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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The Game was a real good show, funny good storie lines, real life issuses with in the football world. To me the last black show that has been as funny as the game was Martin. And now here comes cougar town. I won’t watch it ever, I’ll just keep watching reruns of the Game. Come on BET. Please help to bring back this show.
Please keep the game On season four we want game
pllllzzzzzzzzzzzz bring THA GAME back for a 4th season i love that show…..i cried when they said that it was cancelled…..plzzz im beggin you to please bring it bacq…… i cant get enough of that show plus we dont even noe if the baby was derwins or not you guys just left us hanging……. im beggin you to please bring itr bacq…….
I would love for the show to come back its my favorite.
I never watched anything else on this network so now I really won’t be watching CW. I thought I heard they had new shows coming on, but it’s not. I’m disappointed all over again.
This was my FAV show to watch. I love the writing from KG’s shows! Please give me season 4.
No, I am not satisfied how it ended. I didn’t even know when the last one came on. You never advertised when to watch it again. I watched every episode and repeats. You never knew when the newer shows came on. They ran at different times of the day and night on BET it was never mentioned when to stay tuned to the new episodes of Melanie and Darwin were getting married. The last one I seen was while they sat in the elevator because Melanie was ashamed of her ring at their engagement party. So please while doing reruns… Read more »
please please please bring back the show the game i have never been so into a show my whole life getting into this show was lots of fun always wanting more at the end these are the best line up of characters ever Tia Mowry (melanie barnett), Wendy Raquel Robinson (tasha mack), Brittany Daniel (kelly pitts), Pooch Hall (derwin love him davis), Hosea Sanchez (malik wright), and Coby Bell (jason pitts) they are all good actors that I pray you bring them back they need to finish even if it is one more season dont just leave us hanging i… Read more »
I really enjoy watching The Game TV show; please continue to the fourth season & plenty more to come…
Sincerely,
OrangeKe
i realy love this sitcom please dont cancel it. have some more episodes thanks
I can’t believe this, then again why not it’s a show full of minorities. This is one of the best shows out there, the cast is great and they all have great chemistry. What in the world is this network doing? If anything they should have made it an hour long. It’s hilarious not to mention it’s a show that doesn’t show minorities living in the hood for once. They have nice cars, homes, educations and have careers instead of jobs. Come on don’t cancel this show!
I really just started to get into the show –I LOVE IT—-Please bring it back that was a terrible way to end it. Nothing was really resolved.
I NEED another season! This show is just so great! I need to know what is going to happen next.
Please make a 4th season. I love this show. I’m dying to find out what ahppens with teh baby and Derwin’s Marriage, will Melanie get pregnant? Has Jason really gotten over Kelly and if Kelly and if Kelly and Tasha will ever be friends again
Please bring the show back!!!! It’s so unique and different! And there isnt another show like this out right now! It’s funny, it has drama, the actors are great!! Derwin is so hot!!! I want to know what happens with melanie and Derwin and Jason and Kelly!! I’m like addicted to this show! I always watch every episode.. even reruns!!!!!!!