* Alexandra Russo, aka Alex Russo, character in Wizards of Waverly Place

In March 2010, Disney Channel aired a version of the story, Blog Wars, with Wizards of Waverly Place cast member Jennifer Stone as Harriet, Alexander Conti from Cheaper by the Dozen 2 as Harriet's friend Sport, and Degrassi: The Next Generations Melinda Shankar as Janie.

Two new series also premiered, the That's So Raven spin-off Cory in the House ( which ended after two seasons ), and the more successful Wizards of Waverly Place, starring Selena Gomez, David Henrie and Jake T. Austin.

2009 saw the premiere of Sonny with a Chance ( starring Demi Lovato ) in February, and JONAS ( starring the Jonas Brothers ) in May ; along with the original movies Dadnapped, Hatching Pete, Princess Protection Program and Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie.

Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie also became the highest-rated cable program of 2009, excluding sporting events, premiering to 11. 4 million viewers and becoming the second highest-rated DCOM premiere in history.

The premiere of the crossover special Wizards on Deck with Hannah Montana ( involving Wizards of Waverly Place, The Suite Life on Deck and Hannah Montana ) also beat out its competition, both cable and broadcast network programming, on the night of its premiere with 9. 1 million viewers ( making it the highest-rated episodes of Wizards and On Deck to date ).

In January 2012, Wizards of Waverly Place ended its run on the channel, becoming Disney Channel's longest-running original series with 106 episodes ( the record for the channel's longest-running series was formerly held by That's So Raven, which ran for 100 episodes ).

Repeats of former Disney Channel original series include The Suite Life on Deck and Wizards of Waverly Place.

Saturday nights usually feature repeats of recent episodes of the channel's original series and occasional film telecasts, after an attempt in early 2009 to use the night to launch a beachhead against Nickelodeon's Saturday night block with the premiere of JONAS and the move of Wizards of Waverly Place from Fridays to Saturdays proved unsuccessful.

Halloween films such as the Halloweentown series have premiered in this month, along with Twitches, Twitches Too, The Scream Team, Mostly Ghostly, and Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie, along with Halloween episodes of the network's original series.

First-run episodes of Shake It Up, Wizards of Waverly Place and Good Luck Charlie earned six of television ’ s top 10 telecasts that month in key child demographics, with Phineas and Ferb ranked as the No. 1 animated series on TV among Kids 6 – 11 and Tweens 9 – 14 for that month and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse ranked among TV ’ s top 10 programs for that month in Playhouse Disney's Kids 2 – 5 target demographic.

* Max Russo, the youngest sibling in The Disney Channel's Wizards of Waverly Place

* Alucard van Heusen, a vampire in the series Wizards of Waverly Place

* In Wizards of Waverly Place, during the tea party episode, it shows the March Hare.

* Wizards of Waverly Place, playing Cragmont in the episode Justin's Back In.

The Disney Channel Original Movie, Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie was filmed here during the hotel scenes ; the hotel's name in the movie is the " Caribe Paradise Resort ".

* In an episode of Wizards of Waverly Place parodying the novel, Alex is in court and becomes smart with the Queen of Hearts.

In 2010, Valderrama guest-starred on Disney Channel's series Wizards of Waverly Place playing the role of Theresa Russo's brother, Ernesto.

* In Wizards of Waverly Place, episode 29, season 2 " Wizards & Vampires vs. Zombies ", Dan Benson as the character Zeke says " Danger, Will Robinson " as he does robot-moves with his arms.

* In Wizards of Waverly Place, Alex chases the White Rabbit ( Justin Russo ).

Disney Channel's Suite Life franchise has featured three crossovers: in 2007, " That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana " featured characters from Hannah Montana and That's So Raven taking a vacation at the Tipton Hotel ( the main setting of The Suite Life of Zack & Cody ); Hannah Montana / Miley Stewart ( Miley Cyrus ) also eats cake off of Zack, so that's how she remembers Zack and Cody in the 2009 crossover episode " Wizards on Deck with Hannah Montana ", in which characters from Wizards of Waverly Place and Hannah Montana come on aboard the S. S. Tipton.

" " Wizards On Deck with Hannah Montana ", which premiered on July 17, 2009 on Disney Channel, was viewed by more than 9. 3 million viewers, becoming the number one program of the night across both cable and broadcast television, and ranks as one of the highest-rated episodes for a Disney Channel original series.

She remains involved with Disney, making cameos in several Disney Channel sitcoms such as Kim Possible playing the role of Bonnie Rockwaller's mother, Wizards of Waverly Place, and Jessie.

In 2008, Meriwether had a brief cameo as comic book character Battle Diva in the episode " Harper Knows " of the Disney Channel original series Wizards of Waverly Place.

He also gained a recurring role in the Disney Channel sitcom Wizards of Waverly Place as T. J. Taylor, a wizard who ignores the rules and uses magic the way he wants, often getting him into trouble.

In 2010 she starred in Disney XD show Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil as Honey Buttowski and the Disney Channel show Fish Hooks as Bea's friend Shellsea, and as Helen in Wizards of Waverly Place.

Shada has also starred as Dean's best friend, Joey, in Disney series Wizards of Waverly Place.

In 2007-2009 dolls based on characters in Disney Channel movies and TV series, such as, High School Musical, Hannah Montana, The Cheetah Girls, Camp Rock, and Wizards of Waverly Place were released.

London has also appeared on cross-over episodes of other Disney series, such as Wizards of Waverly Place and Hannah Montana and the special, Studio DC: Almost Live.

He portrayed the character of Jerry Russo, the family patriarch and former wizard on Disney Channel's Wizards of Waverly Place and Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie from 2007 to 2012.

During the same time period, Bixby directed several episodes of another short-lived television series, Wizards and Warriors, which aired in 1983.

He was executive producer for the television special The Last Frontier ( 1974 ); and he produced and directed a television special, Fellini: Wizards, Clowns and Honest Liars.

Wizards originated in the concept for Tee-Witt, an unproduced television series Bakshi developed and pitched to CBS in 1967.

Allen guest starred in many television series, including Medium, Cory in the House,, Grey's Anatomy, ER, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Wizards of Waverly Place and Cold Case.

He is perhaps best known for playing Juni Cortez in the Spy Kids film series, as well as for a variety of television and film appearances, including Generator Rex, Wizards of Waverly Place, Father of the Pride, The Polar Express, Keeping Up with the Steins, Halloween, and the reality show America's Most Talented Kids, on which he was a judge.

Other television appearances include Monk, Frasier, Wizards of Waverly Place, 30 Rock, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, and, more recently, the season three finale of Ugly Betty.

He currently works in the Kansas City Wizards front office and also serves as a commentator on KCWE television station.

Since that time he has worked as a commentator for the Kansas City Wizards / Sporting Kansas City games on the KCWE & KSMO television stations respectively and is currently working in the role of Membership Development for Sporting Kansas City.

a television sports broadcaster for the NBA's Washington Wizards.

alongside broadcasters Charlie Neil and James Brown for Black Entertainment Television, and Washington Bullets and Washington Wizards games on television since 1987, presently working for CSN Washington alongside play-by-play commentator, Steve Buckhantz.

Steve Buckhantz ( born June 19, 1955 ) is a television play-by-play announcer for the Washington Wizards.

Other television compositions included Wizards and Warriors ( 1983 ), Fame ( 1984 ), Lime Street ( 1985 ), Christine Cromwell ( 1989 ) and My Life and Times ( 1991 ) as well as the television films Murder in Three Acts ( 1986 ), Double Agent ( 1987 ), Police Story: The Watch Commander ( 1988 ), My First Love ( 1988 ), She Knows Too Much ( 1989 ) and the feature film Number One with a Bullet ( 1987 ).

In 1983, she played Princess Ariel Baaldorf in the medieval spoof Wizards and Warriors, which had a short run on the CBS television network.

He also has directed episodes of Titus, George Lopez, Wizards of Waverly Place and other television programs .< ref name = imdb >

Ramos's other television credits include guest-starring roles in Scrubs, Close to Home, Ghost Whisperer, Law & Order, Wizards of Waverly Place, Without a Trace and Lie to Me.