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Is Broadcasters' Eye coming back?

Broadcasters' Eye (2011–present) on NHK World

The answer: Between seasons — last episode August 16, 2026, no return date announced yet.
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Network / streamer
NHK World
Premiered
March 6, 2011
Runtime
~49 min per episode
13seasons
58episodes

About Broadcasters' Eye

Broadcasters' Eye is currently between seasons on NHK World. The show last aired its second episode of the 2026 season on February 15, 2026. There is no confirmed date for the next season or episode at this time.

Broadcasters' Eye is a series that showcases outstanding programs produced by Japan's private broadcasting stations, broadcast in English by NHK WORLD-JAPAN. The series has been on air since 2011, providing viewers with a selection of notable Japanese broadcasts.

Each episode has a runtime of approximately 49 minutes.

Broadcasters' Eye episode schedule

58 aired

Aired · 58

DateEp.Title
August 16, 2026 S2026·E3 Sugamo Diary: The Life of a Class B/C War Criminal
February 15, 2026 S2026·E2 Invisible Scars: 20 Years since the Deadly Derailment
January 31, 2026 S2026·E1 Clearing Snow Above the Clouds: Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route
December 13, 2025 S2025·E6 Take Life with a Smile: An ALS Patient's Mission of Hope
November 30, 2025 S2025·E5 Otagiri Vegetables are Delicious - Depopulation and Aging: The Future of Farming
August 2, 2025 S2025·E4 NO MORE HIBAKUSHA, NO MORE NAGASAKI
July 6, 2025 S2025·E3 Memories of Amami's Return: A New Generation of Storytellers
March 22, 2025 S2025·E2 A Photojournalist's Mission for Peace
January 26, 2025 S2025·E1 Tiny Van Girl: The Road Ahead
December 14, 2024 S2024·E6 Leveling Up the Priesthood - Noda Yoshiki, Rinsho-ji Temple -
November 3, 2024 S2024·E5 Sea of Plenty: A Fool's Fight Against Garbage Beaches
September 22, 2024 S2024·E4 A Family Torn Apart: Reexamining Shaken Baby Syndrome
July 7, 2024 S2024·E3 Me and Another Me: Living with Tourette Syndrome
February 17, 2024 S2024·E2 Reclaiming the Joy of Eating
January 27, 2024 S2024·E1 The Mulberry Man: Revitalizing Communities with Tea
December 2, 2023 S2023·E7 The Story of a Small-town Hairdresser Yoshida Barbershop
November 4, 2023 S2023·E6 We Did It, Grandpa!
August 26, 2023 S2023·E5 Unending Alarm - Life for Children With Medical Complexity
July 1, 2023 S2023·E4 A Heart Full of Light - A Blind Boy's Story
March 4, 2023 S2023·E3 Spring Has Come for Daiki
February 18, 2023 S2023·E2 Protecting the Glow of Life - Yodaka Clinic
January 14, 2023 S2023·E1 Give Us a Smile
December 4, 2022 S2022·E5 Samurai of the Sea: Protecting an Island's Future
August 27, 2022 S2022·E4 Last Resort: The Struggle of Kira Onsen
July 2, 2022 S2022·E3 The Karakuri Doll Crafter
February 5, 2022 S2022·E2 Daddy's a Thatcher
January 29, 2022 S2022·E1 Empathy: The Doctor Who Lives in Silence
December 19, 2021 S2021·E7 I'll Live My Own Life
November 14, 2021 S2021·E6 Voices of Children: 365 Days at Izari
September 18, 2021 S2021·E5 Family: I Have Two Moms
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August 14, 2021 S2021·E4 Fishmonger in Scrubs: Better-than-raw Fish of Sanriku
February 20, 2021 S2021·E3 Kokkodesho: The Treasure Ship Performance of Nagasaki
February 14, 2021 S2021·E2 Jeffrey Real Estate
January 30, 2021 S2021·E1 Bathhouse for Life
December 20, 2020 S2020·E9 Yuna's Song of Light
November 21, 2020 S2020·E8 Dreaming of Great Hauls: Passing the Baton
November 15, 2020 S2020·E7 Notebooks of Heritage: Reclaiming Traditions of the Ainu People
July 26, 2020 S2020·E6 This is the DAIKO Spirit: Sports Day at Oita Technical High School
July 25, 2020 S2020·E5 Get in the Ring!: 10 years of Kyushu Pro-Wrestling
July 19, 2020 S2020·E4 Sharks in Our Pool: The Miracle of Muroto City Schoolhouse Aquarium
March 6, 2020 S2020·E3 SUMO GIRL!
February 22, 2020 S2020·E2 Every Day is a Good Day
February 15, 2020 S2020·E1 The Act in Caregiving
December 6, 2019 S2019·E1 The Lights of Fukiya
April 20, 2018 S2018·E3 The Food of Life: A Mountain Community's Secret Recipe
April 14, 2018 S2018·E2 Dai & Tame: Portrait of a Certain Town
April 13, 2018 S2018·E1 A Grandpa's Terraced Fields
April 22, 2017 S2017·E2 Dancing on the Ocean Breeze
April 15, 2017 S2017·E1 Lifelines in the Inland Sea
March 31, 2013 S2013·E3 Steel Bond
March 24, 2013 S2013·E2 Being There through Laughter and Tears
March 17, 2013 S2013·E1 Fighting Doctor
March 19, 2012 S2012·E3 In the Heart of Nature: The Forest Kindergarten
March 18, 2012 S2012·E2 Grandma Sayo and Her Deli
March 4, 2012 S2012·E1 Kunimasu The Miraculous Fish
March 27, 2011 S2011·E3 Mieruhi - Coming Home -
March 20, 2011 S2011·E2 Boys of the Manchurian Dream
March 6, 2011 S2011·E1 Laugh It Away and Say Goodbye

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