Nick Game | |
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File:Nick game horz logo.png | |
The channel's current logo from 2015. | |
Launched | September 1st, 2009 (as Classic Game Show Network) February 20th, 2015 (as Nick Game) |
Owned by | MTV Networks (now Viacom Media Networks) |
Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
Slogan | The Classics mixed in with the new. |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Broadcast area | North America |
Headquarters | New York, New York |
Replaced | Nickelodeon XD |
Nick Game is a television channel devoted to old and new game shows, and gaming events.
History[]
Pre-launch and Launch (January 2009 - September 2009)[]
At the beginning of 2009, it was announced that Nickelodeon XD would cease broadcasting by the end of summer. One week before the end of NXD, it was announced that the NGSC would take it's place. On September 1st, 2009 @ 12:00 AM, NGSC showed a 30 second bumper of game shows that it will air throughout the day, including GUTS, Nick Arcade, Slime Time Retro, Figure It Out, Double Dare, Legends of the Hidden Temple and more.
main article: Nickelodeon Game Show Channel/Launch schedule
Early years (2009 - 2010)[]
During the early years, the ratings were strong all across the board, not dropping below 800,000, and it's highest was 3,354,153 during an airing of the original Nick Arcade pilot in early 2010.
Rebrand and New name (2015)[]
At the NGSC summit in early February, it was announced that in late February/early March that the channel will rebrand as NickGame. In late March, an HD Feed was launched. Also in late March, some programming that was doing poorly was dropped from the lineup
Programming[]
Nick Game Originals[]
- The Chuggaaconroy Showcase [March 30th, 2015 - present]
Nickelodeon programming[]
- Double Dare (All versions) [2009 - 2011, 2013, 2015 - present]
- Figure It Out [2009 - 2013, 2015 - present]
- Finders Keepers (Nickelodeon version only) [2009 - 2010, 2012, 2015 - present]
- Get the Picture (game show) [2009 - present]
- Legends of the Hidden Temple [2009 - present]
- Nick Arcade [2009 - present]
- Nick or Treat! (Only on October) [October 2009 - present]
- Nickelodeon Guts [2009 - 2012, 2015 - present]
- What Would You Do? [2010 - present]
- You're On! [2013 - present]
Acquired programming[]
- The Amazing Race (seasons 1 - 26) [2009 - present]
- The Amazing Race Asia [2012 - present]
- The Amazing Race Canada [2015 - present]
- Cash Cab [2009 - present]
- Jeopardy! (episodes 3,675 - 6,863) [2009 - present]
- Press Your Luck [2009 - present]
- Sasuke/Ninja Warrior (earlier seasons aired under Ninja Warrior, season 28 - present aired as Sasuke in it's original Japanese form with English subtitles) [2014 - present]
- StarCraft II World Championship Series [2015 - present]
- Whammy! The All-New Press Your Luck [2009 - 2010, 2012 - 2013, 2015 - present]
Former Programming[]
Nickelodeon Shows[]
- BrainSurge [October 2009 - April 2015]
- My Family's Got Guts [2009 - 2015]
- Slime Time Live (aired as Slime Time Retro) [2009 - 2010, 2012, 2014 - 2015]
Acquired shows[]
- Arena (aired as G4's Arena) [2009 - April 2015]
- Lingo [2009 - 2015]
- WCG Ultimate Gamer (aired as World Cyber Games: Ultimate Gamer) [2014 - 2015]
Logo History[]
Past Nickelodeon Game Show Channel logos | ||||||||
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File:NICK GAMESHOW CHANNEL.png | File:NICK GAMESHOW CHANNEL 2009 - 2011.png | File:Nick game show channel 2013 - present.png | ||||||
September 1st, 2009 - August 31st, 2011 | September 1st, 2011 - February 22nd, 2012 | February 23rd, 2012 - February 19th, 2015 |