''
Big Time Rush'' (also known as ''BTR''), is an American television sitcom created by
Scott Fellows about the Hollywood misadventures of four hockey players from
Minnesota—Kendall, James, Carlos, and Logan, after they are selected to form a
boy band
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. The series premiered with an hour-long pilot episode, "Big Time Audition", on Nickelodeon, on November 28, 2009. Its official debut episode premiered on January 18, 2010, earning 6.8 million viewers, making it Nickelodeon's highest-rated
live-action series debut ever. The final episode aired on July 25, 2013, after four seasons comprising a total of 74 episodes.
Series overview
Episodes
Season 1 (2009–10)
* This season was filmed from August 2009 to April 2010.
* Season 1 consisted of 20 episodes.
*
Kendall Schmidt,
James Maslow
James David Maslow (born July 16, 1990) is an American actor, singer and dancer. He played the role of James Diamond on Nickelodeon's ''Big Time Rush'', had roles in '' Getaway'' and ''The Frozen Ground'', and is a member of the boyband Big Time ...
,
Carlos Pena Jr.
Carlos Roberto PenaVega (; born August 15, 1989) is an American actor and singer. He starred on the Nickelodeon series ''Big Time Rush'' as Carlos García, and is a member of the group Big Time Rush. He was also the host of the network's game sh ...
,
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.
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all made guest appearances during the season.
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
Tanya Michelle Chisholm (born July 1, 1983) is an American actress and dancer. She is mostly known for her role as Kelly Wainwright on the Nickelodeon comedy series, ''Big Time Rush,'' and comedy film ''Big Time Movie''. also played Marcie on th ...
joins the main cast in this season as Kelly Wainwright.
*
Kendall Schmidt,
James Maslow
James David Maslow (born July 16, 1990) is an American actor, singer and dancer. He played the role of James Diamond on Nickelodeon's ''Big Time Rush'', had roles in '' Getaway'' and ''The Frozen Ground'', and is a member of the boyband Big Time ...
,
Carlos Pena Jr.
Carlos Roberto PenaVega (; born August 15, 1989) is an American actor and singer. He starred on the Nickelodeon series ''Big Time Rush'' as Carlos García, and is a member of the group Big Time Rush. He was also the host of the network's game sh ...
,
Logan Henderson, and
Ciara Bravo were present for all episodes.
*
Tanya Chisholm
Tanya Michelle Chisholm (born July 1, 1983) is an American actress and dancer. She is mostly known for her role as Kelly Wainwright on the Nickelodeon comedy series, ''Big Time Rush,'' and comedy film ''Big Time Movie''. also played Marcie on th ...
and
Stephen Kramer Glickman were absent for one episode.
*
Miranda Cosgrove,
Snoop Dogg
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,
Fabio Lanzoni,
Ed Begley, Jr.
Edward James Begley Jr. (born September 16, 1949) is an American actor and environmental activist. Begley has appeared in hundreds of films, television shows, and stage performances. He played Dr. Victor Ehrlich on the television series '' St. ...
,
Tom Kenny,
Russell Brand
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,
Gage Golightly
Gage Golightly (born September 5, 1993) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Hayley Steele in the Nickelodeon series ''The Troop'', Erica Reyes in the MTV series ''Teen Wolf (2011 TV series), Teen Wolf'', and Karen in the Am ...
,
Malese Jow,
Elizabeth Gillies,
Cymphonique Miller,
Forrest Burnham,
Jeanine Mason, and
Cedric Yarbrough all made guest appearances during the season.
Film (2012)
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.
Season 4 (2013)
On August 6, 2012, Nickelodeon renewed ''Big Time Rush'' for a 13-episode fourth season.
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Nickelodeon Greenlights Fourth Season of Hit Musical Comedy Series 'Big Time Rush'
August 6, 2012 Cher Lloyd,
Nick Cannon,
,
Victoria Justice
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,
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.
References
External links
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Big Time Rush on Nick.com
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Lists of American sitcom episodes
Lists of Nickelodeon television series episodes
Big Time Rush episodes