2006

## Company

### January

- Discovery Communications and BBC sign a long-term partnership to distribute the BBC World News Channel in the United States until 2011

### March

- Discovery Communications declines to renew Discovery Kids on NBC block with NBC

## Television

- *Secrets of the Deep* premieres on the Discovery Channel

### January

1 - *Industrial Revelations* premieres its fourth season

2 - *Runway Moms* premieres on the Discovery Health Channel

4 - *Stunt Junkies* premieres on the Discovery Channel

*How It's Made* premieres its sixth season

6 - *Ice Diaries* premieres on TLC

9 - *American Chopper* premieres its fourth season

11 - *MythBusters* premieres its fourth season

12 - *Flight Attendant School* premieres on the Travel Channel

15 - *Corwin's Quest* airs its final episode

18 - *Rebuilt: The Human Body Shop* premieres on the Discovery Health Channel

19 - *The Crocodile Hunter Diaries* airs its final episode

21 - *Extreme Engineering* concludes its third season

22 - *T. rex: A Dinosaur in Hollywood* premieres on Animal Planet

28 - *Strange Days at Blake Holsey High* series finale

29 - *Buggin' with Ruud* airs its final episode

### February

1 - *Horse Power: Road to the Maclay* premieres on Animal Planet

6 - *Roush Racing: Driver X* airs its final episode

7 - *Backyard Habitat* premieres its second and final season

10 - *Toolbelt Diva* premieres its third season

*Animal House: A Dog's Life* airs its final episode

*Ice Diaries* airs its final episode

15 - *The Little Zoo That Could* premieres on Animal Planet

19 - *Extreme Engineering* premieres its fourth season

27 - *Monster House* airs its final episode

### March

4 - *Little People, Big World* pilot premieres on TLC

5 - *Rides* airs its final episode

6 - *Mystery Diagnosis* premieres its second season

8 - *Horse Power: Road to the Maclay* airs its final episode

10 - *Man vs. Wild* premieres on the Discovery Channel

12 - *Wild Kingdom* premieres its fourth season

13 - *American Hot Rod* premieres its fourth season

*Animal Cops: Houston* premieres its fourth season

14 - *Stunt Junkies* concludes its first season

15 - *Get Out There!* premieres on Animal Planet

16 - *Flight Attendant School* airs its final episode

18 - *Darcy's Wild Life* airs its final episode

*Flight 29 Down* concludes its first season

19 - *Perfect Disaster* premieres on the Discovery Channel

*5 Takes* premieres its second season

22 - *American Hot Rod* concludes its fourth season

*Rebuilt: The Human Body Shop* airs its final episode

24 - *The FBI Files* airs its final episode

*A Haunting* concludes its first season

25 - *Little People, Big World* official series premieres on TLC

*Endurance* concludes its fourth season

27 - *Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations* premieres its second season

28 - *Wrecks to Riches* premieres on the Discovery Channel

*Deadliest Catch* premieres its second season

29 - *How It's Made* concludes its sixth season

### April

8 - *Tuckerville* premieres its second and final season

10 - *Shalom in the Home* premieres on TLC

12 - *Mantracker* premieres on the Science Channel

14 - *Toolbelt Diva* concludes its third season

15 - *Animal Precinct* premieres its fifth season

19 - *Future Weapons* premieres on the Discovery Channel

27 - *Perfect Disaster* airs its final episode

### May

2 - *Going Tribal* premieres its second season

6 - *How Do They Do It?* premieres on the Discovery Channel and Science Channel

13 - *Little People, Big World* concludes its first season

15 - *Take Home Chef* premieres on TLC

16 - *Going Tribal* concludes its second season

26 - *Future Weapons* concludes its first season

27 - *Tuckerville* airs its final episode

30 - *Overhaulin'* concludes its third season

### June

2 - *Meerkat Manor* premieres on Animal Planet

3 - *While You Were Out* concludes its fourth season

7 - *Mantracker* concludes its first season

11 - *Krakatoa: Volcano of Destruction* premieres on the Discovery Channel

12 - *Shalom in the Home* concludes its first season

*Monster Garage* airs its final episode

13 - *Deadliest Catch* concludes its second season

17 - *How Do They Do It?* concludes its first season

18 - *5 Takes* concludes its second season

19 - *Sunrise Earth* premieres its third season

20 - *Lobstermen: Jeopardy at Sea* premieres on the Discovery Channel

*Overhaulin'* premieres its fourth season

*Great Books* airs its final episode

21 - *The Little Zoo That Could* airs its final episode

22 - *Get Out There!* airs its final episode

23 - *I Shouldn't Be Alive* concludes its first season

24 - *How Do They Do It?* premieres its second season

### July

8 - *Dr. Know* airs its final episode

10 - *Caught in the Moment* premieres on Animal Planet

11 - *The Save-Ums!* airs its final episode

12 - *American Hot Rod* premieres its fifth and final season

*Extreme Engineering* concludes its fourth season

13 - *Most Evil* premieres on the Discovery Channel

15 - *Party Girl* premieres its second and final season

*Time Warp Trio* series finale

21 - *Dr. G: Medical Examiner* premieres its third season

### August

- *Flight 175: As the World Watched* premieres on TLC

5 - *What Not to Wear* airs its final episode

*While You Were Out* concludes its third season

7 - *One Week to Save Your Marriage* premieres on TLC

8 - *Stunt Junkies* premieres its second and final season

9 - *Flip That House* premieres its second season

10 - *A Haunting* premieres its second season

*Mystery Diagnosis* concludes its second season

12 - *How Do They Do It?* concludes its second season

21 - *Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations* concludes its second season

*One Week to Save Your Marriage* concludes its first season

23 - *Party Girl* airs its final episode

24 - *Mega Builders* premieres its second season

25 - *Meerkat Manor* concludes its first season

27 - *Wild Kingdom* concludes its fourth season

### September

3 - *9/11: The Twin Towers* premieres on the Discovery Channel

5 - *How It's Made* premieres its seventh season

7 - *Most Evil* concludes its first season

9 - *Growing Up Creepie* premieres on Discovery Kids

*Flight 29 Down* premieres its second season

*Tutenstein* premieres its third season

23 - *Bigfoot Presents: Meteor and the Mighty Monster Trucks* premieres on Discovery Kids

26 - *Fugitive Strike Force* premieres on the Discovery Channel

*Hip Hop Harry* premieres on Discovery Kids and TLC

27 - *American Hot Rod* airs its final episode

*Peep and the Big Wide World* concludes its second season

28 - *A Haunting* concludes its second season

29 - *Meerkat Manor* premieres its second season

*Animal Precinct* concludes its fifth season

### October

1 - *Discovery Atlas* premieres on the Discovery Channel and Discovery HD Theater

2 - *Caught in the Moment* airs its final episode

5 - *A Haunting* premieres its third season

6 - *Conspiracy Files* premieres on Discovery Times

*Hi-5* airs its final episode

7 - *Up Close and Dangerous* premieres on Animal Planet

*Little People, Big World* premieres its second season

11 - *Extreme Engineering* premieres its fifth season

14 - *Endurance* premieres its fifth season

16 - *It Takes a Thief* premieres its second and final season

22 - *Discovery Atlas* concludes its first season

23 - *Dino Lab* premieres on the Science Channel

24 - *The Most Extreme* concludes its fourth season

27 - *Conspiracy Files* airs its final episode

29 - *Prehistoric Park* premieres on Animal Planet

31 - *Fugitive Strike Force* airs its final episode

### November

1 - *Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern* premieres on the Travel Channel

3 - *Animal Cops: Houston* concludes its fourth season

*Hip Hop Harry* concludes its first season

5 - *The Battle for Rome* premieres on the Discovery Channel

10 - *I Shouldn't Be Alive* premieres its second season

12 - *The Battle for Rome* airs its final episode

*Prehistoric Park* airs its final episode

14 - *Everest: Beyond the Limit* premieres on the Discovery Channel

15 - *Extreme Engineering* concludes its fifth season

30 - *Surgery Saved My Life* premieres on the Discovery Channel

### December

3 - *A Year on Earth* premieres on Discovery Kids

9 - *Sunrise Earth* concludes its third season

10 - *A Year on Earth* airs its final episode

11 - *Backyard Habitat* airs its final episode

13 - *MythBusters* concludes its fourth season

14 - *A Haunting* concludes its third season

15 - *The Real Lost World* premieres on Animal Planet

19 - *Everest: Beyond the Limit* concludes its first season

20 - *Weird Travels* airs its final episode

22 - *I Shouldn't Be Alive* concludes its second season

23 - *Little People, Big World* concludes its second season

25 - *Lobstermen: Jeopardy at Sea* airs its final episode

26 - *Overhaulin'* concludes its fourth season