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Alas, that attitude was present within CW itself, and it eventually caused [[Screwed By the Network|The Game’s cancellation after three seasons]]. Many black viewers feared that might happen after the WB merged with UPN – the only network rife with black casted comedies – because the WB side might whitewash the UPN side. Three seasons after the CW and The Game debuted, that’s exactly what happened. Hence, [[Internet Backlash|minority viewers’ backlash]] against the big networks for the lack of racial balance with their shows ([[Everybody Hates Chris]] getting canceled with The Game and ABC’s [[Ugly Betty]] getting canceled months later didn’t help).
 
Fortunately for The Game, [http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/17/business/media/17bet.html?_r=1 BET wasn’t deaf to the acrimony], and met with the show’s producers to [[Un CanceledUncanceled|resurrect the canceled sitcom]]. Thanks to the growing interest in cable programming, [[BET]] already re-structured its schedule to re-air black sitcoms for reruns, and that included The Game. BET’s reruns of The Game consistently got higher ratings than its original CW airings, and the fanbase grew exponentially during this period. The network also needed a vehicle for its own original scripted programming - with sitcom Let’s Stay Together being the first – [[Network to The Rescue|which made The Game a perfect candidate]]. When The Game finally returned with new episodes on Jan 11th, 2011, nineteen months since CW’s cancellation, the ratings hit an unprecedented ‘’7.7 million’’ viewers during the premier, [[And the Fandom Rejoiced|the largest viewing audience in cable history]]. The numbers dwindled to a steadier 4.4 million, come the season four finale, but it’s still much higher than the CW days. In fact, [[Laser-Guided Karma|The Game’s current ratings often match or even ''surpass'' the CW’s current lineup]].
 
[[Moral of the Story]]: treat your audience like they matter, and they’ll reward you.
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* [[Mind Screw]]: The opening minute of season five, which shows a flash forward of Derwin, Malik and Jason's circumstances. {{spoiler|Derwin's plot picks up from finding out about Melanie's abortion last season, Malik thinks his model girlfriend died from a drug overdose, and Jason suddenly wakes up in Mexico and finds out that he's now married.}} Needless to say, this made many fans go "WTF?", especially with Jason's plot.
* [[Mood Dissonance]]: T.T. has a habit of jumping in with a humorous line at the end of otherwise serious scenes.
* [[Plot -Relevant Age -Up]]: Brittany was about eight or nine years old at the end of season three. In season four, now she's closer to thirteen or fourteen, [[Dawson Casting|and barely resembles her previous self]].
* [[Put On a Bus]]: Kelly went off to "find herself" halfway through season 4. No hints as to wether or not she will return.
** No signs for her return in season five, either. The actress is absent in the credits for season five, and The Game's season five promos have Kelly inexplicably absent.
* [[Double Standard Rape (Female On Male)]]: Happened in season 4 when Parker (played by Meagan Good) blackmailed Malik into sleeping with her [[Hypocritical Humor|by saying she would tell everyone he raped her if he didn't]]. As you know, Malik is a football player, and this would likely destroy his life completely, especially since he has done many questionable things already. Anyway, after they slept together(the show never acknowledges that this is rape, even with the look of despair on his face) she hits him in the back of the head and makes him [[Lampshaded Double Entendre|go another round]]. Cue [[Laugh Track]]... She never got called out on this, got a [[Freudian Excuse]], and even walked out of it [[Karma Houdini|relatively cleanly]], much cleaner than Malik himself did.
** Not quite a [[Karma Houdini]], since season five revealed that Parker was divorced and financially cut off from her husband.
* [[Shoo Out the Clowns]]: The biggest complaint of season 4.
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* [[What Could Have Been]]: The creators wanted it to be a hour long drama when the network became [[The CW]] since they were axing all of their sitcoms for hour long dramas. But the network refused, thus cancelling the show.
** With the fans demanding an hour-long format after season 4 was full of short episodes (some barely cross the 20 minute mark), [[Word of God|the creator]] is [http://www.facebook.com/notes/the-game/the-akils-answer-your-questions/10150129289511976 seriously considering the transition]. Time will tell if season 5 and beyond plans to go that direction.
* [[With Friends Like These...]]: Seriously. How are Melanie, Tasha and Kelly still on speaking terms after all their arguments and underhanded actions? Kelly even got so pissed at Tasha once, she knocked her out cold.
** Not so much the case in season five between Tasha and Melanie. After Melanie (through Derwin's request) cut her business ties with Tasha, because of Malik's behavior, they didn't let the incident go. {{spoiler|They get better though}}.
 
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