Game Shakers | |
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Genre | Comedy |
Created by | Dan Schneider |
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Opening theme | "Drop Dat What" by Kel Mitchell |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 61 (list of episodes) |
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Executive producer | Dan Schneider |
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Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 22–23 minutes |
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Original network | Nickelodeon |
Picture format | HDTV 720p |
Audio format | 5.1 surround sound |
Original release | September 12, 2015 June 8, 2019 | –
Game Shakers is an American comedy television series created by Dan Schneider that premiered on Nickelodeon on September 12, 2015. The series ran for three seasons, with its final episode airing on June 8, 2019. It stars Cree Cicchino, Madisyn Shipman, Benjamin "Lil' P-Nut" Flores, Jr., Thomas Kuc, and Kel Mitchell.
The series revolves around two seventh graders, Babe and Kenzie, living in Brooklyn, New York, who create a video game app called "Sky Whale" for their school science project. When the game proves to be wildly successful, they form a gaming company called Game Shakers, and hire their friend, Hudson. They later partner with rapper Double G, who becomes their investor as part of a compromise for their illegal use of his song, "Drop Dat What", in their game. Double G's son, Triple G, then becomes a video game consultant for the company, making him the fourth Game Shaker.
Main article: List of Game Shakers episodes |
When ordered to series in early 2015, it was planned that the first season would consist of 26 episodes.[3] The cast of the series was announced on July 7, 2015.[4][5] On July 25, 2015, the network announced some special guest stars, including Matt Bennett, Yvette Nicole Brown, GloZell, Jared "ProJared" Knabenbauer, and Smosh Games host David "Lasercorn" Moss.[6] On March 2, 2016, Nickelodeon announced that the series had been renewed for a second season.[7] The second season premiered on Nickelodeon on September 17, 2016. Nickelodeon renewed Game Shakers for a third season on November 16, 2016.[8] The third season premiered on Nickelodeon on February 10, 2018. On March 26, 2018, Nickelodeon announced that Game Shakers had been canceled and would end after its third season.[9]
The series premiered on YTV in Canada on October 6, 2015,[10] and debuted on Nickelodeon channels in the United Kingdom and Ireland on November 2, 2015,[11] and in Australia and New Zealand on February 8, 2016.
Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired | Avg. viewers (millions) | ||
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Date | Viewers (millions) |
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1 | 19 | September 12, 2015 | 1.98[12] | May 21, 2016 | 1.73[13] | 1.64 |
2 | 24 | September 17, 2016 | 1.56[14] | November 4, 2017 | 1.38[15] | 1.43 |
3 | 18 | February 10, 2018 | 1.47[16] | June 8, 2019 | 0.56[17] | 0.77 |
Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2016 | Kids' Choice Awards Mexico | Favorite International Program | Nominated | |
2017 | Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite TV Show – Kids' Show | Nominated | [18] |
Kids' Choice Awards Mexico | Favorite International Program | Nominated | ||
Kids' Choice Awards Colombia | Favorite International Program | Nominated |
Over the course of the series, a number of games designed by the characters have been shown on Game Shakers. These games have been released online and through the Nick app. Several of the games share titles with episodes of the series (e.g. "Sky Whale", "Dirty Blob", "Tiny Pickles", "Nasty Goats", and "Llama Llama Spit Spit"). The following is the list of games that have been released:[19][20]