The Game is an American comedy-drama television series that was created by Mara Brock Akil and produced by Kelsey Grammer. Premiering on October 1, 2006, the series debuted as the only new comedy series chosen for The CW's primetime schedule. Along with Runaway, it was one of only two series on the new network not to be inherited from either of its predecessor networks, The WB and UPN, during the network's first season. The series is a spinoff of...
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The Game is an American comedy-drama television series that was created by Mara Brock Akil and produced by Kelsey Grammer. Premiering on October 1, 2006, the series debuted as the only new comedy series chosen for The CW's primetime schedule. Along with Runaway, it was one of only two series on the new network not to be inherited from either of its predecessor networks, The WB and UPN, during the network's first season. The series is a spinoff of the long-running UPN/CW sitcom, Girlfriends.
As The CW moved to make its schedule free of half-hour comedies, series creator Brock Akil attempted to convince the network to air the series as an hour-long, single-camera series like the other shows on CW. On May 20, 2009, Entertainment Weekly announced that the series was officially cancelled.
The Game is currently being shopped to the BET network which airs the series in syndication. BET and CBS Television Studios are currently negotiating the licensing fee BET would need to release the rights...
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