2018

The following is a list of notable events, premieres, releases, series cancellations, endings, and other business ventures for Nickelodeon in the year 2018.
==Shows==
===Series premieres===
* January 15: The Adventures of Kid Danger
* January 22: Cleo and Cuquin
* January 27: Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel
* February 5: Zoofari
* February 19: Knight Squad
* March 23: Boj (2018 revival)
* March 26: Keep It Spotless
* March 31: Star Falls
* June 25: Double Dare https://www.mysticartpictures.com/mystic/newsdetail.php?news_id=39
* July 2: Mom
* July 20: Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
* August 31: Top Hopi
* September 24: Becca's Bunch
* October 8: The Bureau of Magical Things
* November 12: Butterbean's Café
* November 24: Cousins for Life
* December 31: Abby Hatcher, Fuzzly Catcher
===Series finales===
* January 26: Paradise Run, three seasons
* February 10: Bunsen Is a Beast, one season
* April 8: School of Rock, three seasons
* May 25: The Thundermans, four seasons
* June 14: The Adventures of Kid Danger, one season
* August 4: Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn, four seasons
* August 11: Pig Goat Banana Cricket, two seasons
* August 30: The Backyardigans, four seasons
* August 31: Cleo and Cuquin, one season
* September 2: Star Falls, one season
* September 15: Mysticons, two seasons
* October 4: I Am Frankie, two seasons
* November 20: Keep It Spotless, one season
===Season premieres===
* January 6: Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn, Season 4
* January 9: Rusty Rivets, Season 2
* January 13: Mysticons, Season 2
* January 19: The Loud House, Season 3
* January 29: Hunter Street, Season 2
* February 6: PAW Patrol, Season 5
* February 10: Game Shakers, Season 3
* March 12: Thomas & Friends, Season 21https://www.nickpress.com/press-releases/2018/02/27/all-new-season-of-beloved-preschool-series-thomas-friends-rolls-onto-nickelodeon-with-hour-long-special-the-adventure-begins-premiering-monday-march-12-at-10-a-m-et-pt
* March 26: Blaze and the Monster Machines, Season 4
* August 11: I Am Frankie, Season 2
*September 13: Max & Ruby, Season 7
*September 17: Thomas & Friends, Season 22
*October 19
**Zoofari, Season 1
**Lip Sync Battle Shorties, Season 2
*October 20: Shimmer and Shine, Season 4 (on the Nick Jr. Channel)
*October 27: The Dude Perfect Show, Season 3
* November 3: Henry Danger, Season 5
*November 11: SpongeBob SquarePants, Season 12
* November 21: Nella the Princess Knight, Season 2 (on the Nick Jr. Channel)
===Season finales===
* February 4: The Dude Perfect Show, Season 2
* February 22: Blaze and the Monster Machines, Season 3
* February 23: Hunter Street, Season 2
* March 6: PAW Patrol, Season 4
* March 9: Lip Sync Battle Shorties, Season 1
* August 17: Thomas & Friends, Season 21
* September 24: Max & Ruby, Season 6
* September 29: Massive Monster Mayhem, Season 1
* October 4: I Am Frankie, Season 2
* October 20: Henry Danger, Season 4
* October 26: Welcome to the Wayne, Season 1
* November 2: Nella the Princess Knight, Season 1
* November 20: Shimmer and Shine, Season 3
* November 25: SpongeBob SquarePants, Season 11
* December 1: Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel, Season 22
* December 21: Top Wing, Season 1
===Specials===
* March 24: 2018 Kids' Choice Awards
* July 19 (taped)/July 20 (aired): 2018 Kids' Choice Sports
* May 28-October 4: Blaze and the Monster Machines: "Robot Riders"
=== Network departures ===
* February 2: Kuu Kuu Harajuku airs for the last time on the Nick Jr. Channel
* April 2: Mysticons airs for the last time on the Nick Jr. Channel
* April 6: The Fairly OddParents Airs For The Final Time On Nickelodeon
* May 27: Regal Academy airs for the last time on the Nick Jr. Channel
* June 8: Digby Dragon airs for the last time on the Nick Jr. Channel
* July 8: Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness airs for the last time on NickToons
* August 10: Pig Goat Banana Cricket airs for the last time on NickToons
* August 17: Teletubbies airs for the last time on the Nick Jr. Channel
* August 30: The Backyardigans, Little Charmers, Tickety Toc, and Wonder Pets! air for the last time on the Nick Jr. Channel
* August 31: Go, Diego, Go!, Little Bear, and ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks air for the last time on the Nick Jr. Channel
* September 1: Mutt & Stuff airs for the last time on the Nick Jr. Channel
* September 21: Zack and Quack airs for the last time on the Nick Jr. Channel
*October 19: Zoofari airs for the last time on the Nick Jr. Channel
* November 30: Mike the Knight airs for the last time on the Nick Jr. Channel
* December 3: Doug and Rugrats (1991) air for the last time on Nickelodeon
* December 25: Bunsen is a Beast airs for the last time on NickToons
* December 28: Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom airs for the last time on the Nick Jr. Channel
* December 19: School of Rock airs for the last time on TeenNick.
==Movies==
* February 19: Blurt!
* September 15: Alex And Me
* November 15: The Orange Years: The Nickelodeon Story is screened at the DOC NYC film festival
==Comics==
* January 30: The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars: Part Two
* March 13: The Loud House #3: Live Life Loud!
* August 21: The Loud House #4: Family Tree
* September 4: The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars: Part Three
* November 13: The Loud House #5: After Dark
* December 4: Paw Patrol #1: Meet The Pups
==Books==
* July 3
** Who Ghost There?
** Arcade or Bust!
* September 25
** Ninja Power
** Secrets of the City
* December 28: The MLaaTR Sketchbook
==Video games==
* August 3: Super Brawl Universe (Android version)
* October 23: Nickelodeon Kart Racers
==Home video releases==
* February 6
** Rugrats: Season 3 DVD
** Rugrats: Season 4 DVD
** The SpongeBob Movie Collection Blu-ray set
* February 13: Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie DVD
* May 1: Avatar: The Last Airbender: The Complete Series Blu-ray
* May 8: Bubble Guppies: Bubble Puppy's Awesome Adventures DVD
* May 22: The Loud House: It Gets Louder (Season 1, Volume 2) DVD
* September 11: SpongeBob SquarePants: The Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom DVD
* November 20
** Hey Arnold!: The Ultimate Collection DVD box set
** Rocko's Modern Life: The Complete Series DVD box set
== Accolades ==
* SpongeBob SquarePants wins its first Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program.
==Behind the scenes==
* February 8: Butch Hartman announced he was leaving Nickelodeon.
* March 26: Nickelodeon parted ways with long-time sitcom producer Dan Schneider.
* June 4: Cyma Zarghami stepped down as president of NickelodeonDeadline: Cyma Zarghami Stepping Down as President of Nickelodeon Group
* October 24: Brian Robbins stepped up as president of Nickelodeon.
==Nickelodeon character debuts==
* The Loud House: Stella Zhau, Myrtle, Fiona and Miguel, Nikki, Casey and Sameer
* Welcome to the Wayne: Prismal
* Blaze and the Monster Machines: Watts
* Butterbean's Cafe: Butterbean, Dazzle, Poppy, Dazzle
== Streaming ==
* January 4: More play-along videos and Team Umizoomi episodes are added to Noggin.
* January 11: More episodes of Pocoyo Planet are added to Noggin.
* January 18: More episodes of Yo Gabba Gabba! are added to Noggin.
* January 25: More episodes of Teletubbies are added to Noggin.
* February 2: A Valentine's Day playlist is added to Noggin.
* February 8: The rest of the Wonder Pets! episodes are added to Noggin.
* February 15: More Blaze and the Monster Machines episodes are added, as well as more play-along videos.
* February 22: PAW Patrol (seasons 1 and 2) are added to Noggin.
* February 28: A Science playlist is added to Noggin.
* March 8: More Bubble Guppies episodes and play-along videos are added.
* March 15: More Twirlywoos episodes are added.
* March 22: Max and Ruby is added to Noggin.
* March 29: A Spring playlist is added to Noggin.
* April 5: More Team Umizoomi play along videos are added.
* April 12: More Trucktown episodes are added.
* May 11: Canticos is added to Noggin.
* May 31: A Summer playlist is added to Noggin.
* June 8: Wallykazam! is added to Noggin.
* July 12: A Sports playlist is added to Noggin.
* July 19: More Bubble Guppies play-along videos are added to Noggin.
* August 10: A Math playlist is added to Noggin.
==People==
* February 8: Butch Hartman (creator of The Fairly OddParents, Bunsen is a Beast, Danny Phantom, and T.U.F.F. Puppy) leaves Nickelodeon
* November 16: Human Tornado (wrestler and actor in Nacho Libre) retires
=== Births ===
* Tandi Fomukong (actor in Dora and the Fantastical Creatures)
* July 10: Kulture Kiari Cephus (actress on Baby Shark's Big Show!)
===Deaths===
* February 21: Jumpy (dog actor on Mutt & Stuff)
* March 3: David Ogden Stiers (voice actor on The Angry Beavers and The Wild Thornberrys) 
* March 14: Stephen Hawking (guest star on The Fairly OddParents)
* April 15: R. Lee Ermey (voice actor on The Angry Beavers, Rocket Power, SpongeBob SquarePants, Invader Zim, and My Life as a Teenage Robot)
* June 8
** Anthony Bourdain (voice actor on Yo Gabba Gabba! and Sanjay and Craig)
** Jackson Odell (actor on iCarly (2007))
* June 28: Denis Akiyama (actor on Toot and Puddle)
* June 29: Eugene Pitt (the original singer of "Nick Nick Nick") 
* July 21: Elmarie Wendel (actress and singer on The Angry Beavers)
* August 24: Robin Leach (actor on Space Cases)
* November 21: Kuma (dog actor on Mutt & Stuff)
* November 26: Stephen Hillenburg (creator of SpongeBob SquarePants and director and writer on Rocko's Modern Life and The Mighty B!)
==Sources==
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