Ayo Davis Speaks On Disney Jr. Sucess As DEADLINE Reveals That Disney Jr. Dominates Preschool…
"/>Ayo Davis Speaks On Disney Jr. Sucess As DEADLINE Reveals That Disney Jr. Dominates Preschool Programming Beating Netflix And Other Services. Last Week, Bloomberg revealed that Disney has acquired the streaming rights of the preschool franchise “Cocomelon” from Netflix with the Moonbug IP set to bow on Disney+ in 2027. "/>
During the report it was revealed that Disney+ has become the “the preeminent brand for kids programming” across streaming according to DEADLINE and Bloomberg with Disney Channel and Disney Jr being the most watched brands across streaming.Additionaly Disney+ had the most streamed preschool shows in Q1, 2025 with Bluey, Spidey and his Amazing Friends, Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.Deadline can also exclusively reveal that Disney Jr. now nominates the preschool market in streaming with Bluey, Spidey And His Amazing Friends, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, SuperKitties and more dominating the views watched. DEADLINE spoke with Ayo Davis on the sucess.“From Bluey to Spidey, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, SuperKitties and beyond, our Disney Jr. content brand delivers trusted, joyful stories with characters that stay with audiences for a lifetime, It’s why families continue to turn to Disney+ and why Disney Jr. remains the leader in preschool entertainment.“ — Ayo Davis (Disney Branded Television CEO and VP of Development & Current, Disney Television Animation)Per Nielsen, Disney Jr. had four of the Top 10 most-watched series for preschoolers in 2024, and it remained the No. 1 cable network for Kids 2-5 for the third year in a row.Bluey has amassed 70B minutes viewed since the start of 2024, which translates to a whopping 133,000 years of watch time. Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, which ran from 2006 to 2016, has over 5B views on YouTube. In total, the show has over 12B hours watched across linear and streaming since Disney+ launch. Spidey and his Amazing Friends is another YouTube hit, amassing 2.3B views across Disney Jr. and Marvel HQ YouTube channels. That has also translated directly to its popularity on Disney+, where it has webbed 896M hours globally becoming the second most watched preschool series across streaming beating Cocomelon at Netflix. SuperKitties, which was the No. 1 new preschool series across linear and streaming when it premiered in 2023. It kept up the momentum last year, closing out 2024 as a Top 10 most-watched series for preschoolers. Season 2 is currently airing on Disney Jr. and Disney+ with Season 3 slated to debut later this year.This will continue this year and in 2026 as the network is set to bow the preschool series "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse+”, “Iron-Man And His Awesome Friends”, “Hey A.J!”, “Magicampers”, “Sofia The First: Royal Magic”, “Tiny Trailblazers” and “Dusty Dupree” in the next 3 years.This will continue as the network greenlit 2 new preschool series at Disney Television Animation based on the https://www.disneycareers.com/en/job/glendale/storyboard-artist-unannounced-disney-junior-series-disney-television-animation/391/81804425216
website. Additionaly Ayo Davis hinted that more Marvel preschool shows are in development at Marvel Studios and Marvel Animation back in February 2025.The network also has development projects with creators like Norma P. Sepuvelda, José Zelaya, Krista Tucker, Harland Williams and Dave Pressler.