Tempestt Patterson
Nickelodeon’s pre-Valentine’s “Crush Night” is music to kids’ ears when teen “Idol” David Archuleta makes his acting debut on the mega-hit iCarly, and helps kick off all-new episodes of back-to-back romance-themed primetime premieres, Saturday, February 7 (8-9:30 p.m. ET/PT).
Archuleta, whose hit single “Crush” is topping the Billboard charts, teams up with iCarly headliner Miranda Cosgrove to celebrate teen romance as they host the night from the set of iCarly. Archuleta performs his current hit “Crush”(Feburary 7) and his new single, “A Little Too Not Over You”(February 15).
Archuleta, 17, says his first acting gig was enjoyable and came with a couple of perks. “I was nervous and thought I’d be awful, but it felt really comfortable and came pretty easily since I was allowed to play myself. With ‘iCarly’ I got to hang out with kids my own age for a change, and that was a real bonus.” An added plus was the network itself. “I’m a huge fan of Nickelodeon’s, and two of my favorite shows growing up were Kenan & Kel and All That, so it was especially cool to make my acting debut on a Nick show.” Kicking off the night, at 8 p.m., is Miranda Cosgrove’s hit series iCarly. In which season-seven American Idol runner-up Archuleta plays himself in the episode titled “iRocked the Vote.” Archuleta stars as a contestant on an “Idol”-esque show called “America Sings” who gets a huge spike in votes after being cheered on Carly’s (Cosgrove) webcast. When runner-up Wade King tells a sob story about his sick mother, guilt-ridden Carly invites him on her web show, only to discover that he’s an arrogant phony. Carly uses it as an amazing opportunity to welcome nice-guy superstar/heartthrob David Archuleta as a special guest.
At 8:30 p.m., in True Jackson, VP/”True the Matchmaker” True (Keke Palmer) tries to mend Max’s broken heart by fixing him up with her school’s librarian after he learns his ex-fiance is marrying someone else. Meanwhile, Amanda and Oscar bond over their secret love of a ridiculous soap opera.Next up, on The Naked Brothers Band/“Valentine Dream Date,” Nat (Nat Wolff) grudgingly agrees to appear on a dating game show as a celeb contestant vying for a Valentine’s Day dream date with Victoria Justice (Zoey 101/Spectacular!). But when his absentee girlfriend Rosalina arrives in town for a surprise visit just as he’s prepping for his date, he has some serious explaining to do. 
Meanwhile, Alex’s (Alex Wolff) attempts to play Cupid backfire, when he helps Jesse reconcile with her long lost love, Abdul, who ends up taking her love for granted. Meanwhile, Nat and the band turn love into a melody when brand-new tunes “Jesse” and “No Night Is Perfect” debut.
photos courtesy of Nickelodeon.
