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How do you like Wednesday?

1996 · 4 seasons

A loose, chatty late-night variety show that ambles along pleasantly, more like hanging out with a group of friends than watching a structured program.

Created by
Tadahisa Fujimura, Masamichi Ureshino
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Yo Oizumi, Takayuki Suzui, Ken Yasuda
Overview
How do you like Wednesday? was a Japanese television variety series that aired on the HTB network in Hokkaidō, Japan, and on other regional television networks in Japan. The program debuted on HTB on October 9, 1996. The series was one of the first local variety programs to be produced on Hokkaido; prior to this series' launch, local variety programs in Hokkaidō were virtually non-existent. The program also had a significant influence on other local programs in other regions in Japan, most notably Kwangaku! in Kansai and Nobunaga in Tokai. The series achieved a record 18.6% viewing share on December 8, 1999, the highest share for a late-night program on a local TV station. Production of the weekly regular series ended in September 2002, though new limited-run series were produced on average of every 18 months; the latest series was shown on HTB in late 2005, eight episodes in length. Most of the series have been rerun under the names of Dōdeshō Returns and Suiyō Dōdeshō Classic.

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Created by
Tadahisa Fujimura, Masamichi Ureshino
Genres
Comedy
Starring
Yo Oizumi, Takayuki Suzui, Ken Yasuda
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    background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
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    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
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    Genres
    comedy
    Created by
    Tadahisa Fujimura, Masamichi Ureshino
    Starring
    Yo Oizumi, Takayuki Suzui, Ken Yasuda, Hiroyuki Morisaki, Takuma Otoo, Shigeyuki Totsugi
    Length
    4 seasons, 918 episodes, 30 min each
    Network
    HTB
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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