News to launches as successor to Miyane-ya with new hosts

The new news program ‘News to’, produced by Yomiuri TV and aired on the Nippon TV network, launched on October 5 as the successor to the long-running ‘Miyane-ya’. The program features Chiaki Kuroki as the main MC from Monday to Thursday, while Shingo Murakami serves as the MC on Fridays.

In its initial week, the program has maintained competitive viewership. While it faced stiff competition from TBS’s ‘Gogo Smile!’, ‘News to’ achieved a peak viewership of 4.3% during a holiday broadcast. Industry observers note that the program has intentionally retained much of the format, commentators, and visual style of ‘Miyane-ya’ to prevent audience attrition among its core elderly demographic.

The hosting styles of the two main anchors differ significantly: Kuroki focuses on facilitating discussion and connecting panelists, whereas Murakami adopts a more reactive and vocal approach to drive engagement.