McCurdy starred alongside Ariana Grande in the Nickelodeon series '' Sam & Cat '' , reprising her role as Sam Puckett , with Grande reprising her role as Cat Valentine . The series ' plot centers on the girls becoming roommates and starting their own babysitting business . It premiered on June 8 , 2013 . In 2014 McCurdy along with good friend and former co-star Miranda Cosgrove were absent from the Nickelodeon Kids ' Choice Awards . Explaining her absence , McCurdy stated that Nickelodeon put her in an " uncomfortable , compromising , unfair situation " where she had to look out for herself , and McCurdy and Grande were having problems with the network over their respective salaries , and that McCurdy accused Nickelodeon of paying Grande more money . The network placed '' Sam & Cat '' into hiatus . The network initially stated that the hiatus was planned and that the series was not cancelled . On July 13 , 2014 , Nickelodeon announced that , after only one season , '' Sam & Cat '' was cancelled . In an interview on '' Entertainment Pop '' , McCurdy mentioned that she later made up with Grande
Nickelodeon Kids ' Choice Awards
2014 Kids' Choice Awards
Jennette McCurdy