- Disney Channel Wins Historic #1 With Kids 2-11 for 2012; Takes #1 With Kids 6-11 & Tweens, Too
December 19, 2012 | For 2012, Disney Channel was #1 among Kids 2-11, toppling Nickelodeon's 17-year record in Total Day among the largest advertiser-targeted segment. Disney Channel, which accepts select sponsorships, was also the #1 TV network in Total Day among Kids 6-11 for the 2nd consecutive year, and was #1 for the 4th year among Tweens 9-14 with a dynamic lineup of hit live action and animated programs. They include the #1 TV series (“Good Luck Charlie“), the #1 animated TV series (“Phineas and Ferb“) and the #1 TV movie (“Let It Shine“). In Primetime, Disney Channel was at #1 for the 12th consecutive year in Tweens 9-14 and for the 10th straight year in Kids 6-11, and placed among the Top 2 cable networks in Total Viewers for the 7th year in a row.
- Disney Channel Ratings Highlights for December 3 – 9, 2012
December 11, 2012 | For the week of December 3, 2012, Disney Channel was once again the go-to network across all TV, ranking as TV’s #1 Total Day network for the 78th consecutive week in Kids 6-11 (574,000/2.4 rating) and Tweens 9-14 (479,000/2.0 rating), surpassing #2 Nickelodeon by double digits for the 57th (+28%, vs. 447,000) and 59th (+47%, vs. 325,000) straight weeks, respectively.
- “Austin & Jessie & Ally” Cross-Over Event Scores 4.8 Million Viewers; Disney Has Top Programs Friday
December 10, 2012 | Featuring a 1-hour cross-over event with “Austin & Jessie & Ally: All Star New Year” and the Season 4 premiere of “Phineas and Ferb,” Disney Channel was handily Friday’s #1 TV network for the entire day in Kids 2-11 (1.2 million/3.0 rating), Kids 6-11 (738,000/3.1 rating) and Tweens 9-14 (586,000/2.5 rating), and cable TV’s #1 network in Total Viewers (2.0 million).
- “Disney Super Speedway” Game Launches on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch
December 6, 2012 | Disney/ABC Television Group's Digital Media team is launching "Disney Super Speedway," a new racer game for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Fans can burn rubber as animated characters from hit Disney Channel animated series, including "Phineas and Ferb," "Gravity Falls" and "Fish Hooks," and Disney XD's "Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja," "Kick Buttowski – Suburban Daredevil" and "Motorcity." The game is also available at DisneyChannel.com/Race and DisneyXD.com/Race.
- Disney Channel Ratings Highlights for November 26 – December 2, 2012
December 4, 2012 | For the week of November 26, 2012, Disney Channel extended its record streak as TV’s #1 network in Total Day to 77 consecutive weeks in Kids 6-11 (553,000/2.3 rating) and Tweens 9-14 (471,000/2.0 rating), outperforming Nickelodeon by double digits for the 56th (+14%, vs. 484,000) and 58th (+43%, vs. 329,000) straight weeks, respectively.
- Disney Channel Ratings Highlights for November 2012
November 28, 2012 | During November 2012, Disney Channel ranked as the #1 TV network in Total Day for a record 19th consecutive month in Kids 6-11 (608,000/2.6 rating – dates back to May 2011) and for the 31st straight month in Tweens (505,000/2.1 rating – dates back to May 2010), powered by original series “Jessie,” ”Good Luck Charlie,” “Austin & Ally,” “Shake It Up” and “Dog With a Blog.” Moreover, the network closed out the month reaching a record 76 consecutive weeks as the #1 TV network in the target demos.
- “Sofia the First” TV Series Premieres January 11
November 27, 2012 | The highly anticipated debut of Disney Junior's "Sofia the First," a new animated series about Princess Sofia, an adventurous little girl who is learning how to adjust to royal life after her mom marries the king and she becomes a princess overnight, debuts FRIDAY, JANUARY 11 on Disney Channel (9:30-10:00 a.m., ET/PT) and Disney Junior (5:30-6:00 p.m., ET/PT). Created for kids 2-7 and their parents/caregivers, "Sofia the First" tells the story of an ordinary girl who becomes a princess and, throughout her journey, learns that possessing the characteristics of a true princess - honesty, loyalty, compassion and grace - is what makes one truly royal.
- Disney Channel Ratings Highlights for November 12 – 18, 2012
November 22, 2012 | For the week of November 12, 2012, Disney Channel was crowned the #1 cable TV network in Total Day for a record 75 consecutive weeks in Kids 6-11 (600,000/2.5 rating) and Tweens 9-14 (493,000/2.1 rating), surpassing Nickelodeon by double digits for the 54th (+30%, vs. 462,000) and 56th (+45%, vs. 340,000) weeks in a row, respectively.
- “Sofia the First” Premieres to 5.2 Million Viewers
November 19, 2012 | The Sunday (November 18) premiere of Disney Junior's "Sofia the First," an animated fairytale about a little girl who becomes a princess, delivered a crowning glory of 5.2 million Total Viewers on Disney Channel, handily becoming the #1 cable TV telecast of 2012 among Kids 2-5 (1.5 million/9.1 rating) and Girls 2-5 (954,000/12.2 rating). The movie also delivered with older kids and adults, attracting more than 3.0 million Kids 2-11 and more than 1.4 million Adults 18-49.
- Thanksgiving Week Marathons and Special Programming
November 19, 2012 | As with every year, Thanksgiving week means the networks switch into marathon and special programming mode. See this year's schedules!
