The premiere of the movie became Disney Channel's highest-rated Disney Channel Original Movie with a total of 8.1 million viewers, beating the previous record holder "Cadet Kelly", which had a total of 7.8 million viewers. This was then beat by "Jump In!", which closely beat it with 8.2 million viewers. Currently, the highest-rated DCOM is "High School Musical 2" with 17.2 million viewers. A repeat during the weekend gathered a massive 7.82 million viewers, tallying the total number of viewers to 15.9 million viewers. "The Cheetah Girls 2" is currently the sixth-highest-viewed DCOM as of September 2010. It was the highest-viewed DCOM of 2006, following the footsteps of the first film, which was the highest-viewed of 2003. Feedback to the movie has been generally positive for the target audience.