2012

This is a list of notable events, premieres, releases, series cancellations and endings and other business ventures for Nickelodeon in the year 2012.
== Shows ==
=== Series premieres ===
;Original shows
* February 4: How to Rock
* February: Monsuno on NickToons
* March 1
** Mike the Knight on Nick Jr. Channel
** Franklin and Friends on Nick Jr. Channel
* April 14: The Legend of Korra
* April 19: Tickety Toc
* May 12: Wild Grinders on NickToons
* June 11
** Figure It Out (2012) (technically seasons 5 and 6 of the original series)
** Hollywood Heights
* July 17: Splatalot!
* July 21: You Gotta See This
* August 4: Robot and Monster
* September 28: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
* October 1''
** NickMom Night Out
** MFF: Mom Friends Forever
** Parental Discretion With Stefanie Wilder-Taylor
** What Was Carol Brady Thinking?
* October 6: See Dad Run
* November 9: Deadtime Stories
* November 24: Marvin Marvin
;Acquired premieres
* February 18: Power Rangers Super Samurai
* February 20: Fred: The Show 
* December 14: Peter Rabbit
;Acquired reruns
* May 1: Yes, Dear
* July 8: The Soul Man
=== Season premieres ===
* January 9: House of Anubis, Season 2
* January 15: H2O: Just Add Water, Season 4 on TeenNick
* January 28: Victorious, Season 3
* February 12: Peppa Pig, Season 5
* March 24: iCarly, season 5
* May 6: Winx Club, Season 4
* May 12: Big Time Rush, Season 3
* June 11: Figure It Out, Season 5
* July 21: SpongeBob SquarePants, Season 9
* September 22: Victorious, Season 4
* October 23: Life with Boys, Season 2
=== Series finales ===
* February 29: Moose and Zee
* August 4: Fred: The Show
* November 23: iCarly, five seasons
* December 8: How to Rock
=== Specials ===
* February 12: Why Do Ghouls Fall in Love?
* April 13: Escape From Skull Shores
* May 19: Victorious: "Tori Goes Platinum"
* June 8: The Fresh Beat Band & Yo Gabba Gabba!: "Yo! Fresh Beats Go Gabba Gabba!" (crossover)
* June 9: Bucket and Skinner's Epic Adventures: "Epic Break-Up"
* October 9: Ghouls Rule
* November 23: It's a SpongeBob Christmas!
* December 14: Peter Rabbit's Christmas Tale
=== Programming blocks ===
* March 1: Nickelodeon's Play Date was renamed as Nick: The Smart Place to Play.
* October 1: NickMom debuts on the Nick Jr. Channel.
=== International series ===
* June 4: Hi-5: Series 13 premiered on Nick Jr. 
* September 22: Oobi: Dasdasi premiered on IRIB.
== Movies ==
===Made-for-TV===
* March 10: Big Time Movie
* March 11: Winx Club: The Secret of the Lost Kingdom
* July 28: Fred 3: Camp Fred
* November 29: A Fairly Odd Christmas
=== Theatrical ===
* October 26: Fun Size
===Network departures===
*January 28: Planet Sheen airs for the last time on Nickelodeon
*March 1: The Upside Down Show airs for the last time on the Nick Jr. Channel
*April (?): Postman Pat airs for the last time on Nickelodeon Junior in France.
*June 29: Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide airs for the last time on NickToons
*September 3: Tak and the Power of JuJu airs for the last time on NickToons
*September 7: Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide airs for the last time on Nickelodeon
*November 11: Back at the Barnyard airs for the last time on Nickelodeon
*November 16: Toot and Puddle airs for the last time on the Nick Jr. Channel 
*December 2: The Mighty B! airs for the last time on Nickelodeon
*December 15: The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius airs for the last time on Nickelodeon, the Jimmy Timmy Power Hour crossovers continued to air until 2015
==Comics==
* January 26: Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Promise - Part 1
* May 30: Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Promise - Part 2
* October 9: Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Promise - Part 3
==Books==
* August 9: Saved by the Shell!
* September 11: The Sponge Who Saved Christmas
*Dora the Explorer: Dora's Princess Adventure
== Video games ==
* March 6: Nicktoons MLB (Nintendo 3DS)
==Albums==
* June 5: Victorious 2.0: More Music From The Hit TV Show
* November 6: Victorious 3.0: Even More Music From The Hit TV Show
==DVD releases==
=== Retail releases ===
* January 3: SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeBob's Frozen Face-Off
* January 10: The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation: Blowhole
* January 31: Hey Dude: Season 2
* February 7: Rocko's Modern Life: Season 2
* February 14
** The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation: Get Ducky
** Dora the Explorer: Dora's Easter Adventure
* February 28
** The Angry Beavers: Season 3, Part 1
** Dance to the Music
* March 6: Dora the Explorer: Dora's Adventure Collection
* March 20: Hey Arnold!: Season 2, Part 1
* March 27: CatDog: Season 1, Part 2
* April 3: Danny Phantom: Season 2, Part 1
* April 17: Yo Gabba Gabba!: Super Spies
* April 24: The Wild Thornberrys: Season 2, Part 2
* May 1: Bubble Guppies
* May 15
**Aaahh!!! Real Monsters: Season 2
**Victorious: The Complete Second Season
* June 5
** Team Umizoomi: Umigames
** CatDog: Season 2, Part 1
* June 19: Hey Dude: Season 3
* June 26: Dora the Explorer: Dora's Rescue in Mermaid Kingdom
* July 3: Rocko's Modern Life: Season 3
* July 10: iCarly: The Complete 4th Season
* July 31: Dora the Explorer: Dora's Fantastic Gymnastics Adventure
* August 14
** The Angry Beavers: Season 3, Part 2
** The Fresh Beat Band: The Wizard of Song
* August 28
** Danny Phantom: Season 2, Part 2
** Nickelodeon Double Feature: Big Time Movie / Rags
** SpongeBob SquarePants: Ghoul Fools
* September 4: Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!: Halloween Two-Pack
* September 11: Aaahh!! Real Monsters: Season Three
* September 25: CatDog: Season 2, Part 2
* October 2: Dora the Explorer: Dora's Royal Rescue
* October 16: You Can't Do That on Film
* October 30: SpongeBob SquarePants: It's a SpongeBob Christmas!
* November 13
** SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete 4th Season
** SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete 5th Season
** SpongeBob SquarePants: The Complete 6th Season
* December 30: Dora the Explorer: Dora Rocks! (Target exclusive)
=== Manufacture-on-demand releases ===
* February 7
** Gullah Gullah Island: Season 1
** Gullah Gullah Island: Season 2
** Gullah Gullah Island: Season 3
** Gullah Gullah Island: Season 4
* March 13
** The Amanda Show: The Best of Season 1
** The Amanda Show: The Complete Season 2
** The Best of The Amanda Show
* March 19: The Amanda Show: The Complete Season 3
* April 25: Nick News: Under the Influence: Kids of Alcoholics
* August 7: Fanboy & Chum Chum: Season One
==iTunes releases==
* January 9
** Drake & Josh: Brotherly Bonding
** Team Umizoomi: Season Three
** Zoey 101: Peeps at PCA
* January 23
** Blue's Clues: Play Pack
** The Fresh Beat Band: Play Pack
** Dora the Explorer: Play Pack
** Go, Diego, Go!: Play Pack
** How to Rock: Season One
** Wonder Pets!: Play Pack
* January 24: House of Anubis: Volume Five
* January 30
** Are You Afraid of the Dark?: Volume Two
** FRED: The Show: Season One
* May 7: Winx Club: The Power of Believix: Volume One
* June 25: Winx Club: The Power of Believix: Volume Two
== Nickelodeon character debuts ==
* Dora The Explorer: Emma
* The Legend of Korra: Korra, Mako, Bolin, Asami Sato, Tenzin, Lin Beifong, Amon
* Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, Michelangelo, Splinter, April O'Neil, Shredder, Baxter Stockman, Kraang, Leatherhead
**Note: This year marked the debut of the TMNT characters in a Nick-produced series, but the franchise debuted in 1984.
==Character exits==
* March 1: Moose A. Moose and Zee
==Behind the scenes==
* March 23–April 18: A Fairly Odd Christmas is filmed in Vancouver
== Events ==
* February 7: Nick Jr. launched as a TV channel in Israel.
* March 1: Nick Jr.'s mascots, Moose and Zee and all other Noggin material, were replaced by new bumpers and promos with the slogan "Nick Jr.: The Smart Place to Play".
==People==
===Births===
* Mason Molina (actor and co-star on The Really Loud House)
* Anthony Joo (actor on Bossy Bear and singer on Face's Music Party)
* Nirvaan Pal (actor on The Twisted Timeline of Sammy & Raj and singer on Bubble Guppies)
* Hahnah Kaigziabiher (actress on The Really Loud House)
* Jayd Deroché (actor, music artist, and producer on PAW Patrol, Rubble and Crew, and Blue's Clues & You!)
* February 28: Donovan Monzon-Sanders (actor in Dora and the Fantastical Creatures)
* March 6: Mykai-Michelle Harris (actor on Well Versed)
* March 31: Lucien Duncan-Reid (actor on PAW Patrol and Blue's Clues & You!)
* April 23: Alan Kim (voice actor on PAW Patrol)
* August 31: Simon Webster (actor on PAW Patrol and Blue's Clues & You!)
* December 27: Leo Abelo Perry (actor and singer on Blaze and the Monster Machines)
* December 28: Luke Dietz (voice actor on PAW Patrol, Blue's Clues & You!, and Rubble & Crew)
=== Deaths ===
* January: Edith Jefferson (actress in Fred: The Movie and Drake & Josh)
* January 12: James Farentino (actor on Aaahh!!! Real Monsters)
* January 26: Ian Abercrombie (actor in Rango and The Wild Thornberrys Movie)
* February 11: Whitney Houston (host at the 1995 and 1996 Kids' Choice Awards)
* February 21: Gladys O'Connor (actress in Harriet the Spy)
* February 29: Davy Jones (actor on Hey Arnold! and guest star on SpongeBob SquarePants)
* March 23: Jim Duffy (animator on As Told by Ginger, Rugrats (1991), Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, Rocket Power, and All Grown Up)
* April 18: Dick Clark (guest star on The Angry Beavers)
* May 8: Maurice Sendak (creator of Little Bear)
* July 8: Ernest Borgnine (voice of Mermaid Man on SpongeBob SquarePants)
* July 24: Sherman Hemsley (actor on All That and Good Burger and panelist on Figure It Out)
* August 20: Phyllis Diller (voice actress on The Wild Thornberrys and The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius)
* September 3: Michael Clarke Duncan (voice actor on The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius and The Fairly OddParents)
* September 26: Johnny Lewis (actor on Drake and Josh)
* November 8: Lucille Bliss (voice actor on Avatar: The Last Airbender and Invader Zim)
* November 12: Emily Squires (TV producer and director on Allegra's Window)
* December 26: Fontella Bass (singer and songwriter on Face's Music Party)
 2012