Moar AKB and SKE TV shows

There are a couple of new shows featuring AKB and SKE. 
Ariyoshi AKB Kyowakoku
Starts: 29 March 2010
Channel: TBS
Date & Time: Weekly every Monday 1:25 AM
Cast: Ariyoshi Hiroiki, Kojima Haruna, Ishiguro Atsuki, Shimazaki Haruka, Shimada Haruka, Takeuchi Miyu, Mori Anna, and one popular member each week.

The first show is called [Ariyoshi AKB Kyowakoku] (Ariyoshi AKB Republic). The hosts for the show are Ariyoshi Hiroiki (that guy from Nemousu TV) and Kojima Haruna. The setting of that show is that Ariyoshi is the President, and AKB participate in various projects and present them in order to please him. The popular member does the presentation in the studio, while the 5 kenkyuusei members appear on location in a VTR. If President Ariyoshi isn't pleased with the presentation, the popular member will have to endure punishments such as drinking gross juice. The synopsis for the first episode is that the 5 members try to win something in a UFO Catcher at the game center that the president will like.

Shitte Kaiketsu! SKEtto Net
Starts: Sometime during April 2010
Channel: NHK Nagoya
Date & Time: Weekly every Monday 7:56 to 7:58
Cast: 3 members of SKE per episode

SKE gets two mini shows. The first is [Shitte Kaiketsu! SKEtto Net] and is a 2 min show where 3 members of SKE48 per episode deliver information about about things like consumer issues, disaster prevention, the environment and health. It will be aired only on NHK Nagoya and also over data broadcast and possibly on the internet. The theme of the first episode is "Repelling Bad Merchants", and features Matsui Jurina, Matsui Rena and Yagami Kumi.

Dera SKE ~ Yoake Mae no Kuni tori 48ban Shoubu
Starts: 05 April 2010
Channel: TBS
Date & Time: 3 times a week Monday to Wednesday, 2 mins between 2 AM to 4 AM
Cast: SKE48

The second is [Dera SKE ~ Yoake Mae no Kuni tori 48ban Shoubu]. Members of SKE48 are divided into Team Jurina and Team Rena and each episode battle answering questions to do with the prefectures in Japan. The team that wins 'gains' that prefecture, and battle for country domination.


(credits to Jasey)