To very little surprise, the CW has cancelled one of its few remaining sitcoms, The Game. Is this the end for the series or could it still return?
Created by Mara Brock Akil, The Game began as a spin-off of Akil’s long-running comedy, Girlfriends. The series centers around a first year medical student (Tia Mowry) who chooses to follow her pro-football boyfriend (Pooch Hall) to San Diego. Others in the cast include Brittany Daniel, Coby Bell, Hosea Chanchez and Wendy Raquel Robinson.
The first sitcom to debut on the CW network, The Game averaged 2.3 million viewers in season one. For season two, the ratings dropped to 2.07 million and a .96 rating in the 18-49 demographic. This season, it’s fallen to an average of 1.68 million viewers and a tiny 0.7 rating in the demo, in part because it was given a Friday night timeslot.
The CW is essentially getting out of the sitcom business and has cancelled The Game after 64 episodes. There had been talks about changing the show’s format to an hour-long dramady, to make it more compatible with the network’s other programming. That was seen as a long-shot at best and actually would have created its own set of challenges for syndication.
Though The Game only has 64 episodes, BET recently signed a syndication deal to air the first two seasons and season three will be added this Fall. To increase the show’s number of episodes, there have been discussions between the cable channel and CBS (the show’s studio) about co-funding original episodes. The deal would likely come with some cost-cutting measures.
There’s been no further word on the potential deal with BET so, as of right now, “The Wedding Episode” is the series’ last.
If The Game isn’t rescued from cancellation, are you satisfied with the way the sitcom ended — with Melanie and Derwin finally getting married?
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i don’t see why they need to cancel the show because there i much more to know before the end. if jason decided take kelly back after she suffers for a while rick and natash he is back in her life will they make it or it won’t last. what about how mel responds to the baby will affect their marriage is the child really derwins owns why will you all leave people with that type of suspends. PLEASE AM BEGGING WHO EVER IS IN CHARGE PLEASE DO NOT CANCEL THE SHOW WE NEED TO KNOW THE REST AND PLUS… Read more »
OMG I LOVE THE GAME! I’m SOO upset it’s been cancelled, I really hope another station picks it up because the end of season 3 barley solved anything…theres too much left unsaid…bring the game back!
I think the CW network is a cop out when it comes to African American shows. How many black sitcoms does this network has? Just because one black person is on a sitcom does not constitute it as so and again is a cop out. Then, it’s unfair that the fans of this show were not “offically” told about this cancellation. I am disappionted with this choice. Let’s see how long 90210 will last.
I really wish whomever is in charge put the show back on the air for season 3. Reason why the show relates to reality, the actors and actress make the show seems so real, Jason and Kelly what about them, Tasha and Rick what about them, is that really Derwin baby, is mel going to get pregnant . In the last episodes, it left out so much closure whomever in charge could we please get the show back. Please show the audience and the people that has been watching the show since season 1 some love. Thank you
I LOVE this show!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was heartbroken when I heard it was cancelled. I think they definitely need to continue it I mean we need to know what happens with kelly and jason and chamille, then is that really Derwin’s baby I mean come on. All the black shows always get cancelled this really shows a lot!
This is finally one of the best african american shows we had in a long time why would they do that ugggggggghhhh maybe if they would move the show to a diff day i mean come on fridays whose home on a friday nite this is so wrong plzzzz bring it back
Pleace do not cancell the game man I love this tv-show , just love it .
And NO i’m not satisfied with how it all ended, it must go on !!!!!
and start showing it in swedish canels hihi $
LOVE THE GAME
PEACE
No……..Wheres Dha Kids. Whatss up with Kelly And Jason Divorce. Whats Up With Tasha & Rick………….Men I Can Mke A Whole Nother Series CW Is Dumb Nd Prejudice There Full of S***.
This is one of the realeast tv comedy/sitcome I have seen in a lon time . Please contiue the show I adorerd all the character
I am upset at the cancellation! I was so pulled in by Season Three. I really was anticipating a continuation into Season Four with the Tasha Mack and Kelly Pitts fight. I saw Rick come back at the end of the wedding and want to see more. I was also going crazy over Jason leaving Kelly for good. Crazy. I would love for any network to pick the show up. We talk about it at work and the Institute all the time.
i love the game to all they have to do iz play the new episodes on BET the cw doesnt on the show and the last season didnt end right like was the baby for derwin i need a season 4
The Game will return. Season four is in progress. Google ” will the game tv show return for another season. Yes. yes Yes.
Stay tuned……………………………
Its really sad to see a show like this go but stupid shows like “Friends” played so long I thought it would never end!!! This show is the only thing I look forward to seeing on the CW network… Please BET: buy this show from the cw (because they don’t kno what the hell they doin) and make new episodes! The drama was so so so good please don’t take it!!!
Why is it everytime we get a good African American show, it gets cancelled. It’s not right and will continue if we don’t step up to the plate and do something about it. They’ve already taken Girlfriends from us. What’s next?
I am not happy with the way it ended….I would like to see this show on someone’s network with BRAND NEW episodes cause this show was the only show I watched and I mean set my clock all the time to watch…..It always had a meesage for the viewers and I was able to relate to the show….. So please don’t let it get cut off…