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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ii LOVE The Game
I really hate that the game was cancelled.I knew that it would come to this becuse they kept switching the show days. I refuse to watch the rest of the shows that come on that channel. They always make sure they keep the white shows going. I also liked 90210 and one tree hill, but now I can not support those shows due to fact that they cancelled two good shows>girlfriends and the game………….I hope they come to their senses…..
I think they should keep it on bet cuz everyone who watches bet watches the game an I really love that show an everyone wanna know more I mean I really do likes the game
The Game should remain. First of all, it has a terrible time slot on a Friday night when most people are hitting the streets. Give them a different night, and I’m pretty sure the viewers will increase. It’s a pretty good show. I watch all the episodes on BET. So, thanks BET for keeping them alive.
It was a really good show….since they cancelled girlfriends that was a show i could bounce back on to….I rarley watch any TV and that was one of the shows i really enoyed…I hope it doesnt get cancelled but i wasnt really satisfied with the way things ended….Yes i am happy that they are finally married….but what about kelly and jason are they ever getting back together? is the love stlll there?? What about Rick and tasha ? Was something suppose to happen there??? Whats going to change now that the baby is born?? Alot of questions still lye there….The… Read more »
I love this show it can not end the way u’ve left it so many things do not add up it needs to continue ya mel and derwin get married but wut about the rest jason just leaves kelly …it’s like sometings is missing we need this show to come back .. this show gave me a reason to watch anything on the CW network …
please bring the show back I record this show if cw don’t wont to play can another network buy this sitcom and bring back a season 4
I love this show I’m really upset that it did cancel because it seems so real. Also why keep canceling all the black shows and then replace them it seems races. But on facebook or something there need to be a petition going on for this show to come back I don’t see how the rating drop so low .I do wish that is was longer but they might write out of episodes.I got season 4 all planed out already in my head about everybody story line for the cast lol please bring it back and maybe it do need… Read more »
I love this show please bring it back……
I just start watching The Game. I can’t get enough of watching this show.
Please do not cancelled this show.
Please please bring back THE GAME on BET or CW or any station for that matter!
I just started watching the SHOW and I love LOve love it.
I love JASON, TASHA, MELANIE, KELLY, MALIK the whole gang is AWESOME.
and DERWIN and Melanie don’t get married after all. SAD! he gets interrupted by his Stupid phonecall about his baby boy by JANET. It can’t end this way……
I am such a loyal fan……. Please don’t do this to me……………..
HOpe you decide to bring back the Game……..
Love Veronica
The Game is my absolute favorite show. The cancellation of this show is unthinkable, it’s been too long since we’ve had a decent black t.v. show. The Game is more than decent it’s amazing! The actors and story line are remarkable, the t;v. world would be losing an awesome attribute to the line up. PLEASE don’t let it happen. Somebody pick it up! Anybody!
I can’t believe that they cancelled this show. It was funny and dealt with some REAL issues. The Wedding Episode brought me to tears at the end. Please CBS bring it back!
please dont cancel gane that’s the only show I can relate to
the game is something i can relate to the problems they go thru there real i mean this show bring my to tears plz keep the show alive