• 25 March - Radio DJ Zuraida Jardine and her partner Michael Wentink win the first season of Strictly Come Dancing.
• 28 May - The Afrikaans version of Idols South Africa debuts on KykNet.
• 28 August - Dewald Louw wins the first season of the Afrikaans version of Idols.^[1]
• 23 September - Television handyman Riaan Venter and his partner Hayley Hammond win the second season of Strictly Come Dancing.

Domestic edit

• 4 February - Strictly Come Dancing (2006-2008, 2013–2015)
• Cool Catz (e.tv) (2006–present)

International edit

• 17 January -   Prison Break (M-Net)
• 24 January -   Weeds (M-Net)
• 3 March -   Project Runway (M-Net Series)
• 13 March -   Hustle (SABC3)
• 24 March -   Beauty and the Geek (M-Net Series)
• 3 April -   Boston Legal (M-Net Series)
• 27 April -   Last Comic Standing (M-Net Series)
• 23 May -   2DTV (M-Net)
• 11 June -   Tribe (BBC Prime)
• 21 June -   Ghost Whisperer (Go)
• 28 June -   My Name Is Earl (M-Net)
• 29 June -   Bones (SABC3)
• 2 July -   Planet Earth (SABC3)
• 14 July -   Everybody Hates Chris (SABC1)
• 31 July -   Afterlife (BBC Prime)
• 11 August -   Invasion (M-Net)
• 14 August -   The New Adventures of Old Christine (SABC3)
• 20 August -  / /  Rome (M-Net)
• 2 October -   Blue Murder (SABC1)
• 24 October -   In Justice (M-Net)
• 12 November -   Big Love (M-Net)
• 21 November -   The Office (USA) (M-Net)
• 14 December -   Brotherhood (M-Net)
•   The Buzz on Maggie (e.tv)
•   The Replacements (e.tv)
•   Gordon the Garden Gnome (M-Net)
•   Trollz (SABC1)
•   Battle B-Daman (SABC2)
•   Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends (SABC3)

Changes of network affiliation edit

1980s edit

• Good Morning South Africa (1985–present)
• Carte Blanche (1988–present)

1990s edit

• Top Billing (1992–present)
• Generations (1994–present)
• Isidingo (1998–present)

2000s edit

• Idols South Africa (2002–present)

• 2006 in South Africa