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Sam & Cat

American television series

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Genre: Teen sitcom
Created by: Dan Schneider
Based on: iCarly and, Victorious , by Dan Schneider
Showrunner: Dan Schneider
Starring: Jennette McCurdy Ariana Grande Cameron Ocasio Maree Cheatham
Theme music composer: Michael Corcoran
Opening theme: "Just Fine" by Backhouse Mike
Composers: Michael Corcoran, Zack Hexum
Country of origin: United States
Original language: English
Executive producers: Dan Schneider, Warren Bell
Producers: Christopher J. Nowak, Bruce Rand Berman
Production locations: Nickelodeon on Sunset , Hollywood, California
Camera setup: Videotape ( filmized ); Multi-camera
Running time: 23 minutes
Production companies: Schneider's Bakery , Nickelodeon Productions
Network: Nickelodeon
Release: June 8, 2013 ( 2013-06-08 ) –, July 17, 2014 ( 2014-07-17 )

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Sam & Cat is an American teen sitcom created by Dan Schneider for Nickelodeon. It is a spin-off of iCarly and Victorious, two teen sitcoms that Schneider also created for Nickelodeon. The series stars Jennette McCurdy as Sam Puckett from iCarly, and Ariana Grande as Cat Valentine from Victorious. The girls meet by chance during a bizarre adventure and become roommates, then start a babysitting business to earn extra money.

First announced with a pilot order in August 2012, Nickelodeon picked up the pilot to series in November. Production began on a 20-episode order in January 2013 and the show premiered on June 8, 2013. Following high ratings in its initial episodes, Nickelodeon doubled the episode order to 40 in July. In March 2014, Nickelodeon executive told advertisers that the series had been renewed for a second season.