Make My Monday, also known as Make My Mondays was a programming block and stunt that ran on Mondays from 4:30pm - 6:00pm during the second to fourth weeks of October 2012 in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It premiered three episodes from season 8, as well as three new episodes of the 2012 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and iCarly.
Production[]
This block was announced by Nick UK on September 25, 2012.[1] The first week line-up was announced on September 30,[2][3] the second week line-up was announced on October 7,[4][5] and the third week line-up was announced on October 10.[6]
Schedule[]
October 8, 2012[]
| Time | Show and episode | Viewers (in millions) |
|---|---|---|
| 4:30pm - 5:00pm | "SpongeBob SquarePants" | |
| 5:00pm - 5:30pm | "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)": (#103) "Turtle Temper" (NEW!) | |
| 5:30pm - 6:00pm | "iCarly": (#503) "iApril Fools" (NEW!) |
October 15, 2012[]
| Time | Show and episode | Viewers (in millions) |
|---|---|---|
| 4:30pm - 5:00pm | "SpongeBob SquarePants": (#167) "The Krabby Patty That Ate Bikini Bottom" / "Bubble Buddy Returns" (NEW!) | |
| 5:00pm - 5:30pm | "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)": (#104) "New Friend, Old Enemy" (NEW!) | |
| 5:30pm - 6:00pm | "iCarly": (#504) "iPear Store" (NEW!) |
October 22, 2012[]
| Time | Show and episode | Viewers (in millions) |
|---|---|---|
| 4:30pm - 5:00pm | "SpongeBob SquarePants": (#162) "Ghoul Fools" (NEW!) | |
| 5:00pm - 5:30pm | "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)": (#105) "I Think His Name is Baxter Stockman" (NEW!) | |
| 5:30pm - 6:00pm | "iCarly": (#505) "iHalfoween" (NEW!) |
Premieres[]
| Title card | # | Title | Airdate | Viewers (millions)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
167a | "The Krabby Patty That Ate Bikini Bottom" (tr • ga) | October 15, 2012 | |
| A Krabby Patty grows too large after Mr. Krabs adds Sandy's scientific ingredients to it. | ||||
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167b | "Bubble Buddy Returns" (tr • ga) | October 15, 2012 | |
| SpongeBob attempts to keep Bubble Buddy's son out of danger after he is put in charge of taking care of him. | ||||
 |
162 | "Ghoul Fools" (tr • ga) | October 22, 2012 | |
| SpongeBob and Patrick find a houseboat haunted by ghost pirates. | ||||
Trivia[]
General[]
Ratings charts provided by BARB
- Premieres during this event were some of the highest-rated programs on Nick UK during their respective weeks:
- A rerun of SpongeBob SquarePants and the premiere "iApril Fools" received 86,000 and 165,000 viewers, being the fifth-highest and top rated programs of the week ending October 14, respectively.
- The premiere of "The Krabby Patty That Ate Bikini Bottom" / "Bubble Buddy Returns" and "iPear Store" received 131,000 and 88,000 viewers, being the fourth-highest and tenth-highest rated programs of the week ending October 21, respectively.
- On Nick Replay, SpongeBob received an additional 67,000 viewers on Nickelodeon Replay, becoming the fourth-highest rated program to air on the network that week, and totaling to the view count to 198,000 viewers. The premiere of "New Friend, Old Enemy" received 63,000 viewers on that channel, becoming the sixth-highest rated program of the week.
- The premiere of "iHalfoween" received 144,000 viewers, being the second-highest program of the week ending October 28.
- A similar schedule like this one aired on October 1, with the premiere of a new SpongeBob at 4:30pm and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles at 5:00pm.[10] However, due to the Turtles episode being an hour-long special, iCarly didn't air.
- Originally, the episodes that premiered on October 22 were going to debut on October 8.[11]
- The episodes "Bubble Troubles" and "The Way of the Sponge" were then scheduled supposed to air at 4:30pm as a part of this event,[2][3] replacing "Ghoul Fools," but it seems as if they were pulled last minute, as they wouldn't air until October 13, 2012 at 11:30am.[12]
Video[]
New Mondays on Nickelodeon Preview
References[]
- ^ a b c Nickelodeon UK Announces Plans To Launch Brand New Programming Block Called "Make My Monday" On Monday 8th October 2012 - NickALive!
- ^ a b c Nickelodeon UK Announces The Programming Line-Up For The First Week Of "Make My Monday" On Monday 8th October 2012 - New "iCarly", New "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" And New "SpongeBob SquarePants"! - NickALive!
- ^ a b c Week 1 of Make My Mondays on Nickelodeon UK & Ireland - NickUKHub
- ^ a b Nickelodeon UK Announces The Programming Line-Up For Week 2 Of "Make My Monday" On Monday 15th October 2012 - New "iCarly", New "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" And New "SpongeBob SquarePants"!
- ^ a b Week 2 of Make My Mondays on Nickelodeon UK & Ireland - NickUKHub
- ^ a b Nickelodeon UK Announces The Spooky Programming Line-Up For Week 3 Of "Make My Monday" On Monday 22nd October 2012 - New "iCarly", New "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" And New "SpongeBob SquarePants"! - NickALive!
- ^ a b c d e f File:make my monday ratings 1.jpeg
- ^ a b c d File:BarbNickUK2012-10-21.jpeg
- ^ File:make my monday ratings 2.jpeg
- ^ Nickelodeon UK Announces Their Plans For Nickelodeon UK's Premiere Of Nickelodeon's Brand New CGI-Animated "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" TV Series - To Premiere With A Special One-Hour Television Event On Monday 1st October 2012 At 5pm, With Brand New Episodes Then Premiering Every Monday At 5pm! - NickALive!
- ^ October 2012 On Nickelodeon UK, Nickelodeon HD UK, NickToons UK, Nick Jr. Channel UK And Nick Jr. 2 - NickALive!
- ^ 13 October 2012 - Nickstory UK