Count Down TV
| Count Down TV | |
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Title screen used in 2009.
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| Presented by | Hiromi Ishikawa (Abī-kun), Masami Kikuchi (Kikuchi-kun), Maki Arai (Mākī) |
| Country of origin |
 Japan
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| Producer(s) | Shinji Suzuki, Takayuki Ishibashi/Kō Serata, Shintarō Ōki |
| Running time | 30–45 minutes |
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| Original network | TBS |
| Original release | April 7, 1993 |
| External links | |
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''Count Down TV'' (カウントダウン・ティーヴィー Kauntodaun Tīvī?) (also known as CDTV) is a Japanese late night music television show, originally broadcast on TBS from 1993 onwards. The program is shown weekly, and features a Japanese music video hit chart countdown, live performances from musicians and music information. It is presented by three CGI hosts.
On all but two of the 26 TBS broadcasting channels, the show is aired on Sundays at 12:58am–1:43am. On Chubu-Nippon Broadcasting, the show airs after a one-hour delay (1:58am–2:43am), and on Ryukyu Broadcasting it airs later on Fridays at 12:56am–1:45am (due to a network exchange with Nippon Television and their variety show Enta no Kamisama (エンタの神様 The God of Entertainment?)).
On areas without TBS programming, the program is shown at a delayed time on several NNS channels. On Akita Broadcasting, the show airs on Fridays from 1:13am–1:58am, on Fukui Broadcasting the show airs on Wednesdays from 12:59am–1:44am, and on Shikoku Broadcasting, the show airs on Wednesdays from 12:59am–1:44am.
The show was created after a gap the broadcast of the long-run TBS countdown show The Best Ten (1978–1989). A top 100 music countdown show called Totsuzen Baraetī Sokuhō!! Count Down 100 (突然バラエティー速報!!COUNT DOWN100 Sudden Variety Show Report!! Count Down 100?) (presented by Kuniko Tamada and Masayuki Watanabe) begun airing on TBS networks from October 1992, however received low ratings in its targeted youth market (due to its early airing time, 8pm, and the at average 10pm returning home time of the target audience). The show finished airing in March 1993.
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