The series won " Outstanding Children 's Program " at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards in 2009 . A film adaptation of the series , '' Wizards of Waverly Place : The Movie '' , premiered as a Disney Channel Original Movie on August 28 , 2009 . The film adaptation won " Outstanding Children 's Program " at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards earning the series its second consecutive Emmy . The farewell season won " Outstanding Children 's Program " at the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards bringing the franchise 's total to three Emmy awards . '' Wizards of Waverly Place '' ended with 106 episodes over four seasons , surpassing '' That 's So Raven '' . Its series finale averaged nearly 10 million viewers ( live and total views on same day ) , which made that episode the most-watched series finale in Disney Channel 's history
64th Primetime Emmy Awards
64th Primetime Emmy Awards
Wizards of Waverly Place