Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon commissions two new live-action comedy series featuring original music that will be co-produced with Sony Music, per Variety. Nick has picked up a new series entitled Victorious (20 episodes) from Dan Schneider (Zoey 101, iCarly, among others), and an untitled series (20 episodes) from the great Scott Fellows (Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide). The shows are part of multi-year deal between Nick and Sony to develop projects with a strong music component.
The new Fellows show revolves around a boy band that wins and American Idol type competition show. The series stars newcomers Kendall Schmidt, Carlos Pena, James Maslow and Logan Henderson.
Victorious stars Victoria Justice (Zoey 101, Spectacular!) as a new girl at a high school for performing arts. The series is slated to bow in early 2010.