Avatar: The Last Airbender
Avatar: The Last Airbender premiered in February 2005 on Nickelodeon. The animated fantasy action series ran for three seasons and 61 half-hour episodes.
The series led to a live-action theatrical movie in 2010 and a spin-off continuation series The Legend of Korra in 2012. A live-action re-imagining of the series debuted on Netflix in 2024.
About The Show
The world is divided into four nations — the Water Tribe, the Earth Kingdom, the Fire Nation and and the Air Nomads — each represented by a natural element for which the nation is named. Benders have the ability to control and manipulate the element from their nation. Only the Avatar is the master of all four elements. The ruthless Fire Nation wants to conquer the world but the only bender who has enough power, the Avatar, has disappeared … until now. His tribe soon discovers that Aang is the long-lost Avatar. Now Katara and Sokka must safeguard Aang on his journey to master all four elements and save the world from the Fire Nation. [via Gracenote]
The Episode List
The episode list and air dates below are for Nickelodeon in the United States. The dates, days, and times listed are for their first appearance on the network. The codes are official episode numbers used by the network.
| Code | Title | Date | Day | Time |
| Book One: Water | ||||
| 999 | The Avatar Returns | Feb-21-2005 | Mon | 7:00p |
| 103 | The Southern Air Temple | Feb-25-2005 | Fri | 8:00p |
| 104 | The Warriors of Kyoshi | Mar-4-2005 | Fri | 8:00p |
| 105 | The King of Omashu | Mar-18-2005 | Fri | 8:00p |
| 106 | Imprisoned | Mar-25-2005 | Fri | 8:00p |
| 107 | The Spirit World (Winter Solstice, Part 1) | Apr-8-2005 | Fri | 8:00p |
| 108 | Avatar Roku (Winter Solstice, Part 2) | Apr-15-2005 | Fri | 8:00p |
| 109 | The Waterbending Scroll | Apr-29-2005 | Fri | 7:00p |
| 110 | Jet | May-6-2005 | Fri | 8:00p |
| 111 | The Great Divide | May-20-2005 | Fri | 8:00p |
| 112 | The Storm | Jun-3-2005 | Fri | 8:00p |
| 113 | The Blue Spirit | Jun-17-2005 | Fri | 8:00p |
| 114 | The Fortuneteller | Sept-23-2005 | Fri | 8:00p |
| 115 | Bato of the Water Tribe | Oct-7-2005 | Fri | 8:00p |
| 116 | The Deserter | Oct-21-2005 | Fri | 8:00p |
| 117 | The Northern Air Temple | Nov-4-2005 | Fri | 8:00p |
| 118 | The Waterbending Master | Nov-18-2005 | Fri | 8:30p |
| 998 | The Siege of the North | Dec-2-2005 | Fri | 8:00p |
| Book Two: Earth | ||||
| 201 | The Avatar State | Mar-17-2006 | Fri | 8:00p |
| 202 | The Cave of Two Lovers | Mar-24-2006 | Fri | 7:54p |
| 203 | Return to Omashu | Apr-7-2006 | Fri | 8:00p |
| 204 | The Swamp | Apr-14-2006 | Fri | 8:00p |
| 205 | Avatar Day | Apr-28-2006 | Fri | 8:00p |
| 206 | The Blind Bandit | May-5-2006 | Fri | 8:00p |
| 207 | Zuko Alone | May-12-2006 | Fri | 8:00p |
| 208 | The Chase | May-26-2006 | Fri | 8:00p |
| 209 | Bitter Work | Jun-2-2006 | Fri | 8:00p |
| 997 | The Fury of Aang | Jul-14-2006 | Fri | 8:00p |
| 996 | The Secret of the Fire Nation | Sept-15-2006 | Fri | 8:00p |
| 214 | City of Walls and Secrets | Sept-22-2006 | Fri | 8:00p |
| 215 | The Tales of Ba Sing Se | Sept-29-2006 | Fri | 8:00p |
| 216 | Appa’s Lost Days | Oct-13-2006 | Fri | 8:00p |
| 217 | Lake Laogai | Nov-3-2006 | Fri | 8:00p |
| 218 | The Earth King | Nov-17-2006 | Fri | 7:52p |
| 995 | The Crossroads of Destiny | Dec-1-2006 | Fri | 8:00p |
| Book Three: Fire | ||||
| 301 | The Awakening | Sept-21-2007 | Fri | 8:30p |
| 302 | The Headband | Sept-28-2007 | Fri | 8:30p |
| 303 | The Painted Lady | Oct-5-2007 | Fri | 8:30p |
| 304 | Sokka’s Master | Oct-12-2007 | Fri | 8:30p |
| 305 | The Beach | Oct-19-2007 | Fri | 8:30p |
| 306 | The Avatar and the Firelord | Oct-26-2007 | Fri | 8:30p |
| 307 | The Runaway | Nov-2-2007 | Fri | 8:30p |
| 308 | The Puppetmaster | Nov-9-2007 | Fri | 8:30p |
| 309 | Nightmares and Daydreams | Nov-16-2007 | Fri | 8:30p |
| 994 | The Day of Black Sun | Nov-30-2007 | Fri | 8:00p |
| 312 | The Western Air Temple | Jul-14-2008 | Mon | 8:00p |
| 313 | The Firebending Masters | Jul-15-2008 | Tue | 8:00p |
| 993 | The Boiling Rock | Jul-16-2008 | Wed | 8:00p |
| 316 | The Southern Raiders | Jul-17-2008 | Thu | 8:00p |
| 317 | The Ember Island Players | Jul-18-2008 | Fri | 8:00p |
| 992 | Sozin’s Comet | Jul-19-2008 | Sat | 8:00p |
| Breakdown Premiere Dates | ||||
| 101 | The Boy in the Iceberg | Mar-11-2005 | Fri | 8:00p |
| 102 | The Avatar Returns | Mar-11-2005 | Fri | 8:30p |
| 119 | The Siege of the North, Part 1 | Nicktoons Network: Aug-7-2006 Mon 6:00p Nickelodeon: Oct-26-2006 Thu 6:30p |
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| 120 | The Siege of the North, Part 2 | Nicktoons Network: Aug-7-2006 Mon 6:30p Nickelodeon: Oct-27-2006 Fri 6:30p |
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| 210 | The Library | Sept-17-2006 | Sun | 3:00p |
| 211 | The Desert | Sept-17-2006 | Sun | 3:30p |
| 212 | The Serpent’s Pass | Dec-4-2006 | Mon | 6:30p |
| 213 | The Drill | Oct-20-2006 | Fri | 8:00p |
| 219 | The Guru | Jan-30-2007 | Tue | 4:30p |
| 220 | The Crossroads of Destiny | Jan-31-2007 | Wed | 4:30p |
| 310 | The Day of Black Sun, Part 1: The Invasion | Nicktoons Network: Jul-18-2008 Fri 6:30p Nickelodeon: Unaired |
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| 311 | The Day of Black Sun, Part 2: The Eclipse | Nicktoons Network: Jul-19-2008 Sat 2:00p Nickelodeon: Unaired |
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| 314 | The Boiling Rock, Part 1 | Nicktoons Network: Jul-19-2008 Sat 3:30p Nickelodeon: Unaired |
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| 315 | The Boiling Rock, Part 2 | Nicktoons Network: Jul-19-2008 Sat 4:00p Nickelodeon: Unaired |
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| 318 | Sozin’s Comet, Part 1: The Phoenix King | Nicktoons Network: Nov-21-2008 Fri 6:30p Nickelodeon: Unaired |
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| 319 | Sozin’s Comet, Part 2: The Old Masters | Nicktoons Network: Nov-30-2008 Sun 9:00p Nickelodeon: Unaired |
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| 320 | Sozin’s Comet, Part 3: Into the Inferno | Nicktoons Network: Nov-30-2008 Sun 9:30p Nickelodeon: Unaired |
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| 321 | Sozin’s Comet, Part 4: Avatar Aang | Nicktoons Network: Nov-30-2008 Sun 10:00p Nickelodeon: Unaired |
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| Recap Specials & Shorts | ||||
| Book 1 Recap | Avatar: The Legend So Far | Nov-18-2005 | Fri | 8:00p |
| Book 2 Recap | Avatar: The Legend Continues | Sept-15-2007 | Sat | 12:00p |
| Super deformed | Short #1: Bending Battle | Sept-21-2007 | Fri | 9:00p |
| Super deformed | Short #2: Swamp Skiin’ Throwdown | Sept-28-2007 | Fri | 9:00p |
| Super deformed | Short #3: School Time Shipping | Oct-5-2007 | Fri | 9:00p |
| Live-Action Movie & Special | ||||
| Special | The Last Airbender Revealed | Jun-30-2010 | Wed | 7:00p |
| Movie | The Last Airbender (2010) | Jan-21-2013 | Mon | 6:00p |
Notes
The series was originally going to premiere in November 2004, according to Nick.com at the time.
Special airings of all the episodes with pop-up facts throughout each episode debuted on Nicktoons as Avatar Extras. The first Book ran from May-August 2009, with Books 2 and 3 getting the “extra” treatment in June 2010.