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serving the

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as the

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of the

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and the

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, owned and operated by the , a subsidiary of the certified broadcasting holding company Nippon Television's studios are located in the Shiodome area of

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, Japan, and its transmitters are located in the

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. Broadcasting terrestrially across Japan, it is also the first commercial TV station in Japan, and it has been broadcasting on Channel 4 since its inception. Nippon Television is the home of the syndication networks NNN (for news programs) and NNS (for non-news programs). Except for Okinawa Prefecture, these two networks cover the whole of Japan. Nippon Television is one of the ''five private broadcasters based in Tokyo'' and is the first

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in Asia. Nippon Television Holdings is partially owned by the Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings (which owns 14.45% of the company's shares), Japan's largest media conglomerate by revenue and the second largest behind

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. It forms part of Yomiuri's main television broadcasting arm alongside

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flagship

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, which owns a 6.57% share in the company. It is also the owner of

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, formerly part of the US-based

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streaming service and the company has shares in animation studios Madhouse,

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and

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as well as a share in the film studio

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History

Early stages

The history of Nippon Television began in 1951 with the announcement by

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Karl Mundt (best known as the key proponent of

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) that commercial television would be set up in Japan (then under

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-led Allied

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). According to Japanese-Canadian writer Benjamin Fulford, Mundt recommended Matsutarō Shōriki to the

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(which later hired Shōriki as a CIA agent under the codenames "podam" and "pojackpot-1"); with executives of ''

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'' and ''

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'', Shōriki then persuaded then-Prime Minister

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to form a commercial television network in Japan. On July 31, 1952, Nippon Television was granted the first TV broadcasting license for a commercial broadcaster in Japan. The Nippon Television Network Corporation was established in October of the same year. After obtaining the broadcasting license, Nippon Television purchased the land for the construction of the headquarters building in Nibancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (currently the Nippon Television Kojimachi branch office), and began preparations for the broadcast of TV programs.However, due to delays in delivering equipment used for broadcasting, test trials were significantly delayed from their initial scheduled date, resulting in NHK being the first to start broadcasting TV programs.On August 24, 1953, Nippon Television started broadcast trials and four days later, Nippon TV officially began to broadcast TV programs as Asia's first commercial broadcaster, with an animated dove spreading its wings in the logo on its first sign-on. The first TV commercial (for

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clocks) was also aired at the same time (reports say that the commercial aired upside-down by mistake). Due to high prices, television sets were not widely available at the launch of NTV and NHK. As a result, NTV installed 55 street TVs in the Kanto area in an effort to broaden the advertisement impact. This program was a huge success, attracting 8,000 to 10,000 people to watch sports broadcasts such as professional baseball and sumo wrestling. Plans for the expansion of Nippon Television to the whole of Japan weren't continued due to its given license being restricted to the Kanto area only.As a result, the Yomiuri Shimbun Group filed for a separate TV license in Osaka under the name

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. In 1955, Matsutaro Shoriki stepped down as the president of Nippon TV after being elected to the Japan's House Of Representatives. Said election was the first electoral coverage carried out by commercial TV in Japan.

Nippon News Network and launch of color broadcasts

With the issuance of a large number of new TV licenses by the Ministry of Posts in the late 1950s, Yomiuri Shimbun and Nippon Television began to establish TV stations outside the Kanto area. On August 28, 1958, Yomiuri TV started broadcasting, marking the start of Nippon TV's expansion into the Kansai area. However, due to the close partnership between Nippon TV and the Yomiuri Shimbun, the network's expansion was opposed by local newspapers, and the network's expansion was slower than that of the JNN affiliates, which are less newspaper-oriented. Before 1958, NTV's programming was seen on CBC and OTV, whose television broadcasts started on December 1, 1956. The four commercial television stations that existed at the time broadcast a special program called The Coming Year (which ran until the end of the Showa era). Until the last edition, production rotated between the main Kanto stations. On the fifth anniversary of NTV's launch, Yomiuri TV and Television Nishinippon started broadcasting, and Nishinippon Broadcasting, which started earlier, created the backbones of a precursor of NNN. In December, when Tokai Television started broadcasting in the Tokai area, NTV programs moved to the new station. Following TBS' establishment of JNN in 1959, Nippon Television founded the second Japanese television network, NNN, on April 1, 1966, with a total of 19 affiliated stations as founding members. Nippon Television founded the NNS (Nippon Television Network System) in 1972 to improve collaboration among network stations in the field of non-news programming. On September 15, 1959, Nippon Television's stock was listed on the

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, becoming the first media company in Japan to list its stock. Nippon Television headquarters 1961

Nippon Television applied to the MPT in April 1957 for a color television broadcast license, which it received in December of that year. Matsutaro Shoriki returned to Nippon TV as the president of the broadcaster after resigning as the Minister of State in 1958. After taking office as the president, he increased his investment in color television. In December 1958, NTV introduced

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recording in a one-off drama series using American RCA 2-inch quad tape. The first live coverage broadcast from Japan on color TV was the wedding of the Crown Prince (currently Emperor Emeritus Akihito) on April 10, 1959, alongside the first TV program with commercials broadcast in color. In December of the same year, NTV aired Japan's first color VTR broadcast '' Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall'' from

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(United States). NTV later obtained a broadcasting license for broadcasting programs in color on September 10, 1960. After a year, NTV aired a total of 938 hours of programs broadcast in color. As a result, programs produced in black and white steadily decreased. In October 1963, Nippon Television has successfully trialed overnight broadcasts. On November 22, 1963, using a communication satellite relay, NTV conducted the first black-and-white TV transmission experiment between Japan and the United States during coverage of the

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. On July 1, 1966,

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' concert at the

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, part of their Japanese tour, was shown in color on NTV (prerecorded on tape), with the viewing rate reaching 56 percent. After the death of Matsutaro Shoriki on October 9, 1969, Nippon TV and NHK agreed to integrate signal transmission facilities in the

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1970s–1980s

When Kobayashi Shoriki (son-in-law of Shoriki) took over Nippon TV in 1969, he continued the progress of TV broadcasting in color. In April 1970, Nippon TV's color programs accounted for 76.4% of total broadcast time, ahead of NHK which was second with 73%. In October 1971, Nippon TV achieved broadcasting all of its programs in color. However, during this period, due to the economic depression in Japan and the discovery of falsification of financial reports by the Ministry of Finance, Nippon TV was in a state of recession. Ratings of other Japanese commercial TV stations also declined during that period, from competing with Fuji TV for second place in the core bureau for most of the 1960s to competing with

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and NET TV (currently

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), and then being pulled away from TBS. This led Kobayashi Shoriki to launch business reforms to promote the outsourcing of program productions and decided to build a new headquarters which enabled them to turn losses into profits in 1972. The non-news counterpart of Nippon News Network,

, was formed on June 14, 1972. NTV had also been successful in exporting its programs around the world, with programs such as The Water Margin and

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being aired on the

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in the UK. On January 14, 1973, NTV airs the live satellite relay in Japan for Elvis Presley's concert in Hawaii, U.S.A. On October 8 & 15, 1975, the classic film ''

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'' makes its world television premiere on NTV (Part I on the 8th, Part II on the 15th), about 13 months before NBC airs the film in North America. Nippon TV also started diversifying its operations, opening subsidiaries such as Nippon TV Music, Union Movies, and Nippon Television Services in the early 70s.In the following years, Nippon TV also participated in cultural events such as the restoration of the

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in 1984which took 13 years to restore and costing to ¥2.4 billion and also held two special exhibitions at the

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. On March 9, 1984,

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, aka Spider Dan, Skyscraperman, in a paid publicity event, used suction cups to climb the 10 floor Nippon Television Kojimachi Annex in Chiyoda. On the 25th anniversary of Nippon Television's first broadcast in 1978, the broadcaster launched 24-Hour TV: Love Saves the Earth, the only telethon in Japanese TV, which achieved high ratings and continued to be aired until the present day.But in the 1980s, ratings continued to decline after Fuji TV and TBS promoted much of their primetime programming.This prompted to increase airtime of its news programs and baseball events.

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broadcasting (using the

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standard) began in December 1982. NTV also launched NTV Cable News (now known as Nippon TV NEWS 24) in 1987, being the first news channel in Japan.

1990s and "Triple Crown Ratings"

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of Studio Ghibli, Inc. designed Nippon Television's mascot character to commemorate the channel's 40th anniversary in 1993. After entering the 90s, although ratings of its Nippon TV affiliates increased, advertising revenue decreased in 1992 due to the collapse of Japan's bubble economy. The number of Nippon TV affiliates increased to 30 after Kagoshima Yomiuri Television started broadcasting in 1994. In 1992, after Seiichiro Ujiie (former journalist at the

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) became president of Nippon TV, the broadcaster carried out major changes in its programming, such as adjusting its late night news programs to air earlier than its rivals, and ending certain primetime variety shows to boost ratings.These major changes helped become number 1 in ratings from 1993 to 1994 overtaking Fuji TV. Earlier, it had attempted to replace its afternoon wide show with a comedy programs to compete with its rival networks. As part of its major renovations in the broadcasting industry, Nippon TV launched its first cable-exclusive channel, CS Nippon TV, in 1996.

2000s–present

At the start of the new century, Nippon TV and its 29 affiliates won the triple crown ratings. In December 2000, Nippon TV launched its satellite-exclusive BS Nippon TV.On April 30, 2003, Nippon TV held a completion ceremony at its headquarters in Shiodome, Tokyo, which it took 7 years to build as part of its 50th anniversary from its opening. However, in October of the same year, employees of the network bribed the surveyed households to increase their ratings. This impacted the ratings of Nippon TV most especially on baseball games. Fuji TV took advantage of the incident when it became number 1 in ratings. Nippon TV started digital broadcasting on December 1, 2003. Nippon TV moved to Shiodome on February of the following year, and high-definition production also started. With the rising trend for Internet services, Nippon TV launched Dai2 Nippon TV, the first video-on-demand service from a commercial broadcaster in Japan. Analog broadcasting ended on July 24, 2011, fully entering digital TV era. Also in 2011, Nippon TV regained the Triple Crown Ratings after 8 years due to high ratings of the drama I am Mita, Your Housekeeper. Although in 2012 and 2013, this was later taken by TV Asahi on ratings of its primetime programming. Nippon TV later regained the Triple Crown Rating in 2014. On April 26, 2012, Nippon Television Network Preparatory Corporation is founded as part of the network's major reorganization. On October 1, 2012, Nippon Television Network Corporation (first) transitions to a certified broadcasting holding company, Nippon Television Holdings, Inc., and Nippon Television Network Preparatory Corporation is renamed Nippon Television Network Corporation (second). On February 1–2, 2013, Nippon TV collaborated with NHK to air a special program related to the first TV broadcasts 60 years ago. On February 27, 2014, Nippon TV acquired the Japanese division of

. They started airing more programs exclusively to Hulu following its acquisition, which was later criticized from viewers. In 2015, Nippon TV (alongside the other 4 commercial broadcasters in Japan) launched

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, its free on-demand service. On the Q4 of 2020, they started trials on live online streaming of its channel on TVer. In September 2020, Nippon TV, alongside

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, collaborated to create a system that uses artificial intelligence to predict audience ratings, which was first trialed on its movie block, Friday Roadshow. From Q4 of 2021, the broadcaster officially started its live online streaming of its channel, albeit with the exception of its late-night news program, news zero, and its succeeding program, despite being included in the trial the year before. In 2022, Nippon TV currently holds the Triple Crown Rating for 12 years. On October 6, 2023, Nippon Television purchased a majority stake in

, and began to handle management of the studio while the company continues to focus on creative efforts.

Branding

When Nippon Television started in 1953, its English acronym "NTV" was used as its first corporate logo, with a colored version later used in 1972 after the launch of color TV broadcasting. The logo was designed by Shōjirō Takada, an assistant professor at

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. In 2003, Nippon TV launched a new corporate logo with the introduction of Nandarou, the broadcaster's mascot. The orange dot in the 2003 logo represents the sun with the 日 in gold representing tradition. The logo was designed by Junichi Fumura, an employee of the broadcaster. On January 1, 2013, Nippon TV changed its logo as part of its 60th anniversary, with the "日" kanji changed to number 0 with a diagonal line inside, to denote starting from zero and starting anew. The change was inspired by the on-screen clock, usually located in the upper left corner of the screen. NTV53.svg, Wordmark used from 1953 to 2003 File:Nippon TV logo (NTV).svg, First logo used from 1953 to 1978 File:Nippon TV logo (NTV, Color).png, Colored version used from 1972 to 1978, though also used in color promos in the 60s. This logo was used again once on the analog shutdown in 2011. File:NTV-logotype.svg, Second logo used between 2003 and 2013. The logo shown here is the version without Nandarou. File:Nippon TV logo 2014.svg, Current logo since 2013 File:Ntv-60logo.svg, 60th Anniversary logo in 2013

Monsho logo and Nandarou mascot

In 1978, as part of its 25th anniversary, Nippon Television introduced a monsho in addition to the corporate trademark.The logo was designed with the NTV's "sun" and the earth represented by the Mercator projection, symbolizing NTV's leading position in the television industry.The logo is colored blue, representing clear skies. The monsho was designed by Masahiro Touzawa, an employee of the broadcaster. File:NTV Symbol 1978.svg, Monsho from 1978 to 2001 On August 28, 1992, as part of its 40th anniversary, Nippon Television invited

to design its first mascot. The mascot was shaped like a mouse with the tail of a pig, symbolizing creativity, curiosity, and hard work. The mascot's name was collected from an audience nomination campaign and voted on from 51,026 names. The winning name of the mascot was " Nandarou", literally translating to "What is it?" The mascot was supposed to be used for one year only, but it was used until 2013 after audience popularity. It was replaced by DA BEAR, introduced in 2009.

Technical Information

Transmitters

Callsign

''For details, see 日本の放送局所の呼出符号#JO＊X_2 (in Japanese)'' * Digital terrestrial television broadcasting: JOAX-DTV Nippon Television Digital Television * UHF channel 25, frequency 545.142857MHz/10kW * Remote control key ID - 4 ** 3 digits - 041, 042, 045 (for temporary), 641 (for One Seg). * Since it was the first preliminary license for a television station, it was given an "A" in the series of callsigns ending in the letter X, given to commercial television stations.

Other TV channels owned by NTV

In addition to terrestrial broadcasting in the Kanto area, NTV broadcasts and supplies the following pay television channels: * Nittele G+ – Sports channel managed by subsidiary company CS Nippon. * NTV NEWS24 – 24-hour news channel founded in 1989 as NCN. * Nittele Plus – Entertainment channel, emphasizing on original content and reruns from the terrestrial service. * NIPPON TV Channel (USA) – Broadcasts started on May 28, 2019 (local time). It is mainly targeted at Japanese people living in the United States, and it supplies Nippon Television's serial dramas and professional baseball/Giants' home game broadcasts to satellite broadcast DirecTV and cable TV companies.

Network

After the launch of

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in April 1960, a new group of networks was supposed to be formed between

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, Nagoya TV, Nippon TV, and Hiroshima Telecasting in 1962.But in 1963,

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, which is a key shareholder of Television Nishinippon, disagreed to

's plans to expand in Fukuoka Prefecture.This resulted in Television Nisihinippon withdrawing from being part of Nippon TV and losing Nippon TV's local news base in Kyushu. On April 1, 1966, Nippon News Network was formally launched with 19 founding members. The non-news counterpart of Nippon News Network,

, was formed on June 14, 1972.

Offices

* The headquarters ( Shiodome NTV Tower): 6–1, Higashi-Shimbashi Itchome,

, Japan * Kojimachi Studio (the studios): Nibancho,

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(closed in 2019 for further redevelopments) * Kansai Branch Office: Kintetsu Dojima Building, 2-2, Dojima Nichome,

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TV programs

News

* ''Zip!'' (morning news directed by Ami K) * ''News Every'' (evening news) * ''News Zero'' (late-night news) * ''NNN News 24'' (24-hour news channel)

Former Japanese dramas

2000s

* ''

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'' (瑠璃の島, 2005) * ''Kikujirou to Saki 2'' (菊次郎とさき 2, 2005) * ''Joou no Kyoushitsu'' (女王の教室, 2005) * ''

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'' (ごくせん, 2002/2005/2008) * ''Ai no Uta'' (あいのうた, 2005) * '' Nobuta wo Produce'' (野ブタ。をプロデュース, 2005) * ''

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'' (花より男子, 2005) * ''Kami wa Saikoro wo Furanai'' (神はサイコロを振らない, 2006) * ''Kui-tan'' (喰いタン, 2006) * ''Gyarusaa'' (ギャルサー, 2006) * ''Primadem'' (プリマダム, 2006) * ''CA to Oyobbi!'' (CAとお呼びっ!, 2006) * ''My Boss My Hero'' (マイ☆ボスマイ☆ヒーロー, 2006) * '' 14-year-old Mother'' (14才の母, 2006) * ''

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Nippon TV

'' (たったひとつの恋, 2006) * ''Enka no Joou'' (演歌の女王, 2007) * ''Haken no Hinkaku'' (ハケンの品格, 2007) * ''

Kuitan 2 , or the Gluttonous Detective 2, is a Japanese TV drama aired on Nippon TV from April 14, 2007, to June 23, 2007, at 21:00 on Saturdays. The sequel of the Japanese TV drama Kuitan aired in 2006. The TV series Kuitan and Kuitan 2 were inspired by ...

'' (喰いタン, 2007) * '' Bambino!'' (バンビ～ノ!, 2007) * '' Sexy Voice and Robo'' (セクシーボイスアンドロボ, 2007) * ''Juken no Kamisama'' (受験の神様, 2007) * '' Hotaru no Hikari'' (ホタルノヒカリ, 2007) * '' Tantei Gakuen Q'' (探偵学園Q, 2007) * '' Yukan Club'' (有閑倶楽部, 2007) * '' Hataraki Man'' (働きマン, 2007) * ''Dream Again'' (ドリーム☆アゲイン, 2007) * ''Binbou Danshi'' (貧乏男子ボンビーメン, 2007) * ''Saitou-san'' (斉藤さん, 2008) * '' 1 Pound no Fukuin'' (1ポンドの福音, One Pound Gospel, 2008) * ''Osen'' (おせん, 2008) * ''Hokaben'' (ホカベン, 2008) * ''

Gakkō ja Oshierarenai! is a Japanese television drama series concerning the life of ten high school students. It stars Kyoko Fukada as their teacher. It first aired on July 15, 2008. Plot Mai Aida (Kyoko Fukada) is a third year English teacher at an all-girls private ...

'' (学校じゃ教えられない！, 2008) * '' Seigi no Mikata'' (正義の味方, 2008) * '' Yasuko to Kenji'' (ヤスコとケンジ, 2008) * ''Oh! My Girl'' (オー！マイ・ガール！！, 2008) * ''OL Nippon'' (OLにっぽん, 2008) * ''Scrap Teacher'' (スクラップ･ティーチャー, 2008) * '' Kami no Shizuku'' (神の雫, 2009) * ''RESET'' (リセット, 2009) * ''

Zeni Geba is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by George Akiyama. Publication The series was originally serialized in Shogakukan's Shōnen manga, ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from 1970 to 1971, with its chapter ...

'' (銭ゲバ, 2009) * ''Moso Shimai'' (妄想姉妹, 2009) * ''Kiina'' (キイナ, 2009) * ''Aishiteiru'' (アイシテル, 2009) * ''The Quiz Show'' (ザ・クイズショウ, 2009) * ''

Samurai High School was a Japanese television drama. Synopsis The series follows the story of Mochizuki Kotaro, a mild-mannered, unmanly high school student. While visiting a library one day, he encounters Himiko, a mysterious librarian who recommends to him an an ...

'' (サムライ・ハイスクール, 2009)

2010s

* ''

Mother A mother is the female parent of a child. A woman may be considered a mother by virtue of having given birth, by raising a child who may or may not be her biological offspring, or by supplying her ovum for fertilisation in the case of ges ...

'' (2010) * ''Kinoshita Bucho to Boku'' (( 木下部長とボク), 2010) * '' Magerarenai Onna'' ( 曲げられない女, 2010) * ''Misaki NO.1!!'' ( 美咲ナンバーワン!!, 2011) * '' Deka Wanko'' ( デカワンコ, 2011) * ''Sayonara Bokutachi no Youchien'' ( さよならぼくたちのようちえん, 2011) * ''

Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni is a manga series written and illustrated by Fumiyo Kōno which ran from 2007 to 2009 in ''Weekly Manga Action''. It follows the life of Suzu Urano, a young bride with her new family living on the outskirts of Kure, Hiroshima, Kure City d ...

'' ( この世界の片隅に, 2011) * ''

Kaseifu no Mita is a 2011 Japanese television drama series. The plot centers on a family that hires Akari Mita (played by actress Nanako Matsushima) as a housekeeper to upkeep their recently deceased mother's house, which has been thrown into disarray. Mita ...

'' ( 家政婦のミタ, 2011) – the highest watched show of 2011 in Japan * ''Himitsu Chouhouin Erika'' ( 秘密諜報員_エリカ, 2011) * '' Deka Kurokawa Suzuki'' ( デカ_黒川鈴木, 2012) * ''Dirty Mama!'' ( ダーティ・ママ!, 2012) * ''Konna no Idol Janain!?'' ( こんなのアイドルじゃナイン!?, 2012) * '' Perfect Son'' ( 理想の息子, 2012) * ''

Sūgaku Joshi Gakuen is a Japanese television drama series. It ran for 12 episodes. The cast primarily consists of Hello! Project members. The song "Hatsukoi Cider" from Buono!'s single " Hatsukoi Cider / Deep Mind" was used as the closing theme for the TV series; ...

'' ( 数学女子学園, 2012) * '' Teen Court: 10-dai Saiban'' ( ティーンコート, 2012) * ''Cleopatra na Onnatachi'' ( クレオパトラな女たち, 2012) * '' Shiritsu Bakaleya Koukou'' ( 私立バカレア高校, 2012) * '' Taburakashi'' ( たぶらかし, 2012) * ''Ghost Mama Sousasen'' ( ゴーストママ捜査線, 2012) * '' Sprout'' ( スプラウト, 2012) * ''Totkan Tokubetsu Kokuzei Choshukan'' ( トッカン_特別国税徴収官, 2012) * ''Vision: Koroshi Ga Mieru Onna'' ( VISION_殺しが見える女, 2012) * '' Akumu-chan'' ( 悪夢ちゃん, 2012) * ''Sugarless'' ( シュガーレス, 2012) * '' Tokyo Zenryoku Shoujo'' ( 東京全力少女, 2012) * '' Muse no Kagami'' (2012) * ''Share House no Koibito'' ( シェアハウスの恋人, 2013) * '' 35-sai no Koukousei'' ( 35歳の高校生, 2013) * '' Hakuba no Ōji-sama'' (ハクバノ王子サマ, 2013) * '' Gakkō no Kaidan'' (学校のカイダン, 2015) * ''Marumaru Tsuma'' ( ○○妻), 2015) * ''

Majisuka Gakuen (lit. "Majisuka Academy") is a Japanese television drama series about high school delinquents, starring members of idol group AKB48. The first season aired in 2010 on TV Tokyo. A second season Majisuka Gakuen 2 was aired the following year. Th ...

4'' ( マジすか学園4, 2015) * '' Jimi ni Sugoi! Kōetsu Girl: Kouno Etsuko'' (2016) * '' Kyabasuka Gakuen'' (2016) * ''Ieuru Onna'' (家売るオンナ, Your Home Is My Business!, 2016) * ''Kaettekita Ieuru Onna'' (帰ってきた家売るオンナ, Your Home Is My Business! Returns, 2017) * '' Omae wa Mada Gunma o Shiranai'' (2017) * '' Voice: 110 Emergency Control Room'' (2019) * ''Ieuru Onna no Gyakushū'' (家売るオンナの逆襲, Your Home Is My Business!: 2nd Attack, 2019) * ''Innocence, Fight Against False Charges'' (2019) * ''Nurse in Action!!'' (2019)

2020s

* '' Captured Hospital'' (2023) * '' Captured New Airport (2024)

Variety and music

* ''Question for one hundred million people!? Waratte Koraete!'' (1億人の大質問!?笑ってコラえて!) * ''Guruguru Ninety Nine'' (Gurunai, ぐるぐるナインティナイン, ぐるナイ) * ''Sekaiichi Uketai Jugyo'' (世界一受けたい授業) (until March 2024) * ''Enta no Kamisama ~the god of Entertainment~'' (エンタの神様 ~the god of Entertainment~) * ''Sekai Marumie! TV Tokusoubu'' (世界まる見え!テレビ特捜部) * ''The! Tetsuwan! DASH!!'' (ザ!鉄腕!DASH!!) * ''Gyoretsu no dekiru Horitsu Sodanjo'' (行列の出来る法律相談所) * '' Shōten'' (笑点;the second longest running TV show in Japan, continuously broadcast since May 1966). * '' Gaki no tsukai'' (

DownTown ''Downtown'' is a term primarily used in American and Canadian English to refer to a city's sometimes commercial, cultural and often the historical, political, and geographic heart. It is often synonymous with its central business district ( ...

's ''Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!'', ガキの使いやあらへんで!!) * ''

Cartoon KAT-TUN was a Japanese variety show hosted by KAT-TUN, a Japanese boy band formed by Johnny & Associates. The show began airing on April 4, 2007, and ended on March 24, 2010. It aired every Wednesday from 11:55 pm to 12:26 am on NTV for 3 yea ...

'' (カートゥンKAT-TUN, Kātūn Katūn?) * ''

AKBingo! ''AKBingo!'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese television variety show featuring Japanese idol girl group AKB48. The show aired weekly on Nippon Television. In each episode, members of AKB48 and occasionally their sister groups participate in ...

'' * ''Kyosen to Maetake no Geba Geba 90 pun'' (Gyosen x Maetake's Geba Geba 90 minutes 巨泉×前武ゲバゲバ90分！) * ''Karikyura Mashin'' (Curriculumachine カリキュラマシーン) * ''Music Lovers'' * ''God of Music'' (音楽の神様) * ''1 Oku 3000 mannin no Shō Channeru'' (until March 2024) * ''With Music''

Former

* ''Family Wisdom of the Itos'' (伊東家の食卓) * ''Nazo o toke! Masaka no Mistery'' (謎を解け!まさかのミステリー) * ''Magical Zunou Power!!'' (マジカル頭脳パワー!!) (1990s) * ''Tokujo! Tensei Shingo'' (特上!天声慎吾) * '' Dotch Cooking Show'' (どっちの料理ショー, Yomiuri Telecastiong Corp.) * '' Arashi no Shukudai-kun'' (嵐の宿題くん) * '' Arashi ni Shiyagare'' (嵐にしやがれ)

Movie industry

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Lionsgate Films Lionsgate Films (spelled as Lions Gate until 2005, and formerly Cinépix Film Properties until 1998) is a Canadian-American film production and distribution company founded in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on June 15, 1962. It was owned by Lionsga ...

Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures Corporation, commonly known as Paramount Pictures or simply Paramount, is an American film production company, production and Distribution (marketing), distribution company and the flagship namesake subsidiary of Paramount ...

Sony Pictures Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. is an American diversified multinational mass media and entertainment studio conglomerate that produces, acquires, and distributes filmed entertainment (theatrical motion pictures, television programs, and rec ...

Columbia Pictures Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., Trade name, doing business as Columbia Pictures, is an American film Production company, production and Film distributor, distribution company that is the flagship unit of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group ...

TriStar Pictures TriStar Pictures, Inc. (spelled as Tri-Star until 1991) is an American film studio and production company that is part of the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, which is part of the Japanese conglomerate Sony, Sony Group Corporation. The compan ...

Universal Pictures Universal City Studios LLC, doing business as Universal Pictures (also known as Universal Studios or simply Universal), is an American filmmaking, film production and film distribution, distribution company headquartered at the 10 Universal Ci ...

Walt Disney Pictures Walt Disney Pictures is an American film Film production company, production company and subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios (division), the Walt Disney Studios, a division of Disney Entertainment, which is owned by the Walt Disney Company. The st ...

20th Century Studios 20th Century Studios, Inc., formerly 20th Century Fox, is an American film studio, film production and Film distributor, distribution company owned by the Walt Disney Studios (division), Walt Disney Studios, the film studios division of the ...

Lucasfilm Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC is an American film and television production company founded by filmmaker George Lucas in December 10, 1971 in San Rafael, California, and later moved to San Francisco in 2005. It is best known for creating and producing th ...

Marvel Studios Marvel Studios, LLC, formerly known as Marvel Films, is an American film and television production company. Marvel Studios is the creator of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), a media franchise and shared universe of films and television ser ...

Pixar Pixar (), doing business as Pixar Animation Studios, is an American animation studio based in Emeryville, California, known for its critically and commercially successful computer-animated feature films. Pixar is a subsidiary of Walt Disney ...

Warner Bros. Pictures Warner Bros. Pictures is an American film studio and distribution arm of the Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group division of Warner Bros., both of which are owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. It is headquartered at the Warner Bros. Studios complex ...

DC Studios DC Studios is an American film and television production company that is a division of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). It is responsible for the production of live-action and animated films and television series, as well as video games, based ...

New Line Cinema New Line Productions, Inc., Trade name, doing business as New Line Cinema, is an American film production, film and television production company that is a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group, a division of the Major film studios, ...

Animation

The company has intimate connections with

, led by

. Nippon TV has funded all of the company's productions since ''

Kiki's Delivery Service is a 1989 Japanese Anime, animated fantasy film written, produced, and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, based on Eiko Kadono's 1985 novel ''Kiki's Delivery Service (novel), Kiki's Delivery Service''. Animated by Studio Ghibli, the film stars Minami ...

'' (excluding '' Earwig and the Witch'', which was fully funded by rival

NHK , also known by its Romanization of Japanese, romanized initialism NHK, is a Japanese public broadcasting, public broadcaster. It is a statutory corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television licence, television license fee. NHK ope ...

) and holds the exclusive Japanese rights to broadcast their motion pictures. It has also produced and broadcast popular

anime is a Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, , in Japan and in Ja ...

series like ''

My Hero Academia is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kōhei Horikoshi. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from July 2014 to August 2024, with its chapters collected in 42 volumes. Set in a wor ...

'', ''

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'', ''

Death Note ''Death Note'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. It was serialized in Shueisha's Shōnen manga, manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from December 2003 to ...

'', ''

Hajime no Ippo is a Japanese boxing-themed manga series written and illustrated by George Morikawa. It has been serialized by Kodansha in the manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' since October 1989, with its chapters collected in 143 volum ...

'', Magical Emi The Magic Star, Orange Road, as well as ''

Detective Conan ''Case Closed'', also known as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' since January 1994; its chapters are collected in 107 ...

'' and '' Inuyasha'' (which are produced through its

Osaka is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the List of cities in Japan, third-most populous city in J ...

affiliate,

). NTV produced the first, unsuccessful ''

Doraemon is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Fujiko F. Fujio. First serialized in 1969, the manga's chapters were collected in 45 volumes published by Shogakukan from 1974 to 1996. The story revolves around an earless robotic ...

'' anime in 1973; when the second, more successful ''Doraemon'' series premiered in 1979, it was on

, which remains the franchise's broadcaster to this day. As of now, NTV is currently producing a second anime adaptation of ''

Hunter × Hunter ''Hunter × Hunter'' (pronounced "hunter hunter") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Togashi. It has been serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since March 1998, although the man ...

''. NTV has also been broadcasting the yearly ''

Lupin III , also written as ''Lupin the Third'', ''Lupin the 3rd'', or ''Lupin the IIIrd'', is a Japanese media franchise created by Monkey Punch. The series follows the endeavors of master thief Lupin III (character), Lupin III, grandson of gentleman t ...

'' TV specials since 1989, which they co-produce with

TMS Entertainment , formerly known as the is a Japanese animation studio owned by Sega Corporation. TMS is one of the oldest and most renowned animation studios in Japan, known for its numerous anime franchises such as '' Detective Conan'', '' Lupin the Third ...

. Nippon Television announced on February 8, 2011, that it would make the anime studio Madhouse its subsidiary after becoming the primary stockholder at about 85%, via a third-party allocation of shares for about 1 billion yen (about US$12 million). On January 29, 2014, Nippon Television announced that it will purchase a 54.3% stake in

and adopt the studio as a subsidiary.

Sports coverage

Current

= Basketball

= *

FIBA The International Basketball Federation (FIBA ; French language, French: ) is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. FIBA defines the rules of basketball, specifies the Basketball equipment ...

FIBA Basketball World Cup The FIBA Basketball World Cup is an international basketball competition between the senior List of men's national basketball teams, men's national teams of the members of the FIBA, International Basketball Federation (FIBA), the sport's globa ...

= Rugby union

= *

Rugby World Cup The Men's Rugby World Cup is a rugby union tournament contested every four years between the top international teams, the winners of which are recognised as the World championship, world champions of the sport. The tournament is administer ...

= Wrestling

= *

World Wonder Ring Stardom , is a Japanese ''joshi puroresu'' or women's professional wrestling professional wrestling promotion, promotion based in Nakano, Tokyo, Japan. Stardom was founded in September 2010 by former All Japan Women's Pro-Wrestling (AJW) co-producer Ross ...

= Motorsport

= *

MotoGP Grand Prix motorcycle racing is the highest class of motorcycle road racing events held on Road racing, road circuits sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). Independent motorcycle racing events have been held sin ...

NASCAR Cup Series The NASCAR Cup Series is the top racing series of the NASCAR, National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR), the most prestigious stock car racing series in the United States. The series began in 1949 as the Strictly Stock Division, ...

= Multi-sport events

= *

Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games (Olympics; ) are the world's preeminent international Olympic sports, sporting events. They feature summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a Multi-s ...

(via Japan Consortium) ** HPEO Games **

Summer Olympic Games The Summer Olympic Games, also known as the Summer Olympics or the Games of the Olympiad, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The 1896 Summer Olympics, inaugural Games took place in 1896 in Athens, ...

Winter Olympic Games The Winter Olympic Games (), also known as the Winter Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were held in ...

Youth Olympic Games Youth Olympic Games is an international multi-sport event for athletes aged 15 to 18 years old. Organized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Games are held every four years in staggered summer and winter events consistent with ...

Former

= Football (Soccer)

= *

FIFA The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (), more commonly known by its acronym FIFA ( ), is the international self-regulatory governing body of association football, beach soccer, and futsal. It was founded on 21 May 1904 to o ...

FIFA World Cup The FIFA World Cup, often called the World Cup, is an international association football competition among the senior List of men's national association football teams, men's national teams of the members of the FIFA, Fédération Internatio ...

(until 2018) *

FIFA Club World Cup The FIFA Club World Cup (FIFA CWC) is an international men's association football competition organised by the ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' (FIFA), the sport's global sports governing body, governing body. The compe ...

(until 2021) *

UEFA Champions League The UEFA Champions League (UCL) is an annual club association football competition organised by the UEFA, Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) that is contested by List of top-division football clubs in UEFA countries, top-divisio ...

Special TV programs

* Kin-chan and

Shingo Katori is a Japanese actor, singer, television host, and radio personality. He was the youngest member of SMAP, one of the best-selling boy band, boy bands in Asia. Early life Katori was born in Yokohama, Kanagawa and moved to Tokyo to pursue his car ...

's All Japan Costume Grand Prix (欽ちゃん&香取慎吾の全日本仮装大賞) * 24 Hour Television, Love Saves the Earth (24時間テレビ「愛は地球を救う」, annual

telethon A telethon (a portmanteau of "television" and "marathon") is a televised fundraising event that lasts many hours or days, the purpose of which is to raise money for a charitable, political or other cause. Most telethons feature heavy solicitatio ...

on the TV stations of NNS). For 2024's edition, the theme of the program changed to "Will Love Save the Earth?" (24時間テレビ47 「愛は地球を救うのか？」), and 24 hosts were chosen instead of a main personality. * Trans America Ultra Quiz (アメリカ横断ウルトラクイズ) ** All Japan High School Quiz Championship (全国高等学校クイズ選手権) * Nippon Television Music Festival (日本テレビ音楽祭)

Notable person

* Matsutarō Shōriki (founder)

List of most-watched films

The following is a list of the most-watched films of all time on NTV, .

Notes

References

External links

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History

Early stages

Nippon News Network and launch of color broadcasts

1970s–1980s

1990s and "Triple Crown Ratings"

2000s–present

Branding

Monsho logo and Nandarou mascot

Technical Information

Transmitters

Callsign

Other TV channels owned by NTV

Network

Offices

TV programs

News

Former Japanese dramas

2000s

2010s

2020s

Variety and music

Former

Movie industry

Animation

Sports coverage

Current

= Basketball

= Rugby union

= Wrestling

= Motorsport

= Multi-sport events

Former

= Football (Soccer)

Special TV programs

Notable person

List of most-watched films

See also

Notes

References

External links