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The Game (2006)

Comedy · Drama · Romance

When her boyfriend Derwin Davis is chosen as the new third-string wide receiver for the San Diego Sabers, Melanie Barnett decides to attend a local college so she can be with him. While Derwin worries about the plays on the field, Melanie adjusts to her new lifestyle. She gets a play-by-play account of the lives and relationships among NFL wives, girlfriends and mom/managers who use their best game to help their men stay on the field and on their arm.

IMDb rating
6.9 (5,164 votes)
Seasons
9
Streaming (US)
Netflix
Language
EN
Type
TV series
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Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 9 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (2006)

7.67 avg 22 episodes 7.4 → 7.2 21 min avg

Ep 1: 7.4 · 56 votesEp 2: 7.4 · 40 votesEp 3: 7.9 · 34 votesEp 4: 8.2 · 28 votesEp 5: 7.7 · 32 votesEp 6: 8.2 · 31 votesEp 7: 8.1 · 27 votesEp 8: 8.0 · 28 votesEp 9: 7.4 · 28 votesEp 10: 7.8 · 32 votesEp 11: 8.0 · 27 votesEp 12: 7.1 · 26 votesEp 13: 7.0 · 25 votesEp 14: 6.6 · 28 votesEp 15: 8.4 · 23 votesEp 16: 7.9 · 21 votesEp 17: 7.2 · 31 votesEp 18: 7.8 · 27 votesEp 19: 8.6 · 33 votesEp 20: 7.1 · 32 votesEp 21: 7.8 · 25 votesEp 22: 7.2 · 31 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Away Game7.456
2The Rules of the Game7.440
3Gifted7.934
4How Tasha Got Her Groove Back8.228
5Brittany's Super Sweet Sixth7.732
6Rift and Separate8.231
7Mi Casa Es Su Casa8.127
8The Trey Wiggs Episode8.028
9The Trey Wiggs Fallout Episode7.428
10There's No Place Like Home7.832
11It's Hard Being Kelly Pitts8.027
12To Baby... Or Not to Baby7.126
13The Iceman Cometh7.025
14Pro Bowl Blues6.628
15Out of Bounds8.423
16Baby B.S.7.921
17God Bless the Girl That's Got Her Own7.231
18You Say You Want a Revolution7.827
19The Big Chill8.633
20The Many Lies of Derwin Davis7.132
21When the Chickens Come Home to Roost: Part 17.825
22When the Chickens Come Home to Roost: Part 27.231

Season 2 (2007)

7.56 avg 20 episodes 8.1 → 8.1 21 min avg

Ep 1: 8.1 · 30 votesEp 2: 7.3 · 29 votesEp 3: 7.5 · 20 votesEp 4: 7.7 · 27 votesEp 5: 8.1 · 24 votesEp 6: 6.7 · 26 votesEp 7: 8.2 · 26 votesEp 8: 7.8 · 23 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 27 votesEp 10: 6.4 · 26 votesEp 11: 7.8 · 21 votesEp 12: 8.2 · 25 votesEp 13: 7.3 · 20 votesEp 14: 6.1 · 23 votesEp 15: 8.2 · 21 votesEp 16: 7.2 · 21 votesEp 17: 6.9 · 21 votesEp 18: 7.4 · 24 votesEp 19: 8.1 · 20 votesEp 20: 8.1 · 28 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Redux8.130
2The Trey Wiggs Taps Back Episode7.329
3Tasha, Renee, and Malik the Cliché7.520
4Hit Me with Your Best Shot7.727
5Fool Me Twice... I'm the Damn Fool8.124
6Parental Guidance Suggested6.726
7Media Blitz8.226
8The Truth Hurts7.823
9Turkey Basting Bitches8.027
10The Ghost of Derwin Past6.426
11Je-Rome Wasn't Built in a Day7.821
12Take These Vows and Shove 'Em!8.225
13The List Episode7.320
14White Men Can't Jump, But They're Definitely Packing6.123
15The Commitments8.221
16Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee7.221
17Before the Parade Passes By6.921
18The Lord Givens and the Lord Taketh Away7.424
19I Got 99 Problems and My Chick Is One8.120
20Baby Come Back8.128

Season 3 (2008)

7.22 avg 22 episodes 8.1 → 7.8 21 min avg

Ep 1: 8.1 · 24 votesEp 2: 7.5 · 19 votesEp 3: 6.9 · 21 votesEp 4: 7.2 · 18 votesEp 5: 7.1 · 20 votesEp 6: 7.5 · 22 votesEp 7: 6.5 · 26 votesEp 8: 6.6 · 25 votesEp 9: 6.6 · 24 votesEp 10: 6.7 · 22 votesEp 11: 7.4 · 19 votesEp 12: 8.1 · 27 votesEp 13: 7.1 · 28 votesEp 14: 8.1 · 23 votesEp 15: 5.9 · 25 votesEp 16: 6.6 · 25 votesEp 17: 7.5 · 24 votesEp 18: 6.5 · 23 votesEp 19: 8.0 · 27 votesEp 20: 7.6 · 29 votesEp 21: 7.5 · 22 votesEp 22: 7.8 · 36 votes
Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Baby on Board8.124
2Mel-odrama7.519
3Just When I Thought I Was Out, She Pulls Me Back In6.921
4Just the Three of Us7.218
5A Delectable Basket of Treats7.120
6The Platski Thickens7.522
7White Coats and White Lies6.526
8The Side-Part, Under Episode6.625
9Oh, What a Night6.624
10The Negotiation Episode6.722
11Insert Car Here7.419
12Stay Fierce, Malik8.127
13Do the Wright Thing7.128
14Punk Ass Chauncey8.123
15Take a Bow5.925
16Truth and Consequences6.625
17Hill Street Blues7.524
18The Third Legacy6.523
19Put a Ring on It8.027
20The Fall of the Roman7.629
21I Want It All and I Want It Now7.522
22The Wedding Episode7.836

Season 4 (2011)

7.62 avg 13 episodes 8.5 → 6.9 22 min avg

Ep 1: 8.5 · 61 votesEp 2: 7.4 · 29 votesEp 3: 6.4 · 21 votesEp 4: 8.4 · 20 votesEp 5: 6.7 · 15 votesEp 6: 7.5 · 21 votesEp 7: 7.8 · 17 votesEp 8: 8.2 · 17 votesEp 9: 8.0 · 20 votesEp 10: 6.8 · 17 votesEp 11: 8.5 · 18 votesEp 12: 8.0 · 18 votesEp 13: 6.9 · 26 votes
Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Parachutes8.561
2Beach Chairs7.429
3The Confession Episode6.421
4The Wing King8.420
5It Was All Good Just a Week Ago6.715
6Men in Crisis7.521
7Don't You Know Who I Was?7.817
8You Say Goodbye, I Say Hello8.217
9A Very Special Episode8.020
10Whip It, Whip It Good6.817
11Never Surrender8.518
12Death Becomes Her8.018
13The Right to Choose Episode6.926

Season 5 (2012)

7.39 avg 22 episodes 8.9 → 8.7 22 min avg

Ep 1: 8.9 · 34 votesEp 2: 8.3 · 17 votesEp 3: 8.2 · 30 votesEp 4: 6.4 · 24 votesEp 5: 7.5 · 16 votesEp 6: 6.3 · 19 votesEp 7: 6.9 · 18 votesEp 8: 6.7 · 14 votesEp 9: 7.8 · 17 votesEp 10: 8.1 · 22 votesEp 11: 6.0 · 14 votesEp 12: 7.4 · 14 votesEp 13: 6.6 · 12 votesEp 14: 8.2 · 18 votesEp 15: 6.8 · 16 votesEp 16: 7.7 · 15 votesEp 17: 6.1 · 12 votesEp 18: 7.0 · 14 votesEp 19: 7.8 · 19 votesEp 20: 7.1 · 13 votesEp 21: 8.0 · 15 votesEp 22: 8.7 · 23 votes
Season 5 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Skeletons8.934
2The Truth Pact8.317
3No Money, Mo Problems8.230
4The Black People Episode6.424
5Grand Opening, Grand Closing7.516
6Drink, Pray, Love6.319
7The Tricks Episode6.918
8Matchmaker, Matchmaker... Mind Your Business!6.714
9Keep Your Friends Close and Your Prostitute Closer7.817
10Catfight on the Catwalk8.122
11A Punch in the Gut... Full of Human6.014
12Higher Ground7.414
13There's No Place Like Home6.612
14Derwin's About to Go H.A.M.8.218
15Party in a Box6.816
16Fits and Starts7.715
17A Woman's Right to Choose Herself6.112
18Breakthrough. Breakdown? Break-through7.014
19Let Them Eat (Cup)cake!7.819
20Cold Swine Sucks... And So Does Falling in Love!7.113
21Move Trick, Get Out the Way8.015
22The Championship Game Episode8.723

Season 6 (2013)

7.89 avg 20 episodes 8.1 → 8.4 22 min avg

Ep 1: 8.1 · 35 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 20 votesEp 3: 6.8 · 17 votesEp 4: 6.5 · 16 votesEp 5: 7.6 · 12 votesEp 6: 7.7 · 16 votesEp 7: 8.7 · 17 votesEp 8: 8.2 · 12 votesEp 9: 7.0 · 15 votesEp 10: 8.8 · 17 votesEp 11: 8.3 · 11 votesEp 12: 7.8 · 13 votesEp 13: 6.6 · 9 votesEp 14: 8.2 · 10 votesEp 15: 7.8 · 16 votesEp 16: 8.0 · 11 votesEp 17: 8.6 · 11 votesEp 18: 8.5 · 15 votesEp 19: 8.2 · 13 votesEp 20: 8.4 · 14 votes
Season 6 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Blueprint: Part 18.135
2The Blueprint: Part 28.020
3We've Got to Stop Meeting Like This6.817
4Getting to Know All a Butt You6.516
5Trashbox7.612
6Guess Who's Bizzack?7.716
7Welcome to the Jungle8.717
8How to Lose All Your Phat in One Day8.212
9Blue Canvases7.015
10The Pre-Season Game Episode8.817
11The Busted Episode8.311
12I'm Not Kelly Pitts7.813
13I Love Luke... Ahh!6.69
14Photo-Shoot Fresh8.210
15Psh!! I'm Good!!7.816
16A Swan Song for Rick and Tasha8.011
17Miss Me a Little When I'm Gone8.611
18In Treatment8.515
19Extra Butter... Extra Salt...8.213
20The Hospital Episode8.414

Season 7 (2014)

8.19 avg 10 episodes 8.9 → 8.8 22 min avg

Ep 1: 8.9 · 19 votesEp 2: 8.7 · 16 votesEp 3: 8.1 · 17 votesEp 4: 9.0 · 22 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 17 votesEp 6: 6.6 · 16 votesEp 7: 7.6 · 13 votesEp 8: 8.2 · 15 votesEp 9: 8.1 · 15 votesEp 10: 8.8 · 19 votes
Season 7 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Jersey Episode: Part 18.919
2The Jersey Episode: Part 28.716
3Rules of the Street8.117
4Missed You, Kelly Pitts9.022
5Intervention, My Ass7.917
6He's a No-Good, Lyin', Cheatin', Honky-Tonk Man!6.616
7Chardonnay Goes Kissing7.613
8Mommy Dearest8.215
9This Is Happening8.115
10The Birth & Vows Episode8.819

Season 8 (2015)

7.46 avg 8 episodes 7.7 → 8.0 25 min avg

Ep 1: 7.7 · 17 votesEp 2: 7.6 · 17 votesEp 3: 6.6 · 12 votesEp 4: 7.0 · 14 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 13 votesEp 6: 7.8 · 19 votesEp 7: 7.0 · 15 votesEp 8: 8.0 · 16 votes
Season 8 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Wedding Night Episode7.717
2The After the Wedding Night Episode7.617
3The Pittsy Shuffle: Why Pitts Really Dipped6.612
4Nothing Was the Game7.014
5The Saber's Story8.013
6Acting Class and Rebound Ass7.819
7Sexual Healing7.015
8Switch!8.016

Season 9 (2015)

8.05 avg 10 episodes 8.3 → 7.5 24 min avg

Ep 1: 8.3 · 16 votesEp 2: 7.4 · 11 votesEp 3: 7.7 · 11 votesEp 4: 8.0 · 15 votesEp 5: 8.0 · 13 votesEp 6: 8.5 · 10 votesEp 7: 7.9 · 14 votesEp 8: 8.6 · 16 votesEp 9: 8.6 · 17 votesEp 10: 7.5 · 30 votes
Season 9 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Kiss Fallout Episode8.316
2The Spin Control Episode7.411
3The Dead Episode7.711
4Dust in the Wind8.015
5Hashtag My Bad8.013
6Get Up, Stand Up8.510
7Clip It... Clip It Good7.914
8The Crying Game8.616
9What More Can I Say?8.617
10Pow Pow Pow!!7.530
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