History Series / ICarly

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In December 2020, Paramount ordered a [[Series/ICarly2021 revival]] of the ''iCarly'' franchise for their online streaming service [[Creator/ParamountPlus Paramount+]] owned by [[Creator/ViacomCBS ViacomCBS]] (which also owns Nick). The revival is a sequel that takes place 8 years later and is aimed at adult viewers, featuring more mature content that was off-limits in the original[[note]]Namely profanity, alcohol usage and overt sexual references[[/note]]. Miranda, Nathan and Jerry reprise their roles as Carly, Freddie and Spencer respectively while Jennette and Noah did not return[[note]]This is due to Jennette's bad experiences during her time on iCarly, as well as her overall retirement from acting, now currently working as a writer and director, while Noah has moved on to on-camera acting in other movies.[[/note]] leading their characters to be written out. The revival debuted on June 17, 2021.

->'''Freddie:''' [[{{Catchphrase}} In five, four, three, two...]]\\

'''Carly and Sam:''' And this is...[[http://www.icarly.com iCarly]]!

[[caption-width-right:350:''[[ThemeTune Just leave it all to me.]]''[[note]]From left to right: [[OneOfTheKids Spencer]], [[BigFun Gibby]], [[GirlNextDoor Carly]], [[{{Nerd}} Freddie]], and [[TheLadette Sam]].[[/note]]]]

As part of the Series/NickVerse, the show is a SpiritualSuccessor to ''Series/DrakeAndJosh'' being produced by the same people, and also including Creator/MirandaCosgrove leading the cast as Carly with that show's EnsembleDarkHorse, Jerry "Crazy Steve" Trainor, as Spencer. The two shows could be assumed to be in a wider world setting, with various [[Creator/DanSchneider Schneider-verse]] references showing up like Galaxy Wars, Daka Shoes, the Gary Coleman Grill, Peruvian Puff Peppers, and the Parker-Nichols Hotel. It also had a CrossOver episode ''iParty With Series/{{Victorious}}'' (officially deemed as 3 ''[=iCarly=]'' episodes that are canon for both shows).

In December 2020, Paramount ordered a [[Series/ICarly2021 revival]] of the ''iCarly'' franchise for their online streaming service [[Creator/ParamountPlus Paramount+]] owned by [[Creator/ViacomCBS ViacomCBS]] (which also owns Nick). The revival is a sequel that takes place 8 years later and is aimed at adult viewers, featuring more mature content that was off-limits in the original[[note]]Namely profanity, alcohol usage and overt sexual references[[/note]]. Miranda, Nathan and Jerry reprise their roles as Carly, Freddie and Spencer respectively while Jennette and Noah did not return[[note]]This is due to Jennette cutting ties with Nickelodeon following a salary dispute on ''Sam and Cat'' and recently quitting on-screen acting, now currently working as a writer and director while Noah has moved on to on-camera acting in other movies.[[/note]] leading their characters to be written out. The revival debuted on June 17, 2021.

Aside from a [[Characters/ICarly character sheet]], other sections are listed on the header links as well as a [[HoYay/ICarly Ho Yay/Les Yay page]]. Subjective and fandom-related tropes are under the YMMV link.

[[caption-width-right:350:''[[ThemeTune Just leave it all to me.]]''[[note]]From left to right: [[OneOfTheKids Spencer]], [[BigFun Gibby]], [[GirlNextDoor Carly]], [[HollywoodNerd Freddie]], and [[TheLadette Sam]].[[/note]]]]

The sixth and final season began airing in the spring and over the summer of 2012. The original show ended its run on November 23, 2012, with the series finale ''iGoodbye'' airing in November 2012. Since its conclusion, it has inspired the creation of two {{Spin Off}}s. The first is ''Series/SamAndCat'' (Cat being from ''Series/{{Victorious}}'') in a cross-over that was picked up for a first season in June 2013 before being cancelled in April 2014. The second involved Gibby but it was not picked up for a full series.

[[caption-width-right:350:[[ThemeTune "Just leave it all to me."]] [[note]]From left to right: [[OneOfTheKids Spencer]], [[BigFun Gibby]], [[GirlNextDoor Carly]], [[HollywoodNerd Freddie]], and [[TheLadette Sam]].[[/note]]]]

The original series became very popular with Nickelodeon audiences and fans, getting an overall positive reception from the fans and the show topped the list of becoming one of the most-watched telecasts on basic cable of its time from 2008 to 2012, scoring massive ratings. The highest-rated, most-watched program of all time was the episode "iSaved Your Life" which aired on January 18, 2010, to 11.2 million viewers, which is also the second most-viewed telecast in Nickelodeon history, reaching the 12 million viewer mark. The series was the highest-rated live-action TV program on Nickelodeon during its initial run and was the first series in the network's history to produce 100 episodes.

In December 2020, Paramount ordered a [[Series/ICarly2021 revival]] of the ''iCarly'' franchise for their online streaming service [[Creator/CBSAllAccess Paramount+]] owned by Viacom (which also owns Nick). The revival is a sequel that takes place 8 years later and is aimed at adult viewers, featuring more mature content that was off-limits in the original[[note]]Namely profanity, alcohol usage and overt sexual references[[/note]]. Miranda, Nathan and Jerry reprise their roles as Carly, Freddie and Spencer respectively while Jennette and Noah did not return[[note]]This is due to Jennette cutting ties with Nickelodeon following a salary dispute on ''Sam and Cat'' and recently quitting on-screen acting, now currently working as a writer and director while Noah has moved on to on-camera acting in other movies.[[/note]] leading their characters to be written out. The revival debuted on June 17, 2021.

As part of the Series/NickVerse, the show is a SpiritualSuccessor to ''Series/DrakeAndJosh'' being produced by the same people, and also including Creator/MirandaCosgrove leading the cast as Carly with that show's EnsembleDarkHorse, Jerry "Crazy Steve" Trainor, as Spencer. The two shows could be assumed to be in a wider world setting, with various [[Creator/DanSchneider Schneider-verse]] references showing up like Galaxy Wars, Daka Shoes, the Gary Coleman Grill, Peruvian Puff Peppers, and the Parker-Nichols Hotel. And don't forget the loads of [[ParentalBonus adult jokes and innuendos]] inserted into the show.

Interweaved amongst the web show and hilarious shenanigans are relationship issues between the FreudianTrio. A LoveTriangle slowly brewed amongst the trio despite StatusQuoIsGod. The online fandom latched on to this, creating one of the biggest shipping fan wars ever. There are a lot of fandom tropes discussed across the various pages for the show, such that the actual term {{Shipping}} and the associated pairings (complete with PortmanteauCoupleName) has been directly [[AscendedMeme referenced in the show]].

It had a CrossOver episode ''iParty With Series/{{Victorious}}'' (officially deemed as 3 ''[=iCarly=]'' episodes that are canon for both shows).

Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, the original series became very popular with Nickelodeon audiences and fans, getting an overall positive reception from the fans and the show topped the list of becoming one of the most-watched telecasts on basic cable of it's time from 2008 to 2012, scoring massive ratings. The highest-rated, most-watched program of all time was the episode "iSaved Your Life" which aired on January 18, 2010, to 11.2 million viewers, which is also the second most-viewed telecast in Nickelodeon history, reaching the 12 million viewer mark. The extended version aired on Valentine's Day 2010 to 4.2 million viewers. The series was the highest-rated live-action TV program on Nickelodeon during its initial run and was the first series in the network's history to produce 100 episodes. It even spawned a TV Movie where the main cast visits Japan, several two-part special episodes, video games, toys, t-shirt designs and even signings at conventions and expos. It was also nominated for numerous accolades and awards.

Following its decent viewership in the first several seasons ranging between 3.7 to 7.9 million views on TV cable (the January 2010 episode "iSaved Your Life" reached a record-smashing 11.2 million viewers and it became the second-most-viewed telecast in Nickelodeon history,) [[ScrewedByTheNetwork the show suffered a lot]] from [[ScheduleSlip very unstable air dates]], compounded by a dreadfully clashing, at odds {{story arc}} early on in Season 5 that [[BrokenBase scattered and polarized the fanbase even further]]. The sixth and final season began airing in the spring and over the summer of 2012.

The original show ended its run on November 23, 2012, with the series finale ''iGoodbye'' airing in November 2012. Since its conclusion, it has inspired the creation of two {{Spin Off}}s. The first is ''Series/SamAndCat'' (Cat being from ''Series/{{Victorious}}'') in a cross-over that was picked up for a first season in June 2013 before being cancelled in April 2014. The second involved Gibby but it was not picked up for a full series.

In December 2020, Paramount ordered a [[Series/ICarly2021 revival]] of the ''iCarly'' franchise for their online streaming service [[Creator/CBSAllAccess Paramount+]] owned by Viacom (which also owns Nick). The revival is a sequel that takes place 8 years later and is aimed at adult viewers and features more mature content that was off-limits in the original. Miranda, Nathan and Jerry reprise their roles as Carly, Freddie and Spencer respectively while Jennette and Noah did not return.[[note]]This is due to Jennette cutting ties with Nickelodeon following a salary dispute on ''Sam and Cat'' and recently quitting on-screen acting, now currently working as a writer and director while Noah has moved on to on-camera acting in other movies.[[/note]] The revival debuted on June 17, 2021.

In December 2020, Paramount ordered a [[Series/ICarly2021 revival]] of the ''iCarly'' franchise for their online streaming service [[Creator/CBSAllAccess Paramount+]] owned by Viacom (which also owns Nick). The futuristic revival is a sequel that takes place 8 years later and was said to be more adulty and suited for older viewers, with the addition that Sam and Gibby are the only two main characters not returning. [[note]]This is due to Jennette cutting ties with Nickelodeon following a salary dispute on ''Sam and Cat'' and recently quitting on-screen acting, now currently working as a writer and director while Noah has moved on to on-camera acting in other movies.[[/note]] The revival debuted on June 17, 2021.

In December 2020, Paramount ordered a [[Series/ICarly2021 revival]] of the ''iCarly'' franchise for their online streaming service [[Creator/CBSAllAccess Paramount+]] owned by ViacomCBS (which also owns Nick). The futuristic revival is a sequel that takes place 8 years later and was said to be more adulty and suited for older viewers, with the addition that Sam and Gibby are the only two main characters not returning. [[note]]This is due to Jennette cutting ties with Nickelodeon following a salary dispute on ''Sam and Cat'' and recently quitting on-screen acting, now currently working as a writer and director while Noah has moved on to on-camera acting in other movies.[[/note]] The revival debuted on June 17, 2021.

After an accident where her comments on a SadistTeacher's talent show made it onto a Website/YouTube-like site, [[InstantWebHit the positive internet reaction]] inspires her to make a creative web show with her two best friends, [[TheMcCoy Samantha "Sam" Puckett]] (Creator/JennetteMcCurdy) and [[TheSpock Fredward "Freddie" Benson]] (Creator/NathanKress). Sam is a detention hall regular (and had been arrested several times) who craves meat, frequently mentions that her relatives are in prison or in parole, and keeps an array of dangerous tools in her backpack and locker. Freddie is an intelligent tech-savvy boy who works as the camera man and keeps the iCarly site running. Along with his long-term teenage crush on Carly, he has an extremely overprotective and neurotic mother (Mary Scheer).

Interweaved amongst the webshow and hilarious shenanigans are relationship issues between the FreudianTrio. A LoveTriangle slowly brewed amongst the trio despite StatusQuoIsGod. The online fandom latched on to this, creating one of the biggest shipping fan wars ever. There are a lot of fandom tropes discussed across the various pages for the show, such that the actual term {{Shipping}} and the associated pairings (complete with PortmanteauCoupleName) has been directly [[AscendedMeme referenced in the show]].

Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, the original series became very popular with Nickelodeon audiences and fans, getting an overall positive reception from the fans and the show topped the list of becoming one of the most-watched telecasts on basic cable of it's time from 2008 to 2012, scoring massive ratings. The highest rated, most-watched program of all time was the episode "iSaved Your Life" which aired on January 18, 2010, to 11.2 million viewers, which is also the second most viewed telecast in Nickelodeon history, reaching the 12 million viewer mark. The extended version aired on Valentine's Day 2010 to 4.2 million viewers. The series was the highest-rated live action TV program on Nickelodeon during its initial run, and was the first series in the network's history to produce 100 episodes. It even spawned a TV Movie where the main cast visits Japan, several two-part special episodes, video games, toys, t-shirt designs and even signings at conventions and expos. It was also nominated for numerous accolades and awards.

The original show ended its run on November 23, 2012 with the series finale ''iGoodbye'' airing in November 2012. Since its conclusion, it has inspired the creation of two {{Spin Off}}s. The first is ''Series/SamAndCat'' (Cat being from ''Series/{{Victorious}}'') in a cross-over that was picked up for a first season in June 2013 before being cancelled in April 2014. The second involved Gibby but it was not picked up for a full series.

In December 2020, Paramount ordered a [[Series/ICarly2021 revival]] of the ''iCarly''franchise for their online streaming service [[Creator/CBSAllAccess Paramount+]] owned by Viacom (which also owns Nick). The futuristic revival is a sequel that takes place 8 years later and was said to be more adulty and suited for older viewers, with the addition that Sam and Gibby are the only two main characters not returning. [[note]]This is due to Jennette cutting ties with Nickelodeon following a salary dispute on ''Sam and Cat'' and recently quitting on-screen acting, now currently working as a writer and director while Noah has moved on to on-camera acting in other movies.[[/note]] The revival debuted on June 17, 2021.

Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, the original series became very popular with Nickelodeon audiences and fans, getting an overall positive reception from the fans and the show topped the list of becoming one of the most-watched telecasts on basic cable of it's time from 2008 to 2012, scoring massive ratings. The highest rated, most-watched program of all time was the episode "iSaved Your Life" which aired on January 18, 2010, to 11.2 million viewers, which is also the second most viewed telecast in Nickelodeon history, reaching the 12 million viewer mark. The extended version aired on Valentine's Day 2010 to 4.2 million viewers. The series was the highest-rated live action TV program on Nickelodeon during its initial run, and was the first series in the network's history to produce 100 episodes. It even spawned a TV Movie where the main cast visits Japan, several two-part special episodes, video games, toys, t-shirt designs and even signings at conventions and expos. It wasalso nominated for numerous accolades and awards.

Following it's decent viewership in the first several seasons ranging between 3.7 to 7.9 million views on TV cable (the January 2010 episode "iSaved Your Life" reached a record-smashing 11.2 million viewers and it became the second-most-viewed telecast in Nickelodeon history,) [[ScrewedByTheNetwork the show suffered a lot]] from [[ScheduleSlip very unstable air dates]], compounded by a dreadfully clashing, at odds {{story arc}} early on in Season 5 that [[BrokenBase scattered and polarized the fanbase even further]]. The sixth and final season began airing in the spring and over the summer of 2012.

Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, the original series became very popular with Nickelodeon audiences and fans, getting an overall positive reception from the fans and the show topped the list of becoming one of the most-watched telecasts on basic cable of it's time from 2008 to 2012, scoring massive ratings. The highest rated, most-watched program of all time was the episode "iSaved Your Life" which aired on January 18, 2010, to 11.2 million viewers, which is also the second most viewed telecast in Nickelodeon history. The extended version aired on Valentine's Day 2010 to 4.2 million viewers. The series even spawned a TV Movie where the main cast visits Japan, video games, toys, t-shirt designs and even signings at conventions and expos.

Following it's decent viewership in the first several seasons ranging between 3.7 to 7.9 million views on TV cable (the January 2010 episode "iSaved Your Life" reached a record-smashing 11.2 million viewers and it became the second-most-viewed telecast in Nickelodeon history) [[ScrewedByTheNetwork the show suffered a lot]] from [[ScheduleSlip very unstable air dates]], compounded by a dreadfully clashing, at odds {{story arc}} early on in Season 5 that [[BrokenBase scattered and polarized the fanbase even further]]. The sixth and final season began airing in the spring and over the summer of 2012.

The original show ended its run on November 23, 2012 with the series finale ''iGoodBye''. Following this, Nickelodeon announced the creation of two {{Spin Off}}s. The first is ''Series/SamAndCat'' (Cat being from ''Series/{{Victorious}}'') in a cross-over that was picked up for a first season in June 2013 before being cancelled in April 2014. The second involved Gibby but it was not picked up for a full series.

In December 2020, Paramount ordered a [[Series/ICarly2021 revival]] of ''iCarly'' for their streaming service [[Creator/CBSAllAccess Paramount+]]. The revival was said to be more suited for older viewers, with the addition that Sam is the only main character not returning. [[note]]This is due to Jennette cutting ties with Nickelodeon following a salary dispute on ''Sam and Cat'' and quitting on-screen acting, now working as a writer and director.[[/note]] The revival debuted on June 17, 2021.

Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, the original series became very popular with Nickelodeon audiences and fans, getting an overall positive reception from the fans and the show topped the list of becoming one of the most-watched telecasts on basic cable of it's time from 2008 to 2012, scoring massive ratings. The highest rated, most-watched program of all time was the episode "iSaved Your Life" which aired on January 18, 2010, to 11.2 million viewers, which is also the second most viewed telecast in Nickelodeon history. The extended version aired on Valentines Day 2010 to 4.2 million viewers. The series even spawned a TV Movie where the main cast visits Japan, video games, toys, t-shirt designs and even signings at conventions and expos.

Following it's decent viewership in the first several seasons ranging between 3.7 to 7.9 million views on TV cable (the January 2010 episode "iSaved Your Life" reached a record-smashing 11.2 million viewers and it became the second-most-viewed telecast in Nickelodeon history)[[ScrewedByTheNetwork the show suffered a lot]] from [[ScheduleSlip very unstable air dates]], compounded by a dreadfully clashing, at odds {{story arc}} early on in Season 5 that [[BrokenBase scattered and polarized the fanbase even further]]. The sixth and final Season began airing in the spring and over the summer of 2012.

In December 2020, Paramount ordered a [[Series/ICarly2021 revival]] of ''iCarly'' for their streaming service [[Creator/CBSAllAccess Paramount+]]. The revival was said to be more suited for older viewers, with the addition that Sam is the only main character not returning. [[note]]This is due to Jennette having had a falling out with Nickelodeon following ''Sam and Cat'' and later retiring from on-screen acting, now working as a writer and director.[[/note]] The revival debuted on June 17, 2021.

Interweaved amongst the webshow and school shenanigans are relationship issues between the FreudianTrio. A LoveTriangle slowly brewed amongst the trio despite StatusQuoIsGod. The online fandom latched on to this, creating one of the biggest Nickelodeon shipping wars ever. There are a lot of fandom tropes discussed across the various pages for the show, such that the actual term {{Shipping}} and the associated pairings (complete with PortmanteauCoupleName) has been directly [[AscendedMeme referenced in the show]].

''iCarly'' (2007-2012) was a Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} teen sitcom created by Creator/DanSchneider. [[TheKirk Carly Shay]] (Creator/MirandaCosgrove) is a girl in her mid-teens living in Seattle with her big brother and guardian Spencer (Creator/JerryTrainor), whose father has been deployed in the military for a decade or so.

After an accident where her comments on a SadistTeacher's talent show made it onto a Website/YouTube-like site, [[InstantWebHit the positive internet reaction]] inspires her to make a creative web show with her two best friends, [[TheMcCoy Samantha "Sam" Puckett]] (Creator/JennetteMcCurdy) and [[TheSpock Fredward "Freddie" Benson]] (Creator/NathanKress). Sam is a detention hall regular (and had been arrested several times) who craves meat, frequently mentions that her relatives are in prison or in parole, and keeps an array of dangerous tools in her backpack and locker. Freddie is an intelligent tech-savvy boy who works as the camera man and keeps the iCarly site running. Along with his long-term crush on Carly, he has an extremely overprotective and neurotic mother (Mary Scheer).

Interweaved amongst the webshow and school shenanigans are relationship issues between the FreudianTrio. A LoveTriangle slowly brewed amongst the three despite StatusQuoIsGod. The online fandom latched on to this, creating one of the biggest Nickelodeon shipping wars ever. There are a lot of fandom tropes discussed across the various pages for the show, such that the actual term {{Shipping}} and the associated pairings (complete with PortmanteauCoupleName) has been directly [[AscendedMeme referenced in the show]].

Despite its very good viewership in the first few seasons [[ScrewedByTheNetwork the show suffered a lot]] from [[ScheduleSlip very unstable air dates]], coupled by a very polarizing {{story arc}} that [[BrokenBase scattered the fanbase even further]].

The show ended its run on November 23, 2012 with the final episode ''iGoodBye''. Following this, Nickelodeon announced the creation of two {{Spin Off}}s. The first is ''Series/SamAndCat'' (Cat being from ''Series/{{Victorious}}'') in a cross-over that was picked up for a first season in 2013 before being cancelled in 2014. The second involved Gibby but it was not picked up for a full series.

In December 2020, Paramount ordered a [[Series/ICarly2021 revival]] of ''iCarly'' for their streaming service [[Creator/CBSAllAccess Paramount+]]. The revival was said to be more suited for older viewers, with the addition that Sam is the only main character not returning. [[note]]This is due to Jennette having had a falling out with Nickelodeon following ''Sam and Cat'' and later retiring from on-screen acting, now working as a writer and director.[[/note]] The revival eventually premiered on June 17, 2021.

This is the page for the original series; for the 2021 revival, go to [[Series/iCarly2021 here]].

In December 2020, Paramount ordered a revival of ''iCarly'' for their streaming service [[Creator/CBSAllAccess Paramount+]]. The revival was said to be more suited for older viewers, with the addition that Sam is the only main character not returning. [[note]]This is due to Jennette having had a falling out with Nickelodeon following ''Sam and Cat'' and later retiring from on-screen acting, now working as a writer and director.[[/note]] The revival eventually premiered on June 17, 2021.

In December 2020, Paramount ordered a revival of ''iCarly'' for their streaming service [[Creator/CBSAllAccess Paramount+]]. The revival was said to be more suited for older viewers, with the addition that Sam is the only main character not returning. [[note]]This is due to Jennette having had a falling out with Nickelodeon following ''Sam and Cat'' and later retiring from on-screen acting, now working as a writer and director.[[/note]] The revival eventually premierde on June 17, 2021.

In December 2020, Paramount ordered a revival of ''iCarly'' for their streaming service [[Creator/CBSAllAccess Paramount+]]. The revival was said to be more suited for older viewers, with the addition that Sam is the only main character not returning. [[note]]This is due to Jennette having had a falling out with Nickelodeon following ''Sam and Cat'' and later retiring from on-screen acting, now working as a writer and director.[[/note]] The revival will premiere on June 17, 2021.

In December 2020, Paramount ordered a revival of ''iCarly'' for their streaming service [[Creator/CBSAllAccess Paramount+]]. The revival was said to be more suited for older viewers, with the addition that Sam is the only main character not returning. [[note]]This is due to Jennette having had a falling out with Nickelodeon following ''Sam and Cat'' and later retiring from on-screen acting, now working as a writer and director.[[/note]]