• March 14, 2001

Disney Channel ranked No. 1 in prime time among all basic cable networks in household rating with a 1.9 (tying with Lifetime and TBS) for the week of 3/5/01 - 3/11/01. This rating was a direct result of the success of Disney Channel's latest original movie "The Luck of The Irish."

The premiere airing was Disney Channel's highest-rated program ever in terms of total persons' delivery (5.2 million), and was the highest-rated Disney Channel Original Movie among households in the last three years (4.0 household rating/7 share). The movie was the top-rated telecast among households on basic cable on Friday (4.0), and Saturday (3.4), ranking as the No. 1 movie for the week in both cable and broadcast among tweens 9-14, garnering a 9.5 national rating.

Additionally in prime time, Disney Channel garnered the top spot in tween 9-14 rating (4.8), and ranked No. 1 with a 1.2 rating among total persons 2+.