MUMBAI: In a bid to increase its viewership base and tap tweens between the 9-14 age group, Disney Channel is set to introduce a comedy band to its programming schedule, beginning 4 January.
The comedy band, which will be telecast 4 pm onwards, will feature kid‘s favourite comic star Raven, from ‘That‘s So Raven‘, who will make a comeback on the channel with the comedy band. It will also feature Disney Channel‘s Kya Mast Hai Life stars Zeenia, Zeeshan, Ritu, Ragini and Vir in behind-the-scene blooper videos. Tween‘s favorite cast this season, the Kya Mast Hai Life cast will also pick and air their personal favorites amongst all the Disney Channel shows.
Meanwhile, Disney Channel will kick off the New Year with the Disney Channel stars in a triple treat, Wizards on Deck with Hannah Montana, on 1 January from 2-3 pm. This triple crossover programming event will intersect three hit Disney Channel series and superstars.
Justin and Alex come on Deck aboard the SS Tipton, where comedy and mayhem rule between Zack, Cody, Hannah Montana & the Wizards! Zack and Cody attempt to retrieve tickets for a Hannah Montana concert in Hawaii, while Miley Stewart, en route to the concert on the SS Tipton, loses her mother‘s lucky anklet - triggering a streak of further bad luck! A trilogy of crossover episodes will reveal what happens next.
The 90-minute telecast of Wizards on Deck with Hannah Montana stars the casts of Disney Channel‘s Hannah Montana, Wizards of Waverly Place and The Suite Life on Deck including Tween icons Miley Cyrus as Hannah, Emily Osment as Lilly, Selena Gomez as Alex, David Henrie as Justin, Jake T Austin as Max along with Dylan & Cole Sprouse playing Zack & Cody, Brenda Song as London and Debby Ryan as Bailey.
