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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.

Events

DateEvent
January 1NBC 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 2After 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 3Elizabeth Vargas and Bob Woodruff take over anchoring duties ABC News' World News Tonight, replacing Peter Jennings, who died of cancer in 2005.
January 12Second live episode of Will and Grace airs on NBC on both the East and West coasts.
January 20High 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 24CBS 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 28The 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 22Fox 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 8Bravo's premiere of one of its most popular shows to date, Top Chef.
March 11ITV launch the CITV Channel, which will broadcast during the downtime hours of ITV4 [2]
March 16SportsNet New York launches.
March 17United States premiere of the new series of Doctor Who on Sci-Fi's Friday-night lineup.
April 1Kids Choice Awards are aired on Nickelodeon with special slimed guest, Robin Williams. The event was hosted by Jack Black.
April 712.6 million viewers watch long-running Coronation Street character Mike Baldwin die in the arms of his long-time rival, Ken Barlow.
April 19ITV 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 24Cartoon Network TOO, a new cartoon channel, launches at 10:15am in the UK.
April 24Nick Jr 2 launches in the UK.
April 28The 33rd Daytime Emmy Awards are handed out.
May 15BBC High Definition Television Trial commences.
May 18Reality show Big Brother starts in the UK for its 7th Series.
May 20Just 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 21Mike 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 22BSkyB launch High-definition television in the UK under the brand Sky HD.
May 24Taylor Hicks wins American Idol (Season 5).
May 31Katie Couric appears as co-host of Today for the last time.
June 26MSG 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 28Charles Gibson co-hosts Good Morning America for the last time in his 19-year run.
July 8Pokémon airs its final episode on Kids' WB!, "Pasta La Vista", also its final episode dubbed by 4Kids Entertainment.
July 16Sarah 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 gameshow winner in UK television history.
July 24Aquaman, previously not picked up, becomes available for download on the iTunes Music Store.
August 21Stargate 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 27The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards are handed out.
September 5Launch of the new News Corp-owned American broadcast network My Network TV.
September 5Katie Couric becomes the first female sole anchor of the CBS Evening News replacing the temporary anchor Bob Schieffer.
September 6The longest-running drama show on television, Guiding Light, aired its 15,000th televised episode.
September 8The former Kids' WB! series, Pokémon, debuts on Cartoon Network with new voice actors.
September 12Mike Malin is crowned the winner of Big Brother: All-Stars and wins the $500,000 prize. Runner-Up Erika Landin wins $50,000.
September 13Meredith Vieira begins co-hosting duties of The Today Show, replacing Katie Couric.
September 18The new American network The CW is launched. UPN and The WB cease operations.
September 20Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond is seriously injured after crashing a jet-powered car at 280mph.
October 7After 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 19NBC 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 31Bob Barker announces that he will be retiring from his hosting duties on The Price is Right in June 2007.
November 9Nickelodeon 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 16On 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 25EastEnders character Pauline Fowler (played by Wendy Richard) dies, she had been in the show from the first episode (BBC One).

Debuts

January 1
In Justice on ABC (2006).
January 5Four Kings on NBC. (2006)
January 6The Book of Daniel (2006) (never aired).
January 8Campus Ladies on Oxygen Network
January 9Life on Mars on BBC One.
January 12Crumbs on ABC (2006).
January 14Ben 10 , a Cartoon Network sci-fi animated series
January 17Love Monkey on CBS (2006).
January 19Hotel Babylon on BBC One (2006-present).
January 22Number 1 Single on E!.
January 23Northern Lights on ITV (2006-present).
January 23Courting Alex on CBS (2006).
January 27The Emperor's New School on the Disney Channel. Spin-off series from 2001's The Emperor's New Groove and 2005's Kronk's New Groove.
January 29Lewis, a spin-off from Inspector Morse, debuts on ITV1.
February 2 on CBS
February 24My Gym Partner's a Monkey, another Cartoon Network animated series
February 28 on MTV
March 1Free Ride on Fox Network
March 3Conviction on NBC
March 7The Unit on CBS (2006-present)
March 9Waterloo Road on BBC One
March 12Big Love on HBO
March 13The New Adventures of Old Christine on CBS (2006-present)
March 15The Loop on FOX.
March 22Heist on NBC.
March 24Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel.
March 28Thief on FX Networks
March 28Teachers on NBC.
April 2So NoTORIous on VH1(US) (The network's first scripted sitcom)
April 9Just for Kicks on Nickelodeon
April 15Eureka seveN on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block
April 24La fea mas bella on Univision
April 27Suburban Shootout on Five
May 5Home Again on BBC One
May 29Real World/Road Rules Challenge Fresh Meat on MTV
May 31The Hills on MTV
June 2Beyond the Break on The N
June 6The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency on Oxygen Network
June 12Saved on TNT
June 13ECW on SciFi
June 17Spider Riders on Kids' WB!
July 6Big Brother: All-Stars on CBS
July 7Psych on USA Network
July 25Maggi & Me on Channel 5 (Singapore)
August 18MTV New Zealand debuts on the SKY Network
August 18Full Tank debuts on MTV New Zealand
August 21Vanished on FOX
August 30Justice on FOX
September 2ESPN Saturday Night Football on ESPN on ABC
September 2Fantastic Four (2006 TV series) on Cartoon Network.
September 5Desire on My Network TV
September 5Fashion House on My Network TV
September 5Standoff on FOX
September 7'Til Death on FOX
September 7Happy Hour on FOX
September 9Bleach and Trinity Blood on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block
September 10NBC's Sunday Night Football premieres
September 11Monday Night Football on ESPN premieres
September 11Judge Maria Lopez in syndication (US and Canada)
September 12Greg Behrendt in syndication (US and Canada)
September 15Men in Trees on ABC
September 18Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip on NBC
September 18Rachael Ray in syndication (US and Canada)
September 18The Megan Mullally Show in syndication (US and Canada)
September 18"The Class" on CBS
September 19Smith on CBS
September 20Kidnapped on NBC
September 20Jericho on CBS
September 21Six Degrees on ABC
September 21Shark on CBS
September 22Mr. Meaty on Nickelodeon
September 23Tom and Jerry Tales on Kids' WB!
September 23Monster Allergy on Kids' WB!
September 23Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue! on Kids' WB!
September 23Legion of Super Heroes on Kids' WB!
September 24Brothers & Sisters on ABC
September 25Heroes on NBC
September 25Runaway on The CW
September 26Help Me Help You on ABC
September 28Ugly Betty, an English language adaptation of the telenovela
Betty La Fea, on ABC
September 30American Idol Rewind in Syndication
October 3Friday Night Lights on NBC
The Amazing Mrs Pritchard on BBC One
October 4The Nine on ABC
October 7Robin Hood, a new family drama series made by Tiger Aspect Productions for BBC One.
October 1130 Rock on NBC
October 12Real World/Road Rules Challenge The Duel on MTV
October 131 vs. 100 on NBC
TCM Underground on TCM
October 22Torchwood, the first full series spin-off from Doctor Who, debuts on BBC Three.
November 1The Rich List on Fox
November 2Rob & Big on MTV
November 3Class of 3000 on Cartoon Network
November 14Show Me the Money on ABC
November 143 LBS on CBS
November 15Day Break on ABC
November 22 on MTV
November 27Jackanory scheduled to return to BBC One (1965-1996, 2006-present).
November 28''Big Day on ABC
December 11The Lost Room on Sci-Fi channel
December 18Identity on NBC

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Ending this year

DateShowDebut
January 16Teen Titans2003
January 28Strange Days at Blake Holsey High2002
February 5Strong Medicine2000
February 10Arrested Development2003
February 15Yes, Dear2000
February 24Wildboyz2003
March 11Dick and Dom in da Bungalow (UK)2002
March 17The Red Green Show1991
March 18Fullmetal Alchemist2004
March 24What I Like About You2002
March 25Soul Train (last new episodes to date)1970
May 2Hope & Faith2003
May 6Sonic X2003
May 13Xiaolin Showdown2003
May 14Malcolm in the Middle2000
May 14The West Wing1999
May 17Out of Practice2005
May 18That '70s Show1998
May 18Will & Grace1998
May 21Charmed1998
May 22Alias2001
June 5Everwood2002
June 10Blue Heelers (Australia)1994
June 10Yu-Gi-Oh!2001
June 27''Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi2004
JulyRebelde2004
July 10Peregrina2006
July 23Romeo!2003
July 26Blue Collar TV2004
July 28Wheel of Fortune (Australia)1981
July 292003
July 30Top of the Pops (UK)1964
August 6Blue's Clues1996
August 19Phil of the Future2004
September 10My Hero (UK)2000
November 19NASCAR on NBC (NBC only)1999
November 5Rugrats1991
November 252002
November 29The Glass House2001
December 29The Life and Times of Juniper Lee2005

Deaths

DateNameAgeCinematic Credibility
January 2John Woodnutt81actor
January 12Anne Meacham80actress (Another World).
January 14Shelley Winters85actress
January 28Henry McGee76actor (The Benny Hill Show)
February 3Al Lewis95actor (The Munsters, Car 54, Where Are You?).
February 5Franklin Cover77actor (The Jeffersons).
February 24Don Knotts81actor (The Andy Griffith Show, Three's Company).
February 24Dennis Weaver81actor (McCloud, Gunsmoke).
February 25Darren McGavin83actor (Mike Hammer).
March 13Peter Tomarken63game show host (Press Your Luck, Hit Man, Wipeout), killed in a helicopter crash
March 24Lynne Perrie75actress (Ivy Tilsley in Coronation Street), stroke
March 25Buck Owens76musician, host of Hee Haw
March 27Dan Curtis78creator of Dark Shadows, brain tumor.
April 30Jay Bernstein69producer (Mike Hammer also manager to Suzanne Somers and Farrah Fawcett), stroke.
May 29James Brolan42CBS News sound technician, killed by a car bomb in Iraq.
May 29Paul Douglas48CBS news cameraman, killed by a car bomb in Iraq.
May 30Robert Sterling88actor (Topper)
June 23Aaron Spelling83producer (Dynasty, Beverly Hills 90210, 7th Heaven, and more)
July 3Benjamin Hendrickson55actor (As The World Turns), suicide.
July 8Peter Hawkins82actor and voice artist (Doctor Who).
July 19Jack Warden85actor (Crazy Like a Fox, Brian's Song)
July 19Tudi Wiggins70actress (Love of Life)
July 21Mako (actor)72voice Iroh,
August 11Mike Douglas81Talk show host (The Mike Douglas Show)
September 4Steve Irwin44Australian naturist (The Crocodile Hunter)
September 5Hilary Mason89actress (Maid Marian and her Merry Men)
October 5Jennifer Moss61actress (Lucille Hewitt in Coronation Street)
October 20Jane Wyatt96actress (Father Knows Best)
November 1Bettye Ackerman82actress (Ben Casey)
November 9Ed Bradley65CBS News reporter (60 Minutes)
December 12Peter Boyle71actor (Everybody Loves Raymond)
December 14Mike Evans''57actor (All in the Family, The Jeffersons)
December 18Joseph Barbera95animator (The Flintstones)



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