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The 2005–06 network television schedule for the six major English language commercial broadcast networks in the United States covers the primetime hours from September 2005 to August 2006. The schedule is followed by a list per network of returning series, new series, and series canceled after the 2004–05 season.

This would be the final season of broadcasting for both UPN and The WB; their respective parent companies, CBS Corporation and Time Warner (now Paramount Global and Warner Bros. Discovery, respectively), would consolidate the two networks to form The CW the following season. It was also the final season in which Monday Night Football would be regularly broadcast on ABC; the long-running "game of the week" showcase would move to ESPN after the 2005 NFL season, following a 35-year run on ABC (which would resume airing MNF—albeit only for selected regular season and wild card games simulcast with ESPN—in 2021.) From February 10 to 26, 2006, NBC preempted its regular prime time schedule in order to air coverage of the 2006 Winter Olympics.

PBS is not included, as member television stations have local flexibility over most of their schedules and broadcast times for network shows may vary. i: Independent Television (renamed from its original brand, Pax TV, on July 1, and now known as Ion Television) is also not included since the network's schedule consisted mainly of syndicated reruns and movies.

Each of the 30 highest-rated shows released in May 2006 is listed with its rank and rating as determined by Nielsen Media Research.[1]

Legend

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  •   Light blue indicates local programming.
  •   Gray indicates encore programming.
  •   Blue-gray indicates news programming.
  •   Light green indicates sporting events.
  •   Red indicates series being burned off and other regularly scheduled programs, including specials and movies.
  •  highlight  Yellow highlights indicates the top-10 most watched programs of the season.
  •  highlight  Cyan highlights indicates numbers 11-20 most watched programs of the season.
  •  highlight  Magenta highlights indicates numbers 21-30 most watched programs of the season.
  •  highlight  Highlights indicates that it falls in multiple of the above categories.

Schedule

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  • New series to broadcast television are highlighted in bold.
  • Repeat airings or same-day rebroadcasts are indicated by (R).
  • All times are U.S. Eastern and Pacific Time (except for some live sports or events). Subtract one hour for Central, Mountain, Alaska, and Hawaii–Aleutian times.
  • All sporting events air live in all time zones in U.S. Eastern time, with local and/or late-night programming scheduled by affiliates after game completion.

Sunday

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Network 7:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC America's Funniest Home Videos Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
(23/8.6) 		Desperate Housewives (4/13.8) Grey's Anatomy (5/12.5)
CBS Fall 60 Minutes (21/9.0)
(Tied with Deal or No Deal) 		Cold Case (17/9.3) CBS Sunday Movie
Summer Big Brother Cold Case (R) Without a Trace (R)
Fox Fall The OT King of the Hill The Simpsons The War at Home Family Guy American Dad! Local programming
Winter Malcolm in the
Middle
Late winter Free Ride
Spring American Dad!
Summer American Dad! (R) The War at Home (R)
NBC Fall Dateline NBC The West Wing Law & Order: Criminal Intent Crossing Jordan
Spring Dateline NBC
The WB Fall Reba (R) Charmed Blue Collar TV Blue Collar TV (R) Local programming
Mid-fall Supernatural (R)
Winter Charmed (R)
Summer Just Legal

Note: On September 17, 2006, The WB aired The Night of Favorites and Farewells starting at 5:00 p.m. ET. The special included the pilot episodes of Felicity, Angel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Dawson's Creek. The special served as the network's last nationally scheduled broadcast.

Monday

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Network 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC Fall Wife Swap Monday Night Football (continued to game completion) (9/10.6)
(Tied with House)
Winter Emily's Reasons Why Not Jake in Progress The Bachelor
Mid-winter The Bachelor
Late winter Supernanny Miracle Workers
Spring What About Brian
Late spring How to Get the Guy
Summer Supernanny (R)
Mid-summer Wife Swap (R) Supernanny (R)
Late summer One Ocean View
CBS Fall The King of Queens How I Met Your Mother Two and a Half Men (13/9.7)
(Tied with The Unit) 		Out of Practice (30/7.8) CSI: Miami (8/11.8)
Winter Courting Alex
Late winter The New Adventures of Old Christine (25/8.3)
(Tied with Unan1mous)
Summer How I Met Your Mother (R)
Mid-summer Two and a Half Men (R) The New Adventures of Old Christine (R)
Fox Fall Arrested Development Kitchen Confidential Prison Break Local programming
Mid-fall Prison Break (R)
Late fall Arrested Development Nanny 911
Winter Skating with Celebrities 24 (28/8.1)
(Tied with ER)
Late winter Prison Break
Spring Hell's Kitchen
NBC Fall Surface Las Vegas Medium
Winter Deal or No Deal (15/9.6)
(Tied with Dancing with the Stars 		The Apprentice
Summer Treasure Hunters (R) Treasure Hunters
Mid-summer Various programming
UPN One on One All of Us Girlfriends Half & Half Local programming
The WB Fall 7th Heaven Just Legal
Mid-fall Related
Spring Everwood
Summer 7th Heaven (R)
  • Note: Emily's Reasons Why Not and Jake in Progress premiered on ABC on January 9, 2006, at 8:00 and 8:30 p.m. respectively, and were removed from the schedule after airing one episode.
  • Note: One Ocean View premiered on ABC on July 31, 2006, at 10 p.m. and was removed from the schedule after airing two episodes.

Tuesday

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Network 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC Fall According to Jim Rodney Commander in Chief (24/8.4) Boston Legal
Spring Hope & Faith Sons & Daughters
Mid-spring Hope & Faith Less than Perfect
Summer According to Jim (R) The One: Making a Music Star
Mid-summer George Lopez (R) Primetime: The Outsiders
CBS Fall NCIS (12/9.8) The Amazing Race Close to Home
Mid-fall Various programming
Winter Various programming Love Monkey
Late winter The Unit (13/9.7)
(Tied with Two and a Half Men) 		The Amazing Race
Summer Big Brother Rock Star Tuesday Night Book Club
Mid-summer 48 Hours (R)
Fox Fall Bones House (9/10.6)
(Tied with Monday Night Football) 		Local programming
Winter American Idol (1/17.6)
Spring House (R)
NBC Fall The Biggest Loser My Name Is Earl The Office Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (18/9.2)
(Tied with Lost and CSI: NY)
Winter Fear Factor Scrubs
Spring Most Outrageous Moments Scrubs (R) Scrubs Teachers
Late spring Fear Factor Last Comic Standing
UPN Fall America's Next Top Model (R) Sex, Love & Secrets Local programming
Mid-fall Various programming
Winter Get This Party Started
Spring Veronica Mars
Summer Veronica Mars (R)
The WB Fall Gilmore Girls Supernatural
Spring Pepper Dennis
Summer Gilmore Girls (R)
  • Note: Get This Party Started premiered on UPN on February 7, 2006, at 9:00 p.m. and was removed from the schedule after airing two episodes.
  • Note: Tuesday Night Book Club premiered on CBS on June 13, 2006, at 10:00 p.m. and was removed from the schedule after airing two episodes.

Wednesday

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Network 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC Fall George Lopez Freddie Lost (18/9.2)
(Tied with CSI: NY and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit) 		Invasion
Spring The Evidence
Mid-spring Alias Invasion
Late spring George Lopez (R) Freddie (R) Commander in Chief
Summer Lost (R)
Mid-summer George Lopez (R) Primetime: Medical Mysteries
CBS Fall Still Standing Yes, Dear Criminal Minds (27/8.2) CSI: NY (18/9.2)
(Tied with Lost and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit)
Spring The Amazing Race
Summer Rock Star
Fox Fall MLB on Fox
Mid-fall That '70s Show Stacked Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy Local programming
Winter American Idol (2/17.2) Bones
Spring Bones American Idol (2/17.2) Unan1mous (25/8.3)
(Tied with The New Adventures of Old Christine)
Late spring So You Think You Can Dance
NBC Fall The Apprentice: Martha Stewart E-Ring Law & Order
Mid-fall E-Ring The Apprentice: Martha Stewart
Winter The Biggest Loser
Late winter The Biggest Loser Law & Order (R)
Spring Deal or No Deal (21/9.0)
(Tied with 60 Minutes) 		Law & Order Heist
Mid-spring Heist Law & Order
Late spring Dateline NBC
Summer America's Got Talent
UPN Fall America's Next Top Model Veronica Mars Local programming
Winter South Beach
Spring America's Next Top Model
Late spring UPN Wednesday Night Movie
Summer America's Next Top Model Eve Cuts
The WB Fall One Tree Hill Related
Winter Beauty and the Geek (R)
Spring The Bedford Diaries
Summer Blue Collar TV (R) One Tree Hill (R)

Thursday

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Network 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC Fall Alias Night Stalker Primetime
Late fall ABC Thursday Night Movie
Winter Dancing with the Stars (7/12.0) Crumbs
Late winter Extreme Makeover: Home Edition American Inventor
Spring American Inventor Commander in Chief (24/8.4)
Summer Master of Champions Grey's Anatomy (R) Primetime
Mid-summer Grey's Anatomy (R)
CBS Fall Survivor: Guatemala (11/10.3) CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (3/15.6) Without a Trace (6/12.3)
Winter Various programming
Mid-winter Survivor: Panama (11/10.3)
Spring Gameshow Marathon
Summer Big Brother
Fox Fall The O.C. Reunion Local programming
Winter That '70s Show That '70s Show (R) The O.C.
Late winter The Loop
Spring That '70s Show
Late spring So You Think You Can Dance
NBC Fall Joey Will & Grace The Apprentice ER (28/8.1)
(Tied with 24)
Winter Will & Grace Four Kings My Name Is Earl The Office
Spring My Name Is Earl (R)
Summer My Name Is Earl (R) The Office (R) Windfall
Mid-summer America's Got Talent
UPN Everybody Hates Chris Love, Inc. Eve Cuts Local programming
The WB Fall Smallville Everwood
Winter Beauty and the Geek
Spring Supernatural

Friday

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Network 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC Fall Supernanny Hope & Faith Hot Properties 20/20
Winter Dancing with the Stars (15/9.6)
(Tied with Deal or No Deal) 		In Justice
Late winter America's Funniest Home Videos (R)
Spring America's Funniest Home Videos (R)
Late spring America's Funniest Home Videos (R) Hope & Faith (R)
Summer Kyle XY (R)
CBS Fall Ghost Whisperer Threshold Numbers
Late fall Close to Home
Summer NCIS (R) The Unit (R)
Fox Fall The Bernie Mac Show Malcolm in the Middle Killer Instinct Local programming
Winter Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy
Mid-winter The Bernie Mac Show (R)
Late winter Nanny 911
Spring The Bernie Mac Show
Mid-spring Fox Friday Night Movie
Summer 24 (R)
Mid-summer That '70s Show (R) 24 (R)
Late summer Fox Friday Night Movie
NBC Fall Dateline NBC Three Wishes Inconceivable
Mid-fall Law & Order: Criminal Intent (R)
Winter Most Outrageous Moments Most Outrageous Moments (R) Dateline NBC The Book of Daniel
Mid-winter Dateline NBC
Late winter Deal or No Deal Las Vegas Conviction
Spring Dateline NBC Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (R)
Summer Law & Order (R)
UPN WWE Friday Night SmackDown! Local programming
The WB Fall What I Like About You Twins Reba Living with Fran
Mid-fall Living with Fran Twins
Spring Survival of the Richest Modern Men
Late spring What I Like About You (R) Twins (R) Living with Fran (R)
  • Note: Inconceivable premiered on NBC on September 23, 2005, at 10:00 p.m. and was removed from the schedule after airing two episodes.

Saturday

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Network 8:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 10:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
ABC Fall Lost (R) Invasion (R) Commander in Chief (R)
Mid-fall ABC Saturday Movie of the Week Desperate Housewives (R)
Late fall America's Funniest Home Videos (R) ABC Saturday Movie of the Week
Winter ABC Saturday Movie of the Week
Spring The Wonderful World of Disney The Evidence
Summer ABC Saturday Movie of the Week
CBS Crimetime Saturday 48 Hours
Fox COPS COPS (R) America's Most Wanted Local programming
NBC Fall NBC Saturday Night Movie Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (R)
Winter Dateline NBC Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (R) Conviction (R)
Spring Law & Order: Criminal Intent (R)

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Renewals and cancellations

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Fox

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NBC

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UPN

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The WB

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Cancellations and series endings

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The WB

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References

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  1. ^ Highest-rated series is based on the annual top-rated programs list compiled by Nielsen Media Research and reported in: Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows (9th ed.). New York: Ballantine. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.
  2. ^ Ford Sullivan, Brian (May 3, 2006). "'Legal' In, 'Chief' Out as ABC's Upfront Nears" (Press release). ABC – via The Futon Critic.
  3. ^ Johns, Anna (November 23, 2005). "Alias is canceled -- BREAKING NEWS!". The Huffington Post. Archived from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  4. ^ Bauder, David (May 18, 2006). "TV: CBS will cancel Sunday movie, add four shows". Orange County Register. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  5. ^ Adalian, Josef (March 26, 2007). "Hurwitz takes a hike". Variety. Retrieved July 29, 2007.
  6. ^ "'Prison' Breaks 'til March; 'Reunion' Ending Early". Zap2it. November 29, 2005. Archived from the original on December 2, 2005.
  7. ^ ""That '70s Show" says goodbye to an era with the 200th episode and series finale this May on FOX". The Futon Critic. Retrieved January 17, 2006.
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