2006 in Canadian television

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

Events

Date	Event
March 21	Cable channel talktv is rebranded as MTV.
April 2	Mathieu Baron and Stéphanie Bélanger win the second season of Loft Story .
June 1	Cable channel Prime is rebranded as TVtropolis.
July 12	CTVglobemedia announces a $1.7 billion takeover offer for CHUM Limited.
September 17	Eva Avila is named the winner of Canadian Idol 's Season 4.
September 21	CTV mistakenly airs Episode 3-02 of Grey's Anatomy in place of the season premiere.
November 4	2006 Gemini Awards.
December 3	Jean-Philippe Anwar and Kim Rusk win season 3 of Loft Story.

Debuts

Show	Station	Premiere Date
Getting Along Famously	CBC	January 6
At the Hotel		March 7
Mantracker	OLN	April
Billable Hours	Showcase	April 16
Alice, I Think	The Comedy Network/CTV	May 26
What It's Like Being Alone	CBC	June 26
11 Cameras		June 28
Grossology	YTV	September 29
Design Interns	HGTV	October 3
Dragons' Den	CBC	October 13
Intelligence
Ruby Gloom	YTV
The Gill Deacon Show	CBC	October 30
Underdogs		November 14
The Agenda	TVOntario	Fall

Ending this year

Show	Station	Cancelled
Strange Days at Blake Holsey High	Global Television Network	January 28
Mona the Vampire	YTV	February 22
Da Vinci's City Hall	CBC Television	February 28
Getting Along Famously		March 3
This Is Wonderland		March 15
The Collector	Citytv	April 4
The Red Green Show	CBC Television	April 7
Les Bougon	Télévision de Radio-Canada	April 17
Naked Josh	Showcase	July 18
Hatching, Matching and Dispatching	CBC Television	August 22
Jacob Two-Two	YTV	September 3
What It's Like Being Alone	CBC Television	September 18
The Big Comfy Couch	YTV	December 29
Diplomatic Immunity	TVOntario	Unknown
Fourth Reading
Studio 2
MovieTelevision	Citytv

Television shows

1950s

• Country Canada (1954–2007)
• Hockey Night in Canada (1952–present, sports telecast)
• The National (1954–present, news program)

1960s

• CTV National News (1961–present)
• Land and Sea (1964–present)
• The Nature of Things (1960–present, scientific documentary series)
• Question Period (1967–present, news program)
• W-FIVE (1966–present, newsmagazine program)

1970s

• Canada AM (1972–present, news program)
• the fifth estate (1975–present, newsmagazine program)
• Marketplace (1972–present, newsmagazine program)
• 100 Huntley Street (1977–present, religious program)

1980s

• CityLine (1987–present)
• Fashion File (1989–2009)
• Just For Laughs (1988–present)
• On the Road Again (1987–2007)
• Venture (1985–2007)

1990s

• CBC News Morning (1999–present)
• eTalk (1995–present, entertainment newsmagazine program)
• Life and Times (1996–2007)
• The Passionate Eye (1993–present)
• The Red Green Show (1991–2006)
• This Hour Has 22 Minutes (1992–present)

2000s

• Atomic Betty (2004–present, children's animated series)
• Billable Hours (2006–present)
• Les Bougon (2004–2006)
• Call for Help 2.0 (2004–2007, computer technical help series)
• Canadian Idol (2003–2008)
• Captain Flamingo (2006–2008, children's animated series)
• CBC News: Sunday Night (2004–present)
• Chilly Beach (2003–present, animated series)
• Class of the Titans (2005–2008, animated series)
• Corner Gas (2004–2009)
• Canada's Worst Driver (2005–present, reality series)
• Le Cœur a ses raisons (2005–present)
• The Collector (2004–2006)
• Da Vinci's City Hall (2005–2006)
• Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001–present)
• Doc Zone (2006–present)
• ET Canada (2005–present)
• Falcon Beach (2006–2007)
• Global Currents (2005–present, newsmagazine/documentary series)
• Grossology (2006–present, children's animated series)
• The Hour (2005–present, talk show)
• Instant Star (2004–2008)
• Intelligence (2005–2007)
• JR Digs (2001–present, comedy prank series)
• Kenny vs. Spenny (2002–2010, comedy reality series)
• Mantracker (2006–present, reality series)
• Metropia (2004–2006)
• Naked Josh (2004–2006)
• Naturally, Sadie (2005–2007)
• Odd Job Jack (animated series, 2003–present)
• Paradise Falls (2001–present)
• ReGenesis (2004–2008)
• Restaurant Makeover (2005–2008)
• Rick Mercer Report (2004–present)
• Robson Arms (2005–2008)
• 6Teen (2004–present, animated series)
• Slings and Arrows (2003–2006)
• This Is Wonderland (2004–2006)
• Trailer Park Boys (2001–2008)
• Train 48 (2003–2005)
• What's with Andy (2001–2007, children's animated series)
• Whistler (2006–2008)

TV movies & miniseries

• October 1970
• Prairie Giant
• René Lévesque

Television stations

Debuts

Date	Market	Station	Channel	Affiliation	Notes/References
February 6	Winnipeg, Manitoba	CIIT-TV	35	Crossroads Television System	[1]
March 17	Leamington, Ontario	CFTV-DT	34	Community Independent	[2]
March 28	Fredericton, New Brunswick	Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Television Service	(cable-only)	Government-access independent
November 1	St. Andrews, New Brunswick	CHCO-TV	26	Community Independent	Over-the-air relaunch of the local community channel [3]

Network affiliation changes

Date	Market	Station	Channel	Old affiliation	New affiliation	References
Unknown	Bellingham, Washington (USA) (Vancouver, British Columbia)	KBCB	24	ImaginAsian	ShopNBC

References

1. “CIIT-DT Station History”. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
2. “CFTV-DT Station History”. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
3. “CHCO-DT Station History”. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2019.

See also

• 2006 in Canada
• List of Canadian films of 2006

External links

• List of 2006 Canadian television series at IMDb