Vacation with Derek Scores on Family Channel

TORONTO: The world premiere of the Family Channel original movie Vacation with Derek, from Shaftesbury Films, delivered more than 900,000 viewers over the age of 2.

The premiere on June 25 at 8 p.m. also ranked as the number one show for the day across all networks with audiences 2+. The debut kicked off Family Channel’s Bright Lights Big Summer event, which will feature movie and series premieres. Vacation with Derek is based on the hit Family Channel series Life with Derek.

“Vacation with Derek truly is a home-grown hit,” said Kevin Wright, the senior VP of programming for Family Channel and Playhouse Disney. “It’s extremely gratifying for all of us at Family to see a spin-off from one of our own Canadian hit series become one of our top five telecasts ever.”