2006 in German television
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This is a list of German television related events from 2006.
Events
[edit]- 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
[edit]Domestic
[edit]- 3 April - Let's Dance (2006–present) (RTL)
- 29 October - Blackout – Die Erinnerung ist tödlich (2006) (Sat.1)
International
[edit]- 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
[edit]Military Television Debuts
[edit]BFBS
[edit]- Muffin the Mule (2005)
Television shows
[edit]1950s
[edit]- Tagesschau (1952–present)
1960s
[edit]- heute (1963–present)
1970s
[edit]- heute-journal (1978–present)
- Tagesthemen (1978–present)
1980s
[edit]- Wetten, dass..? (1981-2014)
- Lindenstraße (1985–present)
1990s
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Big Brother Germany (2000-2011, 2015–present)
- Deutschland sucht den Superstar (2002–present)
Ending this year
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Networks and services
[edit]Launches
[edit]| Network | Type | Launch date | Notes | Source |
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| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| Network | Type | End date | Notes | Sources |
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| Premiere 4 | Cable television | Unknown | ||
| Premiere 7 | Cable television | Unknown |
Births
[edit]Deaths
[edit]See also
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