reality television, starting with singing at a restaurant.

4| 4| "Check Your Head"| Jeffrey Walker| Patrick Kang & Michael Levin| March 16, 2021 (2021-03-16)| 109| 2.96[15]| 0.6[15]
5| 5| "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"| Daina Reid| Erik Durbin| March 23, 2021 (2021-03-23)| 107| 2.90[16]| 0.6[16]
6| 6| "My Day with Andre"| Jeffrey Walker| David Smithyman| March 30, 2021 (2021-03-30)| 103| 2.58[17]| 0.6[17]

In an convention in 2032, Johnson announcing his running mate for vice president named General Monica Jackson. Flashbacking it to 1982, Dewey is spending a day with Andre the Giant, while Lia and Rocky prepares their plans for the huge Island Battle Royale. Andre had asking Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat (Ivan So) and Sgt. Slaughter to battle them in the battle royale. Meanwhile, Ata is creating an original song as her quest for stardom that showed us the quirky side of the mom of the household.

7| 7| "Johnson & Hopkins"| Jeffrey Walker| Erik Durbin| April 6, 2021 (2021-04-06)| 110| 2.63[18]| 0.5[18]
8| 8| "My Baby Only Drinks the Good Stuff"| Daina Reid| Erica Oyama| April 13, 2021 (2021-04-13)| 108| 2.78[19]| 0.6[19]
9| 9| "A Lady Named Star Search"| Jeffrey Walker| Cindy Fang| April 20, 2021 (2021-04-20)| 104| 2.64[20]| 0.5[20]

In 2032, Johnson and rival candidate senator Brayden Taft (Michael Torpey) had a debate. Flashbacking to 1982, Ata wanted to audition for Star Search. Rocky takes an unorthodox approach to helping Dewey deal with some bullies after Kenny (P.J. Holt) cut the part of the surfboard. Lia had a conflict with rival wrestling promoter Greg Yao.

10| 10| "Good vs. Great"| Jeffrey Walker| Erica Oyama| April 27, 2021 (2021-04-27)| 111| 2.40[21]| 0.5[21]
11| 11| "Election Day"| Jeffrey Walker| Jeff Chiang & Nahnatchka Khan| May 4, 2021 (2021-05-04)| 105| 2.36[22]| 0.5[22]

On Election Day (in 2032), Johnson leads Taft by 4 point margin to become the next president. Johnson talks to Park ahead of his acceptance speech. Flashbacking, Dewey became the president of the Rocky Johnson Fan Club, Rocky said that her mother's Star Search audition is so pretty famous. Ata visited the Greg Yao's office to pay the price until the end of the day. Rocky and Dewey meet their parents back home to Hawaii and they meet Randy Savage. Lia was arrested for extortion after her feud with Greg. Meanwhile, in 1988, Dewey accepting his calls from coaches that he wanted to accepting him in the University of Georgia, the University of Notre Dame or the University of Southern California. Dewey had accepting the call from the University of Miami to become a football player on the road to his NFL stardom. Then in 1995, in Tampa, Dewey prepares his shot at the NFL draft while he is in college. He watching the draft while he announcing Warren Sapp as a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but he did not called, then on day 2, they did not called after they announced the final draft selection has been picked. Dewey instead wanted to played for the Calgary Stampeders while in the cold. Johnson completes his interview with Park and they met the future version of Lia to attend their press conference.

### Special (2021)

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No.
overall| Title| Directed by| Written by| Original air date| Prod.
code| U.S. viewers
(millions)| Rating
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12| "A Christmas Peril"| Nahnatchka Khan| Jen D'Angelo| December 15, 2021 (2021-12-15)| 202| 3.06[23]| 0.5[23]

### Season 2 (2022)

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No.
overall| No. in
season| Title| Directed by| Written by| Original air date| Prod.
code| U.S. viewers
(millions)| Rating
(18-49)

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13| 1| "Unprecedented Fatherhood"| Nahnatchka Khan| Jeff Chiang & Nahnatchka Khan| March 15, 2022 (2022-03-15)| 201| 2.55[24]| 0.4[24]
14| 2| "Seven Bucks"| Jeffrey Walker| Erik Durbin| March 22, 2022 (2022-03-22)| 203| 2.32[25]| 0.4[25]
15| 3| "In Your Blood"| Jeffrey Walker| Cindy Fang| March 29, 2022 (2022-03-29)| 205| 2.07[26]| 0.3[26]
16| 4| "In the Dark"| Cherie Nowlan| Eric Ziobrowski| April 5, 2022 (2022-04-05)| 208| 2.02[27]| 0.3[27]
17| 5| "What Business?"| Jeffrey Walker| Patrick Kang & Michael Levin| April 12, 2022 (2022-04-12)| 204| 2.30[28]| 0.4[28]
18| 6| "Kiss and Release"| Jeffrey Walker| David Smithyman| April 19, 2022 (2022-04-19)| 206| 1.92[29]| 0.3[29]
19| 7| "An Understanding"| Cherie Nowlan| Jen D'Angelo| April 26, 2022 (2022-04-26)| 209| 2.14[30]| 0.4[30]
20| 8| "Corpus Christi"| Jeffrey Walker| Hiram Garcia & Brian Gewirtz & Dwayne Johnson| May 3, 2022 (2022-05-03)| 211| 2.14[31]| 0.3[31]
21| 9| "Backyard Brawl-B-Q"| Jeffrey Walker| Laura McCreary| May 10, 2022 (2022-05-10)| 207| 1.88[32]| 0.4[32]
22| 10| "Rocky's Code"| Cherie Nowlan| Erik Durbin| May 17, 2022 (2022-05-17)| 210| 1.87[33]| 0.4[33]
23| 11| "You Gotta Get Down to Get Up"| Jeffrey Walker| Patrick Kang & Michael Levin| May 24, 2022 (2022-05-24)| 212| 2.34[34]| 0.4[34]

* * *

Note: In the Eastern and Central time zones, due to news coverage of the Robb Elementary School shooting, this episode was not broadcast, though it was rebroadcast on May 29, 2022, in its entirety.

24| 12| "Let the People Decide"| Jeffrey Walker| Cindy Fang & David Smithyman| May 24, 2022 (2022-05-24)| 213| 2.36[34]| 0.5[34]

* * *

Note: In the Eastern and Central time zones, due to preemption for a speech from President Biden, this episode was joined in progress. It was also rebroadcast on May 29, 2022, in its entirety.

### Season 3 (2022–23)

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No.
overall| No. in
season| Title| Directed by| Written by| Original air date| Prod.
code| U.S. viewers
(millions)| Rating
(18-49)

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25| 1| "The People Need You"| Nahnatchka Khan| Jeff Chiang & Nahnatchka Khan| November 4, 2022 (2022-11-04)| 301| 1.81[35]| 0.3[35]
26| 2| "Rocky Sucks"| Christine Gernon| Laura McCreary| November 11, 2022 (2022-11-11)| 302| 1.43[36]| 0.2[36]
27| 3| "On the Ropes"| Christine Gernon| David Smithyman| November 18, 2022 (2022-11-18)| 303| 1.36[37]| 0.3[37]
28| 4| "Night of the Chi-Chi's"| Chris Koch| Cindy Fang| December 2, 2022 (2022-12-02)| 304| 1.42[38]| 0.3[38]
29| 5| "Five Days"| Angela Tortu| Eric Ziobrowski| December 9, 2022 (2022-12-09)| 305| 1.32[39]| 0.3[39]
30| 6| "Dwanta Claus"| Angela Tortu| Jen D'Angelo| December 16, 2022 (2022-12-16)| 306| 1.53[40]| 0.3[40]
31| 7| "World Pacific Wrestling"| David Katzenberg| Patrick Kang & Michael Levin| January 6, 2023 (2023-01-06)| 307| 1.31[41]| 0.2[41]
32| 8| "Going Heavy"| Keith Powell| Jeff Chlebus & Sara Ghaffar| January 13, 2023 (2023-01-13)| 308| 1.48[42]| 0.3[42]
33| 9| "It All Goes Back to Childhood"| Erica Oyama| David Smithyman| January 20, 2023 (2023-01-20)| 309| 1.46[43]| 0.3[43]
34| 10| "Once Upon a Time In..."| Laura McCreary| Cindy Fang| February 3, 2023 (2023-02-03)| 310| 1.26[44]| 0.2[44]
35| 11| "Know Your Role"| Nahnatchka Khan| Eric Ziobrowski| February 10, 2023 (2023-02-10)| 311| 1.36[45]| 0.2[45]
36| 12| "Chest to Chest"| Jeff Chiang| Patrick Kang & Michael Levin| February 17, 2023 (2023-02-17)| 312| 1.38[46]| 0.2[46]
37| 13| "False Ceilings"| Numa Perrier| Erik Durbin| February 24, 2023 (2023-02-24)| 313| 1.48[47]| 0.3[47]

## Production

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Dwayne Johnson, who plays himself and is also an executive producer

### Development

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On January 11, 2020, NBC gave a straight-to-series order to Young Rock, a comedy series based on Dwayne Johnson's early life created by Johnson and Nahnatchka Khan and produce the series with Jeff Chiang, Dany Garcia, Jennifer Carreras, Hiram Garcia, and Brian Gewirtz with Khan and Chiang writing the pilot.[48] In November 2020, production on the series commenced in Australia.[49] On January 15, 2021, it was announced that the series would premiere on February 16, 2021.[50] On April 30, 2021, NBC renewed the series for a second season,[2] again filmed in Australia.[51] A holiday special episode titled as "A Christmas Peril" aired on December 15, 2021, ahead of the second season premiere on March 15, 2022.[52][53] On May 12, 2022, NBC renewed the series for a third season,[3] which was filmed in Memphis, Tennessee.[54] The third season premiered on November 4, 2022, following Lopez vs Lopez as a part of NBC's Friday Comedy Hour block.[4] On June 9, 2023, NBC canceled the series after three seasons.[5]

### Casting

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Three actors were cast to play Johnson at three ages from his youth.[55] On September 30, 2020, Johnson revealed that Bradley Constant was cast as 15-year-old Johnson, Uli Latukefu as 18–20-year-old Johnson, Adrian Groulx as 10-year-old Johnson, Stacey Leilua as Johnson's mother, Ata Johnson, Joseph Lee Anderson as Johnson's father, Rocky Johnson, and Ana Tuisila as Johnson's grandmother, Lia Maivia.[56] On August 3, 2021, Matthew Willig was promoted to series regular for the second season.[8]

## Release

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### Marketing

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During the 2020 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, an inflatable CGI float featuring Dwayne Johnson in his 20s was unveiled in promotion of the television show.[57]

### Home media

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Universal Pictures Home Entertainment released the complete first season of Young Rock on DVD and manufacture-on-demand Blu-ray on March 29, 2022,[58] with its second season was released on DVD and Blu-ray also as manufacture-on-demand titles on November 8, seven months after the first season's home release.[58][59]

## Reception

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### Critical response

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The series received generally positive reviews from critics throughout its run. On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season has a rating of 90% based on 31 reviews, with an average rating of 7.70/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Anchored by a winsome ensemble, Young Rock is an endearing peek behind the curtain of both Dwayne Johnson's childhood and the wild world of wrestling."[60] On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 66 out of 100, based on 18 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[61]

### Ratings

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#### Overall

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Viewership and ratings per season of Young Rock Season | Timeslot (ET)  | Episodes  | First aired  | Last aired | TV season | Viewership
rank | Avg. viewers
(millions)

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Date  | Viewers
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(millions)
1 | Tuesday 8:00 p.m. | 11  | February 16, 2021 (2021-02-16) | 5.32[12] | May 4, 2021 (2021-05-04) | 2.36[22] | 2020–21 | 80 | 3.85
2 | Tuesday 8:00 p.m. (1–11)
Tuesday 8:30 p.m. (12) | 12  | March 15, 2022 (2022-03-15) | 2.55[24] | May 24, 2022 (2022-05-24) | 2.36[34] | 2021–22 | 91 | 3.62
3 | Friday 8:30 p.m. | 13  | November 4, 2022 (2022-11-04) | 1.81[35] | February 24, 2023 (2023-02-24) | 1.48[47] | 2022–23 | 102 | 1.00

#### Season 1

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Viewership and ratings per episode of Young Rock No. | Title  | Air date | Rating
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(millions) | DVR
(18–49) | DVR viewers
(millions) | Total
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1  | "Working the Gimmick"  | February 16, 2021 | 1.0[12] | 5.32[12] | 0.4 | 1.38 | 1.4 | 6.70[62]
2  | "On the Road Again"  | February 23, 2021 | 0.8[13] | 3.61[13] | 0.3 | 1.07 | 1.1 | 4.68[63]
3  | "Forward, Together"  | March 2, 2021 | 0.7[14] | 3.22[14] | 0.3 | 0.96 | 1.0 | 4.19[64]
4  | "Check Your Head"  | March 16, 2021 | 0.6[15] | 2.96[15] | — | — | — | —
5  | "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"  | March 23, 2021 | 0.6[16] | 2.90[16] | — | — | — | —
6  | "My Day With Andre"  | March 30, 2021 | 0.6[17] | 2.58[17] | — | — | — | —
7  | "Johnson & Hopkins"  | April 6, 2021 | 0.5[18] | 2.63[18] | 0.2 | 0.66 | 0.7 | 3.29[65]
8  | "My Baby Only Drinks the Good Stuff"  | April 13, 2021 | 0.6[19] | 2.78[19] | 0.2 | 0.67 | 0.8 | 3.45[66]
9  | "A Lady Named Star Search"  | April 20, 2021 | 0.5[20] | 2.64[20] | 0.3 | 0.67 | 0.8 | 3.31[67]
10  | "Good vs. Great"  | April 27, 2021 | 0.5[21] | 2.40[21] | 0.2 | 0.61 | 0.7 | 3.00[68]
11  | "Election Day"  | May 4, 2021 | 0.5[22] | 2.36[22] | 0.2 | 0.56 | 0.7 | 2.92[69]

#### Special

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Viewership and ratings per episode of Young Rock No. | Title  | Air date | Rating
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1  | "A Christmas Peril"  | December 15, 2021 | 0.5[23] | 3.06[23]

#### Season 2

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Viewership and ratings per episode of Young Rock No. | Title  | Air date | Rating
(18–49) | Viewers
(millions)

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1  | "Unprecedented Fatherhood"  | March 15, 2022 | 0.4[24] | 2.55[24]
2  | "Seven Bucks"  | March 22, 2022 | 0.4[25] | 2.32[25]
3  | "In Your Blood"  | March 29, 2022 | 0.3[26] | 2.07[26]
4  | "In the Dark"  | April 5, 2022 | 0.3[27] | 2.02[27]
5  | "What Business?"  | April 12, 2022 | 0.4[28] | 2.30[28]
6  | "Kiss and Release"  | April 19, 2022 | 0.3[29] | 1.92[29]
7  | "An Understanding"  | April 26, 2022 | 0.4[30] | 2.14[30]
8  | "Corpus Christi"  | May 3, 2022 | 0.3[31] | 2.14[31]
9  | "Backyard Brawl-B-Q"  | May 10, 2022 | 0.4[32] | 1.88[32]
10  | "Rocky's Code"  | May 17, 2022 | 0.4[33] | 1.87[33]
11  | "You Gotta Get Down to Get Up"  | May 24, 2022 | 0.2[34] | 7.53[34]
12  | "Let the People Decide"  | May 24, 2022 | 0.2[34] | 6.59[34]

#### Season 3

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Viewership and ratings per episode of Young Rock No. | Title  | Air date | Rating
(18–49) | Viewers
(millions) | DVR
(18–49) | DVR viewers
(millions) | Total
(18–49) | Total viewers
(millions)

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1  | "The People Need You"  | November 4, 2022 | 0.3[35] | 1.81[35] | 0.1 | 0.58 | 0.4 | 2.39[70]
2  | "Rocky Sucks"  | November 11, 2022 | 0.2[36] | 1.43[36] | 0.2 | 0.62 | 0.4 | 2.05[71]
3  | "On the Ropes"  | November 18, 2022 | 0.3[37] | 1.36[37] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD
4  | "Night of the Chi-Chi's"  | December 2, 2022 | 0.3[38] | 1.42[38] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD
5  | "Five Days"  | December 9, 2022 | 0.3[39] | 1.32[39] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD
6  | "Dwanta Claus"  | December 16, 2022 | 0.3[40] | 1.53[40] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD
7  | "World Pacific Wrestling"  | January 6, 2023 | 0.2[41] | 1.31[41] | 0.1 | 0.48 | 0.4 | 1.79[72]
8  | "Going Heavy"  | January 13, 2023 | 0.3[42] | 1.48[42] | 0.2 | 0.55 | 0.4 | 2.03[73]
9  | "It All Goes Back to Childhood"  | January 20, 2023 | 0.3[43] | 1.46[43] | 0.1 | 0.50 | 0.4 | 1.95[74]
10  | "Once Upon a Time In..."  | February 3, 2023 | 0.2[44] | 1.26[44] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD
11  | "Know Your Role"  | February 10, 2023 | 0.2[45] | 1.36[45] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD
12  | "Chest to Chest"  | February 17, 2023 | 0.2[46] | 1.38[46] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD
13  | "False Ceilings"  | February 24, 2023 | 0.3[47] | 1.48[47] | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD

### Accolades

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The series was one of 101 out of the 200 most-popular scripted television series that received the ReFrame Stamp for the years 2020 to 2021. The stamp is awarded by the gender equity coalition ReFrame and industry database IMDbPro for film and television projects that are proven to have gender-balanced hiring, with stamps being awarded to projects that hire women, especially women of color, in four out of eight key roles for their production.[75]

Accolades received by Young Rock Award  | Year  | Category  | Recipient  | Result  | Ref.

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Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards  | 2021 | Best Broadcast Network Series, Comedy  | Young Rock | Won  | [76]
Best Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Comedy  | Joseph Lee Anderson  | Nominated
Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Comedy  | Stacey Leilua  | Nominated
Best Supporting Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Comedy  | Dwayne Johnson  | Nominated
Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Comedy  | Ana Tuisila  | Nominated
2022 | Best Broadcast Network Series, Comedy  | Young Rock | Nominated  | [77]
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | 2023 | Favorite Family TV Show  | Young Rock | Nominated  | [78]
People's Choice Awards | 2021 | Comedy Show of 2022  | Young Rock | Nominated  | [79]
Male TV Star of 2022  | Dwayne Johnson  | Nominated
Comedy TV Star of 2022  | Dwayne Johnson  | Nominated
2022 | Comedy Show of 2022  | Young Rock | Nominated  | [80]
Male TV Star of 2022  | Dwayne Johnson  | Nominated
Comedy TV Star of 2022  | Dwayne Johnson  | Nominated

## Notes

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1. ^ In the episode, Johnson acknowledges he changed the name of the real wrestler involved in the story to protect their identity due to the situation discussed in the story. No official confirmation has ever been given of who the wrestler actually was, though it has been heavily implied to be Shawn Michaels by fans as well as close friends Kevin Nash and Sean Waltman due to legitimate issues between Michaels and Johnson.[10][11]

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## External links

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* Official website
* Young Rock at IMDb

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*[Prod.]: Production
*[Avg.]: Average
*[Ref.]: Reference