When the BBC moved children's services to MediaCityUK Chris was the first presenter to appear onscreen in the brand new CBBC Office set.
As part of the CBBC line-up, Chris has been involved with tie-in events such as Red Nose Day 2011 for Comic Relief.
[2][non-primary source needed] On the day itself it was announced that Chris would continue to appear as the recurring presenter for the Shout Out Saturday live slot.
On 9 April 2016 Shout Out Saturday came to a close, and that morning Chris and Shannon Flynn announced it was their last ever day on the CBBC Channel continuity.
Chris also played several characters in the Doctor Who spin-off Gallifrey IV by Big Finish Productions, as well as appearing in the Bernice Summerfield story 'Private Enemy No.1' from the 'Epoch' series.
Chris appeared in the final episode of Doctor Who: The Adventure Games, 'The Gunpowder Plot', in the roles of 'Barnaby', plotter Robert Keyes and a royal guard.
[6] Not only does Chris host his 'OfficialCDJ' YouTube Channel, but he co-presented The Lewis Ryan Show most Saturdays on Salford City Radio.
Chris appeared as one of the talking heads on Catalyst Media's "Temple of Nerd" Podcast, which ran for nearly two years before wrapping up in August 2014.
[8] To celebrate the ten year anniversary of the return of Doctor Who to television, Chris began a podcast series called '#9is10', which provides brand new episode commentaries for the entire 2005 run of the show, as well as extra interviews with guests, some of whom are personal friends.
[9] A casual gamer, Chris began a Twitch streaming service in 2015[10] where he plays indie and mainstream titles for the PS4.
In June of 2021 he began scriptwriting and presenting a video game news show on YouTube called 'Games Vault',[11] which was produced until November of the same year.
Between July 2016 and March of 2022 Johnson recorded a weekly podcast called the '#BigDamnCast' with friend Matthew Watson, which they released on iTunes.