Nickelodeon's iCarly Topples All Broadcast TV in Time Slot, Bests Basic Cable Overall

iCarly's "iSaved Your Life" Also Stands as Highest-Rated, Most-Watched iCarly Telecast with Kids, Tweens and Total Viewers Big Time Rush Flows into Number-Two Basic Cable Spot; Becomes Highest-Rated Live-Action Series Premiere of a Nick Show with Kids, Tweens and Total Viewers

Nickelodeon's record-setting episode of iCarly "iSaved Your Life" (Monday, Jan. 18, 8 p.m. ET/PT) topped all broadcast programming in the 8-8:30 p.m. (ET/PT) time period, as well as basic cable overall, with a tally of 11.2 million total viewers. Besting the next highest-rated broadcast performer (24) in the time slot by +5%, iCarly "iSaved Your Life" stands as the highest-rated and most-watched iCarly telecast ever among total viewers, kids 2-11, kids 6-11 and tweens.

"iSaved Your Life" averaged a 21.8/4.7 million K6-11 (+211% over last year); a 20.9/4.5 million T9-14 (+267%) and a 16.0/5.7 million K2-11 (+142%). iCarly ranks as the number-one series on all of television with kids 2-11.

Additionally, the debut of Nick's Big Time Rush (Monday, Jan. 18, 8:30 p.m. ET/PT)--now the highest-rated and most-watched live-action series premiere with kids, tweens and total viewers (6.8 million) among all Nick series--was second only to iCarly among all basic cable with total viewers on Monday night. The Big Time Rush premiere averaged a 13.1/2.8 million T9-14 (+105%); a 14.5/3.1 million K6-11 (+93%) and a 10.6/3.8 million K2-11 (+61%).

Big Time Rush marks Nickelodeon's second television collaboration with Columbia/Epic Label Group and chronicles the journey of four friends who get a chance to be part of the glamorous L.A. pop music scene. Beginning Jan. 22, Big Time Rush moves to its regular timeslot of Fridays at 8:30 p.m. (ET/PT).