SpongeBob SquarePants (season 10)
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| Country of origin | United States |
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| Original network | Nickelodeon |
| Original release | October 15, 2016 – present |
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The tenth season of the American animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants, created by former marine biologist and animator Stephen Hillenburg, began airing on Nickelodeon in the United States on October 15, 2016. It opened with the episode "Whirly Brains" and is scheduled to conclude with "Feral Friends" and "Don't Wake Patrick". The series chronicles the exploits and adventures of the title character and his various friends in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom. The season was executive produced by series creator Hillenburg and was the first season since the show's third not to involve former showrunner Paul Tibbitt. It is the shortest season, containing 13 episodes instead of the usual 26-episode length.
The show received several accolades during the run of its tenth season, including the 2017 Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Cartoon. The series was also nominated in various international Kids' Choice Awards ceremonies for the same category. The show received a pending nomination at the BAFTA Children's Awards for the International category as well.
The season aired on Nickelodeon, which is owned by Viacom, and was produced by United Plankton Pictures and Nickelodeon. The season's only executive producer was series creator Stephen Hillenburg, who was announced to have returned to the series in January 2015. This was the first season since the third that former showrunner Paul Tibbitt did not work on as an executive producer; as confirmed by Vincent Waller, Tibbitt stopped working on the series in 2016 to focus on directing the third SpongeBob film. The season is also the first to be run completely by Waller and Marc Ceccarelli, who had replaced Tibbitt as showrunners during the ninth season. Prior to this, Waller served as the creative director and an occasional writer and storyboard director of the series, while Ceccarelli served as a staff writer and storyboard director (and eventually, the series' animatic director). Ben Gruber, the co-creator of Adult Swim's Superjail!, joined the team of writers for this season.
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