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 LOVE THIS SHOW!!! I RECORD IT WHEN IT COMES ON BET AND I CAN SIT AND WATCH THE REPEATS OVER AND OVER AGAIN. PLEASE BRING THE SHOW BACK I THINK IT WOULD BE WELL WORTH IT.
Please bring the Game back! I was so upset to find out that it was cancelled! I have been waiting since the finale to see what happens! This is a great show and it should be returned to your audience!
Please bring this show back….I absolutly love this show….its real and better than most tiv shows on television. The cast is amazing. I also think making it a hour long will be a good things, a half an hour seems too short for all the great story lines I have seen. Bring it back…please!!!!
I absolutely loved this show!!! I was just waiting and waiting for it to come back this fall and was very dissapointed to hear it was cancelled!! NO, I am not happy w/ the way it ended. Like everyone said, there was A LOT of unfinished business… How could you people end it this way..! Please bring The Game back, that was not a good way to end the series… Very dissapointed.
This is a great show and very interesting and i think they should bring it back
I love this show! I watched it all the way through. I am so sad it ended. BRING IT BACK. As an actress, I can honestly say the acting was great, the story line was amazing and it was so entertaining. OMG bring the show back!!!!
mannnnn i loved the show i really got into it. when i couldnt watch it on fridays i aways made sure i youtube the show. man i so made BET pick the show up we need shows like the game. it was a really nice show that felt real people could relate to. we need the game back.
Please bring the show back. I’m not really into sitcoms, but this one capture my attention. I thought it was an awesome show. There was a lot of unfinished business. I would love to see Kelly and Jason back together because she really loves him and I think he still loves her. Also, I want her and Tasha to be able to repair their friendship. My favorite couple of course is Melonie and Derwin. I hope the baby isn’t his. I also enjoy the humorous Tasha and Malik mother and son duo. Hopefully Tasha can have a lasting relationship with… Read more »
Please bring the show back. There was so much unfinished business. I would love to see Kelly and Jason back together because she really loved him and he took her for granted. Also, I wish Tasha and Kelly can repair their friendship. I want to see Derwin and Melonie together. I think those two have grown a lot and deserve to be together. I hope the baby turns out not to be his.
please make a season 4 i would like to see derwin and melonie get married, and to see if janay baby is really derwin so he an melonie can move on with their lives.
this was and is a great show. some individuals are just beginning to watch the show and think it’s a new show. please bring back. all the characters are great and there is so much storyline left… if this show return please advertise so that people will know when to look for new seasons. under the present economy most people are home and beginning to enjoy television. compare re-run numbers with and see if people are watching. you might be surpise!
The Game is a very good show and very well written. It would be ashame to cancel the show… At least give the audience an ending one way or another. All the actors are gifted actor and should be recognized that way. Do not short change them, they (the actors )deserve to finish what they have started. And you should short change us the audience… Please bring back the show!!!
Please bring back The Game. The writers have done a great job of writing episodes that depict real life. The characters, Derwin, Malik, and Jason, have a chemistry that I have not seen in a long time. Tasha, Mel, and Kelly also add original flavor. This show should not be cancelled. BET would do well to continue where CW left off. As African Americans, we need to let the world know that we are no longer going to put up with great shows that portray people of color in a positive manner. We let them cancel good shows like New… Read more »
I love this show…..its best thing since girlfriends…i dont think there’s any other better sitcom on tv that depicts reality (live and direct) like the game….so please people keep it going…. i love all the cast memebers….but Derwin is mine…..lol…..love it
Tha Game Is A Very Good Show and I Hope That There Will Be A Season 4 Please BET Pick The Show Up.