Programming & Performance

SpongeBob SquarePants Creator Stephen Hillenburg Dies After Battle With ALS

His hit animated Nickelodeon series averages more than 100 million total viewers each quarter

Stephen Hillenburg's SpongeBob SquarePants has been a Nickelodeon staple since 1999.Getty Images
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By Jason Lynch

November 27, 2018

Stephen Hillenburg, who created one of the most popular animated series of all time in Nickelodeon’s SpongeBob SquarePants, died on Monday after a struggle with ALS.

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Jason Lynch

Jason Lynch is TV editor at Adweek, overseeing trends, technology, personalities and programming across broadcast, cable and streaming video.

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