``Double Teamed'' a Slam Dunk for Disney Channel; Latest Disney Channel Original Movie Bests Broadcast & Cable Competition with Kids and Tweens.Entertainment Editors BURBANK, Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Jan. 23, 2002 Buoyed by the strong performance of its latest original movie "Double Teamed," Disney Channel  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. garnered the top spot in
primetime with tweens 9-14 and kids 6-11 (4.5 rating and 4.3 rating,
respectively) for the week of 1/14/02-1/20/02. Disney Channel was No. 3
in primetime with households (1.7 rating) and with persons 2+ (1.1
rating).
The premiere airing of "Double Teamed" (1/18/02, 8PM) was the top telecast for the week in both broadcast and cable television with kids 6-11 (10.3 rating), kids 6-14 (9.7 rating) and tweens 9-14 (9.8 rating). The original movie's debut was the top basic cable movie of the week among persons 2+ (2.4 rating). The debut of "Double Teamed" was the second ranked movie in Disney Channel's history in terms of household delivery (2.8 million) and the third best movie telecast in persons 2+ (4.9 million) and tweens (1.8 million). "Double Teamed" was inspired by the true story of WNBA WNBA Women's National Basketball Association WNBA World Ninepin Bowling Association WNBA Wannabe Nasty Boys Association WNBA Women's National Book Association, Inc. WNBA Warszawski Nurt Basketu Amatorskiego players Heidi and Heather Burge Heather Burge (born November 11, 1971 in Palos Verdes, California) is a retired professional basketball player. She is the twin sister of Heidi Burge. Both graduated from Fairfax (Va. -- also known as the world's "tallest twins." In the mid-1980s, twin high school freshmen Heather and Heidi could not be more different from each other. Disney Channel, combining original series and movies with timeless classics Timeless Favorites (formerly Timeless Classics) is a 24-hour satellite music service of ABC Radio Networks, distributing a mix of soft oldies and new adult standards formerly known as "Stardust" to radio stations around the USA. , is the first full-time general entertainment television network designed for kids and families. Available in more than 78 million homes, Disney Channel is a division of ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. Cable Networks Group, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Noun 1. Walt Disney - United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966) Disney, Walter Elias Disney Company. SOURCE: Disney Channel research from Nielsen Media Research data. All ratings are based on coverage homes for each network. Subject to qualifications on request. |
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