Big Time Rush is an American musical sitcom television series. It originally aired on Nickelodeon from November 28, 2009, to July 25, 2013. It focuses on the misadventures of four hockey players from Duluth, Minnesota, Kendall Knight, James Diamond, Carlos Garcia, and Logan Mitchell. The series premiered with an hour-long pilot episode, "Big Time Audition", on November 28 , 2009. The show's second season premiered on September 25, 2010, and third season premiered in May 2012. Big Time Movie, a film adaptation of the series, premiered on March 10, 2012.