Less than 1 year after its relaunch, G4 Network is being shut down. The Network that brought us Attack of the Show! and Xplay was shuttered over the weekend and the channel has gone dark effective immediately This is the network’s second closure after being canceled in 2014, just before the video gaming boom when it was needed most. However, this time around, it was undeniable how poorly the network was performing. According to Nielsen, the network was only drawing 1,000 viewers between 6 a.m. and 11 p.m.