Overview - Utaban

Overview

Utaban was a long-running Japanese music variety show, broadcast weekly from October 15, 1996 until March 23, 2010 on TBS. The name of the show is an abbreviation of "uta bangumi", meaning "music program". A special version of the show, running for two hours, was occasionally aired under the name Tokuban, an abbreviation of "tokubetsu bangumi", meaning "special program". The show's theme song, played during the opening sequence and closing credits, was "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" by Nancy Sinatra.

Seasons

• Name: Season 1996

  Episode: 1

  Date first aired: 1996-10-15

• Name: Season 1997

  Episode: 0

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• Name: Season 1998

  Episode: 3

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• Name: Season 1999

  Episode: 11

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• Name: Season 2000

  Episode: 8

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• Name: Season 2001

  Episode: 16

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• Name: Season 2002

  Episode: 16

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• Name: Season 2003

  Episode: 26

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• Name: Season 2004

  Episode: 11

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