MONDAY night’s “Sponge Bob SquarePants” drew the biggest audience ever in the show’s eight-year history – nearly nine million viewers.
“SpongeBob Atlantis SquarePants” – which starred the voice of David Bowie along with the Bikini Bottom regulars – was a special, hour-long show.
The 8.8 million total viewers put the show in the same league as some of cable’s biggest hits this year – including the run-away hit “The Closer” and the “The Sopranos” finale.
In the movie, SpongeBob finds a medallion which leads him to Atlantis and to Lord Royal Highness (Bowie) – king of the legendary underwater city.