"SpongeBob SquarePants" premiere week: Difference between revisions

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"SpongeBob SquarePants" Premiere Week was an even that occurred on Nickelodeon UK and Ireland from October 17 through October 21, 2011.^[1] The event premiered 9 new episodes from season 7, including the half-hour special, "The Great Patty Caper."^[1]

Production

On October 12, 2011, NickALive! would publish an article stating that Nickelodeon had released a promo for a premiere week of SpongeBob that would air all next week at 5:00pm. These episodes were also announced to air once again at 6:00pm on Nickelodeon Replay. The site also transcribed the trailer's promo, with multiple episodes that were to air being hinted at:^[1]

"Who steals the key to the secret formula?" ("The Great Patty Caper")
"Where are Mr. Krabs' clothes?" ("The Masterpiece")
"What's a Krusty Dog?" ("Krusty Dogs")
"When did Sandy get so buff?" ("Whelk Attack")
"Why's SpongeBob wearing lipstick?" ("Love That Squid")
"And when did Squidward become a sausage? ("Krusty Dogs")

Nickelodeon's schedule listed that the episodes "The Masterpiece" and "Whelk Attack" would commence the event.^[2]

Promotion

The premiere of the episode "The Great Patty Caper" on Nickelodeon was aided by a promotional tweet from the network's Twitter account, which used box art from the DVD based on the episode.^[3]

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Premieres

Title card	#	Title	Airdate	Viewers (millions)
File:The Masterpiece title card.png	148a	"The Masterpiece" ^{(tr • ga)}	October 17, 2011^[2]	0.14^[4]
File:The Masterpiece title card.png	Squidward erects a statue of Mr. Krabs to try and attract customers.
File:Whelk Attack title card.png	148b	"Whelk Attack" ^{(tr • ga)}	October 17, 2011^[2]	0.14^[4]
File:Whelk Attack title card.png	Large sea whelks invade Bikini Bottom.
File:You Don't Know Sponge title card.png	149a	"You Don't Know Sponge" ^{(tr • ga)}	October 18, 2011	0.09^[5]^{[note 1]}
File:You Don't Know Sponge title card.png	SpongeBob and Patrick take a quiz on each other, which threatens their friendship.
File:Tunnel of Glove title card.png	149b	"Tunnel of Glove" ^{(tr • ga)}	October 18, 2011	0.09^[5]^{[note 1]}
File:Tunnel of Glove title card.png	Pearl and SpongeBob get stuck in the Tunnel of Glove.
File:The Great Patty Caper title card.png	143	"The Great Patty Caper" ^{(tr • ga)}	October 19, 2011^[3]	0.14^[4]
File:The Great Patty Caper title card.png	When cooking up a new batch of Krabby Patties, Mr. Krabs accidentally sends the formula away to the other side of the ocean, and sends SpongeBob and Patrick to fetch it.
File:Krusty Dogs title card.png	150a	"Krusty Dogs" ^{(tr • ga)}	October 20, 2011	0.17^[4]^[5]^{[note 2]}
File:Krusty Dogs title card.png	The Krusty Krab starts selling hot dogs.
File:The Wreck of the Mauna Loa title card.png	150b	"The Wreck of the Mauna Loa" ^{(tr • ga)}	October 20, 2011	0.17^[4]^[5]^{[note 2]}
File:The Wreck of the Mauna Loa title card.png	SpongeBob and Patrick find a lost ship, which Mr. Krabs uses for financial gain.
File:New Fish in Town title card.png	151a	"New Fish in Town" ^{(tr • ga)}	October 21, 2011	0.13^[4]
File:New Fish in Town title card.png	Squidward becomes friends with his new neighbor.
File:Love That Squid title card.png	151b	"Love That Squid" ^{(tr • ga)}	October 21, 2011	0.13^[4]
File:Love That Squid title card.png	Squidward gets ready to go out on a date and SpongeBob assists him.

Trivia

General

"The Great Patty Caper" initially premiered in the UK and Ireland on ITV1's Saturday morning children's block on June 18, 2011 at 7:55am.^[6]

Ratings on Nick UK

Ratings on Nick UK
Ratings on Nick Replay

Ratings on Nick Replay

The premieres of each episode pair on Nick UK and Nick Replay were some of the highest-rated programs on both networks during their weeks of airtime:
- Monday - #148 - "The Masterpiece" / "Whelk Attack"
  - 137,000 viewers; 3rd highest rated program on Nick UK
- Tuesday - #149 - "You Don't Know Sponge" / "Whelk Attack"
  - 92,000 viewers; Highest rated program on Nick Replay
- Wednesday - #143 - "The Great Patty Caper"
  - 140,000 viewers; 2nd highest-rated program on Nick UK
- Thursday - #150 - "Krusty Dogs" / "The Wreck of the Mauna Loa"
  - 104,000 viewers; 6th highest-rated program on Nick UK
  - 62,000 additional viewers; 5th highest rated program on Nick Replay
    - 166,000 total viewers
- Thursday - #150 - "Krusty Dogs" / "The Wreck of the Mauna Loa"
  - 104,000 viewers; 6th highest-rated program on Nick UK
- Friday - #151 - "New Fish in Town" / "Love That Squid"
  - 128,000 viewers; 4th highest-rated program on Nick UK

References

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Ratings for Nick Replay.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Combined ratings between Nick UK and Nick Replay.

[nickalive-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Nickelodeon UK To Premiere Brand New Episodes Of "SpongeBob SquarePants" From 17th October 2011 - NickALive!

[sb148-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 What's on TV: Nick - Nick.com (archive, 10/12/2011)

[greatpattycaper-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Nickelodeon UK on Twitter - "Have you been watching brand new SpongeBob..."

[nickukratings-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 ^4.3 ^4.4 ^4.5 ^4.6 File:NickUKPremiereWeekRatings.jpeg

[nick1ratings-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 ^5.3 File:Nick+1PremiereWeekRatings.jpeg

[8] BBC Programme Index

[replay-6] 1.0 ^1.1 Ratings for Nick Replay.

[combined-7] 2.0 ^2.1 Combined ratings between Nick UK and Nick Replay.

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