The Emmy Awards celebrated diversity but missed this key opportunity

This year’s Emmy Awards show was labeled a celebration of diversity.

But producers missed a prime opportuinity to tip a hat to one of the most popular series about African-Americans, “The Game.”

The ceremony overlooked “The Game” in the “final curtain” montage about shows that ended this year. The tribute included salutes to “Two and A Half Men,” “Mad Men” and “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart.”

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“The Game,” which centered on the players on a fictional San Diego football team and the women involved with them, closed its nine-season run last July.

Since its 2011 launch on BET after being canceled by the CW, “The Game” has survived key cast departures and major reboots to become one of BET’s most formidable series, scoring top ratings and helping the network, which had relied on music videos and reality.

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