With a Chance of Dating, Sonny "Sonny With a Chance of Dating" is the ninth episode of Sonny With a Chance, which aired on April 12, 2009, and featured Kelly Blatz as James Conroy as a guest star. This episode was directed by David Hayter and it's written by Brian Ford Sullivan & Amanda Green. In this episode, Sonny and Chad are forced to act like they're dating in order to win over an audience that includes James Conroy (who plays himself). When Sonny kisses Chad in front of the crowd, she thinks it went well but soon finds out that he only did it because he was told to. However, when Chad fails to act like he likes her, she realizes how stupid she was for thinking that he would actually date her. This episode serves as a sequel to Sonny's eighth episode "Chad Is My Boyfriend". It first aired in the United States on April 12, 2009, on Disney Channel. It premiered on Disney XD in Canada at 10:00 AM ET/9:00 CT on June 15, 2009. The episode premiered on TVB Jade in Hong Kong on August 5, 2009. It has been viewed by many millions of people around the world and it is one of the most watched episodes of all time on Disney Channel.