# 2006 in South African television

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

## 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)
* 1 August - The Tyra Banks Show (SABC3)
* 11 August - Invasion (M-Net)
* 14 August - The New Adventures of Old Christine (SABC3)
* 20 August - // Rome (M-Net)
* 11 September - The Biggest Loser (USA) (e.tv)
* 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 | SABC2 | e.tv |
| House | M-Net | M-Net Series |
| Grey's Anatomy | M-Net | M-Net Series |
| / The L Word | M-Net | M-Net Series |
| Prison Break | M-Net | M-Net Series |
| The Guardian | M-Net | SABC2 |
| Jay Jay the Jet Plane | M-Net | SABC3 |
| The O.C. | Go | SABC3 |
| The Jamie Foxx Show | SABC1 | SABC3 |
| Days of Our Lives | SABC1 | SABC3 |
| Goof Troop | SABC1 | Disney Channel |
| Disney's House of Mouse | SABC1 | Disney Channel |
| Kim Possible | SABC1 | Disney Channel |
| The Legend of Tarzan | SABC1 | Disney Channel |
| American Dragon | e.tv | Disney Channel |
| Arrested Development | e.tv | M-Net Series |

## 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)