In American television in 2006, notable events include television show debuts, finales, cancellations, and new channel initiations.

Notable events

January

DateEvent
1 NBC Universal ends the channel program Trio and in its place begins Sleuth, a 24-hour entertainment cable TV channel dedicated to the crime, mystery and suspense genres.
2 After several years as part of The WB's weekday programming sequence, The WB ends its weekday afternoon Kids' WB animation sequence. Kids' WB is relegated to Saturday mornings, and the weekday block is replaced by Daytime WB.
4 The Rose Bowl Game between the Texas Longhorns and USC Trojans is broadcast on ABC. Now considered by many to not only be the greatest college football national championship game of all time, but the greatest Division 1-A college football game ever played,[1][2][3] this Rose Bowl also has the distinction of being the final game ever called by longtime broadcaster Keith Jackson. It was also the final Rose Bowl to be telecast under ABC Sports branding; the 2007 Rose Bowl would be an ESPN on ABC presentation.
12 Dari Alexander (anchor of afternoon portions of Fox News Live on weekends) and Rick Folbaum (anchor of Fox Report Weekend) are transferred from Fox News Channel to the Fox flagship station WNYW/New York City. They are replaced by Jamie Colby and Trace Gallagher, respectively (the latter effective on February 4, when the network introduced the weekend editions of Studio B). Folbaum, however, would return to the network in 2009.
The second live episode of the program Will & Grace is broadcast by NBC on both the East and West coasts of the United States.
24 CBS Corporation and Warner Bros. announce the initiation of The CW Television Network for the 2006–2007 season. This network is, in a sense, a merger of The WB and UPN and is designed to replace both of those networks.[4]
NFL player Bob Griese donated a total of $114,310 (including the standard $100,000 grand prize) on his appearance in Wheel of Fortune to his charity for Judi's House (founded by his son Brian, also an NFL alumnus).[5][6] The winning puzzle, "Brains and Brawn", would later be reprised on December 16, 2010, where another contestant, Hillary Light, solved the exact same puzzle with a similar result.[7]
28 The Directors Guild of America name Tony Croll and J. Rupert Thompson as best reality television directors for the programs Three Wishes and Fear Factor, respectively. Best director of a dramatic series is Michael Apted for Rome. Television comedy series director is Marc Buckland for My Name Is Earl. Directors Joseph Sargent (Warm Springs) and George C. Wolfe (Lackawanna Blues) share best television movie awards. General Hospital's Owen Renfroe is named best daytime television serial director.
29 World News Tonight co-anchor Bob Woodruff and ABC News cameraman Doug Vogt are injured.

February

Date Event
2 Mad Linx returns to host Rap City after a 4-month absence, while J-Nicks leaves the show to work as a radio DJ.
5 After 36 years, ABC broadcasts its final National Football League game when the Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Seattle Seahawks 21–10 in Super Bowl XL. NFL football will not be seen on the network for 9 years until January 9, 2016, and again on January 7, 2017.
22 Fox announces plans for a new network, named MyNetworkTV. The network was planned to be broadcast by UPN and WB affiliates which are not included in the initiation of The CW.
24 My Gym Partner's a Monkey officially premieres on Cartoon Network after its sneak peek aired on December 26, 2005.
28 The Bold and The Beautiful actor Jack Wagner along with contestant Christine Denos won $142,550 in Wheel of Fortune, setting a record for its one-episode winnings total in the show, and the second-largest winnings record since Peter Argyropolous and Deborah Cohen in 1996. Both of these records would later be first surpassed on October 14, 2008, when Michelle Lowenstein won $1,026,080.

March

Date Event
8 Bravo's premiere of one of its most popular shows to date, Top Chef.
16 SportsNet New York is begun. It is home of the New York Mets and New York Jets.
17 United States premiere of the new series of Doctor Who on Sci-Fi's Friday-night sequence.
20 Meg Oliver is named the new anchor of CBS News' Up to the Minute, replacing Melissa McDermott.
26 The last first-run episodes to date of the long-running TV series Soul Train air in syndication. Reruns of the previous season are broadcast until October, when "The Best of Soul Train" reruns from the 1970s and 1980s begin being broadcast instead of new episodes.

April

Date Event
1 The Kids' Choice Awards ceremony is broadcast by Nickelodeon, with host Jack Black and featuring Robin Williams as the unfortunate victim of the network's trademark slime.
4 Pepper Dennis starring Rebecca Romijn premieres. It has the distinction of being the final show to premiere on The WB before its transition to The CW network later that fall.[8]
28 The 33rd Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony is broadcast by ABC.

May

Date Event
5 The popular Disney Junior (then known as Playhouse Disney) show Mickey Mouse Clubhouse premiered on Disney Channel after the network's premiere of Finding Nemo.
21 A pair of finales: On CBS, Mike Wallace makes his last appearance on 60 Minutes, while the WB airs the series finale of Charmed, "Forever Charmed", ending the series after eight seasons.
24 On Fox, Taylor Hicks wins American Idol season five.
25 A press conference by President George W Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair, the broadcast aired live simultaneously on C-Span, as well as several local affiliates for FOX, ABC, NBC, CNN, MSNBC and Fox News. The combined ratings for these broadcasts coincidentally made the event one of the most-watched events in every single media market in Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina, Wyoming, South Dakota, North Dakota, Indiana, Idaho, Wisconsin, New Jersey and the Pennsylvania regions of Northwestern Pennsylvania, Greater Pittsburgh, Northeastern Pennsylvania and South Central Pennsylvania.[9][10]
31 Katie Couric's final episode as co-host of the Today Show airs on NBC.

June

Date Event
9 Richard Karn hosted his final episode of Family Feud and was replaced by John O'Hurley.
26 MSG Network debuted SummerBall, a basketball series dedicated to the well-known summer streetball leagues in New York City. This was the first program ever broadcast by the network that was strictly dedicated to streetball in New York City.
28 After 19 years, Charles Gibson's final episode as co-host of Good Morning America airs on ABC.

July

Date Event
3 In anticipation of the launch of MyNetworkTV in September, Fox affiliate WUFX (now WLOO) and WB affiliate WDBD swap affiliations, returning Fox to WDBD after a 5-year absence and clearing the way for WUFX's impending switch to MyNetworkTV.
10 Terrence and Rocsi, winners from BET's "New Faces" talent search, become the new hosts of 106 & Park, replacing the temporary hosts Big Tigger and Julissa.
24 The program Aquaman, previously not broadcast, becomes available for download on the iTunes Music Store.

August

Date Event
14 Rap City host Mad Linx quits the show and is replaced by Q45.
21 Stargate SG-1 is canceled officially by Sci Fi Channel after the premiere broadcast of the show's 200th episode after just five low-rated episodes. The tenth, and possibly final, season makes the show the longest broadcast science fiction series in American television history.
Fox gains two new affiliates: In the Delmarva Peninsula, Salisbury-based CBS affiliate WBOC-TV's DT2 subchannel switches from lame-duck UPN to Fox, giving the Delmarva Peninsula its first-ever Fox affiliate. Meanwhile, in Jackson, Tennessee, UPN affiliate WJKT reunites with Fox after 11 years with UPN.[11]
25 The Cheetah Girls 2, a sequel to The Cheetah Girls premieres on the Disney Channel and becomes the highest-rated Disney Channel original movie at that time, with ratings more than 8.1 million, exceeding that of High School Musical.
27 The NBC comedy The Office wins Outstanding Comedy Series and the Fox drama 24 also wins for Outstanding Drama Series at the 58th Primetime Emmy Awards on NBC.
28 In Fort Smith, Arkansas, NBC affiliate KFTA-TV becomes a Fox affiliate, despite protests from Fox's outgoing affiliate KPBI-CA (which eventually joins MyNetworkTV). Nexstar Broadcasting Company, KFTA-TV's owners, also announces they are selling KFTA-TV to Mission Broadcasting (a company whose stations are operated by Nexstar), but that too is challenged by KPBI-CA. KFTA-TV's satellite in Rogers, KNWA-TV, remains with Nexstar and continues as the market's sole NBC affiliate.
31 Nine UPN affiliates, all of them owned by Fox, disaffiliate from UPN in preparation for the launch of MyNetworkTV.
After 1 year of the row, Bob Schieffer's final episode as an anchor of CBS Evening News.

September

Date Event
1 In Lima, Ohio, lame-duck UPN affiliate WLQP-LP leaves the network to join ABC, giving the area its first full-time ABC affiliate. This in turn gives Lima in-market of all four major commercial broadcast networks.
2 ESPN takes over production of ABC Sports broadcasts, rebranding them as ESPN on ABC. Both networks are owned by The Walt Disney Company.
4 UPN affiliate WSWG in Valdosta, Georgia, having planned to be a MyNetworkTV affiliate with CBS on DT2, does an about-face and becomes a semi-satellite of sister station and Thomasville-based CBS affiliate WCTV, moving MyNetworkTV (when it debuts the following night) to DT2. This gives the Albany market its first full-time CBS affiliate.
MTV en Español is relaunched as MTV Tres.
5 The debut of the new News Corp-owned broadcast network MyNetworkTV occurs on this date with the premiere of two prime-time telenovelas, Desire and Fashion House.
On CBS, Katie Couric becomes the first female sole anchor of the CBS Evening News, replacing the temporary anchor Bob Schieffer.
6 The longest-broadcast television drama program, Guiding Light, broadcasts its 15,000th televised episode on CBS.
9 Qubo debuts as a Saturday morning block on NBC as well as a Spanish-dubbed version on Telemundo and a Friday afternoon programming block on i: Independent Television. The block is broadcast on Saturdays and a Spanish block on Saturdays and Sundays on NBC and Telemundo. The block replaced two former weekend morning blocks on NBC and Telemundo - Discovery Kids on NBC and Telemundo Kids.
KOHD in Bend, Oregon signs on the air, giving the Bend market its first full-time ABC affiliate.
11 Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! become the first game shows to be broadcast in High Definition.
John O'Hurley replaces Richard Karn as the host of Family Feud.
12 On CBS, Mike Malin is named the winner of Big Brother: All-Stars and wins the $500,000 prize. Runner-Up Erika Landin wins $50,000.
Fox officially shuts down Foxnet, a cable service for television markets that did not have a local Fox affiliate. This prompts stations in the few markets that still carry Foxnet to launch Fox-affiliated subchannels: CBS affiliate WAGM-TV in Presque Isle, Maine moves its affiliation to DT2 on this day and joins Fox. Meanwhile, in Bowling Green, Kentucky, ABC affiliate WBKO-TV launches a Fox-affiliated DT2 subchannel at around the same time, returning Fox to Bowling Green for the first time since Fox left now-NBC affiliate WNKY in 2001 in a dispute.[12][13]
13 Meredith Vieira begins co-hosting duties of the NBC program Today, replacing Katie Couric.
Two new Fox affiliates hit the air due to the shutdown of Foxnet. In the Beckley-Bluefield-Oak Hill area, Lewisburg-based CBS affiliate WVNS-TV adds a Fox affiliation on its DT2 subchannel, returning Fox to the market for the first time since WVNS-TV itself dropped the network in 2001 to join CBS (and giving the area in-market affiliates of all four major commercial broadcast networks). Meanwhile, in the Mississippi Delta, Greenville-based ABC affiliate WABG-TV also launches a Fox affiliation on its DT2 subchannel.
16 Following the Viacom/CBS split, the Nick Jr. on CBS block is replaced by KOL Secret Slumber Party, a female-oriented Saturday morning block produced by DiC Entertainment. Rebrandings took place a year later when it became KEWLopolis, and with the merge to Cookie Jar Entertainment in the fall of 2009, Cookie Jar TV.
18 The CW network debuts as the sixth broadcast network, merging with UPN (owned by CBS which split in the original Viacom, three days after UPN ceased operations) and The WB (owned by Warner Bros., a day after The WB ceased operations).
Vickyann Sadowski wins $147,517 worth of cash and prizes for her performance on the season 35 premiere of The Price Is Right on CBS. This not only made Sadowski (at the time) the biggest winner of the daytime show's history, it also surpassed Press Your Luck contestant Michael Larson, making her then-the biggest one day winner in the history of American network daytime game shows in general (Sadowski's record has since surpassed by five other contestants as of 2019, with the first being Sheree Heil on December 30, 2013, who won $170,345;[14] the current record holder was Michael Stouber on October 14, 2019, who won $262,743[15]).
20 Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond is seriously injured after crashing a jet-powered car at 280 mph.
25 Fox & Friends co-anchor E.D. Hill quits the show and is replaced by Gretchen Carlson.
Outdoor Life Network is relaunched as Versus.

October

Date Event
3 Barney & Friends airs its 200th episode on PBS Kids.
19 NBC Universal announces a major restructuring is in order to save US$750 million after several years of decreasing ratings. Among the changes is the announcement that NBC will no longer broadcast scripted dramas or comedies during the first hour of prime time, emphasizing instead less-expensive reality and game shows during those hours. Its news division is also trimmed. The announcement is made despite the early success of several new NBC series such as Heroes.[16]
26 Wheel of Fortune introduced a new gameplay element called Wild Card which allows contestants to play an extra letter on the same cash value it landed on (the card was not used until November 20 episode), or providing an extra, fourth consonant in the Bonus Round (this was first used on November 15 episode).
27 Game 5 of the World Series is broadcast on Fox. The St. Louis Cardinals defeat the Detroit Tigers, winning their first title since 1982.
31 Bob Barker announces that he will be retiring from his hosting duties for The Price Is Right after 35 years in June 2007.

November

Date Event
9 Nickelodeon broadcasts a 24-hour marathon of SpongeBob SquarePants starting at 8:00 PM leading to the new episode the following day. The marathon increased Nickelodeon's ratings to an average of more than 6.7 million viewers and became the network's highest-rated day ever.[17]
16 On ABC's General Hospital, Luke and Laura Spencer remarry to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their first nuptials, which was the highest-rated hour in U.S. daytime television history.

December

Date Event
5 The 2006 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show is broadcast on CBS. 6.8 million people tune in.[18][19][20][21]

Programs

Shows debuting in 2006

DateShowNetwork
January 1 In Justice ABC
Flavor of Love VH1
January 2 It's a Big Big World PBS Kids
Lunar Jim TLC
January 5 Dallas SWAT A&E
Four Kings NBC
January 6 The Book of Daniel
January 7 Weekends with Maury and Connie MSNBC
January 8 Campus Ladies Oxygen
January 11 South Beach UPN
January 12 Crumbs ABC
January 17 Love Monkey CBS
January 18 Skating with Celebrities Fox
January 22 Number 1 Single E!
January 23 Courting Alex CBS
January 27 The Emperor's New School Disney Channel
February 7 Get This Party Started UPN
February 20 Power Rangers Mystic Force ABC
February 25 Kappa Mikey Nicktoons Network
March 1 Free Ride Fox
March 3 Conviction NBC
Wonder Pets! Nick Jr.
March 7 8th & Ocean MTV
The Unit CBS
Sons & Daughters ABC
March 12 Big Love HBO
March 13 The New Adventures of Old Christine CBS
March 15 The Loop Fox
March 16 American Inventor ABC
March 17 Modern Men The WB
March 22 Heist NBC
The Evidence ABC
Unan1mous Fox
March 24 Hannah Montana Disney Channel
March 28 Teachers NBC
Thief FX
March 29 The Bedford Diaries The WB
March 31 Survival of the Richest The WB
April 2 So NoTORIous VH1
April 3 Call to Greatness MTV
Yo Momma
April 4 Pepper Dennis The WB
April 6 PlayMania Game Show Network
April 9 Just for Kicks Nickelodeon
April 11 At the Poocharelli's Nick at Nite
April 16 What About Brian ABC
April 17 Celebrity Cooking Showdown NBC
April 18 Mega Movers History
April 24 La Fea Más Bella Univision
May 2 Blowin' Up MTV
May 5 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Playhouse Disney
May 27 Squirrel Boy Cartoon Network
May 28 Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman PBS Kids Go!
May 31 The Hills MTV
Gameshow Marathon CBS
June 2 Beyond the Break Noggin (during "The N" block)
June 6 The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency Oxygen
June 8 Windfall NBC
June 10 The Adventures of Chico and Guapo MTV2
Where My Dogs At?
Disney Channel Games Disney Channel
June 11 Lucky Louie HBO
June 12 Saved TNT
June 13 WWE ECW Sci Fi
Tuesday Night Book Club CBS
June 17 Spider Riders Kids' WB
June 18 Treasure Hunters NBC
June 21 America's Got Talent NBC
June 22 Master of Champions ABC
July 7 Psych USA Network
July 8 Franny's Feet PBS Kids
July 9 Brotherhood Showtime
July 10 Hotwyred BET
July 13 The Black Carpet
July 18 Eureka Sci Fi
The One: Making a Music Star ABC
July 19 Work Out Bravo
July 21 Live at Gotham Comedy Central
July 28 The Replacements Disney Channel
Shorty McShorts' Shorts
July 31 One Ocean View ABC
August 5 Di-Gata Defenders Cartoon Network
August 6 Metalocalypse Adult Swim
August 13 Your Business MSNBC
August 21 Vanished Fox
Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! Nick Jr. Channel
August 23 Two-A-Days MTV
August 26 Viva Piñata 4Kids TV
Yin Yang Yo! Jetix
Biker Mice from Mars 4Kids TV
August 28 Fox Online Fox News Channel
August 30 Justice Fox
September 2 ESPN on ABC ABC
September 4 Curious George PBS Kids
CNN Newsroom CNN
September 5 Desire MyNetworkTV
Fashion House
Standoff Fox
September 7 Happy Hour
'Til Death
September 9 3-2-1 Penguins! Qubo
VeggieTales on TV
Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes Cartoon Network
Growing Up Creepie Discovery Family
September 10 SeeMore's Playhouse PBS Kids
NBC Sunday Night Football NBC
September 11 Monday Night Football ESPN
Judge Maria Lopez Syndication
September 12 The Greg Behrendt Show
Men in Trees ABC
September 14 The Underground Showtime
September 16 Cake KOL Secret Slumber Party
Dance Revolution
Horseland
Strawberry Shortcake
Handy Manny Playhouse Disney
September 18 The Megan Mullally Show Syndication
Rachael Ray Syndication
The Class CBS
Haversham Hall Disney Channel
Pucca Jetix
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip NBC
September 19 Smith CBS
September 20 Kidnapped NBC
Jericho CBS
September 21 Six Degrees ABC
Shark CBS
September 23 Legion of Super Heroes Kids' WB
Monster Allergy
Shaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!
Tom and Jerry Tales
September 24 Brothers & Sisters ABC
September 25 Happy Tree Friends G4
Heroes NBC
Runaway The CW
The Live Desk Fox News Channel
September 26 Help Me Help You ABC
September 28 Ugly Betty
September 29 Grossology Discovery Kids
September 30 American Idol Rewind Syndication
October 1 Dexter Showtime
The Game The CW
House of Carters E!
October 2 Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Duel MTV
October 3 Friday Night Lights NBC
October 4 Beef: The Series BET
Freak Show Comedy Central
The Nine ABC
Most Shocking TruTV
October 7 Chaotic 4Kids TV
October 11 30 Rock NBC
Twenty Good Years
October 13 1 vs. 100
The Upside Down Show Nickelodeon
October 16 Frisky Dingo Adult Swim
October 22 Celebrity Paranormal Project VH1
November 3 Class of 3000 Cartoon Network
November 4 Rob & Big MTV
November 14 3 lbs CBS
Show Me the Money ABC
November 15 Day Break ABC
November 26 10 Items or Less TBS
Assy McGee Adult Swim
November 28 Big Day ABC
December 4 My GamesFever Fox
December 6 Watch Over Me MyNetworkTV
Wicked Wicked Games
December 11 The Lost Room Sci Fi
December 18 Identity NBC

Shows returning in 2006

ShowPrevious networkLast airedNew networkReturning
Time of Your Life Fox 2000 TBS March 4
Celebrity Deathmatch MTV 2002 MTV2 June 10
Jakers! Adventures of Piggley Winks PBS 2005 Same September 18

Shows changing networks

The following shows will air new episodes on a different network than previous first-run episodes.

ShowMoved FromMoved To
Darcy's Wild Life Discovery Kids on NBC Discovery Kids
Flight 29 Down
Kenny the Shark
Time Warp Trio
Tutenstein
7th Heaven The WB The CW
Beauty and the Geek
Gilmore Girls
One Tree Hill
Reba
Smallville
Supernatural
All of Us UPN
America's Next Top Model
Everybody Hates Chris
Girlfriends
Veronica Mars
WWE Friday Night SmackDown
The Andy Milonakis Show MTV MTV2
Celebrity Deathmatch
Belmont Stakes NBC ABC
World's Most Amazing Videos Spike
Breeders' Cup ESPN
The Contender
Sunday Night Football
Monday Night Football ABC
Invader Zim Nickelodeon Nicktoons
The Simple Life Fox E!
Time of Your Life TBS
Power Rangers ABC Family ABC
Space Ghost Coast to Coast Adult Swim GameTap
The Upside Down Show Nickelodeon Noggin
Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks PBS Kids PBS Kids Sprout

Shows ending in 2006

Date Show Debut Status
January 1 What Should You Do? 2003 Cancelled
January 6 Boohbah
January 15 NBA Inside Stuff (returned in 2013) 1990
January 19 The Crocodile Hunter Diaries 2002
January 20 The Book of Daniel 2006
January 21 Law & Order: Trial by Jury 2005
January 25 Party/Party 2005
January 28 Strange Days at Blake Holsey High 2002
February 1 E-Ring 2005
February 5 Strong Medicine 2000
February 6 Surface 2005
February 7 Meet the Barkers
Crumbs 2006
Love Monkey
February 10 Arrested Development (returned in 2013) 2003
February 15 Yes, Dear 2000
February 22 South Beach 2006
Clifford's Puppy Days 2003
February 24 Wildboyz
February 27 Monster House
March 7 Twins 2005
March 8 Still Standing 2002
March 16 Four Kings 2006
March 18 Darcy's Wild Life 2004
March 19 Number 1 Single 2006
March 20 Related 2005
March 24 Living with Fran
The FBI Files 1998
What I Like About You 2002
March 25 Soul Train 1971
March 29 Courting Alex 2006
March 31 In Justice
April 9 Free Ride 2006
April 12 Freddie 2005
April 14 The Bernie Mac Show 2001
April 19 Heist 2006
April 24 Beautiful People 2005
Get Ed
O'Grady 2004
Little Robots 2003
April 28 Bear in the Big Blue House 1997
Modern Men 2006
May 2 Teachers
Thief
Hope & Faith 2003
May 9 8th & Ocean 2006
May 10 The Bedford Diaries
May 11 Eve 2003
Love Inc. 2005
May 13 Justice League Unlimited 2004
Xiaolin Showdown 2003
May 14 The Surreal Life (returned in 2012)
The West Wing 1999
Malcolm in the Middle 2000 Ended
So NoTORIous 2006 Cancelled
May 15 Half & Half 2002
One on One 2001
May 18 That '70s Show (returned in 2023 as That '90s Show) 1998 Ended
Will & Grace (returned in 2017)
May 19 Conviction 2006 Cancelled
Wonder Showzen 2005
May 21 Charmed 1998 Ended
May 22 Alias 2001 Cancelled
May 24 ElimiDate
Starting Over 2003
May 26 The Tony Danza Show 2004
May 27 The Buzz on Maggie 2005
Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island
June 5 Everwood 2002
June 6 Less than Perfect 2002
Rodney 2004
June 11 WWE Velocity 2002
June 12 Monster Garage
June 14 Commander in Chief 2005
June 17 Weekends with Maury and Connie 2006
June 25 Huff 2004
June 27 Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi
June 30 Family Business 2003
July 4 Call to Greatness 2006
Pepper Dennis
Great Hotels 2001
July 5 Celebrity Poker Showdown 2003
July 6 BET Style 2004
July 7 BET.com Countdown 2001
July 10 Peregrina 2006
July 11 The Save-Ums! 2003
July 14 I Love the '70s: Volume 2 2006
July 15 Time Warp Trio 2005
July 21 What's New, Scooby-Doo? 2002
July 23 Chappelle's Show 2003
Romeo!
July 24 Minoriteam 2005
July 26 Blue Collar TV 2004
July 29 Lilo & Stitch: The Series 2003
The Adventures of Chico and Guapo 2006
Where My Dogs At?
August 5 While You Were Out (returned in 2019) 2002
August 6 Blue's Clues (returned in 2019) 1996 Ended
August 13 Just for Kicks 2006 Cancelled
August 19 Phil of the Future 2004
Invader Zim 2001
August 21 Tabloid Wars 2006
August 23 Joey 2004
August 25 Brandy & Mr. Whiskers
August 26 Filter 2002
August 27 Lucky Louie 2006
Deadwood 2004
September 1 Blow Out
Date My Mom
September 2 Saved 2006
September 8 The Chelsea Handler Show
September 10 Just Legal 2005
September 13 Blind Date (returned in 2019) 1999
September 15 Teen Titans 2003
September 22 DaySide
September 25 Tom Goes to the Mayor 2004
October 3 Smith 2006
October 15 Runaway
October 28 G.I. Joe: Sigma 6 2005
October 29 Scariest Places on Earth 2000
November 1 Twenty Good Years 2006
November 2 Happy Hour
November 8 Beef: The Series
November 10 Reading Rainbow 1983
November 13 Power Rangers Mystic Force 2006
The Upside Down Show
November 14 As Told by Ginger 2000
November 15 Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County 2004
November 16 Freak Show 2006
The Underground
November 18 A.T.O.M. 2005
November 19 NASCAR on NBC (NBC only) 1999
Battlefield Detectives 2003
November 20 House of Carters 2006
November 23 American Eats
November 25 The Fairly OddParents (returned in 2008) 2001
The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius 2002
The X's 2005
November 28 3 lbs 2006
December 5 Desire
Fashion House
December 8 Vanished
December 9 Cake
Fear Factor (returned in 2011) 2001
December 12 Al TV 1984
Help Me Help You 2006
December 13 The Lost Room
December 15 Krypto the Superdog 2005
December 16 Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! 2004
December 17 Breaking Bonaduce 2005
Sleeper Cell
December 23 W.I.T.C.H. 2004
December 25 Happy Tree Friends 2006
December 26 Danger Rangers 2005

Entering syndication in 2006

ShowSeasonsIn ProductionSource
According to Jim5Yes
American Idol5Yes
CSI: Miami4Yes
One on One5No
Scrubs5Yes
The Shield4Yes
Still Standing4No
Without a Trace4Yes

Made-for-TV movies

Premiere date Title Channel
January 6 Drake & Josh Go Hollywood Nickelodeon
January 20 High School Musical Disney Channel
January 30 Flight 93 A&E
March 24 Cow Belles Disney Channel
June 16 Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior
July 21 Read It and Weep
August 25 The Cheetah Girls 2
September 10–11 The Path to 9/11 ABC
September 16 Mrs. Harris HBO
October 20 Return to Halloweentown Disney Channel
November 23 Good Wilt Hunting Cartoon Network
December 8 Re-Animated

Television stations

Station launches

Date City of License/Market Station Channel Affiliation Notes/Ref.
February Sherman, Texas
(Ada, Oklahoma)
KXII-DT2 12.2 UPN (primary)
Sportsman Channel (secondary)
February 8 Jackson, Mississippi WRBJ 34 UPN
March 27 Norfolk, Virginia WTPC-TV 21 TBN
April 3 Lafayette, Louisiana KLWB 50 The WB
April 10 Amarillo, Texas K17HI-D 17.1 3ABN
Parkersburg, West Virginia
(Marietta, Ohio)
WTAP-DT2 15.2 Fox
WTAP-DT3 15.3 UPN
May 20 El Dorado, Arkansas KETZ 12 PBS Part of the Arkansas Educational Television Network
June 26 Lincoln, Nebraska KOWH
51 The WB
July Sherman, Texas
(Ada, Oklahoma)
KXII-DT3 12.3 Fox
July 3 Medford, Oregon KFBI-LD 48 Independent
August 28 Fort Smith, Arkansas KFTA-DT2 24.2 NBC DT2 simulcast of KNWA-TV/Rogers, Arkansas
September 5 Biloxi, Mississippi WXXV-DT2 25.2 MyNetworkTV
Bowling Green, Kentucky WBKO-DT2 13.2 FOX (primary)
Jewelry Television (secondary)
Evansville, Indiana WEVV-DT2 44.2 MyNetworkTV Full-power simulcast of WTSN-LP
Florence, South Carolina WBTW-DT2 13.2 MyNetworkTV (primary)
RTN (secondary)
Fort Smith, Arkansas KPBI-CD 46 Independent MyNetworkTV
Huntington/Charleston, West Virginia WSAZ-DT2 3.2 MyNetworkTV
Meridian, Mississippi WTOK-DT2 11.2 Fox
Topeka, Kansas WIBW-DT2 13.2 MyNetworkTV
Wilmington, North Carolina W47CK 47 MyNetworkTV
Youngstown, Ohio WYTV-DT2 33.2
September 6 Albany, Georgia WSWG-DT2 44.2 MyNetworkTV
September 9 Bend, Oregon KOHD 18.1 (digital)
51.1 (virtual)
ABC
September 12 Presque Isle, Maine WAGM-DT2 8.2 CBS Relocated from WAGM's main channel, which became a Fox affiliate
September 13 Greenville/Greenwood, Mississippi WABG-DT2 6.2 Fox
Lewisburg, West Virginia
(Bluefield/Beckley, WV and Bluefield, Virginia)
WVNS-DT2 59.2
September 18 Bakersfield, California KGET-DT2 17.2 The CW Plus
Bristol, Virginia
(Bristol-Johnson City-Kingsport, Tennessee)
WCYB-DT2 5.2 The CW
Charleston, South Carolina WCBD-DT2 2.2 The CW Plus
Charlottesville, Virginia WVIR-DT2 29.2 The CW Plus
Cincinnati, Ohio WKRC-DT2 12.2 The CW
Bowling Green, Kentucky WBKO-DT3 13.3 The CW Plus
Eugene, Oregon KMTR-DT2 16.2
Fairbanks, Alaska KATN-DT2
Fort Wayne, Indiana WPTA-DT2 21.2
Greenville/Washington/New Bern, North Carolina WNCT-DT2 9.2
Laredo, Texas KGNS-DT2 8.2
Lima, Ohio WLIO-DT2 8.2
Palm Springs, California KCWQ-LD 2.1
Peoria/Bloomington, Illinois WHOI-DT2 19.2
Rockford, Illinois WREX-DT2 13.2
Quincy, Illinois
(Hannibal, Missouri/Keokuk, Iowa)
WGEM-DT3 10.3
Salisbury, Maryland WMDT-DT2 47.2
Youngstown, Ohio WYTV-DT2 33.2 MyNetworkTV
September 28 San Antonio, Texas KNIC-TV 17 Telefutura
October 23 Killeen, Texas KPLE-LP 30 TBN
October 26 Harrisonburg, Virginia WHSV-DT2 3.2 Fox
Unknown date Chico, California KXVU-LP 17 Telemundo
Destin, Florida WFBD 48 America One
Devils Lake, North Dakota KMDE 25 PBS Part of the Prairie Public Television network
Grand Junction, Colorado KKHD-LP 8 Telemundo
Greenville/New Bern/Washington, North Carolina WITN-DT2 7.2 Independent (local weather)
Scottsbluff, Nebraska KTUW 16 RTV
Waco, Texas KWTX-DT2 10.2 UPN Signed on in early 2006

Network affiliation changes

Date City of License/Market Station Channel
Analog / Digital VC
Old affiliation New affiliation Notes/Ref.
July 11 Jackson, Mississippi WDBD 40 The WB Fox
WUFX 35 Fox The WB
August 11 Jackson, Tennessee WJKT 16 / 16.1 UPN Fox
Salisbury, Maryland
(Dover/Rehoboth Beach, Delaware)
WBOC-DT2 21.3 (digital RF)
21.2 (virtual)
August 28 Fort Smith, Arkansas KPBI-CD 46 Fox Independent
KFTA-TV 24 / 24.1 NBC Fox
September 1 Lima, Ohio WLQP-LP 18 UPN ABC
September 5 Gainesville, Florida WMYG-LP
WGFL-DT2
11
28.2
CBS (via WGFL) MyNetworkTV
Jackson, Mississippi WUFX 35 The WB MyNetworkTV
Madison, Wisconsin WISC-DT2 3.2
(digital)
UPN MyNetworkTV
Meridian, Mississippi WTOK-DT2 11.2 Fox (primary)
Sportsman Channel (secondary)
Parkersburg, West Virginia
(Marietta, Ohio)
WTAP-DT3 15.3 UPN MyNetworkTV
Peoria/Bloomington, Illinois WAOE 59
Rockford, Illinois WTVO-DT2 17.2 UPN MyNetworkTV
Sherman, Texas
(Ada, Oklahoma)
KXII-DT3 12.3 UPN (primary)
Sportsman Channel (secondary)
MyNetworkTV (primary)
RTV (secondary)
September 12 Presque Isle, Maine WAGM-TV 8 / 8.1 CBS Fox
September 18 Lincoln, Nebraska KCWL-TV
(recalled from KOWH)
51 The CW Plus
Syracuse, New York WSTQ-LP 14 UPN (until September 5)
Independent (Sept. 5–17)
The CW
Youngstown, Ohio WFMJ-DT2 21.2 The WB The CW
Unknown date Fort Wayne, Indiana W07CL 7 UATV 3ABN
Unknown date Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
(Dover, Delaware/Salisbury, Maryland)
WRDE-LP 59 UATV America One

Births

DateNameNotability
January 16 Telci Huynh Actress (Drama Club)
January 21 Lex Lumpkin Actor (All That)
February 2 Preston Oliver Actor (Secrets of Sulphur Springs)
March 14 Chinguun Sergelen Actor (All That)
April 9 Sophie Grace Actress (The Baby-Sitters Club)
April 10 Dana Heath Actress (Danger Force)
April 12 Trinitee Stokes Actress (K.C. Undercover)
April 18 Beatrice Kitsos Actress (Are Your Afraid of the Dark?)
April 26 Andy Walken Actor (The Kids Are Alright)
April 30 Xochitl Gomez Actor (The Baby-Sitters Club)
June 12 Sofia Rosinsky Actress (Fast Layne)
Caleb Brown Actor (That Girl Lay Lay)
June 25 Mckenna Grace Actress (Crash & Bernstein, The Young and the Restless, Fuller House)
June 29 Sam Lavagnino Actor (Puppy Dog Pals)
August 7 Luca Luhan Actor (Danger Force)
August 25 Reece Caddell Actress (All That)
September 7 Dannielynn Birkhead Daughter of Anna Nicole Smith
Ian Chen Actor (Fresh Off the Boat)
September 28 Momona Tamada Actress (The Baby-Sitters Club)
October 5 Jacob Tremblay Canadian actor
October 11 Chance Hurstfield Actor (Are Your Afraid of the Dark?)
October 15 Marcus Cornwall Actor (Star Falls)
October 17 Maxwell Simkins Actor (Bizaardvark, The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers)
October 25 Dallas Young Actor (Cousins for Life, Cobra Kai)
November 27 Aria Brooks Actress (All That)
December 5 Ava Kolker Actress (Sydney to the Max)
December 18 Malia Baker Actress (The Baby-Sitters Club, Are You Afraid of the Dark?)

Deaths

DateNameAgeNotability
January 6 Lou Rawls 72 Actor (Baywatch Nights, Hey Arnold!) and singer
January 12 Anne Meacham 80 Actress (Louise on Another World)
January 14 Shelley Winters 85 Actress (Nana Mary on Roseanne)
February 3 Al Lewis 82 Actor (Grandpa on The Munsters, Leo Schnauser on Car 54, Where Are You?)
February 5 Franklin Cover 77 Actor (Tom Willis on The Jeffersons)
Norma Candal 78 Actress (Petunia in La criada malcriada)
February 24 Dennis Weaver 81 Actor (Sam McCloud on McCloud, Chester Good on Gunsmoke)
Don Knotts 81 Actor (Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show, Ralph Furley on Three's Company)
February 25 Darren McGavin 83 Actor (Hammer on Mike Hammer)
March 13 Peter Tomarken 63 Game show host (Press Your Luck, Hit Man, Wipeout)
March 17 Bob Papenbrook 50 Voice actor (Power Rangers, Big Bad Beetleborgs, VR Troopers, Masked Rider)
March 25 Buck Owens 76 Musician, host of (Hee Haw)
March 27 Dan Curtis 78 Creator of (Dark Shadows)
April 17 Henderson Forsythe 88 Actor (As the World Turns)
April 30 Jay Bernstein 68 Producer (Mike Hammer); also manager to Suzanne Somers and Farrah Fawcett
May 29 James Brolan 42 CBS News sound technician, killed by a car bomb in Iraq
Paul Douglas 48 CBS news cameraman, killed by a car bomb in Iraq
May 30 Robert Sterling 88 Actor (George Kerby on Topper)
June 6 Billy Preston 59 Musician
June 23 Aaron Spelling 83 Producer (Dynasty, Beverly Hills, 90210, 7th Heaven)
June 28 Lennie Weinrib 71 Actor (H.R. Pufnstuf, The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan, Inch High, Private Eye)
July 3 Benjamin Hendrickson 55 Actor (As the World Turns)
July 19 Jack Warden 85 Actor (Harry Fox on Crazy Like a Fox, George Halas in Brian's Song)
Tudi Wiggins 70 Actress (Love of Life)
July 21 Mako 72 Voice actor (Samurai Jack, Avatar: The Last Airbender)
J. Madison Wright Morris 21 Actress (Earth 2)
August 11 Mike Douglas 86 Talk show host (The Mike Douglas Show)
September 4 Steve Irwin 44 Australian actor (The Crocodile Hunter)
September 10 Daniel Wayne Smith 20 Actor and son of Anna Nicole Smith
September 15 Pablo Santos 19 Mexican actor (David Tiant on Greetings from Tucson)
October 20 Jane Wyatt 96 Actress (Margaret Anderson on Father Knows Best)
November 1 Bettye Ackerman 82 Actress (Dr. Maggie Graham on Ben Casey)
November 9 Ed Bradley 65 CBS News journalist (60 Minutes)
November 11 Belinda Emmett 32 Actress (Rebecca Nash in Home and Away)
December 12 Peter Boyle 71 Actor (Frank Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond)
December 14 Mike Evans 57 Actor (Lionel Jefferson on All in the Family, The Jeffersons)
December 18 Joseph Barbera 95 Animator (The Flintstones and many others)
December 26 Gerald Ford 93 38th President of the United States
December 28 Jared Nathan 21 Child actor (ZOOM)

See also

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