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. |
| April 7 | After 15 seasons, the Canadian comedy sketch program The Red Green Show, starring Steve Smith and Patrick McKenna, airs its 300th and final episode on CBC. |
| 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 |
| Captain Flamingo | YTV | February 7 |
| At the Hotel | CBC | 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 |
TV movies & miniseries
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 | |
Births
| Date | Name | Notability |
|---|---|---|
| May 19 | Michela Luci | Actress |
| July 17 | Lilly Bartlam | Actress |
| December 6 | Millie Davis | Actress |
