It sounds like Sam & Cat came to an end for a combination of reasons - pay disputes, negative rumors swirling around the cast, and a tough relationship between the two co-stars. But really I was just putting this huge life-changing event on the back burner and it was slowly causing me to unravel to the point where I would say I got to my lowest emotional point." "I thought, Oh if I do this Vine video, or If I do this episode, if I hit every mark, then I'll be fine because I'll have something else to focus on. "Six days after my mom died I went back to work," she told Vulture. A year later, Jennette admitted that they "butted heads at times but in a very sisterly way."Īt the same time, a tragic event in Jennette's personal life made her year even more difficult: during filming, her mother passed away after a long battle with cancer. Ariana penned a heartfelt note about the end of the series, but Jennette's name is glaringly absent. Some fans of the show worried that Jennette and Ariana actually didn't get along off-screen, especially after rumors emerged that Jennette unfollowed Ariana on social media. We are very proud of the show and its talented cast and we wish them the best," the network said in a statement. "Nickelodeon will not be producing any more episodes of Sam & Cat. The show (which debuted in June 2013) went on hiatus in April 2014, and was finally cancelled in July. Ariana denied the rumor, but Jennette explained that Nickelodeon had put her in "an uncomfortable, compromising, unfair situation" and that she had to look out for herself. There's the theory that Jennette was getting paid less than Ariana, even though they had equal responsibilities on the show. So, why was it pulled from the air after just 36 episodes?ĭetails surrounding the series' sudden end have always been sort of vague, but Vulture connected the dots in a new interview with Jennette. The show's first season was supposed to have 20 episodes, and later got bumped up to 40 eps because it was that good.
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It combined the stars of two beloved Nickelodeon shows (Jennette McCurdy as Sam and Ariana Grande as Cat) and had an amazing premise - two best friends became roommates and encountered a series of hilarious escapades as they built an after-school babysitting business together. Sam & Cat was destined to be the greatest show on television.