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Disney Channel
Image:Disney Channel 2002.svg
Launched	April 18, 1983
Owned by	The Walt Disney Company
Sister channel(s)	Toon Disney Playhouse Disney ABC ABC Family SOAPnet
Website	DisneyChannel.com
Availability
Terrestrial
Top Up TV	On Demand only
Satellite
DirecTV	Channel 290/291
Dish Network	Channel 172/173
Choice TV	Channel 70
Tata Sky	Channel 605
Astro Indonesia	Channel 12
DishTV India	Channel 523
Cable
Verizon FiOS	Channel 220
Comcast	Channels Vary
Time Warner Cable	Channels Vary
Charter	Channels Vary
Cox Cable	Channels Vary
Cablevision	Channels Vary
Bright House Networks	Channels Vary
Lexcominc.	Channels Vary
Mediacom	Channels Vary

Disney Channel is a 24-hour general entertainment television network in the United States that taps into the world of children through original series and movies, plus contemporary acquired programming. It is marketed to children of all ages. Currently available on basic cable and satellite, Disney Channel is part of Disney-ABC Cable Networks Group, and is managed by Disney-ABC Television Group, a division of The Walt Disney Company. The network is based in Burbank, California, a short distance from Disney's headquarters. Disney Channel is slated to begin broadcasting in High-Definition starting in early 2008.

Contents 1 On a global basis 2 Careers launched or revitalized 3 History 3.1 Early years 3.2 Change 3.3 A new identity 3.4 Today's Disney Channel 3.5 Promotions 4 Logos 5 Programming 5.1 Current U.S. schedule 5.2 Disney Channel Programming Blocks 5.2.1 Disney Channel Diner 5.2.2 Adventures in Comedy 5.2.3 Fridays 5.2.4 Saturdays 5.2.5 So Hot Summer 5.2.6 Disney Channel Games 5.2.7 Music Videos 5.2.8 Magnetude 6 Movies 7 List of programs broadcast by Disney Channel 8 See also 9 References 10 External links 10.1 Official sites 10.2 Corporate information

On a global basis

On a global basis, it represents the most successful portfolio of kids’ channels, reaching 150 million subscribers in over 100 countries in the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific and Latin America. Disney Channel Worldwide is comprised of 24 Disney Channels, eight Playhouse Disney Channels and nine Toon Disney Channels. Through a partnership with Buena Vista International Television, approximately 70 Disney-branded blocks of kids' programming are distributed to third party broadcasters in more than 60 countries reaching over 600 million television viewers. Disney Channel properties continue to rapidly expand into new markets across the world, playing a key role in introducing the Disney brand to new consumers.

Careers launched or revitalized

Disney Channel isuntil December 1986, at which time it began 24-hour-a-day programming.

During its early years, The Disney Channel imported several foreign animated shows and films, including Asterix (from France), The Raccoons (from Canada), and Paddington Bear (from the United Kingdom), among otheedit] Change In 1997, Disney Channel took on a revamped look and dropped the "The" in the network's name, and split the network into three programming blocks—Playhouse Disney, comprising shows aimed at preschoolers; Vault Disney, featuring classic Disney material such as Zorro, The Mickey Mouse Club, the Disney anthology television series, older television specials and features such as The Love Bug; and the most distinct one, running from afternoon to late evening, called Zoog Disney, aimed at preteens and young teenagers up to the age of 15. (Shows on this block included Even Stevens, Lizzie McGuire, Smart Guy, The Famous Jett Jackson and So Weird.) Zoog Disney also connected Disney Channel viewers and the computer, giving it a MySpace.com- i7698m%i09ghtype environment by allowing kids to interact with games and see their screen names on television. The programming block agggggggggggggghdffffffffffffffffffffggggggggggggggggggggggggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr ty erydsergtydstydsyadghdsthdxtghpjd;kl'sghjkdsfpghipoeijdog kdts;bonghieuoyej ksg ;jhegtoyhor gnd f vjl;zkf vgfzxgh.n,bgbfs vs awrvzdsfg dehufzdsri gbzvizbuy dgnz bvlso featured anthropomorphic characters called Zoogs. They began to carry break interruptions (not advertising commercials, but promos from the network).

Of the three blocks introduced in 1997, only Playhouse Disney continues to this day. As part of the network's 2003 rebrand campaign, the "Zoog" brand name was dropped, and Vault Disney was dropped (primarily to contribute to the network's new "hip" image).

[edit] A new identity While Disney Channel moved from premium cable to basic cable on January 1997, most of the design elements changed three years later. The Zoogs were redesigned, and a new channel logo (which featured a 1930s-era Mickey Mouse on a black Mickey ear-shaped TV), was introduced in 1997. In 1998, Zoog Disney was introduced to Disney Channel meaning they would have two logos, the "Disney Channel TV" logo, introduced in 1997, and the Zoog Disney logo, introduced in 1998. The two logos lasted from 1998 till 2002, when Zoog Disney was removed and Disney Channel introduced its current logo. The vintage material aired under the Vault Disney banner was also discontinued as of September 9, 2002,[1]

From 2000 through 2003, ratings grew higher with such shows as Even Stevens, That's So Raven, Kim Possible, Lizzie McGuire and others. Lizzie McGuire became the network's banner show, and was the highest-rated program on the network. Reruns of Lizzie continued to outrate competing shows, including those from Disney Channel itself. This led to the termination of Vault Disney and all other classic Disney programming in September 2002. To complement the change, Disney Channel changed their logo (this was partially to celebrate its upcoming 20th anniversary).

[edit] Today's Disney Channel In 2002, Disney Channel remodeled itself once again introducing a new logo and graphics as well as program identification during programming. The Zoog characters and identity were dropped and the zoogdisney.com website was folded into Disney Channel's principal website.

The channel has become well known in recent years for its Disney Channel Original Series. Today's Disney Channel runs original programming such as That's So Raven, which is the network's highest rated original series of all-time. [2] That's So Raven made history as the first Disney Channel series to beat the 65 episode mark and get 100 episodes. Other hit shows on Disney are: Hannah Montana, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, Phil of the Future and Kim Possible, (all four have been shown on ABC after debuting on Disney Channel, including That's So Raven), along with former ABC sitcoms such as Boy Meets World and WB sitcom Sister, Sister. Other shows aired by Disney Channel include: Cory in the House, The Emperor's New School, The Proud Family, Brandy & Mr. Whiskers, American Dragon: Jake Long, The Buzz on Maggie, Naturally Sadie, Life with Derek, Shorty McShorts' Shorts, and The Replacements. There have also been many movies made such as High School Musical, The Cheetah Girls 2, and Jump In!, The pre-teen programming usually does not heavily feature the "classic" Disney characters such as Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Pluto, and Goofy. This has proven effective in gathering ratings, such as nearly being the highest rated cable network in prime time of 2006, only beaten by USA network.

[edit] Promotions Disney Channel has aired promotions for General Mills cereals, Yoplait, McDonald's, and (Playhouse Disney) and Kellogg's. Though they are not regular commercials, they are tailored to Disney Channel as sponsors of Disney Channel. Other than these sponsors, Disney Channel's program breaks remain, for the most part, to consist mostly of promos for the Channel's programming as well as occasional promos for other Disney-ABC Television Group networks (except SOAPnet), music videos and public service announcements promoting physical activity.

[edit] Logos See also, Disney Channel graphics

[edit] Programming Series produced by Walt Disney Television or production companies unrelated to the Walt Disney Company used to make up most of the schedule, but with the explosion of Disney Channel Original Series, less of these series air on the channel. The only non-original productions airing on Disney (not including the Playhouse Disney lineup) as of September 2006 are Sister, Sister, Boy Meets World, The Little Mermaid, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command and The Lion King's Timon and Pumbaa. Playhouse Disney still airs in the mornings from 6 a.m. until noon.

[edit] Current U.S. schedule Check out the entire Disney Channel Schedule List of Disney Channel Original Series List of Disney Channel Original Movies Returning Comedies are in blue; New Comedies are in green; finished comedies are in brown; returning animation are in yellow; movies are in goldenrod.

All times are Eastern and Pacific (subtract one hour for Central and Mountain time).

6:00 PM 6:30 PM 7:00 PM 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 8:30 PM 9:00 PM 9:30 PM 

Monday That's So Raven That's So Raven Phil of the Future The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Movie Tuesday Phil of the Future That's So Raven Phil of the Future The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Movie Wednesday Hannah Montana That's So Raven Phil of the Future The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Movie Thursday The Suite Life of Zack & Cody That's So Raven Phil of the Future The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Movie Friday Life with Derek That's So Raven Hannah Montana The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Hannah Montana Cory in the House Movie Saturday Varies every other 3 weeks between That's So Raven, Hannah Montana, & The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. Kim Possible American Dragon: Jake Long Movie Sunday Phil of the Future That's So Raven Hannah Montana The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Movie

The Replacements will be moved to the 8:30pm timeslot when American Dragon finishes up the Second Season by August.

Hannah Montana Will Be Shown Everyday Starting On April 23rd @ 7pm!

[edit] Disney Channel Programming Blocks

[edit] Disney Channel Diner An opportunity to watch some of Disney Channel’s most popular shows weekdays at 6/5 central. See That's So Raven on Monday, Phil of the Future Tuesday, Hannah Montana Wednesday, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Thursday, and then Life with Derek Friday. This block was added September 2006.

[edit] Adventures in Comedy Cartoon comedy series added in Summer 2006. Examples of programmes could are Lilo and Stitch: The Series, The Little Mermaid, The Lion King’s Timon and Pumbaa, and Buzz Lightyear of Star Command.

[edit] Fridays Again added in September 2006, this allows viewers to catch new episodes of shows on Friday and Saturday. On Friday, catch Hannah Montana and Cory in the House. The spot for Cory in the House was originally taken by The Suite Life of Zack & Cody.

[edit] Saturdays This Saturday night block was added in September 2006 as a tie-in block with Friday nights. It featured new episodes of the animated series The Replacements and American Dragon: Jake Long. Now Kim Possible and American Dragon: Jake Long occasionally air new episodes in these slots.

[edit] So Hot Summer So Hot Summer was added to Disney Channel in Summer 2005 and takes place every summer with new episodes and movies. And, since then, every last Friday in July, Disney has had a special event. In 2004, the That's So Raven musical episode. In 2005, the 2-part episode of That's So Raven, "Country Cousins", aired. In 2006, That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana aired. This was a three-part crossover of That's So Raven, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, and Hannah Montana.

[edit] Disney Channel Games Premiered in 2006, the Disney Channel Games includes stars from Disney Channel Original Series and Movies. The first Disney Channel Games was won by the Blue Team, consisting of Brenda Song (The Captain), Vanessa Anne Hudgens (The Heartbreaker), Cole Sprouse (The Conqueror), Corbin Bleu (The Cooler), Monique Coleman (The Maverick), and Jason Earles (The Iceman) with a total of 575 points. The next Disney Channel Games will air on Disney Channel summer 2007. In this edition, one game is voted for by viewers. The games include:

Disney Channel Games Notes Arm Wrestling Classic mano y mano wrestling Rock Climbing Relay Three players from each team take a leg in a giant relay race where all three players take turns scaling the giant rock climbing wall. Dance Dunk In this judged event players will have to show off their dancing skills and then their dunking skills on a modified (padded & shorter) basketball rim.

[edit] Music Videos Recently, Disney Channel has now been shortening the commercial breaks in between shows so music videos can air. They have also been making shorter episodes, generally by a minute or two. This was added December 2006.

This is a list of some videos that Disney Channel airs

Welcome to DC - Kyle Massey

Kiss the Girl - Ashley Tisdale

Breaking Free - Cast of High School Musical

We're All in this Together - Cast of High School Musical

Start of Something New - Cast of High School Musical

Say the Word - Christy Carlson Romano

Outside Looking in - Jordan Pruitt

(Baby) Come Back to me - Vanessa Hudgens

Push it to the Limit - Corbin Bleu

Year 3000-Jonas Brothers

Wake Me Up When September Ends - Green Day (featuring Jamie Bell and Evan Rachel Wood in their first Disney Channel appearances)

[edit] Magnetude This was added to Disney Channel summer of 2004. It aired every Friday and it involved 4 magnets that would host the show and air brand new episodes of Lilo & Stitch: The Series, Kim Possible, Brandy and Mr. Whiskers, etc. It was soon cancelled.

[edit] Movies Additionally, a movie is broadcast almost every night, but not necessarily a theatrically released feature film. Disney Channel airs new made-for-TV movies, called Disney Channel Original Movies (or DCOMs), about 8 to 10 times a year, and those are frequently broadcast during that timeslot. Circa 2000, Disney Channel claimed to produce a new movie each month; this only lasted throughout that same year.

Recently as of 2007 Jump In! became the most-watched DCOM on its premiere, it brought 8.2 million viewers, beating ratings champion The Cheetah Girls 2. Its soundtrack became available January 2, 2007. However, High School Musical is the most successful DCOM in popularity and awards, with an Emmy Award win for Outstanding Children's Series; its soundtrack reached the number one spot on the Billboard 200 twice (on March 1 and March 22, 2006), and had shipped over 3.5 million copies. Out of those copies, more than 3 million have been sold by September 2006; it was certified Triple Platinum by the RIAA. High School Musical also sold over 2 million DVDs and its novelization went to the top of New York Times Children Book Bestseller list. The Cheetah Girls soundtrack was certified Double Platinum with more than 2 million copies sold and the soundtrack to its sequel debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200 and was certified Double Platinum by the RIAA with 1.7 million copies sold. The Cheetah Girls DVD was the first DCOM on DVD to sell over 1 million copies (certified Platinum). Both movies had multiple songs on the Billboard Hot 100 and iTunes charts.

Occasionally, the channel will secure the rights to air a picture released by a non-Disney studio, most notably Warner Bros.' Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (along with its sequel, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets), Universal Studios's Beethoven and Columbia-TriStar's Stuart Little and Little Secrets which was owned by Samuel Goldwyn Films. They've also just released another non-Disney Christmas themed movie, The Polar Express.

During the 1980s and 1990s, movies made up most Disney's evening and overnight schedule. It now only airs usually around 12 hours of movies per week, occasionally 14 or 15. A Disney Channel Original Movie used to air twice in the same night during its Friday night premiere; this tradition ended with the premiere of High School Musical. Most movies airing on Disney Channel usually run in the 95 to 105-minute range, promos included.

Because of this, Disney airs filler programming following the movie:

If it lasts 1:25 to 1:35, an Original Series will air (Disney used to air syndicated series that aired on the channel). If it lasts 1:40 to 1:45, a miniature episode of an Original Animated Series will air (most likely an 11-minute episode of an Animated Original Series). If it lasts 1:50 to 1:55, either a music video or two, along with Disney Channel promos, will air, or an episode of Shorty McShorts' Shorts may run. In November 2006, the Disney Channel Movie opener was remixed.

Kuya watches Disney Channel.

[edit] List of programs broadcast by Disney Channel Main article: List of programs broadcast by Disney Channel Main article: List of Disney Channel series Main article: Walt Disney Television Animation

[edit] See also Disney Channel Schedule Playhouse Disney Toon Disney List of Disney Channel Stars Disney Channel Asia

[edit] References credited or has helped to launch or revitalize the careers of a number of already established and new rising young stars, including Hilary Duff, Raven-Symoné, Adrienne Bailon, Kiely Williams and Sabrina Bryan of The Cheetah Girls, Alyson Michalka,Kyle Massey, Dylan and Cole Sprouse,Aniah Coleman,Brenda Song, and more recently and Lucas Grabeel among others.

In January 2007, Disney Channel was the second highest rated network on cable television. More recently it has been the fourth most watched channel on cable.

History

Early years

The channel's first programming day began on April 18, 1983 at 7:00 a.m. Eastern, on premium cable, with an episode of Good Morning, Mickey!, which featured classic Disney short cartoons. Early programs shown on the network included Good Morning, Mickey!, Donald Duck Presents, Contraption, Dumbo's Circus, You and Me Kid and Welcome to Pooh Corner. The late night had The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, and other programming. Disney also published a complementary magazine, The Disney Channel Magazine, which featured program information.The channel received a special citation from U.S. President Ronald Reagan in 1984. The Disney Channel programmed from 7 a.m. to 1 a.m. (18 hours) from its inception until December 1986, at which time it began 24-hour-a-day programming.

During its early years, The Disney Channel imported several foreign animated shows and films, including Asterix (from France), The Raccoons (from Canada), and Paddington Bear (from the United Kingdom), among others.

Change

In 1997, Disney Channel took on a revamped look and dropped the "The" in the network's name, and split the network into three programming blocks—Playhouse Disney, comprising shows aimed at preschoolers; Vault Disney, featuring classic Disney material such as Zorro, The Mickey Mouse Club, the Disney anthology television series, older television specials and features such as The Love Bug; and the most distinct one, running from afternoon to late evening, called Zoog Disney, aimed at preteens and young teenagers up to the age of 15. (Shows on this block included Even Stevens, Lizzie McGuire, Smart Guy, The Famous Jett Jackson and So Weird.) Zoog Disney also connected Disney Channel viewers and the computer, giving it a MySpace.com- i7698m%i09ghtype environment by allowing kids to interact with games and see their screen names on television. The programming block agggggggggggggghdffffffffffffffffffffggggggggggggggggggggggggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr ty erydsergtydstydsyadghdsthdxtghpjd;kl'sghjkdsfpghipoeijdog kdts;bonghieuoyej ksg ;jhegtoyhor gnd f vjl;zkf vgfzxgh.n,bgbfs vs awrvzdsfg dehufzdsri gbzvizbuy dgnz bvlso featured anthropomorphic characters called Zoogs. They began to carry break interruptions (not advertising commercials, but promos from the network).

Of the three blocks introduced in 1997, only Playhouse Disney continues to this day. As part of the network's 2003 rebrand campaign, the "Zoog" brand name was dropped, and Vault Disney was dropped (primarily to contribute to the network's new "hip" image).

A new identity

While Disney Channel moved from premium cable to basic cable on January 1997, most of the design elements changed three years later. The Zoogs were redesigned, and a new channel logo (which featured a 1930s-era Mickey Mouse on a black Mickey ear-shaped TV), was introduced in 1997. In 1998, Zoog Disney was introduced to Disney Channel meaning they would have two logos, the "Disney Channel TV" logo, introduced in 1997, and the Zoog Disney logo, introduced in 1998. The two logos lasted from 1998 till 2002, when Zoog Disney was removed and Disney Channel introduced its current logo. The vintage material aired under the Vault Disney banner was also discontinued as of September 9, 2002,^[1]

From 2000 through 2003, ratings grew higher with such shows as Even Stevens, That's So Raven, Kim Possible, Lizzie McGuire and others. Lizzie McGuire became the network's banner show, and was the highest-rated program on the network. Reruns of Lizzie continued to outrate competing shows, including those from Disney Channel itself. This led to the termination of Vault Disney and all other classic Disney programming in September 2002. To complement the change, Disney Channel changed their logo (this was partially to celebrate its upcoming 20th anniversary).

Today's Disney Channel

In 2002, Disney Channel remodeled itself once again introducing a new logo and graphics as well as program identification during programming. The Zoog characters and identity were dropped and the zoogdisney.com website was folded into Disney Channel's principal website.

The channel has become well known in recent years for its Disney Channel Original Series. Today's Disney Channel runs original programming such as That's So Raven, which is the network's highest rated original series of all-time. ^[2] That's So Raven made history as the first Disney Channel series to beat the 65 episode mark and get 100 episodes. Other hit shows on Disney are: Hannah Montana, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, Phil of the Future and Kim Possible, (all four have been shown on ABC after debuting on Disney Channel, including That's So Raven), along with former ABC sitcoms such as Boy Meets World and WB sitcom Sister, Sister. Other shows aired by Disney Channel include: Cory in the House, The Emperor's New School, The Proud Family, Brandy & Mr. Whiskers, American Dragon: Jake Long, The Buzz on Maggie, Naturally Sadie, Life with Derek, Shorty McShorts' Shorts, and The Replacements. There have also been many movies made such as High School Musical, The Cheetah Girls 2, and Jump In!, The pre-teen programming usually does not heavily feature the "classic" Disney characters such as Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Pluto, and Goofy. This has proven effective in gathering ratings, such as nearly being the highest rated cable network in prime time of 2006, only beaten by USA network.

Promotions

Disney Channel has aired promotions for General Mills cereals, Yoplait, McDonald's, and (Playhouse Disney) and Kellogg's. Though they are not regular commercials, they are tailored to Disney Channel as sponsors of Disney Channel. Other than these sponsors, Disney Channel's program breaks remain, for the most part, to consist mostly of promos for the Channel's programming as well as occasional promos for other Disney-ABC Television Group networks (except SOAPnet), music videos and public service announcements promoting physical activity.

Logos

See also, Disney Channel graphics

Programming

Series produced by Walt Disney Television or production companies unrelated to the Walt Disney Company used to make up most of the schedule, but with the explosion of Disney Channel Original Series, less of these series air on the channel. The only non-original productions airing on Disney (not including the Playhouse Disney lineup) as of September 2006 are Sister, Sister, Boy Meets World, The Little Mermaid, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command and The Lion King's Timon and Pumbaa. Playhouse Disney still airs in the mornings from 6 a.m. until noon.

Current U.S. schedule

• Check out the entire Disney Channel Schedule
• List of Disney Channel Original Series
• List of Disney Channel Original Movies

Returning Comedies are in blue; New Comedies are in green; finished comedies are in brown; returning animation are in yellow; movies are in goldenrod.

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The Replacements will be moved to the 8:30pm timeslot when American Dragon finishes up the Second Season by August.

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The Replacements will be moved to the 8:30pm timeslot when American Dragon finishes up the Second Season by August.

Hannah Montana Will Be Shown Everyday Starting On April 23rd @ 7pm!

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	6:00 PM	6:30 PM	7:00 PM	7:30 PM	8:00 PM	8:30 PM	9:00 PM	9:30 PM
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Sunday	Phil of the Future	That's So Raven	Hannah Montana	The Suite Life of Zack & Cody	Movie

The Replacements will be moved to the 8:30pm timeslot when American Dragon finishes up the Second Season by August.

Hannah Montana Will Be Shown Everyday Starting On April 23rd @ 7pm!

Disney Channel Programming Blocks

Disney Channel Diner

An opportunity to watch some of Disney Channel’s most popular shows weekdays at 6/5 central. See That's So Raven on Monday, Phil of the Future Tuesday, Hannah Montana Wednesday, The Suite Life of Zack & Cody Thursday, and then Life with Derek Friday. This block was added September 2006.

Adventures in Comedy

Cartoon comedy series added in Summer 2006. Examples of programmes could are Lilo and Stitch: The Series, The Little Mermaid, The Lion King’s Timon and Pumbaa, and Buzz Lightyear of Star Command.

Fridays

Again added in September 2006, this allows viewers to catch new episodes of shows on Friday and Saturday. On Friday, catch Hannah Montana and Cory in the House. The spot for Cory in the House was originally taken by The Suite Life of Zack & Cody.

Saturdays

This Saturday night block was added in September 2006 as a tie-in block with Friday nights. It featured new episodes of the animated series The Replacements and American Dragon: Jake Long. Now Kim Possible and American Dragon: Jake Long occasionally air new episodes in these slots.

So Hot Summer

So Hot Summer was added to Disney Channel in Summer 2005 and takes place every summer with new episodes and movies. And, since then, every last Friday in July, Disney has had a special event. In 2004, the That's So Raven musical episode. In 2005, the 2-part episode of That's So Raven, "Country Cousins", aired. In 2006, That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana aired. This was a three-part crossover of That's So Raven, The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, and Hannah Montana.

Disney Channel Games

Premiered in 2006, the Disney Channel Games includes stars from Disney Channel Original Series and Movies. The first Disney Channel Games was won by the Blue Team, consisting of Brenda Song (The Captain), Vanessa Anne Hudgens (The Heartbreaker), Cole Sprouse (The Conqueror), Corbin Bleu (The Cooler), Monique Coleman (The Maverick), and Jason Earles (The Iceman) with a total of 575 points. The next Disney Channel Games will air on Disney Channel summer 2007. In this edition, one game is voted for by viewers. The games include:

Disney Channel Games	Notes
Arm Wrestling	Classic mano y mano wrestling
Rock Climbing Relay	Three players from each team take a leg in a giant relay race where all three players take turns scaling the giant rock climbing wall.
Dance Dunk	In this judged event players will have to show off their dancing skills and then their dunking skills on a modified (padded & shorter) basketball rim.

Music Videos

Recently, Disney Channel has now been shortening the commercial breaks in between shows so music videos can air. They have also been making shorter episodes, generally by a minute or two. This was added December 2006.

This is a list of some videos that Disney Channel airs

Welcome to DC - Kyle Massey

Kiss the Girl - Ashley Tisdale

Breaking Free - Cast of High School Musical

We're All in this Together - Cast of High School Musical

Start of Something New - Cast of High School Musical

Say the Word - Christy Carlson Romano

Outside Looking in - Jordan Pruitt

(Baby) Come Back to me - Vanessa Hudgens

Push it to the Limit - Corbin Bleu

Year 3000-Jonas Brothers

Wake Me Up When September Ends - Green Day (featuring Jamie Bell and Evan Rachel Wood in their first Disney Channel appearances)

Magnetude

This was added to Disney Channel summer of 2004. It aired every Friday and it involved 4 magnets that would host the show and air brand new episodes of Lilo & Stitch: The Series, Kim Possible, Brandy and Mr. Whiskers, etc. It was soon cancelled.

Movies

Additionally, a movie is broadcast almost every night, but not necessarily a theatrically released feature film. Disney Channel airs new made-for-TV movies, called Disney Channel Original Movies (or DCOMs), about 8 to 10 times a year, and those are frequently broadcast during that timeslot. Circa 2000, Disney Channel claimed to produce a new movie each month; this only lasted throughout that same year.

Recently as of 2007 Jump In! became the most-watched DCOM on its premiere, it brought 8.2 million viewers, beating ratings champion The Cheetah Girls 2. Its soundtrack became available January 2, 2007. However, High School Musical is the most successful DCOM in popularity and awards, with an Emmy Award win for Outstanding Children's Series; its soundtrack reached the number one spot on the Billboard 200 twice (on March 1 and March 22, 2006), and had shipped over 3.5 million copies. Out of those copies, more than 3 million have been sold by September 2006; it was certified Triple Platinum by the RIAA. High School Musical also sold over 2 million DVDs and its novelization went to the top of New York Times Children Book Bestseller list. The Cheetah Girls soundtrack was certified Double Platinum with more than 2 million copies sold and the soundtrack to its sequel debuted at #5 on the Billboard 200 and was certified Double Platinum by the RIAA with 1.7 million copies sold. The Cheetah Girls DVD was the first DCOM on DVD to sell over 1 million copies (certified Platinum). Both movies had multiple songs on the Billboard Hot 100 and iTunes charts.

Occasionally, the channel will secure the rights to air a picture released by a non-Disney studio, most notably Warner Bros.' Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (along with its sequel, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets), Universal Studios's Beethoven and Columbia-TriStar's Stuart Little and Little Secrets which was owned by Samuel Goldwyn Films. They've also just released another non-Disney Christmas themed movie, The Polar Express.

During the 1980s and 1990s, movies made up most Disney's evening and overnight schedule. It now only airs usually around 12 hours of movies per week, occasionally 14 or 15. A Disney Channel Original Movie used to air twice in the same night during its Friday night premiere; this tradition ended with the premiere of High School Musical. Most movies airing on Disney Channel usually run in the 95 to 105-minute range, promos included.

Because of this, Disney airs filler programming following the movie:

• If it lasts 1:25 to 1:35, an Original Series will air (Disney used to air syndicated series that aired on the channel).
• If it lasts 1:40 to 1:45, a miniature episode of an Original Animated Series will air (most likely an 11-minute episode of an Animated Original Series).
• If it lasts 1:50 to 1:55, either a music video or two, along with Disney Channel promos, will air, or an episode of Shorty McShorts' Shorts may run.

In November 2006, the Disney Channel Movie opener was remixed.

Kuya watches Disney Channel.

List of programs broadcast by Disney Channel

Main article: List of programs broadcast by Disney Channel

Main article: List of Disney Channel series

Main article: Walt Disney Television Animation

See also

• Disney Channel Schedule
• Playhouse Disney
• Toon Disney
• List of Disney Channel Stars
• Disney Channel Asia

References

1. ^ Hill, Jim (2002-09-06). Vhat Vood Vault Do?. Jim Hill Media. Retrieved on 2006-03-07.
2. ^ http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/story/321197p-27465c.html

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