iCarly, Big Time Rush Deliver for Nickelodeon

NEW YORK: The debut of Big Time Rush scored record ratings on Monday night on Nickelodeon, following a strong lead-in from a brand-new episode of iCarly. 

Big Time Rush set a new record for Nick series as the highest-rated and most-watched live-action premiere with kids, tweens and total viewers. The show’s debut scored double- and triple-digit gains over last year, up 105 percent with teens 9 to 14, 93 percent with kids 6 to 11 and 60 percent with the 2-to-11 set. 

iCarly‘s "iSaved Your Life" was the series’ highest-rated and most-watched telecast ever with kids 2 to 11, kids 6 to 11, tweens 9 to 14 and total viewers. "iSaved Your Life" scored triple-digit gains over the same time period last year, up 211 percent from kids 6 to 11, 264 percent with teens 9 to 14 and 144 percent with kids 2 to 11.