Sonny with a Chance is a show.
This is a list of television series originally broadcast on , and produced at least partially by , Disney Channel ( formerly `` The Disney Channel '' ) , a family-oriented American basic cable channel and former premium channel , owned by The Walt Disney Company . A situation comedy , or sitcom , is a genre of comedy centered on a fixed set of characters who carry over from episode to episode . 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 .