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.^[1]
• 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)
• 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)
• 2 October - Blue Murder (SABC1)
• 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)
• Trollz (SABC1)
• Battle B-Daman (SABC2)
• Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends (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
Prison Break
The Guardian		SABC2
Jay Jay the Jet Plane		SABC3
The O.C.	Go
The Jamie Foxx Show	SABC1

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)

Ending this year

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Births

See also

• 2006 in South Africa

References

Deaths

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