This is a list of programs broadcast by CH / E! , a television system in Canada that operated from 2001 to 2009.
In prime time, they carried some programming purchased from the American conventional broadcast networks, but otherwise aired a program schedule that was similar to the American E! network.
7:00 PM | 7:30 PM | 8:00 PM | 8:30 PM | 9:00 PM | 9:30 PM | 10:00 PM | 10:30 PM | |
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Sunday | Instant Beauty Pageant | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition | E! Special | The Real Housewives of Orange County | ||||
Monday | The Insider | E! News | 'Til Death | How I Met Your Mother | Do Not Disturb | Worst Week | Momma's Boys | |
Tuesday | The Biggest Loser | The Best Years | ||||||
Wednesday | Knight Rider | Deal or No Deal | E! True Hollywood Story | |||||
Thursday | My Name is Earl | My Name is Earl | E! Movies We Love | |||||
Friday | Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? | Deal or No Deal | 20/20 | |||||
Saturday | E! News Weekend | The Soup | Snoop Dogg's Father Hood | Kimora | Dr. 90210 | Forbes Celebrity |
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