 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.