iCarly is an American teen comedy that focuses on a lady named Carly Shay who creates her own internet program called iCarly with her best friends Sam and Freddie. The series was created by Dan Schneider, who additionally serves as manager producer. It stars Miranda Cosgrove as Carly, Jennette McCurdy as Sam, Nathan Kress as Freddie, Jerry Trainor as Spencer, and Noah Munck as Gibby. The show is taped at Nickelodeon on Sunset (season 1-- 5) and KTLA Studios (Season 6) in Hollywood, California. The program premiered on Nickelodeon on September 8, 2007. It was initially rated TV-Y7, and later altered to TV-G.