Disney Channel
American children\s/family television channel
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| September 30 2024 | Disney Channel introduced a new logo for the first time in 10 years, incorporating only Disney's corporate logo without the Mickey Mouse head shape. The 2019 version of the 2014 logo remained a secondary logo until February 1, 2025. |
| March 14 2023 | Disney Channel presented its first live sporting event, an alternate telecast of an NHL game produced by ESPN. |
| August 12 2022 | Zombies 3 had its cable premiere, immediately followed by the series premiere of Hamster & Gretel. |
| July 15 2022 | Zombies 3 was released on Disney+, becoming the first Disney Channel Original Movie to debut on the streaming platform. |
| January 15 2021 | Bunk'd became the first Disney Channel Original Series to reach a fifth season, with special guest Peyton List. This also marked the premiere of Disney Channel's first horror series, Secrets of Sulphur Springs. |
| 2020 | Disney Channel lost 33% of cable viewers due to the success of Disney+, leading to channel shutdowns worldwide outside the US. |
| January 6 2020 | Disney Channel went completely commercial-free on weeknights and weekend mornings, removing most pre-show wand IDs and changing promo strategies. |
| 2018 | Disney Channel officially returned to animated programming, ordering production of Amphibia and The Owl House, and moving several Disney XD originals to the channel. |
| June 24 2016 | Disney Channel premiered its 100th Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM), Adventures in Babysitting, following a month-long celebration of previous DCOMs. |
| May 23 2014 | Disney Channel completely overhauled its logo for the first time in over 11.5 years, incorporating new design elements including ears on the 'i' of 'Disney'. |
| 2012 | Disney Channel ended Nickelodeon's 17-year run as the highest-rated cable channel in the United States, achieving its first total-day viewership win among cable networks. |
| February 14 2011 | Playhouse Disney block was rebranded as Disney Junior on Disney Channel. |
| November 19 2010 | Disney Channel began offering an alternate Spanish-language audio feed. |
| May 7 2010 | Disney Channel updated its on-air look, using a modified 2002 logo with a Mickey Mouse head silhouette inside a smartphone-like icon. |
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