'Sonny with a Chance' Hits Series High with Total Viewers, Kids 6-11, Tweens 9-14

Week of July 12, 2010

· Sunday's all new one-hour "Sonny With A Chance" (8:30 - 9:30 p.m.) ranked as the series' No. 1 telecast of all time in Total Viewers (6.1 million), Kids 6-11 (2.6 million/10.5 rating) and Tweens 9-14 (2.6 million/10.6 rating).

· On Friday, "Wizards of Waverly Place" (8:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.) posted the show's best numbers in almost 5 months (since 2/26/10) in Total Viewers (3.6 million), and in 3 months (since 4/16/10) in Tweens 9-14 (1.4 million/5.9 rating).

· In Kids 6-11, led by "Sonny With A Chance's" series-high delivery, Disney Channel was home to the week's Top 10 TV telecasts:

PROGRAM NET START END DAY P6-11 US AA% P6-11 AA(000)
SONNY WITH A CHANCE-07/18/2010 DSNY 8:30 PM 9:30 PM ......S 10.5 2,581
HANNAH MONTANA FOREVER-07/18/2010 DSNY 8:00 PM 8:30 PM ......S 8.3 2,033
CAMP ROCK-07/18/2010 DSNY 9:30 PM 11:15 PM ......S 6.4 1,566
HANNAH MONTANA FOREVER-07/14/2010 DSNY 5:00 PM 5:25 PM ..W.... 6.2 1,531
WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE-07/16/2010 DSNY 8:30 PM 9:00 PM ....F.. 6.2 1,517
16 WISHES-07/15/2010 DSNY 8:00 PM 9:40 PM ...T... 6.0 1,482
SUITE LIFE ON DECK-07/16/2010 DSNY 8:00 PM 8:30 PM ....F.. 6.0 1,474
SONNY WITH A CHANCE - LN-07/15/2010 DSNY 11:00 PM 11:30 PM ...T... 5.9 1,450
SONNY WITH A CHANCE-07/18/2010 DSNY 7:30 PM 8:00 PM ......S 5.9 1,441
HANNAH MONTANA FOREVER-07/18/2010 DSNY 6:30 PM 6:55 PM ......S 5.8 1,425

· In Tweens 9-14, also fronted by "Sonny With A Chance's" record-setting performance, Disney Channel aired the week's Top 10 TV telecasts:

PROGRAM NET START END DAY P9-14 US AA% P9-14 AA(000)
SONNY WITH A CHANCE-07/18/2010 DSNY 8:30 PM 9:30 PM ......S 10.6 2,591
HANNAH MONTANA FOREVER-07/18/2010 DSNY 8:00 PM 8:30 PM ......S 8.6 2,098
CAMP ROCK-07/18/2010 DSNY 9:30 PM 11:15 PM ......S 6.3 1,528
WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE-07/16/2010 DSNY 8:30 PM 9:00 PM ....F.. 5.9 1,447
SUITE LIFE ON DECK-07/16/2010 DSNY 8:00 PM 8:30 PM ....F.. 5.5 1,346
SUITE LIFE ON DECK - LN-07/16/2010 DSNY 11:00 PM 11:30 PM ....F.. 5.5 1,329
SONNY WITH A CHANCE-07/18/2010 DSNY 7:30 PM 8:00 PM ......S 5.4 1,325
SONNY WITH A CHANCE - LN-07/15/2010 DSNY 11:00 PM 11:30 PM ...T... 5.3 1,281
WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PL -LN-07/16/2010 DSNY 11:30 PM 12:00 AM ....F.. 5.2 1,266
HANNAH MONTANA FOREVER-07/14/2010 DSNY 5:00 PM 5:25 PM ..W.... 5.1 1,253

· Disney Channel was the week's No. 1 TV network in Total Day in Tweens 9-14 (789,000/3.2 rating) for the 5th week running, and in Kids 6-11 (893,000/3.6 rating) for the 3rd consecutive week. In Prime, Disney Channel remains TV's No. 1 network in Kids 6-11 (1.3 million/5.2 rating) for the 272nd consecutive week, and with the streak at 269 out of 272 weeks, in Tweens 9-14 (1.0 million/4.3 rating).

· Furthermore, Disney Channel enjoyed its most-watched week in Total Day in one year (since the week of 7/13/09) and in Prime in over 10 months (since the week of 8/24/09) in both Kids 6-11 and Tweens 9-14.

· Playhouse Disney's "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse" (544,000/3.3 rating) was the week's No. 8 program on TV among target preschoolers aged 2-5.

Source: Nielsen Media Research (National Ratings, Live + Same Day, 7/12-7/18/10). Ranks based on 000s, then rating, unless otherwise noted. Excludes programs 5 minutes or shorter in duration.

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