Disney Squeezes 5.7 Million Viewers For 'Lemonade Mouth'

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Audiences didn't sour on Disney Channel's April 15 original movie Lemonade Mouth, which averaged 5.7 million viewers for its premiere.

The movie, which stars stars Bridgit Mendler (Good Luck Charlie), Adam Hicks (Disney XD's Zeke and Luther), was the most watched original cable movie of 2011, according to network officials. The movie was also tops for the night among kids 6 to 11 (2.3 million) and tweens 9-14 (2.1 million).

Lemonade Mouth bested the 5.2 million viewers generated by the March 25 film The Suite Life Movie to become the top viewed movie on Disney Channel in 2011, network officials said.

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.