Name: Players
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 2010-03-02

Overview

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.

Seasons

Season 1

10 Episodes

2010

E01

Krista's Mom

3/2/2010·22m

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

E02

Grand Re-Opening

3/9/2010·22m

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.

E03

Barb's Husband

3/16/2010·22m

When Bruce is nonchalant about Barb still living with her husband who she's separated from, she gets upset and breaks up with him.

E04

The Intervention

7/21/2010·22m

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

E05

Cumdog Millionaire

7/31/2010·22m

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.

E06

Cousin Leonard

8/7/2010·22m

Bruce and Ken's mentally challenged cousin Leonard comes to Players for a visit. Barb grows attached to a missing child.

E07

Induction Day

8/14/2010·22m

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.

E08

World Cup

8/14/2010·22m

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.

E09

Teardrop Angels

8/14/2010·22m

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.

E10

Mr. Meat Snak Stix

8/14/2010·22m

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.