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The year 2006 in television involved some significant events. Below is a list of television-related events in 2006.

For the American TV schedule, see: 2006-07 United States network television schedule.

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[edit] Events

Date Event
January 1 NBC Universal drops the Trio channel and in its place launches Sleuth, a 24-hour entertainment cable channel dedicated to the crime, mystery and suspense genre.
January 2 After several years as part of The WB's weekday programming lineup, The WB drops its weekday afternoon Kids' WB animation block. Kids' WB is now relegated to Saturday mornings, and the weekday block is replaced by Daytime WB.
January 3 Elizabeth Vargas and Bob Woodruff take over anchoring duties ABC News' World News Tonight, replacing Peter Jennings, who died of cancer in 2005.
January 12 Second live episode of Will and Grace airs on NBC on both the East and West coasts.
January 20 High School Musical, arguably Disney's Channel's most successful original movie, is released. It is shown about 12 times more to an audience of 37 million different people.
January 24 CBS and Warner Bros. announce the launch of The CW Television Network for the 2006-2007 season. This network was, in a sense, be a merger of The WB Television Network and UPN and was designed to replace both of those networks.[1]
January 28 The Directors Guild of America name Tony Croll and J. Rupert Thompson as reality TV directors for Three Wishes and Fear Factor, respectively. Best director of a dramatic series is Michael Apted for Rome. TV comedy series director is Marc Buckland for My Name Is Earl. Directors Joseph Sargent (Warm Springs)and George C. Wolfe (Lackawanna Blues) share best TV movie awards. General Hospital's Owen Renfroe is named best daytime serial director.
February 22 Fox announces plans for a new network, called "MyNetworkTV". The network was planned to run on UPN and WB affiliates who are not included in the launch of The CW.
March 8 Bravo's premiere of one of its most popular shows to date, Top Chef.
March 11 ITV launch the CITV Channel, which will broadcast during the downtime hours of ITV4 [2]
March 16 SportsNet New York launches.
March 17 United States premiere of the new series of Doctor Who on Sci-Fi's Friday-night lineup.
March 26 Last first-run episodes to date of the long-running TV series Soul Train. Reruns of the previous season air until October, when "The Best of Soul Train" reruns from the 1970s and 1980s begin airing in place of new episodes.
April 1 Kids Choice Awards are aired on Nickelodeon with special slimed guest, Robin Williams. The event was hosted by Jack Black.
April 7 12.6 million viewers watch long-running Coronation Street character Mike Baldwin die in the arms of his long-time rival, Ken Barlow.
April 19 ITV launch ITV Play, a new 24/7 participation TV channel, on Freeview in the United Kingdom. It will launch on other platforms later in the year.
April 24 Cartoon Network TOO, a new cartoon channel, launches at 10:15am in the UK.
April 24 Nick Jr 2 launches in the UK.
April 28 The 33rd Daytime Emmy Awards are handed out.
May 5 The BBC's local election coverage goes off air shortly before 3:00am, due to a power failure at their Millbank studios. For the next hour coverage relocates to The Counting House pub, with results being read out using handwritten pieces of paper.
May 15 BBC High Definition Television Trial commences.
May 18 Reality show Big Brother starts in the UK for its 7th Series.
May 20 Just minutes before the live Eurovision Song Contest final begins, BBC One's live National Lottery draw is invaded by Fathers 4 Justice protestors. The show is temporarily taken off air, leaving just a programme logo and announcer Alan Dedicoat's voice until the problems are resolved.
May 21 Mike Wallace makes his last appearance on CBS' 60 Minutes. The WB series Charmed ends its eight year run with the final episode Forever Charmed.
May 22 BSkyB launch High-definition television in the UK under the brand Sky HD.
May 24 Taylor Hicks wins American Idol (season 5).
May 31 Katie Couric appears as co-host of Today for the last time.
June 20 18.46 million watch England vs Sweden in the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the UK's highest rated programme of the year.
June 26 MSG Network debuts SummerBall, a basketball series dedicated to the well-known summer streetball leagues in New York City. This was the first show ever aired on the network that was strictly dedicated to streetball in New York City.
June 28 Charles Gibson co-hosts Good Morning America for the last time in his 19-year run.
July 8 Pokémon airs its final episode on Kids' WB!, "Pasta La Vista", also its final episode dubbed by 4Kids Entertainment.
July 16 Sarah Lang wins one million pounds in the final of the ITV1 gameshow PokerFace. As she had also won £32,500 on the BBC One gameshow In It to Win It the previous year, this makes her the biggest known female gameshow winner in UK television history, and second overall behind Ian Woodley.
July 24 Aquaman, previously not picked up, becomes available for download on the iTunes Music Store.
August 21 Stargate SG-1 is officially cancelled by SCI FI Channel following the premiere broadcast of the shows 200th episode after just five poor rated episodes. The tenth, and possibly final, Season makes the show the longest running Sci-Fi series in American television history.
August 26 the popular 90's cartoon series Biker Mice From Mars returns to tv screens, but moved from WVIL to 4kids tv in 2008 At the same time Viva pinata debuts on 4Kids TV
August 27 The 58th Primetime Emmy Awards are handed out.
September 5 Launch of the new News Corp-owned American broadcast network My Network TV.
September 5 Katie Couric becomes the first female sole anchor of the CBS Evening News replacing the temporary anchor Bob Schieffer.
September 6 The longest-running drama show on television, Guiding Light, aired its 15,000th televised episode.
September 8 The former Kids' WB! series, Pokémon, debuts on Cartoon Network with new voice actors.
September 12 Mike Malin is crowned the winner of Big Brother: All-Stars and wins the $500,000 prize. Runner-Up Erika Landin wins $50,000.
September 13 Meredith Vieira begins co-hosting duties of The Today Show, replacing Katie Couric.
September 18 The new American network The CW is launched. UPN and The WB cease operations.
September 20 Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond is seriously injured after crashing a jet-powered car at 280mph.
October 7 After four and a half years, the BBC 'Rhythm & Movement' idents are shown for the final time on BBC One at 1:10am, as part of a special montage (2:55am on BBC One Northern Ireland). Their replacements, the 'Circle' idents, debut at 10am.
October 19 NBC Universal announces a major restructuring in order to shave US$750 million in costs following several years of falling ratings at the NBC network. Among the changes is the announcement that NBC will no longer air scripted dramas or comedies during the first hour of prime time, focusing instead on less-expensive reality and game shows in those hours. Its news division is also trimmed. The announcement is made despite the early success of several new NBC series such as Heroes. [3]
October 31 Bob Barker announces that he will be retiring from his hosting duties on The Price is Right in June 2007.
November 9 Nickelodeon airs a 24-hour marathon of SpongeBob SquarePants starting at 8:00 PM. The marathon raised Nickelodeon's ratings to an average of over 6.7 million viewers and became the network's most highest-rated day ever. [4]
November 16 On General Hospital, Luke and Laura Spencer remarry to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their first nuptials, which were the highest-rated hour in US daytime television history.
December 25 EastEnders character Pauline Fowler (played by Wendy Richard) dies, she had been in the show from the first episode (BBC One).

[edit] Debuts

Date Debut
January 8 Campus Ladies on Oxygen Network
January 9 Life on Mars on BBC One.
January 14 Ben 10 , a Cartoon Network sci-fi animated series (2006-present)
January 19 Hotel Babylon on BBC One (2006-present).
January 22 Number 1 Single on E!.
January 23 Northern Lights on ITV (2006-present).
January 27 The Emperor's New School on the Disney Channel. (2006-present) Spin-off series from 2001's The Emperor's New Groove and 2005's Kronk's New Groove.
January 29 Lewis, a spin-off from Inspector Morse, debuts on ITV1.
February 2 Survivor: Panama on CBS
February 24 My Gym Partner's a Monkey, another Cartoon Network animated series (2006-Present)
February 25 Kappa Mikey, an original Nicktoons Network anime series. (2006-present)
February 28 The Real World: Key West on MTV
March 3 Conviction on NBC
March 7 The Unit on CBS (2006-present)
March 9 Waterloo Road on BBC One
March 12 Big Love on HBO
March 13 The New Adventures of Old Christine on CBS (2006-present)
March 15 The Loop on FOX. (2006-2007)
March 22 Heist on NBC.
March 24 Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel. (2006-present)
March 28 Thief on FX Networks
March 28 Teachers on NBC.
April 2 So NoTORIous on VH1(US) (The network's first scripted sitcom)
April 9 Just for Kicks on Nickelodeon (2006-2007)
April 15 Eureka seveN on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block
April 24 La fea mas bella on Univision
April 27 Suburban Shootout on Five
May 5 Home Again on BBC One
May 29 Real World/Road Rules Challenge Fresh Meat on MTV
May 31 The Hills on MTV (2006-present)
June 2 Beyond the Break on The N
June 6 The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency on Oxygen Network
June 12 Saved on TNT
June 13 ECW on SciFi (2006-present)
June 17 Spider Riders on Kids' WB! (2006-2007)
June 26 Kyle XY on ABC Family (2006-present)
July 6 Big Brother: All-Stars on CBS
July 7 Psych on USA Network (2006-present)
July 25 Maggi & Me on Channel 5 (Singapore)
August 1 Gene Simmions family jewels
August 18 MTV New Zealand debuts on the SKY Network
August 18 Full Tank debuts on MTV New Zealand
August 26 Viva Pinyata on 4kids TV
September 2 ESPN Saturday Night Football on ABC (2006-present)
September 2 Fantastic Four (2006 TV series) on Cartoon Network. (2006)
September 5 Desire on My Network TV
September 5 Fashion House on My Network TV
September 5 Standoff on FOX (2006-2007)
September 7 'Til Death on FOX (2006-Present)
September 7 Who Killed Dr Bogle and Mrs Chandler? on ABC TV
September 7 Happy Hour on FOX
September 9 Bleach and Trinity Blood on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block
September 10 NBC's Sunday Night Football premieres (2006-present)
September 11 Monday Night Football on ESPN premieres
September 11 Judge Maria Lopez in syndication (US and Canada)
September 12 Greg Behrendt in syndication (US and Canada)
September 15 Men in Trees on ABC
September 16 "TMi" on CBBC
September 18 Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip on NBC (2006-2007)
September 18 Rachael Ray in syndication (US and Canada) (2006-present)
September 18 The Megan Mullally Show in syndication (US and Canada)
September 18 "The Class" on CBS
September 19 Smith on CBS
September 20 Kidnapped on NBC
September 20 Jericho on CBS (2006-present)
September 21 Six Degrees on ABC
September 21 Shark on CBS (2006-present)
September 22 Mr. Meaty on Nickelodeon (2006-present)
September 23 Tom and Jerry Tales on Kids' WB! (2006-present)
September 23 Monster Allergy on Kids' WB! (2006-2007)
September 23 Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue! on Kids' WB! (2006-present)
September 23 Legion of Super Heroes on Kids' WB! (2006-present)
September 24 Brothers & Sisters on ABC
September 25 Heroes on NBC (2006-present)
September 26 Help Me Help You on ABC
September 28 Ugly Betty, an English language adaptation of the telenovela
Betty La Fea, on ABC (2006-present)
September 30 American Idol Rewind in Syndication (2006-present)
October 1 Dexter on Showtime (2006-present)
October 3 Friday Night Lights on NBC (2006-present)
October 3 The Amazing Mrs Pritchard on BBC One
October 3 Trinny & Susannah Undress... on ITV
October 4 The Nine on ABC
October 7 Robin Hood, a new family drama series made by Tiger Aspect Productions for BBC One.
October 11 30 Rock on NBC (2006-present)
October 12 Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Duel on MTV
October 13 1 vs. 100 on NBC
TCM Underground on TCM
October 22 Torchwood, the first full series spin-off from Doctor Who, debuts on BBC Three.
November 2 Rob & Big on MTV (2006-present)
November 3 Class of 3000 on Cartoon Network (2006-present)
November 14 Show Me the Money on ABC
November 14 Underdogs on CBC
November 14 3 LBS on CBS
November 15 Day Break on ABC
November 22 The Real World: Denver on MTV
November 27 Jackanory scheduled to return to BBC One (1965-1996, 2006-present).
November 28 Big Day on ABC
December 11 The Lost Room on Sci-Fi Channel
December 18 Identity on NBC

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[edit] Changes of Network Affiliation

Show Moved from Moved to
The Andy Milonakis Show MTV MTV 2
Lost (UK rights) Channel 4 Sky One
Belmont Stakes NBC ABC
Breeders' Cup NBC ESPN
Celebrity Deathmatch MTV MTV2
Monday Night Football ABC ESPN
The Simple Life FOX E!
Sunday Night Football ESPN NBC
The Paul O'Grady Show ITV Channel 4
Pokemon Kids WB! Cartoon Network
The Contender NBC ESPN
One Piece 4Kids TV (FOX) Cartoon Network
Show Moved from
All of Us UPN
America's Next Top Model UPN
Everybody Hates Chris UPN
Girlfriends UPN
WWE Friday Night SmackDown UPN
Veronica Mars UPN
Beauty and the Geek The WB
Gilmore Girls The WB
Reba The WB
7th Heaven The WB
Smallville The WB
Supernatural The WB
One Tree Hill The WB


[edit] Ending this year

Date Show Debut
January 16 Teen Titans 2003
January 28 Strange Days at Blake Holsey High 2002
February 5 Strong Medicine 2000
February 10 Arrested Development 2003
February 15 Yes, Dear 2000
February 24 Wildboyz 2003
March 11 Dick and Dom in da Bungalow (UK) 2002
March 17 The Red Green Show 1991
March 18 Fullmetal Alchemist 2004
March 24 What I Like About You 2002
March 25 Soul Train (last new episodes to date) 1970
May 2 Hope & Faith 2003
May 6 Sonic X 2003
May 13 Xiaolin Showdown 2003
May 14 Malcolm in the Middle 2000
May 14 The West Wing 1999
May 17 Out of Practice 2005
May 18 That '70s Show 1998
May 18 Will & Grace 1998
May 21 Charmed 1998
May 22 Alias 2001
June 5 Everwood 2002
June 10 Blue Heelers (Australia) 1994
June 10 Yu-Gi-Oh! 2001
June 27 Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi 2004
July Rebelde 2004
July 23 Romeo! 2003
July 26 Blue Collar TV 2004
July 28 Wheel of Fortune (Australia) 1981
July 29 Lilo & Stitch: The Series 2003
July 30 Top of the Pops (UK) 1964
August 6 Blue's Clues 1996
August 19 Phil of the Future 2004
September 10 My Hero (UK) 2000
November 19 NASCAR on NBC (NBC only) 1999
November 25 The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius 2002
November 29 The Glass House 2001
December 23 Bad Girls 1999
December 29 The Life and Times of Juniper Lee 2005

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[edit] Deaths

Date Name Age Cinematic Credibility
January 2 John Woodnutt 81 actor
January 12 Anne Meacham 80 actress (Another World).
January 14 Shelley Winters 85 actress
January 28 Henry McGee 76 actor (The Benny Hill Show)
February 3 Al Lewis 82 actor (The Munsters, Car 54, Where Are You?).
February 5 Franklin Cover 77 actor (The Jeffersons).
February 24 Don Knotts 81 actor (The Andy Griffith Show, Three's Company).
February 24 Dennis Weaver 81 actor (McCloud, Gunsmoke).
February 25 Darren McGavin 83 actor (Mike Hammer).
March 13 Peter Tomarken 63 game show host (Press Your Luck, Hit Man, Wipeout), killed in a helicopter crash
March 24 Lynne Perrie 75 actress (Ivy Tilsley in Coronation Street), stroke
March 25 Buck Owens 76 musician, host of Hee Haw
March 27 Dan Curtis 78 creator of Dark Shadows, brain tumor.
April 30 Jay Bernstein 69 producer (Mike Hammer also manager to Suzanne Somers and Farrah Fawcett), stroke.
May 29 James Brolan 42 CBS News sound technician, killed by a car bomb in Iraq.
May 29 Paul Douglas 48 CBS news cameraman, killed by a car bomb in Iraq.
May 30 Robert Sterling 88 actor (Topper)
June 23 Aaron Spelling 83 producer (Dynasty, Beverly Hills 90210, 7th Heaven, and more)
June 28 Lennie Weinrib 71 actor (The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan)
July 3 Benjamin Hendrickson 55 actor (As The World Turns), suicide.
July 8 Peter Hawkins 82 actor and voice artist (Doctor Who).
July 19 Jack Warden 85 actor (Crazy Like a Fox, Brian's Song)
July 19 Tudi Wiggins 70 actress (Love of Life)
July 21 Mako (actor) 72 voice Iroh, Avatar: The Last Airbender
August 11 Mike Douglas 81 Talk show host (The Mike Douglas Show)
September 4 Steve Irwin 44 Australian naturist (The Crocodile Hunter)
September 5 Hilary Mason 89 actress (Maid Marian and her Merry Men)
October 5 Jennifer Moss 61 actress (Lucille Hewitt in Coronation Street)
October 20 Jane Wyatt 96 actress (Father Knows Best)
November 1 Bettye Ackerman 82 actress (Ben Casey)
November 9 Ed Bradley 65 CBS News reporter (60 Minutes)
December 12 Peter Boyle 71 actor (Everybody Loves Raymond)
December 14 Mike Evans 57 actor (All in the Family, The Jeffersons)
December 18 Joseph Barbera 95 animator (The Flintstones)
December 28 Jared Nathan 21 child actor, ZOOM


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