Disney Genuinely Never Expected High School Musical to Work as a Movie, and Then It Became the Channel’s Single Biggest Original Hit Ever Made

On January 20, 2006, a Disney Channel movie about a basketball captain who secretly wants to sing pulled in 7.7 million viewers over its premiere weekend, according to Disney’s own account of the film ...
World Screen

Disney Channel Hails Record-Breaking Ratings for 2006

most-watched basic cable network in prime time in the U.S. for 2006, topping third-place TNT by 6 percent, the kids’ network has announced. Disney ends the year as the number one cable network in ...
Moviefone

Disney Channel Games (2006-2008)

The 2006 version of the Games was the first competition held. The 2006 series began airing in the United States on June 10, 2006, along with the So Hot Summer! 2006. It was later aired in the United ...
Guinness World Records

First TV soundtrack to debut at No.1 on the US albums chart

On 11 November 2006, the soundtrack to the teen sitcom Hannah Montana (Disney Channel, 2006) debuted at No.1 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart. It was the first soundtrack to a TV series to enter ...