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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

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 launches the CITV Channel, which broadcasts 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 1	ITV launches ITV Play, a 24/7 participation TV channel, on Freeview in the United Kingdom. It launched on other platforms during 2006. It was closed in 2007.
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 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 16	Leona Lewis wins the third series of The X Faxtor and would go on to have the most successful music career launch of any television talent show contestant ever.
December 25	EastEnders character Pauline Fowler (played by Wendy Richard) dies, she had been in the show from the first episode (BBC One).

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 1	The Game on The CW (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

Miniseries

Television shows

See also 2006-07 United States network television schedule, 2006 Australian network television schedule

1940s

Meet the Press (1947-present).
Candid Camera (1948-present).

1950s

Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951-present).
Guiding Light (1952-present).
The Today Show (1952-present).
Kōhaku Uta Gassen (Japan) (1953-present).
NHK Nodojiman (Japan) (1953-present).
Panorama (UK) (1953-present).
Face the Nation (1954-present).
The Tonight Show (1954-present).
As the World Turns (1956-present).
What the Papers Say (UK) (1956-present).
The Sky at Night (UK) (1957-present).
Blue Peter (UK) (1958-present).
Grandstand (UK) (1958-2007).

1960s

Coronation Street (UK) (1960-present).
Four Corners (Australia) (1961-present).
It's Academic (1961-present).
Big News (1962-1972, 1992-present)
The Late Late Show (Ireland) (1962-present).
The World Tonight (1962-present).
General Hospital (1963-present).
Days of our Lives (1965-present).
Play School (1966-present).
The Money Programme (UK) (1966-present).
Shoten (Japan) (1966-present).
60 Minutes (1968-present).
One Life to Live (1968-present).
Sesame Street (1969-present).

1970s

All My Children (1970-present).
Monday Night Football (1970-present).
NBC Nightly News (1970-present).
Masterpiece Theatre (1971-present).
Soul Train (1971-2006).
Emmerdale (UK) (1972-present).
Newsround (UK) (1972-present).
The Price Is Right (1972-present).
John En Marsha (1973-1990).
Last of the Summer Wine (UK) (1973-present).
The Young and the Restless (1973-present).
Wish You Were Here...? (UK) (1974-present).
Arena (UK) (1975-present).
Good Morning America (1975-present).
Saturday Night Live (1975-present).
the fifth estate (Canada) (1975-present).
Wheel of Fortune (1975-present).
20/20 (1978-present).
Grange Hill (UK) (1978-2008).
Antiques Roadshow (UK) (1979-present).
Eat Bulaga! (1979-present).
Nightline (1979-present).
This Old House (1979-present).

1980s

Entertainment Tonight (1981-present).
CCTV New Year's Gala (China) (1982-present).
Timewatch (UK) (1982-present)
Waratte Iitomo (Japan) (1982-present)
What Now (New Zealand) (1982-present)
Jeopardy! (1964-1975, 1978-1979, 1984-present).
The Bill (UK) (1984-present).
EastEnders (UK) (1985-present).
Neighbours (Australia) (1985-present).
The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986-present).
Comic Relief (UK) (1986-present).
Casualty (UK) (1986-present).
Palibhasa Lalake (1986-2000).
ChuckleVision (UK) (1987-present).
TV Patrol World (1987-present).
Magandang Gabi, Bayan (1987-2006).
Magandang Umaga, Pilipinas (1987-1996).
The Bold and the Beautiful (1987-present).
America's Most Wanted (1988-present).
The American Experience (1988-present).
Fair City (1988-present).
Home and Away (1988-present).
This Morning (1988-present).
Cops (1989-present).
Domingão do Faustão (Brazil) (1989-present).
Inside Edition (1989-present).
The Simpsons (1989-present).

1990s

1990-1993

Law & Order (1990-present).
America's Funniest Home Videos (1990-present).
Maalaala Mo Kaya (1991-present)
The Jerry Springer Show (1991-present).
Dateline NBC (1992-present).
The Real World (1992-present).
Shortland Street (NZ) (1992-present)
Barney & Friends (1992-present).
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993-present).
Oki Doki Doc (1993-2000)
The Late Show with David Letterman (1993-present).
WWE Monday Night RAW (1993-present).

1994-1996

ER (1994-present).
Time Team (UK) (1994-present).
ASAP '06 (1995-present).
Access Hollywood (1996-present).
Balitang K (1996-2001).
Judge Judy (1996-present).
The Daily Show (1996-present).
Silent Witness (UK) (1996-present).
Super Laff In (1996-2000).
7th Heaven (1996-present)

1997-1999

Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997-2003).
King of the Hill (1997-present)
Midsomer Murders (UK) (1997-present).
South Park (1997-present).
Stargate SG-1 (1997-present).
The Wonderful World of Disney (1997-present).
Charmed (1998-2006).
That '70s Show (1998-2006)
The Correspondents (1998-present).
The King of Queens (1998-present).
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (UK) (1998-present).
Ed, Edd n Eddy (1999-present)
Family Feud (1976-1985, 1988-1995, 1999-present).
Judge Mathis (1999-present).
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999-present).
Passions (1999-present).
SpongeBob SquarePants (1999-present).
The Sopranos (1999-present).
The West Wing (1999-2006).
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (US) (1999-present).
WWE Friday Night SmackDown (1999-present)

2000s

2000

Big Brother (2000-present).
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000-present).
Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000-present).
Gilmore Girls (2000-present).
Malcolm in the Middle (2000-2006).
Survivor (2000-present).
The Weakest Link (UK) (2000-present).
Yes, Dear (2000-2006).

2001

24 (2001-present).
ABS-CBN Headlines (2001-2003)
According to Jim (2001-present).
Adult Swim (2001-present).
Fear Factor (2001-present).
JR Digs (Canada) (2001-present).
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001-present).
Pop Idol (UK) (2001-present).
Smallville (2001-present).
The Amazing Race (2001-present).
The Bernie Mac Show (2001-2006).
The Fairly OddParents (2001-Present).
The Saturday Show (UK) (2001-present).

2002

Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2002-2006).
American Idol: The Search for a Superstar (2002-present).
Baby Looney Tunes (2002-present).
Codename: Kids Next Door (2002-present).
CSI: Miami (2002-present).
Harry Hill's TV Burp (UK) (2002-present).
I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here! (UK) (2002-present).
Less Than Perfect (2002-present).
Spooks (UK) (2002-present).
That's So Raven (2002-present).
The Bachelor (2002-present).
The George Lopez Show (2002-present).
Without a Trace (2002-present).

2003

ABS-CBN Insider (2003-2006)
All Grown Up! (2003-present).
America's Next Top Model(2003-present)
Arrested Development (2003-2006).
Battlestar Galactica (2003-present).
Cold Case (2003-present).
Eve (2003-2006).
Hope and Faith (2003-2006).
Las Vegas (2003-present).
Lilo & Stitch: The Series (2003-2006).
NCIS (2003-present).
Nip/Tuck (2003-present).
One Tree Hill (2003-present).
Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003-present).
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy (2003-present).
Reno 911! (2003-present).
Romeo! (2003-present).
The O.C. (2003-2007).
Two and a Half Men (2003-present).
Xiaolin Showdown (2003-present).

2004

Astro Boy (2004-present).
Boston Legal (2004-present).
Cartoon Alley (2004-present).
Call for Help 2.0 (Canada) (2004-present).
Corner Gas (Canada) (2004-present).
CSI: New York (2004-present).
Danny Phantom (2004-present).
Desperate Housewives (2004-present).
Deadwood (2004-present)
Drake & Josh (2004-2007)
Entourage (2004-present)
Green Wing (UK) (2004-present).
House (2004-present).
Joey (2004-2006).
Lost (2004-present).
Miguzi (2004-present).
Phil of the Future (2004-2006).
Postman Pat (UK) (1981, 1996, 2004-present).
Sea of Souls (UK) (2004-present}.
Shameless (UK) (2004-present).
Stargate Atlantis (2004-present).
The Apprentice (2004-present).
The Batman (2004-present).
The X Factor (UK) (2004-present).
TNA iMPACT! (2004-present)

2005

Afterlife (UK) (2005-present).
American Dad! (2005-present).
Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005-present).
Battlestar Galactica (2005-present).
Bones (2005-present)
BSTV (2005-present).
Camp Lazlo (2005-present).
Catscratch (2005, 2006-present).
Commander in Chief (2005-2006).
Da Vinci's City Hall (Canada) (2005-present).
Deal or No Deal (2005-present)
Deadliest Catch (2005-present)
Doctor Who (UK) (1963-1989, 1996, 2005-present).
Everybody Hates Chris (2005-present).
Family Guy (1999-2002, 2005-present).
G.I. Joe: Sigma 6 (2005-present).
Game Show Moments Gone Bananas (2005-present)
Ghost Whisperer (2005-present).
Grey's Anatomy (2005-present).
IGPX (2005-present).
Kept (2005-present)
Kojak (1973-1978, 2005-present).
Kudlow & Company (2005-present).
Mad Money (2005-present).
Medium (2005-present).
My Name Is Earl (2005-present).
Naruto (2005-present).
Mew Mew Power (2005-July 22, 2006). The series stopped after 26 episodes and no word of it coming back.
Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide (2005-2007).
NUMB3RS (2005-present).
Roobarb and Custard Too (2005-present).
The Boondocks (2005-present).
The Life and Times of Juniper Lee (2005-present).
The Office (US) (2005-present).
The Suite Life of Zack and Cody (2005-present).
Weeds (2005-present).
Wonder Showzen (2005-present).
Zoey 101 (2005-present).

Changes of network affiliation

Show	Moved from	Moved to
The Andy Milonakis Show	MTV	MTV2
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

Programs switching from The WB and/or UPN to The CW:

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

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	1970
April 12	Freddie	2005
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

Returning in 2006

Biker Mice From Mars August 26 (1993-1996, 2006-present)

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

Years in television: 2006
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