- A Charlie Brown Christmas
- Arthur's Perfect Christmas
- The Bells of Fraggle Rock
- The Doc McStuffins Christmas Special
- Frosty the Snowman
- Frosty Returns
- Frosty's Winter Wonderland
- Good Luck Charlie: It's Christmas
- Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer
- The Holiday
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas
- I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown
Jack Frost[note 2]
- The Lion Guard: Timon and Pumbaa's Christmas
- The Little Drummer Boy
- Mickey's Christmas Carol
- My Friends Tigger & Pooh: Super Sleuth Christmas Movie
- Nestor, the Long-Eared Christmas Donkey
- Olaf's Frozen Adventure
- Prep & Landing
- Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice
Rudolph's Shiny New Year[note 3]
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
- Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
- Shrek The Halls
- Toy Story That Time Forgot
- Twas the Night Before Christmas
- Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too
- The Year Without a Santa Claus
Current Christmas movies
The following non-original (originally premiered theatrically, or direct to video, or on some other TV network or cable channel) Christmas movies are presently being featured during 25 Days of Christmas (including Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas) (as of 2017[update]):
A Christmas Carol[16]
- A Dennis the Menace Christmas
- Arthur Christmas
- Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas
- Christmas with the Kranks
Elf[16]
- Eloise at Christmastime
- The Family Stone
- Four Christmases
- Franklin's Magic Christmas
- Home Alone
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
- Home Alone 3
- Home Alone: The Holiday Heist
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000 film)
- Jack Frost
- Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
- Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas
- The Muppet Christmas Carol
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation[17]
- The Nightmare Before Christmas
- The Polar Express
- Richie Rich's Christmas Wish
- Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and the Island of Misfit Toys
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie
- The Santa Clause
- The Santa Clause 2
- The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
- Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups
- Scrooged
Current Non-Christmas Movies
The following non-original (originally premiered theatrically, or direct to video, or on some other TV network or cable channel) Non-Christmas movies are currently being featured during 25 Days of Christmas (including Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas) (as of 2017[update]):
- Alice in Wonderland
- All Dogs Go to Heaven
- All Dogs Go to Heaven 2
A Boy Named Charlie Brown (20??-2013)
- Snoopy Come Home (20??-2013)
- Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown
- Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!) (2013-Present)
- The Aristocats
- Bambi
- Beauty and the Beast
- Big Hero 6
- The Boxtrolls
- Brave
- Cars 2
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- Chicken Little
- Dennis the Menace
- Despicable Me
- Dumbo
- Finding Nemo
- The Fox and the Hound
- Frozen
- The Great Mouse Detective
- Hercules
- Hook
- Horton Hears A Who!
- The Hunchback of Notre Dame
- The Incredibles
- Inside Out
- Lady and the Tramp
- Lilo & Stitch
- The Lion King
- The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
- The Lorax
- The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
- Mary Poppins
- Matilda
- Meet the Robinsons
- Mulan
- Oliver & Company
- The Pebble and the Penguin
- Peter Pan
- Pinocchio
- The Princess and the Frog
- The Rescuers
- The Rescuers Down Under
- Robin Hood
- The Secret of NIMH
- Secret of the Wings
- Snow Day
- The Sound of Music
- The Sword in the Stone
- Tangled
- The Tigger Movie
- Toy Story
- Toy Story 2
- Toy Story 3
- Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory
- Winnie the Pooh
- Wreck-It Ralph
- Yogi Bear
- Zootopia
Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas and Kickoff to Christmas
In 2007, due to popular ratings from the previous year, ABC Family launched the first official countdown to the programming block, which began on November 21. Although this was the first official early start,[9] in previous years holiday programming had unofficially begun during the last week of November, showing mostly older original films, some of which pertained to Christmas and some that did not.[18]Countdown to the 25 Days of Christmas returned in 2008 on November 16.[19] In 2018, Freeform announced that the block will be renamed to Kickoff to Christmas, and will last throughout the whole month of November.[20]
2010
In 2010, it started later in the month, on November 20.[21] In 2012 the countdown began at an earlier date of November 18.[12]
2014
The Countdown to the 25 Days of Christmas ran again in 2014. In 2014 the countdown event which started on Sunday, November 23 was even with previous years. The highest rated programs of the eight-day event were Finding Nemo at 1.8 million viewers, Despicable Me at 2 million, and an airing of The Hunger Games at 1.7 million. Other highlights included Ratatouille on Thanksgiving night which garnered 1 million, Cars 2 gained 1 million, and Brave which had 1.8 million tune in.[22]
2015
The Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas schedule was released on October 29, 2015. The 2015 lineup includes family classics such as Toy Story, Finding Nemo, Jingle All the Way, Monsters, Inc., Ratatouille, The Incredibles, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, and the cable premiere of Disney's Planes. A Monday, November 30 airing of The Polar Express was watched by 1.5 million viewers, the highest rating of this year's Countdown.[23] A Saturday, November 28 airing of Wreck-It Ralph was also watched by 1.5 million viewers.[24] The network premiere of Planes on Thanksgiving night garnered only 0.699 million viewers.[25]
2016
The Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas schedule was released on October 22, 2016. In 2016, Freeform's first Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas will run from Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 2016 to December 25, 2016. The 2016 lineup includes family movies such as Toy Story, Toy Story 2, Disney Pixar's Toy Story of Terror, Brave, Tangled, Happy Feet Two, Tooth Fairy, Another Cinderella Story, Mulan, Wreck-it Ralph, Matilda, Little Rascals, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, and Despicable Me. Freeform also announced the network premiere of The Odd Life of Timothy Green, The Boxtrolls, and A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits. The holiday movies in the 2016 Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas included: Fred Claus, The Holiday (Freeform network premiere), Scrooged, Jingle All the Way, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, and Deck the Halls.[26]
The 2016 ratings where on par with previous years. The highest airing of the countdown was the November 26th airing of Tangled, gaining 1.461M viewers. Despicable Me gained 1.2M on November 25.[27]
2017
The Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas schedule was released on October 12, 2017. In 2017, Freeform's Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas will run from November 18, 2017 to November 30, 2017. The 2017 lineup includes family movies such as The Incredibles, Despicable Me, Harry Potter, Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, Hook, Dennis the Menace, Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and The Boxtrolls. Freeform also announced the network premiere of Inside Out and Snow Day. The holiday movies in the 2017 Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas included: Home Alone, Elf, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Four Christmases (Freeform network premiere), 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups, Frosty's Winter Wonderland, Jack Frost, The Year Without a Santa Claus, A Christmas Carol, A Dennis the Menace Christmas, Richie Rich's Christmas Wish, Jack Frost, Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July, Arthur Christmas, Rudolph's Shiny New Year, Eloise at Christmastime, and The Nightmare Before Christmas.
2018
On May 15, 2018, Freeform announced that the Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas will be renamed as Kickoff to Christmas for November 2018.[20] The 2018 Kickoff to Christmas schedule was released on October 10, 2018. The 2018 Kickoff to Christmas lineup runs from November 1 to November 30, and includes movies such as Jumanji, The Good Dinosaur, Inside Out, Norm of the North, Ratatouille, Yogi Bear, Frozen, Babe, Meet the Robinsons, The Incredibles, Toy Story, Storks, Paddington, and others.[28]
Ratings
2006
The network premiere of The Polar Express was watched by more than 4 million viewers.[29] An encore airing on December 9 was watched by a record 5 million viewers. It became the most watched programming to ever air on ABC Family.[30] The debut airing of the film, Santa Baby, was watched by 4.7 million viewers.[31]
2007
The first week of programming averaged 2.3 million viewers.[32]
2008
In 2008, the first week of programming attracted 2.7 million total viewers.[32] The entire lineup had an average 2.5 million viewers.[33][34]
2009
The third annual "Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas" was watched by 1.2 million viewers. The network premiere of The Santa Clause 3 was watched by 1.6 million viewers, while an airing of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was watched by 1.5 million viewers.[35] The premiere of Santa Baby 2: Christmas Maybe was watched by 3.8 million total viewers.[34]
2010
The fourth annual "Countdown to 25 Days of Christmas" was watched by 2.1 million viewers.[36] The lineup began its first week with record breaking 3 million average viewers.[37] The December 12 premiere of Christmas Cupid was watched by a total of 3.4 million viewers.[38] Total viewers for 2010 broke records, averaging 2.8 million viewers.[39] An airing of How the Grinch Stole Christmas drew 1.3 million viewers.[39]
2011
The first week of the 25 Days of Christmas was watched by an average of 2.2 million viewers, down 27% from last year.[40] During the second week, viewers increased to 2.4 million, thanks to the premiere of 12 Dates of Christmas.[41] However, this was still down 30% from the previous year.[41] Overall viewers for the 2011 lineup averaged 2.3 million viewers.[42]
2012
In 2012, the programming block had its most ever total viewers in its debut week, with 2.9 million.[43] An airing of the film Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas on December 2 became the lineup's most watched program ever, with 5.4 million viewers.[44][45] Other notable airings included, the network premiere of Despicable Me, watched by over 4.3 million viewers,[46] and a Christmas Eve airing of The Santa Clause 2, watched by 3.9 million viewers.[47] The programming block averaged 2.8 million viewers for 2012, on pace with 2010.[45]
2014
In its 17th year, 25 Days of Christmas powered ABC Family as the top cable network in primetime among women 18-34. The entire line-up averaged 2.5 million viewers. A Friday, December 5 airing of Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas was watched by 3.7 million. The network premiere of Toy Story That Time Forgot gained 3.4 million while an airing of the classic Toy Story 3 gained 2.7 million viewers.[48] The highest rated airing of Elf gained 3.5 million viewers while the highest rated airing of National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation gained 3.2 million. An airing of the Tim Allen classic The Santa Clause with limited commercials gained 2.9 million viewers.
Christmas Eve ratings on the network saw ratings of The Polar Express at 2.2 million, Home Alone at 2.7 million, and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation and Elf each at more than 4 million each.[49]
The holiday airings of Pretty Little Liars gained 2 million viewers while Chasing Life gained 1.2 million. The comedies of Melissa and Joey and Baby Daddy gained 1 million and 800,000 viewers respectively.[50][50]
2015
In 2015 the highest rated event was an airing of Elf on December 5 at 3.7mil, and another airing on December 24 at 3.1mil. Ratings on Christmas Eve were down on the network due to increased competition from other networks. Elf proved once again to draw large audiences. On December 1 The Polar Express gained 2.4mil, an airing of Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas gained 2.4mil, 2.7mil, and 2.9mil on multiple dates. The highest airing of The Santa Clause was December 2 gaining 2.6mil.[51]
An airing of the Toy Story trilogy on December 13–14 gained 2mil, 2.5mil, and 1.4mil. Christmas Eve on the network was National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation at 2.4mil, and Elf at 3.1mil. Christmas Day was weak, averaging less than 2mil per airing.[51]
2016
The 25 Days of Christmas schedule was released in late October by Freeform. While notable absences include Jim Carrey's How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Home Alone, and the second and third Santa Clause films, the schedule still includes many classics. The schedule includes 25 days of classics like, Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, The Santa Clause, Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas, Jack Frost, Disney's A Christmas Carol, The Polar Express, The Holiday, Elf, Jingle All The Way, Scrooged, Deck the Halls, Toy Story, Frozen, and Happy Feet.[52]
2016 ratings of 25 Days of Christmas were down from previous years. The highest rated airing was December 4, when Elf gained 2.5M viewers. Other airings of Elf gained 2.1M, 1.8M, and 2.0M. A Toy Story marathon on December 10 gained 1.3M, 1.5m, and 1.4m. An airing of Frozen gained 2.3M on December 17.[27]
Christmas Eve on the network saw The Polar Express at 1.4M, The Santa Clause at 1.7M, Elf at 2.7M, and National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation at 2.8M viewers.[27]
2017
Alongside its traditional lineup of acquired and Disney films, the lineup for 2017 included the new original film Angry Angel, starring Jason Biggs and Brenda Song, and the new special Decorating Disney: Holiday Magic, which documented how Disney's theme parks are prepared for the holiday season. On October 31, 2017, it was announced that the 25 Days of Christmas branding would also be used for holiday programming on sister properties ABC (including new seasons of the seasonal miniseries The Great Christmas Light Fight and The Great American Baking Show, as well as its other traditional specials), Disney Channel (including Disney Parks Presents a Disney Channel Holiday Celebration), Disney Junior (including The Lion Guard special "Timon and Pumbaa's Christmas"), and Disney XD (Milo Murphy's Law: "A Christmas Peril", and Star vs. the Forces of Evil: "Stump Day"/"Holiday Spellcial").[1][53]
Nielsen estimated that at least 150 million viewers watched part of a program on Freeform during the event.[54]
2018
The 2018 lineup on Freeform will be anchored by three original films, Life-Size 2 (a sequel to an ABC television movie starring Tyra Banks), No Sleep Til' Christmas, and The Truth About Christmas.[54][55] Several notable mainstays of the 25 Days lineup will be absent in 2018; earlier in the year, cable rights to the Harry Potter film franchise moved to Syfy and USA Network,[56][57] and as part of a multi-year deal, AMC (which in 2018 is launching its own holiday programming event branded as Best Christmas Ever) acquired rights to a number of Warner Bros.-owned films and specials that had previously aired on Freeform, including Elf, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, The Polar Express, and 12 Rankin/Bass specials. The films, especially Christmas Vacation and Elf, had received extensive airplay during the event in 2017.[54] Disney Channel will air "Disney Parks Presents a 25 Days of Christmas Holiday Party," hosted by Ruby Rose Turner and Dakota Lotus of Coop and Cami Ask the World.[58]
See also
Notes
^ abcdefghijklmno This is not a holiday special, but was shown during the block anyway
^ This is a Groundhog Day special
^ This is a New Year's Day special
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- Return to Oz
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
- The Edgar Bergen & Charlie McCarthy Show
- The Ballad of Smokey the Bear
- Cricket on the Hearth
- Mouse on the Mayflower
- The Little Drummer Boy
- Frosty the Snowman
- The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians
- Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town
- Here Comes Peter Cottontail
- The Enchanted World of Danny Kaye: The Emperor's New Clothes
- Mad Mad Mad Monsters
- Willie Mays and the Say-Hey Kid
- The Red Baron
- That Girl in Wonderland
- 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
- The Year Without a Santa Claus
- The First Christmas: The Story of the First Christmas Snow
- The First Easter Rabbit
- Frosty's Winter Wonderland
- Rudolph's Shiny New Year
- The Little Drummer Boy, Book II
- The Easter Bunny Is Comin' to Town
- The Hobbit
- Nestor, the Long–Eared Christmas Donkey
- The Stingiest Man in Town
- Jack Frost
- Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July
- The Return of the King
- Pinocchio's Christmas
- The Leprechaun's Christmas Gold
- The Flight of Dragons
- The Coneheads
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- The Bold Type (since 2017)
- Cloak & Dagger (since 2018)
- Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings (since 2017)
- Grown-ish (since 2018)
- Good Trouble (since 2019)
- Shadowhunters (since 2016)
- Siren (since 2018)
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Former |
1990s debuts |
- Amateur Hour (revival) (1992)
- Big Brother Jake (1990–1994)
- Donkey Kong Country (1997–2000)
- Great Pretenders (1999–2002)
- Home and Family (1996–1998)
- Maniac Mansion (1990–1993)
- Monster Farm (1998–1999)
- Ohh Nooo! Mr. Bill Presents (1998–1999)
- Shop 'til You Drop (1996–1997)
- Zorro (1990-1993)
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2000s debuts |
- 10 Things I Hate About You (2009–2010)
- Beautiful People (2005–2006)
- Brat Camp (2005–2007)
- Da Möb (2001–2002)
- Greek (2007–2011)
- Knock First (2003–2004)
- Kyle XY (2006–2009)
- Las Vegas Garden of Love (2005)
- Lincoln Heights (2007–2009)
- Make It or Break It (2009–2012)
- The Middleman (2008)
- Power Rangers Dino Thunder (2004)
- Power Rangers S.P.D.(2005)
- Roommates (2009)
- Ruby & the Rockits (2009)
- Scariest Places On Earth (2000–2006)
- The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008–2013)
- Slacker Cats (2007–2009)
- So Little Time (2001–2002)
- State of Grace (2001–2002)
- Switched! (2003–2004)
- Three Moons Over Milford (2006)
- Whose Line Is It Anyway? (2005–2007)
- Wildfire (2005–2008)
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2010s debuts |
- Alone Together (2018)
- Baby Daddy (2012–2017)
- Becoming Us (2015)
- Ben and Lauren: Happily Ever After? (2016)
- Beverly Hills Nannies (2012)
- Beyond (2017–2018)
- Bunheads (2012–2013)
- Chasing Life (2014–2015)
- Dead of Summer (2016)
- Famous in Love (2017–2018)
- Freak Out (2014–2015)
- The Fosters (2013–2018)
- Guilt (2016)
- Huge (2010)
- Jane by Design (2012)
- Job or No Job (2015)
- Kevin from Work (2015)
- The Lying Game (2011–2013)
- Melissa & Joey (2010–2015)
- Monica the Medium (2015–2016)
- Mystery Girls (2014)
- Next Step Realty: NYC (2015)
- The Nine Lives of Chloe King (2011)
- Pretty Little Liars (2010–2017)
- Ravenswood (2013–2014)
- Recovery Road (2016)
- Spell-Mageddon (2013)
- Startup U (2015)
- State of Georgia (2011)
- Stitchers (2015–2017)
- Switched at Birth (2011–2017)
- The Twins: Happily Ever After? (2017)
- Truth & Iliza (2017)
- Twisted (2013–2014)
- The Vineyard (2013)
- Young & Hungry (2014–2018)
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Upcoming |
- Besties (TBA)
- Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists (2019)
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Related |
- History of Freeform
- Christian Broadcasting Network
- ABC Family Worldwide Inc.
- 31 Nights of Halloween
- Freeform's 25 Days of Christmas
- ABC Spark
- Jetix
- List of Freeform original films
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Disney Junior original programming
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Original series |
- Doc McStuffins
- Elena of Avalor
- Fancy Nancy
- The Lion Guard
- Mickey and the Roadster Racers
- Vampirina
- Muppet Babies
- Puppy Dog Pals
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Acquired series |
- Kate & Mim-Mim
- The Octonauts
- P. King Duckling
- PJ Masks
- Gigantosaurus
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Re-running series |
- Goldie & Bear
- Handy Manny
- Henry Hugglemonster
- Imagination Movers
- Little Einsteins
- Jake and the Never Land Pirates
- Jungle Junction
- My Friends Tigger & Pooh
- Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
- Miles from Tomorrowland
- Rolie Polie Olie
- Sheriff Callie's Wild West
- Sofia the First
- Special Agent Oso
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Original short series |
- Minnie's Bow-Toons
- Nina Needs to Go!
- Small Potatoes
- Whisker Haven
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Returning short series |
- Can You Teach My Alligator Manners?
- Cars Toons
- Choo Choo Soul
- Chuggington: Badge Quest
- Go, Baby!
- Handy Manny's School for Tools
- Happy Monster Band
- Tasty Time with ZeFronk
- Where Is Warehouse Mouse?
- Shanna's Show
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Original future programming |
- T.O.T.S.
- The Rocketeer
- Mira, Royal Detective
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See also |
- Disney Junior – Live on Stage!
- 25 Days of Christmas
- Disney movies
- Disney Channel
- Playhouse Disney
- Soapnet
- Disney Television Animation
List of programs broadcast by Toon Disney and List of programs broadcast by Disney Junior
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Disney Channel original programming
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Current |
Mickey Mouse (since 2013, short-form)
Bunk'd (since 2015)
Bizaardvark (since 2016)
Tangled: The Series (since 2017)
Andi Mack (since 2017)
Hotel Transylvania: The Series (since 2017)
Raven's Home (since 2017)
Big Hero 6: The Series (since 2017)
DuckTales (since 2018)
Big City Greens (since 2018)
Bug Juice: My Adventures at Camp (since 2018)
Star Wars Resistance (since 2018)
Coop & Cami Ask the World (since 2018)
Milo Murphy's Law (since 2019)
Sydney to the Max (since 2019)
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Former |
1990s debuts |
Flash Forward (1995–97)
Bug Juice (1998–2001)
The Famous Jett Jackson (1998–2001)
So Weird (1999–2001)
The Jersey (1999–2004)
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2000s debuts |
Totally Circus (2000)
Even Stevens (2000–03)
In a Heartbeat (2000–01)
Totally Hoops (2001)
Lizzie McGuire (2001–04)
The Proud Family (2001–05)
Kim Possible (2002–07)
Totally in Tune (2002)
That's So Raven (2003–07)
Lilo & Stitch: The Series (2003–06)
Phil of the Future (2004–06)
Dave the Barbarian (2004–05)
Brandy & Mr. Whiskers (2004–06)
American Dragon: Jake Long (2005–07)
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (2005–08)
The Buzz on Maggie (2005–06)
The Emperor's New School (2006–08)
Hannah Montana (2006–11)
Disney Channel Games (2006–11)
The Replacements (2006–09)
Shorty McShorts' Shorts (2006–07)
Cory in the House (2007–08)
As the Bell Rings (2007–09)
Phineas and Ferb (2007–15)
Wizards of Waverly Place (2007–12)
The Suite Life on Deck (2008–11)
Sonny with a Chance (2009–11)
Jonas (2009–10)
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2010s debuts |
Good Luck Charlie (2010–14)
Fish Hooks (2010–14)
Shake It Up (2010–13)
Take Two with Phineas and Ferb (2010–11)
A.N.T. Farm (2011–14)
So Random! (2011–12)
PrankStars (2011)
Jessie (2011–15)
Austin & Ally (2011–16)
Gravity Falls (2012–16)
Code: 9 (2012)
Dog with a Blog (2012–15)
Wander Over Yonder (2013–16)
Liv and Maddie (2013–17)
Win, Lose or Draw (2014)
I Didn't Do It (2014–15)
Girl Meets World (2014–17)
K.C. Undercover (2015–18)
Best Friends Whenever (2015–16)
Descendants: School of Secrets (2015, short-form)
Descendants: Wicked World (2015–17, short-form)
Walk the Prank (2016)
Mech-X4 (2016)
Elena of Avalor (2016–18)
Stuck in the Middle (2016–18)
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Upcoming |
Fast Layne (2019)
Go Away, Unicorn! (2019)
Star vs. the Forces of Evil (2019)
Amphibia (2019)
The Owl House (2019)
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See also |
- It's a Laugh Productions
- Disney Television Animation
- Brookwell McNamara Entertainment
- Crossovers
- Disney Channel Storytellers
- 25 Days of Christmas
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Disney XD original programming
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Current |
Avengers Assemble (since 2013)
Guardians of the Galaxy (since 2015)
Walk the Prank (since 2016)
Milo Murphy's Law (since 2016)
Mech-X4 (since 2016)
Parker Plays (since 2017)
Marvel's Spider-Man (since 2017)
Star Wars Resistance (since 2018)
Star vs. the Forces of Evil (since 2015)
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Former |
2000s debuts |
Aaron Stone (2009–10)
Yin Yang Yo! (2009)
Phineas and Ferb (2009–15)
Zeke and Luther (2009–12)
I'm in the Band (2009–11)
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2010s debuts |
Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil (2010–12)
Pair of Kings (2010–13)
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (2010–13)
Kickin' It (2011–15)
Lab Rats (2012–16)
Ultimate Spider-Man (2012–17)
Motorcity (2012–13)
Tron: Uprising (2012–13)
Gravity Falls (2012–16)
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja (2012–15)
Crash & Bernstein (2012–14)
Wander Over Yonder (2013–16)
Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. (2013–15)
Mighty Med (2013–15)
The 7D (2014–16)
Star Wars Rebels (2014–18)
Kirby Buckets (2014–17)
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero (2014–17)
Two More Eggs (2015-17)
Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything (2015–17)
Pickle and Peanut (2015–18)
Lab Rats: Elite Force (2016)
Future-Worm! (2016–18)
Right Now Kapow (2016–17)
Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures (2016–17)
Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer (2017)
DuckTales (2017)
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Films |
Skyrunners (2009)
Pants on Fire (2014)
Mark & Russell's Wild Ride (2015)
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See also |
- It's a Laugh Productions
- Disney Television Animation
- Crossovers
- 25 Days of Christmas
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