Big Time Rush
Music sceneMusicians, bands and the industry behind them.This show: 8/10SitcomClassic comedy rhythm, multi-camera or single.This show: 8/10Kids & familyGenuinely watchable for and with children.This show: 8/10Feel-goodReliably uplifting television that leaves you lighter than it found you.This show: 7/10FriendshipA friend group's dynamics carry the show.This show: 7/10WholesomeKindness and decency at the core, with barely a trace of cynicism.This show: 7/10Family-safeNothing to worry about with anyone in the room.This show: 7/10Easy watchingLow-demand television where half your attention is enough.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Kendall SchmidtJames MaslowCarlos PenaVegaLogan HendersonCiara BravoStephen Kramer Glickman
Written by
Scott Fellows
Starring
Kendall SchmidtJames MaslowCarlos PenaVegaLogan HendersonCiara BravoStephen Kramer Glickman
Written by
Scott Fellows
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Big Time Rush Episode Ratings Heatmap
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| S1 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.8 | |||||||||
| S2 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 7.4 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 7.9 | |
| S3 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.6 | |||||||||||||||
| S4 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 9.0 |
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About
"Boy band fantasy played for sitcom laughs"
Four hockey-playing buddies from Minnesota get plucked from obscurity when one of them is discovered to have a great voice, and suddenly they're all whisked to Los Angeles to become a real pop boy band. It's classic Nickelodeon fare: broad slapstick, goofy misunderstandings, and tidy lessons wrapped around genuine musical numbers, since the cast doubled as an actual touring group. The tone is bright, silly, and unapologetically aimed at tweens, but the four leads have easy chemistry that makes the sitcom rhythms go down easy even when the plots are thin.
Watch it for
the easy chemistry between the four leads and the genuinely catchy original songs.
Maybe skip if
you want more than broad tween-comedy plots, slapstick, and repetitive sitcom setups.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
All Seasons
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Season 12009
7.94K198h 12m
The life of these four friends changes drastically. One day they are playing hockey and taking tests, the next they are the newest pop sensation.
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Season 22010
8.25K2811h 33m
The boys of Big Time Rush are back home after a whirlwind six-week tour, facing school, relationships and their first television appearance.
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Season 32012
8.22K144h 36m
This season, the cameras go backstage, the band moves into classier digs, Kendall has a lot of girl trouble and the guys try to go camping.
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Season 42013
8.22K125h 1m
This season, an invasion of British boy bands worries the guys, tabloid media strikes, Kendall has more girl trouble and we go inside BTR's tour bus.
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Kendall Schmidt Kendall Knight, Self
James Maslow James Diamond, Self
Carlos PenaVega Carlos Garcia, Self
Logan Henderson Logan Mitchell, Self
Ciara Bravo Katie Knight, Self
Stephen Kramer Glickman Gustavo Rocque, Self
Tanya Chisholm Kelly Wainwright
Challen Cates Jennifer Knight
Erin Sanders Camille Roberts
David Anthony Higgins Reginald Bitters
Crew
Scott Fellows
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