Nickelodeon Orders ‘Fred’ Series

Nickelodeon has ordered 21 11-minute episodes of “Fred: The Show,” a new comedy series created by and starring Lucas Cruikshank. Cruikshank became an internet sensation for his Fred Figglehorn videos. He later made a guest appearance on Nickelodeon’s “iCarly” and headlined the network’s TV movies “Fred: The Movie” and “Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred.” In addition to “Fred: The Show,” Nickelodeon said it ordered a new pilot called “Marvin,” which will also feature Cruikshank.