2006 in German television

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This is a list of German television related events from 2006.

Events

• 26 February - Michael Knopf wins the sixth season of Big Brother Germany.
• 9 March - Texas Lightning are selected to represent Germany at the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest with their song "No No Never". They are selected to be the fifty-first German Eurovision entry during Der deutsche Vorentscheid 2006 – 50 Jahre Grand Prix held at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg.
• 18 March - Tobias Regner wins the third season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar.
• 21 May - Unser Charly actor Wayne Carpendale and his partner Isabel Edvardsson win the first season of Let's Dance.

Debuts

Domestic

• 3 April - Let's Dance (2006–present) (RTL)
• 29 October - Blackout – Die Erinnerung ist tödlich [de] (2006) (Sat.1)

International

• 10 February - Pet Alien (2005) (KiKA)
• 3 May - American Dad! (2005–present) (MTV)
• 8 May - Postman Pat (1981, 1991, 1994, 1996, 2004–2008) (ORF 1)
• 19 October - Bones (2005–2017) (RTL)

Military Television

Military Television Debuts

BFBS

• Muffin the Mule (2005)

Television shows

1950s

• Tagesschau (1952–present)

1960s

• heute (1963–present)

1970s

• heute-journal (1978–present)
• Tagesthemen (1978–present)

1980s

• Wetten, dass..? (1981-2014)
• Lindenstraße (1985–present)

1990s

• Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten (1992–present)
• Marienhof (1992–2011)
• Unter uns (1994–present)
• Verbotene Liebe (1995-2015)
• Schloss Einstein (1998–present)
• In aller Freundschaft (1998–present)
• Wer wird Millionär? (1999–present)

2000s

• Big Brother Germany (2000-2011, 2015–present)
• Deutschland sucht den Superstar (2002–present)

Ending this year

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Networks and services

Launches

Network	Type	Launch date	Notes	Source
Boomerang	Cable television	1 June
kabel eins classics	Cable television	1 June
Sat.1 Comedy	Cable television	1 June
DMAX	Cable television	1 September
RTL Crime	Cable television	27 November
RTL Living	Cable television	27 November
Passion	Cable television	27 November
Turner Classic Movies	Cable television	4 December
Cartoonito	Cable television	12 October
Cartoon Network	Cable television	5 December

Conversions and rebrandings

Old network name	New network name	Type	Conversion Date	Notes	Source
XXP	DMAX	Cable television	1 September
Premiere 5	Premiere Filmclassics	Cable television	Unknown
Premiere 6	Premiere Filmfest	Cable television	Unknown

Closures

Network	Type	End date	Notes	Sources
Premiere 4	Cable television	Unknown
Premiere 7	Cable television	Unknown

Births

Deaths

See also

• 2006 in Germany