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.

Episode Viewers and Ratings

Season 1 Episode 2 of The Game resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.

The Game Season 1 Episodes...

• s01e00 - The Game
• s01e01 - Away Game
• s01e02 - The Rules of the Game
• s01e03 - Gifted
• s01e04 - How Tasha Got Her Groove Back
• s01e05 - Brittany's Super Sweet Sixth
• s01e06 - Rift and Separate
• s01e07 - Mi Casa Es Su Casa
• s01e08 - The Trey Wiggs Episode
• s01e09 - The Trey Wiggs Fallout Episode
• s01e10 - There's No Place Like Home
• s01e11 - It's Hard Being Kelly Pitts
• s01e12 - To Baby...Or Not To Baby
• s01e13 - The Iceman Cometh
• s01e14 - Pro Bowl Blues
• s01e15 - Out Of Bounds
• s01e16 - Baby B.S.
• s01e17 - God Bless The Girl That's Got Her Own
• s01e18 - You Say You Want a Revolution
• s01e19 - The Big Chill
• s01e20 - The Many Lies of Derwin Davis
• s01e21 - When The Chickens Come Home To Roost, Part 1
• s01e22 - When The Chickens Come Home To Roost, Part 2

The Game Show Summary

Being the wife or girlfriend of a pro-football player might sound like a glamorous and stress-free existence, but Melanie Barnett is about to discover the truth. When her boyfriend Derwin Davis is chosen as the new third-string wide receiver for the San Diego Sabers, she decides to forgo Johns Hopkins Medical School to attend a local college so she can be with him. While Derwin worries about the plays on the field, Melanie learns how to deal with egos, groupies and image consultants.

As 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" help their men stay on the field and on their arm.