Game Shakers
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Genre | Teen sitcom |
Created by | Dan Schneider |
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Opening theme | "Drop Dat What" performed by Kel Mitchell |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 26 (list of episodes) |
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Production company(s) | Schneider's Bakery |
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Original network | Nickelodeon |
Original release | September 12, 2015 – present |
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Game Shakers is an American television sitcom created by Dan Schneider that premiered on Nickelodeon on September 12, 2015. The series revolves around two seventh graders named Babe and Kenzie who start the multi-million-dollar title gaming company and who take on rap superstar Double G as their business partner. The series also features Triple G, Double G's son, whom the girls hire as a game consultant, and Hudson, who is a test dummy for experiments on games.
Plot
When "Sky Whale", a video game app created by Brooklyn partners Babe and Kenzie for their science project, proves to be successful, the two girls form a company called Game Shakers with the help of their friend Hudson. The three of them later befriend rapper Double G, who becomes their partner and the investor after a compromise involving the illegal use of his song "Drop Dat What". Also, Double G's son Triple G becomes the video game consultant.
Characters
Main
- Babe (Cree Cicchino) is a 12-year-old girl and one of the creators of Game Shakers. She always does her own thing and doesn't mind stepping on someone's toes to do so. She is creative, confident, quick-witted, and fearless when it comes to making tough decisions.
- Kenzie (Madisyn Shipman) is a 12-year-old girl and one of the creators of Game Shakers. She lacks a social filter and tends to be extremely blunt, but makes up for her lackluster social skills with incredible tech knowledge.
- Triple G (Benjamin Flores, Jr.) is the son of Double G who had a lavish childhood, but all that he really wants is to be with kids his own age. He's eventually hired by Babe and Kenzie as the video game consultant. In the episode "Shark Explosion", it was revealed that his real name is Grover.
- Hudson (Thomas Kuc) is a friend of Babe and Kenzie's as well as a member of Game Shakers. Despite knowing that Hudson isn't necessarily intelligent, Babe said in "Sky Whale" that he's "cute" and will do whatever they say.
- Double G (Kel Mitchell) is a successful rapper and billionaire whose real name is Gale J. Griffin. He is impulsive, unpredictable, and determined to have as much fun and money as possible. With the help of Babe and Kenzie, he rediscovers his love for gaming, and becomes the main investor of Game Shakers. In "Revenge at Tech Fest", Double G gets a temporary trionic right arm after his right arm was badly broken following a slingslot incident caused by MeGo. In the same episode, it is mentioned that Double G has enemies in Serena Williams, the Jonas Brothers, Justin Bieber, The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and most of the women from The View.
Recurring
- Ruthless (Sheldon Bailey) is Double G's tall assistant who speaks extremely loudly.
- Bunny (Bubba Ganter) is Double G's childish assistant. Bubba Ganter also played Bunny in the Sam & Cat episode "#PeezyB", where he was also the assistant of Kel Mitchell's character Peezy B.
- Mr. Sammich (Regi Davis) is Babe, Kenzie, and Hudson's science teacher at Sugar Hill Junior High School. While he is often annoyed when Double G crashes his classes to scold Babe and Kenzie on something they did wrong, Mr. Sammich tends to cower when Bunny and Ruthless are with him.
Episodes
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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First aired | Last aired | ||||
1 | 19 | September 12, 2015 | May 21, 2016 | ||
2 | TBA | September 17, 2016 | TBA |
Ratings
Season | Timeslot (ET) | Episodes | First aired | Last aired | Avg. viewers (millions) | ||
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Date | Viewers (millions) |
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1 | Saturday, 8:00 PM | 19 | September 12, 2015 | 1.98[2] | May 21, 2016 | 1.73[3] | 1.64 |
2 | Saturday, 8:30 PM | 7 | September 17, 2016 | 1.56[4] | TBA | TBD | 1.59 |
Production
When ordered to series in early 2015, it was planned that the first season would consist of 26 episodes.[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]
Broadcast
The series premiered on YTV in Canada on October 6, 2015,[9] and debuted on Nickelodeon channels in the United Kingdom and Ireland on November 2, 2015,[10] and in Australia and New Zealand on February 8, 2016.
References
- ↑ "The Burbank Studios". Retrieved April 30, 2016.
- ↑ Mitch Metcalf (September 15, 2015). "Top 100 Saturday Cable Originals: 9.12.2015". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved September 15, 2015.
- ↑ Mitch Metcalf (May 24, 2016). "Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals: 5.21.2016". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
- ↑ Mitch Metcalf (September 20, 2016). "Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals: 9.17.2016". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
- ↑ "Nickelodeon Showcases Power of Its Ecosystem and Highlights New Content Slate and Upcoming Initiatives for 2015-2016 Season at Annual Upfront Presentation". Business Wire. February 25, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- ↑ "10 Things You Need to Know". Nickelodeon. July 23, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
- ↑ Brian Steinberg (March 2, 2016). "Nickelodeon Unveils Four Live-Action Series, Animated Movie at Upfront". Variety. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
- ↑ Denise Petski (November 16, 2016). "'Henry Danger' & 'Game Shakers' Renewed By Nickelodeon". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
- ↑ "YTV's New Fall Schedule Is Full of Funny!". Corus Entertainment. September 24, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
- ↑ "Tween Girls Play Their Way to the Top of the Gaming World in Nickelodeon's Game Shakers". Viacom International Media Networks. October 6, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2015.