Game Shakers

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Game Shakers
Game Shakers.jpg
Genre Comedy
Created by Dan Schneider
Starring
Theme music composer
Opening theme"Drop Dat What"
by Kel Mitchell
Composers
  • Michael Corcoran
  • Zack Hexum
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes61 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerDan Schneider
Producers
  • Jeffrey Goldstein
  • Bruce Rand Berman
Camera setup Multi-camera
Running time22–23 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network Nickelodeon
ReleaseSeptember 12, 2015 (2015-09-12) –
June 8, 2019 (2019-06-08)

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.

Contents

Premise

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.

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 19September 12, 2015 (2015-09-12)May 21, 2016 (2016-05-21)
2 24September 17, 2016 (2016-09-17)November 4, 2017 (2017-11-04)
3 18February 10, 2018 (2018-02-10)June 8, 2019 (2019-06-08)

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Production

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]

Broadcast

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.

Reception

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per season of Game Shakers
SeasonEpisodesFirst airedLast airedAvg. viewers
(millions)
DateViewers
(millions)		DateViewers
(millions)
1 19September 12, 2015 (2015-09-12)1.98 [12] May 21, 2016 (2016-05-21)1.73 [13] 1.64
2 24September 17, 2016 (2016-09-17)1.56 [14] November 4, 2017 (2017-11-04)1.38 [15] 1.43
3 18February 10, 2018 (2018-02-10)1.47 [16] June 8, 2019 (2019-06-08)0.56 [17] 0.77

Nominations

YearAwardCategoryResultRef.
2016 Kids' Choice Awards Mexico Favorite International ProgramNominated[ citation needed ]
2017 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Favorite TV Show – Kids' ShowNominated [18]
Kids' Choice Awards Mexico Favorite International ProgramNominated[ citation needed ]
Kids' Choice Awards Colombia Favorite International ProgramNominated[ citation needed ]

Video games

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]

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