The Videogamer

The Videogamer is an American game show television series on Nicktoons. The series premiered on February 22, 2011. It is hosted by Kevin J. Stephen and his brother Nicholas J. Stephen. 17 episodes of The Videogamer has unaired because of lawsuits and discussions. The show has been put on hiatus, following the awakening spread of the 2019–20 Coronavirus pandemic.

Development
Filming began in January 2010, it will be the second original television series on the US Cable network Nicktoons. 26 episodes were ordered for season one, plus other seasons will have 26 episodes.

Plot
The Videogamer follows the new adventures of Kevin J. Stephen as he plays and masters video games with his friends, to dedicate his disappearance Playstation.

Airings
The pilot episode "The First Gameplay of Mario Golf: Toadstool Tour" (combined as a two part) premiered on Nicktoons on February 22, 2011. Episodes 101 to 126 aired every Tuesdays at 7:00-8:00PM. On August 25, 2013, it was announced that Nicktoons that the show stayed ongoing with every season has 26 episodes. On January 29, 2016, KJS confirmed that the show has renew for a 11th season with 26 episodes. Due to the spread of the 2019–20 Coronavirus pandemic, the show has been put on hiatus.

Lawsuit
On October 27, 2013, a suit was filed on behalf of the interns of The Videogamer's live action crew against the Kevin J. Stephen and Nicholas J. Stephen, as well as the companies associated with Kevin J. Stephen Enterprises. Nicktoons was not mentioned in the suit. It alleges that Kevin Hicks was hired on as an unpaid intern working 10-16 hour days and was eventually hired on to perform the same duties for pay under a wardrobe assistant title, but that this pay ended and he was again asked to perform the same duties as an intern for no pay. It is alleged that the other interns on the production were performing duties that should have been performed for pay, in violation of the rules and laws governing interns. The lawsuit was settled by December 5, 2013.

Episodes
Main article: List of The Videogamer episodes.

Production
On January 1, 2010, it stated that it was known working title as Kevin, The Videogamer. On July 1, 2010, 26 episodes were ordered.

On March 15, 2012, it was on hiatus during the summer of 2012.

On May 28, 2013, the show was renewed for another season.

On September 22, 2013, the show is staying ongoing.

On October 1, 2016, the series along with the others have moved onto their own Disney Channel called PopTV1–9, as they were all moved from Nicktoons to that station.

On April 25, 2020, the show is on hiatus due to the spread of the 2019–20 Coronavirus pandemic. The date and time for season 15 will premiere at a later date, depends on when the 2019–20 Coronavirus pandemic spread is finished.