Matt Walsh
Director
Players (2010)
Season 1
Players is an American comedy series which premiered on the Spike network on March 2, 2010. The series is a partially scripted/mostly improvised comedy about two brothers who run a sports bar together. After airing 3 episodes, Players was removed from the Spike schedule and put on hiatus. The remaining seven episodes from season one were pushed back to air beginning July 21, 2010. Spike aired the final four episodes back-to-back on August 14, 2010.
Released March 2, 2010
Episode 22 min
17+
Keywords: tmdb.sibling-relationship, tmdb.improvisation, tmdb.sports-bar, tmdb.sitcom, imdb.upright-citizens-brigade, imdb.joke, imdb.alternative-comedy + 9 more, imdb.drunkenness, imdb.beer, imdb.sports-bar, imdb.alcohol, imdb.bar, imdb.family-relationships, imdb.brother-brother-relationship, imdb.sitcom, imdb.sitcom-comedy
Production Companies: Devlin Entertainment, Principato-Young Entertainment
Network: Spike
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Krista's Mom
When her hard-to-please mom comes for a visit, Krista lies about being the manager of Players to impress her.
March 2, 2010, midnight
S1E2 - Grand Re-Opening
While planning a grand re-opening of Players, Ken's repeated attempts to prove to the staff that he's capable of having fun backfires.
March 9, 2010, midnight
S1E3 - Barb's Husband
When Bruce is nonchalant about Barb still living with her husband who she's separated from, she gets upset and breaks up with him.
March 16, 2010, midnight
S1E4 - The Intervention
When Ken becomes concerned with Bruce's gambling, he stages an intervention which only he takes seriously.
July 21, 2010, midnight
S1E5 - Cumdog Millionaire
When Bruce leases the bar out for a film shoot that turns out to be a hardcore porn movie, Ken is incensed until he's invited to play the part of an authentic restaurant manager to help make sure the film is realistic.
July 31, 2010, midnight
S1E6 - Cousin Leonard
Bruce and Ken's mentally challenged cousin Leonard comes to Players for a visit. Barb grows attached to a missing child.
Aug. 7, 2010, midnight
S1E7 - Induction Day
While Hickey deals with the heartbreak of his favorite ballplayer Pete Rose's continued ineligibility for baseball's hall of fame, the rest of the gang prepares for a visit from a ruthless food critic.
Aug. 14, 2010, midnight
S1E8 - World Cup
When Players becomes a haven for European soccer fans, who flock there to watch World Cup qualifying matches, Bruce and Ken come to blows over their alliances to the fans of England and Germany.
Aug. 14, 2010, midnight
S1E9 - Teardrop Angels
Convinced that Ken will never stop pining for his ex wife, Karen, until he sleeps with someone else, Bruce puts up a $2,000 bounty to the first Players staff member to get Ken laid.
Aug. 14, 2010, midnight
S1E10 - Mr. Meat Snak Stix
Bruce holds a promotional event at Players for a brand new snack product that ends up being meat-flavored crank which turns everyone in the bar, including the staff, into hopped up, violent drug addicts.
Aug. 14, 2010, midnight
Network: Spike
Episode Runtime: 22 min.
Season Runtime: 220 min.
Released: March 2, 2010
Last Air Date: Aug. 14, 2010, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
Common sense age: 17+
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