Disney Channel and Zoog Disney Ring in 2002 With the Fourth Annual ``Zoogin' New Year's Eve Party''

Business Wire, Dec 5, 2001

Entertainment Editors

BURBANK, Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Dec. 5, 2001

"Even Stevens'" Shia LaBeouf and Christy Carlson Romano

To Host Special Viewers' Choice Programming Event

Disney Channel and Zoog Disney ring in the New Year with the fourth annual "Zoogin' New Year's Eve Party" featuring a full day of viewers' choice programming.

Beginning Friday, December 14, viewers will have two weeks to log on to www.ZoogDisney.com to vote for their Zoog Disney favorites from a select list of categories, including "Funniest Foe," "Best `Best Friend,'" "Class Clown," "Coolest Crush" and "Cutest Guy" to name a few. The results will be announced on air December 31 when the winners will be featured during the 9-hour "Zoogin' New Year's Eve Party" beginning at 3 p.m. ET/PT.

Additionally, viewers will be able to select the first brand-new Zoog Disney episode of 2002 to air when the clock strikes midnight ET/PT. The entire event will be hosted by the dynamic sibling duo of Louis (Shia LaBeouf) and Ren (Christy Carlson Romano) Stevens from Disney Channel's original series, "Even Stevens."

Disney Channel's Zoog Disney is an innovative, interactive programming block for tweens best characterized by the catchphrase, "It's TV You Do!" Kids watch Zoog Disney on television and extend the experience online at www.ZoogDisney.com. A group of hilarious, quirky characters, the Zoogs, guide kids through this experience both on TV and on the Internet.

Online, kids participate in games, personality quizzes and polls. Then, they get to see the results of their participation during the regularly scheduled Zoog Disney weekend lineup. Programming that falls under the Zoog banner includes original and acquired movies, series and specials as well as world television premieres of theatrical releases.

Disney Channel, combining original series and movies with timeless classics, is the first general entertainment television network designed for kids and families. Currently available in 77 million homes, Disney Channel is a division of ABC Cable Networks Group, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company.

PLEASE NOTE: A complete schedule with a list of nominees for Disney Channel's Fourth Annual "Zoogin' New Year's Eve Party" is available upon request or by logging on to www.ZoogDisney.com after December 14.

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