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| Lab Rats | |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Chris Peterson & Bryan Moore |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | |
| Composer | Bert Selen |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 89(list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producer | Greg A. Hampson |
| Cinematography |
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| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 20–22 minutes |
| Production company | It's a Laugh Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Disney XD |
| Release | February 27, 2012 (2012-02-27) – February 3, 2016 (2016-02-03) |
| Related | |
| Lab Rats: Elite Force (2016) | |
Lab Rats is an Americancomedy television series created by Chris Peterson and Bryan Moore that aired onDisney XD from February 27, 2012 to February 3, 2016. The series starsBilly Unger,Spencer Boldman,Kelli Berglund,Tyrel Jackson Williams, andHal Sparks.
A young teenager named Leo Dooley lives a normal life until the day his mother Tasha marries billionaire inventor Donald Davenport, with whom they move in. While trying to find his bedroom, Leo accidentally discovers teenage siblings withbionic superpowers living in his new basement. The series follows the bionic teens as they unravel in adventurous situations in an attempt to live life like a normal family in the fictional town of Mission Creek, California.
As the series progresses, the series introduces various new characters, including Davenport's younger brother Douglas and Douglas' android son Marcus; Krane and his bionic soldiers Taylor, formerly known as S-1, and Sebastian, formerly known as S-3; and scientist Giselle and her android Troy West. In the third season, Davenport opens up a bionic academy on a bionic island to train Krane's soldiers to be the world's new bionic heroes.
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | |||
| 1 | 19 | February 27, 2012 (2012-02-27) | November 5, 2012 (2012-11-05) | |
| 2 | 25 | February 25, 2013 (2013-02-25) | January 13, 2014 (2014-01-13) | |
| 3 | 23 | February 17, 2014 (2014-02-17) | February 5, 2015 (2015-02-05) | |
| 4 | 22 | March 18, 2015 (2015-03-18) | February 3, 2016 (2016-02-03) | |
On May 10, 2010,Disney XDgreen-lit a pilot under the title ofBillion Dollar Freshmen, created by Chris Peterson and Bryan Moore, as executive producers alongsideMark Brazill.[1] The pilot was filmed in the summer of 2010.[2][3] On July 13, 2011,Disney XD officially orderedLab Rats, with production to begin in September 2011 in Hollywood for a 2012 premiere. Starring in the series areTyrel Jackson Williams as Leo,Billy Unger as Chase,Spencer Boldman as Adam,Kelli Berglund as Bree, andHal Sparks as Davenport.[4]
On May 18, 2012, Disney XD renewed the series for a second season.[5] On July 26, 2013, Disney XD renewed the series for a third season.[6] On May 9, 2014, Disney XD renewed the series for a fourth season.[7] On June 25, 2015, Kelli Berglund stated in an interview that the fourth season would be the final season.[8]
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The series originally premiered onDisney XD on February 27, 2012,[9] and onDisney Channel on March 2, 2012.[10] In Canada, it first aired onDisney XD on February 24, 2012. It later stopped airing on Disney XD in Canada and moved toDisney Channel due to DHX Media losing Disney rights. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, it first aired as a preview on March 29, 2012, and officially premiered on April 19, 2012. In South Africa, it premiered onDisney XD on June 10, 2012. In Australia and New Zealand, it first aired onDisney Channel on December 31, 2012, and officially premiered on January 10, 2013.
Variety television critic Brian Lowry knocked the series' one-hour premiere for failing "to exhibit basic elements of coherence" and for featuring "too many lapses in logic".[11]
The series launch ofLab Rats in February 2012 was the most-watched series premiere inDisney XD history,[12] drawing 1.27 million viewers and performing well in key demographics.[13] The followup encore of the premiere that aired onDisney Channel on March 2, 2012, ranked as the number-one telecast in kids 2–11 for the week of February 27–March 4, 2012, drawing 2.3 million viewers in the demographic.[10]
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired | Avg. viewers (millions) | ||
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| Date | Viewers (millions) | Date | Viewers (millions) | |||
| 1 | 15 | February 27, 2012 (2012-02-27) | 1.27[14] | November 5, 2012 (2012-11-05) | 0.85[15] | 0.89 |
| 2 | 25 | February 25, 2013 (2013-02-25) | 1.01[16] | January 13, 2014 (2014-01-13) | 0.74[17] | 0.73 |
| 3 | 20 | February 17, 2014 (2014-02-17) | 1.05[18] | February 5, 2015 (2015-02-05) | 0.81[19] | 0.71 |
| 4 | 22 | March 18, 2015 (2015-03-18) | 0.86[20] | February 3, 2016 (2016-02-03) | 0.71[21] | 0.62 |
| Year | Awards | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite TV Show – Kids Show | Lab Rats: Bionic Island | Nominated | [22] |
On September 3, 2015, it was announced thatLab Rats would have a jointspinoff series withMighty Med under the title ofLab Rats: Elite Force. OnlyBilly Unger andKelli Berglund fromLab Rats were reported to be returning for the new series, alongsideBradley Steven Perry,Jake Short, andParis Berelc fromMighty Med.[23] It was subsequently announced thatLab Rats: Elite Force would premiere on Disney XD on March 2, 2016.[24]
Among all series on the network, it ranks second to date behind only the live-action original seriesLab Rats in February 2012.