The 21st Century Pop-Culture Phenomenon, continued

Additional numbers from “High School Musical 2” continue to astound. Thanks to “HSM2” and its halo effect, last week cable network Disney Channel was the third-highest-rated network, period, behind only CBS and Fox. Disney scorched its mother network, ABC – it averaged 5.8 million viewers in primetime; ABC, a mere 4.4 million.

8.4 million watched the film on Saturday, and 7.5 million tuned in (again?) on Sunday. More fun facts, courtesy Disney: two out of three kids aged 6-11 and tweens 9-14 saw “HSM2.” Four out of five girls aged 6-11 saw it. Three out of eight world leaders watched it, two out of seven housepets watched it and 100% of the world’s omnipotent deities saw not only it, but all those who watched it, as well.