This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this articlebyadding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Find sources: "Disney Channel Games" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (January 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
Disney Channel Games are a Battle of the Network Stars-based annual television series that aired on the Disney Channel during the summer from 2006 to 2008.[1][2][3] Phill Lewis was the co-host of the first two editions in 2006 and 2007, and Brian Stepanek hosted all three editions. The show had various stars from Disney Channel and its international iterations competing for charity as team-based contestants. The Games were filmed at Disney's Wide World of SportsinOrlando.[4]
| Disney Channel Games | |
|---|---|
Disney Channel Games logo. 2007–2008
| |
| Genre | Sports |
| Created by | Art Spigel |
| Developed by | Walt Disney Television |
| Presented by |
|
| Opening theme | "Let's Go!" (2008) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Danny Kallis Kevin Lima |
| Production locations | Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex Orlando, Florida |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Original release | |
| Network | Disney Channel |
| Release | June 10, 2006 (2006-06-10) – August 30, 2008 (2008-08-30) |
Disney Channel Games were not aired after 2008, but a similar series called Disney's Friends for Change Games aired in 2011.
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 9 | June 10, 2006 (2006-06-10) | August 19, 2006 (2006-08-19) | |
| 2 | 10 | June 15, 2007 (2007-06-15) | August 25, 2007 (2007-08-25) | |
| 3 | 5 | July 27, 2008 (2008-07-27) | August 30, 2008 (2008-08-30) | |
The Disney Channel Games began as a series of shorts[citation needed] that aired during summer 2006. A second edition followed in summer 2007, with the final edition of the series airing in summer 2008.
A Disney spokesperson confirmed in February 2009 that the Disney Channel Games would not be held that year due to actor availability and Disney's "focusing on the launch of a new pro-social initiative with Disney Channel and Disney XD stars".[5][6] The result was Disney's Friends for Change initiative.[7] The series also did not air in 2010.[8]
Disney's Friends for Change Games aired on the Disney Channel as part of Disney's Friends for Change initiative. It replaced the Disney Channel Games. The series was hosted by Jason Earles and Tiffany Thornton,[9] and again featured various Disney Channel stars as team-based contestants competing for their chosen charity. Disney's Friends for Change Games premiered on June 24, 2011, and aired five episodes through July 31, 2011, plus a recap special.
The first event was viewed by between 3.4 million and 4.9 million viewers.[10] The finale special was viewed by 3.6 million viewers, with Kids 6–11 (1.9 million/7.7 rating) and Tweens 9–14 (1.6 million/6.4 rating) making up a sizable portion of the total.[11] The entire series was viewed by over 37 million unique viewers.[11]
