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 would not be happy if the were the end of the game. I want to know how Melanie deals with the reality of Derwin being a daddy. I want to know what happens with Kelly and Jason. This sucks! BET needs to pick this up.
DO NOT LET THIS SHOW BECOME ONE OF THE VERY MANY SHOWS THAT ARE CANCELLED DUE TO THE SUCKY TIMESLOT. I ENJOIED EVERY SEASON, AND I WANT MORE. I FAITHFULLY WATCHED EVERY EPISODE FROM THE GIRLFRIEND SPIN OFF SHOW TO THE WEDDING EPISODE. I LOVE THIS SHOW, PLEASE SOMEONE PICK THIS SHOW UP.
PLEASE! Dont, let the sitcom the GAME end like this. I just recently watched the complete first season on dvd. It was the absolute best. I WANT MORE GAME!
As usual we are left in the cold with another sitcom with a mostly black cast. I agree this was a high quality show that bit the dust because of time slot changes. This was not garbage like Homeboys From Outerspace. I totally diagree with all the drama shows. They put me to sleep at best. So sad.
please dont show the game i know so manny people that love this show and the end of the last end of show they didnt even get ended … i would bee very upset if they cancled the show
DO NOT, DO NOT end the show. I love The Game….and my boyfriend does too. It’s the one show we can actually watch together in peace. Don’t cancel The Game!
I am going to be really pissed off if there is no season 4 I watched this show faithfully and that just can’t take it off the air like that because everyone I know watches it as well somebody needs to pick the show up!
I was one of the first persons to watch the Spin-Off during an episode of Girlfriends one night. I knew it would BE A HIT because I was kind of going through the same thing with my former football playing boyfriend (only we were in college). The show illustrated the TRUTH about Single Women, Committed Women, and Married Women and the men they passionately HATE to LOVE. I learned a lot about this show, and would like to Thank the Writers. They truly depicted the lives of couples and relationships in all aspects. One of the few televisions shows I… Read more »
My family and I were not sure if “THE GAME” was cancelled or not until today. What a shame after “Girlfriends”, we do not have very much high quality “BLACK SHOWS” left. The network never gave them a ending. At least this show had some type of resolution or ending with Derwin and Melanie getting married, after all their obstacles. I figured the show had been cancelled, the gentleman who played DERWIN (Pooch Hall) was added to the TV SERIES “Accidently on Purpose” on CBS. He was NOT the original character to play the “BLACK” friend of the “BABY’S FATHER,… Read more »
I love the show, but I’d hate if it ended like that because it seems at bit too cliche. I think we all would like to know what Melanie and Derwin go through as a married couple.
Don’t do this to me I love this TV show its the best show that I have ever seen.Please don’t take it away from me. Don’t do it
I am glad that Derwin & Melanie had their happy ending. Yes, I wanted to see them get married. I had heard that the CW may cancel the show. CW should bring this show back and keep it running. Now a days, good quality shows get cancelled for reality tv or other sex-filled, boyfriend sharing drama. Someone, please bring this show back! I really enjoyed all of the characters and story lines.
I been trying to find out for the longest about which episode was the last one from season three.I have been waiting so long for the next season and to find out there is not going to be one really hurts I am a big fan me and my girls still watch the reruns on bet i can’t belive that they are canceling the show it was the best black sitcom ever to me and the best on tv period i love the whole cast they are all so funny .i really hope they put it back on its still… Read more »
I LOVE THE SHOW THE GAME AND I HOPE THEY KEEP IT GOING…. WE NEED ANOTHER SEASON PLAESE!!!!!
I am very disappointed, because i have been waiting to see the new series. something should be done for it to come back, put it on another channel. I was really looking forward to it coming back.