The 2nd annual CableFAX Program Awards is devoted to cable’s top shows, people, and entertainment icons. Winners were selected in over 38 categories including Best Show or Series, Best Actor/Actress/Host, Tech Categories, the Hall of Fame, and special categories such as Best Opening Sequence.

In addition, we honored the Top Operators of the Year. Recognizing both MSOs and Independent Operators, the Top Ops Awards honor overall excellence, marketing, customer service, community involvement, and innovation.

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Program Awards 2009 Finalists:

Hall of Fame

Best Actor in Cable 

	Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad - AMC
	Michael Chiklis, The Shield - FX
	Jon Hamm, Mad Men - AMC
	Edward James Olmos, Battlestar Galactica - Syfy
	Jonathan Rhys Meyers, The Tudors - Showtime

Best Actress in Cable 

	Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men - AMC
	Glenn Close, Damages - FX
	Anna Gunn, Breaking Bad - AMC
	Mary McDonnell, Battlestar Galactica - Syfy
	Katey Sagal, Sons of Anarchy - FX
	Anna Paquin, True Blood - HBO

Best Cable Program

	Mad Men - AMC
	Battlestar Galactica - Syfy
	Breaking Bad - AMC
	Californication - Showtime
	Hannah Montana - Disney Channel
	In Treatment - HBO

Best Director

	Clark Johnson, The Shield - FX
	Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad Season 2 Premiere - AMC
	Peter Tolan, Rescue Me - FX
	Matt Weiner, Mad Men Season 2 Finale - AMC
	Andy Wolk, Lincoln Heights - ABC Family

Best New Cable Program/Movie

	Sons of Anarchy - FX
	Party Down - Starz
	Dallas DNA - Investigation Discovery
	Taking Chance - HBO
	The Secret Life of the American Teenager - ABC Family
	United States of Tara - Showtime Networks inc

Best Producer

	Matt Weiner & Scott Hornbacher, Mad Men - AMC
	Vince Gilligan & Mark Johnson, Breaking Bad - AMC
	Ronald D. Moore & David Eick, Battlestar Galactica - Syfy

Best Opening Sequence

	Dark Path Chronicles - FEARnet
	Phineas & Ferb - Disney Channel
	Sonny with a Chance - Disney Channel
	The Locator - WE tv

Best Online/Mobile Extras for a Linear Show

	Sonny with a Chance - Disney Channel
	Bizarre Foods in the Kitchen - Travel Channel
	Most Haunted Live: Gettysburg - Travel Channel
	No LOL in HIV Text Message Campaign - Cable Positive
	The Sunnyside Up Show Microsite and Dress Chica iPhone Application - PBS Kids Sprout

Best Online-Only/Mobile-Only Show

	Great & Telling Tales with Timothy Dickinson: Rasputin - History Channel
	The Adventures of Mark & His Monkey - Travel Channel
	Crash the Parties '08 - SiTV
	E! News Now - E!

Best Video on Demand Program/Special

	Legends of Wrestling: Soul of Wrestling - World Wrestling Entertainment Inc
	Carolina on Demand: High School Sports - Time Warner Cable
	NCAA VOD: The Best of March Madness - CBS College Sports Network

Best Actor/Actress/Host: Comedy

	Tony Shalhoub, Monk - USA Network
	Lizzy Caplan, Party Down - Starz
	Stephen Colbert, The Colbert Report - Comedy Central

Best Actor/Actress/Host: Educational/Instructional

	Paul Lisnek, Political Update with Paul Lisnek - Comcast CN100 Chicago
	Lisa Aprati, Inside Comcast - Comcast CN100 Chicago
	Lynn Doyle, It’s your Call with Lynn Doyle - Comcast CN8 Philadelphia
	Pat and Linda Parelli, Parelli Natural Horsemanship - RFD-TV

Best Actor/Actress/Host: Food

	Guy Fieri, Diners, Drive-ins and Dives - Food Network
	Pat and Gina Neely, Road Tasted with the Neelys - Food Network
	Adam Richman, Travel Channel's Man v. Food - Travel Channel

Best Actor/Actress/Host: Animals/Nature

	Victoria Stilwell, It's Me or the Dog - Animal Planet
	Cesar Milan, The Dog Whisperer - National Geographic Channel
	Jai Rodriguez, Groomer Has It - Animal Planet

Best Actor/Actress/Host: News

	Dan Rather, Dan Rather Reports - HDNet
	Jim Cramer, CNBC's Mad Money with Jim Cramer- CNBC
	Melissa Lee, Options Action - CNBC

Best Actor/Actress/Host: Other

	Anthony Bourdain, Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations - Travel Channel
	Whoopi Goldberg, Stream - FEARnet
	Mark Zona, World's Greatest Fishing Show - ESPN

Best Actor/Actress/Host: Regional Program

	Virginia Johnson - Bright House Networks/Tampa Bay on Demand
	Scott Fais, Florida on a Tankful - Bright House Networks/Central Florida News 13
	Russ Thaler - Comcast SportsNet/Washington Post Live

Best Actor/Actress/Host: Talk Shows

	Suze Orman, The Suze Orman Show - CNBC
	William Shatner, Shatner's Raw Nerve - Biography Channel
	Elvis Costello, Spectacle: Elvis Costello with… - Sundance Channel
	Chelsea Handler, Chelsea Lately - E!

Best Show or Series: Animals/Nature

	Wild China - Travel Channel
	Evolve: Eyes - History Channel
	River Monsters - Animal Planet

Best Show or Series: Animated

	Handy Manny - Disney Channel
	Great & Telling Tales with Timothy Dickinson: Rasputin - History Channel
	Phineas & Ferb - Disney Channel

Best Show or Series: Childrens

	The Sprout Sharing Show - PBS Kids Sprout
	Spongebob Squarepants - Nickelodeon
	Camp Rock - Disney Channel
	Handy Manny - Disney Channel
	Hannah Montana - Disney Channel

Best Show or Series: Comedy

	The Soup - E!
	Psych - USA Network
	Gavin & Stacey - BBC America
	Greek - ABC Family
	Monk - USA Network

Best Show or Series: Documentary

	102 Minutes that Changed America - History Channel
	Marijuana Inc: Inside America's Pot Industry - CNBC
	KKK: Inside American Terror - M2 Pictures
	Let Freedom Sing: How Music Inspired the Civil Rights Movement - Brainstorm Media
	Marathon Love - LMNO Productions

Best Show or Series: Drama

	Britz - BBC America
	Mad Men - AMC
	Lincoln Heights - ABC Family
	Damages - FX
	The Secret Life of the American Teenager - ABC Family
	The Tudors - Showtime

Best Show or Series: Educational/Instructional

	Parelli Natural Horsemanship - RFD-TV
	Inside Comcast - Comcast CN100 Chicago
	What Happens Next? - Veria TV

Best Show or Series: Food

	Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern - Travel Channel
	Fed Up! - Veria TV
	Iron Chef - Food Network
	Man vs. Food - Travel Channel

Best Show or Series: Music

	Live from Abbey Road - Sundance Channel
	Revealed: Third Day - Gospel Music Channel
	Fall Out Boy: Live from the Chicago Theatre - Fuse
	HDNet Concert Series - HDNet
	Spectacle: Elvis Costello with… - Sundance Channel

Best Show or Series: News

	BBC World News America - BBC America
	E! News - E!
	Dan Rather Reports - HDNet
	Who's Protecting Our Money A Town Hall Meeting with FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair - CNBC

Best Show or Series: Other

	Attack of the Show - G4
	Brink - Science Channel
	HDNet World Report, News Magazine - HDNet
	Whale Wars - Animal Planet

Best Show or Series: Public Affairs

	It's your Call with Lynn Doyle: Voluntary Breast Removal - Comcast CN8 Philadelphia
	Botswana: The President's Tour - Travel Channel
	No LOL in HIV - Cable Positive
	Political Update with Paul Lisnek - Comcast CN100 Chicago

Best Show or Series: Reality/Game Show

	My Fair Wedding - WE tv
	What's Next? - Retirement Living TV
	Groomer Has It - Animal Planet
	Jammin - SiTV
	Keeping Up with the Kardashians - E! Entertainment
	Model Latina - SiTV

Best Show or Series: Regional Program

	Washington Post Live Presents O What a Night - Comcast SportsNet
	CenterStage - YES Network
	Florida on a Tankful Holiday Road with Scott Fais - Bright House Networks
	Prime Time Chicago - Comcast

Best Show or Series: Religious

	The World Over Live - EWTN
	EveryDay with Marcus & Lisa - FamilyNet
	Judie Byrd's Kitchen - FamilyNet

Best Show or Series: SciFi

	Battlestar Galactica - Syfy
	Primeval - BBC America
	Sanctuary - Syfy
	Torchwood, Season 2 - BBC America

Best Show or Series: Sports

	Yankeeography - YES Network
	2009 Bassmaster Classic - ESPN
	Dhani Tackles the Globe - Travel Channel
	Waukegan Sectional Prep Basketball Series - Comcast CN100 Chicago
	Yankees Baseball - YES Network

Best Show or Series: Talk Shows

	Chelsea Lately - E!
	Idol Tonight - TV Guide Network
	The Suze Orman Show - CNBC

	Ronald D. Moore - Battlestar Galactica - SyFY
	Shawn Ryan - The Shield - FX
	Brenda Hampton - The Secret Life of the American Teenager - ABC Family
	Vince Gilligan - Breaking Bad - AMC
	Matt Weiner - Mad Men - AMC

Top Operators

Independent Operator of the Year

NPG Cable, Inc.

Independent Community Service Award

Full Channel

Independent Customer Service Award

	Beld Broadband
	NewWave Communications

Independent Lifetime Achievement

Gene Hager, Antietam Cable Television, Inc.

Independent Marketer of the Year

Cynthia Boles, Avenue Broadband

Independent Project Launch of the Year

Coaxial Cable

Independent Strategic Thinker of the Year

Bob Gessner, Massillon Cable TV, Inc.

Independent System Executive of the Year Award

Greg Lathum, NewWave Communications

Independent Technology Award

Sunflower Broadband

MSO of the Year

Mediacom

MSO Commercial Sales Team of the Year

Cox Business

MSO Community Service Award - MSO Wide

Bresnan Communications

MSO Community Service Award - System

Suddenlink

MSO Competition Award

Cablevision

MSO Customer Service Award

Charter Communications

MSO Leadership Award

Time Warner Cable

MSO Lifetime Achievement

Pam Euler Halling, Insight Communications

MSO Project Launch of the Year

Bright House Networks

MSO Regional Executive Award

Woody Hutton, Insight Communications

MSO Technology Award

Comcast