Lovato's Disney Channel sitcom "Sonny with a Chance", with their character Sonny Munroe the newest cast member of the show-within-a-show "So Random!", premiered on February 8. Lovato's acting ability was described by Robert Lloyd of the "Los Angeles Times" as "very good", and he compared them favorably to "Hannah Montana" star (and friend) Miley Cyrus. That June, they co-starred as Princess Rosalinda with Selena Gomez in the Disney Channel film, "Princess Protection Program". The film, the third highest-rated Disney Channel original movie, premiered to 8.5 million viewers.