List of most watched premieres on Nickelodeon
Appearance
This is a list of the most watched premieres on Nickelodeon. It includes movies, TV episodes, special events (i.e. the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards) and crossover events with over 6 million viewers. Reruns are not included.
Rank | Episode | Series | Original air date | Viewers (in millions) |
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1 | "All Growed Up" | Rugrats | July 21, 2001 | 11.913[1] |
2 | "iSaved Your Life" | iCarly | January 18, 2010 | 11.164[2] |
3 | "iQuit iCarly" | iCarly | December 5, 2009 | 8.848[3] |
4 | "Fairly OddBaby" | The Fairly OddParents | February 18, 2008 | 8.809[4] |
5 | "Atlantis SquarePantis" | SpongeBob SquarePants | November 12, 2007 | 8.757[5] |
6 | "Dunces and Dragons" | SpongeBob SquarePants | February 20, 2006 | 8.560[6] |
7 | Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh | Drake & Josh | December 5, 2008 | 8.095 [7] |
8 | "Chuckie's Duckling/A Dog's Life" | Rugrats | January 18, 1999 | 7.96 [8] |
9 | "Have You Seen This Snail?" | SpongeBob SquarePants | November 11, 2005 | 7.934 [9] |
10 | "iFight Shelby Marx" | iCarly | August 8, 2009 | 7.866 [10] |
11 | "iGot a Hot Room" | iCarly | July 30, 2010 | 7.740 [11] |
12 | "Still Babies After All These Years" | Rugrats | July 21, 2001 | 7.697 [12] |
13 | 2009 Kids' Choice Awards | Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | March 28, 2009 | 7.675 [13] |
14 | "What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?" | SpongeBob SquarePants | October 13, 2008 | 7.666 [14] |
15 | "Truth or Square" | SpongeBob SquarePants | November 6, 2009 | 7.658 [15] |
16 | 2010 Kids' Choice Awards | Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | March 27, 2010 | 7.639 [16] |
17 | "The Sponge Who Could Fly" | SpongeBob SquarePants | March 21, 2003 | 7.635 [17] |
18 | "iGo to Japan" | iCarly | November 8, 2008 | 7.599 [18] |
19 | FRED: The Movie | Nick Original Movie | September 18, 2010 | 7.597 [19] |
20 | "iThink They Kissed" | iCarly | September 12, 2009 | 7.564 [20] |
21 | "iPsycho" | iCarly | June 4, 2010 | 7.518 [21] |
22 | 2008 Kids' Choice Awards | Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | March 29, 2008 | 7.449 [22] |
23 | "iOMG" | iCarly | April 9, 2011 | 7.355[23] |
24 | "iParty with Victorious" | Nick Original Movie | June 11, 2011 | 7.316 [24] |
25 | The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie | Nick Original Movie | November 10, 2006 | 7.307 [25] |
26 | 2011 Kids' Choice Awards | Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | April 2, 2011 | 7.287 [26] |
27 | "Goodbye Zoey?" | Zoey 101 | January 4, 2008 | 7.276 [27] |
28 | "Big Time School of Rocque" | Big Time Rush | January 18, 2010 | 6.773[2] |
29 | "iDo" | iCarly | October 11, 2010 | 6.697[28] |
30 | "Best Day Ever" | SpongeBob SquarePants | November 10, 2006 | 6.658 [25] |
31 | "Trenchbillies" | SpongeBob SquarePants | January 29, 2011 | 6.553 [29] |
32 | "iDate a Bad Boy" | iCarly | May 9, 2009 | 6.472 [30] |
33 | "Launchtime"/"Haunted Habitat" | The Penguins of Madagascar | March 28, 2009 | 6.439[31] |
34 | "iGoodbye" | iCarly | November 23, 2012 | 6.430 [32] |
35 | "Party Pooper Pants" | SpongeBob SquarePants | May 17, 2002 | 6.321 [33] |
36 | "iLook Alike" | iCarly | March 7, 2009 | 6.299 [34] |
37 | 2012 Kids' Choice Awards | Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | March 31, 2012 | 6.162 [35] |
38 | "Beggin' on Your Knees" | Victorious | April 2, 2011 | 6.152 [26] |
39 | "Pest of the West" | SpongeBob SquarePants | April 11, 2008 | 6.141 [36] |
40 | 2007 Kids' Choice Awards | Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | March 31, 2007 | 6.115 |
41 | "The Great Patty Caper" | SpongeBob SquarePants | November 11, 2010 | 6.102 |
42 | "The Monster Who Came to Bikini Bottom"/"Welcome to the Bikini Bottom Triangle" | SpongeBob SquarePants | January 28, 2011 | 6.054 |
43 | "Trading Places" | Zoey 101 | January 27, 2008 | 6.023 |
44 | "Sponge-Cano!"/"The Main Drain" | SpongeBob SquarePants | January 28, 2011 | 6.004 |
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