| Degrassi: The Next Generation | |
|---|---|
| Season 6 | |
 Degrassi: The Next Generation Season 6 DVD | |
| No. of episodes | 19 |
| Release | |
| Original network | CTV (Canada) The N (block on Noggin, United States) |
| Original release | 28 November 2006 – 14 May 2007 |
| Season chronology | |
The sixth season of the Canadian teen drama television series Degrassi: The Next Generation commenced airing in Canada on 28 November 2006, concluded on 14 May 2007 and contains nineteen episodes. This season depicts the lives of high school juniors, seniors and graduates as they deal with some of the challenges and issues young adults face such as imprisonment, online predators, burglary, substance abuse, stress, gambling addiction, financial difficulties, school rivalries, pregnancy scares and death. This is the first season in franchise history to feature college aged characters in prominent roles. Unlike the previous seasons, which took place over the course of an entire school year, season six only covers the fall semester (September to December) of the school year, utilizing a semi-floating timeline. It also marks the first death of a main character in the series.[1][2]
Production took place between May and December 2006.[3]
Season six also aired in the United States Fridays at 8:00 p.m. on the Noggin cable channel during its programming block for teenagers, The N. The season actually premiered on The N, on 29 September 2006, two months before CTV, a Canadian terrestrial television network, began to screen it. By broadcasting two episodes every Tuesday night at 8:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., CTV were able to broadcast the final ten episodes of the season before The N. The season was released on DVD as a four disc boxed set on 27 May 2008 by Alliance Atlantis Home Entertainment in Canada, and FUNimation Entertainment in the United States. The season is also available on Canadian and US iTunes.
The season received eight award nominations, six more than it received for season five. It received mixed reviews from the media, and lacklustre ratings compared to the previous season's record high of one million viewers.
- ^ "Exclusive Interview: Degrassi's Ryan Cooley Talks About the Death of J.T." The TV Addict. 2007-01-18. Archived from the original on 2008-03-25. Retrieved 2008-03-30.
- ^ "Degrassi character's murder to be a series first" (Press release). CTV Television Network. 2009-01-27. Archived from the original on 2012-10-15. Retrieved 2008-03-30.
- ^ City of Toronto Film and Television Office (2006-12-29). "2006 Production List" (PDF). City of Toronto. p. 18. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2009-03-19. Retrieved 2008-03-30.