'Hannah Montana' Finale Notches 6.2 Million Viewers

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More than 6 million viewers said goodbye to Hannah Montana Sunday during the final episode of Disney Channel's popular series.

The
tween-targeted series, starring Miley Cyrus as the teen music pop star
Hannah Montana, drew 6.2 million viewers, an increase of 9% over the
show's record-setting fourth and final season, which averaged 5.7
million viewers.

The one-hour finale was cable's most-watched
telecast during 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. hour among kids 6 to 11 (2.1 million
viewers) and tweens 9 to 14 (2.0 million viewers), and served as Disney
Channel's highest ratings ever during the time slot among total viewers
and kids 6 to 11, said network officials.

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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.