Sam & Cat [SEP] creator
picked up for 20 episodes on November 29, 2012. It began filming in January 2013 and premiered on June 8, 2013. The first season was doubled to 40 episodes on July 11, 2013.
At the Nickelodeon upfront meeting with advertisers on March 13, 2014, Nickelodeon programming president Russell Hicks stated that "Sam & Cat" had been renewed for a second season, and "Adweek" reported that an additional twenty episodes were ordered. However, other Nickelodeon sources stated that an official decision was yet to be
Brenner had been a writer of several other children's animated series, such as "Angelina Ballerina", "Tractor Tom", "Fireman Sam", "The Amazing Adrenalini Brothers", "Spot", "Poppy Cat", and "Binka", as well as being the creator of "Caribou Kitchen", and "Humf" and writer for several magazines featuring children's characters such as "The Real Ghostbusters", "Fireman Sam", "Scooby-Doo", "Tom and Jerry"