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Players

Players

2010•22m•TV-MA•Comedy•Drama
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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.

StatusEnded
Runtime22m
LanguageEN
First Air DateMar 2, 2010

Episodes

E122m

Krista's Mom

When her hard-to-please mom comes for a visit, Krista lies about being the manager of Players to impress her.

Mar 2, 2010

E222m

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.

Mar 9, 2010

E322m

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.

Mar 16, 2010

E422m

The Intervention

When Ken becomes concerned with Bruce's gambling, he stages an intervention which only he takes seriously.

Jul 21, 2010

E522m

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.

Jul 31, 2010

E622m

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

E722m

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

E822m

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

E922m

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

E1022m

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

Actors

June Diane Raphael

June Diane Raphael

Matt Walsh

Matt Walsh

Danielle Schneider

Jack McGee

Jack McGee

Katie Aselton

Katie Aselton

Ken's Date

Ian Roberts

Ian Roberts

Ken Fitzgerald

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