SHANGHAI -- Nickelodeon's "SpongeBob SquarePants" will return to China Central Television in January. The children's series first aired on CCTV in 2006.

Nickelodeon Strikes Deal for Attraction in China The project, which will feature such characters as SpongeBob SquarePants, Dora the Explorer and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, will open by 2020 ...

A breakdown of viewers between Dec. 25 and Feb. 4 shows that 45% of SpongeBob’s audience are ages 4-14, while one-third of SpongeBob fans in China are 25-44.

China sponges ‘SpongeBob’ – Variety Home Digital Markets & Festivals Feb 16, 2009 3:43pm PT ...