Stumble NBC TV Show — Key Facts
- Genre: Mockumentary comedy
- Network / Platform: NBC (U.S. broadcast), with next-day streaming on Peacock
- Premiere Date: November 7, 2025 at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT
- Creators / Showrunners: Jeff Astrof & Liz Astrof
- Executive Producer(s): Jeff Astrof, Liz Astrof, Monica Aldama, Dana Honor
- Premise: A mockumentary-style sitcom set in the high-stakes world of junior college cheerleading. The plot follows Coach Courteney Potter, a two-time national-championship coach who, after a scandalous video leads to her firing, takes over a struggling junior college cheer team and tries to rebuild her career — all while insisting “I’m just trying to make sure nobody dies.”
- Setting / Location: Fictional Headlston State Junior College (Texas setting implied); filming in Georgia (Atlanta area)
- Main Cast:
- Jenn Lyon as Courteney Potter, the disgraced yet determined cheer coach
- Taran Killam as her husband
- Kristin Chenoweth in a recurring role as assistant coach Tammy Istiny
- Additional ensemble includes Ryan Pinkston, Jarrett Austin Brown, Anissa Borrego, Arianna Davis, Taylor Dunbar, Georgie Murphy
- Format: Single-camera, half-hour comedy with mockumentary elements (characters speak to camera, behind-the-scenes interview style)
- Production Company: Universal Television
- Notable Elements:
- Real-life cheerleading authenticity added via Monica Aldama (navarro college cheer coach) as executive producer
- Blend of workplace comedy, sports-team tropes, and mockumentary format similar to The Office or Parks & Recreation
- Underdog storyline: from elite coach to rebuilding at a lesser school with a misfit squad
- Content / Tone: Humor centered around competition, team dynamics, ambition and personal redemption (with moderate language and sports settings)