How Disney Channel Once Dominated Tween Culture

All Of It with Alison Stewart | Nov 12, 2024

In the early 2000s, no television channel was as dominant among tweens as the Disney Channel. But now, the station's popularity has started to fall off. What happened? We talk with Ashley Spencer, author of the new book, Disney High: The Untold Story of the Rise and Fall of Disney Channel's Tween Empire.

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