ATLANTA, Feb. 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- 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 from 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. and The Game
between 8:00 - 9:00 p.m. starting Mon. Feb. 18 (all times
Eastern).
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 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 between 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. 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 for three seasons and then moved to BET, where it set
cable television ratings records.
Bounce (@BounceTV) airs on the broadcast signals of local television stations and corresponding cable carriage and features a
programming mix of original and off-network series, theatrical motion pictures, specials, live sports, and more. Bounce has grown
to be available in more than 109 million homes across the United States and 97% of all
African-American (AA) television homes, including all the top AA television markets. Bounce is part of The E.W. Scripps Company
(NASDAQ: SSP).
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