Back in the Game (2019 TV series)

Last updated
Back in the Game
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes4
Original release
Network CNBC
Release6 November (2019-11-06) 
27 November 2019 (2019-11-27)

Back in the Game is a 2019 television series on the American channel CNBC presented by Major League Baseball (MLB) star and businessman Alex Rodriguez. The four-episode series was scheduled on Wednesdays at 10 p.m. with the launching episode on CNBC on November 6, 2019. [1] [2] Rodriguez enlists the expertise of various entrepreneurs and experts to aid him in his endeavor.

Contents

Beginnings

CNBC tried the concept initially in 2018 when it announced that it would launch Back in the Game by Alex Rodriguez on March 10, 2018, under the general Make It series. The initial episode for the pilot featured the NBA basketball player Joe Smith. [3] But the series didn't materialize in 2018 except for that episode. It was relaunched in 2019 with the initial episode to be broadcast on November 6, 2019.

The featured persons on the series are:

Premise

Professional athletes and entertainers are some of the best paid people in the world. But their careers are often short-lived and they can find themselves in serious financial distress after their professional career eclipses and the big paychecks stop. Rodriguez mentors four various athletes and entertainers who have fallen on hard times and need help getting back on their feet by motivating them to build up self-esteem and advising them to reduce their debt, repair their reputations, and launch new business careers and get them back on path of financial stability. After years of living large, will they be willing to listen to their new coach?

Production

Back in the Game is produced by SMAC Productions and Machete Productions with Amber Mazzola, Alex Rodriguez, Michael Strahan, Constance Schwartz-Morini and Elizabeth Jones as executive producers and Marshall Eisen, the executive producer for CNBC.

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References

  1. Broadway World: CNBC Announces New Series BACK IN THE GAME, Hosted by Alex Rodriguez
  2. "CNBC Prime Builds Fall Roster with Original Series, "Back in the Game," Hosted by Alex Rodriguez and Executive Produced by Michael Strahan". The Futon Critic . November 6, 2019.
  3. CNBC: Make It: Alex Rodriguez gets this first round NBA draft pick back on his feet after losing his $61 million fortune