2006 in German television

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.

Domestic

 * 3 April - Let's Dance (2006–present) (RTL)
 * 29 October - Blackout – Die Erinnerung ist tödlich (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)

BFBS

 * Muffin the Mule (2005)

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)