Disney’s Friday night premiere of High School Musical 2 broke new records on cable television, according to the Nielsen ratings.
17.2 million people tuned in to watch Zac Efron and company. That’s almost 70% more than tuned in for the series finale of The Sopranos earlier this year.
High School Musical 2‘s TV debut was
– The most-watched basic cable television program of all time.
– The most-watched basic cable movie of all time.
– The highest-rated television program ever for children age 6 to 11.
– The most-viewed Friday television telecast, cable or broadcast, in the past five years.
Wow.
You know what this means, right?
More sequels and spin-offs until Disney burns this cash cow into the ground!
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