# 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 | A Canadian version of DIY Network launches in Canada, replacing Fine Living under a new license. |
| October 21 | The CBC announced that CBC Newsworld would be re-branded as CBC News Network. The rebranding took place on October 26. |
| 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

| Show | Station | Premiere Date |
| Being Erica | CBC | January 5 |
| Wild Roses | CBC | 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 |
| Pretty Cure | YTV | March 6 |
| League of Super Evil | YTV | March 7 |
| The Line | The Movie Network/Movie Central | March 16 |
| CP24 Breakfast | CP24 | March 26 |
| Bob & Doug | Global | April 19 |
| Producing Parker | TVtropolis | May 4 |
| Stoked! | Teletoon | June 25 |
| Conviction Kitchen | Citytv | September 13 |
| The Foundation | Showcase | September 13 |
| Make the Politician Work | CBC | September 13 |
| The Ron James Show | CBC Television | September 25 |
| Battle of the Blades | CBC Television | October 4 |
| My Rona Home | Citytv | October 4 |
| TV with TV's Jonathan Torrens | TVTropolis | October 9 |
| Connect with Mark Kelley | CBC News Network | October 26 |
| The Lang and O'Leary Exchange | CBC News Network | October 26 |
| Power & Politics | CBC News Network | October 26 |
| Cra$h & Burn | Showcase | November 18 |

### Programs ending in 2009

| Show | Station | Cancelled |
| 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

* Booky's Crush - CBC
* Soul - VisionTV
* The Summit - CBC

## 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) |

## Television stations
### Network affiliation changes

| Date | Market | Station | Channel | Old affiliation | New affiliation |
| July 14 | Kamloops, British Columbia | CFJC-TV | 4 (analogue) | Independent CH/E! | Citytv |
| July 14 | Prince George, British Columbia | CKPG-TV | 2 (analogue) | Independent CH/E! | Citytv |
| August 31 | Kelowna, British Columbia | CHBC-TV | 2 (analogue) | Independent CH/E! | Global |

### Closures

| Date | Market | Station | Channel | Affiliation | Notes |
| August 31 | Red Deer, Alberta | CHCA-TV | 6 | E! | |
| October 2 | Brandon, Manitoba | CKX-TV | 5 (analogue) | CBC | |