High School Musical 2 is the sequel to the Disney Channel Original Movie High School Musical. It debuted Disney on Demand and Disney Channel and Family Channel on August 17. It continues the story of East High School as Troy Bolton (Zac Efron) and the rest of the East High Wildcats begin summer jobs at Lava Springs Country Club. The movie sees Sharpay Evans (Ashley Tisdale) trying to thwart their plans and steal Troy away from Gabriella (Vanessa Hudgens). A total of 17.24 million viewers--almost 10 million more than saw the debut of High School Musical--tuned in to the August 17 broadcasts, making it the highest rated basic cable broadcast of all time.