Big Time Rush (commonly abbreviated as BTR) is an American television music-themed teen sitcom based on the band of the same name. The series chronicles four high school friends from Minnesota — Kendall Knight (Kendall Schmidt), James Diamond (James Maslow), Carlos Garcia (Carlos Pena, Jr.) and Logan Mitchell (Logan Henderson) — whose lives are changed when they move to Los Angeles and become a hit-making, chart-topping boy band. The series became the second highest-rated Nickelodeon sitcom after less than a month on the air. behind iCarly, and currently attracts an average of more than three million viewers per episode debut. The show was created by showrunner and executive producer, Scott Fellows, for Nickelodeon, who also created the Nickelodeon sitcom Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide. The show incorporates original music created for the show/band, due to a partnership between Nickelodeon and Sony Music to produce the series. This is the second Nickelodeon series featuring a boy band, after The Naked Brothers Band. The hour-long pilot episode, "Big Time Audition", aired as a "sneak preview" on November 28, 2009, but the regular series debuted January 18, 2010 at 8:30 pm ET with the episode "Big Time School of Rocque", to 6.8 million viewers, the highest-rated launch for a live-action series in the network's history. The series soon became the number-one live-action series on Nickelodeon, according to BigTimeRushTV.com.
Premise
Four hockey friends from Minnesota — Kendall Knight (Kendall Schmidt), James Diamond (James Maslow), Carlos Garcia (Carlos Pena, Jr.), and Logan Mitchell (Logan Henderson) — get the opportunity to become famous and successfully try out to be the "next great boy band." They move to Los Angeles, California, where they live at the "Palm Woods Hotel" and attend the "Palm Woods School", a special school just for actors, actresses, singers, and other performers. The boys routinely come into conflict with their overbearing, outrageous, hard-driving (but successful) producer, Gustavo Rocque (Stephen Kramer Glickman), and his well-meaning assistant Kelly Wainwright (Tanya Chisholm), while trying to impress Gustavo's boss, Arthur Griffin (Matt Riedy), so that they can become successful. Griffin is portrayed as an executive who is largely clueless about the music industry, although he is often the final decision maker, and he is also surrounded by yes-men and is overly caught up in the trappings of executive "perks". The boys also frequently come into conflict with "Mr. Bitters" (David Anthony Higgins), the manager of the Palm Woods, a self-important middle manager who delights in catching Palm Woods residents in the act of breaking the (many) Palm Woods rules. He constantly threatens to evict the boys (and various other residents) for rule violations. They get mixed up through various issues and adventures as they live in Los Angeles.
Main Cast
Main article - List of Big Time Rush characters
- Kendall (Kendall Schmidt) - Kendall is the "proclaimed leader" of the group and is normal, understandable, and smart. According to Kelly in Big Time Audition, Kendall is tall, blond, and all eyebrows. Gustavo chose Kendall as his singer in Big Time Audition, but Kendall talked Gustavo into letting him, James, Carlos, and Logan become a singing group so he wouldn't have to leave his friends behind. Kendall was supposed to be the cliché bad boy of the band in the episode Big Time Bad Boy, but refused to succumb to a stereotype that didn't fit him (or any of the boys, for that matter). For example, in the episode Big Time Fever, Kendall is the only one in the band without "Hollywood Fever" because he is always a normal kid, and he is also the one who makes sure the guys remembers where their roots were when they had all changed from "Hollywood Fever" -- which they find out is actually just a term for home sickness. He is also known for himself ending up in awkward situations. For example, in the episode "Big Time Sparks" he would be caught with Jordin Sparks on all of the dates he sets up with Jo. In Big Time Concert, he is described as "The Complete Package", strong-headed, and hard to control. Kendall is dating Jo and they had their first kiss in "Big Time Concert."
- James Diamond (James Maslow) - James is the pretty boy of the group who originally wanted to be a popstar. He is apparently obsessed with his hair and good looks and always keeps his lucky comb in his jacket and takes personal head shots of himself. According to Carlos in the episode Big Time Love Song, James always gets the girls: he declares himself the "pretty one." In the episode Big Time Dance James accidentally asks out several girls to the dance in an attempt to help Logan ask Camille to the dance. All of the girls said they'd go with him. James is upset when Griffin's daughter Mercedes sequentially picks everyone else in the band to be her boyfriend (and summarily dumps each one shortly thereafter) but doesn't ever pick him. But after wards, he feels better when she admits she doesn't date anyone prettier than her. James is obsessed with bandanas and always suggests wearing them, as seen in Big Time Crib. As a result of his obsession, he has an alter ego called "Bandana Man", also seen in Big Time Crib; the costume consists of wrapping himself in several purple bandanas. According to various episodes, he thinks he is "the face", but this lessens after Big Time Jobs, in which when he fails a modeling job, he says to Katie (his assistant manager) in Minnesota he was "the face", and that he is now a "handsome grain of sand on an extremely beautiful beach". He, alongside Carlos, strives to be the "Hollywood Super Party King of Hollywood", shown in Big Time Party. He is shown to get nervous before auditions (as seen in Big Time Audition when he tried stalling his audition, and in Big Time Break when he claimed to have butterflies in his stomach right before his movie audition) In Big Time Concert, he is described as extra pretty, having a solid voice, and being "driven beyond belief".
- Carlos Garcia (Carlos Pena) - Carlos is the jokester of them all and always wears his hockey helmet. His dad is a cop who takes his job seriously and has gone through sensitivity training nine times. Carlos has never had a real girlfriend, although Mercedes Griffin forced him to be one of her short-lived "boyfriends" in the episode Big Time Demos. Carlos seems to be very easygoing, and whenever the others start to get into a fight, he suggests thinking "happy thoughts about kittens", as seen in Big Time Audition. He strives to be, alongside James, the "Hollywood Super Party King of Hollywood", as shown in Big Time Party. Carlos also thinks being carried by Freight Train, Gustavo's huge new bodyguard, is "kinda fun." In Big Time Concert he is described as energetic, a good dancer, and "wearing a helmet for no apparent reason".
- Logan Mitchell (Logan Henderson) - Logan is the sensible one in the group. He is also the smart one of the group but panics under pressure. Whenever the others are doing something bad and they tell him to join them, he always says "I've gotta get new friends", as in the episode Big Time Audition, but still joins them afterward. Logan seems to like Camille, an actress also living at the Palm Woods. It was initially unclear if Logan knew about Camille's deep crush on him, but when she kissed him pretending it was for an audition for One Tree Hill, he said he was pleasantly surprised. Logan returned her crush, Camille being quick to forgive him when he attempted to be with her and Mercedes Griffin at the same party (Mercedes having forced him to be one of her short-lived "boyfriends", just as she had with Kendall and Carlos). When they had a school dance, Logan's first choice for a date was Camille. She, however, stated that she wished to be asked in a more memorable way. After several failed attempts, Logan showed up on a "horse" (Kendall and James in costume), and she finally agreed to be his date to the dance. Logan has a learner's permit. He is the most level-headed and realistic of the four and always sees the downside to the others' schemes. In Big Time Concert, he is described as "the smart one", and indecisive. It's also stated in 'Big Time Mansion', that he like cats. In Big Time Concert, Logan said that he wanted to be a doctor on the show.
- Katie Knight (Ciara Bravo) is Kendall's precious little sister who sometimes helps the boys out. For example, in Big Time Break, when Kendall is the only one (out of the whole band) that still is determined to win the affection of a girl named Jo, Katie found out Jo was lying about having a boyfriend when she overheard a phone call between Jo and her mother. Katie revealed this to Kendall and helped him get a date with Jo. After the events in episode Big Time Dance, to Jo's surprise, Kendall revealed he thought that they were together, and now they are indeed a couple. Katie is always shown to have more tricks up her sleeve than her mother, who is portrayed as being very naive with regard to Hollywood machinations. Katie is bossy, clever and tricky, which is a big help when getting involved in the boys' plans. She is like Megan from Drake and Josh in many ways.
- Mrs. Knight (Challen Cates) is the mother of Kendall and his little sister, Katie. She is a very nice mother who doesn't get mad that easily (shown in Big Time Audition) and as shown in Big Time Dance, is sensitive about dating.
- Gustavo Rocque (Stephen Kramer Glickman) is a world-renowned record producer who meets the boys in Minnesota and offers Kendall a chance to come to Los Angeles with him, when Kendall turns the table around and convinces him to bring the others too. Gustavo was previously successful but hasn't had a hit in nine years, and believes the boys are his ticket back to the top. He is cliché, mean and always has a frown on his face while the boys are performing, even when he likes the song. In the episode Big Time Crib, he states that "All talent, are dogs" and calls them that; he also calls the boys "monkey dogs." Even so, when he tells the boys that a song wasn't as good as he wanted it to be, they always manage to call his bluff. He admits to liking the boys after dealing with an absolutely perfect boy band that he hated because they were so perfect, despite in Big Time Video, he briefly whispers to himself, "I hate those dogs" when they steal the set of their video for theirs. When the boys were house-sitting his mansion, they wrecked the house and had Kendall's mom clean it up (but not fully). Gustavo then accidentally wrecks his own house, but nevertheless tells the boys he likes them afterwards. Gustavo is seen to have serious anger issues and his blood pressure can skyrocket. An example is in Big Time Audition when he breaks a tea cup to pieces and destroys a few things outside after Kendall rejects his first offer.
Minor cast
- Arthur Griffin (Matt Riedy) is Gustavo's straight-forward boss who frequently annoys him.
- Jo (Katelyn Tarver) is the first new girl at the Palm Woods , who the guys went crazy for in "Big Time Love Song", but is currently Kendall's girlfriend, as confirmed in "Big Time Dance". They finally had their first kiss in "Big Time Concert". Jo got jealous when she thought Kendall was cheating on her with Jordin Sparks in "Big Time Sparks" but she thought wrong.
- Camille (Erin Sanders) is friends with the boys and is the "Method Actress Queen" at the Palm Woods hotel who according to Kendall in "Big Time Party", is somewhat crazy. She has a huge crush on Logan, and it seems he is starting to like her back. She is also friends with Jo from the Palmwoods.
- Reginald/Mr. Bitters (David Anthony Higgins) is the straight-forward manager of the Palm Woods hotel who frequently cause problems to the band, & feels delight from disciplining residents, especially the boys.
- Freight Train (Stephen Keys) is Gustavo's bulky enforcer, who according to him, is in charge of making people do what Gustavo says at all times and can hold all the boys at once. Freight Train is a parody of Christopher "Big Black" Boykin.
- Tyler's mom (Alyssa Preston) is the mother of Tyler whose name remains unknown. She frequently pesters him about his acting career, when he just wants to be a regular kid.
- Tyler (Tucker Albrizzi) is a 10-year old who, because of his annoying mother, stars in Juice-Box commercials, much to his dismay. Thanks to his friend, he is, on occasion able to hide from her. Even though it is stated that Katie has no friends in various episodes, he seems to be her friend.
- Guitar Dude (Barnett O'Hara) is the well-known song writer and guitar player at the "Palm Woods" who is a former cellist before he got "Hollywood Fever", as revealed by Camille in the episode "Big Time Fever".
Buddha Bob (Daran Norris) is the easy-going grounds keeper at the Palm Woods. He was mistaken as an "axe-maniac" by Mrs. Knight in "Big Time Bad Boy" and has snow making machines.
- The Jennifers (Denyse Tontz [Jennifer 1], Spencer Locke/Kelli Goss [Jennifer 2], and Savannah Jayde [Jennifer 3]) are three self-absorbed girls with the same name, who were the boys interests but is now Carlos' interest. They used to walk in normal motion, before they got "Hollywood Fever", as revealed by Camille in the episode "Big Time Fever". They also sing, act, and dance, according to Tyler in the pilot Big Time Audition, "We've seen them act and dance, but not sing".
- Mercedes Griffin (Carlie Casey) is the vain, self-absorbed, rude, untruthful, and manipulating daughter of Griffin. She makes major appearances in "Big Time Demos" & "Big Time Party" and is fond of the boys, which is why she used them to start dating them by pretending to be the "secret someone who picks their demos", & threatening to choose their competition "Vampirah!" over them unless they date her, however didn't date James since she thinks people prettier than her is "out of her league". She dated Carlos and Kendall but broke up with them and dated Logan for a week but he "cheated" on her and broke up with him and made Guitar dude her boyfriend.
- The Simms Twins (Tiana Madry and Tiera Madry), are two girls at the Palm Woods, first seen in "Big Time Love Song", who the guys like, although the girls get angry when their names are messed up.
- Rachael (Rachel DiPillo) is the "second" new girl, first being Jo, who is fond of James, but was part of a mob that chased him out in "Big Time Dance".
- Stephanie King (Tristin Mays), the third "new girl", first being Jo and second being Rachel, introduced in the episode "Big Time Terror", who frightens the boys by acting as a ghost and turns out to be actually producing her first no budget horror flick. She likes the boys, preferring them as "cute and hot", but It seems she likes Carlos more as seen in Big Time Terror and Big Time Dance.
Episodes
A total of 20 episodes (the first season) aired on Nickelodeon — with additional ordered episodes for the second season unaired. New episodes air on Friday nights at 8:00 pm, with occasional episode debuts on Saturday nights starting May 8, 2010. Reruns also currently air each weekend afternoon on Nickelodeon's spinoff channel, TeenNick.
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Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 20 | November 28, 2009 | August 20, 2010 | |
| 2 | 29 | September 25, 2010 | January 28, 2012 | |
| Film | March 10, 2012 | |||
| 3 | 12 | May 12, 2012 | November 10, 2012 | |
| 4 | 13 | May 2, 2013 | July 25, 2013 | |
Season 1 (2009-2010)
- This season was filmed from August 2009 to April 2010.
- Season 1 consisted of 20 episodes.
- Kendall Schmidt, James Maslow, Carlos Pena Jr., Logan Henderson, and Stephen Kramer Glickman were present for all episodes.
- Ciara Bravo was absent for one episode, 1x16 "Big Time Sparks".
- Nicole Scherzinger, Jordin Sparks, Fabio Lanzoni, and Ed Begley, Jr. all made guest appearances during the season.
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"Big Time Audition" | Savage Steve Holland | Scott Fellows | November 28, 2009 | 101
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3.5 |
| Four hockey players from Minnesota, Kendall Knight (Kendall Schmidt), James Diamond (James Maslow), Carlos Garcia (Carlos Pena Jr.), and Logan Mitchell (Logan Henderson), learn that record producer Gustavo (Stephen Kramer Glickman) is conducting a talent search, and go to audition. Kendall gets angry at Gustavo for turning James down, and sings "the giant turd song" to him. Gustavo is impressed with Kendall's fiery personality and offers to bring him to Los Angeles, but Kendall will not go without the other three. Gustavo agrees to this, but the record label CEO gives him only three days to turn the boys, who are terrible at dancing, singing, and cooperating, into a successful band. The boys goof off and get fired, but then go back, work hard, and please CEO Griffin with a performance of "Big Time Rush". Griffin gives them three months to produce a demo CD. The journey begins...
Special guest star: Nicole Scherzinger as herself Guest stars: Tanya Chisholm as Kelly Wainwright, Erin Sanders as Camille, Challen Cates as Mrs. Knight, Fred Tallaksen as Mr. X, Rachel Quaintance as Roberta, Michael Ng as Rob, Ted Garcia as himself, Matt Riedy as Griffin, Anne Johnson as Mrs. Magicowski, Denyse Tontz as Jennifer 1, Spencer Locke as Jennifer 2, Savannah Jayde as Jennifer 3, Barnett O'Hara as Guitar Dude, Tucker Albrizzi as Tyler, Alyssa Preston as Tyler's Mom, Obdul Reid as Obdul and Sammy Jay as Jenny Tinkler Production: Taped in early 2009, in Hollywood. Songs Featured: Famous, Big Time Rush Notes: This is the first TV movie, or one-hour special, of the series. Curt Hansen played Kendall's role in an unaired version of this episode and recorded "Famous" and "This Is Our Someday", but was replaced by Kendall Schmidt because he looked too much older than the others and sounded too much like James. Hansen later played Dak Zevon in "Big Time Photo Shoot" and "Big Time Concert". | |||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Big Time School of Rocque" | Savage Steve Holland | David Schiff | January 18, 2010 | 104 | 6.8 |
| The boys get a dose of reality when told that they have to attend school for at least ten hours every day while living in Los Angeles. They want to go to the fun Palm Woods school, but learn that Gustavo has arranged to have their school located at the recording studio, to keep them under his grip. The boys do whatever is necessary to take down the "School of Rocque" and go to the Palm Woods school. Mrs. Knight fails in an attempt to home-school Katie, so she tries, with the help of Mr. Bitters, to get Katie to act in a commercial so that she can be admitted to the Palm Woods school.
Guest Starring: Tanya Chisholm as Kelly Wainwright, Challen Cates as Mrs. Knight, Chris Masters as himself, Dee Bradley Baker as Mr. Smitty, Roz Witt as Mrs. Chisdak, Tara Strong as Ms. Collins, David Anthony Higgins as Mr. Bitters, Ralph Cole, Jr. as Mr. Abramowitz, Maxine Weldon as Laxative Auditioner, Joe Dietl and Jennifer Say Gan as The Audition Holders, Denyse Tontz as Jennifer 1, Spencer Locke as Jennifer 2, Savannah Jayde as Jennifer 3, Tucker Albrizzi as Tyler, Nick Vogels as Elliot and Peggy Flood as Elliot's Mom. Note: Mr. Bitters made his first appearance, and Griffin was absent for the first time. | |||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Big Time Crib" | David Kendall | Scott Fellows | January 22, 2010 | 103 | N/A |
| The boys are not thrilled with their boring apartment at the Palm Woods, and hatch a plan to improve it when Gustavo creates a fun "fake" living area for them on the soundstage of an Electronic Press Kit shoot. They enlist the help of all their friends at Palm Woods, including Camille and The Jennifers, to move the games and gadgets from the set to their apartment.
Songs Featured: Big Time Rush Guest star(s): Tanya Chisholm as Kelly Wainwright, Challen Cates as Mrs. Knight, Erin Sanders as Camille, Lilli Birdsell as The Set Designer, Matt Riedy as Griffin, David Anthony Higgins as Mr. Bitters, Koji Kataoka as Fujisaki, Denyse Tontz as Jennifer 1, Spencer Locke as Jennifer 2, Savannah Jayde as Jennifer 3, Obdul Reid as Obdul, and Stephanie Lesh-Farrell as Stage Manager | |||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Big Time Bad Boy" | Joe Menendez | Lazar Saric | January 29, 2010 | 105 | 3.8 |
| Griffin thinks that the band needs a "bad boy" presence to broaden their appeal, and pairs them with "Wayne Wayne", an Eminem parody who tries to inject dissension and tension into the group. Gustavo and the guys join together to get him booted out of the band. After Kendall defeats him in a "bad boy" contest, Wayne Wayne is teamed with a parody version of The Wiggles. Mrs. Knight becomes afraid of the Palm Woods handyman, who she believes is an axe maniac. Katie is suspicious of Molly, a girl whom Mrs. Knight forces Katie to play with, and who turns out to be a 20-year-old con artist who poses as an 11-year-old girl.
Guest starring: Tanya Chisholm as Kelly Wainwright, Challen Cates as Mrs.Knight, Erin Sanders as Camille, Matt Angel as Wayne Wayne, Matt Riedy as Griffin, Daran Norris as Buddha Bob, Tony Rago and Malcolm Foster Smith as The Police Officers, Ted Garcia as Himself, David Anthony Higgins as Mr. Bitters, Denyse Tontz as Jennifer 1, Spencer Locke as Jennifer 2, Savannah Jayde as Jennifer 3, Obdul Reid as Obdul, and Allegra Dawn Fetyko as Molly Finster Songs Featured: City Is Ours | |||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Big Time Love Song" | Jon Rosenbaum | Scott Fellows | February 5, 2010 | 106 | 3.7 |
| Jo moves into the Palm Woods, and the boys fight over her attention. James has a severe allergic reaction to a body spray. Gustavo's personal helper "Freight Train" is introduced. Katie chooses Gustavo as the subject for a school report so that she does not have to read anything. Griffin wants the band to record a slow love song, but Gustavo cannot make the song ("Any Kind of Guy") work.
Guest starring: Tanya Chisholm as Kelly Wainwright, Challen Cates as Mrs. Knight, Erin Sanders as Camille, Matt Riedy as Griffin, Tiana Madry and Tiera Madry as the Simms Twins, Katelyn Tarver as Jo, Stephen Keys as Freight Train, Lorenzo Lamas as Dr. Hollywood, David Anthony Higgins as Mr. Bitters, Denyse Tontz as Jennifer 1, Spencer Locke as Jennifer 2, Savannah Jayde as Jennifer 3, Barnett O'Hara as Guitar Dude, Obdul Reid as Obdul and Rachel DiPillo as Rachael Songs Featured: Any Kind Of Guy | |||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Big Time Mansion" | Joe Menendez | Jed Spingarn | February 12, 2010 | 107 | N/A |
| The boys "mansion sit" for Gustavo when he goes away to check out a new boy band called The Windmills. Gustavo reluctantly allows the boys to mansion sit, but they must follow his rules or be fired. What the boys expect to be an easy task turns into a "big time disaster" when things don't go according to plan. Mrs. Knight feels less needed with Kendall and the guys away, so Katie helps her mother by pretending to be sick.
Guest starring: Tanya Chisholm as Kelly Wainwright, Challen Cates as Mrs. Knight, Eric Nelsen, A.J. Mendoza, and Kamen Edwards as Windmills and Stephen Keys as Freight Train Songs Featured: Famous, Big Time Rush, City Is Ours | |||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Big Time Photo Shoot" | Jonathan Judge | Ron Holsey | February 26, 2010 | 108 | N/A |
| In a flashback, the severely injured boys tell how they got beaten up so badly. They had their very first photo shoot as Big Time Rush, however, with Gustavo and Kelly doing community service for vandalizing Matthew McConaughey's mailbox, Griffin took over and made them "space matadors with stuffy puppies". Meanwhile, Katie and her mom are determined to get the autograph of teen hunk Dak Zevon, a possible Zac Efron parody. When Zevon's security guards are mean to Katie, Mrs. Knight gathers Dak's fans and tries to barricade the door to Dak's recording room.
Guest starring: Tanya Chisholm as Kelly Wainwright, Erin Sanders as Camille, Challen Cates as Mrs. Knight, Curt Hansen as Dak Zevon, Carlos Alazraqui as Marcos Del Posey, Matt Riedy as Griffin, William Romeo as Security Guard #1, Jack Kennedy as Security Guard #2, Karen Strassman and Dominic Flores as The Corrections Officers, Jack Walsh as Gums, Obdul Reid as Obdul and Alex Barad as Pop Tiger Messenger | |||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Big Time Break" | Paul Lazarus | Lazar Saric | March 5, 2010 | 109 | 3.9 |
| The boys learn that Gustavo is taking the day off, and are relieved to finally be able to spend some time apart. Logan is determined to get into a math lecture taught by Danica McKellar parody Phoebe Nachee, but is disappointed to find that the lecture is at an all-girls school. Carlos panics when he realizes that his helmet is missing, but gets a surprise visit from his policeman father, played by Erik Estrada in parody of his own role on CHiPs, who accompanies him to retrieve his helmet. James spends his day off trying to launch his acting career, with Camille's help. Kendall is desperate to spend time with his crush, Jo, but is discouraged when she continuously reminds him that she has a boyfriend. Katie finds out that Jo does not have a boyfriend, and tells Kendall, who is determined to get the truth out of her.
Guest starring: Erik Estrada as Officer Garcia, Erin Sanders as Camille, Challen Cates as Mrs. Knight, Daran Norris as Buddha Bob, David Anthony Higgins as Mr. Bitters, Maggie Henry as Phoebe Nachee, Katelyn Tarver as Jo, Raquel Bell as Security Guard, Tucker Albrizzi as Tyler, Alyssa Preston as Tyler's Mom, Taylar Hollomon as Phoebe Nachee Fan, Diane Robin as Casting Director and Parker Young as Travis Songs Featured: Famous | |||||||
| 10 | 10 | "Big Time Demos" | Henry Chan | Scott Fellows | March 19, 2010 | 110 | 3.1 |
| The boys want desperately to remain in Los Angeles, but will be forced to head back to Minnesota if the record company does not approve their CD. Griffin's daughter Mercedes pretends to be the one who picks the demos. They discover that the demos are picked by a chimpanzee, and try to bribe it to pick theirs. Mrs. Knight tries to become assistant manager of the Palm Woods, to stay there for Katie's sake.
Guest star(s): Tanya Chisholm as Kelly Wainwright, Challen Cates as Mrs. Knight, Carlie Casey as Mercedes Griffin, Matt Riedy as Griffin, James Arnold Taylor as Regional Manager Taylor, Daran Norris as Buddha Bob, David Anthony Higgins as Mr. Bitters, Grace Lee as Old Assistant Manager, Obdul Reid as Obdul and Kevin "Repo" Thomas as The 3K Resident Songs Featured: Big Time Rush, Any Kind Of Guy, Famous, Halfway There | |||||||
| 11 | 11 | "Big Time Party" | Jon Rosenbaum | Dave Schiff | April 2, 2010 | 111 | 3.4 |
| The boys find out that they are not invited to their own party at Rocque Records, and decide to throw their own in the Palm Woods, but are threatened by Mr. Bitters with eviction if they do so. They instead call the party a 'social gathering', which there is no rule against, and agree to invite three friends each. The party turns huge when Carlos mistakenly invites the entire contact list of his phone. Mr. Bitters hears the party, but Kendall and Jo divert him away from finding it. Camille and Mercedes both claim Logan as their date, and Logan tries to spend time with each without the other finding out.
Guest starring: Tanya Chisholm as Kelly Wainwright, Challen Cates as Mrs. Knight, Erin Sanders as Camille, Katelyn Tarver as Jo, David Anthony Higgins as Mr. Bitters Bonnie Morgan as Russian Acrobat Rena, Chris Grabher as Russian Acrobat Sergei, Carlie Casey as Mercedes Griffin, Matt Riedy as Griffin, Obdul Reid as Obdul, J.P. Gillain as Dutchman Koji Kataoka as Fujisaki and Ashley Monique Clark as Soda Girl Songs Featured: City Is Ours, Halfway There, Any Kind Of Guy, Big Time Rush, Famous | |||||||
| 12 | 12 | "Big Time Jobs" | David Kendall | Ron Holsey | April 16, 2010 | 113 | N/A |
| Gustavo tires of paying for things the boys break. He makes them get jobs, and bans them from the Palm Woods pool until they repay his $2,000.30. Carlos becomes Gustavo's production assistant, while James attempts to become a model, with Katie as his manager. Logan and Kendall start a babysitting service, but find it more difficult than expected, and eventually make the kids wash cars. Carlos has trouble when Gustavo's automated coffee maker, C.A.L., becomes sentient and hostile, and attacks Carlos with espresso foam. The boys repay Gustavo, but the problems they cause at their jobs cost more than the boys earn, and Gustavo is stuck with the bill.
Guest starring: Tanya Chisholm as Kelly Wainwright, Challen Cates as Mrs. Knight, Matt Riedy as Griffin, Stephen Keys as Freight Train, David Anthony Higgins as Mr. Bitters, Darren Schnase as Cuda Photographer, Erica Shaffer as Wendell's Mom, Evan Lake Schelton as Wendell, Melisa LeGree as Lead Stylist, Obdul Reid as Obdul, and Rob Paulsen as Voice of C.A.L. Songs Featured: Famous, City Is Ours | |||||||
| 13 | 13 | "Big Time Blogger" | Savage Steve Holland | Dave Schiff | April 23, 2010 | 116 | N/A |
| The boys must impress Deke, a well-known blogger whose words can control their career. Gustavo hires people to train the boys to have a good "Day with Deke", but Deke writes an unfavorable review, and the four must get him to change his mind before he posts it. In a Twitter parody, Gustavo gets into trouble when he gets a "Scuttlebutter" account and tries to send a Scutbut that he hates brussels sprouts, but instead types that he hates Brussels as in "Brussels, Belgium".
Guest starring: Tanya Chisholm as Kelly Wainwright, David Anthony Higgins as Mr. Bitters, Matthew Moy as Deke, Rachel Quaintance as Roberta, Ahmed Best as Rob, Ted Garcia as Himself, Reece Kirk as Jean-Luc Varn Darn, and Clyde Yasuhara as Mr. Fong Songs Featured: Famous | |||||||
| 14 | 14 | "Big Time Terror" | Savage Steve Holland | Scott Fellows | May 8, 2010 | 114 | 4.0 |
| Gustavo moves in with the boys at the Palm Woods when his mansion floods, but the boys don't want him there, and will do whatever it takes to make him leave. Carlos and Mr. Bitters try to prove that there is a ghost in the Palm Woods, while Logan tries to prove them wrong.
Guest starring: Tanya Chisholm as Kelly Wainwright, Challen Cates as Mrs. Knight, David Anthony Higgins as Mr. Bitters, Katelyn Tarver as Jo, Tristin Mays as Stephanie King, Keith Pillow as Mr. King and Rachel DiPillo as Rachael Songs Featured: Stuck, City Is Ours, Shot In The Dark Note: The 'Ghost' storyline to this episode is similar to the horror film series Paranormal Activity, which also includes Carlos calling it 'Ghostly Activity'. Shot In the Dark is also the only BTR song yet to be placed onto an album or soundtrack. | |||||||
| 15 | 15 | "Big Time Dance" | Fred Savage | Lazar Saric | June 4, 2010 | 115 | 4.7 |
| The Palm Woods school is holding its first school dance, and Big Time Rush must perform. As each looks for his perfect date, they face the pressure of their first live performance. Kendall and Katie attempt to find a date for their mother, who will settle for no one less than the supermodel Fabio. Jo is upset that Kendall forgets to ask her to the dance. The Jennifers reject all the guys who ask them, including Carlos, but then all pick Carlos as their date, with the requirement that he appear as three different personas. Logan can't find the courage to ask Camille, and James inadvertently asks out numerous girls in his attempt to help Logan.
Special guest star: Fabio Lanzoni as himself Guest starring: Tanya Chisholm as Kelly Wainwright, Challen Cates as Mrs. Knight, Erin Sanders as Camille, Katelyn Tarver as Jo, Keith Allan as Pitchman, Tristin Mays as Stephanie, Tara Strong as Miss Collins, Fred Tallaksen as Mr. X, David Anthony Higgins as Mr. Bitters, Denyse Tontz as Jennifer 1, Kelli Goss as Jennifer 2, Savannah Jayde as Jennifer 3, Tucker Albrizzi as Tyler and Rachel DiPillo as Rachael Songs Featured: Stuck, City Is Ours Note: This is the first "Big Time Rush" episode to air at 9:30 p.m./ET. It debuted in the "Craziest Night On Nick" lineup, with the iCarly TV movie "iPsycho", and the Victorious episode "Robarazzi". This episode rounded out Nickelodeon's Friday night with double- and triple-digit gains, and averaged a 7.4/2.6 million (kids 2–11) (+69%), 9.7/2.1 million (kids 6–11) (+113%), 8.2/1.8 million (tweens 9–12) (+188%), and 4.8 million (teens 13–17) (+91%).[citation needed] | |||||||
| 16 | 16 | "Big Time Sparks" | Stewart Schill | Jed Spingarn | June 18, 2010 | 117 | N/A |
| Gustavo believes that the boys are bad luck, and tells them to stay away from Jordin Sparks while she stays at the Palm Woods and records at Rocque Records. They try to protect her, but accidentally push her into a well. Kendall tries to help her, but Jo catches him and thinks he is cheating on her. The boys duet with Jordin to record "Countin on You". Meanwhile, Gustavo and Kelly receive a package from Gustavo's rival producer "Hawk" with a skunk inside. They must get rid of it before it sprays the entire building.
Special guest star: Jordin Sparks as herself Guest starring: Tanya Chisholm as Kelly Wainwright, Katelyn Tarver as Jo, Stephen Keys as Freight Train, Phil LaMarr as Hawk, David Anthony Higgins as Mr. Bitters, Phillipi Sparks Jr. as himself and Merry Simkins as Sunblock Mom Absent: Ciara Bravo as Katie Knight Songs Featured: Count On You Note: The first Big Time Rush episode to be marked as a special.[citation needed] | |||||||
| 17 | 17 | "Big Time Fever" | Jonathan Judge | Jed Spingarn | June 26, 2010 | 112 | 3.1 |
| The boys find out that James has "Hollywood fever", when he continuously uses a tanning-spray that ends up turning his skin orange. Gustavo tells Kendall, Logan, and Carlos to fix James, or he will replace him. The three try to get rid of the tanning-spray by chasing him around with water-guns, but Carlos catches Hollywood fever from the Jennifers. Guitar Dude gives Logan a set of bongos and tells him to chill out, and Logan catches the fever, leaving it up to Kendall to get his friends back to normal. Meanwhile, in a massive heat wave, Katie sets up a snow-cone stand at the pool, at which Bitters tries to force her give him a part of the profits or shut the stand down.
Guest starring: Tanya Chisholm as Kelly Wainwright Erin Sanders as Camille, Daran Norris as Buddha Bob, David Anthony Higgins as Mr. Bitters, Hira Ambrosino as the psychiatrist, Denyse Tontz as Jennifer 1, Kelli Goss as Jennifer 2, Savannah Jayde as Jennifer 3, Barnett O'Hara as Guitar Dude, Tucker Albrizzi as Tyler and Joe Thornton, Jr. as the health inspector Songs Featured: Stuck, Famous Notes: The episode aired as part of Nickelodeon's "Hottest Night on Nick" lineup, which featured summer-themed episodes of Nickelodeon's sitcoms and new episodes of iCarly ("iBeat The Heat"), Victorious ("Stuck In an RV"), and True Jackson, VP ("Heatwave"). It was the third to air on a Saturday night (after "Big Time Terror" and "Big Time Audition"), and was broadcast at the special time of 8:30 p.m. ET/PT, 7:30 p.m. CT/MT.[citation needed] The full version of "Famous" was shown during the ending credits. | |||||||
| 18 | 18 | "Big Time Video" | Jonathan Judge | Ron Holsey | July 31, 2010 | 118 | N/A |
| Camille is leaving the Palm Woods unless she gets an acting job, and the boys promise her, along with Jo and everyone else at the Palm Woods, a part in their upcoming music video. Gustavo disallows this. The boys decide to make the video themselves, with Marcos del Posey directing. They film a video for "City is Ours", using Mr. Bitters' stolen car, and include Jo, Camille and all their Palm Woods friends. Gustavo likes the video so much that he buys Mr. Bitters' car, and gives it to the boys.
Guest starring: Tanya Chisholm as Kelly Wainwright, Erin Sanders as Camille, Katelyn Tarver as Jo, Carlos Alazraqui as Marcos Del Posey, Daran Norris as Buddha Bob, David Anthony Higgins as Mr. Bitters, Denyse Tontz as Jennifer 1, Kelli Goss as Jennifer 2, Savannah Jayde as Jennifer 3, Barnett O'Hara as Guitar Dude and David Goldman as Camille's Dad Songs Featured: City Is Ours, Big Time Rush Note: The second Big Time Rush episode marketed as a special, after "Big Time Sparks".[citation needed] | |||||||
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"Big Time Concert" | Savage Steve Holland | Scott Fellows and Lazar Saric | August 20, 2010 | 119
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| On the eve of the album release, Griffin cancels the album, tour, and concert, and forces the boys to return to Minnesota. James doesn't want to leave the music business, and joins Gustavo's arch rival, Hawk. Gustavo has to come up with $2,000,000 to buy the band's contract from Griffin. The boys come back to Los Angeles and hold an audition to replace James, but can't find anyone. James returns, and they prepare for the concert.
Special guest star: Ed Begley, Jr., as himself. Guest starring: Tanya Chisholm as Kelly Wainwright, Challen Cates as Mrs. Knight, Erin Sanders as Camille, Katelyn Tarver as Jo, Phil LaMarr as Hawk, Camilla Luddington as Rebecca, Fred Tallaksen as Mr. X, Curt Hansen as Dak Zevon, Rachel Quaintance as Roberta, Stephen Keys as Freight Train, Matt Riedy as Griffin, Sam Stone as Skippy, Anne E. Johnson as Mrs. Magicowski, Ed Brigadier as Sebastian, Andray Johnson as Executive, Barnett O'Hara as Guitar Dude, Ted Garcia as Himself, Obdul Reid as Obdul, Lucas Kwan Peterson as Keyboardist, Aaron M. Kahn as Bassist, Adam Conway as Guitarist, Maurice Whitfield as Drummer, and Brian McGovern as James' Dad Songs Featured: City Is Ours, This Is Our Someday, Famous, Big Time Rush Notes: The Season 1 finale of Big Time Rush, and the second movie. "Big Time Concert" was Friday’s number-one telecast on broadcast and basic cable with kids 2–11, and posted double and triple-digit gains with total viewers (+47%), kids 2–11 (+64%), kids 6–11 (+119%), and tweens 9–12 (140%).[citation needed] In the week leading up to the premiere of “Big Time Concert”, the show's page on Nick.com hit a record high with 757,000 unique visitors, and 3.2 million page views.[citation needed] | |||||||
Season 2 (2010-12)
- This season was filmed from July 2010 to May 2011.
- This season has 29 episodes.
- This is the longest season in the entire show.
- Tanya Chisholm joins the main cast in this season as Kelly Wainwright.
- Kendall Schmidt, James Maslow, Carlos Pena Jr., Logan Henderson, and Ciara Bravo were present for all episodes.
- Tanya Chisholm and Stephen Kramer Glickman were absent for one episode.
- Miranda Cosgrove, Snoop Dogg, Fabio Lanzoni, Ed Begley, Jr., Tom Kenny, Russell Brand, Gage Golightly, Malese Jow, Elizabeth Gillies, Cymphonique Miller, Forrest Burnham, Jeanine Mason, and Cedric Yarbrough all made guest appearances during the season.
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| 21 | 1 | "Welcome Back Big Time" | Scott Fellows | Scott Fellows | September 25, 2010 (USA)
January 28, 2011 (CAN) |
201 | 4.0 |
| The boys return from their six-week tour triumphant and tired, and must catch up on the schoolwork they missed, to maintain their grade averages and attend Rocktoberfest. Kendall and Jo's relationship is put to the test when she lands a part in a new television series, New Town High, and must make out with the male lead, Jett Stetson. After having to endure an entire day of Kendall's paranoid overprotectiveness, Jo tells Kendall that he should forget about her, but after Kendall leaves an apology on her phone, she holds an "I Heart Kendall" sign as BTR sing "Til' I Forget About You" at their concert.
Guest starring: Challen Cates as Mrs. Knight, Erin Sanders as Camille, Katelyn Tarver as Jo, Tara Strong as Ms. Collins, David Cade as Jett Stetson, David Anthony Higgins as Mr. Bitters, Matt Riedy as Griffin, Nick Bush as State Fair Reporter, Thomas Kasp as David, Mahaley Hessam as Sandra, Jose Brooks as Cole, Justin Giddings as Roadie, Denyse Tontz as Jennifer 1, Kelli Goss as Jennifer 2, Savannah Jayde as Jennifer 3, Barnett O'Hara as Guitar Dude, Obdul Reid as Obdul, Charlene deGuzman as Keyboardist, Aaron M. Kahn as Bassist, Adam Conway as Guitarist, Maurice Whitfield as Drummer, Christopher Weir as DJ and Glenn McCuen as Lil Lee Roth Notes: This episode aired as part of Nickelodeon's Worldwide Day of Play lineup, hosted by Keke Palmer, Victoria Justice, and Isabella Collins.[citation needed] Songs Featured: City Is Ours, Big Time Rush, 'Till I Forget About You | |||||||
| 22 | 2 | "Big Time Fans" | Jonathan Judge | Lazar Saric | October 1, 2010 | 202 | N/A |
| Disaster results when the boys ignore advice not to give promises or personal information to fans. Dangerously clumsy hometown friend Jenny Tinkler shows up when Carlos promises her that the boys will help her achieve her dream of fame, and her accidents get them kicked out of the Palm Woods. A young fan befriends James, then locks him in the basement and assumes his identity. Death Smash, "the world's most destructive band", is unhappy about the broken air conditioning in Gustavo's studio, and threatens to cause more damage if it is not fixed.
Guest starring: Erin Sanders as Camille, David Anthony Higgins as Mr. Bitters, Jonathan Brett as Buddy Simmons, Ray Conchado, Ron Ransen and Clint Tauscher as Death Smash, Ted Garcia as Himself, Seth Robert Dusky as LJ, Barnett O'Hara as Guitar Dude, and Sammy Jay as Jenny Tinkler Songs Featured: Famous | |||||||
| 23 | 3 | "Big Time Girlfriends" | Stewart Schill | Jed Spingarn | October 11, 2010 | 203 | 5.0 |
| Logan and Camille finally become a couple, but their relationship, along with Logan's friendship with James, is placed in jeopardy when James kisses Camille while helping her prepare for a movie audition. Gustavo wants the boys to sing a breakup song, and hires an actress to pretend to be Carlos' first girlfriend, so Carlos can learn a lesson about heartbreak. Kendall and Jo's schedules keep them from seeing each other.
Guest starring: Erin Sanders as Camille, Katelyn Tarver as Jo, Chelsea Ricketts as Sasha, David Anthony Higgins as Mr. Bitters and Mike Carlucci as Jo's Driver Songs Featured : I Know You Know, Boyfriend Note: The second episode to air on a Monday, after "Big Time School of Rocque". It aired on Columbus Day and Thanksgiving in Canada, along with the iCarly episode, "iDo".[citation needed] This is considered one of the most successful episodes of the show.[by whom?] | |||||||
| 24 | 4 | "Big Time Live" | Mort Nathan | Mark Fellows & Keith Wagner | October 15, 2010 | 204 | 3.1 |
| The boys are scheduled for their first television appearance, on the local morning show A.M. LA. When it looks like they will be bumped from the schedule, the four do whatever it takes to make their TV debut happen, angering and infuriating Jane Kennedy, the producer, in the process. Katie becomes addicted to a DS game that battles a shebeast. Gustavo and Kelly must pass a test to keep their studio location, but Griffin rigs the test against them.
Special guest star: Ed Begley, Jr., as himself. Guest starring: Challen Cates as Mrs. Knight, Matt Riedy as Griffin, Crista Flanagan as Jane Kennedy, Robert Curtis Brown as Miles Bainbridge, Andrew Patrick Ralston as Teleprompter Gary, Obdul Reid as Obdul, Bashir Gavriel and Kyle S. More as Video Gamers and Shane Yoon as Weatherman Songs Featured : 'Till I Forget About You | |||||||
| 25 | 5 | "Big Time Halloween" | Paul Lazarus | Jessica Gao | October 22, 2010 | 205 | 3.1 |
| It’s Halloween in Palm Woodsylvania, and the monstrous personas of Big Time Rush come to light. James is a vampire, and in love with a Buffy-style vampire slayer (Jeanine Mason), who tries to slay him. Logan is a zombie who keeps losing his limbs, and has to devise a plan to keep Lightning from biting his body parts off. Carlos is Franken-Carlos, and Kendall is a werewolf who is trying to hide his real identity from Jo. Griffin tells Gustavo that the boys cannot perform on his "Big Night of Fright" unless he turns them into "normals." Gustavo tests his "Hot Boy Band Machine", which results in more trouble.
Guest starring: Challen Cates as Mrs. Knight, David Anthony Higgins as Mr. Bitters, Katelyn Tarver as Jo, Matt Riedy as Griffin, Barnett O'Hara as Guitar Dude, Obdul Reid as Obdul, Charlene deGuzman as Keyboardist, Aaron M. Kahn as Bassist, Adam Conway as Guitarist, Maurice Whitfield as Drummer and Jeanine Mason as Muffy Songs Featured: Big Night | |||||||
| 26 | 6 | "Big Time Sneakers" | Jonathan Judge | Scott Fellows | November 5, 2010 | 206 | 2.8 |
| Jo's publicist wants the press to think that she is dating her co-star Jett, so she and Kendall must keep their relationship hidden by going on dates in disguise. Carlos and Katie name themselves Robin and Hoodie when Bitters overprices their favorite snacks, and the pair try to find other ways to get their Fruit Smackers. James and Logan try to buy and resell sneakers.
Guest starring: Katelyn Tarver as Jo Taylor, David Cade as Jett Stetson, Stephen Keys as Freight Train, David Anthony Higgins as Mr. Bitters, Beth Dover as Amy, and Challen Cates as Mrs. Knight. | |||||||
| 27 | 7 | "Big Time Pranks" | Savage Steve Holland | Lazar Saric | November 19, 2010 | 207 | 3.8 |
| The Palm Woods' annual prank-day contest becomes a battle of boys vs. girls. Logan hurts his eyes when his prank backfires, and becomes Dr. Hollywood's assistant for the day. Gustavo and Kelly's prank-themed day escalates into minor destruction and violence. The prank war ends with Kendall and Katie as champions.
Guest starring: Erin Sanders as Camille, Katelyn Tarver as Jo Taylor, Matt Riedy as Griffin, Tucker Albrizzi as Tyler, David Cade as Jett Stetson, Malia Dawkins as pranked girl, Lorenzo Lamas as Dr. Hollywood, Challen Cates as Mrs. Knight, Obdul Reid as Obdul, and David Anthony Higgins as Mr. Bitters. | |||||||
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"Big Time Christmas" | Savage Steve Holland | Mark Fellows & Keith Wagner (Part 1)
Scott Fellows (Part 2) |
December 4, 2010 | 209
210 |
5.0 |
| The boys are excited about their holiday trip to Minnesota, but hours before their flight, Griffin insists that they record a Christmas EP, and will not let them leave until it is done. Two of the songs are celebrity duets, "All I Want For Christmas Is You" with Miranda Cosgrove, and "Yard Squirrel Christmas" with Snoop Dogg. Mrs. Knight attempts to avoid a luggage fee by packing presents and clothes, and Katie tries to give a Scrooge-esque Mr. Bitters some holiday cheer.
Special guest star(s): Miranda Cosgrove, Snoop Dogg, and Fabio as themselves, and Tom Kane as the narrator. Guest starring: Erin Sanders as Camille, Challen Cates as Mrs. Knight, David Anthony Higgins as Mr. Bitters, Katelyn Tarver as Jo Taylor, Stacey Moseley as Miranda's producer, Obdul Reid as Obdul, and Matt Riedy as Griffin. Songs featured: "Beautiful Christmas", "All I Want for Christmas is You" Notes: The episode ranked as the top telecast on the night of its first airing, with 5.0 million total viewers.[citation needed] | |||||||
| 30 | 10 | "Big Time Guru" | Jonathan Judge | Jed Spingarn | January 8, 2011 | 208 | 3.8 |
| An angry Gustavo chases BTR into the Palm Woods, where Buddha Bob performs a "Himalayan monkey pinch" that makes Gustavo so mellow that he can't write a good song for the New Town High soundtrack. Kelly and Kendall team up to help Gustavo return to his regular, angry self before the New Town High producers find out that there's a problem. A "Swagger" app that Logan downloads to his phone increases his swagger, but decreases James' so much that James almost "dies" from low swagger counts. Carlos panics when told by the parrot who's advising him that he has 24 hours to live. The horrified Carlos hides in the bathroom of the apartment.
Guest starring: Erin Sanders as Camille, Rob Paulsen as Superparrot, Daran Norris as Buddha Bob, Jeffrey Ross as a fake record producer, and David Anthony Higgins as Mr. Bitters. Songs Featured : This Is Our Someday, Nothing Even Matters | |||||||
| 31 | 11 | "Big Time Crush" | Carlos Gonzalez | Lazar Saric | February 5, 2011 | 212 | 3.9 |
| Kendall and Jo help Carlos find a date. Logan flirts with a new girl, Peggy, while confused about his feelings for Camille. James tries to help Katie get closer to her new crush, Kyle, but acts like an overprotective brother instead. Logan wants to get back together with Camille, but she goes on a date with Steve. In the end, the boys all go alone to a movie they had planned to see with their dates.
Guest starring: Erin Sanders as Camille, Carlson Young as Peggy, Katelyn Tarver as Jo Taylor, Jerry Phillips as Kyle, Kim Hidalgo as Megan, Najarra Townsend as James' date, Bryan Cid Borrero as Steve, and Challen Cates as Mrs. Knight. Absent: Stephen Kramer Glickman as Gustavo Rocque and Tanya Chisholm as Kelly Wainwright | |||||||
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"Big Time Beach Party " | Savage Steve Holland | Jed Spingarn & Jessica Gao | February 21, 2011 | 214
215 |
4.2 |
| The boys make a deal with Griffin that, if they have a number one hit, they and their Palm Woods friends can have a party at his Malibu beach house. Jo is on a film shoot, and Kendall arrives alone. A crazed fan named Sandy claims that she is Kendall's girlfriend and tries to 'steal' Kendall from Jo. Sandy posts pictures of Kendall and herself, which makes Jo very jealous. James believes that Annie (Gage Golightly), a girl who saved him while surfing, is a mermaid. He tries to prove it with Camille's help, but falls in love with her.[who?] Logan and Carlos search for gold, in hopes of impressing the Jennifers with a beach house. They meet the SpongeBob SquarePants character Patchy the Pirate (Tom Kenny), and together try to find Patchy the Pirate's buried treasure. Meanwhile, Katie attempts to become Russell Brand's manager, Mrs. Knight attacks the boys with suntan lotion, and Gustavo tries to sabotage the party when he worries the boys will split up like what happened with another boy band of his.
Special guest star(s): Russell Brand as himself, Tom Kenny as Patchy the Pirate, Gage Golightly as Annie. Guest stars: Erin Sanders as Camille, Katelyn Tarver as Jo Taylor, Challen Cates as Mrs. Knight, Jayme Lynn Evans as Sandy, Matt Riedy s Griffin, Rick Gifford as Marvin, June Mock as Russell's assistant, Mike Carlucci as Jo's driver, Robert Pine as J.D., Daran Norris as Buddha Bob, Obdul Reid as Obdul, and Jack DePew as Tad. Songs Featured: Boyfriend, Dance, Dance, Dance | |||||||
| 34 | 14 | "Big Time Songwriters" | Jonathan Judge | Jessica Gao | March 5, 2011 | 211 | 3.5 |
| Griffin is releasing the BTR deluxe edition album. Gustavo hires songwriters who only fight, and Gustavo has to write the song himself. The boys want to write a song, but Gustavo won't allow it, so they get Katie to distract him by opening a health spa in the Palm Woods. Kendall and Carlos write a song named "Oh", and fight with James and Logan, who prefer their song, "Yeah." They combine the songs into "Oh Yeah", which Griffin approves.
Guest starring: Erin Sanders as Camille, Daran Norris as Buddha Bob, Dorian Kingi and Trampas Thompson as Jambox and Daryl, David Anthony Higgins as Mr. Bitters, Obdul Reid as Obdul, and Matt Riedy as Griffin. Songs Featured : Oh Yeah | |||||||
| 35 | 15 | "Big Time Reality" | Jonathan Judge | Mark Fellows & Keith Wagner | March 26, 2011 | 216 | N/A |
| Griffin turns BTR into a reality show, and allows an audience vote that will eliminate a member of the band. To keep audience interest, Carlos and James fight nonstop, while Logan and Camille fake a melodramatic relationship. Kendall attempts to unplug all the cameras, after one catches him off-guard at the Palm Woods pool. In order to get the show cancelled and keep the group together, the boys must prove to Griffin that a reality show is a bad idea.
Guest starring:Erin Sanders as Camille, Joe Souza as Snake Timmons, Challen Cates as Mrs. Knight, Bobby Lee as TJ, Keith Blaney as fired executive, Matt Riedy as Griffin, Obdul Reid as Obdul | |||||||
| 36 | 16 | "Big Time Girl Group" | Jon Rosenbaum | Scott Fellows | April 9, 2011 | 213 | 5.7 |
| The boys of Big Time Rush are jealous when their single "I Know You Know" is taken by Kat's Crew, a female pop group whom Gustavo is working with. A war begins between Kat's Crew and Big Time Rush, who believe that Gustavo will lose interest, and cancel them. BTR seek advice from Gustavo's first boy band, Boys in the Attic, whom also were destroyed by a female group. Gustavo chooses BTR over Kat's Crew, but the two bands produce a song and video together. Meanwhile, Katie and Mrs. Knight try to find good friends.
Special guest star: Cymphonique Miller as Kat, the lead singer of Kat's Crew Guest Starring: Fred Tallaksen as Mr. X, Challen Cates as Mrs. Knight, Tucker Albrizzi as Tyler, Danielle Bessler and Cristal Guel as Kat's Crew, Andrew Bowen as the leader of Boys in the Attic, and Daran Norris as Buddha Bob. Songs Featured: I Know You Know | |||||||
| 37 | 17 | "Green Time Rush" | Savage Steve Holland | Jessica Gao | April 22, 2011 | 219 | 3.5 |
| In a class Earth Day competition to win a week without school, Kendall is partnered with his enemy Jett. Logan is teamed up with the school bully, and is forced to do all the work for his project. Carlos and James work together and, after finding that all their ideas are already taken, decide to put a cow in every apartment. Kendall's last-minute idea to put energy-waster Jett in a box wins the contest. To Kendall and Jett's dismay, they must speak to the governor, and thus must spend an extra week together. Katie tries to stop Rocque Records from using foam cups, but Griffin won't allow it, because foam cups are RCM CBT Globalnet Sanyoid's biggest product. Under pressure from Katie, Gustavo, Kelly and Obdul, Griffin decides to sell paper cups.
Guest starring: Erin Sanders as Camille, Challen Cates as Mrs. Knight, Tara Strong as Ms. Collins, Matt Riedy as Griffin, Stefan Van Ray as Ozzy Clark, David Anthony Higgins as Mr. Bitters, Obdul Reid as Obdul, and David Cade as Jett Stetson. Songs Featured: Halfway There | |||||||
| 38 | 18 | "Big Time Moms" | Savage Steve Holland | Scott Fellows | May 7, 2011 | 217 | N/A |
| James' mom, nicknamed the "Estee Lauder of the Midwest" for her successful cosmetics line, arrives at the Palm Woods to bring James home and groom him to take over the family company. The boys must act fast to save the band, and need to stand up to a woman who is not used to being told "no".
Special guest star: Lita Ford as herself. Guest starring: Lisa Rinna as Mrs. Brooke Diamond, Challen Cates as Mrs. Jennifer Knight, Daran Norris as Buddha Bob, Hahn Cho as angry resident, Jill-Michele Melean as Mrs. Sylvia Garcia, Holly Wortell as Mrs. Joanne Mitchell, Casey Burke and Mario Lara as pet owners, Peggy Miley as Mr. Bitters' Mom, and David Anthony Higgins as Mr. Reginald Bitters. Songs Featured: The Mom Song | |||||||
| 39 | 19 | "Big Time Prom Kings" | Scott Fellows | Scott Fellows | May 21, 2011 | 221 | 3.8 |
| The Palm Woods school is having its annual prom, and Kendall, James, Carlos and Logan are each determined to win the title of Prom King. Carlos takes one of the Jennifers as his date, but mistakenly dumps her, and the Jennifers team up to destroy him. Jo is grounded, and Kendall sneaks her out of her apartment, but they get caught by her father. Logan is jealous that Camille is going with someone else to the prom, so he tries to make sure that James and his date will be Prom King and Queen. James tries to get Aubrey Stewart, from "The Vampire Stories Chronicles Saga Trilogy", as his date, but is hunted by her bodyguards. James and Logan are voted Prom King and Queen: Logan wins King, while James is Queen.
Guest starring: Erin Sanders as Camille, Katelyn Tarver as Jo Taylor, Daran Norris as Buddha Bob, Todd Bryant as lead bodyguard, Tom Schmidt as Jo's father, Barnett O'Hara as Guitar Dude, Bryan Cid Borrero as Steve, and Denyse Tontz, Kelli Goss, and Savannah Jayde as the Jennifers. Songs featured : Nothing Even Matters | |||||||
| 40 | 20 | "Big Time Break-Up" | Stewart Schill | Lazar Saric | June 25, 2011 | 218 | 3.6 |
| Jo is offered a role in a film that is shooting in New Zealand for the next three years. She tells Kendall that she cannot do the movie due to her New Town High contract, but Kendall and Katie find that she can be released from the contract if offered a part in a major motion picture. Meanwhile, James and Latino pop star, Selana enter a three-day whirlwind relationship, while Logan and Kelly join forces to separate Carlos from his beloved hockey helmet after Gustavo demands that he not wear it anymore. Kendall tries to get Jo to break up with him, then convinces her to take the role. After her limo leaves, the boys realize that Kendall and Jo forgot their signature "goodbye kiss," and rush to the airport for a proper goodbye.
Guest starring: Katelyn Tarver as Jo Taylor, Christian Castellanos as Selana, Linda Cevallos as Selana's manager, Mike Carlucci as Jo's driver, and Nikea Gamby-Turner as female airport security worker. Songs Featured : Worldwide | |||||||
| 41 | 21 | "Big Time Single" | Savage Steve Holland | Mark Fellows & Keith Wagner | July 23, 2011 | 225 | 3.1 |
| James, Carlos, and Logan help Kendall cheer up after his break-up with Jo, so he can get prepared for the band's new single. Kendall tells them that they can't know what he's going through because they've never had their hearts broken, so they each date a girl from the Palm Woods just to break up with them. James dates the Jennifers, then gets upset when Blonde Jennifer ruins his perfect "never-been-dumped" record by breaking up with him, instead of vice versa. A heartbroken Carlos dates 'red-shirted girl' for "the best 12 minutes of his life." Gustavo suffers from writer's block while trying to write the band’s summer single. Katie, who's writing a school report about Gustavo, helps him think of a song idea.
Guest starring: Erin Sanders as Camille, Denyse Tontz, Kelli Goss, and Savannah Jayde as the Jennifers, Matt Riedy as Griffin, Obdul Reid as Obdul. Songs Featured: If I Ruled the World | |||||||
| 42 | 22 | "Big Time Wedding" | Stewart Schill | Jed Spingarn | August 20, 2011 | 220 | 3.2 |
| Big Time Rush have a number one record in the country of Kerplankistan, and its King and Princess visit America. The King plans for his daughter to marry one of them. James inadvertently proposes marriage to her, and the boys try to free James. Kendall, Logan, and Carlos enlist the help of the King's 'dirt boy', who is the one the princess really loves, to ruin the wedding. Katie discovers that Buddha Bob is a Canadian immigrant who is about to be sent back. She convinces her mother to marry him so he can stay, and Mrs. Knight finds that Buddha Bob would be a good husband. It is discovered that Mr. Bitters is no longer qualified to perform marriages, so the wedding is invalid.
Guest starring: Daran Norris as Buddha Bob, Challen Cates as Mrs. Jennifer Knight, Annet Mahendru as Princess Svetlana, Matthew Florida as dirt boy, Nikka Far as Princess of Kerplankistan, Hamilton Mitchell as government agent and David Anthony Higgins as Mr. Bitters. Songs Featured: If I Ruled the World | |||||||
| 43 | 23 | "Big Time Rocker" | Carlos Gonzalez | Jessica Gao | September 24, 2011 | 223 | 2.9 |
| Eighteen-year-old rocker Lucy Stone moves into the Palm Woods, and James and Carlos compete to see who she will choose as her boyfriend. Lucy agrees to date both of them, but gets them to break up with her in order to put them in the 'friend zone'. Kendall teams up with Gustavo and Kelly to prove to Lucy that Big Time Rush 'rocks'. They tell Lucy that BTR will be on the morning news, then make the news by performing their new song "Paralyzed" on top of a bus parked in the middle of a busy downtown intersection. While rehearsing for her role in an upcoming movie, Spy High, Camille takes things too far, and steals all of the money from the safe in Bitters' office.
Special Guest Star: Malese Jow as Lucy Stone Guest Starring: Erin Sanders as Camille and David Anthony Higgins as Mr. Bitters. Songs Featured : Paralyzed | |||||||
| 44 | 24 | "Big Time Strike" | Jonathan Judge | Lazar Saric | October 10, 2011 | 224 | 2.5 |
| The boys take a stand against Gustavo's harsh management style, which includes electric shocks, and refrain from recording a song for their follow-up album. They write a list of requests, but Gustavo doesn't accept. Gustavo attempts to get a new band and modify their vocals to sound like BTR, but the boys thwart him. They plan to get their fans behind their cause by uploading a music video to the web, but the only song they have the rights to is "The Giant Turd Song". Katie says that being a mother is an easy job, so Mrs. Knight goes on strike, and leaves Katie to do the household chores. Katie admits that being a mom is hard work, and Mrs. Knight pressures Gustavo into meeting some of the boys' demands.
Guest Starring: Challen Cates as Mrs. Jennifer Knight, Matt Riedy as Griffin. Songs Featured : Superstar | |||||||
| 45 | 25 | "Big Time Contest" | Joe Menendez | Mark Fellows & Keith Wagner | October 15, 2011 | 222 | 3.0 |
| Four BTR fans win a Pop Tiger magazine contest to spend a day with one of the boys from Big Time Rush. The winners include Bobby, a demanding young boy who develops a crush on Katie, and Bruna, an outgoing older woman who has never heard of the band. James constantly switches dates (Jennette and Tiffany who are the other two contest winners) with Carlos, as he continually feels the other girl is better. At the final party, Katie dances with Bobby, Bruna invites her young niece, Muriela, to be Logan's date instead, and Jennette and Tiffany both go with Carlos while James spends his time at the buffet.
Guest Starring: Michele Boyd as Annie Windsor, Julie Brown as Bruna, Abbie Cobb as Jeanette, Clayton Mattingly as Bobby and Zuleyka Silver as Tiffany. | |||||||
| 46 | 26 | "Big Time Superheroes" | Savage Steve Holland | Scott Fellows | October 29, 2011 | 226 | 2.6 |
| Hawk steals the only hard-drive containing Big Time Rush's second album, and gives the songs to Zwagger, a new band that he's producing. Gustavo, Kelly, and the boys go to Hawk Records to retrieve the hard drive, but are caught and sent to jail. Kelly bails them out, but they are warned that if they are seen near Hawk Records again, there will be no bail. They assume super-hero personas, and go back to get the drive away from Hawk. In a Ghostbusters parody at the Palm Woods, Katie helps Buddha Bob rid the Palmwoods of a persistent clog that once shut down the building for a year, and appears ready to do so again.
Special Guest Stars: Forrest Burnham as Zwagger and Cedric Yarbrough as Chief Lieutenant Officer. Guest Stars: Phil LaMarr as Hawk, Daran Norris as Buddha Bob, Challen Cates as Mrs. Knight and David Anthony Higgins as Mr. Bitters. Songs Featured: Blow Your Speakers Out | |||||||
| 47 | 27 | "Big Time Secret" | Jonathan Judge | Dan Serafin | November 5, 2011 | 227 | N/A |
| James admits that he threw away a note to Carlos from Heather Fox (Elizabeth Gillies), Carlos' camp crush. Obligated under the "best friend code", James discovers that Heather is at Colossal Studios filming a commercial. He finds her, and plans a Camp Wonky Donky day at the Palm Woods for the three of them. Heather gives Carlos a note that says that she likes James, and Carlos passes the note on to James. Logan is worried when Lucy notices Kendall sneaking away with Camille sneaking off together, but finds that Kendall and Camille have been learning to figure skate, and that Kendall wanted to keep this secret from the other hockey players. Gustavo and Kelly become obsessed with trying to get Mrs. Knight's recipe for snickerdoodles, which Mrs. Knight claims is a family secret for those over 21, but turns out to be a store-bought mix.
Special Guest Stars: Elizabeth Gillies as Heather Fox and Malese Jow as Lucy Stone. Guest Starring: Erin Sanders as Camille Roberts and Challen Cates as Mrs. Knight. | |||||||
| 48 | 28 | "Big Time Interview" | Savage Steve Holland | Jessica Gao, Mark Fellows & Keith Wagner | November 19, 2011 | 229 | 2.4 |
| The boys sit down for an interview with Access Hollywood. They recall their greatest moments and reveal pictures and secrets.
Guest Starring: Michelle Madison as herself and Challen Cates as Mrs. Knight. Songs Featured: If I Ruled the World, Big Time Rush, Paralyzed, Superstar, Blow Your Speakers, Big Night, Music Sounds Better With You, Worldwide | |||||||
| 49 | 29 | "Big Time Move" | Savage Steve Holland | Lazar Saric | January 28, 2012 | 228 | 3.2 |
| After a big fight, the boys decide to move out. James squats in a cool retiree’s apartment and adopts his swinging senior lifestyle, Logan moves into a Palm Woods cabana, and Carlos goes rustic in a cardboard house in Palm Woods Park. Kendall is determined to convince them to move back to their real home and make them realize that no fight is worth losing a friend over.
Guest Starring: Erin Sanders as Camille, Malese Jow as Lucy Stone, Savannah Jayde as Jennifer 3, David "Gruber" Allen as therapist, David Anthony Higgins as Mr. Bitters and Challen Cates as Mrs. Knight. Songs Featured : All Over Again | |||||||
Film (2012)
| Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | US viewers
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Time Movie | Savage Steve Holland | Scott Fellows | March 10, 2012 | 4.1 | |
| On route to the first stop of the Big Time Rush "All Over The World Tour", Carlos has a dream in which he is a spy, and the group rescues a princess. At the airport, an M16 agent pursued by British agents switches Kendall's backpack with his identical one, which is revealed to contain an evil gravitational device. The boys team up with the kidnapped MI6 agent's daughter, Penny Lane, and promise to help save her father. Their tour director wants to cancel the tour, while Gustavo and Kelly try to save it, but secret agents tell them that BTR want to take over the world. The boys meet with the villain, Atticus Moon, and escape with Penny's father and the backpack. Moon's spies kidnap Katie, and the boys drive Penny's spy-van into Moon's castle to rescue her and defeat Moon. The British government then helps BTR save their world tour. As the movie ends, the boys leave with Penny and father in the spy-van.
Guest Stars: Emma Lahana as Penny Lane, Emily Holmes as MI6 agent #2, Trevor Devall as Atticus Moon, Christopher Shyer as Agent Lane, Garry Chalk as MI6 agent #1 and Challen Cates as Mrs. Jennifer Knight. Songs Featured : Help!, Can't Buy Me Love, We Can Work It Out, Revolution, A Hard Day's Night, Elevate Note: The first promo for the movie aired on February 4, 2012. The soundtrack for this movie was available for pre-order February 15 and was available for purchase on March 6, 2012. The movie contains numerous references to and covers of songs by The Beatles. "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" is a bonus track on the Big Time Movie Soundtrack EP. The movie premiered on May 26th 2012 on Nickelodeon (UK & Ireland). Like the US, it was hosted by the boy band One Direction and was part of Big Time Weekend. | |||||
Season 3 (2012)
On May 24, 2011, Nickelodeon renewed Big Time Rush for a third season. Malese Jow joins the show Recurring as Lucy Stone. Filming for this season began on April 3, 2012.
- Rachel Crow, Alfonso Ribeiro, Fabio Lanzoni, and Chris Paul all made guest appearances during the season.
| No.overall | No. in
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Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod.code | US viewers
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 1 | "Backstage Rush" | Stewart Schill | Scott Fellows | May 12, 2012 | 301 | 2.3 |
| On their last day of their "All Over the World Tour", the boys want to learn how to change costumes faster, so they can break a backstage record held by NSYNC. Logan wanted to finish a book before the tour ends and French Inspector Henri Duchamp was looking for Carlos after posting online that he took a cricket out of France. Meanwhile, Kelly must save the boys from a faulty stage trampoline, but she is trapped outside.
Guest Stars: Jonathan Schmock as the French Inspector Song Featured: Love Me Love Me, Blow Your Speakers, Famous, Time of Our Life, Boyfriend, This Is Our Someday, Cover Girl, City Is Ours, Elevate | |||||||
| 51 | 2 | "Big Time Returns" | Scott Fellows | Scott Fellows | June 25, 2012 | 302 | 2.3 |
| Big Time Rush returns to the Palm Woods after their world tour and learn they are now famous. Logan decides he wants to date Camille again and let her make the first move, but Buddha Bob tells Camille to let Logan make the first move. Wanting to pick up where he left off with Lucy, James invokes the 'Rule of Dibs' and forbids Kendall to talk or be anywhere near her. Carlos, as always, wants a girlfriend out of the Jennifers, but is caught between Griffin and Gustavo, who wants him to choose Love Me, Love Me, or Elevate, as the group's newest single to play for JoJo On The Radio. Meanwhile, Mrs. Knight battles with Mr. Bitters to stop his paparazzi-like experience from intruding on the boys' lives.
Note: Logan and Camille get back together in this episode. Songs featured: “Windows Down”, “Elevate”, “Love Me Love Me" Guest Stars: Erin Sanders as Camille, Malese Jow as Lucy, Kelli Goss, Savannah Jayde and Denyse Tontz as The Jennifers, Matt Riedy as Griffin, Obdul Reid as Obdul, Daran Norris as Buddha Bob, Challen Cates as Jennifer Knight, David Anthony Higgins as Mr. Bitters, JoJo Wright as himself. | |||||||
| 52 | 3 | "Bel Air Rush" | David Kendall | Mark Fellows & Keith Wagner | July 2, 2012 | 303 | 2.9 |
| Because of the paparazzi and crazy fans, Gustavo moves the boys to Bel-Air, but guys dislike the confinements of their new ritzy lifestyle and make a plan to return to the Palm Woods. When Gustavo and Kelly want to visit the boys, the security won't let them in.
Songs featured: "Movin' Up to Bel Air", "Love Me Love Me”, “Windows Down”, “Elevate" Guest Stars: Erin Sanders as Camille, Challen Cates as Jennifer Knight, Daran Norris as Buddha Bob, & Kelli Goss, Savannah Jayde and Denyse Tontz as The Jennifers Special Guest Stars: Rachel Crow as Winnie, Alfonso Ribeiro as Captain McAllister and Fabio Lanzoni as Himself | |||||||
| 53 | 4 | "Big Time Double Date" | Joe Menendez | Jed Spingarn | July 9, 2012 | 304 | N/A |
| Kendall has dinner with Lucy and her parents who believe she is a classical musician. Meanwhile, Logan goes on a date with a girl he has the same interests, after a fight with Camille and Carlos is on a date with a Jennifer and James wants to help him.
Guest Stars : Malese Jow as Lucy Stone, Erin Sanders as Camille, Denyse Tontz, Kelli Goss & Savannah Jayde as The Jennifers, David Cade as Jett Stetson, Challen Cates as Mrs. Knight, Susan Yeagley as Mrs. Stone, Charles Chun as Mr. Stone, Cooper Neu as Lindsay (Logan's Date) Songs featured: "Cover Girl" | |||||||
| 54 | 5 | "Big Time Merchandise" | Carlos Gonzalez | Jed Spingarn | July 16, 2012 | 305 | N/A |
| The boys dislike Griffin's new line of Big Time Rush merchandise and attempt to sabotage his sales plan, but they wind up making matters worse. Meanwhile, Katie accidentally destroys her mother's Palm Woods robe and buys a replacement robe from Bitters, only that the robe she was sold doesn't include a belt, and Bitters refuses any refunds or returns so she attempts to get her money's worth by getting the belt the robe was supposed to have.
Guest Stars: Matt Riedy as Griffin, Rob Paulsen as Sam Sellmart, David Anthony Higgins as Mr. Bitters, Rachel Quaintance & Ahmed Best as Marketing Team Songs featured: "Elevate" | |||||||
| 55 | 6 | "Big Time Surprise" | Julian Petrillo | Scott Fellows | September 22, 2012 | 306 | 2.9 |
| Kendall attempts to ask Lucy out on a date, until her ex-boyfriend Beau arrives at the Palm Woods to reunite with her. Moments later, he is caught also making out with other girls at the Palm Woods. With James, Jett and Camille to assist, Kendall is determined to document evidence of Beau's activity, though every one of their attempts ends in a failure. Nonetheless, Lucy overhears the latest of Beau's intentions and she immediately dismisses him and starts a relationship with Kendall. But their first kiss, however, is interrupted by the shocking reappearance of Kendall's ex-girlfriend, Jo. Meanwhile, Griffin orders Gustavo to kidnap him, so Gustavo hires Carlos and Logan to do the job (with surprising consequences). Also, Mrs. Knight and Katie (with help from Buddha Bob) try to steal Jett's computer to find out the ending of the cliffhanger episode of New Town High which Jett is on.
Guest Stars: Malese Jow as Lucy Stone, Erin Sanders as Camille, Katelyn Tarver as Jo Taylor, Bryan Lillis as Beau, David Cade as Jett Stetson, Challen Cates as Mrs. Knight, Daran Norris as Buddha Bob, Matt Riedy as Griffin, Obdul Reid as Obdul Song featured: Elevate | |||||||
| 56 | 7 | "Big Time Decision" | Jonathan Judge | Lazar Saric & Jed Spingarn | September 29, 2012 | 307 | 2.4 |
| Immediately picking up where the previous episode had ended, Jo returns to the Palm Woods having her movie career in New Zealand ended early due to the set burning down in a fire. Kendall is unsure whether he has moved on with Lucy during Jo's absence, or whether he still has feelings for Jo and has to pick one girl before the other one leaves the Palm Woods. Meanwhile, Carlos has to make a choice to stand by either his best friend James, or his new benefactor Mr. Bitters, during a supposed zombie apocalypse. Katie finds Kendall outside Rocque Records, after briefly running the company. Katie tells Kendall to follow his heart, though finding signs and pictures that resemble Lucy. He knocks on Jo's door, and they get back together.
Guest Stars: Malese Jow as Lucy Stone, Erin Sanders as Camille, Katelyn Tarver as Jo Taylor, Daran Norris as Buddha Bob, Matt Riedy as Griffin, David Anthony Higgins as Mr. Bitters Songs featured: Time Of Our Life, No Idea Note: Because this episode immediately picks up where the previous episode had ended (although this features a fictional flashback opening), the two episodes can be counted as a one-hour special rather than two separate episodes that continue the Kendall-Jo-Lucy story. | |||||||
| 57 | 8 | "Big Time Babysitting" | Jonathan Judge | Dan Serafin | October 13, 2012 | 308 | 2.8 |
| Kendall and Logan have to babysit a rock legend before his hall of fame induction, but he keeps having heart attacks. Meanwhile, Carlos and James have to babysit Katie, and keep her from leaving the Palmwoods, so they can get toys. And, Gustavo and Kelly try to get the special Green Kiwi Jellybeans that Puppy Dog stole from Babylace, so they won't get fired. Along with, Jo and Kendall's relationship is becoming awkward with Jo seeing Kendall kiss Lucy.
Guest Stars: Jess Harnell as Babylace, Katelyn Tarver as Jo Taylor, Doris Leonard Jr. as Puppy Dog, Patrick Hancock as Hall of Rock floor manager and Challen Cates as Mrs. Knight, Anthony Alabi as Puppy Dog's Bodyguard | |||||||
| 58 | 9 | "Big Time Gold" | Nisha Ganatra | Mark Fellows & Keith Wagner | October 20, 2012 | 311 | 2.6 |
| Camille finds a gold necklace and believes it's Logan anniversary gift to her, when it's really Kendall's birthday gift for Jo. Meanwhile, James and Carlos want to find out if they can listen to BTR in pure gold without getting caught by Gustavo, but end up finding out (along with Kelly and Gustavo), that it's just an old record painted gold.
Guest Stars: Erin Sanders as Camille, Katelyn Tarver as Jo Taylor, Daran Norris as Buddha Bob, Matt Riedy as Griffin, David Anthony Higgins as Mr. Bitters Note: The song "ja da" by Bill Halley plays on the record. | |||||||
| 59 | 10 | "Big Time Camping" | David Kendall | Lazar Saric | October 27, 2012 | 309 | 2.5 |
| Gustavo doesn't allow the boys to go camping because he fears for their safety, so they resort to camping on a sound stage with Jo, Camille, and the Jennifers, but end up with a face off (Boys vs Girls). Meanwhile, Gustavo is trying to stop the boys camping section with the help of Kelly because he is afraid of them getting hurt. Elsewhere, Katie and Mrs. Knight are camping outside to get a new iSlab 3, but Mr. Bitters had saved Jett a space on line.
Note: As of this episode, Carlos has dated every Jennifer. iSlab 3 is a parody of the iPad 3. Guest Stars: Erin Sanders as Camille, Denyse Tontz, Kelli Goss & Savannah Jayde as The Jennifers, Katelyn Tarver as Jo Taylor, David Cade as Jett Stetson, Wendy Worthington as Beulah, Nathan Anderson as Director, David Anthony Higgins as Mr. Bitters and Challen Cates as Mrs. Knight Song featured: Love Me Love Me | |||||||
| 60 | 11 | "Big Time Rescue" | Joe Menendez | Lazar Saric | November 3, 2012 | 310 | 2.6 |
| James and Logan volunteer at a dog shelter and ends up adopting eight dogs. Meanwhile, Kendall finds Carlos and Jennifer's puppy love sickening so asks for Jo's help to break the relationship.
Guest Stars: Katelyn Tarver as Jo Taylor, Kelli Goss as Jennifer 2, David Cade as Jett Stetson, David Anthony Higgins as Mr. Bitters and Challen Cates as Mrs. Knight Song featured: Time of Our Life | |||||||
| 61 | 12 | "Big Time Bloopers" | Scott Fellows | Dan Serafin | November 10, 2012 | 312 | 2.5 |
| The boys mistakenly destroy the tape with their last episode of Season 3, so they quickly set up a bloopers and outtakes episode hosted by Stephen Kramer Glickman and Ciara Bravo as themselves.
Special Guest Star: Chris Paul as himself Song featured: Big Time Rush, Elevate, Time Of Our Life, Love Me Love Me | |||||||
Season 4 (2013)
On August 6, 2012, Nickelodeon renewed Big Time Rush for a 13-episode fourth season. Cher Lloyd, Nick Cannon, Austin Mahone, Victoria Justice, and more guest-starred in this season. This is the final season of Big Time Rush. This season was filmed from January 2013 to May 2013.
| No.overall | No. in
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Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod.code | US viewers
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | 1 | "Big Time Invasion" | Savage Steve Holland | Scott Fellows | May 2, 2013 | 401 | 1.9 |
| The new British boy bands "invade" the music business, and Big Time Rush are afraid they are going to end their career. For save their career, they decide to hire new managers, but disagree on who they are going to take, so Kendall and Carlos go with the first and James and Logan with the second. At the end, they understand that they have to do their job like "Nobody's Around" and sing that song. Meanwhile, Katie is trying to find a best friend to talk about boys, but Mr. Bitters has turned the Palm Woods into a businessman living place, so along with Buddha Bob they try to kick them out.
Guest Starring: Challen Chates as Mrs. Knight, Daran Norris as Buddha Bob, Timothy Brennen as Manager #1, J. P. Manoux as Mitchell Gold, David Anthony Higgins as Mr. Bitters, Matt Riedy as Griffin, Obdul Reid as Obdul, Katelyn Tarver as Jo and Erin Sanders as Camille. Special Guest Stars : Jon Stewart, Gavin DeGraw and Terrence Jenkins. Songs Featured: Like Nobody's Around | |||||||
| 63 | 2 | "Big Time Scandal" | Savage Steve Holland | Lazar Saric | May 9, 2013 | 402 | 1.9 |
| Big Time Rush are accused for scandals: Lucy Stone releases an album about a bad break-up with a guy who is rumored to be Kendall, Carlos tries to swat a bee and is accused by E! News for hitting grannies and Logan is accused for trying to rob a granny, which was really helping. Meanwhile, James spreads up a rumor about him doing a duet with Cher Lloyd. In the end, Lucy admits in a press conference that the song isn't about Kendall, James and Cher are really posting a video with a duet and the truth about Carlos and Logan is revealed. Also, Lucy moves back in to the Palm Woods.
Guest Stars: Malese Jow as Lucy Stone, Katelyn Tarver as Jo Taylor, Erin Sanders as Camille, David Cade as Jett, Daran Norris as Buddha Bob Special Guest Stars : Cher Lloyd as herself, Terrence Jenkins Songs Featured: Picture This, With Ur Love (Cher Lloyd's "new song" in the episode.) Note: This episode along with the next episode, "Big Time Lies" can be counted as a "two-part spiritual sequel" to the Season 3 episodes "Big Time Surprise" and "Big Time Decision" (possibly "Big Time Babysitting" too since that episode includes references to the previous episode in the Kendall-Jo subplot) as this episode and the next episode continues the story of Kendall, Jo and Lucy. Taylor Swift is mentioned throughout the episode, and Kendall makes a reference to Taylor Swift's real-life incident with Kanye West at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. | |||||||
| 64 | 3 | "Big Time Lies" | Jonathan Judge | Dan Serafin | May 16, 2013 | 403 | 1.6 |
| Lucy tries to get Kendall back, but Kendall lies to Jo and tells nothing is happening. Meanwhile, James and Carlos lie to Gustavo about destroying his office and make up a story about a robbery and Logan lies to Camille about being sick, because he doesn't want to come to a boring play. In the end, Lucy apologizes and confesses she only tried to create drama for help her write new songs, and she and Jo even become friends. Carlos and James learn a lesson about lying and Logan and Doc Hollywood are enjoying the play in a bubble, while Camille is not.
Guest Stars: Katelyn Tarver as Jo, Erin Sanders as Camille, Malese Jow as Lucy Stone, Daran Norris as Buddha Bob, Lorenzo Lamas as Dr. Hollywood, Challen Cates as Mrs. Knight. Special Guest Star: Cedric Yarbrough as Chief Lieutenant Officer. Song Featured: Like Nobody's Around | |||||||
| 65 | 4 | "Big Time Bonus" | Stewart Schill | Mark Fellows & Keith Wagner | May 23, 2013 | 404 | 1.9 |
| Griffin gives the boys a $20,000 bonus and wants them to prove him they will spend them with responsibility. Kendall wants to invest them on orange stock, but he accidentally buys a truck full of oranges, James buys a snake to impress Lucy, but it turns out she doesn't like snakes and then he loses the snake and spends all his money to retrieve it, Carlos buys a personal assistant and Logan can't resist tipping people. In the end, they all run out of money, but they buy jelly beans with their last dollar, the jelly beans attract James's snake, they sell the snake for $100, and with that, they hire Carlos's assistant for one more hour and tells them to sell the oranges to his old boss. Finally, they have all $20,000 back and show them to Griffin, who is proven to be the orange buyer.
Guest Stars: Matt Riedy as Griffin, Challen Cates as Mrs. Knight, Erin Sanders as Camille, Malese Jow as Lucy, Mason McCulley as Carlos' assistant, John Jenkinson as Palm Woods Food Seller, Alden Ray as Guy who James hired to find his snake, Obdul Reid as Obdul, Special Guest Stars Eleni Louka as herself. Songs Featured: 24/Seven | |||||||
| 66 | 5 | "Big Time Cameo" | Savage Steve Holland | Jed Spingarn | May 30, 2013 | 405 | 1.7 |
| Gustavo books the boys to a lot of painful TV show cameos, but they decide to do no more cameos, until they get booked for "Coco.0", a show Carlos loves and has a pretty main character, Dara. But Dara's evil stepmother always controls her life, and decides what she will eat and say and who she will date, so Carlos can't kiss her. Along with Kendall, they create a plan for make them to kiss. Meanwhile, James and Logan try to sneak in Yo Gabba Gabba's stage for eat their snacks and Gustavo, Kelly and Katie try to come up with a better script for Big Time Rush's cameo. In the end, they force the stepmother to let Dara live her life and kiss Carlos, and sing "Confetti Falling", and James and Logan make a cameo on Yo Gabba Gabba and they let them eat snacks.
Guest Stars: Daniela Bobadilla as Dara, Lisa Arch as Stepmother, Yo Gabba Gabba as themselves, Sinead Devries as Dara's best friend and Challen Cates as Mrs. Jennifer Knight Special Guest Stars: Lucas Cruikshank as himself and Scott Baio as himself Songs Featured: Confetti Falling | |||||||
| 67 | 6 | "Big Time Tour Bus" | Carlos Pena Jr. | Scott Fellows | June 6, 2013 | 411 | 1.7 |
| Big Time Rush is on the way to their concert to San Diego, in tour buses, but they get stuck in traffic due to a Tractor Trailer Accident. Kendall is with Carlos, who is filming videos with his camera all the time and Logan is with James and they have roommate problems, as the other three say they can't roommate with Logan and he gets offended, while Kendall finds out a bunch of BTR hater sites and wants to change their opinion about BTR. Meanwhile, Victoria Justice keeps the crowd busy until Big Time Rush shows up and Mrs. Knight and Katie are also stuck in traffic. In the end, Kendall learns that the only way to deal with haters is to ignore them, James learns that Logan is a really good roommate and they all film a "Crazy for You" music video on the tour bus and finally arrive at the concert.
Guest Stars: Challen Cates as Mrs. Knight, Katelyn Tarver as Jo Special Guest Stars: Victoria Justice as herself Songs Featured: Crazy for You | |||||||
| 68 | 7 | "Big Time Pranks II" | Jonathan Judge | Lazar Saric | June 13, 2013 | 406 | 1.9 |
| Palm Woods' prank wars kick off again, and this time the kids battle the adults. Logan pranks himself out (again) and becomes "The Prankster Gangster", supplying prank tools to the kids. First, the kids beat the adults, but after Griffin brings black ops and Mrs. Knight and Gustavo get confetti launchers from Logan, the game is hard. In the end, it's a battle between Kendall, Katie and Mrs. Knight. Mrs. Knight wins and decides to continue the "Day of Pranks" next year.
Guest Stars: Katelyn Tarver as Jo, Erin Sanders as Camille, Malese Jow as Lucy, David Cade as Jett, Challen Cates as Mrs. Knight, Matt Riedy as Griffin, David Anthony Higgins as Bitters, Daran Norris as Buddha Bob, Obdul Reid as Obdul Songs Featured: Confetti Falling | |||||||
| 69 | 8 | "Big Time Rides" | Savage Steve Holland | Keith Wagner | June 20, 2013 | 407 | 2.2 |
| James buys a motorcycle to try to impress Lucy; Kendall teaches Jo how to drive a stick-shift; Carlos and Logan hold on to a childhood treasure (wood wagon).
Guest Starring: Malese Jow as Lucy, Katelyn Tarver as Jo, Challen Cates as Mrs. Knight, Daran Norris as Buddha Bob | |||||||
| 70 | 9 | "Big Time Tests" | Savage Steve Holland | Mark Fellows | June 27, 2013 | 408 | 1.9 |
| Logan brings Carlos along to the MCAT test as his good luck charm; James is upset because Lucy is off for a European tour and he becomes obsessed with relationship quizzes; Griffin puts on a product testing lab at Rocque Records and asks for Katie, Gustavo and Kelly to test the products for him.
Guest Starring: Challen Cates as Mrs. Knight, David Anthony Higgins as Mr. Bitters, Matt Riedy as Griffin and Daran Norris as Buddha Bob Song Featured: Picture This | |||||||
| 71 | 10 | "Big Time Cartoon" | Jonathan Judge | Scott Fellows | July 11, 2013 | 409 | 1.9 |
| The boys have been approached by two huge companies that are interested in expanding the BTR brand a little farther. They have two options of choosing between getting their own cartoon or their own video game and seem really excited about doing the video game, but they would have to cancel the concert to Hawaii on the private jet and wear on green ball suits. After hearing about the cartoon they end up changing their minds and do the video game instead. After getting locked out of the studio, they get themselves into a big mix up with the people in downtown LA making them think that they're aliens. They finally decide to do the cartoon which turns out pretty well. Meanwhile, back at the Palm Woods while watching The Fairly OddParents, Buddha Bob ends up falling off his ladder and thinks that he's Cosmo and that he can grant wishes. It's up to Katie and Mrs. Knight to bring his memory back by calling in Dr. Hollywood and he ends up hitting Buddha Bob in his head with a frying pan.
Guest Starring: Challen Cates as Mrs. Knight, Daran Norris as Buddha Bob, Lorenzo Lamas as Dr. Hollywood, Butch Hartman as himself. Songs Featured: Song For You | |||||||
| 72 | 11 | "Big Time Break Out" | Jonathan Judge | Nate Knetchel | July 18, 2013 | 410 | 2.0 |
| At a party at Rocque Records, celebrating the release of their third studio album, Griffin asks the boys about which one of them is going to leave Big Time Rush and break out. Carlos wants to become a big Broadway hit, Logan becomes a game show host, James has intentions of becoming a solo singer with his new album, Break Out Dreams, and Kendall just really wants the band to come back together.
Guest Stars: Daran Norris as Buddha Bob, Matt Riedy as Arthur Griffin, Challen Cates as Jennifer Knight, Erin Sanders as Camille Roberts. Songs Featured: Run Wild, Untouchable Notes: The cover of James' album is a parody of the album Teenage Dream by Katy Perry. | |||||||
| 73–74 | 12–13 | "Big Time Dreams" | Savage Steve Holland | Lazar Saric (Part 1)
Scott Fellows (Part 2) |
July 25, 2013 | 412–413 | 2.4 |
| The guys are invited to the 24th annual Tween Choice Awards, where the boy banders are nominated and booked to close the show. But before the foursome can take the stage, they uncover an evil plot to brainwash everyone in the audience. So BTR have to take down the bad guys and make sure the show rolls on as scheduled.
Guest star: Katelyn Tarver as Jo, Malese Jow as Lucy, Erin Sanders as Camille, Daran Norris as Buddha Bob, David Cade as Jett, Challen Cates as Mrs. Knight, David Anthony Higgins as Bitters, Matt Riedy as Griffin, David Hoffman as Martin Sharkis, Kelli Goss and Savannah Jayde as The Jennifers Special Guest Stars: Austin Mahone as himself, Mindless Behavior as themselves, Nick Cannon as himself, Karmin as themselves, Alexa Vega as herself, Ryan Newman as herself, Eleni Louka as herself. Songs Featured: Get Up, Run Wild, We Are, Big Time Rush Notes: This is the series finale. The Tween Choice Awards is a parody of the Teen Choice Awards. The goop that fell on Camille and Jo when they went up to present an award was a parody of the green slime used at the Kids Choice Awards. This is an hour-long TV special. It is possibly connected with Big Time Movie, based on similarities in plots (both contain spy elements and dream plot point). | |||||||
Specials
This is a list of specials that are either made apart from the series, or does not count as a regular episode or movie. Feature films and crossover specials count as well. There are currently 2 specials but there are not both the same length. The most recent one is 11-minutes long. By comparison, the first one was 30 minutes long. Specials featuring special guest stars like Jordin Sparks in Big Time Sparks do not count because it is still considered a regular episode, unless it is a feature film.
| Series # | Title | Premiere date |
|---|---|---|
| Special | "7 Secrets with Big Time Rush" | July 12, 2010 |
| Kendall, James, Carlos, and Logan present stuff fans never knew about them.
Note: This is a 30-minute "Behind the Scenes" special that aired on Nickelodeon on July 12, 2010. This is also the third episode of the Nickelodeon 7 Secrets franchise. | ||
| Special | "Live From Times Square" | August 20, 2010 |
| Kendall, James, Carlos, and Logan perform their concert on Times Square.Note: This is an 11-minute "Behind the Scenes" special that premiered on Nickelodeon after the premiere of Big Time Concert on August 20, 2010. | ||
| Speical | "The Big Time Rush Boogie" | October 12, 2012 |
| Kendall Knight, James Diamond, Carlos Garcia, Logan Mitchell, and Katie Knight gets everyone to the boogie | ||
External links
TV specials
Big Time Audition
The hour-long pilot episode, "Big Time Audition", aired as a special "sneak preview" for the series on November 28, 2009 at 8:30 p.m., following the iCarly special, "iMove Out". In the pilot, four hockey-playing teenage best friends from Minnesota get the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to become famous. It was intended for Kendall to go solo, but he refused to succumb to this chance without his best friends, so eventually Gustavo gave in and made them a singing group. They must prove to their record label they are ready for that chance.
Big Time Concert
The first hour-long made-for-TV season finale movie, Big Time Concert, premiered on Nickelodeon and was released on Friday, August 20, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. ET. This marked the film debut of the franchise. The boys learn about their first CD release when Griffin boosts the boys dream of being hit singers. They return to Minnesota to think about other dreams, but have come to a point where their lives have changed and decide to take control of that. They return to Los Angeles for their first concert. Right before the concert begins, Hawk kidnaps the four boys and ties them up at a private location to destroy their career.
Music
Nickelodeon partnered with Columbia/Epic Label Group to produce the show, which is why music and music instrumentals are incorporated throughout the series. All or most of the music videos for the singles are available on YouTube.
Singles
| Year | Song | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billboard Hot 100|US | |||
| 2009 | "Big Time Rush (Big Time Rush song)" | 116 | B.T.R. |
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2010 |
"Any Kind of Guy" | 124 | Non-album single |
| "Halfway There" | 93 | B.T.R. | |
| "Famous (Big Time Rush song)" | 119 | Non-album single | |
| "City Is Ours" | 105 | B.T.R. | |
| "Til I Forget About You" |
B.T.R. |
| 2011 | If I Ruled the World |
Big Time Rush's debut album, B.T.R., will be released on October 11, 2010 via Sony/Columbia.[11]
After the wrapping of the show's second season, Big Time Rush will be going on their first headlining tour. The tour, which has 16 scheduled stops, is set to happen in February 2011. "Til I Forget About You" was leaked onto YouTube on September 13, 2010 and was released in iTunes on September 21, 2010. ITunes is now pre-ordering B.T.R. and if you pre-oreder on iTunes you get the full versions of "This Is Our Someday" and "Stuck" but only if you pre-order.
Several songs featured in the show, including "Shot In The Dark", "Stuck", "This Is Our Someday" and have yet to air in their full versions. Several songs, such as, "One In a Million", "Worldwide","Nothing Even Matters" and "Paralyzed" have yet to be featured on the show.
Music Video
Production
Production notes
The series was conceived and created by Scott Fellows, formerly the creator, executive producer and showrunner of Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide. Fellows says his inspiration for the show was the 1960s musical comedy show, The Monkees- a popular and culturally significant American television series about a group of four young male adults who form a rock band and perform songs while having comedic adventures. Although the show had a concept as early as 2007, the series had no actual title as late as August 2009.
Nickelodeon partnered with Columbia/Epic Label Group to produce the show, which will incorporate original music into the series. Big Time Rush is one of the three Nickelodeon shows (the others are iCarly and Victorious) on which the cable network is partnering with the music group to promote music as well as shows. The four actors will sing in a band whose name will be "Big Time Rush." The first single from the show, "Big Time Rush" (the series theme song), was released in November 2009. Additional songs will be released throughout the show's first season. The Los Angeles Times has been critical of the show's focus on music, noting:
“ There is a marketing angle, to be sure, the same crossing of the revenue streams that powers "Hannah Montana" and "American Idol" and "Glee," and whose conceptual forerunner was "The Monkees"—television shows that function as elaborate advertisements for music that in turn advertises the TV show. "Big Time Rush," which has more than a little of "The Monkees" in its makeup, was developed with Sony Music specifically to move units. ”
The show incorporate, during the closing credits of each episode exclusively in Nickelodeon airings, "short previews" of music videos of each single from the series that have yet to air in their full versions, and occasionally features premieres of full versions of music videos of the singles.
The show also incorporate cartoon-like noises, music, and editing cuts designed to make it more humorous; this was also a trademark of series creator Scott Fellows' previous Nickelodeon series Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide. It is targeted primarily at children age 6 to 18.
Casting
A nationwide casting effort began in 2007. More than 1,500 teens and young adults auditioned for the four roles. Kendall Schmidt was the last actor cast, and the most difficult role to cast. Filming of the series began in August 2009. Actor Carlos Pena, Jr. previously worked with creator/producer Scott Fellows on Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide. Although he was reluctant to do so (he had just entered the Boston Conservatory to study music), Pena submitted an audition tape and won the role a month later. Executive Producer Scott Fellows was inspired to write each character by the personality of the actor playing him.
Filming locations
The series is filmed in Los Angeles, California in Hollywood. Though the series will have an extension in location at times, it mostly takes place at the fictional "Palm Woods" and "Rocque Records" (where the Big Time Rush records at, and frequently get into conflicts as well). The series first one-hour special (in some aspects, a movie) is the first episode to take place in the suburbs of Los Angeles.
Theme song and opening sequence
Reception
Audience reception
A one-hour special preview (which serves as the series pilot and first episode) debuted on Nickelodeon on November 28, 2009, drawing an audience of 3.5 million viewers. The series' official premiere on January 18, 2010 (which followed the premiere of the iCarly special "iSaved Your Life"), was watched by a total of 6.8 million viewers, in which as a result, made the series Nickelodeon's highest-rated live-action series debut.
Ratings
The ratings rose after the television debut, with the episode, Big Time School of Rocque, on Monday January 18, 2010 at 8:30 p.m. ET drew a total of 6.8 million viewers, Nickelodeon's highest rated live-action series premiere. The series became Nickelodeon's second highest rated sitcoms after less than a month on the air, behind iCarly. Each episode's debut routinely draws an average of more than three million viewers. Since its debut, the show maintains a loyal fan base and has recently experienced a resurgence of popularity after less than a month on the air.
Awards
Big Time Rush (Band Awards)
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2010 Australian Kids' Choice Awards | Fave International Band | Big Time Rush | Nominated |
| 2011 | 2011 Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Music Group | Nominated | |
| 2011 Australian Kids' Choice Awards | Hottest Guy Hottie | Nominated | ||
| Kids' Choice Awards Mexico | Favorite International Artist | Won | ||
| Kids' Choice Awards Argentina 2011 | Favorite International Singer | Nominated | ||
| Favorite Song | Boyfriend | Won | ||
| MTV Europe Music Awards | Best Push | Big Time Rush | Nominated | |
| Youth Rocks Awards | Rockin' Group of the Year | Nominated | ||
| MTV Breakthrough Band | Favorite Breakthrough Band | Won | ||
| 2012 | 2012 Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Music Group | Won | |
| Kids' Choice Awards Mexico | Favorite International Artist | Nominated | ||
| Kids' Choice Awards Argentina 2012 | International Artist or Group | Won | ||
| Otto Awards | Best Pop Band | Won | ||
| Hollywood Teen TV Awards | Favorite Music Group | Won | ||
| Pop Crush Music Awards | Video of The Year | Windows Down | Won | |
| Premios Telehit | Artist Popular | Big Time Rush | Nominated | |
| Best International Pop Band | Nominated | |||
| Z Boy Band Awards | Best Current Boy Band | Nominated | ||
| 2013 | 2013 Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Music Group | Nominated | |
| Premios Oye! | Best International English Single of The Year | Boyfriend | Won | |
| 2013 Bravo Otto Awards Germany | Best Global Band of 2013 | Big Time Rush | Won | |
| Favorite Internet Superstar of 2013 | Nominated | |||
| 2013 | Teen Choice Awards 2013 | Choice Music Group | Big Time Rush | Pending |
Big Time Rush (TV Show Awards)
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2010 Australian Kids' Choice Awards | Fave TV Star | Big Time Rush | Nominated |
| Casting Society of America | Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Children's Series Programming | Tara-Anne Johnson Carol Goldwasser Sharon Chazin Lieblein Howard Meltzer Geralyn Flood |
Nominated | |
| 2011 | 2011 Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite TV Show | Big Time Rush | Nominated |
| 2011 UK Kids' Choice Awards | Nick UK's Favourite Show | Big Time Rush | Nominated | |
| 2011 Australian Kids' Choice Awards | Fave TV Star | Big Time Rush | Nominated | |
| Young Artist Awards | Best Performance In A TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor 18-21 | Thomas Kasp | Nominated | |
| Best Performance In A TV Series - Recurring Young Actor Ten and Under | Tucker Albrizzi | Nominated | ||
| Best Performance In A TV Series - Recurring Young Actress 17-21 | Erin Sanders | Won | ||
| Youth Rocks Awards | Rockin' Ensemble Cast (TV/ Comedy) | Big Time Rush | Nominated | |
| Kids' Choice Awards Mexico | Favorite International Show | Big Time Rush | Won | |
| Kids' Choice Awards Argentina 2011 | Favorite International TV Show | Big Time Rush | Nominated | |
| Meus Prêmios Nick Brasil | Favorite TV Show | Big Time Rush | Nominated | |
| 2012 | Young Artist Awards | Best Performance In A TV Series - Supporting Young Actress | Ciara Bravo | Nominated |
| Best Performance In A TV Series - Guest Starring Young Actor Ten and Under | Tucker Albrizzi | Nominated | ||
| Best Performance In A TV Series - Recurring Young Actress 17-21 | Erin Sanders | Won | ||
| Kids' Choice Awards Mexico | Favorite International Show | Big Time Rush | Nominated | |
| Kids' Choice Awards Argentina 2012 | Favorite International TV Show | Big Time Rush | Nominated | |
| Hollywood Teen TV Awards | Favorite Television Actor | Kendall Schmidt | Nominated | |
| 2013 | 2013 Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite TV Actor | Carlos Pena | Nominated |
| 2013 | 2013 Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Music Group | Big Time Rush | Nominated |
DVD release
A DVD was to be released on August 10, with six episodes, music videos, and more, but it was canceled, according to Amazon.com. The official full Season one DVD is scheduled to be released on March 1, 2011.
| Name | Release date | Contains |
|---|---|---|
| Big Time Rush: Season One | March 1, 2011 | All Season one episodes |
Broadcast
Broadcast history
| Channel | Run | Episodes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickelodeon | November 28, 2009 (Sneak Preview)January 18, 2010 - Fall 2010 (new episodes: Big Time Rush season one) | Reruns\NEW episodes | Returning Series |
| TeenNick | November 29, 2009–present (in reruns); airs weekends only | Reruns (only) | Currently airing |
External links
- Official Big Time Rush (band website)
- IMDb's Big Time Rush
- Template:Tv.com
- Big Time Rush on Nick.com
- Big Time Rush Facebook Page
- Big Time Rush MySpace Page
- Big Time Rush on MTV.com
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