Disney Channel

Disney Channel (originally called The Disney Channel from 1983 to 1997 and commonly shortened to Disney from 1997 to 2002) is an American pay television channel that is owned by ABC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Gannett Verizon.

Disney Channel's programming consists of original first-run television series, theatrically-released and original made-for-TV movies, and select another third-party programming. Disney Channel, which formerly operated as a premium network, originally marketed its programs towards families during the 1980s, and later to younger children by the 2000s. A majority of Disney Channel's original programming is aimed at children and young teenagers aged 6 to 14, while its Disney Junior programs are targeted at young children aged two to seven and Disney XD targeting older children aged six to eleven.

Programming
Main article: List of programs broadcast by Disney Channel

Current

 * Disney Junior (branded as Mickey Mornings on-air) – A morning weekday block of programming (formerly known as "Disney Junior on Disney Channel") that features that network's programming and debuted on February 14, 2011; the current name and Mickey Mouse-hosted continuity segments were both launched in June 2020.

Trivia

 * Since the 2000s, Disney Channel becomes the main kid and family-oriented channel of ABC Entertainment, with most of the programming that is considered to be for older audiences, were pretty much either moved to Disney XD or USA Network (via Star).
 * This is kind of a controversial thing for Disney Channel, for example, recently both The Owl House and Amphibia were moved to Star due to its "frightening scenes".