Nickelodeon Games and Sports for Kids

defunct U.S. children's cable TV channel spun off of Nickelodeon for sports and game shows

Nickelodeon Games and Sports for Kids (also called Nickelodeon GAS, Nick GAS, or GAS) was an American cable television network. It was part of MTV Networks's digital cable channels, and was available to all companies that provide digital cable and to Dish Network.

Nickelodeon Games and Sports for Kids
HeadquartersLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Ownership
OwnerMTV Networks, a division of Viacom
Sister channels
History
Launched
  • March 1, 1999 (1999-03-01) (as a TV network)
  • November 19, 2019 (2019-11-19) (as NickGames)
Closed
  • December 31, 2007 (2007-12-31) (as a TV network)
  • April 23, 2009 (2009-04-23) (on Dish)
  • August 18, 2020 (2020-08-18) (as NickGames)
Replaced byThe N
Availability

Nick GAS started on March 1, 1999. Dave Aizer (1999–2003), Vivianne Collins (1999–2003), and later Mati Moralejo (2001–2005) were the network's first on-air hosts.

Nick GAS focused on Nickelodeon game shows, which by 2000 were no longer available on the main Nickelodeon network. It was basically a children's version of Game Show Network, which had started in 1994.

On December 31, 2007, Nick GAS was discontinued and was replaced by The N, which splitted from Noggin. However, Dish Network continued to air Nick GAS until April 23, 2009.