NFGaming (TV channel)

NFGaming (shortened from "Nickelodeon Family Gaming") is an American television channel aimed mainly at the gaming community. The channel launched on July 16th, 2017. The channel is aimed at teens and young adults ages 13 and up and features programming based around gaming, as well as programming based off of videogames and gaming culture, in addition to a 3-hour Saturday morning block of children's programming acquired from various sources and a 2-hour block of programming acquired from toymaker Hasbro.
On the day of its launch, NFGaming premiered its first original series, NFGaming Morning Playthroughs. It was also announced that a Saturday-morning block of action programming, branded as "Action Zone", would air on the channel as well.
Most NFGaming original series were produced by NFGaming Productions, with the exception of The Next Level, which is a co-production between YTV Family and NickFamily Studios' main production unit.
A Canadian block of the same name formerly aired on Cartoon Network XD; the block has since been cancelled and its shows scattered across other networks, including YTV Spark.
Until TeleUK was launched, all NFGaming original series have only aired in the United States, with the exceptions of Fighting Underground (broadcast internationally on Vision, except in Canada (YTV Spark) and Wales (Disney XD)), Ready to Game Up! (picked up in Wales by Disney Channel and later announced to move to the main Nickelodeon Family) and The Next Level (a co-production with YTV Family).
In August 2018, NFGaming announced that it would begin pulling all animated programming from its schedule, excluding Code Monkeys (which was itself later pulled due to reruns beginning to air on Beta Cartoon's Bxx), eSports: The Animation, and its "Night of Anime" block starting in September 2018. As of September 2019, animated programming still plays in the slots during the mornings and afternoons, alongside primetime for original animation airing on the channel.
On February 5th, 2020, it was announced that NFGaming Productions' operations, with the exception of their involvement in Impulse Fighting Underground, would cease by the end of March 2020, with production of its NFGaming original series moving to NickFamily Studios proper. It was also announced that NFGaming had cancelled both the "Night of Anime" and the "NFGaming Saturday Mornings" blocks, effective February 10th, 2020. It was later announced on March 1st, 2020, that effective March 4th, premieres of Playing Games from Japan, Two Bros and a Nintendo DS, and Cheat the System would be moved to the main Nickelodeon Family channel's AuraNightfall block.
On March 15th, 2020, NFGaming announced that, due to the ongoing 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic, the channel would go on autopilot, excluding new episodes of Impulse Fighting Underground, from March 16th-30th, 2020. During this time, NFGaming Morning Playthroughs went on hiatus (which was extended through April) and other shows temporarily aired new episodes on AuraNightfall. This was later extended through April on March 30th, concurrent with NickFamily Studios shutting down facilities in order for its staff to work from home. During this time, all NFGaming programming except Robot Wars Cyber (which already had episodes recorded ahead of time) would go on hiatus. On April 18th, 2020, it was announced that, barring an extension of the statewide stay-at-home order, NFGaming would resume normal operations on April 30th, with NFGaming Morning Playthroughs resuming new episodes on May 1st.
In late April, the stay-at-home order was extended, and NFGaming had to continue disruption of normal operations; NFGaming Morning Playthroughs began running new episodes again on May 1st, with episodes being run through May 30th being broadcast from the hosts' homes.
In September 2020, NFGaming announced that the Action Blast! and NFGaming Movies blocks were cancelled, removing the network's final blocks from the schedule. The time vacated by the blocks were given to reruns of Fighting Underground. Reruns of all animated programming, save for original animation, as well as all remaining syndicated programming not from Aura, were also removed from the schedule around this time. On September 23rd, 2020, the hosts of NFGaming Morning Playthroughs announced they would end their show at the end of December 2020. Because of this, rumors have spread that Aura were planning to merge the channel into Nickelodeon Family proper, including moving repeats of much of the channel's remaining programming to AuraNightfall, and sell off the channel space.
On December 2nd, 2020, the main Nickelodeon Family channel began abbreviating itself as "NF", ending the 3-year exclusive use of the abbreviation by NFGaming.
On January 21st, 2021, it was announced that, in the wake of the G4 relaunch, NFGaming would either be shut down or sold off by the end of April 2021. On the same day, Aura announced that all remaining NFGaming original series except for Impulse Fighting Underground were cancelled.
==Current programming==
*1 indicates that the series is ending soon.
*2 indicates that the syndication rights are expiring soon.
*3 indicates that the series is set to be removed from NFGaming's schedule.
*4 indicates that premieres moved to AuraNightfall.
===Original===
====Reality/Unscripted series====
*Impulse Fighting Underground (January 28th, 2019 - present): A revamp and rebrand of Fighting Underground.
===Reruns of ended series===
====Reality/Unscripted series====
*NFGaming Morning Playthroughs (July 16th, 2017 - present): NFGaming's morning show based around gamers playing through videogames. New episodes of the show went on hiatus from March 16th-April 30th, 2020, with the show being brought back on May 1st. Episodes aired throughout May are broadcast from the hosts' homes. 1
*Playing Games from Japan (July 18th, 2017 - present): A show featuring Jacksepticeye playing various videogames from Japan. The show began airing with a playthrough of Jewelpet: Kawaii Mahou no Fantasy. In March 2020, it was announced that Jack would leave the show (thus ending it) at the end of May 2020, in order to focus on his YouTube channel and commitments with RevelMode. Episodes airing throughout April were pre-recorded. 4
*Fighting Underground (July 31st, 2017 - present): 16 players for each game compete to be in the Fighting Underground Championships.
*Old-School Gaming (July 19th, 2017 - present): A show hosted by former G4 personality Adam Sessler that talks about how gaming was in the 1980s and 1990s. Starting in November 2017, the show also covers codes from Game Genie, GameShark, and Action Replay. New episodes of the show went on hiatus throughout the month of April.
*Konami Code Cheaters (July 24th, 2017 - present): A show hosted by Arin Hanson that focuses on gamers that know Konami Codes from various games. New episodes of the show went on hiatus throughout the month of April.
*Reviews on the Run: America (July 25th, 2017 - present): A United States adaptation of Reviews on the Run hosted by JonTron. New episodes of the show went on hiatus throughout the month of April.
*Robot Wars Cyber (September 21st, 2019 - present): The third American adaptation of the British series, after Robot Wars U.S. and Nickelodeon Robot Wars. Unlike the previous adaptations, the series is based around an eSports version of the format.
====Scripted series====
*Two Bros and a Nintendo DS (July 21st, 2017 - present): The series experiences two best friends and a Nintendo DS that can transport them into the videogame world. 4
*The Next Level 1 (July 20th, 2017 - present): The series focuses on gamers in a videogame world who are stuck on one level per episode and try to get past the level within the episode. Unlike the other NFGaming series, the series has a continuous plot involving the gamers getting stuck on every level they end up in.
====Animated series====
*Cheat the System (November 12th, 2017 - present): Video game characters use cheats to try to beat games. 4
*Ready to Game Up! (May 20th, 2018 - present): An animated/live-action series about a boy who lives inside a video game and tries to go to the very end of the game.
==Former programming==
===Made-for-TV movies===
*The Final Level (July 2020, currently in reruns): The series finale to The Next Level.
===Acquired===
====First-run acquired animated programming====
*eSports: The Animation
====Reality/Unscripted series====
*Attack of the Show!
*Electric Playground
*Gaming Show (In My Parents' Garage)
*G4tv.com
*Mod This! (2006 series only)
*Proving Ground
*Select (1999-2013 episodes only)
*X-Play
*Videogame Nation
====Scripted series====
*Aaron Stone
*Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything
*Level Up
====Game shows====
*Nick Arcade
====From Hasbro (Action Blast!)====
*B-Daman Crossfire
*Battle B-Daman
*Beyblade
*Beyblade G-Revolution
*Beyblade: Metal Fusion
*Beyblade V-Force
*G.I. Joe: Renegades
*G.I. Joe: Sigma 6
*Transformers: Animated
====Saturday Mornings (Action Zone/NFGaming Saturday Mornings)====
*Ben 10
*Ben 10: Alien Force
*Justice League Unlimited
*Kirby: Right Back at Ya!
*Mew Mew Power
*Powerpuff Girls Z
*Sonic X
*Static Shock
*Sym-Bionic Titan
*Tai Chi Chasers
*Teen Titans
*Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters
*Zoids: Chaotic Century
====Other animated programming====
*Adventures of a Gamer (season one)
*Code Monkeys
*FusionFall
*MegaMan NT Warrior
*The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
*Tron: Uprising
*Where on Earth is Carmen Sandiego?
====Anime series (Night of Anime)====
*Amnesia
*Betterman
*Clannad
*Colorful
*Crest of the Stars
*Dragon Warrior
*FLCL: Alt
*Gamers!
*Gate Keepers 21
*Gundam Wing
*Himouto! Umaru-chan
*Lucky Star
*Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi
*Magical Warfare
*Puella Magi Madoka Magica
*R.O.D the TV
*Servamp
*Soul Eater
*Tokyo Underground
====Movies====
*Wreck-It Ralph
==Programming blocks==
===Former===
*Action Zone: A block which aired action series. The block was cancelled in June 2018, with Sonic X and Sym-Bionic Titan being the only carryovers to NFGaming Saturday Mornings (barring installments of the Ben 10 franchise).
*Night of Anime: A block which airs dubbed anime that would usually not air on NFGaming. Despite having launched alongside the channel in 2017, the block was cancelled in 2020 as most of the block's remaining programming were reruns of anime formerly aired on its sister networks.
*NFGaming Saturday Mornings: A block which mostly airs non-gaming programming on Saturday mornings. The block replaced Action Zone in 2018 and was cancelled two years later in 2020.
*Action Blast!: Launched in 2017 and named after the former G4 block of the same name, the block airs programming from Hasbro and Hasbro Studios. NFGaming announced in September 2020 that the block was cancelled.
==Schedule==
Time 	Monday 	Tuesday 	Wednesday 	Thursday 	Friday 	Saturday 	Sunday
6:00AM 	NFGaming Morning Playthroughs	NFGaming Morning Playthroughs	NFGaming Morning Playthroughs	NFGaming Morning Playthroughs	NFGaming Morning Playthroughs	NFGaming Morning Playthroughs	NFGaming Morning Playthroughs
6:30AM 	NFGaming Morning Playthroughs	NFGaming Morning Playthroughs	NFGaming Morning Playthroughs	NFGaming Morning Playthroughs	NFGaming Morning Playthroughs	NFGaming Morning Playthroughs	NFGaming Morning Playthroughs
7:00AM 	NFGaming Morning Playthroughs	NFGaming Morning Playthroughs	NFGaming Morning Playthroughs	NFGaming Morning Playthroughs	NFGaming Morning Playthroughs	NFGaming Morning Playthroughs	NFGaming Morning Playthroughs
7:30AM 	NFGaming Morning Playthroughs	NFGaming Morning Playthroughs	NFGaming Morning Playthroughs	NFGaming Morning Playthroughs	NFGaming Morning Playthroughs	NFGaming Morning Playthroughs	NFGaming Morning Playthroughs
8:00AM 	NFGaming Morning Playthroughs	NFGaming Morning Playthroughs	NFGaming Morning Playthroughs	NFGaming Morning Playthroughs	NFGaming Morning Playthroughs	NFGaming Morning Playthroughs	NFGaming Morning Playthroughs
8:30AM 	NFGaming Morning Playthroughs	NFGaming Morning Playthroughs	NFGaming Morning Playthroughs	NFGaming Morning Playthroughs	NFGaming Morning Playthroughs	NFGaming Morning Playthroughs	NFGaming Morning Playthroughs
9:00AM 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Robot Wars Cyber 	Robot Wars Cyber
9:30AM 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Robot Wars Cyber 	Robot Wars Cyber
10:00AM	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Robot Wars Cyber 	The Next Level
10:30AM	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Robot Wars Cyber 	The Next Level
11:00AM	Robot Wars Cyber 	Robot Wars Cyber 	Robot Wars Cyber 	Robot Wars Cyber 	Robot Wars Cyber 	Fighting Underground 	Robot Wars Cyber
11:30AM	Cheat the System 	Cheat the System 	Cheat the System 	Cheat the System 	Cheat the System 	Fighting Underground 	Robot Wars Cyber
12:00PM	Ready to Game Up! 	Ready to Game Up! 	Ready to Game Up! 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	Reviews on the Run: America 	Fighting Underground
12:30PM	Robot Wars Cyber 	Robot Wars Cyber 	Robot Wars Cyber 	Robot Wars Cyber 	Robot Wars Cyber 	The Next Level 	Fighting Underground
1:00PM 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	The Next Level
1:30PM 	Ready to Game Up! 	Ready to Game Up! 	Ready to Game Up! 	Ready to Game Up! 	Ready to Game Up! 	Robot Wars Cyber 	Robot Wars Cyber
2:00PM 	Ready to Game Up! 	Ready to Game Up! 	Old-School Gaming 	Old-School Gaming 	Old-School Gaming 	Old-School Gaming 	Robot Wars Cyber
2:30PM 	Robot Wars Cyber 	Robot Wars Cyber 	Robot Wars Cyber 	Robot Wars Cyber 	Robot Wars Cyber 	Robot Wars Cyber 	Ready to Game Up!
3:00PM 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	Fighting Underground
3:30PM 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	Fighting Underground
4:00PM 	Robot Wars Cyber 	Robot Wars Cyber 	Robot Wars Cyber 	Robot Wars Cyber 	Robot Wars Cyber 	Robot Wars Cyber 	Fighting Underground
4:30PM 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	Fighting Underground
5:00PM 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	Fighting Underground
5:30PM 	Robot Wars Cyber 	Robot Wars Cyber 	Robot Wars Cyber 	Robot Wars Cyber 	Robot Wars Cyber 	Robot Wars Cyber 	Fighting Underground
6:00PM 	Cheat the System 	Cheat the System 	Cheat the System 	Cheat the System 	Cheat the System 	Cheat the System 	Cheat the System
6:30PM 	Konami Code Cheaters 	Konami Code Cheaters 	Cheat the System 	Old School Gaming 	Old School Gaming 	Old School Gaming 	Old School Gaming
7:00PM 	Reviews on the Run: America 	Reviews on the Run: America 	Reviews on the Run: America 	Reviews on the Run: America 	Reviews on the Run: America 	Robot Wars Cyber 	Ready to Game Up!
7:30PM 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	Robot Wars Cyber 	The Next Level
8:00PM 	Impulse Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground
8:30PM 	Impulse Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground
9:00PM 	Playing Games from Japan 	Playing Games from Japan 	Playing Games from Japan 	Playing Games from Japan 	Playing Games from Japan 	Playing Games from Japan 	Playing Games from Japan
9:30PM 	Two Bros and a Nintendo DS 	Two Bros and a Nintendo DS 	Two Bros and a Nintendo DS 	Two Bros and a Nintendo DS 	Two Bros and a Nintendo DS 	Two Bros and a Nintendo DS 	Two Bros and a Nintendo DS
10:00PM	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	Fighting Underground
10:30PM	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	Fighting Underground
11:00PM	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	Robot Wars Cyber
11:30PM	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground
12:00AM	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground
12:30AM	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground
1:00AM 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground
1:30AM 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	The Next Level
2:00AM 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground
2:30AM 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground
3:00AM 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	The Next Level
3:30AM 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	The Next Level 	The Next Level
4:00AM 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground
4:30AM 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground 	Fighting Underground
5:00AM 	NFGaming Morning Playthroughs	NFGaming Morning Playthroughs	NFGaming Morning Playthroughs	NFGaming Morning Playthroughs	NFGaming Morning Playthroughs	NFGaming Morning Playthroughs	NFGaming Morning Playthroughs
5:30AM 	NFGaming Morning Playthroughs	NFGaming Morning Playthroughs	NFGaming Morning Playthroughs	NFGaming Morning Playthroughs	NFGaming Morning Playthroughs	NFGaming Morning Playthroughs	NFGaming Morning Playthroughs
==Gallery==
NFGaming_logo.png|NFGaming logo from 2017 to 2020.
NFGaming_logo_2020.png|NFGaming logo since 2020, though a grayscale version was used as a screen bug since 2017.
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