" The Grill is Gone" and " The Night Patty" premiered in Greece. " Appointment TV" and " Karen's Virus" premiered in Greece. " Call the Cops" and " Surf N' Turf" premiered in Greece. " Plankton Paranoia" and " Library Cards" premiered in Greece. " Plankton Paranoia" and " Library Cards" premiered in South Korea.
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" Call the Cops" and " Surf N' Turf" premiered in Russia. " Squirrel Jelly" and " The String" premiered in Southeast Asia. " Bubbletown" and " Girls' Night Out" premiered in Southeast Asia. " The Grill is Gone" and " The Night Patty" premiered in Southeast Asia. " Appointment TV" and " Karen's Virus" premiered in Southeast Asia. " Call the Cops" and " Surf N' Turf" premiered in Southeast Asia. " Patnocchio" and " ChefBob" premiered in South Korea. " Plankton Paranoia" and " Library Cards" premiered in Russia. " Surf N' Turf" premiered in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. " Feral Friends" and " Don't Wake Patrick" premiered in Finland. " Call the Cops" premiered in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. This is also the first year where new episodes were premiered after Stephen Hillenburg's lifetime.ΔΆ6 episodes premiered in this year, meaning that it is tied with 2008 in terms of numbers of new episodes.
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This year saw the celebration of the show's 20th anniversary, marked by the episode " SpongeBob's Big Birthday Blowout." 2019 marked the first year in the show's history that an episode's premiere in the United States had less than 1 million viewers the episode in question is " The Ballad of Filthy Muck." When " The Krusty Slammer" premiered, its partner episode " Pineapple RV" did not air until Jwhich is a year in a half before this episode aired, and for " The Ghost of Plankton" its partner episode " My Two Krabses" also didn't air until January 18, 2021, which is one year and three months.
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The show went on hiatus from January to June, due to production over The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run. 2019 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar.