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In American television in 2009, notable events included television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and new channel launches.

Date	Event	1	3	5	9	15	26
After 51 years as an NBC affiliate, KBTV/Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas joins the Fox network. The NBC affiliation moves over to the digital subchannel of ABC affiliate KBMT.
Major League Baseball launches MLB Network, becoming the last of the four major American sports leagues to launch its own channel.
Fox replaces the 4Kids TV block, with two hours from 8–10 am going to the affiliates, and 10 am–noon EST becoming Weekend Marketplace (infomercials).
NBC affiliate WGBC in Meridian, Mississippi switches its primary affiliation to Fox, taking the affiliation from WTOK-DT2. NBC programming then moves to WGBC-DT2. The move is made to allow Fox programs to be offered in HD.
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Hawaii became the first state in the United States to have all of its television stations switch to digital television.
William Petersen appears for the last time as a regular cast member on CBS's CSI: Crime Scene Investigation as Supervisor Gil Grissom.
Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich goes on a media blitz appearing on NBC's The Today Show, ABC's The View, and CNN's Larry King Live while his impeachment trial continues in his homestate. Blagojevich is later removed from office on January 29.

Date	Event	1	2	10	11	12	13
Super Bowl XLIII, which saw the Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Arizona Cardinals 27–23 and give the Steelers their history-making sixth Super Bowl win ever for the franchise, was televised live on NBC in the U.S.
The TEENick block airs for the last time on Nickelodeon.
The Nick Jr. block on Nickelodeon rebrands as Nick's Play Date.
MyNetworkTV announced that they would switch from a network to a syndication programming service.
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Charter Communications files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection.
Toon Disney was replaced by Disney XD.
On Fox, The Simpsons is broadcast in HD for the first time, with the season 20 episode "Take My Life, Please". The event also includes a new opening, during which Bart writes "HDTV is worth every cent" for this episode's chalkboard gag.
368 American TV stations permanently shut off their analog signals on the original February 17 date of the DTV transition in the United States and began broadcasting exclusively in digital. 53 stations qualify for nightlight service status, meaning they must use their analog signals only for DTV transition public service announcements and severe weather alerts. All others must wait until June 12 to go all digital (see DTV Delay Act for further details).
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The 81st Academy Awards presentation was televised live on ABC. Slumdog Millionaire won eight awards including Best Picture, and 14 other films won at least one award. 37 million viewers in the United States watched the ceremony.

Date	Event	1	2	9	16	19	23
The traditional Nielsen ratings February sweeps are moved to March.
NBC Studios]] in Rockefeller Center.
NBC's flagship station, WNBC in New York City, launches New York Nonstop, an entertainment/lifestyle channel.
Ion Television affiliates launch their HD channel.
President Barack Obama appears on NBC's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, marking the first time a sitting president has appeared on a late-night talk show.
American satellite television provider DirecTV paid $4 billion to extend its exclusive contract for the NFL Sunday Ticket package until 2014. After the 2014 season, DirecTV had exclusive U.S. rights for the package for 20 straight seasons, since the package's (and DirecTV's) inception in 1994.

Date	Event	2	7	16	20	23	27	28
The TV Guide Network announces that they would no longer carry local television listing grids on their channel. However, in 2010, they were still displayed only on local cable providers.
Emmy Award-winning medical drama ER airs its series finale on NBC after a one-hour retrospective.
The television special Charlie Brown's All-Stars returns to American television for the first time since 1982, airing on ABC.
Sportscaster John Madden announces his retirement at age 73.
On CBS, Bob Barker returns to the set of his former game show of 35 years, The Price Is Right, to promote his new book, Priceless Memories.
The CW arrives in Guam with the on-air debut of KTKB-LP.
The CW affiliate WLGA/Columbus, Georgia becomes an independent station. The CW affiliation moves to a subchannel for NBC affiliate WLTZ, known as CW Ga-Bama.
Nick GAS shuts down on Dish Network and replaced by a west coast feed of Cartoon Network.
ABC launches an HD subchannel network called Live Well HD Network. The channel initially airs on its O&Os before expanding it to other affiliates a year later.
CBS's drama NCIS airs a two-part pilot for its spin-off series NCIS: Los Angeles when the first part of "Legend" airs on this night. The second part airs the following Tuesday.

Date	Event	1–3	5	6	16	20	25
Nickelodeon airs the three-part The Fairly OddParents special Wishology over three days.
The CW announces that it would give its Sunday night schedule back to its affiliates. Therefore, The CW only broadcast on the weekdays and Saturday mornings, until the Sunday slot was restored in 2018.
Noggin and The N become separate networks on Dish Network.
After 14 years, MADtvs series finale airs on Fox with host Fred Willard, and includes guest appearances by former cast members Alex Borstein, Mo Collins, Artie Lange, Will Sasso and Debra Wilson.
The CW aired the original series finale of The Game, which resulted in there being no scripted series (comedy or drama) on American network television with a predominantly African-American cast.
On Fox, Kris Allen won the eighth installment of American Idol.
Cartoon Network, for the first time, broadcasts the three movies of the popular anime series Sailor Moon; Sailor Moon R: The Movie, Sailor Moon S: The Movie, and Sailor Moon Super S: The Movie, after seven years of not airing in the United States.

Date	Event	7	13	14	27
A memorial service for Michael Jackson, who died on June 25, is broadcast live around the world, with an estimated audience of one billion.
Sci Fi Channel renames itself "Syfy". Warehouse 13 is the first show on the network (with the new name), which premiered on this day.
New Vision Television files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
WLIO-DT2 in Lima, Ohio, previously a CW affiliate before simulcasting parent station WLIO, joins Fox (with MyNetworkTV as its secondary affiliation). Fox's former affiliate WOHL-CA, who had been sold to WLIO on February 5, would sign off on July 31 in preparation for a flash-cut to digital channel 35 (as WOHL-CD), and return to the air as an ABC affiliate (with CBS on DT2) on September 28. ABC and CBS's former affiliates (WLQP-LP and WLMO-LP) sign off their analog signals on that same date in preparation for a possible flash-cut to digital.
The 2009 MLB All-Star Game is broadcast on Fox. The ceremonial first pitch is thrown by President Barack Obama.
Ben Silverman, co-chairman of NBC Entertainment and Universal Media Studios, announced that he is leaving the company.

Date	Event	4	5	8	9	13	18	22	27	28	31
Paula Abdul confirms to her fans on her Twitter page that she departed as a judge for American Idol after eight seasons.
Laura Ling and Euna Lee, both Asian-American journalists for Current TV, are released from prison in North Korea through negotiations between the government and Bill Clinton. Both women were sentenced to 12 years of hard labor for accidentally crossing the border from China while doing a story in 2008.
Sonia Sotomayor's swearing in as United States Supreme Court Justice marks the first time that a televised event was shown live at the Supreme Court instead of the White House.
ABC airs Who Wants to Be a Millionaire for 11 episodes in primetime as an event to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the show. The final episode, which aired on August 23, saw a contestant Ken Basin attempted unsuccessfully on the $1,000,000 final question (a similar situation would later be repeated on September 25, 2013, when Josina Reaves reached the final question and lost).
ABC announced that All My Children will move its production from New York City to Los Angeles in 2010. This marks the first time in its 40-year run that the serial switched studio production locations, and the first soap opera to do so since CBS' The Brighter Day in 1961.
Rainbow Media launches a new theme channel named Wedding Central on its parent system Cablevision.
Honolulu, Hawaii television outlets KGMB (CBS), KHNL (NBC) and KFVE (My Network TV) combine their operations under an SSA deal made between Raycom Media and MCG. As part of the deal, Raycom takes over KGMB's programming and newscast and swap channels with MCG, who oversee KFVE and move the station to KGMB's channel.
VH1 cancels the reality shows Megan Wants a Millionaire and I Love Money after Ryan Jenkins, a contestant on both shows, is charged with the murder of his ex-wife, swimsuit model Jasmine Fiore, and is later found dead himself in Hope, British Columbia.
Lifetime Entertainment Services, the parent company of Lifetime Television, is acquired by A&E Television Networks.
After 26 years on the air, Reading Rainbow reruns on PBS Kids are removed. It was canceled in 2006, but reruns continued airing until this date.
The Walt Disney Company, parent company of ABC, acquires Marvel Entertainment.
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on CBS begins broadcasting in high-definition, along with a brand new opening, and a change to the theme song.

Date	Event	1	7	9	10	12	13	14	16
DirecTV removes sports channel Versus due to an ongoing carriage dispute about subscriber fees.
Freedom Communications, the parent company of WPEC/West Palm Beach, Florida and WTVC/Chattanooga, Tennessee, among others, files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy.
ESPN celebrates its 30th anniversary with a special 90-minute edition of SportsCenter.
Ellen DeGeneres is named the successor to Paula Abdul as judge of American Idol.
John Stossel leaves ABC and his co-hosting duties at 20/20 to join the Fox Business Network and Fox News Channel.
KEWLopolis ends on CBS after the Cookie Jar Group's acquisition of DIC Entertainment, which had programmed the block.
The NFL introduces Red Zone Channel, a special channel with extended highlights available during the regular season. AT&T U-Verse, Comcast, Dish Network, and Verizon FiOS are the first carriers to provide the new channel.
The final two episodes of King of the Hill air on Fox. Four unaired episodes would later be shown in syndication and on Adult Swim.
The 2009 MTV Video Music Awards airs on MTV, notable moments include a tribute to Michael Jackson and Kanye West interrupting Taylor Swift's speech.
Liberman Broadcasting launches a new Spanish-language television network called Estrella TV.
For the first time in years, NBC launches a prime-time weeknight talk/variety show with Jay Leno as host, titled The Jay Leno Show, which airs during the 10:00 p.m. Eastern/9:00 p.m. Central time slots but was canceled after one season.
Barney & Friends is broadcast in HD for the first time.
For the first time ever on television, The Newlywed Game features a gay couple on their show. George Takei and his partner Brad Altman are the celebrity newlyweds that make history on GSN's version of the game show.
Guiding Light, a CBS soap opera that began on radio in 1937 before moving to television in 1952, airs its final episode on the network. CBS retains the time slot and uses it to launch a revival of Let's Make a Deal on October 5.
Astrophysicist and former Nobel laureate George Smoot appeared in Fox's game show Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?, and became the second contestant (after Kathy Cox) to win the $1 million grand prize.
KEWLopolis, CBS's Saturday morning children's programming block, is renamed Cookie Jar TV by the Cookie Jar Group.
Barack Obama makes history by appearing on five Sunday news/talk shows on the same day: CBS's Face the Nation, ABC's This Week, CNN's State of the Union with John King, NBC's Meet The Press and on Univision.
Jimmy Mulville, head of the British production company Hat Trick Productions, announced plans to make a pilot for an American version of the British satirical panel game Have I Got News for You.
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President Barack Obama appears on CBS's Late Show with David Letterman, marking the first time a sitting U.S. president has been host David Letterman's guest.
ABC World News Now on the ABC television network becomes the first overnight newscast to broadcast in high definition.
The Tonight Show host Conan O'Brien suffers a concussion after hitting his head on the studio floor while taping a stunt with guest Teri Hatcher. Production on that day's episode is halted, and a rerun airs on NBC in its place. O'Brien returned to work the following Monday.
The Season 21 premiere of The Simpsons episode, "Homer the Whopper," establishes the series longest-running prime-time entertainment program in history (overtaking Gunsmoke).
MyNetworkTV converts from being a broadcast television network to becoming a syndicated programming service due to disappointing ratings in their original programming, relying mostly on syndicated repeats of recent broadcast and cable television series.
Viacom replaces Noggin with Nick Jr., and The N with TeenNick. Both of the new channels' names, and much of their programming, are taken from former programming blocks on Nickelodeon. All four networks (including the Nick@Nite block and Nicktoons) are rebranded with a new universal logo, replacing the iconic "orange splat" logo that had been in use since 1984. In addition, BET J is quietly rebranded as Centric.

Date	Event	1	5	14	21	25	26	29	30
David Letterman admits on his Late Show to having sexual relationships with female members of his staff. He also tells the audience that he wrote a fraudulent check for $2 million to a 48 Hours producer who planned to blackmail him on the matter.
CBS affiliate KEYE-TV in Austin, Texas relaunches KEYE-DT2 as a Telemundo affiliate, displacing the Retro Television Network and giving Austin its first locally based Telemundo affiliate.
ESPN's broadcast of Monday Night Football between the Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings becomes the most-watched cable television sports program in history, with 15 million homes tuning in to see Vikings quarterback Brett Favre face his former team for the first time. The Vikings won the game 30–23 and Favre became the first quarterback in NFL history to beat all 32 teams.
News Corporation announces that Fox Reality Channel would be replaced by Nat Geo Wild in March 2010.
Nickelodeon (Viacom) acquires global rights to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles from Mirage Studios for $60 million.
Steve Phillips is fired by ESPN after the baseball analyst admits to having an affair with Brooke Hundley, a 22-year-old production assistant at the sports network. Hundley, who was later given a court restraining order after trying to stalk Phillips, his soon-to-be-ex-wife and son, was also fired.
The newscasts of Honolulu television outlets KGMB and KHNL/KFVE are combined into one, becoming "Hawaii News Now." KGMB and KHNL will simulcast their early morning show "Sunrise", 5 pm and 10 pm newscast, with the exception of KGMB's 7 am portion of "Sunrise" and 6 pm newscast, KHNL's relocated 5:30 pm newscast and during the 7 am hour when they start airing Today, and during separate programming. KFVE's 6:30 pm and 9 pm newscasts remain intact. Also effective with this move is KGMB moving from DT channel 8 (PSIP RF channel 9) to DT 23 (PSIP 5) and vice versa for KFVE
Washington, D.C. station WJLA-TV, an affiliate of ABC, airs a local special "Touch of Life: The Guide to Breast Self Examination" featuring uncensored self-breast exams. The special is also continued the next day.
For the first time in its 27-year history, The Weather Channel begins showing weekly weather-related movies, including The Perfect Storm and Misery.
Epix, a new premium channel, launches, with Verizon FiOS being its first carrier.

Date	Event	4	5	10	11	16	19	26
Game 6 of the World Series airs on Fox. The New York Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Phillies. This is the team's 27th title. It is also their first series clinch at the newly built Yankee Stadium. Ever since then, the Yankees would not appear in another World Series for the rest of the following decade until the 2024 ALCS where they defeat the Cleveland Guardians, thus ending a 15-year drought from winning the pennant.
Scripps Networks Interactive pays $1.1 billion for a 65% share of Travel Channel.
First Lady Michelle Obama appears on the season premiere of Sesame Street, commemorating the PBS show's 40th anniversary.
CNN anchor Lou Dobbs, a mainstay at the channel since its start in 1980, announces he is leaving the network effective immediately.
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire held a special, Tournament of 10 as part of the tenth anniversary of the series, where ten former contestants with the highest winnings during the syndicated run were invited to answer the $1 million question, and the prize is awarded to only one contestant if the contestant holds the highest prior winnings (which was determined by seed) answered the question correctly. The run ended on November 20, when Sam Murray won the $1 million prize as he was the only contestant to answer the $1 million question correctly.
Oprah Winfrey announces that she would end her talk show in 2011, after its 25th season.
The NFL Network airs an expletive uttered by Denver Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels during the team's Thanksgiving night football game with the New York Giants. Play-by-play announcer Bob Papa apologized for the network's gaffe later in the broadcast.

Date	Event	1	3	7	8	11	15	18	23	28	31
The 2009 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show is broadcast on CBS. 8.3 million people tune in.
It is announced that NBC Universal would become a joint venture between General Electric and Comcast, with GE retaining a 49 percent stake in the company and buying current NBC partner Vivendi's share. Comcast, meanwhile, takes a 51 percent controlling interest. The deal is subject to government approval.
Comstar Media acquires semi-religious television and radio network FamilyNet.
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CBS announced that they are canceling As the World Turns (the last of the Procter & Gamble soaps) after more than 50 years on the air. The series ends its run on September 17, 2010, and is replaced four weeks after that with The Talk.
After almost 11 years, Diane Sawyer leaves ABC's Good Morning America to succeed Charles Gibson as anchor of ABC World News beginning December 21. Chief political correspondent George Stephanopoulos replaces Sawyer as GMA co-anchor beginning on December 14.{{cite news	author=Huff, Richard	url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2009/12/11/2009-12-11_diane_sawyer_makes_teary_farewell_to_good_morning_america.html	title=Diane Sawyer makes teary farewell on ABC's 'Good Morning america'	newspaper=New York Daily News	access-date=December 15, 2009	archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091214015952/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2009/12/11/2009-12-11_diane_sawyer_makes_teary_farewell_to_good_morning_america.html	archive-date=December 14, 2009	url-status=live}}
The FCC considers an order that would close the "terrestrial loophole" which keeps fiber-delivered channels such as Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia and 4SD off of satellite TV systems.
Charles Gibson retires as anchor of ABC World News. The following Monday, Diane Sawyer replaces him as anchor.
E! rehires Joan Rivers to host their specials in 2010.
DirecTV launched a new satellite which, when fully installed, gives the provider the capacity of up to 80 more HD channels. It became fully operational early in the 2nd quarter of 2010.
DirecTV and Rainbow Media reach a last-minute carriage renewal agreement, keeping Rainbow's channels AMC, WE tv, IFC, Fuse TV, SundanceTV, MSG Network and MSG Plus on the satellite system.

Date	Debut	Network	Source
January 3	Huntik: Secrets & Seekers	The CW4Kids
Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight
January 7	13: Fear Is Real	The CW
January 8	Greg Behrendt's Wake Up Call	Soapnet
January 9	Howie Do It	NBC
January 12	Hannity	Fox News	url=http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/fnc/breaking_hannity_to_premiere_january_12_103145.asp	date=December 11, 2008	publisher=Media Bistro	title=Breaking: Hannity To Premiere January 12	access-date=January 6, 2009	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217130136/http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/fnc/breaking_hannity_to_premiere_january_12_103145.asp	archive-date=December 17, 2008	url-status=dead	df=mdy }}
January 18	State of the Union with John King	CNN
United States of Tara	Showtime
January 19	The Electric Company	PBS Kids Go!
January 21	Lie to Me	Fox
January 23	Wolverine and the X-Men	Nicktoons Network
January 26	Olivia	Nickelodeon / Nick Jr. Channel
Trust Me	TNT
January 27	Toddlers & Tiaras	TLC
February 2	RuPaul's Drag Race	Logo
For the Love of Ray J	VH1
February 4	Billy the Exterminator	A&E
February 8	The CollegeHumor Show	MTV
Sonny with a Chance	Disney Channel
February 11	Important Things with Demetri Martin	Comedy Central
February 13	Dollhouse	Fox
Aaron Stone	Disney XD
Jimmy Two-Shoes
Kid vs. Kat
March 2	Late Night with Jimmy Fallon	NBC
March 7	League of Super Evil	Cartoon Network
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March 9	Castle	ABC
March 11	The Chopping Block	NBC
March 15	Kings
March 18	Better Off Ted	ABC
March 23	Table for 12	TLC
March 26	In the Motherhood	ABC
March 29	The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency	HBO
April 4	Special Agent Oso	Playhouse Disney
April 6	The Ed Show	MSNBC
Surviving Suburbia	ABC
April 7	Deadliest Warrior	Spike TV
April 8	The Unusuals	ABC
April 9	Parks and Recreation	NBC
Southland
Thursday Night Baseball	MLB Network
Harper's Island	CBS
April 15	The Cougar	TV Land
PitchMen	Discovery Channel
April 16	WWE Superstars	WGN America
April 17	Stranger Among Bears	Animal Planet
April 18	World's Strictest Parents	CMT
April 19	Cake Boss	TLC
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April 24	Iron Man: Armored Adventures	Nicktoons Network
April 26	Daisy of Love	VH1
May 2	Jonas	Disney Channel
May 11	Charm School with Ricki Lake	VH1
May 19	Glee	Fox
May 26	Mental
May 26	Hitched or Ditched	The CW
May 31	DJ & the Fro	MTV
June 1	The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien	NBC
June 4	The Listener
Hollywood's Best Film Directors	Reelz
Royal Pains	USA Network
Tosh.0	Comedy Central
June 7	Web Soup	G4
June 8	Nurse Jackie	Showtime
June 9	The Wrong Door	IFC
June 10	Top Chef Masters	Bravo
June 11	Raising Sextuplets	We TV
June 14	Hammertime	A&E
June 15	It's On with Alexa Chung	MTV
Joe Buck Live	HBO
Zeke and Luther	Disney XD
June 16	Hawthorne	TNT
The Lazy Environmentalist	Sundance Channel
June 17	The Othersiders	Cartoon Network
Survive This
June 19	Jeffery & Cole Casserole	Logo
June 20	BrainRush	Cartoon Network
Destroy Build Destroy
June 21	Merlin	NBC	url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/apr/03/bbc.television	title=NBC buys BBC family drama Merlin	work=Guardian.co.uk	first=Leigh	last=Holmwood	date=April 3, 2008	access-date=April 4, 2008	location=London	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080407100721/http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/apr/03/bbc.television	archive-date=April 7, 2008	url-status=live }}
June 22	Make It or Break It	ABC Family
June 23	NYC Prep	Bravo
June 24	The Philanthropist	NBC
June 29	Dance Your Ass Off	Oxygen
July 1	Monsters Inside Me	Animal Planet
July 7	10 Things I Hate About You	ABC Family
The Great American Road Trip	NBC
Warehouse 13	Syfy
July 8	Time Team America	PBS
July 10	The Assistants	TeenNick
July 12	Drop Dead Diva	Lifetime
July 14	Miami Social	Bravo
July 15	Dark Blue	TNT
Michael & Michael Have Issues	Comedy Central
July 16	Stoked	Cartoon Network
Watch What Happens: Live	Bravo
July 17	Catch It Keep It	Science Channel
July 19	Pawn Stars	History Channel
July 20	Dating in the Dark	ABC
Three Sheets	Fine Living
Wake Up with Al	The Weather Channel
July 21	The Colony	Discovery Channel
Ruby & The Rockits	ABC Family
July 25	Being Human	BBC America
July 28	More to Love	Fox
July 31	Lock n' Load with R. Lee Ermey	History Channel
August 1	Face the Ace	NBC
August 2	Defying Gravity	ABC
Megan Wants a Millionaire	VH1
August 4	Addicted to Beauty	Oxygen
August 5	Giuliana and Bill	Style Network
How'd You Get So Rich?	TV Land
Make My Day
August 9	Shark Tank	ABC
There Goes the Neighborhood	CBS
August 15	Househusbands of Hollywood	Fox Reality Channel
August 16	Kourtney and Kim Take Miami	E!
August 17	Glenn Martin, DDS	Nick at Nite
August 18	Shaq Vs.	ABC
August 24	The Fresh Beat Band	Nickelodeon / Nick Jr. Channel
Where Is Warehouse Mouse?	Playhouse Disney
August 29	Frankie & Neffe	BET
Hot Wheels Battle Force 5	Cartoon Network
September 5	Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps	PBS Kids
September 7	Dinosaur Train
Melrose Place	The CW
Coolfuel	Planet Green
September 9	Planet Mechanics
September 10	The Vampire Diaries	The CW
September 12	The Troop	Nickelodeon
September 14	The Dr. Oz Show	Syndication
The Jay Leno Show	NBC
September 16	The Beautiful Life	The CW
September 17	Archer	FX
Community	NBC
September 19	Busytown Mysteries	Cookie Jar TV	url=http://www.worldscreen.com/articles/display/22324	title=CBS Sets Lineup for Cookie Jar Block	date=September 4, 2009	work=WorldScreen	access-date=September 10, 2009	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090907002142/http://www.worldscreen.com/articles/display/22324	archive-date=September 7, 2009	url-status=live	df=mdy }}
Noonbory and the Super Seven
RollBots	The CW4Kids
Being Ian	Qubo
Class of the Titans
Spliced
September 20	Bored to Death	HBO
September 21	Amanpour	CNN
Accidentally on Purpose	CBS
September 22	NCIS: Los Angeles
The Forgotten	ABC
The Good Wife	CBS
September 23	Cougar Town	ABC
Eastwick
Mercy	NBC
Modern Family	ABC
September 24	FlashForward	ABC
September 25	Brothers	Fox
September 26	The Brian McKnight Show	Syndication
September 27	The Cleveland Show	Fox
Titan Maximum	Adult Swim
September 28	BrainSurge	Nickelodeon
Trauma	NBC
September 29	The Joy Behar Show	HLN
September 30	Hank	ABC
The Middle
October 2	Stargate Universe	Syfy
October 3	SuperFetch	Animal Planet
Top 20 Countdown: Most Shocking	TruTV
October 4	Dallas Divas & Daughters	Bravo
Three Rivers	CBS
October 5	The Mo'Nique Show	BET
Sherri	Lifetime
Jungle Junction	Playhouse Disney
October 6	Ghost Lab	Discovery Channel
October 7	Secret Girlfriend	Comedy Central
October 9	I'm Alive	Animal Planet
October 10	Fight Camp 360: Inside The Super Six World Boxing Classic	Showtime
October 12	Fanboy & Chum Chum	Nickelodeon
October 18	On the Case with Paula Zahn	Investigation Discovery
October 19	All Worked Up	TruTV
October 21	The 100 Mile Challenge	Planet Green
Living with Ed	title=Planet Green lineup includes Begley	url=https://variety.com/2009/scene/markets-festivals/planet-green-lineup-includes-begley-1118006666/	work=Variety	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090803215311/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118006666.html?categoryid=14&cs=1	archive-date=August 3, 2009	url-status=live	access-date=September 10, 2009	first=Michael	last=Schneider	date=July 29, 2009 }}
Nature, Inc.
Lock N' Load	Showtime
October 22	The Jeff Dunham Show	Comedy Central
October 23	White Collar	USA Network
October 27	Monica: Still Standing	BET
October 29	The League	FX
October 30	Pit Bulls & Parolees	Animal Planet
November 2	The Garfield Show	Cartoon Network
November 3	V	ABC
November 7	The Wanda Sykes Show	Fox
November 9	Lopez Tonight	TBS
Guess with Jess	Qubo
November 15	The Prisoner	AMC
November 27	I'm in the Band	Disney XD
November 28	Big Time Rush	Nickelodeon
December 3	BBQ Pitmasters	TLC
Jersey Shore	MTV
December 6	Alice	Syfy
December 7	Men of a Certain Age	TNT
December 9	Campus PD	G4
December 12	American Ninja Warrior
December 13	The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty	A&E
December 14	The Sing-Off	NBC
December 19	CHRISJayify	Lifetime
December 29	One Big Happy Family	TLC

Show		Seasons		In Production		Source
Bones
Criminal Minds
Everybody Hates Chris
Ghost Whisperer
Grey's Anatomy
The Hills
Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
My Name Is Earl
The Office

Show		Moved from		Moved to		Source
Glenn Beck
Judge Jeanine Pirro
Let's Make a Deal
Medium
Scrubs
The Singing Bee
Nanny 911
Power Rangers
Yin Yang Yo!
Cory in the House
Even Stevens
Phil of the Future
The Spectacular Spider-Man
Phineas and Ferb
Chaotic
The USA Show
Johnny Test
I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
Project Runway
The Wiggles
Three Sheets
Imus in the Morning
The Tyra Banks Show
Soul Train Music Awards
Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?
Living With Ed
Masters of Illusion
Sabrina: The Animated Series
Pocoyo

Show		Previous network		Last aired		New network		Returning		Source
Nanny 911
Austin Stevens: Snakemaster (as Austin Stevens Adventures)
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (primetime)
Let's Make a Deal
Soul Train Music Awards
Johnny Test

Show		Network		Episode#		Episode title		Episode air date		Source
Stargate Atlantis
Without A Trace
Family Guy
The Simpsons
CSI Crime Scene Investigation
King of the Hill
Lost
The Fairly OddParents
Grey's Anatomy
The Office
SpongeBob SquarePants
Nickelodeon
America's Next Top Model
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
The USA Show
Medium
Ed, Edd n Eddy
Criminal Minds
Power Rangers

Date	Show	Channel	Debut	Status
{{dts	1	9}}	The Big Spin	Syndication	1985
Hannity & Colmes	Fox News Channel	1996
Lipstick Jungle	NBC	2008
Stargate Atlantis	Syfy	2004
{{dts	1	11}}	Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer	CNN	1993
{{dts	1	18}}	Viva Piñata	4Kids TV/CW4Kids	2006
{{dts	1	19}}	Momma's Boys	NBC	2008
{{dts	1	23}}	Disney's Really Short Report	Disney Channel	2007
{{dts	1	24}}	Game Show in My Head	CBS	2009
Tak and the Power of Juju	Nickelodeon	2007
{{dts	1	25}}	The Drinky Crow Show	Adult Swim
{{dts	1	26}}	Superstars of Dance	NBC	2009
{{dts	1	31}}	Crusoe	2008
{{dts	2	2}}	Bromance	MTV
The X Effect	2007
{{dts	2	3}}	A Double Shot at Love	2008
{{dts	2	5}}	The Principal's Office	truTV
Greg Behrendt's Wake Up Call	SoapNet	2009
{{dts	2	19}}	Cheat!	G4	2002
{{dts	2	20}}	13: Fear Is Real	The CW	2009
Late Night with Conan O'Brien	NBC	1993	Ended
{{dts	2	24}}	10 Items or Less	TBS	2006
Privileged	The CW	2008
{{dts	2	28}}	Sushi Pack	CBS	2007
{{dts	3	4}}	Knight Rider	NBC	2008
{{dts	3	7}}	Gone Country	CMT
{{dts	3	8}}	The L Word	Showtime	2004
{{dts	3	10}}	Homeland Security USA	ABC	2009
{{dts	3	12}}	Kath & Kim	NBC	2008
{{dts	3	15}}	Hole in the Wall (returned in 2010)	Fox
The CollegeHumor Show	MTV	2009
{{dts	3	16}}	Kyle XY	ABC Family	2006
{{dts	3	17}}	Orangutan Island	Animal Planet	2007
{{dts	3	20}}	Battlestar Galactica	Syfy	2004
{{dts	3	22}}	Flight of the Conchords	HBO	2007
{{dts	3	25}}	The Chopping Block	NBC	2009
Life with Derek	Disney Channel	2005
{{dts	3	28}}	D. L. Hughley Breaks the News	CNN	2008
{{dts	3	30}}	The Replacements	Disney Channel	2006
{{dts	3	31}}	Schoolhouse Rock!	ABC/Direct-to-video	1973
{{dts	4	1}}	Life on Mars	ABC	2008
{{dts	4	2}}	Eleventh Hour	CBS
ER	NBC	1994	Ended
{{dts	4	6}}	Storm Hawks	Cartoon Network	2007
{{dts	4	7}}	Trust Me	TNT	2009
{{dts	4	8}}	Life	NBC	2007
{{dts	4	10}}	Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles	Fox	2008
{{dts	4	17}}	Xavier: Renegade Angel	Adult Swim	2007
{{dts	4	18}}	Yin Yang Yo!	Disney XD	2006
{{dts	4	19}}	As the Bell Rings	Disney Channel	2007
Rock of Love with Bret Michaels	VH1
{{dts	4	23}}	The Beast	A&E	2009
{{dts	5	1}}	Howie Do It	NBC
{{dts	5	2}}	My Life as a Teenage Robot	Nicktoons	2003
{{dts	5	3}}	Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends	Cartoon Network	2004
{{dts	5	8}}	Everybody Hates Chris	The CW	2005
{{dts	5	10}}	The Unit	CBS	2006
{{dts	5	13}}	Room Raiders	MTV	2003
{{dts	5	14}}	My Name Is Earl	NBC	2005
{{dts	5	15}}	Prison Break (returned in 2017)	Fox
The Best Years	E!	2007
The Game (moved to BET in early 2011)	The CW	2006
{{dts	5	16}}	Talkshow with Spike Feresten	Fox
Mad TV (returned in 2016)	1995
{{dts	5	19}}	Without a Trace	CBS	2002
{{dts	5	23}}	Mr. Meaty	Nicktoons	2006
Transformers: Animated	Cartoon Network	2007	Ended
{{dts	5	26}}	Reaper	The CW	Cancelled
{{dts	5	28}}	This American Life	Syndication
{{dts	5	29}}	Eye for an Eye	2003
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (returned in 2010)	NBC	1992	Ended
{{dts	6	2}}	According to Jim	ABC	2001
{{dts	6	3}}	The Cougar	TV Land	2009
Make Me a Supermodel	Bravo	2008
{{dts	6	6}}	Worst Week	CBS
Nanny 911	CMT	2004
{{dts	6	12}}	Best Week Ever (returned in 2014)	VH1
The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet	Syndication	2007
{{dts	6	13}}	The Naked Brothers Band	Nickelodeon
Pushing Daisies	ABC
{{dts	6	14}}	Million Dollar Password	CBS	2008
{{dts	6	16}}	Cupid	ABC	2009
{{dts	6	17}}	The Unusuals
{{dts	6	19}}	Don't Forget the Lyrics! (returned in 2010)	Fox	2007
{{dts	6	23}}	College Hill	BET	2004
{{dts	6	25}}	Beyond the Break	The N	2006
DJ & the Fro	MTV	2009
In the Motherhood	ABC
{{dts	6	27}}	Groomer Has It	Animal Planet	2008
{{dts	6	28}}	Three Delivery	Nicktoons
{{dts	6	30}}	The Best Damn Sports Show Period	Fox Sports Net	2001
{{dts	7	8}}	Reno 911! (returned in 2020)	Comedy Central	2003
{{dts	7	11}}	Harper's Island	CBS	2009
Eli Stone	ABC	2008
{{dts	7	13}}	Here Come the Newlyweds
Run's House	MTV	2005
{{dts	7	18}}	Man vs. Cartoon	2009
{{dts	7	19}}	Valentine	The CW	2008
{{dts	7	22}}	BrainRush	Cartoon Network	2009
{{dts	7	23}}	Samantha Who?	ABC	2007
{{dts	7	25}}	Kings	NBC	2009
{{dts	7	26}}	Hammertime	A&E
Denise Richards: It's Complicated	E!	2008
{{dts	7	27}}	Charm School	VH1	2007
{{dts	8	5}}	I Survived a Japanese Game Show	ABC	2008
{{dts	8	7}}	The Goode Family	2009
Surviving Suburbia
{{dts	8	8}}	Dirty Sexy Money	2007
{{dts	8	12}}	The Philanthropist	NBC	2009
{{dts	8	14}}	Mental	Fox
Random! Cartoons	Nicktoons	2008
{{dts	8	16}}	Easy Money	The CW
{{dts	8	18}}	Miami Social	Bravo	2009
{{dts	8	19}}	Megan Wants a Millionaire	VH1
{{dts	8	26}}	Michael & Michael Have Issues	Comedy Central
{{dts	9	2}}	Wide Angle	PBS	2002
{{dts	9	4}}	Judge David Young	Syndication	2007
{{dts	9	5}}	The Bill Engvall Show	TBS
VeggieTales on TV!	Qubo	2006
{{dts	9	11}}	The Assistants	The N	2009
{{dts	9	13}}	There Goes the Neighborhood	CBS	2009
{{dts	9	15}}	The Cleaner	A&E	2008
{{dts	9	18}}	Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (returned in 2015)	Fox	2007
Guiding Light	CBS	1952
{{dts	9	22}}	Addicted to Beauty	Oxygen	2009
Ruby & The Rockits	ABC Family
{{dts	9	23}}	The Beautiful Life	The CW
{{dts	9	25}}	Money for Breakfast	Fox Business	2007
{{dts	10	4}}	Raging Planet	Science Channel	1997
{{dts	10	10}}	Making the Band	MTV	2000
{{dts	10	19}}	The Mr. Men Show	Cartoon Network	2008
{{dts	10	23}}	Defying Gravity	ABC	2009
{{dts	10	26}}	Real Chance of Love	VH1	2008
{{dts	11	4}}	Hank	ABC	2009
{{dts	11	8}}	Ed, Edd n Eddy	Cartoon Network	1999
{{dts	11	9}}	Secret Girlfriend	Comedy Central	2009
{{dts	11	11}}	Lou Dobbs Tonight (returned in 2011)	CNN	1980
{{dts	11	17}}	The Prisoner	AMC	2009
{{dts	11	18}}	The Spectacular Spider-Man	Disney XD	2008
{{dts	11	21}}	Sit Down, Shut Up	Fox	2009
{{dts	11	22}}	Dallas Divas & Daughters	Bravo
Titan Maximum	Cartoon Network
{{dts	11	29}}	Wolverine and the X-Men	Nicktoons	2009
{{dts	12	1}}	Sherri	Lifetime
{{dts	12	4}}	Monk (returned in 2023 as Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie)	USA	2002
{{dts	12	7}}	Rita Rocks	Lifetime	2008
Alice	Showcase	2009
{{dts	12	8}}	Joe Buck Live	HBO
{{dts	12	9}}	Design Squad	PBS Kids Go!	2007
{{dts	12	10}}	The Jeff Dunham Show	Comedy Central	2009
Austin Stevens: Snakemaster	Animal Planet	2004
{{dts	12	11}}	Live at Gotham	Comedy Central	2006
{{dts	12	12}}	SuperFetch	Animal Planet	2009
{{dts	12	17}}	It's On with Alexa Chung	MTV
{{dts	12	18}}	Crash	Starz	2008
{{dts	12	22}}	Little Einsteins	Playhouse Disney	2005
The Othersiders	Cartoon Network	2009
Table for 12	TLC
{{dts	12	24}}	Raising the Bar	TNT	2008
Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight	The CW	2009
{{dts	12	26}}	Power Rangers RPM	ABC
{{dts	12	27}}	Brothers	Fox
{{dts	12	30}}	Eastwick	ABC

Premiere date	Title	Channel
February 16	Dadnapped	Disney Channel
Spectacular!	Nickelodeon
March 14	Naked Idol
April 11	The Premiere
April 24	Hatching Pete	Disney Channel
May 1–3	Wishology	Nickelodeon
June 19	Mr. Troop Mom
June 26	Princess Protection Program	Disney Channel
July 19	Deadliest Sea	Discovery Channel
August 28	Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie	Disney Channel
September 13	Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins	Cartoon Network
November 8	Ed, Edd n Eddy's Big Picture Show
November 25	Ben 10: Alien Swarm

Network	Type	Launch date	Notes
Diya TV	Cable television	Unknown date
SchlagerTV	Cable television	January
MLB Network	Cable television	January 1
The Country Network	Cable television	January 7
NBC Nonstop	Cable television	March 9
YNN Buffalo	Local cable	March 25	Regional news channel for western New York state; currently known as Spectrum News Buffalo.
Live Well Network	Over-the-air multicast	April 27	Lifestyle programming channel launched for the ABC Owned Television Stations.
Tuff TV	Over-the-air multicast	June 30	Sports and outdoor lifestyle programming channel launched by Luken Communications.
Wedding Central	Cable television	August 18
NFL RedZone	National cable/satellite television channel	September 13	The gamy-day exclusive NFL Redzone provides whip-around coverage of all Sunday afternoon regular-season games that are aired in progress on CBS or Fox. It broadcasts every Sunday during the National Football League regular season from 12:55 to 8 p.m. Eastern time (10:55 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Time).
Estrella TV	Spanish-language over-the-air multicast	September 14
Nick Jr. Channel	Cable television	September 28
TeenNick	Cable television	September 28
VasalloVision	Cable television	October 22
Halogen TV	Cable television	October 24
Epix	Cable television	October 30
National Geographic Channel Korea	Cable television	November 18
Wazoo Sports Network	Regional over-the-air multicast network	Unknown date	Local sports network airing local high school, college, and minor league sporting events in the Louisville and Lexington, Kentucky markets.
Epix 3	Cable television	Unknown date

Old network name	New network name	Type	Conversion date
Toon Disney	Disney XD	Cable television	February 13
BET J	Centric	Cable television	September 28
CaribeVision	America CV Network	Cable television	Unknown

Network	Type	Launch date	Closure date	Notes
KET ED	Regional over-the-air multicasting and cable	2007	Fall 2009	A public television service provided by the Kentucky Educational Television network, the channel provided instructional television and professional development programming to schools and libraries, fulfilling the duty of its predecessors KET3, KET4, and Star Channels 703 and 704. KET ED was discontinued as a linear channel, but some of its programming was shown on the Kentucky Channel for the next three years until its programming was made exclusively available through KET's On-Demand Video Service.
Pennsylvania Public Television Network	Regional over-the-air and cable	Unknown	Fall 2009
Variety Television Network	OTA multicasting and cable	Unknown	January 2009
Nickelodeon Games and Sports for Kids	Cable television	March 1, 1999	April 23, 2009	For Dish Network owners only
TuVision	Cable television	July 1, 2007	2009
White Springs Television	OTA broadcasting and cable	January 2007	October 2009

Date	City of License/Market	Station	Channel	Affiliation	Notes/Ref.
January 1	Beaumont, Texas	KBMT-DT2	12.2	NBC
Elmira, New York	WENY-DT2	36.2	CBS
January 5	Meridian, Mississippi	WGBC-DT2	30.2	NBC	NBC relocated from the station's main channel
February 18	Mobile, Alabama/Pensacola, Florida	WDPM-DT	4
(now on 18)	Daystar
March 2	Pueblo/Colorado Springs, Colorado	KVSN-TV	48	Univision
June	Glendive, Montana	KXGN-DT2	5.2	NBC
July	Jackson, Mississippi	WWJX	23	AMGTV
Lima, Ohio	WOHL-CA	25 / 35.1	ABC
July 13	Great Falls, Montana	KTMF-DT2	23.2	Fox (primary)
MyNetworkTV (secondary)
Jewelry Television (overnights)
August 1	Springfield, Missouri	KRBK	49	MyNetworkTV
August 20	Derby/Wichita, Kansas	KDCU-TV	31	Univision
September 28	Lima, Ohio	WOHL-CD2	35.2	CBS
October	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	KWTV-DT2	9.2	News Now 53
November 30	Duluth, Minnesota	KCWV	27	My Family TV
Unknown date	Billings, Montana	KBGS-TV	16	PBS	Part of the Montana PBS network

Date	City of License/Market	Station	Channel	Old affiliation	New affiliation	Notes/Ref.
January 1	Beaumont, Texas	KBTV-TV	4 / 4.1	NBC	Fox
KUIL-LP	64	Fox	Independent
January 5	Meridian, Mississippi	WGBC	30.1	NBC	Fox	NBC moves to WGBC-DT2
WTOK-DT2	11.2	Fox (primary)
The Sportsman Channel (secondary)	MyNetworkTV (primary)
Jewelry Television (secondary)
June	Glendive, Montana	KXGN-TV	5 / 5.1	CBS (primary)
NBC and The Sportsman Channel (secondary)	CBS (exclusive)	KXGN launched a DT2 subchannel that now serves as a full-time NBC affiliate.
June 12	Lincoln, Nebraska	KFXL-TV
(recalled from KCWL-TV)	51.1	The CW Plus	Fox
June 15	Wilmington, North Carolina	WWAY-DT2	3.2	Independent (local weather)	RTV
July	Marquette, Michigan	WLUC-DT2	6.2	Universal Sports	Fox (primary)
America One (secondary)
July 1	Boise, Idaho	KYUU-LP	35 / 35.1	CBS (as a KBOI repeater)	RTV
July 13	Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands	W52DG	52	Religious independent	CBS
Unknown date	Williamson, West Virginia	W45AZ	45	TBN	RTV

Date	City of license/Market	Station	Channel	Affiliation	Sign-on date
March 4	Lexington, Kentucky	WBLU-LP	62	Retro Television Network
Retro Jams	May 3, 1999
March 20	Bethel, Alaska	KYUK-TV	4	PBS
Alaska One	1972
June 12	Christiansted, U.S. Virgin Islands	WVIF	15	Independent	2000
Sun Valley/Twin Falls, Idaho	KIDK	5	Independent	2003
September 1	Nacogdoches, Texas	KETK-LP	53 (analog)	NBC	2004
October 1	Mercer, Pennsylvania	WFXI-CA	17	Fox	1990

Date		Name		Notability
January 26
January 28
March 4
May 18

Date		Name		Age		class="unsortable"	Notability
January 3
January 6
January 8
January 9
January 13
January 14
January 18
January 21
January 25
January 31

Date		Name		Age		class="unsortable"	Notability
February 6
Philip Carey
February 7
February 28

Date		Name		Age		class="unsortable"	Notability
March 13
Andrew Martin
March 15
March 17
March 24
March 27
March 28
March 29

Date		Name		Age		class="unsortable"	Notability
April 3
April 8
April 13
April 15
April 25

Date		Name		Age		class="unsortable"	Notability
May 1
May 2
May 4
May 13
May 18
Wayne Allwine
May 21
May 26

Date		Name		Age		class="unsortable"	Notability
June 3
June 8
June 19
June 23
June 25
Michael Jackson
June 27
June 28
Fred Travalena

Date		Name		Age		class="unsortable"	Notability
July 1
July 11
July 17
July 21

Date		Name		Age		class="unsortable"	Notability
August 6
August 16
August 18
August 19
August 26
August 28

Date		Name		Age		class="unsortable"	Notability
September 4
September 8
September 10
September 11
September 12
September 13
September 14
Patrick Swayze
September 15
September 16
September 21

Date		Name		Age		class="unsortable"	Notability
October 14
October 17
Vic Mizzy
October 22

Date		Name		Age		class="unsortable"	Notability
November 3
November 10
November 15
Ken Ober
November 27

Date		Name		Age		class="unsortable"	Notability
December 2
December 4
December 7
December 9
December 14
December 15
December 16
December 17
December 18
December 20
Brittany Murphy
December 22
December 24
December 26
December 29
December 30

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien premieres at 11:35 p.m. EDT on NBC, with Will Ferrell and Pearl Jam as the show's first guests. Tonight moves to Stage 1 at Universal Studios Hollywood in Universal City, California.

All remaining NTSC full-service television stations in the United States shut down their analog television services and began broadcasting digital television signals only (see DTV transition in the United States for further details).

Four months after the Steelers' Super Bowl win the city of Pittsburgh sees another championship with the Penguins winning the Stanley Cup their third in franchise history and their first since 1992. Game 7 was the last to be broadcast on analog television before switching to digital.

The "King of Pop" Michael Jackson dies at his Los Angeles home at the age of 50.

American cable news channel MSNBC launches its high definition version, becoming the last of the Big 3 cable news channels to do so.

The Michael Jackson-themed episode for American Idol (season 8) is re-aired on Fox due to his death on June 25.

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Thomas Umstead. "Multichannel News July 29, 2009 TCA: ESPN Sets 30th Anniversary 'SportsCenter' Special – Special Edition On Sept. 7 To Reflect On Network's Three Decades".
(September 9, 2009). ""Ellen DeGeneres joins 'American Idol'" from Variety (September 9, 2009)".
""John Stossel Fox Business Bound'" from B&C (September 10, 2009)". Broadcastingcable.com.
"Multichannel News August 24, 2009 Dish Joins Comcast In NFL RedZone – Both Distributors Will Kick Off Scoring Service Sept. 13". Multichannel.com.
"Multichannel News September 2, 2009 Updated: Verizon FiOS Fires Up NFL RedZone Deal – Telco Positions Service As Stand-Alone Network Available On A Full-Season Basis". Multichannel.com.
"Multichannel News September 11, 2009 AT&T Adds NFL RedZone To Lineup – Telco Will Position Scoring Service On Its HD Premium Tier". Multichannel.com.
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(March 20, 2009). "Coming, a new force in Hispanic TV". Media Life Magazine.
(March 31, 2009). "LBI Media, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Results". PR Newswire.
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"CBS cancels Guiding Light". Mediaweek.com.
(September 20, 2009). "America to pilot HIGNFY". [[British Comedy Guide]].
Joyce Eng. (September 20, 2009). "Kristin Chenoweth, Jon Cryer Win First Emmys". TVGuide.com.
"Grossman, Ben. ''Broadcasting & Cable'' September 15, 2009 President Obama Heading to Letterman's 'Late Show'". Broadcastingcable.com.
(September 29, 2009). "Associated Press. September 29, 2009 Conan O'Brien returns to 'The Tonight Show' and discusses concussion he suffered during stunt". Daily News.
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"Multichannel News March 2, 2009 'Nick' Of Time For Rebrand – N, Noggin To Adopt Parent Net's Family Name". Multichannel.com.
Thomas Umstead. "Multichannel News September 28, 2009 BET, MTVN Unveil Centric – Soft Launch For Network Aimed At African-American Adults".
[https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/david-letterman-admits-sexual-affairs-staffers-details-extortion/story?id=8728424 David Letterman Reveals Extortion Plot and Confesses to Sex With Staffers], Michael S. James and Lindsay Goldwert, ABC News, October 1, 2009. Accessed 2009-10-02. [https://web.archive.org/web/20091004011522/http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/david-letterman-admits-sexual-affairs-staffers-details-extortion/story?id=8728424 Archived] October 4, 2009.
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(October 14, 2009). ""News Corp Shuts Down Fox Reality" From Variety (October 14, 2009)".
(October 21, 2009). ""Nickelodeon Acquires Global Rights to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for $60 million" From tv by the Numbers (October 21, 2009)". Tvbythenumbers.com.
(October 26, 2009). ""Phillips let go by network," ESPN.com, Sunday, October 25, 2009". [[ESPN]].
"From Honolulu Advertiser (October 20, 2009)".
"Broadcasting & Cable October 29, 2009 DC Station WJLA Won't Blur Breast Exam – Will show unobscured exam to show viewers proper way to give self test". Broadcastingcable.com.
"October 21, 2009 It's Always Fair Weather...on The Weather Channel". Tvweek.com.
"Multichannel News November 5, 2009 Scripps Snaps Up Travel In Deal Valued At $1.1 Billion – Acquires 65% Interest In Service From Cox". Multichannel.com.
Dave Itzkoff. (September 29, 2009). "Michelle Obama to Appear on 'Sesame Street'". New York Times.
(November 11, 2009). "Update: Lou Dobbs to Quit CNN". [[The New York Times]].
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[https://archive.today/20091127053341/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_en_tv/us_winfrey_show_ending;_ylt=Atc.s_GNi2GhghQm6Nxn1ZIEq594;_ylu=X3oDMTJwN2szYjczBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkxMTIwL3VzX3dpbmZyZXlfc2hvd19lbmRpbmcEY3BvcwMyBHBvcwMyBHNlYwN5bl90b3Bfc3RvcmllcwRzbGsDd2luZnJleXRvYW5u "Winfrey to announce Friday show will end in 2011" from Yahoo (November 20, 2009)]
""NFL Network apologizes for Josh McDaniels Expletive" from ProFootballTalk.com (November 26, 2009)". Profootballtalk.nbcsports.com.
(November 19, 2009). "Secret Angels Bare Skinny". [[New York Post]].
"The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show (2009)". [[Internet Movie Database]].
(December 3, 2009). ""GE, Comcast announce NBC Universal joint venture deal"". Money.cnn.com.
(December 8, 2009). ""Comstar Media Acquires FamilyNet" from All Access (December 7, 2009)". All Access.
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(December 8, 2009). "December 8, 2009 CBS to End Soap Opera 'As the World Turns' Next Year (Update3)". Bloomberg.com.
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(December 29, 2009). "DirecTV Press Release December 29, 2009 DIRECTV HD and Movie Choices to Get a Lift With Successful Satellite Launch DIRECTV 12 Boosts Satellite Fleet's Capacity to More Than 200 HD Channels; Begins Operation First Half of Next Year". Dtv.client.shareholder.com.
"Multichannel News December 31, 2009 DirecTV, Rainbow Media/MSG Renew Carriage Contract – Pact Beats Deadline That Was Set To Expire On Dec. 31". Multichannel.com.
"4Kids TV is Moving Online – The CW4Kids New Lineup!".
"4Kids TV is Moving Online – The CW4Kids New Lineup!".
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(December 11, 2008). "Breaking: ''Hannity'' To Premiere January 12". Media Bistro.
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(January 26, 2009). "Billy the Exterminator – A&E TV". Aetv.com.
(May 23, 2008). "Disney announces new comedy series ''Welcome To Mollywood''". Businessofcinema.com.
(October 3, 2007). "Stewart stamp on 'Martin'". Hollywoodreporter.com.
(May 15, 2008). "Fox ANNOUNCES PRIMETIME SLATE FOR 2008–2009 SEASON". Fox Press Release.
(February 17, 2009). "Power Rangers RPM Toy Line". sohood.
"From The Futon Critic". Thefutoncritic.com.
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(April 21, 2009). "From The Futon Critic (April 21, 2009)". Thefutoncritic.com.
(January 20, 2010). ""Khloe, Kourtney Kardashian Get Own Reality Show" from Yahoo (April 20, 2009)". Omg.yahoo.com.
(April 21, 2009). ""'Keeping Up with the Kardashians' Gets Spin-Off, but without Kim" from Buddy TV (April 21, 2009)". Buddy TV.
(September 4, 2009). "CBS Sets Lineup for Cookie Jar Block". WorldScreen.
"Stargate Universe Coming". [[Sci Fi Channel (United States).
"Multichannel News October 7, 2009 Showtime To Launch Boxing Reality Series – 'Fight Camp 360' To Follow Boxers In Super Middleweight Tourney". Multichannel.com.
Schneider, Michael. (July 29, 2009). "Planet Green lineup includes Begley". Variety.
(July 1, 2008). "Ian McKellen cast in The Prisoner". BBC.
"BBQ Pitmasters: Show Overview". TV.com.
"Multichannel News October 7, 2009 Syfy To Debut Modernized Alice's Adventures In Wonderland On Dec 6 – Four-Hour, Reimagined Version Of Carroll's Classic Stars Bates, Scorsone". Multichannel.com.
"Multichannel News July 29, 2009 G4 Orders 'American Ninja Warrior' Spinoff – 10 U.S. Competitors Will Be Sent To Japan". Multichannel.com.
"Broadcasting and Cable September 3, 2009 Imus to Join Fox Business Network – Multi-year deal will bring radio host to FBN starting Oct. 5". Broadcastingcable.com.
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(October 8, 2009). "Soul Train Awards return after two-year hiatus {{pipe}} The Circuit: Awards and Festivals News {{pipe}} Los Angeles Times". Latimesblogs.latimes.com.
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Martin, Douglas. (July 18, 2009). "Walter Cronkite, 92, Dies; Trusted Voice of TV News". The New York Times.
"Don Hewitt, Creator of '60 Minutes,' Dead At 86". Broadcastingcable.com.
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"Buddy Blattner dies; ex-major leaguer was voice of the NBA's Hawks – STLtoday.com".
(September 8, 2009). ""Variety's Army Archerd dies at 87" from Variety (September 9, 2009)".
Kent Gibbons. "Local News: Landmark's Frank Batten Sr. Dies at 82 – Built Single Newspaper Into Media Empire, Founded The Weather Channel".
[https://web.archive.org/web/20230404042756/http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090911/BREAKING/90911061/%E2%80%98MASH%E2%80%99+writer+Larry+Gelbart+dies+at+81 "'MASH' writer Larry Gelbart dies at 81" From Honolulu Advertiser (September 11, 2009)]
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"Patrick Swayze Dies At 57 – Actor had been battling pancreatic cancer".
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(January 20, 2010). ""Mary Travers of Peter, Paul and Mary dead at 72" from Yahoo.com (September 16, 2009)". Omg.yahoo.com.
(September 21, 2009). "'Exterminator' star Robert Ginty dies". Variety.
(October 14, 2009). "Wrestler, personality Captain Lou Albano dies at 76". Cnn.com.
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"WWJ Radio October 22, 2009 – Comedian Soupy Sales dies". Wwj.com.
(November 3, 2009). "Carl Ballantine, R.I.P.". Newsfromme.com.
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"Multichannel News November 28, 2009 Bill Bresnan, Cable Pioneer, Dies At 75". Multichannel.com.
(December 10, 2009). ""Songwriter Aaron Schroeder Dies" from All Access (December 10, 2009)". All Access.
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[http://www.ktul.com/news/stories/1209/687732.html "Oral Roberts Dead at 91"] {{webarchive. link. (December 18, 2009 from [[KTUL]] (December 15, 2009))
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(December 20, 2009). ""R.I.P.: Brittany Murphy Dies" – TMZ dated Posted Dec 20th 2009 1:37pm". Tmz.com.
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