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Gravity Falls went out with a big bang last week. The series finale of creator Alex Hirsch’s toon drew 2.9 million total viewers on February 15 to become the most-watched program in Disney XD’s history. The net also said the episode titled “Weirdmageddon 3: Take Back the Falls” was the No. 1 regular series telecast…

Underscoring how rapidly the TV landscape is changing, just five years ago there was an entire 24-hour cable channel dedicated to rerunning episodes of daytime soaps someone may have missed. As the number of soaps shrunk and the proliferation of DVR viewing grew, Disney-ABC decided to replace SoapNet with a preschool…

EXCLUSIVE: Disney Junior is ramping up its voice cast for Elena Of Avalor, the spinoff of its popular Sofia The First series that will debut sometime this year. Jane The Virgin‘s Jenna Ortega, Chris Parnell, Yvette Nicole Brown and Carlos Alazraqui are among the new names joining Aimee Carrero, who will portray what…

Hugh Bonneville, Eric Stonestreet, Bonnie Hunt, Cary Elwes, Dean Norris and Ruth Connell have been summoned to Sofia The First‘s court to lend their voices to a special story arc that is set to debut October 12 on Disney Channel and Disney Junior. Hunt and Stonetreet will reprise their roles as Aunt Tilly and Sofia’s…

Disney Junior has renewed Sofia The First and Doc McStuffins for fourth seasons, returning all the main voice cast for the animated series that have been hits for both the network’s preschool-focused demo and Disney’s lines of businesses that include theme park attractions and consumer product lines. “Sofia The First…

The animated spinoff from Sofia The First, Elena Of Avalor centers on Princess Elena of Avalor, a confident and compassionate teenager in an enchanted fairytale kingdom inspired by diverse Latin cultures and folklore, Disney Junior said today. The title character will be introduced in a special episode of mothership…

EXCLUSIVE: Parents of kids of a certain age can breathe easier: The preschooler-targeted network has picked up Sofia The First and Doc McStuffins for third seasons and Jake And The Never Land Pirates for a fourth. All three Disney Junior shows ranked among the top cable series among kids 2-5 last year and in the top…

  There appears to be a trend here that might disturb studios that released family films with the expectation of seeing a windfall from licensed merchandise sales. The new pre-holiday recommendations from Toys ‘R Us (it lists its “Fabulous 15”) and Walmart (it has 23 items it says were “Chosen by Kids”) feature TV…

Disney Junior's breakout hit Sofia The First broke its own record late last week. The preschool animated series had 2.95 million viewers watching its 9 AM show on August 2. With a guest appearance by Viola Davis as the Buttercup troop leader, the episode topped the princess' previous high of 2.73 million viewers…

EXCLUSIVE: On the heels of the breakout success of Sofia The First on Disney Junior, Disney Channel has ordered an animated series about a little older princess, voiced by The Middle‘s Eden Sher. The channel has given the green light to Star And The Forces Of Evil (working title), an animated comedy adventure about…

On the heels of Disney Junior‘s breakout hit Sofia The First hitting series highs for two consecutive weeks, the pre-school animated series has been renewed for a second season. Sofia the First, which airs on Disney Channel‘s daily programming block for preschoolers Disney Junior as well as the 24-hour channel Disney…

Friday’s premiere of Disney Junior‘s Sofia The First on Disney Channel ranked as the No. 1 preschool series launch in cable TV history in girls 2-5 (673,000/8.6 rating), adults 18-49 (948,000/0.8 rating) and women 18-49 (710,000/1.1 rating). It also was the No. 2 weekday preschool cable launch in more than 12 years in…