List of SpongeBob SquarePants episodes

SpongeBob SquarePants is an animated children's television series broadcast on the cable network Nickelodeon. The show has started showing on May 1, 1999.

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Segments	Originally aired		Avg. viewers (millions)
Season	Episodes		Segments	First aired	Last aired	Avg. viewers (millions)
1	20		41	May 1, 1999 (1999-05-01)	March 3, 2001 (2001-03-03)	2.65
2	20		39	October 20, 2000 (2000-10-20)	July 26, 2003 (2003-07-26)	2.88
3	20		37	October 5, 2001 (2001-10-05)	October 11, 2004 (2004-10-11)	4.42
4	20		38	May 6, 2005 (2005-05-06)	July 24, 2007 (2007-07-24)	3.86
5	20		41	February 19, 2007 (2007-02-19)	July 19, 2009 (2009-07-19)	4.11
6	26		47	March 3, 2008 (2008-03-03)	July 5, 2010 (2010-07-05)	4.09
7	26		50	July 19, 2009 (2009-07-19)	June 11, 2011 (2011-06-11)	4.54
8	26		47	March 26, 2011 (2011-03-26)	December 6, 2012 (2012-12-06)	3.26
9	26	11	20	July 21, 2012 (2012-07-21)	March 29, 2015 (2015-03-29)	2.79
9	26	15	29	July 16, 2015 (2015-07-16)	February 20, 2017 (2017-02-20)	2.79
10	11		22	October 15, 2016 (2016-10-15)	December 2, 2017 (2017-12-02)	1.95
11	26		50	June 24, 2017 (2017-06-24)	November 25, 2018 (2018-11-25)	1.54
12	26		48	November 11, 2018 (2018-11-11)	April 29, 2022 (2022-04-29)	0.95
13	26		52	October 22, 2020 (2020-10-22)	November 1, 2023 (2023-11-01)	0.31
14	13		21	November 2, 2023 (2023-11-02)	December 2, 2024 (2024-12-02)	0.17
15	13		26	July 24, 2024 (2024-07-24)	June 20, 2025 (2025-06-20)	TBA
16	13		22	June 27, 2025 (2025-06-27)	June 5, 2026 (2026-06-05)	TBA
17	TBA		TBA	June 12, 2026 (2026-06-12)	TBA	TBA

Episodes

Seasons 1–10 (1999–2017)

Seasons 11–present (2017–present)

Movies

Title	Directed by	Written and storyboarded by	Release date
Main series
The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie	Stephen Hillenburg	Derek Drymon, Tim Hill, Stephen Hillenburg, Kent Osborne, Aaron Springer, and Paul Tibbitt	November 19, 2004 (2004-11-19) (U.S.) November 14, 2004 (international)
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water	Paul Tibbitt	Story by : Stephen Hillenburg and Paul Tibbitt Screenplay by : Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger	February 6, 2015 (2015-02-06) (U.S.) January 28, 2015 (international)
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run	Tim Hill	Story by : Tim Hill, Jonathan Aibel, and Glenn Berger Screenplay by : Tim Hill	August 14, 2020 (2020-08-14) (Canada) November 5, 2020 (international) March 4, 2021 (U.S.)
The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants	Derek Drymon	Story by : Pam Brady, Kaz, and Andrew Goodman Screenplay by : Pam Brady and Matt Lieberman	December 19, 2025 (2025-12-19) (U.S.) December 17, 2025 (international)
Spin-off series
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie	Liza Johnson	Story by : Kaz Screenplay by : Kaz and Tom Stern	August 2, 2024 (2024-08-02) (worldwide)
Plankton: The Movie	Dave Needham	Story by : Mr. Lawrence Screenplay by : Kaz, Chris Viscardi, and Mr. Lawrence	March 7, 2025 (2025-03-07) (worldwide)

Notes

↑ The second half of the season was split into a fifteenth season, bringing the number of episodes to 13.

References

1 2 Gardner, Chris (April 11, 2024). "'The Smurfs Movie' Sets Starry Cast to Join Rihanna; Dave Bautista, Eric Nam Board 'Airbender' Franchise". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on April 11, 2024. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
1 2 "CinemaCon: Paramount Updates 'Last Airbender' Movie Title". Animation Magazine. April 3, 2025. Retrieved April 4, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑ "BOB L'EPONGE LE FILM : A LA RECHERCHE DE L'EPONGE PERDUE". Paramount Pictures France.
1 2 3 D'Alessandro, Anthony (June 6, 2024). "'SpongeBob' Antagonist 'Plankton' Is Getting His Own Netflix Movie In 2025". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 6, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
↑ Truitt, Brian (January 17, 2025). "15 new movies you'll want to stream this year, from 'Happy Gilmore' to 'Bridget Jones'". USA Today. Archived from the original on January 18, 2025. Retrieved January 17, 2025.

Other websites

SpongeBob SquarePants at IMDb
SpongeBob SquarePants^{[link removed]} at the

[1] The second half of the season was split into a fifteenth season, bringing the number of episodes to 13.

[SM-2] 1 2 Gardner, Chris (April 11, 2024). "'The Smurfs Movie' Sets Starry Cast to Join Rihanna; Dave Bautista, Eric Nam Board 'Airbender' Franchise". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on April 11, 2024. Retrieved April 11, 2024.

[PU-3] 1 2 "CinemaCon: Paramount Updates 'Last Airbender' Movie Title". Animation Magazine. April 3, 2025. Retrieved April 4, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[4] "BOB L'EPONGE LE FILM : A LA RECHERCHE DE L'EPONGE PERDUE". Paramount Pictures France.

[NM-5] 1 2 3 D'Alessandro, Anthony (June 6, 2024). "'SpongeBob' Antagonist 'Plankton' Is Getting His Own Netflix Movie In 2025". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 6, 2024. Retrieved June 6, 2024.

[6] Truitt, Brian (January 17, 2025). "15 new movies you'll want to stream this year, from 'Happy Gilmore' to 'Bridget Jones'". USA Today. Archived from the original on January 18, 2025. Retrieved January 17, 2025.