The twelfth season of SpongeBob SquarePants first started showing on television on November 11, 2018. It was first announced on May 23, 2017. The season started with the episode "FarmerBob" and has not stopped yet. Only one episode was shown on television before Stephen Hillenburg, the show's creator, died on November 26, 2018. Marc Ceccarelli and Vincent Waller are the showrunners for this season.