2009 in Philippine television
The following is a list of events affecting Philippine television in 2009. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and channel launches, closures and rebrandings, as well as information about controversies and carriage disputes.
Events
Premieres
Unknown dates
Finales
Specials
- June 28: One Glamorous Night: Greater & Grateful @ 59: The GMA 59th Anniversary Special on GMA
- July 27: Iglesia Ni Cristo's 95th Anniversary Coverage on Net25/GEMTV 49
- December 13: After The Rain: A Hopeful Christmas with Regine: The 2009 GMA Christmas Special on GMA
- December 31: Prosperity in 2010: The 2010 GMA New Year's Countdown on GMA
Live Coverage
- August 1-5: Cory Aquino:Salamat po the GMA News & Public Affairs
- September 1-7: the Death of INC Executive Minister Eraño G. Manalo Coverage on Net25/GEMTV
Networks
Launches
Closures
Moving
- November 2 - Iglesia No Cristo Channel 22. move to Channel 136
Births
- June 26: Yesha Camile, actress
- August 28: Jana Agoncillo, actress
Deaths
- February 5: Roberto Gonzales, 66, actor best known for martial-arts roles (born 1942)
- February 10: Berting Labra, 76, film actor often in comic sidekick roles (born 1932)
- February 12: Cris Daluz, 75, character actor (born 1934)
- March 6: Francis Magalona, 44, actor, TV host, photographer and rapper (born 1964)
- March 16: Roland Dantes, 65, martial artist and actor & uncle of actor of Dingdong Dantes (born 1944)
- March 18: Pocholo Ramirez, 75, race car driver and television host and grandfather of Myx VJ Janine Ramirez (born 1933)
- March 21: Genoveva Matute, 93, writer (born 1915)
- April 4: Nelly Sindayen, 59, journalist and Time Magazine correspondent (born 1949)
- April 11: Tita Muñoz, film actress (born 1926/1927)
- April 27: Paraluman, 85, film actress (born 1923)
- June 13: Douglas Quijano, 64, talent manager (born 1944)
- July 2: Susan Fernandez, singer and activist (born 1956)
- July 28: Emilio Gancayco, 86, former jurist in the Supreme Court and grandfather of teen actress Erich Gonzales (born 1922)
- August 10: Tyrone Suarez, 39, former movie actor and model (born 1970)
- August 11: Kennely Ann Lacia-Binay a.k.a. Audrey Vizcara, 29, former movie actress and model daughter-in-law of Makati City
- September 1: Alexis Tioseco, 28, Filipino-born Canadian film critic (born 1981)
- September 8: Rogelio Borja Flores, 74. former sports writer (born 1935)
- September 15: Espiridion Laxa, 79, incumbent chairman of film academy of the Philippines and film industry leader and pioneering independent film producer (born 1930)
- October 7: Alecks Pabico, 42, Filipino journalist (Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism) (born April 19, 1967)
- November 19: Johnny Delgado, 61, former actor and writer (born 1948)
- November 21: Bernard Bonnin, 71, former actor (born 1938)
- November 23: Victor Nuñez, 31, TV Reporter, UNTV 37 (born 1978)
- December 29: Mandy Saguin, 63, former TV host of Kaagapay and well known as "Super Doc" (born September 6, 1946)
See also