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SMAP×SMAP (1996)

SMAP×SMAP poster
Genre
variety show
Country
Japan
Length
21 seasons, 420 episodes
Rating
8.5 of 10 from 2 voters

How it feels

A Japanese variety show hosted by the boy band SMAP. It features celebrity guests in segments like cooking challenges and comedy sketches.

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What happens

SMAP×SMAP, often referred to simply as Sma-Sma, was a Japanese television variety show hosted by boy band SMAP. Debuting on April 15, 1996, it was produced by Kansai TV and Fuji TV and aired on Fuji TV and its affiliates every Monday from 10:00 p.m. to 10:54 p.m. (JST) until it ended on December 26, 2016. Since its premiere, the show has been critically acclaimed for its originality and unique, distinct format and has become an iconic television show in Japan. It quickly became the most watched television program, attracting an average of 20 million viewers per episode, often ranking at #1 in year-end ratings. It has become the show that features the widest range of guests in Japanese television history, including actors, singers, models, athletes, filmmakers, and politicians, both Japanese and from abroad. It is the eighth longest-running prime-time television program in Japan and the second longest-running prime-time television program on Fuji Television. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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