Game On (2002 game show)

This article is about the 2002 American game show. For the 2020 American game show, see Game On! (2020 game show).

Game On is a game show that aired as part of G4's original 13-show line-up.^[2] It was filmed all over the country^[3] as the hosts invite people off the street to compete against each other in video games. The hosts, Randy Kagan and Matt Gallant,^[4] would choose a side and then the losing host would be humiliated^[5][6] (normally in public). The Game On crew included producer Don Handfield, production manager Keith Worthington, associate producer Brian Mayer, production assistant Michael Leffler, and production associate Nicki La Rosa.^[5]

Game On
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	14
Production
Running time	22 minutes
Original release
Network	G4
Release	May 1 (2002-05-01)[1] – November 6, 2002 (2002-11-06)

Game On shot fourteen episodes and then was canceled after creator and producer Don Handfield left G4 to pursue a career in film. The final episode aired on November 6, 2002.

References

1. "G4techTV - Game on - Episode History". www.g4techtv.com. Archived from the original on 11 August 2004. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
2. "Programming". Cablefax. 13 (69). April 10, 2002.
3. Debra Aho Williamson (June 10, 2002). "G4 widens playing field for advertisers". Advertising Age. p. S14.
4. Rick Bentley (November 17, 2002). "Cable channel reaches out to video gamers". Fresno Bee. p. H1.
5. Keiko Kiele Akana-Gooch (May 30, 2002). "They've got game: 'Game on,' a new show with lots of laughs, does some filming in Hawaii". Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
6. Rob Watson (October 1, 2002). "With a TV channel, gamers get more screen time". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. D1.