Wednesday Downtown: 2026
Season 13 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Wednesday Downtown Season 12.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 13 Progress Shield
Electric Chair Game 2025: Tetsuya Morita vs. Hiroshi Yamazoe and more
Jan 7, 2026 · 45 min
“Electric Chair Game 2025”: Saraba Seishun no Hikari’s Tetsuya Morita vs. Aiseki Start’s Hiroshi Yamazoe ▼ Theory: If you approach an acquaintance on the street, only for them to i
[Emergency Live Broadcast] Kishitakano’s Takano Takes on the 10-Meter High Dive Again
Jan 21, 2026 · 46 min
[Emergency Live Broadcast] Kishitakano’s Takano, who failed to make a single 10-meter dive in last year’s “Paper Airplane × High-Dive Catch,” gets another chance in a live broadcas
Kishitakano’s Takano Takes on the 10-Meter High Dive Again (Week 2)
Jan 28, 2026 · 46 min
Kishitakano’s Takano returns for another attempt at the 10-meter high dive! After failing to complete the dive in the first round, can he finally overcome his fear and make the jum
The Theory That Farting and Burping at the Same Time Is Nearly Impossible and more
Feb 4, 2026 · 45 min
The Theory That It’s Extremely Difficult to Fart and Burp at the Same Time ▼ What happens when Pumpkin Potato Fly, who reunited just six months after breaking up, is tricked into b
2025 Preview Pranks and more
Feb 11, 2026 · 45 min
The annual “One-Week Advance Prank” returns for 2025’s most-pranked victim, the “King of Being Fooled” ▼ Bet on what club activities people were involved in during their school day
The Theory That Spot-the-Difference Gets Twice as Hard When the Two Pictures Are Posted Far Apart and more
Feb 18, 2026 · 45 min
The theory that spot-the-difference gets twice as hard when the two pictures are posted far apart ▼ The theory that comedians can deliver the perfect comeback if a situation from o
Nelsons’ Aoyama Proposal Prank
Feb 25, 2026 · 46 min
Nelsons’ Aoyama has been planning to propose to his longtime girlfriend with an unexpected flash mob… but the surprise goes wildly off script, leading to an unexpected turn of even
WBC Opening Special: “Where’s Ohtani?”
Mar 11, 2026 · 45 min
To celebrate the start of the WBC, the show revisits baseball-related theories and challenges! What surprising fact even left Hamada stunned?
Moriyama Bigfoot and more
Mar 25, 2026 · 45 min
How far back can you remember? “Quiz: Dinner Memories” ▼ Twenty years ago, Moriyama of Mitorizu looked like a monster. Now he comes face-to-face in the mountains with his former wi
Last-Loser “Interference” Dominoes and more
Apr 1, 2026 · 45 min
A domino game where players are allowed to throw dominoes to interfere with their opponents: “Last-Loser ‘Interference’ Dominoes” ▼ The theory that when struggling celebrities’ You
The Theory That Some Twins Have Led Completely Different Lives and more
Apr 8, 2026 · 45 min
The original sport combining competitive eating and throwing, “Sushi Kassen,” returns after a one-year hiatus! A tournament will finally determine the true inaugural champion ▼ The
The Stand-in Charades Quiz: Part 1
Apr 15, 2026 · 46 min
Nadal’s confinement series returns after three years, this time with a quiz theme! The target is lured into the mountains, where questions are conveyed solely through gestures with
The Stand-in Charades Quiz: Part 2 and more
Apr 22, 2026 · 45 min
The conclusion of “The Substitute Gesture Quiz”! As the target is repeatedly called in and made to answer the quiz questions, can Nadal finally make his escape? ▼ The theory that t
Freezing Cold Street Ya-Kyu-Ken
May 13, 2026 · 45 min
A game of Ya-Kyu-Ken with people on the street, where each player wagers their clothes: win and you take one item of clothing from your opponent; lose and you have to give up one o
The Theory That Guessing Kintaro from Her Stage Name Alone Is Nearly Impossible and more
May 20, 2026 · 45 min
Identify the person based solely on a verbal description used to create a portrait: the “Telephone Portrait Challenge” ▼ The theory that it’s nearly impossible to guess Kintaro fro
Everyone’s Theories Special and more
May 27, 2026 · 45 min
Everyone’s Theories Special ▼ The theory that if you see a skinny, bald man wearing a striped turtleneck at a TV station, you’d mistake him for Hyoroku and approach him ▼ The theor
30-1 Grand Prix 2026
Jun 3, 2026 · 45 min
30-1 Grand Prix: Who is the funniest comedian in just 30 seconds? Forty comedy acts compete in a tournament to crown the sixth champion! Judges: Chihara Junior, Kooky!, Hiroya Yama
Comedian Parent Matching Game and more
Jun 10, 2026 · 45 min
“Comedian Parent Matching Game,” a game where contestants try to identify comedians’ parents based solely on their appearance ▼ The theory that it’s surprisingly difficult to find
The Tomoshige Quiz
Jun 24, 2026 · 45 min
A “Tomoshige Quiz” is created using two weeks of secretly filmed footage of Mograider’s Tomoshige, along with interviews with his family and people from his hometown! What new side
Our Barricade War
Jul 1, 2026 · 45 min
Two teams barricade and defend two neighboring abandoned buildings! With a budget of ¥300,000, they can buy and use any items they want for offense or defense… At sunrise, the team
The Flop Dream Match
Jul 22, 2026 · 45 min
Struggling comedians team up with popular comedians to form one-night-only duos in a “Feeling Couple” format, then perform together in “The Flop Dream Match”! Will they bomb as exp
The Theory That You’d At Least Know Something About a Work Recommended by a Senior Before Seeing Them Again and more
Jul 29, 2026 · 45 min
The theory that if a senior colleague recommends a movie, show, book, or other work, you’d at least look into it before seeing them again ▼ The theory that punch-permed men in Toky
The Theory That “Scary” and “Funny” Are Two Sides of the Same Coin and more
Aug 5, 2026 · 45 min
The theory that no one has ever skipped straight from calling their mother “Mama” to “Ofukuro” ▼ The theory that “scary” and “funny” are two sides of the same coin.