Rooster Season 1 Episode 7 Release Date, Time & Everything You Need to Know — Greg’s Mess Just Got a Whole Lot Messier

HBO’s Rooster has quietly become one of the most charming new comedies on television in 2026 — and Episode 6 just flipped the entire table. Steve Carell’s Greg Russo has stumbled his way through divorce grief, campus chaos, and a fledgling romance all season long, but nothing could have prepared viewers for that jaw-dropping final twist: Cristle, the woman he’s been sleeping with, is Tommy’s mother. Yes, the same Tommy he’d been playing surrogate dad to all week.

The same Tommy he’d lectured about grades and fed healthy snacks. Created by Ted Lasso mastermind Bill Lawrence, Rooster has been quietly earning its 89% Rotten Tomatoes rating — and now, with Episode 7 locked and loaded, the fallout from one of the season’s funniest disasters is about to hit. Here’s everything you need to know.

Rooster S1 Episode 7 — Overview

Global Release Times for Episode 7

Where We Left Off — Rooster Episode 6 Recap

Greg goes roaming half-naked around Cristle’s kitchen after a session of what seems like very energetic sex — only to find Tommy standing there. Cristle is his mother. Ready Steady Cut It’s the season’s single most explosive punchline, delivered with perfect comic timing.

Greg had taken Tommy in after he was kicked out of his place due to a lack of payment — and Greg’s paternal instincts immediately kicked in, buying snacks, coaching study habits, and genuinely connecting with the kid. But Why Tho? All of that warm fatherly energy now hangs over his romance in the most spectacularly awkward way imaginable.

Elsewhere, Dylan had barely started enjoying the dean’s chair before Riggs came stomping back in, Katie finally seemed done indulging Archie, and Sunny was left staring at a real chance to leave Ludlow behind for New York. FandomWire

What to Expect in Episode 7?

The big question heading into Episode 7 is simple: who cleans up this latest disaster, and who makes things worse trying? FandomWire Greg has to face Cristle knowing he’s been surrogate-dadding her son. Tommy has to face the fact that his mom and his favourite professor have been hooking up. And neither conversation is going to go smoothly.

Rooster Season 1 has 10 episodes in total, and HBO has already renewed the show for a second season FandomWire — a testament to how quickly this campus comedy has found its footing.

Rooster is part of a rich tradition of HBO comedies that blend heart and cringe in equal measure. Learn more about the network’s comedy legacy on Wikipedia.

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