List of most watched premieres on Nickelodeon

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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.

RankEpisodeSeriesOriginal air dateViewers (in millions)
1"All Growed Up" Rugrats July 21, 200111.913 [1]
2"iSaved Your Life" iCarly January 18, 201011.164 [2]
3"iQuit iCarly"iCarlyDecember 5, 20098.848 [3]
4"Fairly OddBaby" The Fairly OddParents February 18, 20088.809 [4]
5"Atlantis SquarePantis" SpongeBob SquarePants November 12, 20078.757 [5]
6"Dunces and Dragons"SpongeBob SquarePantsFebruary 20, 20068.560 [6]
7 Merry Christmas, Drake & Josh Drake & Josh December 5, 20088.095 [7]
8"Chuckie's Duckling/A Dog's Life"RugratsJanuary 18, 19997.96 [8]
9"Have You Seen This Snail?"SpongeBob SquarePantsNovember 11, 20057.934 [9]
10"iFight Shelby Marx"iCarlyAugust 8, 20097.866 [10]
11"iGot a Hot Room"iCarlyJuly 30, 20107.740 [11]
12"Still Babies After All These Years"RugratsJuly 21, 20017.697 [12]
13 2009 Kids' Choice Awards Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards March 28, 20097.675 [13]
14"What Ever Happened to SpongeBob?"SpongeBob SquarePantsOctober 13, 20087.666 [14]
15"Truth or Square"SpongeBob SquarePantsNovember 6, 20097.658 [15]
16 2010 Kids' Choice Awards Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards March 27, 20107.639 [16]
17"The Sponge Who Could Fly"SpongeBob SquarePantsMarch 21, 20037.635 [17]
18"iGo to Japan"iCarlyNovember 8, 20087.599 [18]
19 FRED: The Movie Nick Original MovieSeptember 18, 20107.597 [19]
20"iThink They Kissed" iCarly September 12, 20097.564 [20]
21"iPsycho" iCarly June 4, 20107.518 [21]
22 2008 Kids' Choice Awards Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards March 29, 20087.449 [22]
23"iOMG"iCarlyApril 9, 20117.355 [23]
24"iParty with Victorious"Nick Original MovieJune 11, 20117.316 [24]
25 The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie Nick Original MovieNovember 10, 20067.307 [25]
26 2011 Kids' Choice Awards Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards April 2, 20117.287 [26]
27"Goodbye Zoey?" Zoey 101 January 4, 20087.276 [27]
28"Big Time School of Rocque" Big Time Rush January 18, 20106.773 [2]
29"iDo"iCarlyOctober 11, 20106.697 [28]
30"Best Day Ever"SpongeBob SquarePantsNovember 10, 20066.658 [25]
31"Trenchbillies"SpongeBob SquarePantsJanuary 29, 20116.553 [29]
32"iDate a Bad Boy"iCarlyMay 9, 20096.472 [30]
33"Launchtime"/"Haunted Habitat" The Penguins of Madagascar March 28, 20096.439 [31]
34"iGoodbye"iCarlyNovember 23, 20126.430 [32]
35"Party Pooper Pants"SpongeBob SquarePantsMay 17, 20026.321 [33]
36"iLook Alike"iCarlyMarch 7, 20096.299 [34]
37 2012 Kids' Choice Awards Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards March 31, 20126.162 [35]
38"Beggin' on Your Knees" Victorious April 2, 20116.152 [26]
39"Pest of the West"SpongeBob SquarePantsApril 11, 20086.141 [36]
40 2007 Kids' Choice Awards Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards March 31, 20076.115
41"The Great Patty Caper"SpongeBob SquarePantsNovember 11, 20106.102
42"The Monster Who Came to Bikini Bottom"/"Welcome to the Bikini Bottom Triangle"SpongeBob SquarePantsJanuary 28, 20116.054
43"Trading Places"Zoey 101January 27, 20086.023
44"Sponge-Cano!"/"The Main Drain"SpongeBob SquarePantsJanuary 28, 20116.004

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