The Game — 2006-2015 · 9 seasons · 147 eps

★ 6.9

The Game

2006-2015 9 seasons 147 episodes

★ 6.9 (5,087 votes) Bottom 27%

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.

Episode Ratings Grid

Every episode at a glance, color-coded by rating. Rows are episode numbers within each season, columns are seasons.

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S1

S2

S3

S4

S5

S6

S7

S8

S9

E1

7.4

8.1

7.9

8.5

8.9

8.1

8.9

7.7

8.3

E2

7.3

7.3

7.5

7.4

8.3

8.0

8.7

7.6

7.4

E3

8.0

7.5

6.9

6.4

8.2

6.8

8.1

6.6

7.7

E4

8.3

7.7

7.2

8.4

6.4

6.5

9.0

7.0

8.0

E5

7.8

8.1

7.1

6.7

7.5

7.6

7.9

8.0

8.0

E6

8.2

6.7

7.5

7.5

6.3

7.7

6.6

7.8

8.5

E7

8.1

8.2

6.5

7.8

6.9

8.7

7.6

7.0

7.9

E8

8.0

7.8

6.6

8.2

6.7

8.2

8.2

8.0

8.6

E9

7.4

8.0

6.6

8.0

7.8

7.0

8.1

8.6

E10

7.8

6.4

6.7

6.8

8.1

8.8

8.8

7.5

E11

8.0

7.8

7.4

8.5

6.0

8.3

E12

7.1

8.2

8.1

8.0

7.4

7.8

E13

7.0

7.3

7.1

6.6

6.6

6.6

E14

6.6

6.1

8.1

8.2

8.2

E15

8.4

8.2

5.9

6.8

7.8

E16

7.9

7.2

6.3

7.7

8.0

E17

7.2

6.9

7.5

6.1

8.6

E18

7.8

7.4

6.5

7.0

8.5

E19

8.6

8.1

7.6

7.8

8.2

E20

7.1

8.1

7.2

7.1

8.4

E21

7.8

7.4

8.0

E22

7.2

7.5

8.7

Avg

7.7

7.6

7.1

7.6

7.4

7.9

8.2

7.5

8.1

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Episode Power Rankings

The best and worst episodes at a glance. Use this to find must-watch episodes or ones you might want to skip.

🏆 Top Episodes

#1 9.0

S7E4 Missed You, Kelly Pitts

#2

S5E1 8.9

Skeletons

#3

S7E1 8.9

The Jersey Episode: Part 1

4. S6E10 "The Pre-Season Game Episode" 8.8
5. S7E10 "The Birth & Vows Episode" 8.8
6. S5E22 "The Championship Game Episode" 8.7
7. S6E7 "Welcome to the Jungle" 8.7
8. S7E2 "The Jersey Episode: Part 2" 8.7
9. S1E19 "The Big Chill" 8.6
10. S6E17 "Miss Me a Little When I'm Gone" 8.6

📉 Bottom Episodes

#147

S3E15 5.9

Take a Bow

146. S5E11 "A Punch in the Gut... Full of Human" 6.0
145. S5E17 "A Woman's Right to Choose Herself" 6.1
144. S2E14 "White Men Can't Jump, But They're Definitely Packing" 6.1
143. S5E6 "Drink, Pray, Love" 6.3

The Quality Arc

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Episode Engagement

Vote count shows how many people cared enough to rate. High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.

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45 Standouts

33 Infamous

46 Hidden Gems

23 Forgettable

Top Standout: S4E1 Parachutes

Most Infamous: S3E15 Take a Bow

Best Hidden Gem: S7E1 The Jersey Episode: Part 1

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Season Momentum

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Season Consistency

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