# Japanese television variety and quiz programming

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/japanese-television-variety-and-quiz-programming
> Updated: 2026-10-16T21:56:46.000Z. Sources: 3. Developments: 2.

Japanese television networks have announced various new and upcoming variety and quiz programming.

Television Tokyo scheduled the second installment of ‘Dewa Mondai Desu! Quiz de Himotoku Jinsei Gekijo’ for October 15, featuring street-interview-based quizzes. Concurrently, TBS announced the fifth edition of ‘Drama de Quiz! THE Kirinuki,’ a program utilizing clips from famous television dramas to facilitate quiz segments.

Following these announcements, TV Asahi revealed the launch of a new regular variety program titled ‘Doyou Cream Zatsugaku’ (Saturday Cream Trivia), set to premiere on October 17. Led by comedian Shinya Ueda, the show focuses on everyday trivia and curiosity-driven knowledge through formats such as ‘Fill-in-the-blank Short Trivia’ segments.

## Timeline

### 2026-10-16: TV Asahi launches new trivia variety show ‘Doyou Cream Zatsugaku’

TV Asahi’s new variety show ‘Doyou Cream Zatsugaku’ premieres October 17, featuring a trivia-focused cast including Shinya Ueda, Teppei Arita, and Snow Man’s Ryohei Abe.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/tv-asahi-launches-new-trivia-variety-show-doyou-cream-zatsugaku

### 2026-10-14: Japanese television networks announce new variety and quiz programming

Japanese networks TV Tokyo and TBS have announced upcoming variety programming, including a life-story quiz show hosted by Juri Tanaka and a drama-themed quiz program hosted by Sho Sakurai.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/japanese-television-networks-announce-new-variety-and-quiz-programming

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