Cheetah Girls Claw To Top of Primetime Ratings

Date: 08/26/08 | By Njai Joszor
Filed under: Hollywood, Cheetah Girls

Beating everyone except the Olympics, the Disney Channel’s original movie musical “The Cheetah Girls: One World” picked up 6.2 million viewers on Friday.

According to Variety, the girls, which include 3LW members Kiely and Adrienne, edged out the Olympics in kids ages 6 to 11 (2.8 million overall) and in tweens 9 to 14 (2.4 million).

The 6.2 million total catapulted "Cheetah Girls" into second place among all original movies scheduled on TV this summer; in first place is the Disney Channel's "Camp Rock," featuring the Jonas Brothers, which scored 8.9 million on June 20.

Two previous "Cheetah Girls" movies also chalked up humongous numbers on Disney Channel -- 6.5 million viewers in August 2003 and 7.8 million in August 2006.

In related news, the Cheetah Girls recently announced a fall tour which will kick off October 8th in Austin, Texas.