List of Big Time Rush episodes explained

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. 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

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
	1	20
	2	29
	3	12		^[1]
	4	13	^[2]	^[3]

Episodes

Season 1 (2009–10)

• This season was filmed from mid-late 2009 to January 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.
• Nicole Scherzinger, Jordin Sparks, Fabio Lanzoni, and Ed Begley, Jr. 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 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.

Season 3 (2012)

On May 24, 2011, Nickelodeon renewed Big Time Rush for a third season.^[4] Malese Jow joins the show recurring as Lucy Stone. Filming for this season began on April 3, 2012.^[5]

• Rachel Crow, Alfonso Ribeiro, Fabio Lanzoni, and Chris Paul all made guest appearances during the season.

Season 4 (2013)

On July 10, 2013, Nickelodeon renewed Big Time Rush for a 13-episode fourth season.^[6] Cher Lloyd, Nick Cannon,^[7] Austin Mahone,^[7] Victoria Justice,^[7] and more guest-starred in this season.^[8] This is the final season of Big Time Rush. This season was filmed from January 2013 to May 2013.

External links

• • Big Time Rush on Nick.com

Notes and References

1. Nickelodeon. Nickelodeon. 269541189374599168. 16 November 2012. @thundercalls @bigtimerush Yep.
2. Web site: Big Time Rush listings . The Futon Critic . April 17, 2014.
3. Web site: Shows A-Z - big time rush on nickelodeon - TheFutonCritic.com. thefutoncritic.com.
4. Web site: 'Big Time Rush' Renewed By Nickelodeon For A Third Season . https://web.archive.org/web/20110527150126/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/05/24/big-time-rush-renewed-by-nickelodeon-for-a-third-season/93818/ . dead . May 27, 2011 . TV by the Numbers . Bill . Gorman . May 24, 2011 . February 3, 2012.
5. HeffronDrive. Kendall Schmidt. 186921111156555777. 2 April 2012. Season 3 starts filming tomorrow! Feels great to be back on the show!! You all ready for #BTRSeason3.
6. TVBytheNumbersNickelodeon Greenlights Fourth Season of Hit Musical Comedy Series 'Big Time Rush' August 6, 2013
7. Web site: Exclusive: Big Time Rush Land Austin Mahone, Nick Cannon For Season Finale. https://archive.today/20130616045229/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1706668/big-time-rush-austin-mahone-nick-cannon-season-finale.jhtml. dead. June 16, 2013. MTV News.
8. Web site: Cher Lloyd to guest star in Big Time Rush Season 4. Sugarscape.