Make Family Channel and Disney XD your March Break Vacation Destinations

March Break on Family Channel and Disney XD features:

• Series premiere of reality-style Canadian drama The Next Step (Family Channel)
• New episodes of Shake It Up guest starring Carly Rae Jepsen and Tyra Banks and Jessie featuring Maia Mitchell (Family Channel)
• Good Luck Charlie Season 3 Finale and Marathon (Family Channel)
• March Break Marathon Madness (Disney XD)
• New episodes of Dog With A Blog and Austin & Ally on Family Channel and Crash & Bernstein and Gravity Falls on Disney XD

TORONTO, Feb. 19, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - Put the books away and take off to this month's ultimate vacation destinations, Family Channel and Disney XD. Special programming lineups are taking off Monday, March 11 through Saturday, March 16, and this year's March Break itinerary is overflowing with fun and excitement. Complete with new specials, crossover episodes, amazing guest stars, incredible prize giveaways and marathon madness, Family Channel and Disney XD have got your March Break vacation plans covered.

Family gets a jumpstart on the festivities Friday, March 8 with The Duncans, debuting a special secret-themed Good Luck Charlie marathon beginning at 2 p.m. ET/PT leading up to the one-hour season three finale. In the special finale extended episode at 6:10 p.m. ET/PT, Bob accidentally lets termites loose in the house and tries to keep it a secret from Amy, while she stretches the truth in her new blog. Then, in the premiere of Family Channel's newest series The Next Step, the dance studio holds auditions for A-Troupe, looking for the 10 best dancers to take them to regionals. Debuting at 7 p.m. ET/PT, The Next Step is a reality-style drama series that follows the lives of an elite group of dancers striving to make it in the competitive world of dance.

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SOURCE: Family Channel

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