gaijinmark wrote:'Ryori no Tetsujin' (Iron Chef) returns to Japanese TV in October
Fuji TV recently held a press conference to present their October TV program lineup and announced that popular cooking battle variety program gRyori no Tetsujinh will be making a comeback on Japanese TV screens as gIron Chefh. The program will be aired every Friday from 7:57pm to 8:54pm.
The programfs first incarnation ran for 6 years, starting in 1993, and achieved great viewership ratings despite its nighttime 11pm slot. Ratings averaged 14.8% and reached 23.2% at its peak. The programfs regular chefs, called gIron Chefsh faced off against challenger chefs in an intense battle held in the kitchen studio. The winner was decided by a panel of judges. In 2004, the show format was bought by an American company and gIron Chefh was broadcast in 80 countries.
At the press conference, Fuji TV expressed that gIron Chefh is making a triumphant return. Director of production, Arai Akihiro remarked, gThe show traveled the world, and has been polished up and weeded out. The new eIron cheff will be the world version that we can show now in the year 2012.h
More details about the participants appearing in gIron Chefh will be announced at a later date.
Source: Mantan Web
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