The ninth season of SpongeBob SquarePants was announced on Monday January 3, 2011. A total of 26 episodes will be prod@东京热美女@uced for the season, which began airing July 21, 2012. It will bring the number of episodes up to 204 and will pass the 200-episode milestone.[1] The season premiered with the episode "Extreme Spots" on July 21, 2012. This will also be th@五星战神齐昆仑@e first season to be produced in HD.