Sam & Cat

Sam & Cat was an American television program. It starred Jennette McCurdy as Sam Puckett and Ariana Grande as Cat Valentine. The program was first shown on June 8, 2013 on Nickelodeon. Sam & Cat" is a crossover and a spin-off of the programs iCarly (Sam) and Victorious (Cat). The show is about the two girls living together and being babysitters.

The program was announced on November 29, 2012. It began production in January 2013. On 12 March 13 2014, a second season was announced. 

Cancelation
On July 13, 2014, the series was canceled because of problems with the two stars (McCurdy and Grande).

Summary
Sam Puckett has been driving around on her motorcycle. She sees a girl thrown into a garbage truck. Sam saves Cat and they become friends. They move to Cat's house because Nona moved away. They become babysitters to get money. Their friends include Goomer and Dice.

Characters

Main
 Jennette McCurdy as Sam Puckett
 Ariana Grande as Cat Valentine
 Cameron Ocasio as Dice.
 Maree Cheatham as Nona

Secondary
 Zoran Korach as Goomer
 Griffin Kane and Emily Skinner as Max and Chloe
 Sophia Grace & Rosie as Ruby and Gwen They also were in #RevengeOfTheBritBrats where they return and drive a wedge between Sam and Cat.
 Dan Schneider as the voice of Tandy
 Lisa Lillien as the voice of Bungle
 Ronnie Clark as Herb
 Ryan P. Shrime as Yokvish

Minor
 River Alexander as Dilben
 Ben Giroux as Jeff Du Shell
 Tyler Michael Brown and Rashaan Smith as Bob and Ethan
 Jake Brennan as Butler Torso
 Susan Huckle as Debbie Torso
 Jack DeSena as Host of Texting Competition
 Aubrey K. Miller as Ellie

Episodes

Production
On August 3, 2012 the show was announced. On November 29, 2012 it got picked up to start in 2013. Production began in January 2013. On July 11, 2013 twenty more episodes were added. Filming began on September 14, 2013. The show first was to start on March 23, 2013. It was moved to the fall and then to June 2013. It finally started on June 8, 2013.

Reviews
The first episode was watched by 4.2 million people. The most watched episode is "#TheKillerTunaJump: #Freddie #Jade #Robbie" with 4.8 million people watching. The least watched episode is "#SecretSafe" 2.0 million people.  In December 2013 Common Sense Media rated it two stars and said it makes people laugh "at the expense of any realistic content."

Awards
 Year Award Category Recipient Result2013J-14 Teen Icon Awards Icon TV Show Sam & Cat Icon TV Actress Ariana Grande  Jennette McCurdy 2014 ANMTVLA Awards Best Children Series in 2013 Sam & Cat  ANMTV Brazil Awards Best child and adolescent series exhibited in 2013 Sam & Cat 2014 Kids' Choice Awards Favorite TV Show Sam & Cat Favorite TV Actress Ariana Grande  Jennette McCurdy 

International premieres
 Country  Channel  Premiere  Title  Source(s) United States  Nickelodeon  June 8, 2013  Sam & Cat   Canada  YTV  August 12, 2013   Nickelodeon (Canada)  September 7, 2013 United KingdomIreland  Nickelodeon (UK & Ireland)  September 1, 2013 (preview)October 14, 2013 (premiere)   Australia  Nickelodeon (Australia)  September 30, 2013 (preview)October 11, 2013 (premiere) Poland  Nickelodeon (Poland) September 28, 2013  Sam i Cat   Germany  Nickelodeon (Germany)  Sam & Cat   NetherlandsBelgium  Nickelodeon (Netherlands & Flanders)   Denmark  Nickelodeon (Denmark)  September 29, 2013   Norway  Nickelodeon (Norway) Sweden  Nickelodeon (Sweden) New Zealand  Nickelodeon (New Zealand)  September 30, 2013 (preview)October 7, 2013 (premiere)  Nickelodeon Greenlights Additional 20 Episodes Of Top-Rated Comedy Sam & Cat, Starring Jennette McCurdy And Ariana Grande Philippines  Nickelodeon (Philippines) October 11, 2013  Hong KongIndonesiaMacauMalaysiaSingaporeThailandTaiwanVietnam Nickelodeon (Southeast Asia) Brazil  Nickelodeon (Brazil) October 19, 2013  ArgentinaChileColombiaEl SalvadorMexicoPeruVenezuelaDominican RepublicEcuadorBoliviaUruguayParaguay  Nickelodeon (Latin America) France  Nickelodeon (France) October 30, 2013  Sam et Cat   Portugal  Nickelodeon (Portugal) November 4, 2013  Sam & Cat  Spain  Nickelodeon (Spain) Italy  Nickelodeon (Italy)   South Africa  Nickelodeon (Africa)   Turkey  Nickelodeon (Turkey) November 11, 2013   Quebec  VRAK.TV  December 31, 2013  Sam et Cat  http://blogue.bellmediatvplus.ca/plaisir-garanti-a-vrak-tv-cet-hiver/http://www.vrak.tv/television/horaire/courante/20140102/ Hungary  Nickelodeon (Hungary)  February 16, 2014  Sam és Cat   Greece  Nickelodeon (Greece)  February 24, 2014  Sam & Cat   Japan  NHK  April 2, 2014  サム&キャット  

References

Other websites
 Official website
 Sam & Cat at Nick.com


Category:American television spin-offs
Category:Nickelodeon television series
Category:2010s American teen sitcoms
Category:2010s Nickelodeon original programming
Category:2013 American television series debuts
Category:2014 American television series endings
Category:American English-language television shows
Category:Television series by Schneider's Bakery
Category:Television series created by Dan Schneider
Category:Television series set in Los Angeles