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13. At the height of its popularity, Lizzie McGuire grossed an estimated $100 million from merchandise alone, including clothing, a book series, soundtracks, and more. With an average of 2 million viewers per episode, it was Disney Channel’s highest-rated and most successful series at the time and aired once seven days a week (although ABC also aired it on Saturday mornings).

14. After years of rumors and rumors, Disney+ officially announced in August 2019 that they would be reviving Lizzie McGuire, with Duff reprising her iconic role and the series creator overseeing the streaming series, which would focus on a 30-year-old Lizzie navigating life in New York City.

15. While the cast was initially kept secret, a photo from the first table read revealed that the original McGuire family would be back in action Hallie Todd, Robert Carradine And Jake Thomas Everyone returns as Lizzie’s parents and troublemaker little brother Matt.

16. But bad news for Lizzie and Gordo Shippers: They wouldn’t be dating… at least not when the revival begins, since Lizzie is engaged to someone else, even though Lamberg was supposed to reprise his role. “I feel like it was so good that they weren’t together…It’s that one person that makes you wonder, ‘Was he the one? Will it ever be?'” Duff told Vulture. “You always kind of wonder. We wanted it to hurt everyone a little bit, and it’s going to continue to hurt.”