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Big Time Rush: Season 4

13 episodes Premiered May 2, 2013 Updated Oct 25, 2026

In the fourth season of Big Time Rush, the members of the group face a variety of new professional and personal challenges as they continue their journey in the music industry. The narrative arc centers on the group navigating the pressures of fame, including the emergence of tabloid media attention that forces them to manage their public image. A significant plot point involves the arrival of competing British boy b

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Season 4 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Four teenage friends relocated from Minneapolis to Los Angeles to pursue a career as a boy band.
  • ⚡ The group was formed after Kendall was discovered by an eccentric record executive named Gustavo Rocque.
  • ⚡ The series follows the group as they attempt to become a chart-topping musical act.
  • ⚡ The friends are engaged in an ongoing journey filled with comedy and music as they navigate the entertainment industry.
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Season overview

In the fourth season of Big Time Rush, the members of the group face a variety of new professional and personal challenges as they continue their journey in the music industry. The narrative arc centers on the group navigating the pressures of fame, including the emergence of tabloid media attention that forces them to manage their public image. A significant plot point involves the arrival of competing British boy bands, which creates professional anxiety for the group as they strive to maintain their standing. Additionally, the season explores the personal life of Kendall, who encounters further complications regarding his romantic interests. The scope of the series expands to include a look inside the group's tour bus, providing a glimpse into their life on the road. Throughout these experiences, the four friends must balance their aspirations for chart-topping success with the realities of their lifestyle in Los Angeles, all while dealing with the eccentric influence of their record executive, Gustavo Rocque. The season maintains the established tone of the series, blending comedy with the group's ongoing musical endeavors as they continue to prove themselves in the competitive entertainment landscape.

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Season 4 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 4: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
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S4·E1 Mytharc

Big Time Invasion

May 2, 2013 · 23 min

The new British band "invade" the music business and Big Time Rush is afraid that they are going to end their career. To save their career they decide to hire new managers but disa

S4·E2 Core

Big Time Scandal

May 9, 2013 · 23 min

Big Time Rush are accused for scandals: Lucy Stone releases an album about a bad break-up with a guy who is rumored to be Kendall, Carlos tries to swat a bee and is accused by E! N

S4·E3 Core

Big Time Lies

May 16, 2013 · 23 min

Lucy tries to get Kendall back, but Kendall lies to Jo and tells nothing is happening. Meanwhile, James and Carlos lie to Gustavo about destroying his office and make up a story ab

S4·E4 Core

Big Time Bonus

May 23, 2013 · 23 min

Griffin gives the boys a $20,000 bonus and wants them to prove him they will spend them with responsibility.

S4·E5 Core

Big Time Cameos

May 30, 2013 · 23 min

Gustavo books the boys to a lot of painful TV show cameos, but they decide to do no more cameos, until they get booked for "Coco.0", a show Carlos loves and has a pretty main chara

S4·E6 Core

Big Time Tour Bus

Jun 6, 2013 · 23 min

Big Time Rush is on the way to their concert to San Diego, in tour buses, but they get stuck in traffic. Kendall is with Carlos, who is filming videos with his camera all the time

S4·E7 Core

Big Time Pranks II

Jun 13, 2013 · 23 min

Palm Woods' prank wars kick off again, and this time the kids battle the adults. Logan pranks himself out (again) and becomes "The Prankster Gangster", supplying prank tools to the

S4·E8 Core

Big Time Rides

Jun 20, 2013 · 23 min

James buys a motorcycle to try to impress Lucy; Kendall teaches Jo how to drive a stick-shift; Carlos and Logan hold on to a childhood treasure (wood wagon).

S4·E9 Core

Big Time Tests

Jun 27, 2013 · 23 min

Logan brings Carlos along to the MCAT test as his good luck charm; James is upset because Lucy is off for a European tour and he becomes obsessed with relationship quizzes; Griffin

S4·E10 Core

Big Time Cartoon

Jul 11, 2013 · 23 min

The boys have been approached by two huge companies that are interested in expanding the BTR brand a little farther. They have two options of choosing between getting their own car

S4·E11 Core

Big Time Break Out

Jul 18, 2013 · 23 min

At a party at Rocque Records, celebrating the release of their third studio album, Griffin asks the boys about which one of them is going to leave Big Time Rush and break out.

S4·E12 Mytharc

Big Time Dreams (1)

Jul 25, 2013 · 21 min

It's the Tween Choice Awards, and BTR's night is in jeopardy when the guys uncover an evil plan to brainwash the audience. Now BTR must find a way to defeat the bad guy, save the s

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