Before her appearance on Nickelodeon, Grande played in the musical "13" as Charlotte in 2008 and later won an award for playing that role. From 2010 to 2013, Grande played the role of Cat Valentine in the Nickelodeon show "Victorious". In August 2012, it was announced that "Victorious" would not be returning after three seasons. However, later that month, Nickelodeon announced a spin-off show called "Sam & Cat". It would pair Grande from "Victorious" with Jennette McCurdy from "iCarly". They would replay their roles as Cat Valentine and Sam Puckett.