Television series
Game of Arms Genre Reality Country of origin United States Original language English No. of seasons1 No. of episodes10 Executive producers
Dan Ilani
Ethan Prochnik
Matt Renner
Production company Undertow Films Network AMC Release February 25 (2014-02-25 ) – April 29, 2014 (2014-04-29 ) Infobox instructions (only shown in preview)
Game of Arms is an American television series that debuted February 25, 2014, on AMC .[ 1] The series is a reality television show about American competitive arm wrestlers .[ 2] [ 3] The series follows arm wrestling clubs in Erie, Pennsylvania ; Kansas City, Missouri ; New York City ; Sacramento, California , and Baton Rouge, Louisiana . Prior to its broadcast, the series was initially known as King of Arms .[ 4]
On September 11, 2014, AMC renewed the series for a second season.[ 5] However it canceled the series a month later in mid-production as part of the network ending nearly all their reality series and refocusing completely on fictional dramas for their original series output.[ 6]
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^ Kepnes, Caroline (January 13, 2014). " 'Game of Arms' First Look: Sorry, No Losers Allowed" . Yahoo! TV . Retrieved January 24, 2014 .
^ Gelt, Jessica (October 16, 2013). "AMC greenlights new unscripted series 'King of Arms' " . Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original on January 24, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2014 .
^ Kondolojy, Amanda (September 11, 2014). " 'Game of Arms' Renewed by AMC for Second Season" . TV by the Numbers . Archived from the original on September 12, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2014 .
^ Littleton, Cynthia (9 October 2014). "AMC Scraps Second Season of 'Game of Arms,' Other Shows as Cabler Reconsiders Unscripted Genre" . Variety . Retrieved 10 October 2014 .