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Author:  Spidey [ Tue Jan 24, 2006 12:05 am ]
Post subject:  "High School Musical" Premiere Bops To The Top
"HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL" PREMIERE BOPS TO THE TOP
FOR DISNEY CHANNEL, POSTS HIGHEST HOUSEHOLD RATINGS EVER
FOR A DISNEY CHANNEL TELECAST!

BURBANK, January 23, 2006 . . . The premiere of "High School Musical,"
the newest Disney Channel Original Movie (Friday, January 20, 8:00
p.m.), netted the highest Household ratings ever for a Disney Channel
Original Movie (4.5 national/5.7 coverage rating/4,967,000 delivery)
and posted Disney Channel's highest Household ratings for any telecast
in the Channel's history, according to data provided by Nielsen Media
Research. The movie, which introduced the newest cadre of young
superstars and entrenched Disney Channel as a top destination for kids,
tweens and families, delivered a remarkable 7.7 million Total Viewers
(2.8 national/3.5 coverage rating), 3.2 million Kids 6-11 (13.3
national/16.7 coverage rating) and 3.1 million Tweens 9-14 (12.6
national/15.6 coverage rating).

In addition, the "High School Musical" soundtrack from Walt Disney
Records was released January 10 and is currently the #1 selling album
overall on the iTunes Music Store with over 1100 iTunes user reviews
thus far. It is presently the #1 selling album on Amazon.com and
according to Soundscan, it debuted at #2 on the Children's Chart, #9
debut on the Soundtrack Chart and #143 on the Top 200 Chart.

Rich Ross, President, Disney Channel Worldwide said, "Our team works
to continually weave music, which is an integral part of kids' lives,
into our creative storytelling, and together, delivered a standout with
'High School Musical,' a smart, contemporary, relevant and optimistic
movie for kids and families to enjoy together. We are fortunate to
have the leadership of Gary Marsh and Michael Healy and our visionary
director and choreographer Kenny Ortega, who worked so well with a
talented group of performers to make a stellar Disney Channel movie."

Against all basic cable and broadcast networks, it was #4 in its time
period in Households (4.5 national/5.7 coverage/4,967,000 delivery) and
#3 in Total Viewers (2.8 national/3.5 coverage rating/7,732,000
delivery).

For the day, among all basic cable and broadcast networks, it was the
#1 telecast with Kids 6-11 (13.3 national/16.7 coverage
rating/3,237,000 delivery) and Tweens 9-14 (12.6 national/15.6 coverage
rating/3,094,000 delivery). In its time period, against all basic
cable and broadcast networks, it was #1 with Kids 6-11 (13.3
national/16.7 coverage/3,237,000 delivery), ahead of all competitors by
as much as 11 rating points and was #1 with Tweens 9-14 (12.6
national/15.6 coverage/3,094,000 delivery).

The movie's strong premiere catapulted off Disney Channel's
highly-rated 2005 and an outstanding year for Disney Channel's Original
Movie franchise which delivered eight of the Top 10 basic cable movies
with Kids 6-11, all of the Top 10 with Tweens 9-14, four of the Top 10
in Households and seven of the Top 10 in Total Viewers, among all basic
cable competition.

A contemporary, "break into song" production, the comedic "High School
Musical" follows a popular high school basketball star and a shy,
academically gifted newcomer who discover they share a secret passion
for singing. When they audition for the lead roles in the school
musical, it threatens East High's rigid social order and sends their
peers into an uproar. In a desperate effort to maintain the status
quo, the "jocks," the "brainiacs" and even the drama club regulars
hatch plots to separate the pair and keep them offstage. By defying
expectations and taking a chance on their dreams, the couple inspires
other students to go public with some surprising hidden talents of
their own. Starring are Zac Efron, Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Ashley
Tisdale (Disney Channel's "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody"), Corbin
Bleu, Lucas Grabeel (Disney Channel Original Movie "Halloweentown
High"), Monique Coleman, Bart Johnson, Oleysa Rulin and Alyson Reed.

The movie was written by Peter Barsocchini and directed and
choreographed by Emmy Award-winning Kenny Ortega (XIX Winter Olympics
Opening Ceremony, "Dirty Dancing") with choreographers Charles Klapow
and Bonnie Story. Don Schain ("Buffalo Dreams") is the producer and
Bill Borden and Barry Rosenbush ("Tiger Cruise") are the executive
producers. "High School Musical" is from First Street Films.

Disney Channel is a 24-hour kid-driven, family inclusive television
network that taps into the world of kids and families through original
series and movies plus contemporary acquired programming. Currently
available on basic cable in 87 million U.S. homes, Disney Channel is
part of Disney ABC Cable Networks Group, and is managed by Disney Media
Networks, a division of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE:DIS).

(Source: Nielsen Media Research, January 20, 2006. Ratings based on
coverage unless otherwise noted).

http://www.ashleytisdale.com/projects/high_school_musical/hsm_ratings.asp
Author:  tina_als_girl [ Tue Jan 24, 2006 10:31 am ]
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Wow. I watched it and enjoyed it, but didn't expect it to be THAT much of a hit. Wow.

Joy
Author:  MGKC [ Tue Jan 24, 2006 9:03 pm ]
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I thought it looked better than the average Disney TV Movie fare.
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