List of programming aired by ABS

This is a list of programmes, events and series known to have aired on the ABS Television network.

Format: Show title (Notes) (Network X), Network X being the network that the programme was acquired from. Programmes marked with a * were not produced in Japan.

Entertainment
Many Japanese, European and American series and dramas have had considerable success on ABS.
 * GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka (Fuji TV)
 * I'm Old Enough! (Nippon TV)
 * EXIT (Nippon TV)
 * Downtown's This Ain't No Task For Kids!! (Nippon TV)
 * Hanasaki Mai Speaks Out (Nippon TV)
 * Breaking Ordinary (Nippon TV)
 * Next Stop, Discovery! (Nippon TV)
 * Ice Road Truckers* (History Channel)
 * Deadliest Catch* (Discovery Channel)
 * Mythbusters* (Discovery Channel)
 * No Dropping Out! Back To School At 35 (Nippon TV)
 * Music Station (TV Asahi)
 * Inkigayo* (SBS Korea)
 * The Cube* (ITV)

Animation
ABS is well-known for broadcasting a number of anime series.
 * Let's Go! Anpanman (Nippon TV)
 * Doraemon (TV Asahi)
 * Doraemon: Gadget Cat From The Future (English dub of Doraemon) (Currently on hiatus) (TV Asahi)
 * Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting! (Nippon TV)
 * Hunter x Hunter (Nippon TV)
 * Kimi ni Todoke: From Me To You (Nippon TV)
 * Arthur* (PBS)
 * Tesagure! (Nippon TV)
 * ESPer Mami (TV Asahi)

News and current affairs

 * ABS N6
 * ABS N8
 * ABS N11:15
 * NHK NewsWatch 9 (NHK)
 * NHK NewsLine (NHK)

Sports coverage
ABS is well known for its motorsports coverage, which is seldom seen on free-to-air terrestrial television. ABS has also been broadcasting Six Nations rugby games since 2011.

ABS currently presents coverage of the following sports;
 * Rugby
 * Rugby World Cup
 * HSBC Sevens World Series
 * Pacific Nations Cup


 * Martial Arts
 * World Judo Championships
 * All Japan Kendo Championships
 * Baseball
 * Major League Baseball
 * Nippon Professional Baseball


 * Motorsports
 * FIA Formula One World Championship
 * AUTOBACS Super GT Series
 * FIA World Endurance Championship
 * Blancpain Endurance Series
 * Le Mans 24 Hours

Miscellaneous

 * Doraemon: A Visit To The 22nd Century
 * Let's Go! Anpanman Club! (Nippon TV)

Cancelled

 * Crayon Shin-Chan (TV Asahi) Taken off the air in 2008 due to content controversies
 * Lucky Star Series ended in 2008
 * Sailor Moon, Sailor Moon R, Sailor Moon S, Sailor Moon SuperS (TV Asahi) Cancelled due to low ratings
 * ABS N11 Moved to 11:15am, under the title ABS N11:15
 * The Weakest Link* (BBC) Cancelled due to the host's resignation
 * Top Gear* (BBC) Cancelled due to the dismissal of Jeremy Clarkson
 * Dragon Ball Z (Fuji TV) Cancelled due to low ratings
 * Pocket Monsters/Pokemon (TV Tokyo) Cancelled by ABS after Denno Senshi Porygon incident. Still airing on other channels
 * Touch* (FOX) Series ended
 * Perman (TV Asahi) Series merged into Doraemon
 * Kiteretsu Daihyakka (Fuji TV) Cancelled by ABS and merged into Doraemon due to low ratings