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  • The CW
  • Oct 1, 2006
  • The CW
  • Oct 1, 2006
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

  • The CW
  • Oct 1, 2006
  • The CW
  • Oct 1, 2006
The Game
Season 1
10 Seasons
Season Premiere: Oct 1, 2006
Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
22
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 11 User Ratings
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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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Season Episodes

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Episode 1 • Oct 1, 2006 • 21 m
Away Game
Episode 2 • Oct 8, 2006 • 21 m
The Rules of the Game
Episode 3 • Oct 16, 2006 • 21 m
Gifted
When Melanie sends gifts to the football team on behalf of Derwin in honor of the first game, Derwin gets teased and his teammates Jason and Malik feel pressured to reciprocate. A gift giving competition ensues.
Episode 4 • Oct 23, 2006 • 21 m
How Tasha Got Her Groove Back
When Malik tells Tasha that he is having trouble with the offensive coordinator, Kenny, he asks her to speak with him.
Episode 5 • Oct 30, 2006 • 21 m
Brittany's Super Sweet Sixth
When Kelly's daughter tells her she wants an extravagant birthday party like the rest of her friends, Kelly approaches Jason for money and he refuses.
Episode 6 • Nov 6, 2006 • 21 m
Rift and Separate
A minor argument escalates into a major locker room rift between Jason and Malik that affects their playing relationship on the field.
Episode 7 • Nov 13, 2006 • 21 m
Mi Casa Es Su Casa
When Tasha returns early from a trip she finds Malik throwing a wild party at their house and shuts it down.
Episode 8 • Nov 20, 2006 • 21 m
The Trey Wiggs Episode
When Derwin's image consultant tells Derwin her idea to pair him with football player Trey Wiggs, his former college teammate, he objects, saying he and Trey were more like rivals than teammates.
Episode 9 • Nov 27, 2006 • 21 m
The Trey Wiggs Fallout Episode
When Melanie learns that Derwin is still upset about the bad publicity caused by her continuing friendship with an old football rival, she tries to find various ways to make it up to him.
Episode 10 • Dec 11, 2006 • 21 m
There's No Place Like Home
When Melanie finds out the Sabers family is not interested in the holiday spirit, she decides to go home and spend the holidays with her family.
Episode 11 • Jan 22, 2007 • 21 m
It's Hard Being Kelly Pitts
When Kelly attempts to please Jason, take care of her daughter and impress Jason's parents who visit from out of town, she overworks herself and has a breakdown.
Episode 12 • Jan 29, 2007 • 21 m
To Baby... Or Not to Baby
Melanie and Derwin discover that Melanie might be pregnant.
Episode 13 • Feb 5, 2007 • 21 m
The Iceman Cometh
Although The Sabers lose their game and are eliminated from the playoffs, Derwin's performance earns him the attention of a high-profile manager. Melanie is shocked when Derwin considers a proposal that he be traded to a Chicago team.
Episode 14 • Feb 12, 2007 • 21 m
Pro Bowl Blues
When Jason doesn't get selected for the Pro Bowl game he begins to question his future and starts planning for retirement.
Episode 15 • Feb 19, 2007 • 21 m
Out of Bounds
Melanie gets jealous when Derwin agrees to appear in a video with singer Drew Sidora. Meanwhile, Malik is crushed when he learns that his former flame, Eva Marcille, is getting married.
Episode 16 • Feb 26, 2007 • 21 m
Baby B.S.
When Melanie is too busy studying to have sex, Derwin finds time to text. Malik is jealous. Jason wants a baby boy but when Kelly sees Tasha in action, she wants a job working for Tasha more.
Episode 17 • Mar 19, 2007 • 21 m
God Bless the Girl That's Got Her Own
Melanie begins to feel uncomfortable about being completely dependent on Derwin for financial security.
Episode 18 • Mar 26, 2007 • 21 m
You Say You Want a Revolution
When Camille, the wife of the newest star Saber, joins the Sunbeams, she decides to run against Kelly for president. Kelly expects Tasha to vote for her, however Tasha would rather have Kelly devote her full time to being her assistant.
Episode 19 • Apr 23, 2007 • 21 m
The Big Chill
Episode 20 • Apr 30, 2007 • 21 m
The Many Lies of Derwin Davis
Episode 21 • May 14, 2007 • 21 m
When the Chickens Come Home to Roost: Part 1
During ESPY week in Los Angeles, Derwin gets an unexpected endorsement deal and is left to celebrate with Drew Sidora, while Melanie is busy studying in San Diego.
Episode 22 • May 14, 2007 • 21 m
When the Chickens Come Home to Roost: Part 2
During ESPY week in Los Angeles, Derwin gets an unexpected endorsement deal and is left to celebrate with Drew Sidora, while Melanie is busy studying in San Diego.
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
22
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7% Mixed
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93% Negative
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Generally Unfavorable Based on 14 Critic Reviews
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7% Mixed
1 Review
93% Negative
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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
25
"The Game" is such a predictable drag, it's hard to keep your eyes on it. It's like watching traffic or a catnap or a Bunsen burner.
By Doug Elfman FULL REVIEW
20
"The Game" lacks the relationships that made "Girlfriends" a qualified UPN hit and the comedy to make it much of anything for The CW.
By Rob Owen FULL REVIEW
12
"The Game" commits all the sins you can imagine in a poorly conceived sitcom. It goes for laughs and sap, the world's most dangerous and noxious combination. It's also not funny, believable, interesting or... inspired.
By Tim Goodman FULL REVIEW
10
A light-as-a-feather new sitcom.
By Paul Brownfield FULL REVIEW
10
A groaner from beginning to end.
By Diane Werts FULL REVIEW

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