List of most watched premieres on Nickelodeon

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)
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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