Cartoon KAT-TUN (カートゥンKAT-TUN, Kātun Katūn) was a Japanese variety show hosted by KAT-TUN, a Japanese boy band formed by Johnny & Associates. The show began airing on April 4, 2007, and ended on March 24, 2010. It aired every Wednesday from 11:55 pm to 12:26 am on NTV for 3 years. The theme song for the first season of the show was "Girlfriend" by Avril Lavigne, Shelter by Corrinne May for the second season and Come On Eileen by Dexy's Midnight Runners for the third season.
This is the main segment of the show where the guest fills out a questionnaire with 100 questions before the show. The questions and answers are displayed on a rotating ring in front of KAT-TUN and the guest during the show. When any of the members have an interest in any of the questions, they simply "touch" the ring and it momentarily stops so the guest can elaborate on their answer. At the official website, under 100Q, all of the question and answers that the guest filled out are there.
Mini Stage is where KAT-TUN performs their songs live. They usually do so when they recently released a single.
It's a game of bingo-darts where they use a five by five square dart board. The first team with five darts in a row (in any direction) wins. If the guest wins, they receive a golden dart, but if KAT-TUN loses five times consecutively they receive a punishment game.
Guests must ask KAT-TUN a Yes or No question that splits the group in half in order to receive a delicious food prize. The guests have 3 chances but usually KAT-TUN is lenient and splits in half so the guest can receive their present.
This corner is the punishment game received when KAT-TUN loses five consecutive DAT-TUN5 games. They have to complete a series of athletic games while maintaining their smiles. Whoever stops smiling will be punished by the Tickling Guan Yin. When this happens, they are strapped to a board decorated to look like Guan Yin, and his multiple hands from behind the board mercilessly tickles them.
A corner where KAT-TUN and their guest pretend to be smuggling illegal goods, which are actually presents for each other. They come up with special code words, and the gifts are custom made (designed, produced) by KAT-TUN and their guest.
♥disk is a part of the show where they invite various artists to come and talk about their favorite songs. They ask question such as "Do you have any songs in which the lyrics touch you?" and "Which artist influences you the most?".
The show's format was completely revamped in June 2008 in favour of a six-month-long special in which each KAT-TUN member is given the task to find out the true definition of love by their own means. KAT-TUN is seen seemingly living in an underground bunker where they host guests on the show in each respective member's room. Most conversations revolve around the topics of love and relationships in lieu with the theme though new episodes have not strictly followed the format. A good majority of the new format have also seen KAT-TUN venturing out of the studio to do various activities with guests.
KAT-TUN members get sent to various locations to learn different lessons of life. For the first time the show had a live audience in the studio which allowed them to connect with their fans and made for a livelier atmosphere. For the majority of the show they were split into two filming teams of three KAT-TUN members; Kamenashi, Tanaka, Ueda on one team and Akanishi, Taguchi, Nakamaru on the other. When the teams arrived at their destined location they would be surprised by guests (usually comedians) to join them on their trip. Each team rotated creating film for the show and a lot of times each trip would span two episodes. Film is watched in the studio with all six members and at the very end of the show an "Omiyage" or souvenir is brought back to the studio for the rest of the members to enjoy.
| Episode # | Air Date | Ratings | Guests & Content |
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| 1 | April 4, 2007 | 2.9% |
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| 2 | April 11, 2007 | 4.2% |
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| 3 | April 18, 2007 | 5.9% |
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| 4 | April 25, 2007 | 4.8% |
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| 5 | May 2, 2007 | 6.9% |
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| 6 | May 9, 2007 | 5.1% |
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| 7 | May 16, 2007 | 4.0% |
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| 8 | May 23, 2007 | 4.8% |
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| 9 | May 30, 2007 | 4.8% |
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| 10 | June 6, 2007 | 4.7% |
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| 11 | June 13, 2007 | 4.9% |
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| 12 | June 20, 2007 | 6.3% |
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| 13 | June 27, 2007 | 4.1% |
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| 14 | July 4, 2007 | 4.9% |
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| 15 | July 11, 2007 | 4.0% |
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| 16 | July 18, 2007 | 4.7% |
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| 17 | July 25, 2007 | 3.4% |
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| 18 | August 1, 2007 | 5.3% |
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| 19 | August 8, 2007 | 4.6% |
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| 20 | August 15, 2007 | 5.0% |
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| 21 | August 22, 2007 | 5.0% |
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| 22 | August 29, 2007 | 7.4% |
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| 23 | September 5, 2007 | 5.5% |
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| 24 | September 12, 2007 | 5.4% |
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| 25 | September 19, 2007 | 6.5% |
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| 26 | September 26, 2007 | 4.8% |
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| 27 | October 3, 2007 | 4.2% |
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| 28 | October 10, 2007 | 2.9% |
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| 29 | October 17, 2007 | 4.5% |
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| 30 | October 24, 2007 | 4.9% |
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| 31 | October 31, 2007 | 4.2% |
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| 32 | November 7, 2007 | 5.3% |
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| 33 | November 14, 2007 | 3.4% |
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| 34 | November 21, 2007 | 4.9% |
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| 35 | November 28, 2007 | 4.1% |
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| 36 | December 5, 2007 | 4.5% |
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| 37 | December 12, 2007 | 2.6% |
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| 38 | December 19, 2007 | 2.7% |
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| 39 | December 26, 2007 | 4.4% |
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| - | January 2, 2008 | - |
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| 40 | January 9, 2008 | 4.8% |
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| 41 | January 16, 2008 | 6.4% |
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| 42 | January 23, 2008 | 4.4% |
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| 43 | January 30, 2008 | 6.2% |
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| 44 | February 6, 2008 | 5.6% |
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| 45 | February 13, 2008 | 3.2% |
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| 46 | February 20, 2008 | 4.7% |
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| 47 | February 27, 2008 | 5.4% |
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| 48 | March 5, 2008 | 5.6% |
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| 49 | March 12, 2008 | 5.9% |
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| 50 | March 19, 2008 | 5.8% |
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| 51 | March 26, 2008 | 4.4% |
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| 52 | April 2, 2008 | 4.8% |
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| 53 | April 9, 2008 | 4.7% |
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| 54 | April 16, 2008 | 4.3% |
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| 55 | April 23, 2008 | 4.5% |
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| 56 | April 30, 2008 | 3.8% |
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| 57 | May 7, 2008 | 5.5% |
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| 58 | May 14, 2008 | 5.6% |
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| 59 | May 21, 2008 | 5.0% |
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| 60 | May 28, 2008 | 5.3% |
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In search of "What is Love?"
| Episode # | Air Date | Ratings | Guests & Content |
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| 61 | June 4, 2008 | 4.1% |
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| 62 | June 11, 2008 | 3.3% |
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| 63 | June 18, 2008 | 2.9% |
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| 64 | June 25, 2008 | 3.4% |
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| 65 | July 2, 2008 | 4.0% |
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| 66 | July 9, 2008 | 3.7% |
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| 67 | July 16, 2008 | 3.3% |
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| 68 | July 23, 2008 | 5.3% |
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| 69 | July 30, 2008 | 6.3% |
Shopping at Nakano Broadway—Guest: Shoko Nakagawa "Shoko-tan"
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| 70 | August 6, 2008 | 4.4% |
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| 71 | August 13, 2008 | 3.3% |
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| 72 | August 20, 2008 | 2.3% |
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| 73 | August 27, 2008 | 4.4% |
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| 74 | September 3, 2008 | 4.3% |
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| 75 | September 10, 2008 | 4.7% |
Sex and the City SP—Shopping at Shibuya 109 (Kazuya Kamenashi)
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| 76 | September 17, 2008 | 5.1% |
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| 77 | September 24, 2008 | 3.8% |
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| 78 | October 1, 2008 | 4.4% |
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| 79 | October 8, 2008 | 3.5% |
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| 80 | October 15, 2008 | 5.4% |
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| 81 | October 22, 2008 | 6.0% |
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| 82 | October 29, 2008 | 4.6% |
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| 83 | November 5, 2008 | 3.8% |
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| 84 | November 12, 2008 | 6.6% |
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| 85 | November 19, 2008 | 4.4% |
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| 86 | November 26, 2008 | 5.4% |
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| 87 | December 3, 2008 | 3.8% |
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| 88 | December 10, 2008 | 4.4% |
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| 89 | December 17, 2008 | 2.0% |
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| 90 | December 24, 2008 | 5.5% |
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| 91 | January 7, 2009 | 4.7% |
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| 92 | January 14, 2009 | 3.5% |
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| 93 | January 21, 2009 | 5.5% |
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| 94 | January 28, 2009 | 4.6% |
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| 95 | February 4, 2009 | 5.6% |
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| 96 | February 11, 2009 | 3.8% |
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| 97 | February 18, 2009 | 5.3% |
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| 98 | February 25, 2009 | 3.9% |
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| 99 | March 4, 2009 | 3.4% |
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| 100 | March 11, 2009 | 5.0% |
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| 101 | March 18, 2009 | 3.9% |
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| 102 | March 25, 2009 | 3.9% |
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| 103 | April 1, 2009 | 4.7% |
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| --- | April 5, 2009 | 11.4% |
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| 104 | April 8, 2009 | 6.1% |
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| 105 | April 15, 2009 | 4.3% |
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| 106 | April 22, 2009 | 5.5% |
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| 107 | April 29, 2009 | 5.6% |
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mission... members of KAT-TUN learn various things.
| Episode # | Air Date | Ratings | Guests & Mission |
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| 108 | May 6, 2009 | 5.9% |
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| 109 | May 13, 2009 | 6.7% |
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| 110 | May 20, 2009 | 5.1% |
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| 111 | May 27, 2009 | 5.6% |
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| 112 | June 3, 2009 | 4.8% |
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| 113 | June 10, 2009 | 5.2% |
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| 114 | June 17, 2009 | 5.5% |
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| 115 | June 24, 2009 | 5.8% |
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| 116 | July 1, 2009 | 5.7% |
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| 117 | July 8, 2009 | 4.4.% |
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| 118 | July 15, 2009 | 4.9% |
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| 119 | July 22, 2009 | 5.7% |
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| 120 | July 29, 2009 | 5.9% |
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| 121 | August 5, 2009 | 4.6% |
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| 122 | August 12, 2009 | 4.8% |
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| 123 | August 19, 2009 | 4.1% |
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| 124 | August 26, 2009 | 5.7% |
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| 125 | September 2, 2009 | 5.5% |
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| 126 | September 9, 2009 | 3.3% |
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| 127 | September 16, 2009 | 5.2% |
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| 128 | September 23, 2009 | 4.5% |
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| 129 | September 30, 2009 | 3.3% |
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| 130 | October 7, 2009 | 5.1% |
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| 131 | October 14, 2009 | 4.9% |
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| 132 | October 21, 2009 | 5.5% |
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| 133 | October 28, 2009 | 4.0% |
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| 134 | November 4, 2009 | 3.8% |
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| 135 | November 11, 2009 | 4.3% |
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| 136 | November 18, 2009 | 4.8% |
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| 137 | November 25, 2009 | 4.4% |
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| 138 | December 2, 2009 | 4.4% |
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| 139 | December 9, 2009 | 4.5% |
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| 140 | December 23, 2009 | 3.8% |
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| --- | January 6, 2010 | 9.2% |
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| 141 | January 6, 2010 | 4.4% |
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| 142 | January 13, 2010 | 5.0% |
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| 143 | January 20, 2010 | 5.6% |
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| 144 | January 27, 2010 | 3.6% |
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| 145 | February 3, 2010 | 3.6% |
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| 146 | February 10, 2010 | 5.4% |
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| 147 | February 17, 2010 | 4.7% |
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| 148 | February 24, 2010 | 4.5% |
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| 149 | March 3, 2010 | 4.3% |
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| 150 | March 10, 2010 | 5.2% |
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| 151 | March 17, 2010 | 5.3% |
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| 152 | March 24, 2010 | 4.9% |
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