Rob & Big

Infobox Television
show_name =Rob and Big


caption =
executive_producer = Ruben Fleischer
Jeff Tremaine
starring = Rob Dyrdek
Christopher "Big Black" Boykin
"Drama" (Chris Pfatf)
Bam Bam
format = Reality television
camera =
picture_format =
audio_format = Stereo
runtime =
creator = Rob Dyrdek
Chris Boykin
narrated =
opentheme = Best Friend by Harry Nilsson
country = U.S.
language = English
network = MTV
first_aired = November 2, 2006
last_aired = April 15, 2008
num_seasons = 3
num_episodes = 32
list_episodes = List of Rob & Big episodes
preceded_by =
followed_by =
website = http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/rob_and_big/series.jhtml
imdb_id = 0791283
tv_com_id = 65984

"Rob & Big" was an American reality television series that followed the lives of professional skateboarder, Rob Dyrdek, and his best friend and body guard, Christopher "Big Black" Boykin. The show premiered on November 2, 2006 and ended on April 15, 2008. The series was produced by Ruben Fleischer and directed by Mark Jacobs.

The show helped MTV2 achieve its highest rated day in channel history on January 15, 2007. The first full season reached over 70 million total viewers, and was ranked #1 in its time period. [ [http://www.movieweb.com/tv/news/01/17201.php http://www.movieweb.com/tv/news/01/17201.php] ]

Season 3 premiered on January 8, 2008. On April 15, 2008 the one hour series finale aired in which Big Black has a child and subsequently moves out of Rob's home.

Episodes

Specials

Halfway through the third season Rob and Big had a special called The Best, Worst, and Unused. In this episode Rob and Big Black look back on Season 3 and weigh in on their victories and disappointments. They also screen several "unused moments" as well as some sneak peeks at moments yet to come.

Notes

External links

* [http://www.robandbig.mtv.com Official MTV Site]
* [http://www.bigblacksecurity.com Official Site for Big Black Merchandise]
* [http://www.dyrdek.com Rob Dyrdek's Official website]
* [http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/stlog/2008/04/big_black_of_mtvs_rob_and_big.php Interview with Big Black after the season 3 finale.]