Series synopsis
GRAND SUMO Highlights is a Japanese documentary television series that premiered on NHK on September 13, 2020. It stars Hiroshi Morita, Murray Johnson, Ross Mihara and Raja Pradhan.
The best of today's sumo! Enjoy daily highlights of this dynamic sport with background info and play-by-play commentary adding to the excitement!
Premise
The best of today's sumo! Enjoy daily highlights of this dynamic sport with background info and play-by-play commentary adding to the excitement!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
Episodes
This series spans 42 seasons with 1110 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 15 | September 12, 2020 | September 27, 2020 |
| Season 2 | 15 | November 7, 2020 | November 22, 2020 |
| Season 3 | 15 | January 9, 2021 | January 24, 2021 |
| Season 4 | 15 | March 13, 2021 | March 28, 2021 |
| Season 5 | 15 | May 8, 2021 | May 23, 2021 |
| Season 6 | 15 | July 3, 2021 | July 18, 2021 |
| Season 7 | 15 | September 11, 2021 | September 26, 2021 |
| Season 8 | 15 | November 13, 2021 | November 28, 2021 |
| Season 9 | 15 | January 8, 2022 | January 23, 2022 |
| Season 10 | 15 | March 12, 2022 | March 27, 2022 |
| Season 11 | 15 | May 7, 2022 | May 22, 2022 |
| Season 12 | 15 | July 10, 2022 | July 24, 2022 |
| Season 13 | 15 | September 11, 2022 | September 25, 2022 |
| Season 14 | 15 | November 13, 2022 | November 27, 2022 |
| Season 15 | 15 | January 8, 2023 | January 22, 2023 |
| Season 16 | 15 | March 12, 2023 | March 26, 2023 |
| Season 17 | 15 | May 14, 2023 | May 28, 2023 |
| Season 18 | 15 | July 9, 2023 | July 23, 2023 |
| Season 19 | 15 | September 10, 2023 | September 24, 2023 |
| Season 20 | 15 | November 12, 2023 | November 26, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Day 1 The first day of the 2020 Aki Basho, held at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 13 September – 27 September. |
September 13, 2020 |
| 2 |
Day 2 Day 2 of the 2020 Aki Basho, held at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 13 September – 27 September. |
September 14, 2020 |
| 3 |
Day 3 Day 3 of the 2020 Aki Basho, held at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 13 September – 27 September. |
September 15, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Day 1 The first day of the 2020 Kyushu Basho, held at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 8 November – 22 November. |
November 8, 2020 |
| 2 |
Day 2 Day 2 of the 2020 Kyushu Basho, held at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 8 November – 22 November. |
November 9, 2020 |
| 3 |
Day 3 Day 3 of the 2020 Kyushu Basho, held at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 8 November – 22 November. |
November 10, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Day 1 The first day of the 2021 Hatsu Basho, held at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 10 January – 24 January. |
January 10, 2021 |
| 2 |
Day 2 Day 2 of the 2021 Hatsu Basho, held at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 10 January – 24 January. |
January 11, 2021 |
| 3 |
Day 3 Day 3 of the 2021 Hatsu Basho, held at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 10 January – 24 January. |
January 12, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Day 1 The first day of the 2021 Haru Basho, held at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 14 March – 28 March. |
March 14, 2021 |
| 2 |
Day 2 Day 2 of the 2021 Haru Basho, held at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 14 March – 28 March. |
March 15, 2021 |
| 3 |
Day 3 Day 3 of the 2021 Haru Basho, held at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 14 March – 28 March. |
March 16, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Day 1 The first day of the 2021 Natsu Basho, held at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 9 May – 23 May. |
May 9, 2021 |
| 2 |
Day 2 Day 2 of the 2021 Natsu Basho, held at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 9 May – 23 May. |
May 10, 2021 |
| 3 |
Day 3 Day 3 of the 2021 Natsu Basho, held at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 9 May – 23 May. |
May 11, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Day 1 The first day of the 2021 Nagoya Basho, held at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya, 4 July – 18 July. |
July 4, 2021 |
| 2 |
Day 2 Day 2 of the 2021 Nagoya Basho, held at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya, 4 July – 18 July. |
July 5, 2021 |
| 3 |
Day 3 Day 3 of the 2021 Nagoya Basho, held at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya, 4 July – 18 July. |
July 6, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Day 1 The first day of the 2021 Aki Basho, held at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 12 September – 26 September. |
September 12, 2021 |
| 2 |
Day 2 Day 2 of the 2021 Aki Basho, held at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 12 September – 26 September. |
September 13, 2021 |
| 3 |
Day 3 Day 3 of the 2021 Aki Basho, held at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 12 September – 26 September. |
September 14, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Day 1 The first day of the 2021 Kyushu Basho, held at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center, Kyushu, 14 November – 28 November. |
November 14, 2021 |
| 2 |
Day 2 Day 2 of the 2021 Kyushu Basho, held at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center, Kyushu, 14 November – 28 November. |
November 15, 2021 |
| 3 |
Day 3 Day 3 of the 2021 Kyushu Basho, held at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center, Kyushu, 14 November – 28 November. |
November 16, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Day 1 The first day of the 2022 Hatsu Basho, held at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 9 January – 23 January. |
January 9, 2022 |
| 2 |
Day 2 Day 2 of the 2022 Hatsu Basho, held at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 9 January – 23 January. |
January 10, 2022 |
| 3 |
Day 3 Day 3 of the 2022 Hatsu Basho, held at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 9 January – 23 January. |
January 11, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Day 1 The first day of the 2022 Haru Basho, held at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, 13 March – 27 March. |
March 13, 2022 |
| 2 |
Day 2 Day 2 of the 2022 Haru Basho, held at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, 13 March – 27 March. |
March 14, 2022 |
| 3 |
Day 3 Day 3 of the 2022 Haru Basho, held at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, 13 March – 27 March. |
March 15, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Day 1 The first day of the 2022 Natsu Basho, held at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 8 May – 22 May. |
May 8, 2022 |
| 2 |
Day 2 Day 2 of the 2022 Natsu Basho, held at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 8 May – 22 May. |
May 9, 2022 |
| 3 |
Day 3 Day 3 of the 2022 Natsu Basho, held at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 8 May – 22 May. |
May 10, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Day 1 The first day of the 2022 Nagoya Basho, held at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya, 10 July – 24 July. |
July 10, 2022 |
| 2 |
Day 2 Day 2 of the 2022 Nagoya Basho, held at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya, 10 July – 24 July. |
July 11, 2022 |
| 3 |
Day 3 Day 3 of the 2022 Nagoya Basho, held at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya, 10 July – 24 July. |
July 12, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Day 1 The first day of the 2022 Aki Basho, held at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 11 September – 25 September. |
September 11, 2022 |
| 2 |
Day 2 Day 2 of the 2022 Aki Basho, held at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 11 September – 25 September. |
September 12, 2022 |
| 3 |
Day 3 Day 3 of the 2022 Aki Basho, held at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 11 September – 25 September. |
September 13, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Day 1 The first day of the 2022 Kyushu Basho, held at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center, Kyushu, 13 November – 27 November. |
November 13, 2022 |
| 2 |
Day 2 Day 2 of the 2022 Kyushu Basho, held at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center, Kyushu, 13 November – 27 November. |
November 14, 2022 |
| 3 |
Day 3 Day 3 of the 2022 Kyushu Basho, held at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center, Kyushu, 13 November – 27 November. |
November 15, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Day 1 The first day of the 2023 Hatsu Basho, held at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 8 January – 22 January. |
January 8, 2023 |
| 2 |
Day 2 Day 2 of the 2023 Hatsu Basho, held at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 8 January – 22 January. |
January 9, 2023 |
| 3 |
Day 3 Day 3 of the 2023 Hatsu Basho, held at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 8 January – 22 January. |
January 10, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Day 1 Day 1 of the 2023 Haru Basho held at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, 12 March – 26 March. |
March 12, 2023 |
| 2 |
Day 2 Day 2 of the 2023 Haru Basho held at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, 12 March – 26 March. |
March 13, 2023 |
| 3 |
Day 3 Day 3 of the 2023 Haru Basho held at the Osaka Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, 12 March – 26 March. |
March 14, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Day 1 Day 1 of the 2023 Natsu Basho, held at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 14 May – 28 May. |
May 14, 2023 |
| 2 |
Day 2 Day 2 of the 2023 Natsu Basho, held at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 14 May – 28 May. |
May 15, 2023 |
| 3 |
Day 3 Day 3 of the 2023 Natsu Basho, held at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 14 May – 28 May. |
May 16, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Day 1 Day 1 of the 2023 Nagoya Basho, held at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya, 9 July – 23 July. |
July 9, 2023 |
| 2 |
Day 2 Day 2 of the 2023 Nagoya Basho, held at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya, 9 July – 23 July. |
July 10, 2023 |
| 3 |
Day 3 Day 3 of the 2023 Nagoya Basho, held at the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya, 9 July – 23 July. |
July 11, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Day 1 Day 1 of the 2023 Aki Basho, held at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 10 September – 24 September. |
September 10, 2023 |
| 2 |
Day 2 Day 2 of the 2023 Aki Basho, held at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 10 September – 24 September. |
September 11, 2023 |
| 3 |
Day 3 Day 3 of the 2023 Aki Basho, held at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan, Tokyo, 10 September – 24 September. |
September 12, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Day 1 Day 1 of the 2023 Kyushu Basho, held at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center, Kyushu, 12 November - 26 November. |
November 12, 2023 |
| 2 |
Day 2 Day 2 of the 2023 Kyushu Basho, held at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center, Kyushu, 12 November - 26 November. |
November 13, 2023 |
| 3 |
Day 3 Day 3 of the 2023 Kyushu Basho, held at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center, Kyushu, 12 November - 26 November. |
November 14, 2023 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | NHK |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 13, 2020 |
| Last aired | March 23, 2026 |
| Runtime | 27 minutes |
| Status | continue |
| Schedule | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday |