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2009 in television
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The year 2009 in television involves some significant plans. Below is a list of television-related events in 2009.
Contents |
[edit] Events
[edit] Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| January 1 | The all baseball channel MLB Network launched at 6:00 PM Eastern Time on cable and satellite systems in the USA[1] |
[edit] Future
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| January 3 | FOX will replace the 4Kids TV block, with two hours from 8-10 AM going to the affiliates, and 10AM-12PM becoming Weekend Marketplace (infomercials). [2] |
| January 15 | Hawaii will become the first state in the United States to have all of its television stations switch to digital television early. |
| January 20 | Live TV coverage of the historic inauguration of Barack Obama as the forty-fourth President of the United States. |
| February 1 | Super Bowl XLIII will be televised live on NBC |
| February 17 | All television stations in the United States will stop broadcasting analog television and start broadcasting digital television signals only[3] |
| February 20 | The last episode of Late Night with Conan O'Brien will air on NBC.[4] |
| February 22 | 81st Academy Awards will be televised live on ABC. |
| second quarter | Cable news channel MSNBC will launch its HD version [5] |
| May 29 | The last episode of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno will air on NBC.[4] |
| March or April | Jimmy Fallon will replace Conan O'Brien as host of Late Night on NBC.[4] |
| June 1 | Conan O'Brien will replace Jay Leno as host of The Tonight Show on NBC.[4] |
| Fall | For the first time ever, NBC will launch a prime-time weeknight talk/variety show with Jay Leno as host, which will air during the 10 PM E/P hour.[4] |
| Late 2009 | Discovery Health Channel will become OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network [6] |
[edit] Debuts (including scheduled)
| Date | - |
|---|---|
| January 3 | Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight and Huntik: Secrets and Seekers on The CW4Kids[7] |
| January 21 | "Lie To Me" on FOX |
| January 23 | The Electric Company on PBS[8] |
| February 1 | Untitled Office Spin-off on NBC[9] |
| February 13 | Dollhouse on FOX[10] |
| February 16 | Power Rangers: R.P.M. on Jetix[11] |
| February 27 | Sonny With a Chance on Disney Channel[12] |
| March 2 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on NBC[4] |
| June 1 | The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien on NBC |
| Early/Summer | Stargate Universe on Sci-fi[13] |
| Fall | The Cleveland Show on FOX[14] |
| Unknown | The Chopping Block on NBC[15] |
| Unkown | Harper's Island on CBS[16] |
| Unknown | Howie Do It on NBC[17] |
| Unknown | In the Motherhood on ABC[18][19]. |
| Unknown | Law & Order: London on ITV[20] |
| Unknown | The Listener on NBC[21] |
| Unknown | Merlin on NBC[22] |
| Unknown | The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (TV series) on HBO[23] |
| Unknown | The Prisoner[24] |
| Unknown | Sit Down, Shut Up on FOX[25] |
[edit] Television shows
[edit] 1940s
- Meet the Press (1947-present).
[edit] 1950s
- Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951-present).
- CBS Evening News (1952-present).
- Guiding Light (1952-present).
- Hockey Night in Canada (1952-present).
- The Today Show (1952-present).
- Kōhaku Uta Gassen (Japan) (1953-present).
- NHK Nodojiman (Japan) (1953-present).
- Panorama (UK) (1953-present).
- Face the Nation (1954-present).
- The Early Show (1954-present).
- The Tonight Show (1954-present).
- As the World Turns (1956-present).
- What the Papers Say (UK) (1956-present).
- The Sky at Night (UK) (1957-present).
- Blue Peter (UK) (1958-present).
[edit] 1960s
- Coronation Street (UK) (1960-present).
- Four Corners (Australia) (1961-present).
- It's Academic (1961-present).
- Biography (1962-present).
- The Late Late Show (Ireland) (1962-present).
- The World Tonight (1962-present).
- General Hospital (1963-present).
- Days of our Lives (1965-present).
- Play School (1966-present).
- Shoten (Japan) (1966-present).
- The Money Programme (UK) (1966-present).
- Washington Week (1967-present).
- 60 Minutes (1968-present).
- One Life to Live (1968-present).
- Sesame Street (1969-present).
[edit] 1970s
- All My Children (1970-present).
- Monday Night Football (1970-present).
- NBC Nightly News (1970-present).
- Masterpiece Theatre (1971-present).
- Emmerdale (UK) (1972-present).
- Newsround (UK) (1972-present).
- The Price Is Right (1972-present).
- Last of the Summer Wine (UK) (1973-present).
- The Young and the Restless (1973-present).
- Nova (1974-present).
- Wish You Were Here...? (UK) (1974-present).
- Arena (UK) (1975-present).
- Good Morning America (1975-present).
- Saturday Night Live (1975-present).
- the fifth estate (Canada) (1975-present).
- The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer (1975-present).
- The Victory Garden (1975-present).
- Wheel of Fortune (1975-present).
- Austin City Limits (1976-present).
- Live from Lincoln Center (1976-present).
- Inside the NFL (1977-present).
- 20/20 (1978-present).
- ABC World News (1978-present).
- Grange Hill (UK) (1978-present).
- Antiques Roadshow (UK) (1979-present).
- CBS News Sunday Morning (1979-present).
- Eat Bulaga! (1979-present).
- Nightline (1979-present).
- Nightly Business Report (1979-present).
- This Old House (1979-present).
[edit] 1980s
- Mystery! (1980-present).
- Entertainment Tonight (1981-present).
- This Week (1981-present).
- America This Morning (1982-present).
- CCTV New Year's Gala (China) (1982-present).
- Nature (1982-present).
- Timewatch (UK) (1982-present).
- Waratte Iitomo (Japan) (1982-present).
- What Now (1982-present).
- American Masters (1983-present).
- America Undercover (1983-present).
- Frontline (1983-present).
- Jeopardy! (1964-1975, 1978-1979, 1984-present).
- The Bill (UK) (1984-present).
- EastEnders (UK) (1985-present).
- Neighbours (Australia) (1985-present).
- Comic Relief (UK) (1986-present).
- The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986-present).
- Casualty (UK) (1986-present).
- CBS Morning News (1987-present).
- ChuckleVision (UK) (1987-present).
- The Bold and the Beautiful (1987-present).
- TV Patrol World (1987-present).
- 48 Hours (1988-present).
- American Experience (1988-present).
- America's Most Wanted (1988-present).
- Fair City (Ireland) (1988-present).
- Home and Away (1988-present).
- The American Experience (1988-present).
- This Morning (1988-present).
- COPS (1989-present).
- Domingão do Faustão (Brazil) (1989-present).
- Inside Edition (1989-present).
- Primetime (1989-present)
- The Simpsons (1989-present).
- The New Yankee Workshop (1989-present).
[edit] 1990s
- America's Funniest Home Videos (1990-present).
- Law & Order (1990-present).
- Sunday Night Baseball (1990-present).
- Charlie Rose (1991-present).
- The Jerry Springer Show (1991-present).
- American Justice (1992-present).
- Barney & Friends (1992-present).
- Dateline NBC (1992-present).
- Real Sex (1992-present).
- Shortland Street (NZ) (1992-present).
- The Real World (1992-present).
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992-2009).
- Up to the Minute (1992-present).
- World News Now (1992-present).
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993-2009).
- Power Rangers (1993-present).
- The Late Show with David Letterman (1993-present).
- WWE Monday Night RAW (1993-present).
- Autopsy (1994-present).
- ER (1994-2009).
- Globe Trekker (1994-present).
- NFL on FOX (1994-present).
- Time Team (UK) (1994-present).
- ASAP '06 (1995-present).
- Dinner and a Movie (1995-present).
- MADtv (1995-2009).
- Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (1995-present).
- The Late Late Show (1995-present).
- Access Hollywood (1996-present).
- Arthur (1996-present).
- A Wedding Story (1996-present).
- Boxing After Dark (1996-present).
- Fox News Sunday (1996-present).
- Judge Judy (1996-present).
- Major League Baseball on FOX (1996-present).
- Silent Witness (UK) (1996-present).
- The Daily Show (1996-present).
- King of the Hill (1997-2009).
- Midsomer Murders (UK) (1997-present).
- One Piece (1997-present).
- South Park (1997-present).
- The View (1997-present).
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1997-present).
- City Confidential (1998-present).
- Cold Case Files (1998-present).
- The Correspondents (1998-present).
- Comedy Central Presents (1998-present).
- Movie Surfers (1998-present).
- NFL on CBS (1956-1994, 1998-present).
- Pokémon (1998-present).
- True Life (1998-present).
- Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (UK) (1998-present).
- Early Today (1999-present).
- Family Feud (1976-1985, 1988-1995, 1999-present).
- Judge Mathis (1999-present).
- Holby City (1999-present).
- Ed, Edd n Eddy (1999-present).
- Making the Video (1999-present).
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999-present).
- SpongeBob SquarePants (1999-present).
- Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (US) (1999-present).
- SmackDown! (1999-present).
[edit] 2000s
[edit] 2000-2004
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000-present).
- Survivor (2000-present).
- 24 (2001-present).
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001-present).
- Scrubs (2001-present).
- CSI: Miami (2002-present).
- Last Call with Carson Daly (2002-present).
- Lingo (2002-present).
- Monk (2002-present).
- Without a Trace (2002-present).
- Cold Case (2003-present).
- History Detectives (2003-present).
- Jimmy Kimmel Live (2003-present).
- Last Comic Standing (2003-present).
- Nashville Star (2003-present).
- NCIS (2003-present).
- Two and a Half Men (2003-present).
- The Apprentice (2004-present).
- The Biggest Loser (2004-present).
- CSI: New York (2004-present).
- House (2004-present).
[edit] 2005-2008
- American Dad! (2005-present).
- Cash Cab (2005-present).
- The Closer (2005-present).
- The Colbert Report (2005-present).
- Deal or No Deal (2005-present).
- Family Guy (1999-2002, 2005-present).
- Ghost Whisperer (2005-present).
- Grey's Anatomy (2005-present).
- Medium (2005-present).
- My Name Is Earl (2005-present).
- The Office (2005-present).
- America's Got Talent (2006-present).
- Friday Night Lights (2006-present).
- Heroes (2006-present).
- The New Adventures of Old Christine (2006-present).
- 30 Rock (2006-present).
- The Unit (2006-present).
- Ugly Betty (2006-present).
- Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (US version) (2007-present).
- Chuck (2007-present).
- Life (2007-present).
- Samantha Who? (2007-present).
- Gossip Girl (2007-present).
- America's Toughest Jobs (2008-present).
- Crusoe (2008-2009).
- Kath & Kim (2008-present).
- Knight Rider (2008-present).
- Leverage (2008-present).
- Lipstick Jungle (2008-2009).
- Momma's Boys (2008-present).
- Raising the Bar (2008-present).
- Unsolved Mysteries (1987-1998, 2001-2002, 2008-present).
[edit] Change of network
[edit] Ending this year
[edit] References
- ^ Eric Fisher & John Ourand (2008-03-31). "Fitting the pieces of the MLB Network". Sports Business Journal. Retrieved on 2008-04-15.
- ^ 4 Kids TV replaced with infomercials
- ^ "The Digital TV Transition: What You Need to Know About DTV". Federal Communications Commission.
- ^ a b c d e f Associated Press (2008-07-21). "Leno's last 'Tonight' announced". CNN.com. Retrieved on 2008-07-21.
- ^ Multichannel News - MSNBC Sees Hi-Def Debut Next Spring
- ^ OPRAH WINFREY AND DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS TO FORM NEW JOINT VENTURE: "OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network"
- ^ a b "4Kids TV is Moving Online - The CW4Kids New Lineup!". Retrieved on 2008-12-11.
- ^ Davis, Michael (2008-05-12). "PBS Revives a Show That Shines a Light on Reading", The New York Times.
- ^ NBC Universal (2008-04-02). NBC showcases Greg Daniels' 'The Office' and his new 'Office' spinoff in coveted post Super Bowl timeslot. Press release. http://www.nbcumv.com/nbcunitv/release_detail.nbc/nbcuniversaltelevision-20080402000000-nbcshowcasesgregd.html.
- ^ "FOX ANNOUNCES PRIMETIME SLATE FOR 2008-2009 SEASON", Fox Press Release (2008-05-15). Retrieved on 15 May 2008.
- ^ "The Cleveland Show". Toon Disney.
- ^ Disney announces new comedy series Welcome To Mollywood
- ^ "Stargate Universe Coming". Sci-fi Channel.
- ^ "The Cleveland Show". FOX Broadcasting Company.
- ^ Adelian, Josef (2008-03-17). "NBC puts White on 'Chopping Block'". Variety. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
- ^ CBS (2008-05-14). CBS ANNOUNCES NEW 2008-2009 PRIMETIME SCHEDULE. Press release. http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20080514cbs01.
- ^ "NBC asks Howie Mandel to 'Do It'". Variety (2008-04-17).
- ^ From The Futon Critic
- ^ "ABC orders 'Motherhood' episodes" From Variety.com (September 5, 2008)
- ^ Broadcasting - News - 'Torchwood' writer to lead UK 'Law & Order' - Digital Spy
- ^ NBC (2008-02-01). NBC PICKS UP 'THE LISTENER' -- CTV'S ORIGINAL DRAMA SERIES FROM SHAFTESBURY FILMS. Press release. http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20080201nbc01.
- ^ Holmwood, Leigh (2008-04-03). "NBC buys BBC family drama Merlin". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved on 2008-04-04.
- ^ "Detective Agency to be serialised". BBC (2008-03-11).
- ^ "Ian McKellan cast in The Prisoner". BBC (2008-07-01). Retrieved on 2008-07-01.
- ^ "Fox Announces Primetime Slate for 2008-2009". FoxFlash (2008-05-15). Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
- ^ ""Spectacular Spider-Man" Moves from KidsWB to Disney XD in March 2009". Retrieved on 2008-12-22.
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- ^ Showtime will have last 'Word'
- ^ NBC FALLOUT: "KNIGHT" CUT, "ER" EXTENDED
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