Here’s the thing about “Chad Powers”: It’s an acquired taste.
\n\n“It’s a deep, and deeply stupid, show,” co-creator Michael Waldron says, laughing knowingly from his corner of the Zoom window. “And I’m very proud of it.”
\n\nFrom the jump, Waldron and co-creator/star Glen Powell knew they were taking a leap of faith in asking audiences to embrace the Hulu show’s zany premise: Russ Holloway (Powell), a disgraced former star quarterback, dons a prosthetic mask, mustache and wig and assumes an absurdly quirky alias to try out for a struggling football team and reclaim his gridiron glory. But the stats show that, in its sophomore season, “Chad Powers” has found his people.
\n\nAll six new episodes launched on Sept. 3, and according to Nielsen, the Season 2 premiere episode “7th Quarter,” ranks third among scripted series returns on Hulu, with 2.86 million viewers in the U.S. “Chad Powers” follows the second season debuts of FX’s “The Bear” (8.96 million viewers in the U.S.) and “Paradise” (6.72 million) and tops “Nine Perfect Strangers” (2.06 million), FX’s “Adults” (2.04 million) and “How I Met Your Father” (2.01 million). (Those are the only returning Hulu shows to cross that threshold in their second time…
Original source: https://variety.com/v/tv/