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| The Game | |
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| Genre | Sitcom (seasons 1–v) Comedy drama (seasons 6–9) |
| Created by | Mara Brock Akil |
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| State of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 9 |
| No. of episodes | 145 (listing of episodes) |
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| Production locations | Atlanta, Georgia |
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| Camera setup | Multi-photographic camera |
| Running fourth dimension | 22–24 minutes (CW/BET) |
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| Distributor | CBS Tv set Distribution (2006–2009) Viacom Media Networks (2011–2015) |
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| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Sound format | Dolby Digital 5.i |
| Original release | October 1, 2006 (2006-10-01) – August 5, 2015 (2015-08-05) |
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| Followed by | The Game (2021) |
| Related shows | Girlfriends |
The Game is an American goggle box series created past Mara Brock Akil. A spin-off of UPN'southward Girlfriends, the series premiered on its successor, The CW, on October 1, 2006.
The series was canceled in May 2009 after three seasons.[three] Viacom's BET Networks would strike a deal with CBS Corporation to develop new episodes of the series, relocating taping of the show from Los Angeles to Atlanta, and announcing its renewal at the April 2010 upfronts. New seasons began airing on BET starting Jan xi, 2011, with the fourth season premiere drawing 7.7 million viewers, making it the almost watched sitcom premiere in cable tv set history.[4] The show would air for half dozen seasons on BET, being renewed for its final two in 2014, and final its run on August 5, 2015.[v] [6]
In May 2021, a revival of the series was ordered by Paramount+ with Robinson, and Chanchez, returning. The revival serial premiered on November eleven, 2021,[7] [eight] and was renewed for a second season in February 2022.[9]
Premise [edit]
For the get-go five seasons, The Game was centered around Joan Clayton'southward starting time cousin, Melanie Barnett (Tia Mowry), who was first introduced in the 2006 Girlfriends episode of the same name. Melanie is a first-twelvemonth medical schoolhouse pupil who has given up an offering of admission to Johns Hopkins Academy School of Medicine in Baltimore to follow her beau, Derwin Davis (Pooch Hall), to San Diego, against the advice of her parents. Derwin is a first-twelvemonth rookie football game player with a fictional "San Diego Sabers" team. As Melanie settles into her new life, she meets Tasha Mack (Wendy Raquel Robinson), the mother of Sabers' starting quarterback Malik Wright (Hosea Chanchez), and Kelly Pitts (Brittany Daniel), the then-married woman of Sabers' captain Jason Pitts (Coby Bong), who warn her to continue a close eye on her boyfriend because of the numerous "gold diggers" who approach the professional football game players. As Melanie learns to residue her new roles as both med educatee and the partner of a professional football player, the series focuses on the evolving relationships betwixt the players and their significant others.
Episodes [edit]
Cast [edit]
Principal cast [edit]
- Tia Mowry-Hardrict equally Dr Melanie Barnett-Davis, M.D. (seasons 1−5; guest season 9) - Melanie is the show'southward principal protagonist. In season one, Melanie is a medical pupil who gave up the take chances to attend Johns Hopkins School of Medicine to move to San Diego with her beau Derwin Davis while attending a less prestigious medical school in the surface area. Melanie is the cousin of Los Angeles chaser-turned-restaurateur Joan Clayton (of Girlfriends). In season ane, Melanie and Derwin interruption upwards due to Derwin'south adultery with vocaliser Drew Sidora, which starts a series of ups-and-downs between the two. In the season three finale, Melanie finally marries Derwin during a private anniversary, after the public ceremony was interrupted past the birth of Derwin'south son by his ex-girlfriend Janay. In season five, after confessing that she felt empty being just a housewife despite their wealth and Derwin'due south success, she decides to pursue her medical career and begin a residency program at Johns Hopkins Schoolhouse of Medicine. Derwin was against it at first but somewhen came around. In May 2012 Mowry announced via her Twitter account that she would not be returning to The Game in season six. In the series finale, Melanie made an appearance in where she was significant with her & Derwin's twin babies and as the episode closes it's shown that she has had a boy and girl. She did non announced in Season 6, Season 7 and Season 8.
- Pooch Hall equally Derwin Davis (seasons i−5; guest season half-dozen,9) - Derwin is a wide receiver for the San Diego Sabers and husband of Melanie Barnett. In the season 1 finale, Derwin has an matter with Drew Sidora, and Melanie breaks off the relationship. In the beginning of season two, subsequently desperately trying to go her back, Derwin acts out confronting Melanie for a fleck until she saves him from a gold digger who tried to "trap" him by getting her significant. Derwin and Melanie became cordial for a infinitesimal as they both went about their ain way & were seeing other people, but a run-in at a grocery shop and later at Derwin's apartment on the solar day of the Super Bowl stirred upwardly their erstwhile feelings of love over again, equally the two passionately kiss upon sight the 2nd time. The off field drama didn't affect Derwin'south play on the field though, as he became a ascension star for the Sabers until he suffered a bad knee injury in a playoff game. In the season two finale, he finds out his ex-girlfriend Janay is pregnant with his baby, and he and Melanie get back together. Derwin ran into some on the field issues (due to his injury, the Sabers considered cutting him for a little while) and off the field problems throughout flavour three (questions about whether he was really the father of Janay's babe, Melanie and Janay feuding, getting with Melanie but not existence all in, Melanie breaking upwards and so getting back with him while having an affair with a handsome physician, Derwin breaking upwards and then trying to get with Janay only for the baby's sake, and finally breaking up with Janay and proposing to Melanie). In the season three finale, Derwin's son is born and he finally marries Melanie in a private ceremony. In the fourth-flavor premiere, in that location are still some questions regarding the true paternity of Derwin'southward son. Derwin also emerges as a superstar actor in season 4, getting numerous endorsement deals, including Nike, and becoming the new face of the Sabers organization. In May 2012, it was appear that Hall would not return to The Game for the sixth season; however in August 2012 it was appear that he would exist returning, only Hall would just announced in one episode. In flavor six, Derwin was traded to Baltimore in substitution for Blueish and he is the enemies of Bryce "Blue" Westbrook, who was chosen by Baltimore as the Number 1 Draft Pick. This allowed Derwin to be with Melanie, who is in Baltimore doing her Residency. The trade, however, was not planned by Derwin, just executed by the team owner because Derwin was responsible for the injury of former teammate and quarterback Kwan Kirkland. In the serial finale of season 9, Derwin fabricated an advent with a pregnant Melanie every bit the episode closes information technology's shown that they've had a babe boy & girl. He did not appear in Seasons seven and 8.
- Wendy Raquel Robinson every bit Tasha Mack - Tasha is the advised, bold, & flamboyant female parent of Malik Wright and begins the series equally his manager. Malik, giving his mother an ultimatum at i bespeak, somewhen fires Tasha. It is then that Tasha builds her ain management visitor, Tasha Mack Management. She dissolves the company, yet, to join Irv Smiff Management (ISM). In flavour three, she falls in love with former NBA player Rick Fox, who also works for ISM. Tasha ends up getting fired from ISM, and dumps Rick in the aftermath, bold that he knew all near Irv Smith's plans to fire her. In the season iii finale, Kelly Pitts and Tasha have a falling-out when Kelly discovers that Tasha set her then ex-husband, Jason Pitts, with his so new girlfriend, Camille. The altercation shortly turns concrete, with Kelly punching Tasha. Season four started with Tasha as Derwin's amanuensis. She had likewise begun dating a much younger man named Donté (played by former 106 & Park host Terrence J). In season 5, Tasha decided to be chaste after a brief romance with a male person escort (Carl Anthony Payne). She somewhen falls for her longtime friend Pookie (Rockmond Dunbar). In the Season 5 finale, her ex-boyfriend Rick Fox returns. In season half-dozen, she appoints herself Sunbeams president due to Jaz arguing with everybody with Tasha and Keira and Chardonnay. At the end of season 7, after breaking upward with Pookie (upon Pookie finding out about her affairs with Rick) and later with Rick, she becomes pregnant & delivers a baby girl by Pookie. In the serial finale, afterward revealing the feelings they still had for each other Tasha & Pookie decided to be together & happily moved into their own house with their baby daughter.
- Brittany Daniel equally Kelly Pitts (seasons 1–3, ix; recurring seasons 4, 7-8) – Kelly Pitts is the wife of Jason Pitts, female parent of Brittany Pitts, and sometime President of the Sunbeams. Afterward their relationship gradually becomes more than and more strained in season 2, Kelly and Jason divorce at the beginning of season three. At the start of season 4, it is revealed that Kelly is now a reality TV star, with her ain show centered around the ex-wives of professional athletes. Her character was bumped down to recurring in flavour 4, and her character was effectively written out of the testify in season iv after she stated to Jason that she needed to caput back home to her parents to detect herself again. Daniel had fabricated no farther appearances in the series subsequently that flavour. But in season 6, Kelly is heavily mentioned past the remaining characters (particularly Tasha). After being referred to a therapist by Kelly, Tasha reveals that Kelly has since moved to Paris. She fabricated her return in season 7. She comes to Chardonnay and Jason'south wedding where Jason reveals he still loves her, ending the wedding. She and Jason get remarried in flavour 9.
- Hosea Chanchez as Malik Wright – Malik Wright is the San Diego Sabers superstar quarterback and the son of Tasha Mack. Big-headed and cocky, Malik initially begins the series as an immature womanizer. He falls in honey with extra Robin Givens and convinces her to marry him as a publicity stunt. In the commencement, he lived with his mom just eventually gets his own place for the purpose of beingness able to party every dark. He also fired his mom in season 2. In the flavour 3, he finally meets his father and his one-half sister, Pucci, whom he tries to help with her singing career. In season 4, Malik is still a cocky, spoiled playboy who is sleeping with the wife of the Sabers' new owner (guest star Meagan Expert). Malik gets incarcerated for assaulting a cop and DUI, and goes to rehab to solve his newfound problems. In rehab, he falls for a troubled supermodel Jenna Rice (Tika Sumpter). In season 5, Malik has financial issues and is forced to sell his multimillion-dollar mansion and his cars. The season five finale, Malik ends his relationship with Jenna. He seemed to exist getting his life together, but then had converted dorsum to his old ways. During the season 6 finale, subsequently Malik lands in the infirmary from being beat up past a grouping of men, he learns he won't have total use of his football arm anymore. In season 7, Malik goes through physical therapy in hopes of getting back into football and falls for his previously lesbian physical therapist Yanna. In the season 7 finale Malik ends his relationship with Yanna. In flavor eight Malik rejoins the Sabers, merely loses his position as team captain to Blueish. In the flavor 8 finale he and Keira admit their feelings well-nigh each other (later on beingness all-time friends for a long time). In the commencement of flavour 9 Malik and Keira are in a relationship as he and Blue began feuding, and he becomes the laughing stock of the team . Then, in the adjacent to concluding episode, Malik breaks upwards with Keira after realizing he wasn't truly in love with her the way he was with Yanna.(Malik determined this after realizing he wasn't crying after having sexual practice with Keira like he did with Yanna, something he had never felt before and so.) Keira responds past slapping him. In the serial finale Malik leads the team to the playoffs, he proposes to Keira (who declines), he had plans to retire, but he continues to play, winning another championship with the Sabers.
- Coby Bell as Jason Pitts (seasons ane-3, 6-nine; recurring season iv-5) – Jason is a San Diego Sabers quondam team helm and superstar wide receiver, afterwards its head coach. He is the husband of Kelly Pitts, although they divorced in flavor 3. Jason and Kelly accept 1 child, Brittany Pitts. In season two, realizing that his skills were visibly diminishing, Jason starts using steroids to boost his performance. The Sabers win the championship that year. But in one case Kelly finds out almost his steroid utilise it puts a strain on their relationship, leading to their divorce in season 3. Jason had a girlfriend briefly in flavour 3 (guest star Stacey Dash); however, he is single at the start of season iv. Jason is officially cut from the Sabers in season iv, and he becomes a correspondent on Benched, a sports news television series hosted by one-time NBA basketball game player Chris Webber. In flavour 5, he is a correspondent on his own show, The Pitts End, and is in a romantic relationship with girlfriend-married woman Chardonnay (portrayed by Brandy Norwood). In season half-dozen, Jason makes an attempt at a comeback only suffered a concussion, affecting his playing ability among other things equally well. He retires for good at the showtime of season 7. In season 7 Kelly returns and attends the wedding of Chardonnay and Jason (at Chardonnay'southward request). Jason does non marry Chardonnay, admitting he is still in love with Kelly. In flavour viii Jason courts Kelly again (despite her initial reluctance) and is besides named acting caput coach of the Sabers. He and Kelly remarry in season 9.
- Brandy equally Chardonnay Pitts (seasons six−9; recurring flavour 5) – Chardonnay Pitts is the ex-wife of Jason Pitts. She and Jason meet when he goes to the bar where she bartends. She refuses to serve Jason, who tells her boss and gets her fired. Feeling bad afterward he got her fired, Jason takes her on a date. They wind up in Tijuana. Jason gets drunk and Chardonnay tricks him into marrying her to see if he really loves black women. They render to San Diego and decide to get their marriage annulled. In the season 5 finale Chardonnay and Jason determine not to get through with the annulment and stay married. Though they have their ups and downs, everything seems fine between the two until Kelly shows upwards in flavor vii. Kelly pays off Ty Fell (Jason's former teammate) to stop him from revealing Jason's steroid use. This upsets Chardonnay to the point that she kicks Jason out of the business firm. She lets him back in and despite his reveal that he kissed Kelly after visiting her in a hotel, they still program to go married. But in the flavor 7 finale, Jason doesn't become through with the wedding, revealing he'south notwithstanding in love with Kelly. Chardonnay slaps Jason and storms off, beside herself. At the outset of flavor 8 she goes back to Fresno, saying to Tasha at that place is nothing left merely bad memories in San Diego.
- Lauren London as Keira Michelle Whitaker (seasons half-dozen–9) – Keira is a quondam child star who starred in a fictional 'Cosby'-esque sitcom called Stuck Together. She is struggling to make the transition from child star to adult. Keira is i of the new characters introduced in flavor 6. Her character does non replace Melanie, just is a new graphic symbol added into the script. Her love interest is "Bryce 'Bluish' Westbrook". The 2 meet at a party where they hook up. After beingness close down past Keira, Blueish hooks up with Keira's friend, singer Ciara, making Keira jealous. Blue and Keira try to ignore and anger each other at first, then get cordial, then fall for each other. Later Keira loses her virginity to Blue nevertheless, they break up due to Blue's insensitivity. They still have feelings for each other even while Keira briefly dates an actor named Luke, with whom she has a rather raunchy sexual practice scene in her movie 'Baggers', that she didn't desire Blue to see at the premiere. (He sees it from the back.) They interruption upwardly again. Afterwards more than ups and downs in season vii, they elope in that season'south finale after Blue proposes, skipping Jason and Chardonnay'south wedding. In flavour eight, subsequently being told by several people that she needs to dedicate herself to her craft, she kisses Malik at an audition subsequently existence made to by the acting coach, leading to deeper feelings betwixt the 2, who were just best friends earlier. Blueish catches on & breaks off the engagement in flavor 9 after a huge fight between him and Malik in an lift. Keira ends upward with Malik, at the disapproval of Tasha. In the series finale, afterward Malik breaks upwards with Keira, she sleeps with Blue again, refuses Malik's proposal & she decides to focus on her career. She gets her breakout role.
- Jay Ellis as Bryce "Blueprint" Westbrook (seasons half-dozen–9) – Bryce is a San Diego Sabers wide receiver and the first overall draft pick from Stanford who is highly educated and often the smartest person in the room. Even though he is bright and talented, he is all the same a young man who has a lot to acquire well-nigh life, love and himself. Bluish is one of the new characters that was introduced in season 6. His graphic symbol replaces Derwin Davis equally a principal character. Blue was traded from Baltimore to San Diego in commutation for Derwin. The two men face each other at a post-draft party and ball. That same night he pursues Keira for the first time. They beginning an on-again, off-again type of relationship throughout the series. Though Blue had his moments where he attempts to act out against Keira when the ii weren't together by using women to make her jealous (sleeping with Ciara, bringing her to a grouping photoshoot, & the party bus episode all in flavor half dozen, having an escort with him in the flavor 7 premiere, having a woman with him in season ix as he calls off their engagement), he plain still loves Keira. In season 7 Jason chastises Blue for not being focused due to his off the field distractions. Blue takes initiative and eventually becomes squad captain in season viii. In season 9 he led a protestation against Saber management that price him a couple of games, though the Sabers would eventually win the championship in the series finale.
Current Recurring cast [edit]
- Rockmond Dunbar equally Pookie - Ex-con; Tasha's old friend and eventual honey involvement. He is the begetter of Tasha'southward newborn baby. It is revealed his existent name is Marion.
Previous Recurring cast [edit]
- Barry Floyd as Terrence "Tee-Tee" Carter (seasons 1–9) - Malik's childhood friend, former assistant, and owner of Tee Tee's Cluck Truck.
- P. J. Byrne as Irv Smiff - Possessor of Irv Smiff Management (ISM). (Seasons 1–3, 5, ix)
- Bumper Robinson as Juvon Glenn - San Diego Sabers' Running Dorsum and husband of Jazz. (Seasons 1, three–vi, 8-nine)
- Shanti Lowry as Dionne Marie Taylor - Derwin's former publicist and Melanie'south previous roommate. (Seasons i–iii, 8)
- Gregory Alan Williams every bit Dr. James Barnett - Melanie'due south father. (Seasons i, 3-four)
- Claudette Roche equally Grace Barnett - Melanie's mother. (Seasons one, 3-4)
- Tahj Mowry equally Cameron Barnett - Melanie'due south brother. (Season 1, 3)
- Drew Sidora as herself — singer; Derwin's brief dearest interest. (Seasons i-ii)
- Rocky Carroll as Kenny "Coach T" Taylor - offensive coordinator of the San Diego Sabers; Tasha's brief love involvement. (Seasons 1-ii)
- Caryn Ward equally Erica Harrison (Seasons 1–4, 8)
- Kendra C. Johnson as Renee Royce - TV personality and one of Malik'south love interests. (Seasons 1-two)
- Chaz Lamar Shepherd every bit Trey Wiggs - Melanie's college friend and father of Melanie's aborted baby. (Seasons one–two, 5)
- Rick Fox as himself — former NBA basketball player; Tasha'due south co-worker and eventual love interest. (Seasons 2–iii, 5–6, nine)
- Robin Givens every bit herself — actress; Malik'south ex-wife. (Seasons 2-3)
- Tae Heckard as Jasmine "Jazz" - the one-time Sunbeams President and Wife of San Diego Sabers' Running Dorsum Juvon (Seasons 2–6, 8-9)
- Gabrielle Dennis equally Janay Brice - Derwin's ex-girlfriend and female parent of his son. In season 5, it was revealed that she is engaged to a man named Noah and decided to have her son DJ and move to New York with her fiancé. (Seasons two-5)
- Lee Majors as Motorbus Ross - bus of the San Diego Sabers. (Seasons two-3)
- Mehcad Brooks every bit Jerome - Melanie's ex-boyfriend. (Seasons 2-iii)
- Jason Olive as McHottie - Melanie'southward dearest interest in medical school. (Flavor three, 5)
- Michael Boatman as Lawrence Chauncey Wright - Malik's male parent. (Season 3)
- Lisa Tucker equally Pucci Wright - Malik's one-half-sister. (Season 3)
- Stacey Dash as Camille Rose - Jason'south ex-girlfriend. (Seasons 3-4)
- Michael Beach as Roger Keith - Owner of San Diego Sabers. (Seasons four–half-dozen, 8-ix)
- Terrence Jenkins as Donté - the younger ex-swain of Tasha. (Season 4)
- Chris Webber every bit himself — former NBA basketball actor; Jason'southward co-host on the sports news television series Benched. (Season 4)
- Tika Sumpter as Jenna Rice - Super Model; Malik met Jenna in Rehab; later Malik's love interest. (Seasons iv-five)
- Meagan Good as Parker Keith - The wife of Roger Keith; had an affair with Malik. (Season 4)
- Jigga as Bibs - Malik'due south babysitter. (Seasons four-9)
- Isley Anderson as D.J. - Derwin and Janay's son (Seasons 4–5, 9)
- Charles Michael Davis as Kwan Kirkland - the San Diego Saber'southward former quarterback. (Seasons 4-5)
- Janet Varney every bit Summer Grayson - co-host of The Pitts Stop. (Flavor 5)
- Ciara as Herself — vocalist; friend of Keira; she hooked up with Blue. (Season six)
- Candice Patton as Tori - Malik's personal assistant. (Seasons 6-seven)
- LaMonica Garrett as Luke Rogers (Season 6)
- Miranda Rae Mayo as Patreece Sheibani (Season vi)
- Carissa Capobianco every bit Nina - Malik'south girlfriend; friend of Keira. (Seasons 6-7)
- Hayley Marie Norman as Bianca (Season 6)
- Danielle Nicolet as Yana - A physical therapist who agrees to help Malik recuperate from his injured arm. (Flavour 7-9)
- Andra Fuller as Roger Keith, Jr. - The son of Sabers owner Roger Keith. (Seasons ix)
Special guest appearances [edit]
- Jared Allen
- Tichina Arnold
- Nnamdi Asomugha
- B.o.B
- Rob Base
- Chico Benymon
- Derek Blanks
- Tisha Campbell-Martin
- Chamillionaire
- Morris Chestnut
- Loretta Devine
- Dustin Diamond
- Christopher B. Duncan
- Earthquake
- Selita Ebanks
- Raymond Edwards, Jr.
- David Eigenberg
- Carmen Electra
- Estelle
- Faith Evans
- Fabolous
- Melyssa Ford
- Scott Michael Foster
- Vivica A. Play a trick on
- Andy Allo
- Tomiko Fraser
- Kevin Frazier
- Rudy Gay
- Cuba Gooding, Jr.
- Kelsey Grammer
- Tiffany Haddish
- Irma P. Hall
- Regina Hall
- Cory Hardrict
- Colina Harper
- Napoleon Harris
- Jamie Hector
- Jim Hill
- Jennifer Hudson
- Daymond John
- Magic Johnson
- Shawn Johnson
- Mike Jones
- Leslie Jordan
- Gayle Male monarch
- Solange Knowles
- Queen Latifah
- Martin Lawrence
- NeNe Leakes
- Lisa Leslie
- Ari Lennox
- LisaRaye
- Lil' Kim
- Nia Long
- Jennifer Lopez
- Eva Marcille
- Shawn Marion
- Penny Marshall
- Duane Martin
- Darius McCrary
- Willie McGinest
- Lonette McKee
- Romeo Miller
- Daryl Mitchell
- Kel Mitchell
- Mo'Nique
- Tahj Mowry
- Bria Potato
- Musiq
- Navid Negahban
- Elimu Nelson
- Chad Ochocinco
- Keke Palmer
- Carl Anthony Payne II
- Mario Van Peebles
- Shaun Phillips
- Eyal Podell
- Kyla Pratt
- Reagan Gomez-Preston
- Jerry Rice
- Charlie Robinson
- Jalen Rose
- Kelly Rowland
- Ephraim Salaam
- Drew Sidora
- John Singleton
- Kenny Smith
- Tasha Smith
- Soulja Boy
- Joss Stone
- Keith Sweat
- Nick Swisher
- Raven-Symone
- Kenan Thompson
- Ashley Tisdale
- Too Brusk
- Lisa Tucker
- Michael Twombley
- Gabrielle Union
- Chris Webber
- Serena Williams
- Stevie Williams
- Tyler James Williams
- Vanessa 50. Williams
- Amy Winehouse
- Kellen Winslow II
- Jaleel White
- Shereé Whitfield
- William Allen Young
- Jolee Alexander
- Jason Momoa
- Destine' Parker
Product [edit]
2021 revival series [edit]
In May 2021, it was announced that Paramount+ had ordered a revival of the series, with the setting relocated to Las Vegas. Hosea Chanchez, Coby Bell, Brandy, Brittany Daniel, Pooch Hall and Wendy Raquel Robinson were in talks to reprise their roles as Malik Wright, Jason Pitts, Chardonnay Pitts, Kelly Pitts, Derwin Davis and Tasha Mack.[10]
Joining the returning cast was Vaughn W. Hebron as "Jamison Fields", an undrafted free amanuensis; Adriyan Rae as "Brittany Pitts", Jason and Kelly Pitts daughter, (previous portrayed by Katlynn Simone); and Analisa Velez every bit "Raquel Navarro", Brittany's all-time friend.[eleven] Tia Mowry-Hardrict, who was cast in Netflix's Family Reunion, made a TikTok video expressing that she will most probable not return to her 2 roles of Sister, Sister and The Game.[12] While being honored at the Ebony 'Power 100', she was interviewed by Entertainment This night saying: "You lot know what's so funny? Never say never. I mean, as it stands for right now, we aren't in any talks or communication nigh me coming back to the show...I know it seems kind of weird, because I'thou like, the just 1, but yous know, Melanie, I loved playing that graphic symbol, and if everything works out, and if everything works out the style that it should, then who knows? I might be on the show." [13]
U.Southward. ratings [edit]
Seasonal ratings based on boilerplate total viewers per episode of the series. The 4th season premiere acquired 7.vii million viewers, which was a record for a scripted premiere on BET.[xiv]
| Season | Network | Timeslot (ET) | Season premiere | Viewers (in millions) | 18-49 rating | Flavour finale | Viewers (in millions) | eighteen-49 rating | Television season | Rank | Viewers (in millions) |
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| 1 | The CW | Dominicus 8:30 p.thousand. (2006) Monday 9:thirty p.chiliad. (2006–2007) | October 1, 2006 | ii.threescore[fifteen] | May fourteen, 2007 | 2.51[16] | 0.ix[xvi] | 2006–2007 | #141[17] | 2.33[18] | |
| 2 | Monday 9:30 p.grand. (2007–2008) Lord's day 9:00 p.m. (2008) | October 1, 2007 | 2.98[19] | 1.four[19] | May 18, 2008 | 1.62[20] | 0.8[20] | 2007–2008 | #196 | 2.35[21] | |
| 3 | Friday 8:xxx p.m. (2008–2009) | October 3, 2008 | 1.95[22] | May 15, 2009 | 1.78[23] | 1.two[23] | 2008–2009 | #174 | one.75[24] | ||
| 4 | BET | Tuesday 10:00 p.1000. (2011) | January 11, 2011 | 7.68[25] | iii.6[25] | March 29, 2011 | 4.43[26] | two.2[26] | 2010-2011 | N/A | 4.53 |
| five | Tuesday 10:00 p.m. (2012) | January 10, 2012 | 5.28[27] | 2.viii[27] | June 5, 2012 | 2.49[28] | 1.iii[28] | 2011-2012 | N/A | 2.69 | |
| 6 | Tuesday x:00 p.m. (2013) | March 26, 2013 | ii.54[29] | 1.two[29] | September 3, 2013 | three.77[30] | i.9[thirty] | 2012-2013 | N/A | 3.35 | |
| vii | Tuesday 10:00 p.m. (2014) | March four, 2014 | three.35[31] | 1.6[31] | April 29, 2014 | 2.53[32] | ane.2[32] | 2013-2014 | N/A | 3.35 | |
| 8 | Wednesday 10:00 p.m. (2014) | January xiv, 2015 | 3.xiii [33] | 1.i[33] | March 4, 2015 | 2015 - | N/A | TBA | |||
| 9 | Wednesday ten:00 p.m. (2015) | June iii, 2015 [33] | August five, 2015 |
- **The series is marketed and rebranded as a fresh new season on Paramount+, outset the new inception as Flavour 1.
Lawsuit [edit]
In September 2006, writer Staci Robinson filed a $xl meg lawsuit against the CW, CBS, Warner Bros., and Grammnet Productions for copyright infringement. Robinson claimed that she had applied for a job as writer's banana in 2005 with series creator and executive producer Mara Brock Akil, to whom Robinson had subsequently sent her novel, Interceptions. The novel is about a woman who decides to put her goal of condign a lawyer on concur to follow her beau equally he pursues a career equally a professional football game player.[34] After receiving the novel, Robinson was interviewed for the job but after declined the position. Robinson declared that Akil and a CW screenwriter stole the idea from her novel to create the serial. The suit was settled out of court under a non-disclosure agreement in September 2007.[35]
Awards and nominations [edit]
| Yr | Laurels | Result | Category | Recipient |
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| 2007 | NAACP Image Awards | Nominated | Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series | Kenny Smith, Jr. (for "The Trey Wiggs Episode") |
| 2008 | Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series | Sara V. Finney (for "The Large Chill" episode) | ||
| Outstanding Supporting Actress in a One-act Series | Wendy Raquel Robinson | |||
| Outstanding Actress in a One-act Serial | Tia Mowry | |||
| 2009 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Wendy Raquel Robinson | ||
| Outstanding Comedy Series | – | |||
| Outstanding Actress in a One-act Series | Tia Mowry | |||
| Won | Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series | Erica Montolfo (for episode "White Coats and White Lies") | ||
| 2014 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a One-act Serial | Brandy Norwood | ||
| 2009 | NAMIC Vision Awards | Nominated | Comedy | – |
| 2007 | Teen Choice Awards | Nominated | Choice TV Extra: Comedy | Tia Mowry |
DVD releases [edit]
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External links [edit]
- Official website at Paramount+
- The Game at IMDb
- The Game at epguides.com
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