2006 in South African television

This is a list of South African television related events from 2006.

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Events

• 25 March - Radio DJ Zuraida Jardine and her partner Michael Wentink win the first season of Strictly Come Dancing.
• 28 May - The Afrikaans version of Idols South Africa debuts on KykNet.
• 28 August - Dewald Louw wins the first season of the Afrikaans version of Idols.
• 23 September - Television handyman Riaan Venter and his partner Hayley Hammond win the second season of Strictly Come Dancing.

Debuts

Domestic

• 4 February - Strictly Come Dancing (2006-2008, 2013–2015)
• Cool Catz (e.tv) (2006–present)

International

• 17 January - Prison Break (M-Net)
• 24 January - Weeds (M-Net)
• 3 March - Project Runway (M-Net Series)
• 13 March - Hustle (SABC3)
• 24 March - Beauty and the Geek (M-Net Series)
• 3 April - Boston Legal (M-Net Series)
• 10 April - Grey's Anatomy (M-Net)
• 27 April - Last Comic Standing (M-Net Series)
• 23 May - 2DTV (M-Net)
• 11 June - Tribe (BBC Prime)
• 21 June - Ghost Whisperer (Go)
• 28 June - My Name Is Earl (M-Net)
• 29 June - Bones (SABC3)
• 2 July - Planet Earth (SABC3)
• 14 July - Everybody Hates Chris (SABC1)
• 31 July - Afterlife (BBC Prime)
• 11 August - Invasion (M-Net)
• 14 August - The New Adventures of Old Christine (SABC3)
• 20 August - // Rome (M-Net)
• 17 September - How I Met Your Mother (e.tv)
• 29 September - Hannah Montana (Disney Channel)
• 2 October - Into the West (M-Net)
• 2 October - Blue Murder (SABC1)
• 5 October - So You Think You Can Dance (M-Net Series)
• 23 October - 10.5 (e.tv)
• 24 October - In Justice (M-Net)
• 12 November - Big Love (M-Net)
• 21 November - The Office (USA) (M-Net)
• 14 December - Brotherhood (M-Net)
• The Buzz on Maggie (e.tv)
• The Replacements (e.tv)
• Gordon the Garden Gnome (M-Net)
• Di-Gata Defenders (M-Net)
• Trollz (SABC1)
• Battle B-Daman (SABC2)
• Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends (SABC3)
• / Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs (SABC3)
• Tractor Tom (SABC3)

Changes of network affiliation

Shows	Moved from	Moved to
What About Mimi?	K-T.V. World	SABC1
Katie and Orbie	SABC2	M-Net
/ Fly Tales		e.tv
House	M-Net	M-Net Series
Grey's Anatomy
/ The L Word
Prison Break
The Guardian		SABC2
Jay Jay the Jet Plane		SABC3
The O.C.	Go
The Jamie Foxx Show	SABC1
Days of Our Lives
Goof Troop		Disney Channel
Disney's House of Mouse
Kim Possible
The Legend of Tarzan
American Dragon	e.tv

Television shows

1980s

• Good Morning South Africa (1985–present)
• Carte Blanche (1988–present)

1990s

• Top Billing (1992–present)
• Generations (1994–present)
• Isidingo (1998–present)

2000s

• Idols South Africa (2002–present)

Births

Main article: births in 2006

Further information: Category:2006 births

See also

• 2006 in South Africa