NogiBingo!
NogiBingo!, stylized as NOGIBINGO!, was a Japanese television variety show starring Japanese idol girl group Nogizaka46. Ijiri Okada, who is known for AKB48-related shows such as AKB48 Nemōsu TV, hosts the program. The show first aired on July 3, 2013, as part of the variety show Nogizaka46 x HKT48 Kanbangumi Battle!, and it became an independent show starting with the second season.
| NogiBingo! | |
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| Also known as | NOGIBINGO! |
| Genre | Variety show |
| Created by | Yasushi Akimoto |
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| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of series | 10 |
| No. of episodes | 117 |
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| Running time | 30 minutes |
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| Network | NTV |
| Release | July 3, 2013 – December 18, 2018 |
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| AKBingo! KeyaBingo! HinaBingo! | |
The second season began on January 11, 2014, and the third season premiered on October 7, 2014. On October 9, 2014, Hulu Japan announced that some TV shows were made available for streaming including NOGIBINGO!3. In this season, Rena Matsui from SKE48 appeared. Hulu Japan also streamed the girls talk show called Nogi Room including the unaired part.
The fourth season premiered on April 7, 2015. In the first episode of this season, Zawachin, who is a Japanese tarento, and impressionist, appeared as a guest. The fifth season premiered on July 14, 2015, and the sixth season premiered on April 12, 2016. After the season 6 ended, the first season of KEYABINGO!, a variety show by Keyakizaka46, premiered in the same time slot.
The seventh season premiered on October 11, 2016. Daisuke Muramoto, one of the hosts of AKBINGO!, made a guest appearance in its second episode. The show's eighth season, which started on April 11, 2017, exclusively featured the twelve new third generation members, with members from the first and second generations joining in as guests. The show's ninth season began on October 17, and concluded on December 26, 2017.
On October 8, 2018, the final season premiered. After 117 episodes, the show ended this run on December 18, 2018.