Isn't this their biggest show? I thought this was supposed to be like the new iCarly or something... Wtf? What happened?
I'm going to be serious for a minute and give you a proper reply.
* The cast was expensive. It had 8 main characters (Tori, Trina, Cat, Jade, Beck, Robbie, Andre, Sikowitz), 4 major side characters (Sinjin, Lane, Tori's parents) and another handful of minor recurring characters.
* It was expensive to produce. The production values were skyhigh, from my understanding the asphalt cafe set was an outdoor set away from the studio that was expensive to hire, the constant 'fun extras' shown around the school like the dancers and whatnot were expensive to hire.
* Victoria Justice didn't become the new Miranda Cosgrove. Nick wanted a star to become as popular as Miranda but one they could control (unlike Miranda who had incredibly good representation that gave her pretty much total power over what she did outside filming iCarly).
* The music was expensive to produce, didn't sell in the numbers wanted, and any profit was split between multiple groups because Nick doesn't own a vertical monopoly on music production in the same way that Disney does.
* The show tanked in the ratings. I'll leave the reasons for that out, but it lost viewers at an alarming rate as the show went on.
* Nick needed studio space, schedule space and money free to pay for, and film their new great hope Sam & Cat.
You can argue about how much each aspect caused the cancellation but those are the major reasons.
hah ho peace out suckas!
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ekaaaaaans
11 years ago
I would add that the show had HUUUUUGE gaps between new episodes, and lazy writers who had no interest in developing the characters or telling good stories. And sticking Beck and Jade back together towards the end, was clear evidence of a show going nowhere fast. I think they pulled the plug just in time...
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11 years ago
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torgerrose1
11 years ago
It would have had to be very successful because of the expense of the music. Nickelodeon isn't like Disney that they have music production as a part of their empire. Nick has to outsource for the music and it's expensive. And it never sold well.
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ferrisb1-1
11 years ago
Everybody has given reasons for the show itself being canceld, but I want to add it was also because of the current financial climate Viacom found itself in, too.
As has already been hinted at, Victorious was created to soley cash in on the music craze Disney hit big with in 2006, 2007... But not only were they three, four years late to the party, more to the point, Victoria Justice did not become the Orange version of Miley Cyrus like they were hoping as others already stated. They just set the bar far too high for one show, unfortunately.
Now, all of this would not have been so bad IF Vicacom's stock hadn't been deavalued early last year.
This was the catalyst that sent a wave of panic through the upper echelons at Viacom, and made them re-evaluate their revenue streams... And Nickelodeon and Victorious just happened to be underperforming. Thus, it was just bad timing and an almost perfect storm of circumstances that helped make the decision to cancel Victorious an almost no-brainer from their perspective.
The sad part is those at Nickeloden who run the network and report to senior management at Viacom were (most likely) more afraid for their jobs than doing what was right for the network, unfortunately. I don't mean just keeping Victorious on, but having more confidence in the OTHER shows they also axed in their slash-and-burn approach to make it look like they were on top of the "problem". Nick has no notable prime-time lineup right now except for Wendle and Vinnie. They cut every single show they had because they were all underperforming when compared to main rival Disney... But that's like Ford cutting every production model of car just because Chrysler might be outselling them at the current moment. It shows no forward thinking at all, IMO.
So, now we are left with the entire network once again pinning their hopes on another Dan Schnieder show... Who IS part of the main problem Nick keeps ignoring... That is based on some of the properties that were underperforming in the first place. Oy, vey.
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ferrisb1-1
11 years ago
Well, Dan is their main hope for good prime-time and live-action ratings. So, like I said, they are pining their hopes on him recreating his previous successes in this arena vs. animation.
There will be other live-action shows on Nick of course, but lets face it. Dan is Nick's golden boy, so they are heavily relying on Sam & Cat in the hopes it becomes bigger than either Vcitorious, or iCarly ever were.
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