There are series that get low ratings and get cancelled. There are series that get low ratings, are nurtured by their networks, and gradually get better ratings. There are series that get low ratings, then move to another network for which they’re a better fit, and where the low ratings are more acceptable. And then there are series that get low ratings, get cancelled, go to another network, and immediately out of the box get blockbuster ratings three times what they got on their previous network.
Wait, what? No, there aren’t. Not to my memory, at least—not until The Game debuted last night on BET and grabbed a mind-boggling 7.7 million viewers, at least thrice its average for any season it aired on The CW from 2006 to 2009.
