Fuji Television’s “27-Hour TV” Revival after a Four-Year Absence: The Existence of “Two Popular Shows

Fuji Television Network recently announced that it will broadcast “FNS 27 Hours TV” live for the first time in four years. The six new MCs are Daigo (42) and Nobu (43) of “Chidori,” Kenji Yamauchi (42) and Ryuichi Hamaya (39) of “Kamaitachi,” and Yusuke (45) and Atsuhiro Tsuda (46) of “Diane. They are scheduled to unfold various projects based on “Chidori’s Onirenchan.”

FNS 27-Hour TV Nihongo Sports ha Yokuyo!” aired on November 2-3, 2019. The show is back for the first time since “FNS 27-Hour TV: Nikon no Sports wa Tsuyoku! What was the reason for reviving the signature special program at this time? Behind this is the existence of “two popular programs” that supported the decision. A Fuji Television station employee said.

In fact, in mid-September, we had an informal agreement to air “Rough & Music” live. It is a large-scale special program that brings together popular artists and talented comedians, and in the past, Matsumoto-san (Hitoshi, 59), Ninety-Nine, and Nakai-san (Masahiro, 50) have served as MCs. It was decided within the company that this would be done again this year.

In addition, regular broadcasts of “Matsumoto to Nakai” featuring Mr. Matsumoto and Mr. Nakai will begin in April. Having created a buzz in the spring and fall, the station really wanted a highlight project in the summer. The idea was to revive “27 Hours TV. Negotiations with various agencies began at the beginning of the year. The casting is gradually coming together.

No official announcement has been made yet, but the broadcast date has already been set for July 22-23. The airing time is still being finalized, but is expected to be fixed at 18:30 to 21:54 the following day, as in the past.

Koichi Minato, who took over as president of Fuji Television last summer, wants to center the station’s royal roadmap of variety programs as the trump card for reviving Fuji, which has been in the doldrums for a long time. This means that the station is finally putting in place a full-fledged system for revival. Now it remains to be seen if it will actually be accepted by the public. …… However, there is no doubt that with the lineup of programs that President Minato has put together, the foothold for Fuji’s revival is now in place.

Will the revival of “27 Hours TV,” the signature special program that has returned after a four-year absence, be the signal for a full-fledged revival of Fuji Television, which has been running on a variety lineup? What is its fate? ……