How to Watch Catching Kelce, Travis Kelce's Reality Dating Show

While Travis Kelce is widely known for his outstanding plays on the field, NFL games aren’t the only way to watch him on TV!

The Kansas City Chiefs tight end doubled as a football and reality star when he was in charge Catching Kelce, a dating show that premiered on E! in 2016.

Although the series was short-lived a few years ago, Kelce vividly recalled his experience on the show when he was the host Saturday night live in March 2023. “It was kind of like Bachelorexcept instead of roses I was handing out soccer balls,” he began his monologue.

“And instead of watching, people didn’t,” Kelce continued to joke. “It was a little embarrassing, but I got really good at reality TV.”

If you want to join the short-lived show, you’re in luck! It’s available to stream now. Read on to find out where you can watch Catching Kelce.

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What happened Catching Kelce eye?

Travis Kelce on a date with a potential suitor on Catching Kelce.

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Catching KelceThe official synopsis reads: “In search of his soulmate, NFL player Travis Kelce dates one woman from each state.” The show featured 50 women from all over the country fighting for the football star’s heart as he searched for his lifelong “teammate”.

As Kelce said SNLformat of Catching Kelce aligned with ABC Bachelor (and yes, the tight end really did hand out footballs instead of roses to his potential suitors).

Season 1 included seven episodes, each lasting about an hour. Each episode featured the women on various dates, from concerts to red carpet events with Kelce.

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When is it Catching Kelce premiere?

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Travis Kelce on catching Kelce.

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Catching Kelce first premiered on E! newtork 2016. The first episode was released on October 5, and the season ended on November 16 of that year.

Why did Travis Kelce do the series?

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Travis Kelce and one of the 50 women vying for his heart on Catching Kelce.

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In the years that followed, Kelce talked about his time Catching Kelce. In fact, he revealed he didn’t even want to do it when his manager at the time first asked him.

“I turned down the show a hundred times, that’s what it felt like,” Kelce told the Shots Podcast Network in February 2023. Despite the “intriguing” thought of “50 women, one from every state,” the athlete was skeptical about participating in reality TV -in.

“I told him no for probably a good three months,” Kelce said, before explaining the “real reason” he agreed to do the show. “They came to me with an offer financially and I said, ‘Okay, man, I’ve got to do it’.”

“I was so bad financially the first few years,” Kelce recalled of his early NFL career. “I literally went through my first couple [season] he checks like it’s nothing.” He continued, “I was having so much fun buying whatever the hell I wanted, going wherever the hell I wanted.

“I didn’t look at this financially as ‘I need to have money,'” he said. “There were times in the off-season when I was avoiding the renter. It was so bad, it was so bad.”

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is there Capture Kelce season 2?

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Travis Kelce on catching Kelce.

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Catching Kelce was not renewed for a second season. NBC did not give a reason for the cancellation; however, Kelce has been candid about his time on the show since it ended.

“It was very embarrassing because I really didn’t have much to say about what we were doing on the show,” Kelce told the Shots Podcast Network. “At the end of the day, I don’t think I’m portrayed as myself.”

He continued: “There were a lot of things that made me uncomfortable about the show that I don’t want to talk about because I don’t want to say anything about the ladies… but I was asked more than I wanted and that doesn’t always work out great.”