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Leap Year

TV·2011–2018·2 seasons, 20 episodes·YouTube·Comedy, Drama·22m·Created by Wilson Cleveland, Yuri Baranovsky

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After being laid-off from their corporate day jobs, Aaron, Bryn, Derek, Olivia and Jack compete to get their businesses off the ground when a mystery benefactor promises to invest $500,000 in one of their startups.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Leap Year S01E05Nothing PersonalS01E05 · 10.0Olivia tries to decide whether betraying her close friend, Aaron is worth a potential boost to her personal business.
  2. 02Leap Year S01E06That Kind of DayS01E06 · 10.0The office server goes missing and Bryn faces a crisis of conscience and identity. Aaron, furious over Olivia's and Jack's betrayal, unleashes the full fury of a financial analyst.
  3. 03Leap Year S01E07Corporate CupidS01E07 · 10.0Derek (Wilson Cleveland) gets slapped with a lawsuit and seeks help from attorney Josie Lanning (guest star Julie Warner). Jack loses his only client and most of his friends. Also guest starring Teri Reeves.

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Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode10Episodes2011Aired 9.4Season avg
  1. S01E01Leap Year S01E01All HandsJune 6, 2011Rumored layoffs overshadow Aaron's surprise birthday party. Jack tries to convince Aaron, his brother Derek and their friend Olivia (Daniela
  2. S01E02Leap Year S01E02ReleasedJune 13, 2011Jack, Bryn, Olivia, Derek and Aaron face uncertainty about their future as CEO, Andy Corvell (guest star Craig Bierko) calls an all-hands me
  3. S01E03Leap Year S01E03A Simple ContestJune 20, 2011Newly laid-off, Jack, Aaron, Derek, Olivia and Bryn are recruited to participate in a mysterious business contest with a $500k prize. In the
  4. S01E04Leap Year S01E04Used People SalesmanJune 27, 2011Jack's business relationship with his only client, novelist Scarlett Lane moves from professional to sexual. In the meantime, Olivia, strugg
  5. S01E05Leap Year S01E05Season's bestNothing PersonalJuly 4, 2011 10.0Olivia tries to decide whether betraying her close friend, Aaron is worth a potential boost to her personal business.
  6. S01E06Leap Year S01E06That Kind of DayJuly 11, 2011 10.0The office server goes missing and Bryn faces a crisis of conscience and identity. Aaron, furious over Olivia's and Jack's betrayal, unleash
  7. S01E07Leap Year S01E07Corporate CupidJuly 19, 2011 10.0Derek (Wilson Cleveland) gets slapped with a lawsuit and seeks help from attorney Josie Lanning (guest star Julie Warner). Jack loses his on
  8. S01E08Leap Year S01E08Five RoadsJuly 25, 2018Jack has a plan to win the contest and save his friends' businesses. The problem? No one trusts him, no one likes him, and "friends" has bec
  9. S01E09Leap Year S01E09Kind of a GeniusAugust 1, 2011 8.0Jack tries to win Scarlett back with some help from Guy Kawasaki.
  10. S01E10Leap Year S01E10Life in 3DAugust 8, 2011 9.0Lisa goes into labor while she, Aaron, Bryn and Derek visit programming genius, Sergei Lenov (guest star Mark Gantt) at his cabin in the woo

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode10Episodes2012Aired 9.7Season avg
  1. S02E01Leap Year S02E01Season's bestA Train WreckJune 18, 2012 10.0Six months have passed since friends and former co-workers Aaron, Bryn, Derek, Olivia and Jack won a competition worth $500,000 in seed mone
  2. S02E02Leap Year S02E02One of Those NightsJune 25, 2011 9.0Aaron and Derek retain the services of Smiley (guest star Emma Caulfield) to find those responsible for breaking into the C3D office and ste
  3. S02E03Leap Year S02E03Of All the Gin JointsJuly 2, 2012 10.0Olivia suffers a crisis of confidence in herself and C3D until she meets the "Freezer King," Sam Berry (guest star Joshua Malina).
  4. S02E04Leap Year S02E04Just Trying to SurviveJuly 9, 2012 10.0Derek (Wilson Cleveland) crumbles from personal and financial pressure after a chance encounter with his attorney Josie Lanning (guest star
  5. S02E05Leap Year S02E05The Very Idea of Loving LoveJuly 16, 2012 9.0With help from their investor Glenn Cheeky; Aaron, Bryn and Jack are accepted to the Techstars NY startup accelerator, where they get some a
  6. S02E06Leap Year S02E06What It Takes to WinJuly 23, 2012 9.0Aaron struggles with guilt over his indiscretion with Bryn. Sam Berry's (guest star Joshua Malina) true identity is revealed and it hits too
  7. S02E07Leap Year S02E07A Moment of WeaknessJuly 30, 2012 10.0Bryn taunts herself over her behavior with Aaron after being confronted by his wife Lisa. Derek is fired for spying for Livefye.
  8. S02E08Leap Year S02E08Behind the HologramAugust 6, 2012 10.0Bryn takes drastic measures against an old enemy and is arrested by Detective Remy Doyle (guest star Steven Weber).
  9. S02E09Leap Year S02E09What We're Capable OfAugust 13, 2012 10.0June Pepper (guest star Eliza Dushku) reveals the name of C3D's true enemy. Aaron, Bryn, Derek, Olivia and Jack prepare for war with an old
  10. S02E10Leap Year S02E10How to BiteAugust 20, 2012 10.0At the C3D launch event, Aaron, Bryn, Derek, Olivia and Jack band together with Detective Remy Doyle (guest star Steven Weber) to teach Andy

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

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