| "Game Day" | |
|---|---|
| Awake episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 9 |
| Directed by | Michael Waxman |
| Written by | Howard Gordon David Graziano |
| Production code | 1ATR07 |
| Original air date | April 26, 2012 |
| Running time | 43 minutes |
| Guest appearances | |
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"Game Day" is the ninth episode of the American television police procedural fantasy drama Awake.[1][2] The episode was scheduled to be the eighth broadcast episode but NBC changed the broadcasting order. It premiered on NBC on April 26, 2012. The episode was written by executive producer Howard Gordon and writer David Graziano. The episode was directed by Michael Waxman. "Game Day" earned a Nielsen rating of 0.8, being watched by 2.21 million viewers in its initial broadcast.
The show centers on Michael Britten (Jason Isaacs), a detective living in two separate realities after a car crash. In this episode, the fictional professional football teams from Seattle and Los Angeles are in the final game of the year. The LAPD team get prepared to stop fights, and outstanding arguments. In the "green reality", Seattle Jets fan Rob Jones (Kyle Sabihy) is involved in a fight, and is found dead soon after; his brother Kenneth Jones (Chris Marquette) is the victim, and the detective later realize that he did this. Meanwhile, Rex (Dylan Minnette) is having troubles with his girlfriend Emma (Daniela Bobadilla). In the "red reality", Michael and Vega (Wilmer Valderrama) investigate a case with Sabina Fernandez, who died in a fire due to smoke inhalation. The fire inspector confirms that it was arson made to look like an accident. All of these crimes happened due to the game. Meanwhile, Vega plans a party for Michael's move to Oregon, and leaving the police department.