it's only a half hour later.
he still comes on. they could have pulled an invader zim and wiped spongebob off the face of the earth fo'eva.
they have to phase out spongebob slowly since his future post-movie is not set in stone. fop is the channels next cash cow, so they hope. they are doing big business--to look at what could be their money maker post spongebob. it sucks to you, but it's the smartest thing nick has done in a while--that is from a nick financial standpoint.
thornberry's and rugrats aren't making as much dough. rugrats all growed up got a warm but not as expected reception. teenage robot is too knew to call. chalkzone bit the big one. after spongebob, fop is all they have that is tried and true (many viewers) and they have to beef up it's veiwng base. the best way to do it is to give the show the prime spot.
really, spongy fans will tune in at 7:30. like i said, it's only a half hour later.