“Sonny With a Chance” Debuts February 8th

  The original comedy series “Sonny With a Chance” debuts on the Disney Channel SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8 (8:00 p.m., ET/PT). A second episode will immediately follow at 8:30 p.m., ET/PT.

• The first episode, "Sketchy Beginnings", is about Sonny Munroe arriving in Los Angeles, and she is anxious to meet her new cast mates on the popular sketch comedy show for teens and tweens, "So Random!" After a rocky start with Tawni, Sonny tries to impress the cast with her ideas to improve a sketch.
• In the second episode, "West Coast Story", Sonny meets Chad Dylan Cooper of the drama series "MacKenzie Falls" in the studio’s cafeteria and learns of the simmering rivalry between the two casts. When tensions arise, Sonny attempts to make a peace offering.

The “Sonny With a Chance” premiere night also includes encore presentations of the blockbuster Disney Channel Original Movies "Camp Rock," "High School Musical" and "High School Musical 2," with hosted segments by Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman, Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato, among others. The segments were videotaped from 2006 though summer 2008.

You can download the premiere episode of “Sonny With a Chance” for free on iTunes for 7 days.

See below for the entire “Sonny With a Chance” premiere schedule, which also includes the release of the Sonny With a Chance supersite!

Friday, January 16

• DisneyChannel.com launches a "Sonny With A Chance" supersite, including exclusive information on the characters, a "So Sketchy" game, a "How Random Are You?" quiz, a Joke of the Week and exclusive videos.

Friday, February 6

• Launch of Disney’s TweenWeekly.com, an online version of the fictional tween magazine, featuring stories about the "So Random!" cast, and SoRandom.com, the "official" website for the fictional tween sketch comedy show, that will feature profiles and video content.

Sunday, February 8

• "High School Musical" (2:00 p.m., ET/PT) telecast featuring "vintage" 2006 interstitials by the movie’s stars Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale and Lucas Grabeel.

• "High School Musical 2" (4:00 p.m., ET/PT) telecast featuring 2007 interstitial segments with Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Monique Coleman, Corbin Bleu, KayCee Stroh, Olesya Rulin, Ryne Sanborn, Chris Warren Jr. and director Kenny Ortega.

• "Camp Rock" (6:00 p.m., ET/PT) telecast featuring interstitial segments filmed in 2008 with Joe Jonas, Kevin Jonas, Nick Jonas, Demi Lovato, Alyson Stoner, Meaghan Jette Martin and Anna Maria Perez de Tagle.

• "Sonny With A Chance" (8:00 p.m., ET/PT) premieres on Disney Channel with simulcast on Sprint TV and MobiTV. In the episode entitled "Sketchy Beginnings," Sonny Munroe arrives in Los Angeles, anxious to meet her new cast mates on her favorite sketch comedy show "So Random!" After a rocky welcome from Tawni, Sonny tries to impress the cast with her ideas to improve a sketch.

• Second episode of "Sonny With A Chance" (8:30 p.m., ET/PT) is presented on Disney Channel with simulcast on Sprint TV and MobiTV. In the episode entitled "West Coast Story," Sonny meets Chad Dylan Cooper (of the drama series "MacKenzie Falls") in the cafeteria and learns of the simmering rivalry between the two casts. When tensions arise, Sonny attempts to make a peace offering.

• "Sonny With A Chance" supersite launches and premiere episodes are available on DisneyChannel.com.

Monday, February 9

• "Sonny With A Chance" premiere episodes available on DisneyChannel.com, Sprint TV, AT&T CV, Verizon V Cast, iTunes, Xbox and Netflix.

Source: Disney Channel

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