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Is SpongeBob SquarePants coming back?

SpongeBob SquarePants (1999–present) — comedy · adventure · fantasy on Nickelodeon

The answer: Yes — returns in 13 days. Next episode · S17E01 · "Kiss of the Nematode" · on Nickelodeon
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SpongeBob SquarePants poster
Genre
Comedy · Adventure · Fantasy
Network / streamer
Nickelodeon
Premiered
May 1, 1999
Runtime
~14 min per episode
TVMaze rating
8.0 / 10
16seasons
628episodes
6upcoming
8.0/ 10

About SpongeBob SquarePants

Yes — SpongeBob SquarePants returns on May 15, 2026, with a new episode airing on Nickelodeon. The show is currently scheduled to continue its run after a brief hiatus, with the next episode titled "The Green Tentacle" set to air soon.

SpongeBob SquarePants is an animated comedy series that first premiered on May 1, 1999. It was a show about the adventures of the cheerful and optimistic sea sponge SpongeBob and his friends in Bikini Bottom, a vibrant underwater city. The series depicted their humorous exploits, from working at the Krusty Krab to jellyfishing and various underwater escapades, often highlighting their playful and mischievous nature.

The cast includes Tom Kenny as SpongeBob SquarePants, Rodger Bumpass as Squidward Tentacles, Bill Fagerbakke as Patrick Star, Clancy Brown as Mr. Eugene H. Krabs, Carolyn Lawrence as Sandy Cheeks, and Mr. Lawrence as Plankton. The show holds a rating of 8 on TVMaze and has a runtime of 14 minutes per episode.

SpongeBob SquarePants episode schedule

6 upcoming · 622 aired . Next episode: June 12, 2026.

Upcoming · 6

DateEp.Title
June 12, 2026 S17·E1 Kiss of the Nematode
June 12, 2026 S17·E2 Brainless Brawn
June 19, 2026 S17·E3 Home Away from Home
June 19, 2026 S17·E4 SpongeBob SpareParts
June 26, 2026 S17·E5 Lady in the Lighthouse
June 26, 2026 S17·E6 Bitter Groans and Gardens

Aired · 622

DateEp.Title
May 29, 2026 S16·E20 Karate Pals
May 22, 2026 S16·E19 Happy Krabby Birthday
May 15, 2026 S16·E18 The Green Tentacle
November 28, 2025 S16·E17 Pigskin Pearl
November 14, 2025 S16·E16 Stupor-stition
November 14, 2025 S16·E15 Pardon My Wand
November 7, 2025 S16·E14 Near-Mint Plankton
November 7, 2025 S16·E13 Heart of Garbage
October 24, 2025 S16·E12 Krusty Kafeteria
October 24, 2025 S16·E11 SpongeBob TrashPants
October 17, 2025 S16·E10 Hog Huntin'
October 10, 2025 S16·E9 Laundro-Madness
October 3, 2025 S16·E8 Go Fetch
October 3, 2025 S16·E7 The Haunted Bucket
September 26, 2025 S16·E6 The Kreepy Krab
September 26, 2025 S16·E5 Exchange Student Driver
September 19, 2025 S16·E4 Gorilla Suit Day
September 19, 2025 S16·E3 Curse of the WereDoodle
September 12, 2025 S16·E2 Squidward's Tough Break
September 12, 2025 S16·E1 Bizarro Bottom
June 20, 2025 S15·E27 Captain Quasar: The Next Iteration
June 20, 2025 S15·E26 Making Waves
June 13, 2025 S15·E25 A Fish Called Sandy
June 13, 2025 S15·E24 Who's Afraid of Mr. Snippers?
June 6, 2025 S15·E23 My Father, the Boat
June 6, 2025 S15·E22 Delivery of DOOM!
March 14, 2025 S15·E21 MuseBob ModelPants
March 14, 2025 S15·E20 Pablum Plankton
March 7, 2025 S15·E19 Firehouse Bob
March 7, 2025 S15·E18 Smartificial Intelligence
Show next 200 of 592 earlier episodes
February 28, 2025 S15·E17 A Taste of Plankton
February 28, 2025 S15·E16 Jeffy T's Prankwell Emporium
February 21, 2025 S15·E15 Pinned
February 21, 2025 S15·E14 Wary Gary
February 14, 2025 S15·E13 Dome Alone
February 14, 2025 S15·E12 Squidness Protection
December 24, 2024 S15·E11 Stuck in an Elevator
December 19, 2024 S15·E10 Wiener Takes All
December 17, 2024 S15·E9 Student Driver Survivor
December 13, 2024 S15·E8 Biscuit Ballyhoo
December 11, 2024 S15·E7 The Sandman Cometh
December 9, 2024 S15·E6 Bad Luck Bob
December 5, 2024 S15·E5 Unidentified Flailing Octopus
December 3, 2024 S15·E4 UpWard
December 2, 2024 S15·E3 Sandy's Country Christmas
November 11, 2024 S15·E2 Snow Yellow
October 10, 2024 S15·E1 Kreepaway Kamp
July 25, 2024 S14·E20 Big League Bob
July 24, 2024 S14·E19 Sammy Suckerfish
July 23, 2024 S14·E18 Sheldon SquarePants
July 22, 2024 S14·E17 The Dirty Bubble Bass
July 18, 2024 S14·E16 Hysterical History
July 17, 2024 S14·E15 Mooned!
July 16, 2024 S14·E14 In the Mood to Feud
July 15, 2024 S14·E13 PL-1413
February 26, 2024 S14·E12 Necro-Nom-Nom-Nom-I-Con
February 20, 2024 S14·E11 Tango Tangle
February 14, 2024 S14·E10 Pet the Rock
February 14, 2024 S14·E9 Momageddon
February 12, 2024 S14·E8 Don't Make Me Laugh
February 12, 2024 S14·E7 Blood Is Thicker Than Grease
February 12, 2024 S14·E6 Squidiot Box
November 23, 2023 S14·E5 BassWard
November 22, 2023 S14·E4 SpongeChovy
November 21, 2023 S14·E3 We Heart Hoops
November 20, 2023 S14·E2 Buff for Puff
November 2, 2023 S14·E1 Single-Celled Defense
November 1, 2023 S13·E61 Sandy, Help Us!
October 31, 2023 S13·E60 Big Top Flop
October 30, 2023 S13·E59 Allergy Attack
August 10, 2023 S13·E58 SquidBird
August 9, 2023 S13·E57 The Goobfather
August 8, 2023 S13·E56 Swimming Fools
August 7, 2023 S13·E55 Gary's Playhouse
July 20, 2023 S13·E54 Spatula of the Heavens
July 19, 2023 S13·E53 FUN-Believable
July 18, 2023 S13·E52 My Friend Patty
July 17, 2023 S13·E51 Plankton and the Beanstalk
June 29, 2023 S13·E50 Dopey Dick
June 28, 2023 S13·E49 Ain't That the Tooth
June 27, 2023 S13·E48 Arbor Day Disarray
June 26, 2023 S13·E47 Mandatory Music
June 22, 2023 S13·E46 Friendiversary
June 21, 2023 S13·E45 Sir Urchin and Snail Fail
June 20, 2023 S13·E44 Hot Crossed Nuts
June 19, 2023 S13·E43 Ride Patrick Ride
April 7, 2023 S13·E42 Delivery to Monster Island
March 31, 2023 S13·E41 SpongeBob's on Parade
March 24, 2023 S13·E40 The Flower Plot
March 17, 2023 S13·E39 Yellow Pavement
March 10, 2023 S13·E38 Ma and Pa's Big Hurrah
February 3, 2023 S13·E37 Karen for Spot
January 27, 2023 S13·E36 The Salty Sponge
January 20, 2023 S13·E35 Wallhalla
January 20, 2023 S13·E34 Abandon Twits
October 14, 2022 S13·E33 Slappy Daze
October 14, 2022 S13·E32 Squidferatu
July 22, 2022 S13·E31 Plane to Sea
July 22, 2022 S13·E30 Captain Pipsqueak
May 20, 2022 S13·E29 Patrick the Mailman
May 20, 2022 S13·E28 Say Awww!
May 13, 2022 S13·E27 Upturn Girls
May 13, 2022 S13·E26 Food PBFFT! Truck
May 6, 2022 S13·E25 Sea-Man Sponge Haters Club
May 6, 2022 S13·E24 The Big Bad Bubble Bass
April 29, 2022 S13·E23 There Will Be Grease
April 29, 2022 S13·E22 Kwarantined Krab
April 22, 2022 S13·E21 Potato Puff
April 22, 2022 S13·E20 Hiccup Plague
February 25, 2022 S13·E19 Goofy Scoopers
February 25, 2022 S13·E18 Patrick's Tantrum
December 10, 2021 S13·E17 SpongeBob's Road to Christmas
November 19, 2021 S13·E16 C.H.U.M.S
November 19, 2021 S13·E15 Something Narwhal This Way Comes
July 9, 2021 S13·E14 Pat the Dog
July 9, 2021 S13·E13 Pat Hearts Squid
April 30, 2021 S13·E12 Plankton's Intern
April 23, 2021 S13·E11 Knock Knock, Who's There?
April 16, 2021 S13·E10 Squidward's Sick Daze
April 16, 2021 S13·E9 Under the Small Top
April 9, 2021 S13·E8 Kooky Cooks
April 9, 2021 S13·E7 Bubble Bass's Tab
January 18, 2021 S13·E6 Lighthouse Louie
January 18, 2021 S13·E5 My Two Krabses
November 7, 2020 S13·E4 Dream Hoppers
November 7, 2020 S13·E3 Krusty Koncessionaires
October 22, 2020 S13·E2 Lockdown for Love
October 22, 2020 S13·E1 A Place for Pets
July 17, 2020 S12·E34 Pineapple RV
July 17, 2020 S12·E33 Boss for a Day
April 11, 2020 S12·E32 One Trick Sponge
April 11, 2020 S12·E31 Swamp Mates
March 7, 2020 S12·E30 Jolly Lodgers
March 7, 2020 S12·E29 Shell Games
February 8, 2020 S12·E28 Biddy Sitting
February 8, 2020 S12·E27 Who R Zoo?
January 18, 2020 S12·E26 Escape from Beneath Glove World
November 30, 2019 S12·E25 The Hankering
November 30, 2019 S12·E24 Plankton's Old Chum
November 23, 2019 S12·E23 Handemonium
November 23, 2019 S12·E22 Dirty Bubble Returns
October 12, 2019 S12·E21 A Cabin in the Kelp
October 12, 2019 S12·E20 The Ghost of Plankton
September 28, 2019 S12·E19 Squid's on a Bus
September 28, 2019 S12·E18 The Goofy Newbie
September 21, 2019 S12·E17 SpongeBob's Bad Habit
September 21, 2019 S12·E16 SpongeBob in RandomLand
September 14, 2019 S12·E15 Breakin'
September 14, 2019 S12·E14 Mind the Gap
August 10, 2019 S12·E13 Karen's Baby
August 10, 2019 S12·E12 The Krusty Bucket
July 27, 2019 S12·E11 Gary & Spot
July 27, 2019 S12·E10 Gary's Got Legs
July 6, 2019 S12·E9 Senior Discount
July 6, 2019 S12·E8 Broken Alarm
June 29, 2019 S12·E7 Insecurity Guards
June 29, 2019 S12·E6 Sandy's Nutty Nieces
June 22, 2019 S12·E5 Stormy Weather
June 22, 2019 S12·E4 King Plankton
January 27, 2019 S12·E3 The Krusty Slammer
January 20, 2019 S12·E2 The Ballad Of Filthy Muck
January 13, 2019 S12·E1 The Nitwitting
November 25, 2018 S11·E55 Goons on the Moon
November 18, 2018 S11·E54 Squirrel Jelly
November 18, 2018 S11·E53 The String
November 11, 2018 S11·E52 FarmerBob
November 11, 2018 S11·E51 Surf N' Turf
November 4, 2018 S11·E50 Karen's Virus
November 4, 2018 S11·E49 Girls' Night Out
October 28, 2018 S11·E48 Appointment TV
October 28, 2018 S11·E47 Bubble Town
October 21, 2018 S11·E46 The Night Patty
October 21, 2018 S11·E45 The Grill Is Gone
September 27, 2018 S11·E44 Call The Cops
September 26, 2018 S11·E43 Plankton Paranoia
September 25, 2018 S11·E42 Library Cards
September 24, 2018 S11·E41 Shopping List
August 9, 2018 S11·E40 ChefBob
August 8, 2018 S11·E39 Patnocchio
August 7, 2018 S11·E38 Krusty Kleaners
August 6, 2018 S11·E37 Whale Watching
May 10, 2018 S11·E36 Mustard O' Mine
May 9, 2018 S11·E35 Ink Lemonade
May 8, 2018 S11·E34 My Leg!
May 7, 2018 S11·E33 Sanitation Insanity
April 13, 2018 S11·E32 Bottle Burglars
April 6, 2018 S11·E31 High Sea Diving
March 30, 2018 S11·E30 Bunny Hunt
March 16, 2018 S11·E29 Moving Bubble Bass
March 9, 2018 S11·E28 Doodle Dimension
February 16, 2018 S11·E27 Grandmum's the Word
February 15, 2018 S11·E26 Fun-Sized Friends
February 14, 2018 S11·E25 Old Man Patrick
February 13, 2018 S11·E24 Drive Happy
February 12, 2018 S11·E23 Don't Feed the Clowns
February 12, 2018 S11·E22 Chatterbox Gary
December 2, 2017 S11·E21 Pat the Horse
December 2, 2017 S11·E20 The Incredible Shrinking Sponge
November 10, 2017 S11·E19 Squid Noir
November 9, 2017 S11·E18 Scavengerpants
November 8, 2017 S11·E17 Cuddle E. Hugs
November 7, 2017 S11·E16 There's A Sponge In My Soup
November 6, 2017 S11·E15 Stuck on the Roof
November 6, 2017 S11·E14 No Pictures, Please
October 21, 2017 S11·E13 Teacher's Pests
October 21, 2017 S11·E12 Krabby Patty Creature Feature
October 13, 2017 S11·E11 The Legend Of Boo-kini Bottom
October 7, 2017 S11·E10 Don't Wake Patrick
October 7, 2017 S11·E9 Feral Friends
September 30, 2017 S11·E8 Larry The Floor Manager
September 30, 2017 S11·E7 Man Ray Returns
September 23, 2017 S11·E6 The Clam Whisperer
September 23, 2017 S11·E5 Cave Dwelling Sponge
July 16, 2017 S11·E4 Sportz?
July 16, 2017 S11·E3 Spin The Bottle
June 24, 2017 S11·E2 The Checkup
June 24, 2017 S11·E1 Spot Returns
June 17, 2017 S10·E71 Out of the Picture
June 17, 2017 S10·E70 Patrick's Coupon
June 10, 2017 S10·E69 Lost and Found
June 10, 2017 S10·E68 The Getaway
June 3, 2017 S10·E67 Code Yellow
June 3, 2017 S10·E66 Unreal Estate
March 25, 2017 S10·E65 Trident Trouble
March 25, 2017 S10·E64 Plankton Retires
March 18, 2017 S10·E63 Burst Your Bubble
March 18, 2017 S10·E62 Life Insurance
March 11, 2017 S10·E61 Plankton Gets the Boot
March 11, 2017 S10·E60 Spongebob's Place
March 4, 2017 S10·E59 Krusty Katering

…and 392 earlier episodes not shown. Long-running show.

SpongeBob SquarePants cast