'TEENick Kiss & Tell Night' Reveals First Smooches of Popular Characters - and Stars - in Primetime Premieres and Wraparounds, Saturday, April 7, 8-10 pm

LOS ANGELES, March 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Spring has sprung, and it's "Kiss & Tell Night" on TEENick, Saturday, April 7 (8-10 p.m. ET/PT) when favorite characters from Nickelodeon's hit series Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, The Naked Brothers Band and Drake & Josh pucker up for the first time in episode premieres. Ready for primetime smooches are Devon Werkheiser (Ned), Nat Wolff & Allie DiMeco (Naked Brothers' band mates Nat and Rosalina) and Miranda Cosgrove (Drake & Josh's Megan).

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J Boogie hosts the special night also featuring wraparounds in which these TEENick stars, as well as Just Jordan's Lil' JJ, muse about their first TV kisses -- and near-kisses -- and stars including Jesse McCartney and Katharine McPhee wax romantic about real-life first lip-locks.

"Drake has kissed plenty of girls, and now it's Megan's turn," says her alter ego, Miranda Cosgrove, who also stars in Nickelodeon's new fall-slated series iCarly. Hedging a bit as to whether the kiss will come off, though, she adds, "Let's just hope that Drake and Josh don't mess it up." And Devon Werkheiser, who informs his own first kiss didn't go so well -- "Braces, nerves, sweat, the whole deal ..." -- tips off fans that Ned's Spin the Bottle pseudo-smooch with pal Moze sparks a bit of confusion in his character ... Stay tuned for Ned's Declassified's TV movie in June!

Nickelodeon's multi-platform efforts will bring "Kiss & Tell" to Nick's digital platforms, too. On TurboNick, kids may view stars relating first kiss stories and clips of Nick stars' first screen kisses. By logging onto nick.com, they also may share personal kiss memories on specially created message boards. On Thursday and Friday, April 5-6, "Best of" ME: TV segments will include a sneak peek of The Naked Brothers Band "First Kiss" episode.

Following are details of the "TEENick Kiss and Tell" lineup:

8 p.m. -- Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide -- Premiere -- "Positives & Negatives/Parties" -- Moze (Lindsey Shaw) finds out Faymen's kisses lack spark -- and she tries to plant one on Ned (Devon Werkheiser) during "Spin the Bottle." Party-goer Ned tries to shake his date, Missy (Carlie Casey), when Suzie (Christian Serratos) arrives. And Cookie (Daniel Curtis Lee) sneaks into the party dressed as girl.

8:30 p.m. -- The Naked Brothers Band -- Premiere -- "First Kiss (On the Lips That Is)" -- Nerves engulf Nat (Nat Wolff) and Rosalina (Allie DiMeco) when they learn they have to kiss in their new music video. Teen-aged Rosalina is conflicted about her feelings for 11-year-old Nat and begs the director to recast. He does, setting up a contest for a lucky girl to be the first ever to kiss Nat on the lips. Nat is hurt and his friendship with Rosalina becomes strained, especially when the winner of the contest is a very pretty, sweet girl that everyone, including Nat, likes.

9 p.m. -- Drake & Josh -- Premiere -- "Megan's First Kiss" -- Megan (Miranda Cosgrove) has been extremely secretive, leading Drake (Drake Bell) and Josh (Josh Peck) to investigate what she's up to. The clues lead to a new boyfriend, and all seems wonderful until they find out Megan's new beau may be trouble.

9:30 p.m. -- Ned's Declassified -- "Dismissal/School Plays" -- Ned's dream girl Suzie moves stuff into his locker. Cookie accidentally kisses Evelyn, and Ned tries to stop Suzie from kissing another boy. Also, Moze tries to stop Ned from ruining the school play, and Cookie tries anything to get on stage.

Nick's live-action series continue to dominate the TV landscape, and in first quarter to date this TEENick trio consistently ranks among cable TV's top five shows both with kids and tweens.

Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide in its third smash season continues to chronicle the wacky adventures of Ned Bigby (Devon Werkheiser) and his best pals Moze (Lindsey Shaw) and Cookie (Daniel Curtis Lee) at James K. Polk Middle School, as "every-kid" Ned shatters the fourth wall to share tips and tricks on jumping school hurdles. Each episode features two 11-minute romps. Survival Guides offer tips in dealing with pitfalls and problems of art class, popularity, social studies, the school play, revenge, romance, bad hair days and much more. Scott Fellows (The Fairly OddParents) is creator/executive producer.

In its fourth season, blockbuster Drake & Josh's odd couple of teen stepbrothers, Drake Parker and Josh Nichols (Drake Bell and Josh Peck), share shenanigans that cement a brotherly bond. And it is singer-musician/ladies' man Drake who pulls responsible Josh into the high jinks. Miranda Cosgrove (School of Rock) hoodwinks them both as little sis Megan. A Drake & Josh TV movie is on tap this summer. Bell, who penned the show's theme song, continues to perform his original music. Creator/executive producer is Dan Schneider (Zoey 101).

In its first season, tween rock 'n roll "mockumentary" hit comedy series The Naked Brothers Band chronicles the fame, friendship and adolescent experiences of a rock star band -- led by dreamy, sensitive singer-songwriter Nat Wolff, 11, and his brother, unabashedly adorable drummer Alex Wolff, 8 -- on and off stage, focusing, too, on their celebrity lifestyle with all of its perks and problems. Featured are the boys' real-life friends and band mates from pre-school days. Creator/executive producer/writer/director Polly Draper (thirtysomething) doubles as off-camera mom to Nat and Alex, who write and perform all of the show's original music. Michael Wolff (The Arsenio Hall Show) -- the stars' real-life dad -- plays against type as the screen tweens' musically inept father and serves as music supervisor/co-executive producer. Albie Hecht (The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie) is executive producer.

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Ratings Source: NMR - 1/1/07 - 3/4/07