Victorious (stylized as VICTORiOUS) is an American sitcom created by Dan Schneider that originally aired on Nickelodeon from March 27, 2010, to February 2, 2013. The series revolves around aspiring singer Tori Vega (portrayed by Victoria Justice), a teenager who attends a performing arts high school called Hollywood Arts High School, after taking her older sister Trina's (Daniella Monet) place in a showcase while getting into screwball situations on a daily basis. On her first day at Hollywood Arts, she meets Andre Harris (Leon Thomas III), Robbie Shapiro (Matt Bennett), Rex Powers (Robbie's puppet), Jade West (Elizabeth Gillies), Cat Valentine (Ariana Grande), and Beck Oliver (Avan Jogia). The series premiered after the 2010 Kids' Choice Awards. The series won for Favorite TV Show award at the 2012 Kids' Choice Awards and 2013 Kids' Choice Awards, beating out iCarly. Victorious earned four Emmy nominations.
Victorious
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Genre
Teen sitcom
Created by
Dan Schneider
Starring
Victoria Justice
Leon Thomas III
Matt Bennett
Elizabeth Gillies
Ariana Grande
Avan Jogia
Daniella Monet
Theme music composer
Lukasz Gottwald
Michael Corcoran
Dan Schneider
Opening theme
"Make It Shine", performed by Victoria Justice
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English
No. of seasons
4
No. of episodes
57 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Dan Schneider
Warren Bell (season 3)
Robin Weiner (season 3)
Producers
Bruce Rand Berman
Joe Catania
(supervising producer: season 3)
Robin Weiner
(supervising producer: season 1–2)
Warren Bell
(consulting producer: season 2)
Jake Farrow
(early season 3)
Christopher J. Nowak
(mid-season 3)
Matt Fleckenstein
(season 3)
Production locations
Nickelodeon on Sunset
Hollywood, California
Camera setup
Videotape (filmized); Multi-camera
Running time
24 minutes, 46 minutes for specials
Production companies
Schneider's Bakery
Sony Music Entertainment
Nickelodeon Productions
Distributor
MTV Networks International[1]
Release
Original network
Nickelodeon
Picture format
1080i (16:9 HDTV)
Audio format
Stereo
Original release
March 27, 2010 –
February 2, 2013
Chronology
Related shows
Sam & Cat
Cast concert, 2011
On August 10, 2012, Justice stated that the series would not be renewed.[2] Also, after the announcement of the series' spin-off Sam & Cat was made, fans of Victorious expressed dismay that its spin-off series was the reason for its ending, but Schneider himself stated otherwise.[3] Although the Victorious cast only filmed three seasons, when the decision to end the series was made, Nickelodeon split the third season in half, making a fourth season.[4]
