Sonny with a Chance is an American television show.
Sitcom . Sitcoms originated in radio , but today are found mostly on television as one of its dominant narrative forms . Sonny with a Chance is an American sitcom created by Steve Marmel which aired for two seasons on Disney Channel from February 8 , 2009 to January 2 , 2011 . Like most of Disney Channel 's sitcoms , it is shot on tape but uses a `` filmized '' appearance .