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 the game i have to watch it everyday bring my show back their’s nothing to watch on tv anymore . keep all of the the same cast and am ready to see if the baby is really darwins.
Please bring The Game back. I couldn’t believe when my favorite show was taken away from me. I could relate to the show because I’ve been through some on the same drama and I also miss looking at my eye candy Derwin fine azz Davis! I’m lost without my show and I’m tired of black shows being taken off the air especially when they are juicy!
no i was highly upset at how the last episode ended ! i feel that my favorite show should come back because that’s my favorite show and it shouldn’t have been cancelled anyway because it was some situations left unfinshed because im tired of seeing all these reruns because they makinq me want to see whats going to happen next and im just too anxious . so i think the series should come back.
I LOVED the last episode…..I truly felt Melanie’s pain when she was looking at Derwin’s baby boy……THANK GOD in the end she got her man!! =-)
I would love to see the show come back- it was fun, entertaining, and addicting!!!!
The game is a great show. It is ashame that it was cancelled. There were so many points that the show made. Myself and many others relate to the show in alot of ways. To me the show was full of great actors that made you feel like it was real. They were not amatures. I think it is a shame that they were not given a chance. However, if the actors still want to bring the show back than I really hope that there is a network that will bring them back; in my heart believe they deserve it.… Read more »
They never should have changed your slot. Plenty times I forgot to turn the channel to watch or would think about it when 10min of show was left. I love the show its funny and serious at the same time..Most of all it REAL
i luv da end….. i just knw it when datt phone ring it was janay havin da baby i dnt think its his baby any way but tyme will tell if they dnt cancell da show…kelly an jason i just no for sure datt they iz goin to get back 2gether they belongs 2gether their both crazy lol…they make da show…they are so an luv u can see it when they go out an see each in da same place u see da luv iz still their so just get back 2gether…. please just dnt cancell da show i really… Read more »
Bring the game back!! I love that show and want to see more of it
I am not satisfied with the ending, there definately needs to be a 4th season because the sitcom is really great….the entire cast for that matter. I’ve became one of the shows biggest fans and I would be displeased if it had to come to an end with season 3.
First of all, when I first saw this show “The Game” I thought it was so stupid and boring. However, one of my best friends made me watch season 1 and before I knew it I was hooked. I love the DRAMA, comedy, parodies, romance, all the things that “The Game” brings. By the seeing of how they ended season 3, I believe that they should not end it on that note, for there is Jason and Kelly’s relationship, Mel’s future in the medical field, Double D’s football career, and Malik who can forget about him? So many unanswered questions… Read more »
Say man I miss watching my favorite tv show and with all the crap that comes on tv now. Y cancel a hit tv show that relates to so many people in so many ways. So I beg some big cable network or CW to pick back up THE GAME. Please!!!!
I am so not satisfied with them just ending the show with them just as gettin married… I think there should b another season so we can know how their marriage works out…. How his little boy by the other girl Janay turned out & If kelly and Jason ever get back together. N Jst all round it was a good show had a lot of humor… N for those who dont like they find something else to watch it….. Im tired of seein repeats I want to see 2010 epsoides…… Everyday I take the time out to watch this… Read more »
I WAS HAPPY WITH THEM GETTING MARRIED I LOVE IT THE SHOW WAS OFF THE CHAIN AND FOR PEOPLE WHO SAY THAT IT WAS NOTHING BUT DRAMA YOUR EVERY DAY LIFE IS DRAMA I DID NOT THINK THE SHOW WAS DRAMA I THINK THEY WERE REAL AND THE SHOW WAS FUNNY
I think you are so right grl… Everyday we all have some shape n form of drama….. Its a part of life.. N if The Game had drama at least they showed you how to deal with it.
I am Totally not satisfied with the last episode… and I figured “The Game” was a Drama. It had nothing but drama.
HELL NO IM NOT HAPPY WIT IT…FIRST THEY GOT “GIRLFRIENDS”….NOW THEY GOT “THE GAME”…THIS IS BS….HOW U TAKE “THE GAME” OFF THE AIR…..REALLY HARD TO WATCH IT FRIDAY NIGHTS….THEY MADE IT FAIL…WHERE IS UPN WHEN U NEED IT