TBS will present one of the stranger variety-show combinations of recent memory on Wednesday at 9 p.m. Tetsuya Chikushi is the respected veteran print journalist who helms the network's nightly news program. He'll be be co-hosting a program with the ubiquitous comedy duo Bakusho Mondai called "The Background of His Excellency President Bush," which threatens to reveal "10 secrets" about the re-elected American president "that have never been discussed publicly."
Considering the amount of press the leader of the free world receives on a given day, it's unlikely that these "secrets" are very secret. Among the topics explored are a secret society that George W. Bush belongs to, the truth behind his famous "axis of evil" speech and behind-the-scenes anecdotes related to his election campaign. They will also look at the 15 key people who shape his image and write his speeches.
In the wake of the success of Nihon TV's Saturday night entrepreneurs show, "Okuman no Kokoro (The Heart of a Billionaire)," TBS has put together "The Patent Hunter" (Fri ., 8:55 p.m.), a special program about individuals whose creative ideas have made them rich.