Details
Title: 月曜ミステリー劇場
Title (romaji): Getsuyo Mystery Gekijo
Also known as: Monday Night Mystery Theater / Mystery Theater (KIKU-TV)*
Episodes: n/a
Genre: Tanpatsu-formatted weekly mystery series
Broadcast network: TBS
Broadcast period: Monday 21:00 to 22:54
Broadcast start/end: 2001-April to 2006-March
Synopsis
Getsuyo Mystery Gekijo is a weekly mystery series. Virtually all storylines follow along the following path:
A murder occurs early on.
A lead person attempts to solve the case.
A murderer is found, and usually confesses.
Each week features a fresh new cast and storyline. Most of the cast consist of B-artists or artists who were big at one time but are on the decline in popularity.
Notes
Although KIKU-TV assigned the series the English name Mystery Theater in 2004, other shows aired on KIKU-TV under the same name come from other sources. Doyo Wide Gekijo occupied the first 54 episodes on KIKU-TV. KIKU-TV then switched to TBS' Monday Night Mystery Theater (月曜ミステリー劇場) in 2005.
Getsuyo Mystery Gekijo
