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Nickelodeon Games and Sports for Kids
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| Nick GAS | |
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| Launched | March 1, 1999 |
| Owned by | MTV Networks (Viacom) |
| Picture format | SDTV |
| Slogan | Your Games Your Sports, Nick GAS |
| Sister channel(s) | Nickelodeon, Nicktoons Network, Noggin, The N |
| Website | Official Site |
| Availability | |
| Satellite | |
| Dish Network | Channel 177 |
| Cable | |
| Available on most cable systems | Check Local Listings for channels |
Nickelodeon Games and Sports for Kids (commonly referred to as Nickelodeon GAS, Nick GAS or GAS), is a U.S. cable television network which was launched on March 1, 1999 as part of MTV Networks' suite of digital cable channels. Olympic swimmer and Figure It Out host Summer Sanders was named the Commissioner of Nick GAS. Dave Aizer and Vivianne Collins were the network's original on-air hosts, with Mati Moralejo joining soon after.
Nick GAS's programming primarily consists of children's game shows and sports-related programs from Nickelodeon, its parent network. This includes shows such as Nickelodeon GUTS, Double Dare 2000 and Figure It Out. Nick GAS also produced its own original programming: Gamefarm and Splash TV. Programs were usually grouped together in blocks such as Heads Up!, (which was removed in 2002) Family Fuel (removed in 2002), Extreme GAS (removed in 2002) and Pumping GAS (removed on November 1, 2005).
In lieu of commercials, Nick GAS airs interstitial segments, some of which were produced at Nickelodeon Studios in Orlando, Florida. However, in-show advertising (like consolation and grand prizes of Legends of the Hidden Temple) has been left intact, as it was part of the show itself.
The studio segments often include competitions between families, or interviews with athletes and other celebrities. Other interstitials include "Heroes of the Game", "GAS Grill", "Trade Tricks", "Time Out", "Skill Drill", "MLS Play of the Week", and in the early years of the network "This Day in History". Some look at Nick GAS as a children's version of Game Show Network. On December 31, 2007, Nick GAS will be closing its network.
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Nickelodeon GAS was created by Nickelodeon in March of 1999 as a channel where game shows produced by Nickelodeon could air more frequently. This was when game shows that were playing re-runs up until March 1999 such as Figure It Out, What Would You Do?, Nick Arcade, Family Double Dare, You're On!, Nickelodeon GUTS, Legends of the Hidden Temple and Wild and Crazy Kids were drafted to this channel. This also marked the return for game shows that weren't played for years such as Think Fast!, Finders Keepers, Double Dare, Super Sloppy Double Dare, Get the Picture and Super Special Double Dare.
On January 2, 2000 Make the Grade (which was last played on regular Nickelodeon on December 29, 1991) started airing on Nickelodeon GAS.
On December 27, 2002 game shows such as What Would You Do? and Super Special Double Dare were removed and Double Dare 2000 was taken off Nickelodeon and put on Nick GAS. This was also when programming blocks such as Double Dare Double Play, Extreme GAS, Family Fuel, Heads Up! and Wild Card were removed.
In Spring of 2003 Nickelodeon GAS began to broadcast original series. This was when they began showing Gamefarm, Play2Z, Robot Wars and Splash TV.
On April 5, 2004 Think Fast!, Make the Grade, Gamefarm, Splash TV, and Play2Z were removed from Nickelodeon GAS.
On November 26, 2004 You're On!, the original Double Dare and Camp GAS blocks were removed from Nickelodeon GAS.
On November 1, 2005 Pumping Gas was removed, along with Super Sloppy Double Dare, Global GUTS, Rocket Power, Speed Racer, Scaredy Camp, SK8-TV, Wild and Crazy Kids and Family Double Dare, to be replaced with additional repeats of shows such as Legends of the Hidden Temple, Get the Picture, Nickelodeon GUTS, Figure It Out and Double Dare 2000.
On September 4, 2006 Finders Keepers was removed, and replaced with Figure It Out and Legends of the Hidden Temple, leaving only six shows regularly broadcasted on the network.
Currently, Nick GAS only plays five of its six shows in heavy rotation, with Nick Arcade being played twice per day during late night hours only.
On December 31, 2007, Nick GAS will become defunct and will begin operation as The N, as stated below.
On December 31, 2007,[1] Nick GAS is slated to leave the digital cable channel lineup and become an online-only service on TurboNick, with The N slated to take over Nick GAS's channel position after splitting from Noggin. DirecTV and Dish Network have confirmed that they will air both Noggin and The N.[2]
The changeover will occur at 6:00AM Eastern/5:00AM Central, making the 5:30AM Eastern/4:30AM Central airing of Figure it Out the final program to air on Nick GAS, which will lead into an episode of Caitlin's Way.[1]
Nickelodeon GAS plays or has played every Nickelodeon game show to first air by around 2002 or earlier. Nickelodeon GAS has also shown some Nickelodeon non-game show programming like Speed Racer, Scaredy Camp, Rocket Power and Gamefarm.
- Double Dare 2000 (2002-2007)
- Figure It Out (1999-2007)
- Get the Picture (1999-2007)
- Legends of the Hidden Temple (1999-2007)
- Nick Arcade (1999-2007)
- Nickelodeon GUTS (1999-2007)
- Double Dare (1999-2004)
- Family Double Dare (1999-2005)
- Finders Keepers (1999-2006)
- Gamefarm (2003-2004)
- Global GUTS (1999-2005)
- Make the Grade (2000-2004)
- Play 2Z (2003-2004)
- Robot Wars (2003-2004)
- Rocket Power (2003-2004)
- Salute Your Shorts (2003-2004)
- Scaredy Camp (2003-2004)
- SK8-TV (1999-2005)
- Speed Racer (2003-2004)
- Splash TV (2003-2004)
- Super Sloppy Double Dare (1999-2005)
- Super Special Double Dare (1999-2002)
- Think Fast! (1999-2004)
- What Would You Do? (1999-2002)
- Wild and Crazy Kids (1999-2005)
- You're On! (1999-2004)
- Camp GAS (2002-2004)
- Double Dare Double Play (2001-2002)
- Extreme GAS (2001-2002)
- Family Fuel (2001-2002)
- Heads Up! (2001-2002)
- Pumping GAS (1999-2005)
- Wild Card (2001-2002)
- ^ MTV Networks splits Noggin, the N channels. Yahoo!. Retrieved on 2007-08-13.
- ^ A Coming of Age at Nickelodeon. New York Times Online. Retrieved on 2007-08-13.
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