What Nickelodeon series featured Ariana Grande as Cat Valentine?

What Nickelodeon series featured Ariana Grande as Cat Valentine? The answer is Victorious.

Grande played Cat Valentine, an eccentric and cheerful student at Hollywood Arts High School, in Victorious. The Nickelodeon sitcom premiered in 2010 and centered on Tori Vega, played by Victoria Justice, as she adjusted to life at the performing-arts school.

Victorious ran for four seasons from 2010 to 2013. Grande’s character became one of its most recognizable figures because of Cat’s distinctive red hair, bubbly personality, and frequent comic misunderstandings. Grande’s performance helped establish her as a television performer before her major recording career.

A common mix-up is Sam & Cat, another Nickelodeon series in which Grande also played Cat Valentine. That show was a spin-off pairing Cat with Sam Puckett from iCarly, but Cat first appeared as a principal character in Victorious. Grande also appeared in the Nickelodeon series’ music and promotional projects during its run.