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- “Wizards” Week Starts Tonight on Disney Channel
March 11, 2013 | Ahead of Friday’s premiere of The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex, Disney Channel is giving viewers a week of classic Wizards of Waverly Place episodes in primetime.
- Disney Channel Original Movie “Teen Beach Movie” Premieres July 19
March 11, 2013 | Disney Channel -- which introduced a generation of kids and tweens to movie musicals -- will premiere the highly anticipated "Teen Beach Movie," a modern take on classic beach party movies, FRIDAY, JULY 19 (8:00 p.m., ET/PT).
- New Marvel Series “Avengers Assemble” & “Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.” Premiere This Summer on Disney XD
March 8, 2013 | The popular Marvel Universe programming block on Disney XD will expand with more action, adventure and humor with the debut of two new animated series "Marvel's Avengers Assemble," and "Marvel's Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.," this summer.
- Dove Cameron Stars in Upcoming Disney Channel Sitcom “Liv & Maddie”
March 8, 2013 | Seventeen-year-old Dove Cameron has landed the dual role of identical twins in the newly-ordered comedy series, "Liv & Maddie" (working title), for Disney Channel. Cameron will star additionally in "Cloud 9," an upcoming Disney Channel Original Movie also announced today.
- Disney Channel Announces New Original Movie “Cloud 9”
March 8, 2013 | Multi-talented Ashley Tisdale and snowboarding superstar Shaun White are the executive producers of the Disney Channel Original Movie, "Cloud 9," an exhilarating story set in the world of competitive snowboarding. The movie, starring Luke Benward ("Girl Vs. Monster") and newcomer Dove Cameron (who also stars in an upcoming Disney Channel series "Liv & Maddie" - working title), is scheduled to premiere next winter on Disney Channel.
- Disney Channel Orders Animated Comedy Adventure “Star and the Forces of Evil”
March 7, 2013 | Disney Channel has ordered "Star and the Forces of Evil" (working title), an animated comedy adventure about a fun-loving magical teen princess from another dimension who -- after a few bold skirmishes with other-worldly monsters -- is sent by her Royal Parents to live with the Diaz family on Earth.
- Nicktoons Makes Big Schedule Shake Up Starting Monday
March 7, 2013 | Next week’s Nicktoons TV schedule includes some big schedule changes.
- Third Season of “Kickin’ It” Premieres April 1 on Disney XD
March 7, 2013 | The top-rated series about martial arts and friendship, "Kickin' It," returns for a third season MONDAY, APRIL 1 (8:30 - 9:00 p.m., ET/PT) on Disney XD.
- “Good Luck Charlie” Season 4 Premieres Sunday, April 28
March 5, 2013 | Season four of Disney Channel's hit family comedy "Good Luck Charlie" premieres SUNDAY, APRIL 28 (7:30-8:00 p.m., ET/PT) with a special performance by Disney's The Muppets.
- Disney Channel Ratings Highlights for February 25 – March 3, 2013
March 5, 2013 | For the week of February 25, 2013, Disney Channel ranked as TV’s #1 network for the 90th consecutive week in Kids 6-11 (566,000/2.4 rating) and Tweens 9-14 (499,000/2.1 rating), out-performing Nickelodeon by double digits for the 69th (+24% – vs. 457,000) and 71st consecutive weeks (+61% – vs. 309,000).
