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The Game is an American comedy-drama television series that was created by Mara Brock Akil and produced by Frasier's 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 is one of only two series on the new network not to be inherited from either of its predecessor networks, The WB and UPN. The show is a spinoff of the long-running sitcom, Girlfriends. On October 9, 2006, The Game, along with The CW's other sitcoms, moved from Sunday nights to Mondays at 9:30 p.m. The move was prompted by low ratings for The CW's Monday-night programming, 7th Heaven and Runaway, which moved to Sunday. Advertisements promoting the network's launch all but excluded The Game and Brock's other program, Girlfriends.[citation needed] On October 20, 2006, The CW officially gave The Game a full season order.[1] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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With the growing success of being a very successful and extremely popular series, the creator and producers of Girlfriends decided to capitalize on their success and create another series that would become a spinoff series. On April 17, 2006, an episode of Girlfriends focused on a young woman who decides to put her pending career plans on hold for the rising success of her star athlete boyfriend. The character, Melanie Barnett, was introduced in the episode as being the first cousin to lead character Joan Clayton of Girlfriends. is the 107th day of the year (108th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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The episode performed well and gained enough interest for The CW network to pick up the backdoor pilot as a new series for its fall 2006-07 primetime line-up. Originally, actress Cynthia Addai-Robinson was cast for the role of Melanie but was later replaced with Tia Mowry (of Sister, Sister fame). Before debuting on The CW, more cast changes occurred. Aldis Hodge and Jennifer Baxter, both whom appeared in the pilot episode, were replaced by Pooch Hall and Brittany Daniel respectively. Coby Bell, Hosea Chanchez and Wendy Raquel Robinson were the remaining cast members. The Crimson White, known colloquially as The CW, is the student-run newspaper of the University of Alabama. ...
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Backdoor pilot | # | Airdate | Title | Overview | | 133* | April 17, 2006 | The Game | Joan Clayton tries to persuade her cousin, Melanie Barnett, to pursue her career in medical school instead of putting her life on hold for her boyfriend, waiting for his career to kick off. | * This episode aired as an episode of Girlfriends in an attempt to gain interest and viewers for the new sitcom The Game. is the 107th day of the year (108th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Synopsis Tia Mowry stars as Melanie Barnett, a first-year medical school student who has given up an offer of admission to Johns Hopkins University's medical school in Baltimore to follow her boyfriend Derwin (Pooch Hall), a professional football player, to San Diego, against the advice of her parents. Derwin is a first-year rookie with a fictional team called the "San Diego Sabers". As Melanie settles into her new life, she meets Tasha (Wendy Raquel Robinson), the mother of Sabers' starting quarterback Malik (Hosea Chanchez), and Kelly (Brittany Daniel), the wife of Sabers' captain Jason (Coby Bell). As she learns to balance her new roles as both med student and the partner of an NFL player, Tasha and Kelly immediately warn her to keep a close eye on her boyfriend because of the numerous "gold diggers" who approach the professional football players. Tia Dashon Mowry (born July 6, 1978) is an American actress. ...
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Wendy Raquel Robinson Wendy Raquel Robinson (born July 25, 1967 in Los Angeles, California, USA) is an African American film and television actress. ...
Hosea Chanchez (born September 12, 1981), also credited as Hosea, is an American actor. ...
Brittany Ann Daniel (born March 17, 1976 in Gainesville, Florida) is an actress, well known for her role as Jessica Wakefield in the television series Sweet Valley High, who she co-starred with her twin sister, Cynthia Daniel. ...
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Cast Tia Dashon Mowry (born July 6, 1978) is an American actress. ...
Brittany Ann Daniel (born March 17, 1976 in Gainesville, Florida) is an actress, well known for her role as Jessica Wakefield in the television series Sweet Valley High, who she co-starred with her twin sister, Cynthia Daniel. ...
Coby Scott Bell was born on 11 May 1975, in Orange County, California. ...
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Hosea Chanchez (born September 12, 1981), also credited as Hosea, is an American actor. ...
Wendy Raquel Robinson Wendy Raquel Robinson (born July 25, 1967 in Los Angeles, California, USA) is an African American film and television actress. ...
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| Season | Timeslot (EDT) | Season Premiere | Season Finale | TV Season | Rank | Viewers
(in millions) | | 1 (see below) | Sunday 8:30 P.M. (2006)
Monday 9:30 P.M. (2006-2007) | October 1, 2006 | May 14, 2007 | 2006-2007 | #141 | 2.3[3] | | 2 (see below) | Monday 9:30 P.M. (2007-2008) | October 1, 2007 | | 2007-2008 | | | is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Season 1: 2006-2007 | # | Airdate | Title | Overview | | 1 | October 1 | Away Game | Derwin invites Melanie to his first away game in Miami, but due to her heavy school load, she decides to pass. When Tasha and Kelly find out she is not going, they persuade her to change her mind by telling her away games are a play ground for cheating. Meanwhile, Derwin's teammates are upset that he invited Melanie and tell him he needs to un-invite her, fearing the other wives will use her as a spy. is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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| | 2 | October 8 | The Rules of the Game | As a favor to Derwin, Melanie attends the first Saber Sunbeam meeting of the season, only to learn that unlike the wives, football players "girlfriends" are not considered legitimate and are treated as such by the other wives. On the same day, Derwin attends his first rookie seminar where he is given a lecture about gold diggers, STDs and is hazed by the other players. Later that night, Melanie and Derwin attend a party where Melanie, has a conversation with another player and is perceived to be flirting with him. When the player's girlfriend confronts Melanie, she realizes the rules of the game in the pros will take some getting use to. is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
| | 3 | October 16 | Gifted | When Melanie sends gifts to the football team on behalf of Derwin in honor of the first game, Derwin gets teased and his teammates Jason and Malik feel pressured to reciprocate. A gift giving competition ensues. | | 4 | October 23 | How Tasha Got Her Groove Back | When Malik tells Tasha that he is having trouble with the offensive coordinator, Kenny (guest star Rocky Carroll), he asks her to speak with him. Later that evening, even though Tasha and Kenny disagree about Malik's career, they end up enjoying each other's company. is the 289th day of the year (290th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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| | 5 | October 30 | Brittany's Super Sweet Sixth | When Kelly's daughter (guest star Erica Gluck) tells her she wants an extravagant birthday party like the rest of her friends, Kelly approaches Jason for money and he refuses. Meanwhile, when Derwin beats Malik in a XBOX John Madden game, Malik takes the loss badly and repeatedly comes to Derwin for a re-match to redeem himself. is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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| | 6 | November 6 | Rift and Separate | A minor argument escalates into a major locker room rift between Jason and Malik that affects their playing relationship on the field. The locker room tension spills over to Kelly and Tasha, leaving Melanie in the middle and in an awkward position when she insists that they all come to her house for a dinner party. is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
| | 7 | November 13 | Mi Casa Es Su Casa | When Tasha returns early from a trip, she finds Malik throwing a wild party at their house and shuts it down. Fed up with his mom running his personal life, Malik asks her to move out and find her own place. | | 8 | November 20 | The Trey Wiggs Episode | When Derwin's image consultant (guest star Shanti Lowry), tells Derwin her idea to pair him with football player Trey Wiggs (guest star Chaz Lamar Shepherd), his former college teammate, he objects, saying he and Trey were more like rivals than teammates. Meanwhile, Derwin learns that Melanie had lunch with Trey, though she insists that it is strictly platonic. However when a local paper secretly photographs Melanie having a second lunch with Trey, things heat up. is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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| | 9 | November 27 | The Trey Wiggs Fallout Episode | When Melanie learns that Derwin is still upset about the bad publicity caused by her continuing friendship with an old football rival, she tries to find various ways to make it up to him. However, when Derwin refuses to acknowledge that there is a problem, Melanie calls her mother and starts packing. Meanwhile, Kelly and Tasha persuade Malik and Jason to talk some sense into Derwin. is the 331st day of the year (332nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
| | 10 | December 11 | There's No Place Like Home | With Christmas approaching, the Sabers lose their final game and Melanie looks forward to going home to see her family and spending some quality time with Derwin. However, the Sabers soon discover they still have a chance at the playoffs, and Derwin asks Melanie to stay in town. When Melanie finds out the Sabers family is not interested in the holiday spirit, she decides to go home and spend the holidays with her family. | | 11 | January 22 | It's Hard Being Kelly Pitts | When Kelly attempts to please Jason, take care of her daughter and impress Jason's parents who visit from out of town, she overworks herself and has a breakdown. Meanwhile, Malik starts to worry about winning the playoff game and enlists Derwin as his new practice partner. is the 345th day of the year (346th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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| | 12 | January 29 | To Baby...Or Not To Baby | Melanie and Derwin discover that Melanie might be pregnant. Melanie realizes she is not ready for parenthood and puts off taking the pregnancy test. Excited about the possibility of a baby, Derwin plans to surprise Melanie with a half-time proposal during the game, but Melanie tries to stop him when she discovers she is not pregnant. Derwin proposes anyway and Melanie accepts, feeling pressured on national television. is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
| | 13 | February 5 | The Iceman Cometh | Although the Sabers lose their game and are eliminated from the playoffs, Derwin's performance earns him the attention of a high-profile manager. Melanie is shocked when Derwin considers a proposal that he be traded to a Chicago team. Meanwhile, Malik, taking the game loss really hard, decides to write a rap to vent his feelings, and Kelly and Jason try to hide their feelings about losing the game. is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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| | 14 | February 12 | Pro Bowl Blues | When Jason doesn't get selected for the Pro Bowl game, he begins to question his future and starts planning for retirement. Meanwhile, Malik is selected for the Pro Bowl once again, but decides not to take Tasha with him to Hawaii, fearing she will embarrass him by trying to scout new clients. is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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| | 15 | February 19 | Out of Bounds | When Malik finds out that the love of his life, model/actress Eva Marcelle (guest starring as herself) is getting married, he decides to use up-and-coming singer Drew Sidora (guest starring as herself) to make Eva jealous. Learning that she has been used, Drew turns to Derwin as a shoulder to cry on. Later, Drew asks Derwin to be in her new music video and their on-screen kiss leads to more than he anticipated. [[Media:Italic text]]{| style=float:right; |- | |- | |} is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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| | 16 | February 26 | Baby B.S. | Kelly is happy when she finds out Jason wants to have another baby. But when Tasha offers her a job at her management firm, Kelly has a quick change of heart. Meanwhile, when R&B singer Drew Sidora starts calling Derwin on a consistent basis, he realizes their recent flirtation has gone a step too far. is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
| | 17 | March 19 | God Bless the Girl That's Got Her Own | When Melanie gives temporary shelter to a Sunbeam whose boyfriend has left her high and dry, Melanie begins to feel uncomfortable about being completely dependent on Derwin for financial security. | | 18 | March 26 | You Say You Want a Revolution | When Camille (guest star Jolie Jenkins), the wife of the newest star Saber, joins the Sunbeams, she decides to run against Kelly for president. Kelly expects Tasha to vote for her, however Tasha would rather have Kelly devote her full time to being her assistant. Meanwhile, Malik, Jason and Derwin have trouble getting along with the new Saber defensive star Ty (guest star Nick Von Esmarch). is the 78th day of the year (79th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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| | 19 | April 23 | The Big Chill | Tasha's boyfriend Kenny (guest star Rocky Carroll) confronts her about her aggressive attitude, and asks her to tone it down when he introduces her to his group of friends. Later, during a gathering with Kenny's friends, a comment made about Tasha sends her off the deep end. Meanwhile, one of Melanie's late-night study sessions causes problems with Derwin. is the 113th day of the year (114th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
| | 20 | April 30 | The Many Lies of Derwin Davis | When Derwin is unexpectedly forced to take Melanie to singer Drew Sidora's (guest starring as herself) video release party, he panics over how the meeting between them is going to turn out. Kelly and Tasha continue to grow in their work relationship, while Tasha has trouble finding new clients. Meanwhile Jason struggles with his new parenting responsibilities. is the 120th day of the year (121st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
| | 21 | May 14 | When the Chickens Come Home to Roost Part 1 | During ESPY week in Los Angeles, Derwin gets an unexpected endorsement deal and is left to celebrate with Drew Sidora (guest starring as herself), while Melanie is busy studying in San Diego. Malik runs into Renee (guest star Kendra C. Johnson) an old flame, but when things heat up and she wants to spend time with him in public, he gets cold feet because she is overweight. Feeling conflicted, Malik asks Tasha for advice to sort out his feelings about Renee. May 14 is the 134th day of the year (135th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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| | 22 | May 14 | When the Chickens Come Home to Roost Part 2 | In the conclusion of the first-season finale, Melanie and Derwin have a heated argument about their impending engagement status. Derwin sleeps with Drew. Meanwhile, Jason gets a reality check when he is asked to speak on camera and conduct special interviews for ESPN. Later, Kelly helps Tasha get new clients by using an unusual sales technique. May 14 is the 134th day of the year (135th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Season 2: 2007-2008 | # | Airdate | Title | Overview | | 23 | October 1 | Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Redux | Derwin (Pooch Hall) tries to repair his relationship with Melanie (Tia Mowry) after his infidelity with Drew Sidora. But when Melanie shows up with Trey Wiggs (guest star Chaz Lamar Shepherd) to collect her stuff and move out for good, Derwin gets upset. Meanwhile, Malik's (Hosea Chanchez) on-air kiss with Renee starts a frenzy of plus-sized women throwing themselves at him. Wendy Raquel Robinson, Coby Bell and Brittany Daniel also star. Actress/comedian Mo'Nique makes a cameo appearance. | | 24 | October 8 | The Trey Wiggs Taps Back Episode | Homeless, heartbroken, and distraught, Melanie turns to Derwin's rival, Trey Wiggs, for comfort. Trey offers Melanie financial assistance, and after a brief embrace she sleeps with him. After the encounter, Melanie is confused on whether or not to accept his offer of a fully furnished condo and new SUV. Meanwhile, Jason butt heads with the new coach (Lee Majors) when the Sabers football team is sold to new owners. | | 25 | October 15 | Tasha, Renee and Malik the Cliche | When Renee is unable to engage in romantic rendezvous with Malik after he invites her over and she learns that he lives with his mother; it prompts Malik to ask Melanie for advice, and eventually explain to Tasha that they need alternate their living arrangements. Meanwhile, Jason makes a far out attempt to make peace with his new coach by hosting bible study for the team at his house, even though he's been idle from church for the last 20 yrs. Pooch Hall and Brittany Daniel also star. | | 26 | October 22 | Hit Me With Your Best Shot | Recently out of rehab, Kelly convinces Jason to let her brother, Brandon, stay with them. Later, Brandon catches Jason using steroids and promises to keep Jason's secret but when Kelly finds a syringe in the trash, she automatically suspects Brandon is back to his old ways and kicks him out of their home. Wendy Raquel Robinson, Hosea Chanchez and Pooch Hall also star. Mike Jones Guest Appearance | | 27 | October 29 | Fool Me Twice... I'm The Damn Fool | After Melanie agrees to go out to dinner with Derwin, he decides to plan a surprise proposal with the help of R&B singer Musiq Soulchild. Things take a turn for the worse when Melanie sees Drew kiss Derwin at the Music Video Awards. Assuming that she has been fooled again by Derwin, an intoxicated Melanie decides to get payback and tries to sleep with Malik. Wendy Raquel Robinson, Coby Bell and Brittany Daniel also star. | | 28 | November 5 | Parental Guidance Suggested | Tasha informs Melanie she has one month to find a new place to live; and Melanie makes Derwin think she slept with Malik. Elsewhere, Jason's steroid use causes trouble in the bedroom. | | 29 | November 12 | Media Blitz | Malik confronts a cartoonist for ridiculing him in a comic strip. Elsewhere, Kelly threatens to leave Jason for someone who will appreciate her; and Tasha meditates with a top football player in an effort to sign him to her agency. Lil' Kim guest stars. | | 30 | November 19 | The Truth Hurts | Malik fires Tasha as his manager after her failed attempt to resolve an embarrassing situation he was involved in. Elsewhere, Jason worries his career may be over when he is selected for a random drug test for steroids; and a rival sports manager offers to buy Tasha's agency. | | 31 | November 26 | Turkey Basting Bitches | Melanie is shocked when Derwin brings a new girlfriend to the diner where she is working. Later, Melanie discovers some surprising information about the woman and shares it with Derwin, but he doesn't believe her. | is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Lawsuit Staci Robinson is suing The CW, its owners and some of its producers for $40 million, for stealing the concept of her unpublished novel to create the sitcom The Game, according to Zap 2 It. [4]
The writer claims that in 2001, she had interviewed for a job as a writers assistant at Kelsey Grammer's Gramnet Productions when she gave a manuscript of her novel to Game executive producer Mara Brock Akil. The suit, which was filed on September 14, 2006, alleges that the series copies her premise and the characters in the book. Allen Kelsey Grammer (born February 21, 1955 in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands) is a six-time Emmy and a two-time Golden Globe-winning American actor who is best known for his two-decade portrayal of psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane, whom he played for nine years on Cheers...
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The CW and its owners, CBS and Warner Bros., are the defendants. Besides the hefty monetary damages, Robinson sought a boycott to keep the network from premiering the show on October 1, 2006. This article is about the broadcast network. ...
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Trivia - This is Mara Brock Akil's (creator) second series.
- The pilot episode was retooled when Tia Mowry was cast in the role of Melanie, replacing the previous actress, Cynthia Addai-Robinson.
- In the backdoor pilot (which aired as an episode of Girlfriends), Aldis Hodge and Jennifer Baxter were originally cast as Derwin and Kelly. They were later replaced by Pooch Hall and Brittany Daniel.
- Series stars Tia Mowry and Brittany Daniel both have twin sisters. Daniel and her twin Cynthia starred in Sweet Valley High while Tia and her twin Tamera starred in Sister, Sister. Coby Bell has four-year-old twin daughters. Wendy Raquel Robinson's father is a twin, so is her husband.
- Like Runaway, The Game was a pilot made for UPN before the CW merger.
- The Game was the only new comedy chosen for the CW's first schedule in 2006.
- In this Girlfriends spin-off, the lead character, Melanie (Tia Mowry), is the first cousin to lead Girlfriends character Joan Clayton (Tracee Ellis Ross).
- The back-door spin-off episode for "The Game" was an episode of the same name in Season Six of Girlfriends.
- Tasha is 39. She gave birth to Malik when she was 16, which makes him 23.
- In episode 11, Malik finally calls Derwin by his real name, as opposed to "Rookie".
- Former NFL Player Jerry Rice made a guest appearance. Coincidentally, on the same night the episode originally aired, he appeared on CBS's sitcom, The Class.
- This is the fourth time that Tia Mowry appears in a series with her brother Tahj. They have appeared in Full House, Sister, Sister and Smart Guy.
- Melanie (Tia Mowry) and Derwin (Pooch Hall) were seen in the seventh season finale of Girlfriends.
- This is the first series that Tia Mowry stars in that her sister Tamera doesn't.
- Lonette McKee, who also played the mother of Coby Bell's character on Third Watch (NBC), appeared as his mother in the episode "It's Hard Being Kelly Pitts"
- Numerous of times Kelly says to Melanie that she is going to be a great lawyer, but she Melanie always corrects her (she is really in Medical School). Melanie's cousin, Joan Clayton, was a Lawyer.
Mara Brock Akil Mara Brock Akil (May 27, 1970, Los Angeles) is a U.S. television writer and producer. ...
Jennifer Baxter Jennifer Baxter (born 1976 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian actress and comedian based out of Toronto. ...
Tia Dashon Mowry (born July 6, 1978) is an American actress. ...
Brittany Ann Daniel (born March 17, 1976 in Gainesville, Florida) is an actress, well known for her role as Jessica Wakefield in the television series Sweet Valley High, who she co-starred with her twin sister, Cynthia Daniel. ...
Cynthia Daniel (born on March 17, 1976 in Gainesville, Florida) is and American actress, photographer and twin sister of actress Brittany Daniel. ...
Cover of the first season DVD Sweet Valley High was an American television series which was based on Francine Pascals book series of the same name. ...
Tamera Darvette Mowry (born July 6, 1978) is an American actress. ...
Sister, Sister is an American television sitcom about twin girls, separated and adopted at birth, one day find each other face to face after fourteen years. ...
Coby Scott Bell was born on 11 May 1975, in Orange County, California. ...
Runaway was an hour-long drama series that debuted on The CW on September 25, 2006. ...
For other uses, see Girlfriend (disambiguation). ...
Tracee Ellis Ross (born Tracee Joy Silberstein on October 29, 1972, in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress. ...
For other uses, see Girlfriend (disambiguation). ...
Jerry Lee Rice (born October 13, 1962 in Crawford, Mississippi) is a former football wide receiver in the NFL. Rice is widely regarded as among the greatest wide receivers in NFL history, consistently showing exceptional performance and strong work ethic on and off of the field. ...
This article is about the broadcast network. ...
The Class is a television sitcom created by David Crane and Jeffrey Klarik. ...
Tahj Dayton Mowry (born May 17, 1986) is an American actor. ...
This article is about the TV show. ...
Sister, Sister is the name of several works. ...
Smart Guy was an American sitcom that aired on The WB for three seasons from 1997 to 1999. ...
Tamera Darvette Mowry (born July 6, 1978) is an American actress. ...
Third Watch is an NBC television drama set in New York City that ran from 1999 to 2005. ...
References - ^ Full Season Order. The Futon Critic. Retrieved on 2006-10-21.
- ^ http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/business/la-striketvgrid-html,1,316783.htmlstory?ctrack=1&cset=true
- ^ "Hollywood Reporter: 2006-07 primetime wrap", May 25, 2007.
- ^ http://www.zap2it.com/news/zap-cwthegamelawsuitstacirobinson,0,7783287.story?coll=zap-news-headlines
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