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
• April 14: The Legend of Korra
• 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

Syndicated premieres

• February 3: Mike the Knight
• February 13: Franklin and Friends
• February 18: Power Rangers Super Samurai
• February 20: Fred: The Show (after previewing on January 16)
• April 19: Tickety Toc
• 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 2: Dora the Explorer, Season 7
• 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

Season finales

• November 5: Dora the Explorer, Season 6
• December 6: Team Umizoomi, Season 3 & Spongebob SquarePants, Season 8

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 5: Dora the Explorer: "Dora's Royal Rescue"
• 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. The show continued to air in Belgium and Switzerland until 2015.
• 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 since they are related to The Fairly OddParents.

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)
• November 6: 2 last nick jr. games until 2018, plus the last 2 eC video games to date

Albums

• January 31: The Fresh Beat Band: Music from the Hit TV Show
• 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
• October 9:
  • The Fresh Beat Band: More Music From the Hit TV Show Vol 2.0
  • Yo Gabba Gabba!: Music is Awesome Volume 4

DVD releases

Retail releases

• January 3:
  • SpongeBob SquarePants: SpongeBob's Frozen Face-Off
  • Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!: The Wubb Club
• 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
  • Max & Ruby Double Pack!
• February 28
  • The Angry Beavers: Season 3, Part 1
  • Dance to the Music
• March 6: Dora the Explorer: Dora's Adventure Collection
• March 13: SpongeBob SquarePants Triple Pack! #1
• March 20: Hey Arnold!: Season 2, Part 1
• March 27: CatDog: Season 1, Part 2
• April 3:
  • Danny Phantom: Season 2, Part 1
  • Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!: A Wuzzleburg Tale
• 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
  • Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!: Wubbzy DVD 2-Pack
• July 10: iCarly: The Complete 4th Season
• July 24: SpongeBob SquarePants Triple Pack! #2
• 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 9: Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!: Christmas 2-Pack
• 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
  • Nick Jr. - Pirate Playdates Vol. 1
  • Nick Jr. - Pirate Playdates Vol. 2
• May 28:
  • Nick Jr. - Let's Learn ABC'S
  • Nick Jr. - Let's Learn 123'S
  • Nick Jr. - Let's Learn Colors
  • Nick Jr. - Let's Learn Patterns and Shapes
• June 25: Winx Club: The Power of Believix: Volume Two
• July 23: Nick Jr. - Sports Day!
• November 12:
  • Nick Jr. - Let's Learn Art
  • Nick Jr. - Let's Learn Music
  • Nick Jr. - Let's Learn Science
  • Nick Jr. - Let's Learn Weather

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

Milestone anniversaries

TV shows

• January 7: Just Jordan - 5th
• February 3: The Naked Brothers Band - 5th
• February 19: El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera - 5th
• March 22: ChalkZone - 10th
• April 19: The Angry Beavers - 15th
• July 20: The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius - 10th
• August 31: Tak and the Power of Juju - 5th
• September 8: iCarly - 5th
• September 29: Back at the Barnyard - 5th
• November 8: The Journey of Allen Strange - 15th

Movies

• March 29: Clockstoppers - 10th
• June 28: Hey Arnold!: The Movie - 10th
• July 25: Good Burger - 15th
• December 20: The Wild Thornberrys Movie - 10th

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".
• May 12: The Nick Jr. Channel airs a 3 hour marathon of Little Bear, in memory of the show's creator Maurice Sendak.

People

Births

• Mason Molina (actor and co-star on The Really Loud House)
• Nirvaan Pal (actor on The Twisted Timeline of Sammy & Raj and singer on Bubble Guppies)
• Hahnah Kaigziabiher (actress on The Really Loud House)
• January 12: Anthony Joo (actor on Bossy Bear and singer on Face's Music Party)
• 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 28: Nick Fisher (actor on The Loud House)
• 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)
• December 30: Pressly Crosby (actor on The Loud House)

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)

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