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Congratulations to Big Time Rush and their cast and crew for the amazing numbers!

Premiere of Big Time Rush TV Movie Scores 3.3 Million Total Viewers

Nickelodeon closed the week (8/16/10-8/22/10) as basic cable’s number-one network in total day with kids 2-11(3.6/1.3 million) and total viewers (2.4 million). The net was also up double-digits for the week with kids 6-11 (+13%) and tweens 9-14 (+17%). Nick’s weekly win was driven by a solid performance by Big Time Rush’s (Friday, August 20, 8 p.m. ET/PT) hour-long TV movie “Big Time Concert,” which drew 3.3 million total viewers and averaged a 5.4/1.9 million K2-11, 7.0/1.5 million K6-11, and 6.0/1.3 million T9-14.

“Big Time Concert” ranked as 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 9-14 (140%). Additionally, in the week leading up to the premiere of “Big Time Concert” the Big Time Rush show page on Nick.com hit a record high with 757,000 unique visitors and 3.2 million page views.

Nick’s weekly win was also fueled by SpongeBob SquarePants, which scored the number-one telecast for the week with kids 2-11, was the number-one animated series on all TV with kids 6-11, and ranks as the top animated series with total viewers on basic cable.

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FROM POP-YOU-LARITY – Nickelodeon/Columbia Records is proud to announce the release of B.T.R., the eagerly-anticipated debut full-length album from Big Time Rush, stars of Nickelodeon’s hit live-action comedy series of the same name, on Monday, October 11, 2010. On album release day, the group–Kendall Schmidt, James Maslow, Carlos Pena, Logan Henderson–will also make their network TV debut with a performance on The Today Show, the #1 rated national morning show.

B.T.R. consists of original songs from the hit Nickelodeon series Big Time Rush, including the current hit “City Is Ours.” For their debut album, Big Time Rush teamed up with some of the top producers and writers today, such as Kevin Rudolf (Leona Lewis, Lil Wayne), Claude Kelly (Miley Cyrus, Britney Spears), S*A*M and Sluggo (Boys Like Girls, We The Kings, Gym Class Heroes) and OFM (Jay Sean).

Since the launch of the show–the highest-rated and most-watched live-action series premiere with kids, tweens and total viewers (6.8 million) in the history of Nickelodeon–the members of Big Time Rush have ridden a wave of success. The group has sold nearly 700,000 combined digital single sales to date, while the music video for “City Is Ours” is currently #6 on iTunes. In addition, a brand-new special one-hour episode, “Big Time Concert,” will premiere Friday, August 20 at 8pm (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon.

Big Time Rush has also partnered with CBS Radio and Walgreens to launch an exciting back-to-school promotion in 10 major markets, with nearly 3,000 participating stores. Fans can enter to win an exclusive performance by Big Time Rush at their school this fall. The contest began this week in the metro areas of New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Phoenix, St. Louis, Orlando, Houston, Dallas and Baltimore, with one winning school per market. For more details, please visit www.walgreensschoolspirit.com.
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FROM PR NEWSWIRE – Nickelodeon brought its annual Upfront presentation to Los Angeles for the first time ever, where it announced new additions to its robust 2010-11 programming slate originally unveiled during its March 11 presentation in New York. Joining six new series and new seasons of 16 returning hits such as top-ranked iCarly, SpongeBob SquarePants and Team Umizoomi, Nickelodeon also will premiere three new TV movies, including: Fred: The Movie, starring Lucas Cruikshank as online sensation Fred Figglehorn; Boy Who Cried Werewolf, starring Victoria Justice and Brooke Shields; and Best Player starring iCarly’s Jerry Trainor and Jennette McCurdy. Nickelodeon also has acquired My Wife and Kids (123 episodes), starring Damon Wayans (In Living Color, Major Payne), which will debut on Nick at Nite this fall.

Also, as previously announced, five brand-new series will bow across Nick’s digital nets, which include TeenNick, Nick Jr. and Nicktoons, during the 2010-11 season. Nickelodeon, the top-ranked basic cable network in total day for almost 16 years, is poised to close 1Q10 as its most-watched quarter ever in its 30-year history.

Held this morning at The Music Box in Los Angeles, Nick’s presentation featured special guest appearances and contributions from: Josh Duhamel, star of Nick’s hit animated series Fanboy and Chum Chum; Catherine O’Hara, star of Nick at Nite’s Glenn Martin DDS; and Victoria Justice, star of the upcoming Nickelodeon live-action series Victorious. The event was capped by a musical performance from Nick’s Big Time Rush, the band featured in the network’s newest live-action hit series of the same name.

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Big Time Rush was mentioned in a press release for their label mates, Boys Like Girls! Check it out!

Boys Like Girls’ hectic week continues as the band joins forces with the cast from Nickelodeon’s Big Time Rush to launch prom season 2010 with Seventeen Magazine and JC Penney. This free event will be hosted by Karli Henriquez of KIIS FM 102.7, and take place at the JC Penney in the Westfield Culver City Shopping Center on Thursday, March 25 at 4pm. Boys Like Girls will do a short acoustic performance and announce the winner of Seventeen’s Ultimate Prom sweepstakes. The lucky winner will truly receive the Ultimate Prom, a live concert by Boys Like Girls at their very own school prom this spring. Fans will be able to watch the Ultimate Prom event live on the web at www.livestream.com/ultimateprom.

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FROM PR NEWSWIRE – At its 2010 annual upfront presentation which featured top talent across the worlds of television, music and film, Nickelodeon today announced a slate of new programming that will be added to the network’s 2010-11 schedule, including: six new series and new seasons of 16 returning hits such as top-ranked iCarly, SpongeBob SquarePants and Team Umizoomi. Additionally, five brand-new series will bow across Nick’s digital nets, which include TeenNick, Nick Jr. and Nicktoons, during the 2010-11 season. Nickelodeon, the top-ranked basic cable network in total day for almost 16 years, is poised to close 1Q10 as its most-watched quarter ever in its 30-year history and just celebrated January as its most-watched month ever.

Held this morning at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, Nickelodeon’s upfront presentation featured special guest appearances and contributions from: M. Night Shyamalan, director of Paramount Pictures’ and Nickelodeon Movies’ upcoming feature film The Last Airbender; Miranda Cosgrove, star of iCarly, basic cable’s top kid and tween series; Victoria Justice, from the upcoming Nickelodeon live-action series Victorious; and Jamie Kennedy, star of the animated hit Fanboy and Chum Chum. The event was capped by musical performances from Nick’s Big Time Rush, and pop singing sensation Justin Bieber, who sang his hit songs, “One Time” and “Baby.”
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Nickelodeon’s dynamic duo, iCarly and Big Time Rush, produced yet another night of stellar performances by grabbing basic cable’s top two spots with total viewers (P2+) on Friday (March 5). iCarly’s “iSpace Out” topped basic cable overall with total viewers (5.3 million), kids and tweens for the night. Big Time Rush’s “Big Time Break” lodged a second-place finish among basic cable telecasts with total viewers (3.9 million), and was number-two with kids and tweens for Friday.

Big Time Rush scored its highest-rated and most-watched telecast since its premiere (Jan. 18) with kids, tweens and total viewers with “Big Time Break” (March 5, 8:30 p.m. ET/PT). The telecast posted double- and triple-digit gains over last year, averaging a 9.0/1.9 million K6-11 (+137% over last year), 6.8/1.5 million T9-14 (+152%), 6.8/2.4 million K2-11 (+74%) and delivering gains of +171% among total viewers. Nick’s record-setting Big Time Rush followed iCarly as broadcast and basic cable’s top live-action show with kids 2-11 in February.

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FROM NICKPRESS.COM: Four fun-loving best friends from Minnesota are given the opportunity of a lifetime when they get a chance to be part of the glamorous L.A. pop music scene in Big Time Rush, Nickelodeon’s new live-action comedy series premiering on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 18, at 8:30 p.m. (ET/PT). The new series – produced in partnership with Sony Music – is from producer Scott Fellows, creator of the top-rated Nickelodeon comedy Ned’s DeClassified School Survival Guide.
 
“Big Time Rush is about what happens the day after you win American Idol,” said Marjorie Cohn, Executive Vice President, Original Programming and Development, Nickelodeon. “This series will chronicle the wild and hilarious journey that follows after these guys get that life-changing, first big break and we think our viewers will enjoy going along with them for the ride.”
 
Almost 3.5 million viewers tuned in for a November sneak peek of the series and were introduced to Kendall (Kendall Schmidt, AI, Gilmore Girls), James (James Maslow, iCarly), Logan (Logan Henderson, Friday Night Lights) and Carlos (Carlos Pena, Ned’s DeClassified School Survival Guide) – four hockey-loving teenaged best friends who move from Minneapolis to Hollywood after Kendall is discovered by eccentric record executive Gustavo Rocque (Stephen Kramer Glickman) during a nationwide casting call for a new boy band. The foursome travel with Kendall’s mom (Challen Cates) and younger sister (Ciara Bravo) from the snowy Midwest to sunny Los Angeles, where they move into the Palm Woods, a swanky temporary housing development where entertainment companies house their budding new talent. But the boys soon learn that life in Hollywood is not all about hanging at the pool and attending late-night parties: they quickly realize they have a very short window to prove to themselves and their record label that they are serious about their new career choice.
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