Entertainment · TV & Streaming · 14 hrs ago
Wednesday Downtown takes another week off after repeated 2026 breaks
TBS’s Wednesday Downtown will not air on 4 November, the Japanese variety show’s official X account said.
The programme normally airs at 10 p.m.
on TBS in Japan.
It has had scheduled breaks in nine consecutive months this year, including three weeks in September when TBS broadcast the Asian Games in Aichi and Nagoya.
The repeated interruptions have frustrated some viewers, who said they had been looking forward to the show.
The latest break adds to a year of frequent gaps in the programme’s schedule.
The show’s official account pointed viewers to the previous week’s episode on TVer and said a 2017 special had been added to the streaming service.
The supplied information does not clearly establish when the next episode will air.
TBS variety show Wednesday Downtown said its 4 November episode would not air.
The programme’s official X account said its previous episode was available on TVer.
The show had already taken breaks on multiple dates in 2026, including three consecutive weeks in September.
A report said the next broadcast was scheduled for 11 November.
The reports describe the breaks as extending across nine months, though one says the 11 November break would make it nine months in a row.
- Who
- TBS variety show Wednesday Downtown.
- What
- Its 4 November episode was cancelled.
- When
- The announcement was made on 4 November 2026.
- Where
- Japan; the show is broadcast by TBS.
- Why
- Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Wednesday Downtown did not air.
The programme took breaks on both dates.
The programme took breaks on both dates.
The programme did not air on these dates.
The programme took three consecutive weeks off during the Asian Games broadcast.
An end-of-show caption said the next broadcast would be on 11 November.
- Programme
- Wednesday Downtown
- Broadcaster
- TBS
- Usual time
- 10 p.m.
- Episode cancelled
- 4 November 2026
- Next broadcast stated
- 11 November 2026
- September break
- 16, 23 and 30 September during coverage of the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya
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What people are saying
Today's Wednesday Downtown is off. Last week's episode is available on TVer!
I was looking forward to it, and it's not on today?