Disney Channel

Disney Channel  is an American pay television channel that serves as the flagship property of Disney Branded Television, a unit of the Disney Entertainment business segment of the Walt Disney Company.

Launched on April 18, 1983, under the name The Disney Channel as a premium channel on top of basic cable television systems, it originally showcased programming towards families due to availability of home television sets locally at the time. It dropped "The" from its name in 1997, thus getting rebranded as Disney Channel, with its programming shifting focus to target mainly children and adolescents ages 6–14. The channel showcases original first-run children's television series, theatrically released and original television films and other selected third-party programming.

As of November 2023, Disney Channel is available to approximately 70 million pay television households in the United States — down from its peak of 100 million households in 2011. The channel's international footprint, once encompassing 46 channels available in 33 languages, has also diminished in parts of Europe and most of the Asia-Pacific due to the launch of Disney+ and competition from other streaming and social media platforms.

Programming blocks
Disney Jr.
Disney Channel programs shows targeted at preschool-age children on weekdays from 6 a.m.-2 p.m. ET/PT (6-10 a.m. during the summer months) and weekends from 6-9 a.m. ET, called Disney Jr. , the only programming featuring classic Disney characters is Mickey Mouse Clubhouse on the Disney Jr. block. Other programming in this block includes Mickey and the Roadster Racers, Hotel Transylvania: The Series, Sofia The First, and Elena of Avalor. 

On May 26, 2010, it was announced that the Playhouse Disney block will be re-branded under the name Disney Junior starting on February 14, 2011 which later became its own digital cable and satellite channel on March 23, 2012, replacing SOAPnet. The Disney Junior channel is a direct competitor to Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. network and PBS and Comcast's PBS Kids Sprout.PreSchool Programs Replace SOAPnet, New York Times, May 27, 2010

Programming
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse
The ZhuZhus
 Hotel Transylvania: The Series
Tangled: The Series
Miles from Tomorrowland
Sofia The First
Elena of Avalor
Alexei: The Series
Mickey and the Roadster Racers
Puppy Dog Pals
Nutri Ventures
Winx Club
Sonic X
Dragon Ball Z Kai
Yu-Gi-Oh!
Jackie Chan Adventures
Eon Kid
Jessie
Special Agent Oso
Mona the Vampire
Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures
Scary Larry
Pink Panther & Pals
RoboCop: Alpha Commando
Super 4
Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir
The Powerpuff Girls
Zak Storm
Big City Greens
Assorted Hot Wheels TV Specials
Max Steel
Rocket Monkeys
Tai Chi Chasers
Duck Dodgers
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Kirby Right Back At Ya!
G.I. Joe Sigma 6
Transformers: Prime
Legend Gang
My Goldfish is Evil
Grizzy and the Lemmings
Rabbids Invasion
Backyard Wizard of Oz
Billy Dilley's Super Duper Subterranean Summer
Right Now Kapow
Comedy Bites
Star vs the Forces of Evil
Rat-a-Tat
Masha and the Bear

 Removed 

 Amphibia
 Star vs The Forces of Evil
 Gravity Falls
 The Owl House
 DuckTales
 The Ghost and Molly McGee
 Phineas and Ferb
 Fish Hooks
 Tangled: The Series 
 Milo Murphys Law
 Kim Possible
 Wonder Over Yonder

Programming

Disney XD
 Grossology



References

Category:1983 establishments in California
Category:The Walt Disney Company
Category:American television channels
Category:American Broadcasting Company

Category:Children's television networks in the United States