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  • 2006
  • TV-14
  • The CW
  • 2006
  • TV-14
  • The CW
The Game

Summary THE GAME stars Tia Mowry as Melanie Barnett, a young, intelligent medical student, who is also the girlfriend of an eager rookie football player, Derwin Davis (Pooch Hall). Melanie decides to pass on her chance at attending Johns Hopkins Medical School to be with Derwin after he is recently chosen to play for the San Diego Sabres as the ...

Created By: Mara Brock Akil

  • 2006
  • TV-14
  • The CW
  • 2006
  • TV-14
  • The CW

The Game

10 Seasons
Season 1 Premiere: Oct 1, 2006
Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 31 Critic Reviews
31
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 44 User Ratings
4.8
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Summary THE GAME stars Tia Mowry as Melanie Barnett, a young, intelligent medical student, who is also the girlfriend of an eager rookie football player, Derwin Davis (Pooch Hall). Melanie decides to pass on her chance at attending Johns Hopkins Medical School to be with Derwin after he is recently chosen to play for the San Diego Sabres as the ...

Created By: Mara Brock Akil

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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 31 Critic Reviews
31
10% Positive
3 Reviews
6% Mixed
2 Reviews
84% Negative
26 Reviews

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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 31 Critic Reviews
31
10% Positive
3 Reviews
6% Mixed
2 Reviews
84% Negative
26 Reviews

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75
Feb 17, 2011
I like how the show shifts from sitcom laughs to soap opera tremors. [21 Feb 2011, p.45]
By Tom Gliatto FULL REVIEW
40
Mowry herself is charming and capable, and Wendy Raquel Robinson has some fine moments as the mother-manager, but it’s clear that “The Game” is to be played on the surface of these potentially interesting lives.
By Maureen Ryan FULL REVIEW
37
It just isn't funny. At all. Ever.
By Robert Bianco FULL REVIEW
20
Unfortunately, it doesn't come close to matching [Girlfriends'] appeal.
By Melanie McFarland FULL REVIEW
20
"The Game" feels pretty artificial.
By Brian Lowry FULL REVIEW
10
A hollow imitation of a sitcom.
By Glenn Garvin FULL REVIEW
10
A groaner from beginning to end.
By Diane Werts FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Mixed or Average Based on 44 User Ratings
4.8
45% Positive
20 Ratings
5% Mixed
2 Ratings
50% Negative
22 Ratings

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User Score
Mixed or Average Based on 44 User Ratings
4.8
45% Positive
20 Ratings
5% Mixed
2 Ratings
50% Negative
22 Ratings

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Production Company:
  • CBS Television Studios
  • Grammnet Productions
  • Happy Camper Productions
  • Georgia Film, Music & Digital Entertainment Office
Initial Release Date: Oct 1, 2006
Number of seasons: 10 Seasons
Rating: TV-14
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Awards

Image Awards (NAACP)
• 5 Wins & 26 Nominations
NAMIC Vision Awards
• 3 Nominations
Teen Choice Awards
• 1 Nomination

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