2001

This is a list of notable events, premieres, releases, series cancellations and endings, and other business ventures for Nickelodeon in the year 2001.

Shows

Series premieres

Original shows

• January 14 - Taina
• March 30
  • The Fairly OddParents
  • Invader Zim
• June 17 - TEENick In Concert
• August 20 - Oswald
• September 16 - Sponk!
• November 18 - Action League Now! (series)

Acquired shows (reruns)

• January 15 - Bob the Builder
• February 2 - Roc
• March 4 - Diff'rent Strokes
• March 5 - Silver Spoons
• March 7 - ALF
• March 8 - 227
• March 9 - Big Kids
• March 9 - Square Pegs
• March 18 - Hangin' With Mr. Cooper
• May 2 - On the Team
• September 1 - Animaniacs
• September 23 - Family Ties
• October 7 - Cheers
• November 9 - Butt-Ugly Martians
• December 26 - Kids Say the Darndest Things

Season premieres

• October 5 - SpongeBob SquarePants, season 3
• December 12 - The Fairly OddParents, season 2

Series finales

• January 6 - Noah Knows Best, one season
• May 19 - Cousin Skeeter
• June 15 - Oh Yeah! Cartoons, four seasons
• November 11 - The Angry Beavers, four seasons

Specials

• April 21 - Leading up to both the 2001 Kids' Choice Awards and its tenth anniversary Nick airs Decade of Diapers, a marathon of the top 10 greatest Rugrats episodes as voted on Nick.com
• July 21 - Rugrats celebrates its 10th anniversary with the premiere of the hour-length special episode "All Growed Up". The special's premiere is followed up with the half-hour 10th anniversary retrospective documentary Still Babies After All These Years.

Blocks

• March 4 - TEENick premieres as a Sunday night counterpart to SNICK.

Movies

• December 21 - Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius

Video games

• April 13 - Rugrats: Totally Angelica for PlayStation
• September 24 - Rugrats: Castle Capers and SpongeBob SquarePants: Operation Krabby Patty
• October 21 - Rugrats: All Growed-Up
• November 5 - SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge

Albums

• August 14 - SpongeBob SquarePants: Original Theme Highlights
• October 2
  • Dance And Sing! The Best of Nick Jr.
  • The Newest Nicktoons

Books

• January 1
  • Arnold's Valentine
  • Stupid Cupid
  • The World's Greatest Valentine
• February 1 - Parents Day
• March 1 - Spongebob Superstar
• April 1 - Tale of the Unfinished Masterpiece
• April 3
  • Brand-New Daddy
  • Prince Chuckie
• May 1
  • Have No Fear, Chuckie's Here!
  • Summer Love
• June 12
  • All Growed Up!: Next Stop... The Future!
  • Picture-Perfect Tommy
• July 1 - Mystery of the Bermuda Triangle
• October 1
  • Arnold's Christmas
  • Double Trouble (Rocket Power)
  • Rocket Power Joke Book
  • Rocket Report: A Trivia Book
  • The Rugrats' First Kwanzaa
  • Surf's Up!
• November 1
  • Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius (novelization)
  • Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius: Movie Storybook
  • My Book of Inventions
  • No Parents Day
• December 1 - Arnold's E-Files

Home video releases

• Rocket Power: Maxing Out
• March 27 - Rugrats in Paris: The Movie
• June 5
  • Dora the Explorer: Swing Into Action
  • Dora the Explorer: Wish on a Star
• August 7
  • Rugrats: Decade in Diapers - Volume 1
  • Rugrats: Decade in Diapers - Volume 2
  • Rugrats: All Growed Up
• August 21 - Dora the Explorer: To the Rescue
• November 2 - Rugrats Kwanzaa

Nickelodeon character debuts

• The Fairly OddParents: Chester McBadbat, A.J., Francis, Mark Chang, Denzel Crocker, Trixie Tang, Tad and Chad, Veronica, Mama Cosma, Doidle, Chompy the Goat
• Invader Zim: Zim, GIR, Almighty Tallest, Dib Membrane, Gaz Membrane, Professor Membrane
• Pain, Pain Go Away: Libby Folfax
• Ultralord vs the Squirrels: Sheen Estevez
• Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius: Nick Dean

People

• February 15 - Haley Tju is born
• July 8 - Riele Downs is born
• July 10 - Isabela Moner is born
• August 30 - Sean Ryan Fox is born
• August 23 - Kathleen Freeman dies
• August 25 - Aaliyah dies
• December 5 - Diego Velazquez is born