The CBS Television Distribution shows will air weeknights back-to-back starting Mon. Feb. 18, from 7 to 9 p.m.
Bounce Adds ‘Moesha’ And ‘The Game’
The Game
E.W. Scripps-owned diginet Bounce has licensed the broadcast television rights to the popular and NAACP Image Award-winning series Moesha and The Game in a multi-year agreement with CBS Television Distribution.
Bounce lands all six seasons (127 episodes) of Moesha and all nine seasons (147 episodes) of The Game and will air the shows back-to-back weeknights with Moesha at 7-8 p.m. and The Game at 8-9 p.m. starting Mon. Feb. 18 (all times Eastern).
Moesha
Moesha, one of the first sitcoms to center around an African-American teenage girl, stars R&B superstar Brandy Norwood as Moesha Mitchell, who’s juggling school, friendships and romance in the Leimert Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. After previously being the female head of the household, Moesha must learn to love and trust her father’s new wife while doing her best to be the “glue” that helps hold her family together. Moesha also stars Sheryl Lee Ralph, Countess Vaughn, Shar Jackson, William Allen Young, Marcus T. Paulk, Ray J, Lamont Bentley and Yvette Wilson. The series aired on UPN from 1996 until 2001.
The Game follows the wives and girlfriends of pro football players and the power plays they use to get their guys the best agents, the best endorsements, the best merchandising deals — even the “in” charity. Tia Mowry stars as Melanie Barnett whose boyfriend, Derwin (Pooch Hall), is the new third-string wide receiver for the San Diego Sabers. As she deals with egos, groupies and image consultants, Melanie is finding out how “the game” is played among the women behind the athletes. Wendy Raquel Robinson, Hosea Chanchez, Coby Bell, and Brittany Daniel round out the cast.
BRAND CONNECTIONS
The series, created by Mara Brock Akil, was a spin-off of the long-running hit series Girlfriends. It premiered on The CW in 2006, ran for three seasons and then moved to BET where it aired until 2015.
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tmanokc says:
February 14, 2019 at 3:37 pm
One side note to this article, “The Game” has already been added to Bounce TV’s schedule. The network began carrying the series in the 8-9 p.m. ET weeknight slot on February 4. “Moesha” will replace an hour of another former UPN comedy already on Bounce’s schedule, “One on One,” during the 7-8 p.m. hour, though that show will continue to air from 5-6 p.m. ET (currently part of a timeslot expansion that Bounce gave the show when it altered its lineup on the 4th).