'Sam & Cat' Is Done - What's Next For Jennette McCurdy And Ariana Grande?

Ariana Grande and Jennette McCurdy's ‘Sam & Cat’ is officially over. The popular Nickelodeon sitcom, which was the network’s spinoff of its two hit shows, ‘Victorious’ and ‘iCarly,’ has been canceled after a little over a year and only 35 episodes. "Nickelodeon will not be producing more episodes of 'Sam & Cat,' the statement said. “We are very proud of the show and its very talented cast and we wish them all the best." Apparently they weren’t proud enough to give a statement that wasn’t the blandest in TV cancellation history.

‘Sam & Cat’ had all the ingredients for success - rising stars in Ariana Grande and Jennette McCurdy, and not to mention a continuation of the extremely popular Nick shows that their characters came from. So, what exactly went wrong to make the network pull the plug so early? Rumors of drama behind the scenes surfaced when racy pictures of McCurdy leaked online back in March, which led to a hiatus in production that was obviously never lifted. Later on that month, during Nickelodeon’s Kids Choice Awards, McCurdy was set to make an appearance but skipped the event, citing personal issues that suggested a fall out with Nickelodeon.

“I was put in an uncomfortable, compromising, unfair situation (many of you have guessed what it is) and I had to look out for me,” McCurdy said on Twitter about her absence, but continued with, “My previous tweet has nothing to do with pics leaked. oh you guys lol. It has to do with how nickelodeon treated me.” The pictures were allegedly not the reason behind the cancelation, which makes sense considering they’re nothing worse than what you’d find in a Victoria’s Secret catalog. However, more drama ensued when rumors began to float around that Grande was apparently making more money than McCurdy in their ‘Sam & Cat’ contracts, but Grande took to Twitter to dispel those rumors as false.

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We may never know the complete truth behind why the show was axed, but considering Grande never thanked McCurdy in her farewell statement regarding the cancelation news, there probably had to be some sort of issues brewing between the two stars. Severe or not, Nickelodeon clearly didn’t want things to escalate. However, even though the two girls are out of a job, their careers won’t stop escalating just because of these series of unfortunate events. While McCurdy doesn’t have any projects lined up yet, she’ll undoubtedly find another role in film or TV eventually. One of her films, The Goree Girls starring Jennifer Aniston, is currently in development hell with no signs of release. The cancelation for Grande, on the other hand, might have been met with a sigh of relief, as now she can focus on her music full time. Releasing her upcoming album, My Everything, on August 22, Grande currently has two singles tearing up the Top 40 charts ('Problem' and 'Break Free'), and she’ll prove that her TV show ending won’t bring her down.

“But I don’t want ‘Sam & Cat’ to end! Dan Schnieder shows are the best!,” you may be thinking. We feel your pain. The TV producer behind ‘Sam & Cat,’ ‘Victorious,’ and ‘iCarly’ was also the brains behind gems like ‘All That’ and ‘Drake & Josh,’ so we don’t want him to go away either. Luckily, there’s some good news: Schneider’s newest show, ‘Henry Danger,’ was greenlit back in March and set to debut on Nickelodeon later this year. It’s not a spinoff of any previous show, and it doesn’t have any of his usual cast members, but it seems like the ‘Sam & Cat’ cancelation isn’t the worst thing to happen, and I bet McCurdy and Grande feel the same way.