2006 in American television

Television shows

:"See also 2006-07 United States network television schedule, 2006 Australian network television schedule"

1940s

*"Meet the Press" (1947-present).
*"Candid Camera" (1948-present).

1950s

*"Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951-present).
*"Guiding Light" (1952-present).
*"The Today Show" (1952-present).
*"Face the Nation" (1954-present).
*"The Tonight Show" (1954-present).
*"As the World Turns" (1956-present).

1960s

*"General Hospital" (1963-present).
*"Days of Our Lives" (1965-present).
*"60 Minutes" (1968-present).
*"One Life to Live" (1968-present).
*"Sesame Street" (1969-present).

1970s

*"All My Children" (1970-present).
*"Monday Night Football" (1970-present).
*"Masterpiece Theatre" (1971-present).
*"Soul Train" (1971-present).
*"The Price Is Right" (1972-present).
*"The Young and the Restless" (1973-present).
*"Good Morning America" (1975-present).
*"Saturday Night Live" (1975-present).
*"Wheel of Fortune" (1975-present).
*"20/20" (1978-present).
*"Nightline" (1979-present).
*"This Old House" (1979-present).

1980s

*"Entertainment Tonight" (1981-present).
*"What Now" (1982-present)
*"Jeopardy!" (1964-1975, 1984-present).
*"The Oprah Winfrey Show" (1986-present).
*"The Bold and the Beautiful" (1987-present).
*"America's Most Wanted" (1988-present).
*"The American Experience" (1988-present).
*"Cops" (1989-present).
*"Inside Edition" (1989-present).
*"The Simpsons" (1989-present).

1990s

*"Law & Order" (1990-present).
*"America's Funniest Home Videos" (1990-present).
*"The Jerry Springer Show" (1991-present).
*"Dateline NBC" (1992-present).
*"The Real World" (1992-present).
*"Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993-present).
*"The Late Show with David Letterman" (1993-present).
*"WWE Monday Night RAW" (1993-present).
*"ER" (1994-present).
*"Judge Judy" (1996-present).
*"The Daily Show" (1996-present).
*"King of the Hill" (1997-present)
*"South Park" (1997-present).
*"Stargate SG-1" (1997-present).
*"The Wonderful World of Disney" (1997-present).
*"Charmed" (1998-2006).
*"That '70s Show" (1998-present)
*"The King of Queens" (1998-present).
*"Family Feud" (1976-1985, 1988-1995, 1999-present).
*"Judge Mathis" (1999-present).
*"" (1999-present).
*"Passions" (1999-present).
*"SpongeBob SquarePants" (1999-present).
*"The Sopranos" (1999-present).
*"The West Wing" (1999-2006).
*"Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" (US) (1999-present).
*"WWE Friday Night SmackDown" (1999-present)
*"7th Heaven" ("1996-2007")

2000s

*"" (2000-present).
*"Curb Your Enthusiasm" (2000-present).
*"Gilmore Girls" (2000-2007).
*"Malcolm in the Middle" (2000-2006).
*"Survivor" (2000-present).
*"Yes, Dear" (2000-2006).
*"24" (2001-present).
*"According to Jim" (2001-present).
*"Adult Swim" (2001-present).
*"Fear Factor" (2001-present).
*"" (2001-present).
*"Smallville" (2001-present).
*"The Amazing Race" (2001-present).
*"The Bernie Mac Show" (2001-2006).
*"The Fairly OddParents" (2001-present).
*"" (2002-2006).
*"" (2002-present).
*"" (2002-present).
*"" (2002-present).
*"Less Than Perfect" (2002-present).
*"Spooks" (UK) (2002-present).
*"That's So Raven" (2002-present).
*"The Bachelor" (2002-present).
*"The George Lopez Show" (2002-present).
*"Without a Trace" (2002-present).
*"All Grown Up!" (2003-present).
*"Arrested Development" (2003-2006).
*"Battlestar Galactica" (2003-present).
*"Cold Case" (2003-present).
*"Eve" (2003-present).
*"Hope and Faith" (2003-present).
*"Las Vegas" (2003-present).
*"" (2003-2006).
*"NCIS" (2003-present).
*"Nip/Tuck" (2003-present).
*"One Tree Hill" (2003-present).
*"" (2003-present).
*"Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" (2003-present).
*"Reno 911!" (2003-present).
*"The O.C." (2003-present).
*"Two and a Half Men" (2003-present).
*"Astro Boy" (2004-present).
*"Boston Legal" (2004-present).
*"" (2004-present).
*"Danny Phantom" (2004-present).
*"Desperate Housewives" (2004-present).
*"Deadwood" (2004-present)
*"Drake & Josh" (2004-present)
*"Entourage" (2004-present)
*"House" (2004-present).
*"Joey" (2004-2006).
*"Lost" (2004-present).
*"Miguzi" (2004-present).
*"Phil of the Future" (2004-present).
*"Stargate Atlantis" (2004-present).
*"The Apprentice" (2004-present).
*"The X Factor" (UK) (2004-present).
*"TNA iMPACT!" (2004-present)
*"American Dad!" (2005-present).
*"Battlestar Galactica" (2005-present).
*"BSTV" (2005-present).
*"Camp Lazlo" (2005-present).
*"Catscratch" (2005-present).
*"Commander in Chief" (2005-present).
*"Da Vinci's City Hall" (Canada) (2005-present).
*"Deal or No Deal" (2005-present)
*"Doctor Who" (UK) (1963-1989, 1996, 2005-present).
*"Everybody Hates Chris" (2005-present).
*"Family Guy" (1999-2002, 2005-present).
*"" (2005-present).
*"Game Show Moments Gone Bananas" (2005-present)
*"Grey's Anatomy" (2005-present).
*"IGPX" (2005-present).
*"Kept" (2005-present)
*"Kojak" (1973-1978, 2005-present).
*"Kudlow & Company" (2005-present).
*"Mad Money" (2005-present).
*"Medium" (2005-present).
*"My Name Is Earl" (2005-present).
*"Naruto" (2005-present).
*"Mew Mew Power" (2005-July 22, 2006). The series stopped after 26 episodes and no word of it coming back.
*"Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide" (2005-present).
*"NUMB3RS" (2005-present).
*"Roobarb and Custard Too" (2005-present).
*"The Boondocks" (2005-present).
*"The Life and Times of Juniper Lee" (2005-present).
*"The Office (US)" (2005-present).
*"The Suite Life of Zack and Cody" (2005-present).
*"Weeds" (2005-present).
*"Wonder Showzen" (2005-present).
*"Zoey 101" (2005-present).
*"Pokemon Diamond and Pearl" (Japan) (Fall 2006).

Changes of Network Affiliation

*"The Andy Milonakis Show", from MTV to MTV2.
*"Belmont Stakes", from NBC to ABC.
*"Breeders' Cup", form NBC to ESPN.
*"Monday Night Football", from ABC to ESPN.
*"The Simple Life", from FOX to E!.
*"Sunday Night Football", from ESPN to NBC.
*"Pokémon", from Kids' WB! to Cartoon Network.
*"Crank Yankers", from Comedy Central to MTV2.
*"The Contender", from NBC to ESPN.

*Programs switching from The WB and/or UPN to The CW:
**"All Of Us", from UPN
**"America's Next Top Model", from UPN
**"Everybody Hates Chris", from UPN
**"Girlfriends", from UPN
**"WWE Friday Night SmackDown", from UPN
**"Veronica Mars", from UPN
**"Beauty and the Geek", from the WB
**"Gilmore Girls", from The WB
**"Reba", from The WB
**"7th Heaven", from The WB
**"Smallville", from The WB
**"Supernaturall", from The WB
**"One Tree Hill", from The WB

Ending this year