EP Daily aired on G4 Canada and City. The show had previously been aired in Canada on Space, Razer, A Channel, and OMNI.1, and in the United States on the
Science Channel and
G4. The Electric Playground began as a website (elecplay.com) in 1995. In September 1997 the show premiered in Canada and along the US west coast in a 30-minute weekly format. In 2002, the reviews segment of the show, "Reviews on the Run", was spun off into its own show. It was known as
Judgment Day in the United States and
Reviews on the Run in Canada. The final airing of Judgment Day on G4 was in December 2005. In 2010 "Reviews on the Run" was expanded out to a daily format. The show's website was
reviewsontherun.com. Reviews on the Run ended in 2014 after 13 seasons. On December 31, 2006, Lucas announced on the
EP Daily forums that Greedy Productions had cancelled its contract with CHUM television, which had broadcast
Electric Playground and
Reviews on the Run on SPACE and A-Channel, and signed a two-year exclusive deal with Rogers Communications, to broadcast the shows on G4 Canada and then additionally on other Rogers owned TV stations.
The Electric Playground aired only once on OMNI.1, on September 3, 2007. On December 15, 2007, the series premiered on
City Toronto and
City Vancouver, airing episodes that had aired on G4 Canada. In August 2008, EP Daily premiered in a daily format. The Electric Playground remained weekly, wrapping up the week in video games, technology, and entertainment. Beginning on December 1, 2010, EP Daily airs every weeknight at 8pm on SCI FI Channel Australia. This ceased on December 31, 2013, when SFTV Australia was closed after the owners of the channel failed to reach an agreement with Foxtel, and has now been replaced by NBC Universal's Syfy Australia In September 2010, the show returned to America on
ABC stations in select cities in the United States. It featured two specials that aired on Sunday, January 16, 2011: "Everythings Cool Awards" and "Cool Things For 2011". Weekly episodes began airing in September 2011. Each episode is an hour split into two parts, either airing back to back or at separate times, depending on the station that's airing the show. Daily episodes began airing on select stations on September 3, 2012. As of 2016,
EP Daily no longer airs on
G4 and
City. The show continues to produce content, such as daily Rundown segments and interviews, on the Electric Playground Network's
YouTube channel. Since then, Victor Lucas has been looking for new partners to support the show. ==International broadcasters==