Wednesday's Downtown

Wednesday's Downtown (水曜日のダウンタウン) is a Japanese variety show hosted by the Japanese owarai duo, Downtown. The show has been broadcast on TBS since 2014.

Overview
In each episode, a Japanese entertainer is invited to appear on the show as a host and present various trivial theories, to a group of panellists. After a brief discussion with the panel, the theories are tested during the show.

Format
Presentation of Theory

An entertainer (usually a comedian) appears to present a theory they think is true. This theory is challenged by the Wednesday Downtown via a re-enactment of the situation, a ranking based on street surveys or interviews.

Viewer's Theory

Theories submitted by viewers via the Wednesday Downtown official website are collected and presented by a representing comedian, usually Tamura Kenji.

Recurring Segments
Dokkiri (Prank)

Theory that ropes unsuspecting celebrities (usually comedians) into a prank to see how they react. This kind of theory can range from being as elaborate as faking an arrest to being as simple as hiding in one's closet.

Kuro-chan

Mixed Battle

Monomane (Impersonation)

SASUKE

Past Segments
Morning Battle

Two participants (comedians, usually Kuro-chan) are blindfolded and led to a shooting location where they will sleep for the night. The staff wakes them up promptly in the morning and the two immediately engage in a battle of the staff's choice (ex. eating hotdogs, shooting a goal, jumping hurdles)

Cast Members
The panel always consists of Matsumoto and four other celebrity guests. The usual formation from left to right are "male comedian", "female tarento", "male tarento", "female tarento", Matsumoto.

Regular Members

 * Downtown
 * Hamada Masatoshi - Host
 * Matsumoto Hitoshi - Panel
 * Jun Hattori - Narration

Frequently Appearing Members
Often appearing as either panelist or presenters.
 * Chidori
 * Daigo
 * Nobu
 * Kazutoyo Koyabu
 * Shigeo Takahashi (Savanna)
 * Toshiaki Kasuga (Audrey)
 * Daikichi Hakata (Hanamaru-Daikichi Hakata)
 * Anthony (Matenrou)
 * Giant Shirota
 * Hironobu Komiya (Sanshiro)
 * Kuro-chan (Yasuda Dai Circus)
 * Jungle Pocket
 * Tomoharu Shoji (Shinagawa Shoji)
 * Tamura Kenji
 * Viking
 * Eiji Kotoge
 * Mizuki Nishimura
 * Akatsu
 * Takahiro Ogata (Panther)
 * Nadal (Colocolo Chikichiki Peppers)