The Game 2006
- Status
- Ended
- First Aired
- October 1, 2006
- Last Aired
- August 5, 2015
- Format
- 9 seasons · 146 eps
- Total Runtime
- ~73 hours (30 min/ep)
- Highest Rated Episode
- S8E3 "The Pittsy Shuffle: Why Pitts Really Dipped" (★ 10/10)
- Created By
- Mara Brock Akil
- Networks
- BET, The CW
- Where to Stream
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
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★ TMDB users: 7.6/10 from 42 votes TV-14 DramaComedy 9 seasons · 146 eps Ended
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What is The Game?
The Game is an American comedy‑drama television series that follows the personal and professional lives of people connected to a professional football team. Created by Mara Brock Akil, the series is a spin‑off of the UPN sitcom Girlfriends.
- Type
- TV series
- Year
- 2006
- Status
- Ended
- Episodes
- 146
- Runtime
- 30 minutes
- First aired
- Oct 1, 2006
- Last aired
- Aug 5, 2015
- Original language
- EN
- Origin
- US
- Networks
- BET, The CW
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Updated
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At a glance
- Rating
- ★ TMDB users: 7.6/10 from 42 votes
- Format
- 9 seasons · 146 episodes
- Episode runtime
- ~30 minutes
- Status
- Ended
- Networks
- BET, The CW
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The Game is an American comedy‑drama television series that follows the personal and professional lives of people connected to a professional football team. Created by Mara Brock Akil, the series is a spin‑off of the UPN sitcom Girlfriends. It premiered on The CW on October 1,
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Should you watch it?
“A medical student navigates the complex world of professional football relationships after her boyfriend joins the NFL.”
Reasons to watch
- insight into professional athlete lifestyles
- exploration of complex female dynamics
Keep in mind
- focuses heavily on romantic drama
- depicts high-pressure career environments
Watch it if you enjoy character-driven stories about the personal lives surrounding professional sports.
The series explores adult relationships and the high-stakes culture of professional sports.
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Cast
Wendy Raquel Robinson
Tasha Mack
Hosea Chanchez
Malik Wright
Coby Bell
Jason Pitts
Tia Mowry
Melanie Barnett
Pooch Hall
Derwin Davis
Brittany Daniel
Kelly Pitts
Lauren London
Keira Whitaker
Brandy Norwood
Chardonnay
Jay Ellis
Bryce Westbrook
Arika Gluck
Brittnay Pitts
Jason Momoa
Roman
Candice Patton
Tori
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Episode guide
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Season 1 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 1 guide & lore primer →- E1 Away Game Mytharc Oct 1, 2006
- E2 The Rules of the Game Core Oct 8, 2006
- E3 Gifted Core Oct 16, 2006
- E4 How Tasha Got Her Groove Back Core Oct 23, 2006
- E5 Brittany's Super Sweet Sixth Core Oct 30, 2006
- E6 Rift and Separate Core Nov 6, 2006
- E7 Mi Casa Es Su Casa Core Nov 13, 2006
- E8 The Trey Wiggs Episode Core Nov 20, 2006
- E9 The Trey Wiggs Fallout Episode Core Nov 27, 2006
- E10 There's No Place Like Home Core Dec 11, 2006
- E11 It's Hard Being Kelly Pitts Core Jan 22, 2007
- E12 To Baby...Or Not To Baby Core Jan 29, 2007
- E13 The Iceman Cometh Core Feb 5, 2007
- E14 All-Star Blues Core Feb 12, 2007
- E15 Out Of Bounds Core Feb 19, 2007
- E16 Baby B.S. Core Feb 26, 2007
- E17 God Bless The Girl That's Got Her Own Core Mar 19, 2007
- E18 You Say You Want a Revolution Core Mar 26, 2007
- E19 The Big Chill Core Apr 23, 2007
- E20 The Many Lies of Derwin Davis Core Apr 30, 2007
- E21 When the Chickens Come Home to Roost, Part 1 Mytharc May 14, 2007
- E22 When the Chickens Come Home to Roost, Part 2 Mytharc May 14, 2007
Season 2 · 20 episodes
Open the complete Season 2 guide & lore primer →- E1 Diary Of A Mad Black Woman, Redux Mytharc Oct 1, 2007
- E2 The Trey Wiggs Taps Back Episode Core Oct 8, 2007
- E3 Tasha, Renee, and Malik the Cliche Core Oct 15, 2007
- E4 Hit Me With Your Best Shot Core Oct 22, 2007
- E5 Fool Me Twice... I'm The D* Fool Core Oct 29, 2007
- E6 Parental Guidance Suggested Mytharc Nov 5, 2007
- E7 Media Blitz Core Nov 12, 2007
- E8 The Truth Hurts Core Nov 19, 2007
- E9 Turkey Basting Bit**es Core Nov 26, 2007
- E10 The Ghost of Derwin Past Core Dec 10, 2007
- E11 Je-Rome Wasn't Built in a Day Core Feb 4, 2008
- E12 Take These Vows and Shove 'Em Core Mar 23, 2008
- E13 The List Episode Core Mar 30, 2008
- E14 White Men Can't Jump, But They're Definitely Packing Core Apr 6, 2008
- E15 The Commitments Core Apr 13, 2008
- E16 Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee Core Apr 20, 2008
- E17 Before the Parade Passes By Core Apr 27, 2008
- E18 The Lord Givens and the Lord Taketh Away Core May 3, 2008
- E19 I Got 99 Problems and My Chick is One Mytharc May 11, 2008
- E20 Baby Come Back Mytharc May 18, 2008
Season 3 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 3 guide & lore primer →- E1 Baby on Board Mytharc Oct 3, 2008
- E2 Mel-odrama Core Oct 10, 2008
- E3 Just When I Thought I Was Out... She Pulls Me Back In Core Oct 17, 2008
- E4 Just the Three of Us Core Oct 24, 2008
- E5 A Delectable Basket of Treats Core Oct 31, 2008
- E6 The Platski Thickens Core Nov 7, 2008
- E7 White Coats and White Lies Core Nov 14, 2008
- E8 The Side Part, Under Episode Core Nov 21, 2008
- E9 Oh, What a Night Core Nov 28, 2008
- E10 The Negotiation Episode Core Jan 9, 2009
- E11 Insert Car Here Core Jan 16, 2009
- E12 Stay Fierce, Malik Core Jan 23, 2009
- E13 Do the Wright Thing Core Jan 30, 2009
- E14 Punk A* Chauncey Core Mar 13, 2009
- E15 Take a Bow Core Mar 20, 2009
- E16 Truth and Consequences Core Mar 27, 2009
- E17 Hill Street Blues Core Apr 3, 2009
- E18 The Third Legacy Core Apr 24, 2009
- E19 Put a Ring on It Core May 1, 2009
- E20 The Fall of the Roman Mytharc May 8, 2009
- E21 I Want It All and I Want It Now Mytharc May 15, 2009
- E22 The Wedding Episode Mytharc May 15, 2009
Season 4 · 12 episodes
Open the complete Season 4 guide & lore primer →- E1 Parachutes...Beach Chairs Pt. 1 & 2 Mytharc Jan 11, 2011
- E2 The Confession Episode Core Jan 18, 2011
- E3 The Wing King Core Jan 25, 2011
- E4 It Was All Just a Week Ago Core Feb 1, 2011
- E5 Men in Crisis Core Feb 8, 2011
- E6 Didn't You Know Who I Was? Core Feb 15, 2011
- E7 You Say Goodbye, I Say Hello Core Feb 22, 2011
- E8 A very Special episode Core Mar 1, 2011
- E9 Whip It, Whip It Good Core Mar 8, 2011
- E10 Never Surender Core Mar 15, 2011
- E11 Death Becomes Her Mytharc Mar 22, 2011
- E12 The Right to Choose Episode Mytharc Mar 29, 2011
Season 5 · 22 episodes
Open the complete Season 5 guide & lore primer →- E1 Skeletons Mytharc Jan 10, 2012
- E2 The Truth Pact Core Jan 10, 2012
- E3 No Money, Mo Problems Core Jan 17, 2012
- E4 The Black People Episode Core Jan 24, 2012
- E5 Grand Opening, Grand Closing Core Jan 31, 2012
- E6 Drink, Pray, Love Mytharc Feb 7, 2012
- E7 The Tricks Episode Core Feb 14, 2012
- E8 Matchmaker, Matchmaker... Mind Your Business! Core Feb 28, 2012
- E9 Keep Your Friends Close and Your Prostitute Closer Core Mar 6, 2012
- E10 Catfight on the Catwalk Core Mar 13, 2012
- E11 A Punch in the Gut... Full of Human Core Mar 20, 2012
- E12 Higher ground Core Mar 27, 2012
- E13 There's No Place Like Home Core Apr 3, 2012
- E14 Derwin's About to go H.A.M Core Apr 10, 2012
- E15 Party in a Box Core Apr 17, 2012
- E16 Fits and Starts Core Apr 24, 2012
- E17 A Woman's Right to Choose Herself Core May 1, 2012
- E18 Breakthrough, Breakdown? Break- Through Core May 8, 2012
- E19 Let Them Eat (Cup) cake! Core May 15, 2012
- E20 Cold Swine Sucks...And So Does Falling in Love Core May 22, 2012
- E21 Move Trick, Get out of the Way Mytharc May 29, 2012
- E22 The Championship Game Episode Mytharc Jun 5, 2012
Season 6 · 20 episodes
Open the complete Season 6 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Blueprint Mytharc Mar 26, 2013
- E2 The Blueprint 2 Core Mar 26, 2013
- E3 We've Gotta Stop Meeting Like This Core Apr 2, 2013
- E4 Getting To Know All A Butt You Core Apr 9, 2013
- E5 Trashbox Core Apr 16, 2013
- E6 Guess Who's Bizzack Core Apr 23, 2013
- E7 Welcome To The Jungle Core Apr 30, 2013
- E8 How To Lose All Your Phat In One Day Core May 7, 2013
- E9 Blank Canvases Core May 14, 2013
- E10 The Preseason Game Episode Core May 21, 2013
- E11 The Busted Episode Core Jul 2, 2013
- E12 I'm Not Kelly Pitts Core Jul 9, 2013
- E13 I Love Luke…AHH! Core Jul 16, 2013
- E14 Photo-Shoot Fresh Core Jul 23, 2013
- E15 Psh!! I'm Good!! Core Jul 30, 2013
- E16 A Swan Song For Rick And Tasha… Core Aug 6, 2013
- E17 Miss Me A Little When I'm Gone Core Aug 13, 2013
- E18 In Treatment Core Aug 20, 2013
- E19 Extra Butter…Extra Salt… Mytharc Aug 27, 2013
- E20 The Hospital Episode Mytharc Sep 3, 2013
Season 7 · 10 episodes
Open the complete Season 7 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Jersey Episode (1) Mytharc Mar 4, 2014
- E2 The Jersey Episode (2) Core Mar 4, 2014
- E3 Rules of the Street Core Mar 11, 2014
- E4 Missed You, Kelly Pitts Core Mar 18, 2014
- E5 Intervention, My A... Core Mar 25, 2014
- E6 He's a No-Good, Lyin', Cheatin', Honky-Tonk Man! Core Apr 1, 2014
- E7 Chardonnay Goes Kissing Core Apr 8, 2015
- E8 Mommy Dearest Core Apr 15, 2014
- E9 This Is Happening Mytharc Apr 22, 2014
- E10 The Birth & Vows Episode Mytharc Apr 29, 2014
Season 8 · 8 episodes
Open the complete Season 8 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Wedding Night Episode Mytharc Jan 14, 2015
- E2 The After the Wedding Night Episode Core Jan 14, 2015
- E3 The Pittsy Shuffle: Why Pitts Really Dipped Core Jan 21, 2015
- E4 Nothing Was the Game Core Jan 28, 2015
- E5 A Sabers Story Core Feb 11, 2015
- E6 Acting Class and Rebound Ass Core Feb 25, 2015
- E7 Sexual Healing Mytharc Feb 25, 2015
- E8 Switch Mytharc Mar 4, 2015
Season 9 · 10 episodes
Open the complete Season 9 guide & lore primer →- E1 The Kiss Fallout Episode Mytharc Jun 3, 2015
- E2 The Spin Control Episode Core Jun 10, 2015
- E3 The Dead Episode Core Jun 17, 2015
- E4 Dust in the Wind Core Jun 24, 2015
- E5 Hashtag My Bad Core Jul 1, 2015
- E6 Get Up, Stand Up Core Jul 8, 2015
- E7 Clip It... Clip It Good Core Jul 15, 2015
- E8 The Crying Game Core Jul 22, 2015
- E9 What More Can I Say? Mytharc Jul 29, 2015
- E10 Pow Pow Pow! Mytharc Aug 5, 2015
Verified insights
Frequently asked questions
What is the premise of the show?
The show follows Melanie Barnett as she adjusts to life as the girlfriend of an NFL player.
Who is the main character?
The series centers on Melanie Barnett.
What is the setting?
The story revolves around the lives of people associated with the San Diego Sabers football team.
What is Derwin Davis's role?
Derwin Davis is a third-string wide receiver for the San Diego Sabers.
What themes are explored?
The series examines the relationships among the wives, girlfriends, and managers of professional athletes.
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