2009 in Canadian television

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The following is a list of events affecting Canadian television in 2009. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings.

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Events

DateEvent
March 29 2009 Juno Awards
April 4 29th Genie Awards
May 31Sébastien Tremblay, runner up of the fourth season of Loft Story wins the sixth and final season of Loft Story, under the title of Loft Story : La revanche.
June 30 Channel Zero announces they have purchased CHCH and CJNT, and saved both stations from closure. The deal is awaiting approval from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC).
August 31The last scheduled day of broadcast for E! and its affiliate CHCA in Red Deer, along with A station CKNX-TV in Wingham, Ontario as CTVglobemedia converted it to a rebroadcaster of CFPL-TV in London, Ontario. The demise of the E! system also caused co-owned CHBC-TV in Kelowna, British Columbia to switch to the Global Television Network. Also, Channel Zero closes in on acquiring CHCH Hamilton & CJNT Montreal. In addition, French language Quebec TV network TQS is renamed as V.
September 4 Canwest announces they have sold CHEK-TV to local investors, 4 days after the station's scheduled last day of broadcast.
October 2 CKX-TV goes off the air after 54 years of broadcasting.
October 19A Canadian version of DIY Network launches in Canada, replacing Fine Living under a new license.
October 21The CBC announced that CBC Newsworld would be re-branded as CBC News Network. The rebranding took place on October 26. [1]
November 2 Discovery Kids Canada was replaced by a Canadian version of Nickelodeon, also under a new license.
November 14 2009 Gemini Awards

Television programs

Programs debuting in 2009

ShowStationPremiere Date
Being Erica CBC January 5
Wild Roses January 6
Howie Do It Global January 9
Total Drama Action Teletoon January 11
ZOS: Zone of Separation The Movie Network/Movie Central January 19
Jimmy Two-Shoes Teletoon February 21
The Listener CTV March 1
In Real Life YTV March 4
League of Super Evil March 7
The Line The Movie Network/Movie CentralMarch 16
CP24 Breakfast CP24 March 26
Bob & Doug GlobalApril 19
Producing Parker TVtropolis May 4
Stoked! Teletoon June 25
Conviction Kitchen Citytv September 13
The Foundation Showcase
Make the Politician Work CBC
The Ron James Show CBC Television September 25
Battle of the Blades October 4
My Rona Home Citytv
TV with TV's Jonathan Torrens TVTropolis October 9
Connect with Mark Kelley CBC News Network October 26
The Lang and O'Leary Exchange
Power & Politics
Cra$h & Burn Showcase November 18

Programs ending in 2009

ShowStationCancelled
Sophie CBC March 23
Life with Derek Family March 25
Storm Hawks YTV April 6
Corner Gas CTV April 13
Ricky Sprocket: Showbiz Boy Teletoon May 4
The Best Years Global May 15
CBC News: Sunday Night CBC May 31
Grossology YTV October 24
Henry's Amazing Animals Discovery Kids November 2

Films and miniseries

Deaths

DateNameAgeNotability
July 21 Les Lye 84Canadian TV actor and broadcaster ( You Can't Do That On Television )
August 23Ryan Jenkins32Canadian businessman and reality television participant; Alleged killer of American-born ex-wife Jasmine Fiore ( Megan Wants a Millionaire )
October 23 Lou Jacobi 95Canadian-born American television and film actor ( The Dean Martin Show , The Man From U.N.C.L.E. , That Girl ) [2]

Television stations

Network affiliation changes

DateMarketStationChannelOld affiliationNew affiliationReferences
July 14 Kamloops, British Columbia CFJC-TV 4 (analogue) Independent
CH/E!
Citytv
Prince George, British Columbia CKPG-TV 2 (analogue)
August 31 Kelowna, British Columbia CHBC-TV 2 (analogue) Global

Closures

DateMarketStationChannelAffiliationNotes
August 31 Red Deer, Alberta CHCA-TV 6 E! [3]
October 2 Brandon, Manitoba CKX-TV 5 (analogue) CBC [4]

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References

  1. CBC News (2009-10-21). "Changes to The National as CBC unveils new look". cbc.ca. Archived from the original on 23 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
  2. "Lou Jacobi – veteran character actor – dies" From San Francisco Chronicle (October 28, 2009)
  3. “CHCA-TV fades to black” Archived 2012-07-19 at archive.today . Red Deer Advocate. July 23, 2009. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  4. CKX News Final Broadcast Fade to Black