High School Musical 2 a Smash Hit in the UK

As if there's ever any doubt that this would happen, the High School Musical 2 premier in the United Kingdom was a ratings hit.

The premiere pulled in 1.2 million individuals with an 8.4% audience share across multichannel homes. Over its two-hour slot its audience peaked at 1.3 million.

An average of 750,000 kids - an audience share of 38.4% - tuned in for the premiere, giving the channel the biggest audience among kids on Friday, beating EastEnders and Coronation Street.

It truly is a world-wide phenomenon considering that it is a hit almost everywhere in the world that it is broadcasted.

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