Hannah Montana first aired on the Disney Channel on March 24, 2006, with the episode “Lilly, Do You Want to Know a Secret?”.

Quick Scoop: First Air Date

  • Original premiere date: March 24, 2006.
  • Channel: Disney Channel in the United States.
  • First episode title: “Lilly, Do You Want to Know a Secret?”.
  • Fun context: The premiere drew over 5 million viewers, making it one of Disney Channel’s strongest series launches at the time.

Over the years, the exact date sometimes gets casually misremembered in forums (you’ll occasionally see March 26), but official episode lists and production notes line up on March 24, 2006, as the debut.

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