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| Mezamashi TV | |
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.JPG) TheMezamashi TV studio set used from 2012 | |
| Genre | |
| Opening theme | "朝、月面も笑っている" (Asa, Getsumen mo waratteiru) by DISH |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| Production | |
| Running time | 155 minutes |
| Production company | Fuji Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | FNS (Fuji TV) |
| Release | April 1, 1994 (1994-4-1) – present |
Mezamashi TV (めざましテレビ,Mezamashi Terebi) is a Japanesebreakfast television program broadcast every weekday onFuji TV from 4:55 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.Mezamashi is a form of the Japanese verb mezamasu (to wake up).
Mezamashi TV has several spin-off shows such asMezamashi TV Aqua (めざましテレビ アクア) (replacing Meza News which ended in March 2014), which is aired before Mezamashi TV for viewers in theKanto region starting at 4:00 am (stations in some areas will air Meza News at 5:00 am) which ended in March 2018 andMezamashi Saturday (めざましどようび), the Saturday supplement ofMezamashi TV which airs at a later time from 6:00 to 8:30 am, andMezamashi 8 which is a replacement toTokudane! from March 29, 2021.[1]
In the first half of the 1990s, several news magazine shows of Fuji TV in the morning were discontinued after a short period because of lowtelevision ratings. The new show featured two presenters,Norikazu Otsuka andAkiko Yagi. Otsuka was a freelance presenter who had been a presenter atNHK.Mezamashi TV was first broadcast on April 1, 1994.
In 1997,Natsuko Kojima was appointed as an additional main newscaster.[citation needed] In 2003, Aya Takashima was appointed as a new main newscaster.[citation needed]
Kyo no Uranai CountDown! (今日の占いカウントダウン！, "today's horoscope countdown") is a fortune-telling segment. This segment has continued since the beginning ofMezamashi TV.
Kyo no Wanko (きょうのわんこ, "Today's doggie") is a segment that shows interesting dogs in Japan. This segment has been continuing since 1994. This part is narrated by Kikue Nishiyama.[citation needed]
