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Disney/Ser Baffo The Disney+ special celebrating the 20th anniversary of “Hannah Montana” reached 6.3 million viewers in its first three days of streaming on Disney+ and Hulu.
Additionally, the anniversary drove a massive surge for the original Disney Channel series: “Hannah Montana” viewership itself rose 1,000% over the last week.
The special debuted on March 24, exactly two decades after “Hannah Montana” debuted on Disney Channel and launched Miley Cyrus‘ career. Cyrus revisited the “Hannah Montana” set during the special and her discussed memories of the show alongside her mother, Tish Cyrus-Purcell, in addition to being interviewed by “Call Her Daddy” host Alex Cooper and performing “Hannah Montana” songs in front of a crowd of fans.
“Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special” was produced by HopeTown Entertainment and Unwell Productions. Ashley Edens served as showrunner. Producers included, Cyrus, Cyrus-Purcell, Cooper and Matt Kaplan.
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