This article is about Disney Channel original movies. For Disney Channel series, see. Many have been produced for the U.S.,, since the service's inception in 1983. In its early years, such movies were referred to as Disney Channel Premiere Films.

From late 1997 onwards, these television films have been branded under the Disney Channel Original Movies ( DCOM) banner. Most of these films were subsequently released on,, or, more recently,. However, many more in the Disney television film library have never been released in any home video format. Originally, DCOMs were released on DVD months after they premiered on Disney Channel, but starting with, DVDs for DCOMs have been released one week after they premiere on Disney Channel. Also, although DCOMs have been produced in widescreen HD format since mid-2005, the 2009 release of became the first DCOM to receive a widescreen DVD transfer.

The highest-rated premiere for the brand came in August 2007, when set a record for basic cable with 17.2 million viewers. The second highest-rated premiere is held by, which premiered with 11.4 million viewers. Other major DCOM franchises include,, Twitches,, the films, the trilogy and series. During the holiday weekend of 2016, Disney Channel began to air many of the older DCOMs in a marathon format. The marathon began in celebration of its 100th Disney Channel Original Movie,. Disney Channel broadcast all of the 99 Disney Channel Original Movies that came before it, beginning with the 51 most popular films airing over the four-day weekend, beginning May 27, 2016.

The network continued to screen the rest of its original movies throughout the month of June 2016, before the June 24 premiere of the 100th Disney Channel Original Film. Contents • • • • • • • • • • Disney Channel Premiere Films Year Film Premiere date References 1983 October 9, 1983 Just Like Mr. • While some sources identify the 1997 film as the first Disney Channel Original Movie, it was not included in Disney Channel's 100 Original Movies celebration that aired in May–June 2016, and Disney Channel considers 1997's to be the first official Disney Channel Original Movie. • was released on home video on April 19, 2011, but it aired on Disney Channel on May 22, 2011 as a Disney-branded 'Disney Channel Original Movie'. • While effectively serves as the one-hour pilot to, it was advertised as a 'Disney Channel Original Movie' by the Disney Channel. Upcoming Disney Channel Original Movies Year Film Projected premiere 2018 Zombies 2018 Freaky Friday 2018 Notable non-Disney Channel Original Movie films The following films were not originally premiered under the 'Disney Channel Original Movie' label, though they were sometimes later promoted as such: • (March 26, 2010) • (June 25, 2010) Highest-rated Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM) premieres Top 10 No. Movie Ratings (millions) Year References 000000000♠1 17.2 2000♠2 11.4 2000♠3 8.9 2000♠4 8.5 2000♠5 8.4 2000♠6 8.2 2000♠7 7.9 2000♠8 7.8 2002 7.8 2000♠9 7.7 2000♠10 7.6 2011 While, which aired in July 2017, only drew 5.3 million viewers on the Disney Channel, it was simultaneously aired on the broadcast network (where it drew an average of 2.4 million viewers) and four other cable channels (,, and ) as well, and drew a combined viewership of 8.9 million across all six television networks.

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Within a calendar year Year Movie Ratings (millions) References 2001 6.1 2002 7.8 2003 6.5 2004 6.1 2005 7.0 2006 7.8 2007 17.2 2008 8.9 2009 11.4 2010 7.9 2011 7.6 2012 5.7 2013 8.4 2014 5.7 2015 6.6 2016 3.4 2017 5.3 See also. • ^ Stacey Grant (March 11, 2016).. Retrieved 14 March 2017. • Kickham, Dylan (April 20, 2016)... Retrieved March 18, 2017. • ^ Rackham, Casey (May 24, 2016)... Retrieved March 15, 2017.

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23, 1997, this series of made-for-TV films has been usually digestible, often cheesy, sometimes awful, and always a delightful way to escape reality for a little bit. • ^ Grant, Stacey (June 15, 2016).. Retrieved March 16, 2017. The 1997 film Northern Lights, which is widely considered to be the first Disney Channel Original Movie, is not on the list.

Some fans, however, peg the DCOM Under Wraps, about a mummy brought back to life, as the first-ever DCOM. Either way, Under Wraps is certainly more well-known than Northern Lights, which starred Diane Keaton. • Hipes, Patrick (April 20, 2016)... Retrieved June 27, 2016. The news comes as Disney Channel today unveiled plans for the 100th DCOM Celebration, a summer programming marathon centered on the airing of the network’s 100th original move since 1997 — the first movie was Under Wraps, and the 100th will be a reimagining of the 1987 film Adventures In Babysitting which doesn’t have an airdate yet.

• Snetiker, Marc (June 22, 2016)... Retrieved June 26, 2016. Disney Channel considers 1997’s Under Wraps as its first official DCOM. • ^ Stacey Grant (March 7, 2016).. Retrieved 15 March 2017. • ^ Denise Martin (October 23, 2006).. Retrieved July 12, 2016.

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