2009 in Canadian television
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.
Events
Date | Event |
March 29 | 2009 Juno Awards |
April 4 | 29th Genie Awards |
May 31 | Sébastien 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 31 | The 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 19 | DIY Network launches in Canada. |
October 21 | The 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 Nickelodeon. |
November 14 | 2009 Gemini Awards |
Television programs
Programs debuting in 2009
Programs ending in 2009
Deaths
Date | Name | Age | Notability |
July 21 |
Les Lye |
84 |
Canadian TV actor and broadcaster (You Can't Do That On Television) |
August 23 |
Ryan Jenkins |
32 |
Canadian businessman and reality television participant; Alleged killer of American-born ex-wife Jasmine Fiore (Megan Wants a Millionaire) |
October 23 |
Lou Jacobi |
95 |
Canadian-born American television and film actor (The Dean Martin Show, The Man From U.N.C.L.E., That Girl) [2] |
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