Sonny with a Chance is an American sitcom created by Steve Marmel for Disney Channel Original Series. It aired from February 8, 2009 to January 2, 2011.
The series revolves around Sonny Munroe (Demi Lovato), a teenage comedian who wins the chance of starring in the fictional children's sketch comedy series, So Random!. She is assisted by fellow cast members and new friends Tawni Hart (Tiffany Thornton), Nico Harris (Brandon Mychal Smith), Grady Mitchell (Doug Brochu) and Zora Lancaster (Allisyn Ashley Arm), along with Chad Dylan Cooper (Sterling Knight), the star of Mackenzie Falls, the rival tween TV show of So Random!.
Series overview
Episodes
Season 1 (2009)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Sketchy Beginnings" | David Trainer | Michael Feldman & Steve Marmel | February 8, 2009 | 101 | 4.1[1] |
| 2 | 2 | "West Coast Story" | David Trainer | Michael Feldman & Steve Marmel | February 8, 2009 | 104 | 4.0[1] |
| 3 | 3 | "Sonny at the Falls" | Eric Dean Seaton | Phil Baker & Drew Vaupen | February 15, 2009 | 112 | 3.5[2] |
| 4 | 4 | "You've Got Fan Mail" | Philip Charles MacKenzie | Phil Baker & Drew Vaupen | February 22, 2009 | 107 | 3.7[3] |
| 5 | 5 | "Cheater Girls" | Eric Dean Seaton | Dava Savel | March 1, 2009 | 105 | 4.1[4] |
| 6 | 6 | "Three's Not Company" | Eric Dean Seaton | Amy Engelberg & Wendy Engelberg | March 8, 2009 | 106 | 3.8[5] |
| 7 | 7 | "Poll'd Apart" | David Trainer | Amy Engelberg & Wendy Engelberg | March 15, 2009 | 110 | 4.0[6] |
| 8 | 8 | "Fast Friends" | David Trainer | Michael Feldman & Steve Marmel | March 29, 2009 | 102 | 3.2[7] |
| 9 | 9 | "Sonny with a Chance of Dating" | Eric Dean Seaton | Cindy Caponera | April 12, 2009 | 111 | 4.4[8] |
| 10 | 10 | "Sonny and the Studio Brat" | Eric Dean Seaton | Amy Engelberg & Wendy Engelberg | April 26, 2009 | 114 | N/A |
| 11 | 11 | "Promises, Prom-misses" | David Trainer | Dava Savel | May 3, 2009 | 109 | 4.1[9] |
| 12 | 12 | "The Heartbreak Kids" | Eric Dean Seaton | Cindy Caponera | May 17, 2009 | 103 | 3.4[10] |
| 13 | 13 | "Battle of the Networks' Stars" | Eric Dean Seaton | Michael Feldman & Steve Marmel | June 7, 2009 | 116 | 4.0[11] |
| 14 | 14 | "Prank'd" | Carl Lauten | Kevin Kopelow & Heath Seifert | July 5, 2009 | 115 | 5.2[12] |
| 15 | 15 | "Tales from the Prop House" | Eric Dean Seaton | Dava Savel | August 2, 2009 | 117 | 4.0[13] |
| 16 | 16 | "Sonny in the Kitchen with Dinner" | Linda Mendoza | Danny Warren | August 16, 2009 | 118 | 5.3[14] |
| 17 | 17 | "Guess Who's Coming to Guest Star" "Sonny with a Chad (alternative)" | Eric Dean Seaton | Michael Feldman & Steve Marmel | September 27, 2009 | 108 | 4.1[15] |
| 18 | 18 | "Hart to Hart" "Who's the Dummy? (Alternative)" | Eric Dean Seaton | Lanny Horn & Josh Silverstein | November 1, 2009 | 119 | 4.1[16] |
| 19 | 19 | "Sonny in the Middle" | Eric Dean Seaton | Lanny Horn & Josh Silverstein | November 8, 2009 | 113 | N/A |
| 20 | 20 | "Cookie Monsters" | Eric Dean Seaton | Story by : Cindy Caponera Teleplay by : Kevin Kopelow & Heath Seifert | November 15, 2009 | 120 | N/A |
| 21 | 21 | "Sonny: So Far" | Eric Dean Seaton | Michael Feldman & Steve Marmel | November 22, 2009 | 121 | 3.8[17] |
Season 2 (2010–11)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 1 | "Walk a Mile in My Pants" | Eric Dean Seaton | Amy Engelberg & Wendy Engelberg | March 14, 2010 | 202 | 6.3[18] |
| 23 | 2 | "Sonny Get Your Goat" | Eric Dean Seaton | Dava Savel | March 21, 2010 | 204 | 3.2[citation needed] |
| 24 | 3 | "Gassie Passes" | Eric Dean Seaton | Dava Savel | March 28, 2010 | 205 | 2.9[citation needed] |
| 25 | 4 | "Sonny with a Song" | John Fortenberry | Michael Feldman & Steve Marmel | April 11, 2010 | 209 | 3.2[citation needed] |
| 26 | 5 | "High School Miserable" | Carl Lauten | Michael Feldman & Steve Marmel | April 18, 2010 | 206 | 5.4[19] |
| 27 | 6 | "The Legend of Candy Face" | Eric Dean Seaton | Dan Cohen & F.J. Pratt | May 2, 2010 | 203 | 3.5[20] |
| 28 | 7 | "Gummy with a Chance" | Carl Lauten | Josh Herman & Adam Schwartz | May 9, 2010 | 207 | 3.4[21] |
| 29 | 8 | "Random Acts of Disrespect" | Leslie Kolins Small | Dan Cohen & F.J. Pratt | May 16, 2010 | 208 | 5.5[22] |
| 30 | 9 | "Grady with a Chance of Sonny" | Eric Dean Seaton | Lanny Horn & Josh Silverstein | May 23, 2010 | 216 | 5.5[22] |
| 31 | 10 | "Falling for the Falls" (Part 1) | Eric Dean Seaton | Michael Feldman & Steve Marmel | June 13, 2010 | 201 | 3.6[23] |
| 32 | 11 | "Falling for the Falls" (Part 2) | Eric Dean Seaton | Michael Feldman & Steve Marmel | June 20, 2010 | 217 | 3.8[24] |
| 33–34 | 12–13 | "Sonny with a Secret" | Eric Dean Seaton | Michael Feldman & Steve Marmel | July 18, 2010 | 212–213 | 6.1[25] |
| 35 | 14 | "The Problem with Pauly" | Shelley Jensen | Josh Herman & Adam Schwartz | August 8, 2010 | 214 | 4.5[26] |
| 36 | 15 | "That's So Sonny" | Eric Dean Seaton | Dava Savel | August 29, 2010 | 215 | 4.0[27] |
| 37 | 16 | "Chad Without a Chance" | Eric Dean Seaton | Amy Engelberg & Wendy Engelberg | September 19, 2010 | 210 | 4.0[28] |
| 38 | 17 | "My Two Chads" | Eric Dean Seaton | Dan Cohen & F.J. Pratt | September 26, 2010 | 211 | 4.0[28] |
| 39 | 18 | "A So Random! Halloween Special" | Eric Dean Seaton | Josh Herman & Adam Schwartz | October 17, 2010 | 226 | 4.0[29] |
| 40 | 19 | "Sonny with a 100% Chance of Meddling" | Ron Moseley | Lanny Horn & Josh Silverstein | October 24, 2010 | 219 | 4.7[30] |
| 41 | 20 | "Dakota's Revenge" | Eric Dean Seaton | Dava Savel | November 14, 2010 | 223 | 3.7[31] |
| 42 | 21 | "Sonny with a Kiss" | Eric Dean Seaton | Ellen Byron & Lissa Kapstrom | November 21, 2010 | 220 | 3.6[32] |
| 43 | 22 | "A So Random! Holiday Special" | Eric Dean Seaton | Michael Feldman & Steve Marmel | November 28, 2010 | 218 | 3.8[33] |
| 44 | 23 | "Sonny with a Grant" | Eric Dean Seaton | Michael Feldman & Steve Marmel | December 5, 2010 | 221 | 4.0[34] |
| 45 | 24 | "Marshall with a Chance" | Shannon Flynn | Carla Banks Waddles | December 12, 2010 | 224 | 3.2[35] |
| 46 | 25 | "Sonny with a Choice" | Eric Dean Seaton | Dan Cohen & F.J. Pratt | December 19, 2010 | 222 | 4.7[30] |
| 47 | 26 | "New Girl" | Sean McNamara | Michael Feldman & Steve Marmel | January 2, 2011 | 225 | 5.7[30] |
See also
References
- ^ a b Sergio Ibarra (February 10, 2009). "'Sonny' Lights Up Sunday for Disney Channel". TelevisionWeek. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
- ^ Disney Channel weekly ratings highlights – tvbythenumbers.com
- ^ WWE RAW, The Closer and Monk lead weekly cable viewing Posted on 24 February 2009 by Robert Seidman
- ^ WWE RAW, The Closer and President Obama lead cable viewing – tvbythenumbers.com
- ^ iCarly, Burn Notice and WWE RAW top cable charts Posted on 10 March 2009 by Robert Seidman
- ^ WWE RAW, Cars, Hannah Montana and SpongeBob Lead Weekly Cable Viewing – tvbythenumbers
- ^ Kids’ Choice Awards, Penguins of Madagascar and WWE RAW lead cable – tvbythenumbers.com
- ^ "Disney Channel Nielsen Ratings Highlights April 6-12, 2009". 14 April 2009. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016.
- ^ Bulls vs. Celtics, WWE RAW and NCIS lead cable shows Posted on 06 May 2009 by Robert Seidman
- ^ NBA Playoffs, NASCAR and WWE RAW lead cable Posted on 19 May 2009 by Robert Seidman
- ^ Corrected: Burn Notice, Jon & Kate Plus 8 and Royal Pains lead cable Posted on 09 June 2009 by Robert Seidman
- ^ Hannah Montana Tops Cable Shows, SpongeBob Casts A Big, Square Shadow Posted on 07 July 2009 by Bill Gorman
- ^ Updated:The Closer, Burn Notice, Royal Pains Top Week’s Cable Shows – tvbythenumbers.com
- ^ "Disney Channel is TV's No. 1 Network in Total Day and Prime in Target Kid Demos". 18 August 2009. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016.
- ^ Cable ratings: Monday Night Football, WWE RAW, Monk top weekly cable chart – tvbythenumbers.com
- ^ Cable ratings: Monday Night Football, RAW, White Collar and Monk top weekly cable chart – tvbythenumbers.com
- ^ Cable ratings: NFL, Sons of Anarchy, Monk, WWE RAW and White Collar top weekly cable charts – tvbythenumbers.com
- ^ Gorman, Bill (March 30, 2010). "Disney Channel Claims its Most-Watched March Ever in Total Day in Total Viewers, Kids 6–11 and Tweens 9–14". TVbytheNumbers.
- ^ Gorman, Bill (April 20, 2010). "Good Luck Charlie is TV's #1 Telecast In Kids 6-11 and Tweens 9-14". TVbytheNumbers. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012.
- ^ Seidman, Robert (May 11, 2010). "Sunday Cable: NBA, 'Army Wives' Tops With 18-49; 'The Pacific' Dives Below 2 Million". TVbytheNumbers. Archived from the original on June 20, 2011.
- ^ Seidman, Robert (May 11, 2010). "Cable Top 25: NBA Playoffs, WWE RAW and iCarly Top Weekly Cable Viewing". TVbytheNumbers. Archived from the original on October 1, 2012.
- ^ a b Seidman, Robert (May 25, 2010). "Disney Channel's 'Good Luck Charlie' and 'Sonny With a Chance' Top Ratings With Tweens". TVbytheNumbers. Archived from the original on April 8, 2011.
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- ^ Gorman, Bill (June 22, 2010). "Sunday Cable Ratings: Leverage, True Blood, Army Wives, Drop Dead Diva & Much More". TVbytheNumbers.
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- ^ Seidman, Robert (October 19, 2010). "Cable Top 25: Brett Favre, New York Yankees, Badgers – Buckeyes, Chilean Miners Rescue & 'iCarly' Top Week's Cable Viewing". TVbytheNumbers.
- ^ a b c "Disney Channel Stands as TV's No. 1 Network in Total Day for the 19th Consecutive Week Among Tweens 9-14". TheFutonCritic.com. October 26, 2010.
- ^ Seidman, Robert (November 16, 2010). "Sunday Cable Ratings: The Walking Dead, Sarah Palin (again, still); Boardwalk Empire Drops; Real Housewives, Sonny With a Chance, Kendra & Much More". TVbytheNumbers. Archived from the original on November 18, 2010.
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- ^ Gorman, Bill (November 30, 2010). "Sunday Cable Ratings: Boardwalk Empire Dips; Soul Train Awards, Real Housewives, Dexter, Top Gear & More". TVbytheNumbers. Archived from the original on December 4, 2010.
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