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High School Musical (sometimes abbreviated
HSM) is an
Emmy Award-winning
American television film, and the first in the
High School Musical film franchise . Upon its release on January 20, 2006, it became the most successful movie that
Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM) ever produced,
[Nielsens ratings for [[January 28] - February 3 - USATODAY.com]][High School Musical 101 (Slideshow) - FamilyEducation.com] with a television sequel
High School Musical 2 released in 2007 and the feature film
High School Musical 3: Senior Year released theatrically in October 2008. It will be the first Disney Channel Original movie to have a theatrical sequel. A fourth installment,
High School Musical 4, has been announced to be in the writing stages.
[Disney Channel's most watched movie at its time, with 7.7 million viewers in its premiere broadcast in the US. In the UK, it received 789,000 viewers for its premiere (and 1.2 million viewers overall during the first week), making it the second most watched program for the Disney Channel (UK) of 2006. It was also the first ever Disney Channel Original Movie to be broadcast on the BBC on December 29, 2006.]