Nickelodeon Games and Sports for Kids
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| Nick GAS | |
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| Launched | March 1, 1999 |
| Closed | January 31, 2009 |
| Owned by | Viacom |
| Picture format | SDTV |
| Slogan | Your Games, Your Sports, Nick GAS |
| Sister channel(s) | Nickelodeon,Nick at Nite, Nicktoons Network, Noggin, TV Land, The N |
| Website | Shut Down |
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| Satellite | |
| Dish Network | Channel 177 |
| SKY Latin America | Channel 325 |
Nickelodeon Games and Sports for Kids (commonly referred to as Nickelodeon GAS, Nick GAS or GAS), was 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 aired 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) were left intact, as it was part of the show itself.
The studio segments often included competitions between families, or interviews with athletes and other celebrities. Other interstitials included "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 Sports". Some looked at Nick GAS as a children's version of Game Show Network.
At 6:00AM Eastern/5:00AM Central on December 31, 2007, Nick GAS left cable after Figure It Out and was replaced by The N, which became a 24-hour channel after splitting from sister channel Noggin.
[edit] Problems with the switch
Due to technical difficulties during the switchover to The N, Nick GAS was put back on the air for Dish Network subscribers until the problem can be resolved on January 31, 2009. When the switch was supposed to happen, subscribers to Dish Network received nothing but a black screen for a few hours, The N currently taking over Noggin at the same time every night; Nick GAS has since then been put back on-air. This was possible since the channel and its programs will be moving to the TurboNick broadband channel in the near future and because Nick GAS's consistent programming schedule was automated. DirecTV also suffered from the glitch until 7:25 AM Eastern/6:25 AM Central. Most digital cable viewers saw no problems with the transfer from Nick GAS to The N.
[edit] Programs
Nickelodeon GAS aired every Nickelodeon game show from the parent network's inception through 2002. Nickelodeon GAS had also shown some Nickelodeon non-game show programming such as Salute Your Shorts, Speed Racer, Scaredy Camp, Rocket Power and Gamefarm.
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