On February 16th, Oricon BiZ published the results of their recent survey that asked 500 men and women about their drama viewing experience among the current winter season shows. NHK drama 'Itsuka Hi no Ataru Basho de' came out on top with a very high satisfaction rate of 67.5%, though it only ranked on 11th place in Oricon's survey about the most anticipated dramas prior to the start of the winter season.

Those polled asked viewers to give 12 prime time dramas and four night dramas (11:00 pm and later) a satisfaction score, from completely unsatisfying to absolutely satisfying, on a scale from 1 to 10 (with 10 being the best). They were only supposed to score the dramas that they are actually watching or have watched for a couple of episodes in the beginning of the season. The satisfaction rate seen in the ranking below describes how many of the 500 people who are watching the drama ranked it with a score of 8 or higher.

While Oricon BiZ didn't go�into much detail in the actual ranking or the public article, they released some additional information for the two dramas in first and the second place.

As for the top-ranking 'Itsuka Hi no Ataru Basho de', 64.8% of all the viewers are satisfied with the starring cast, made up of Ueto Aya and Iijima Naoko. However, the supporting cast was liked by 64.8% of the viewers as well, which is the highest rating together with 'LAST HOPE' (Fuji TV). In addition, 59.4% of the viewers are satisfied with the drama's script (1st place among all dramas) and 54.0% with its art direction (4th place among all dramas).

'Yakou Kanransha' (TBS) ranked second in terms of satisfaction and it also is the drama that makes most of its viewers (97.3%) tune in again for the next episode. 'Itsuka Hi no Ataru Basho de' only makes 91.9% of its viewers tune in again next week. The script of 'Yakou Kanransha' is satisfying enough for 58.6% of its viewers (2nd place after 'Itsuka Hi...'), while the most striking feature of this drama seems to its visuals (satisfaction rate: 61.3%; 1st place among the dramas).

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Winter Drama Satisfaction Ranking - Prime Time

01

'Itsuka Hi no Ataru Basho de' (NHK)
- Ranked 11th place in the anticipation ranking
- Satisfaction Rate: 67.5% (56.8% women; 43.2% men)*
- 91.9% said they are going to tune in again next week

*How to read this line:
67.5% of all those who are watching it are satisfied with the drama
56.8% of all the women who are watching it are satisfied with the drama
43.2% of all the men who are watching it are satisfied with the drama

02

'Yakou Kanransha' (TBS)
- Ranked 6th place in the anticipation ranking
- Satisfaction Rate: 62.7% (72.0% women; 28.0% men)
- 97.3% said they are going to tune in again next week

03

'LAST HOPE' (Fuji TV)
- Ranked 5th place in the anticipation ranking
- Satisfaction Rate: 55.4% (68.1% women; 31.9% men)
- 85.1% said they are going to tune in again next week

04

'Saikou no Rikon' (Fuji TV)
- Ranked 4th place in the anticipation ranking
- Satisfaction Rate: 55.2% (68.6% women; 31.4% men)
- 88.6% said they are going to tune in again next week

05

'Nakuna, Hara-chan' (NTV)
- Ranked 7th place in the anticipation ranking
- Satisfaction Rate: 52.2% (67.8% women; 32.2% men)
- 88.9% said they are going to tune in again next week

06

'Tonbi' (TBS)
- Ranked 9th place in the anticipation ranking
- Satisfaction Rate: 51.7% (60.3% women; 39.7% men)
- 79.3% said they are going to tune in again next week

07

'Saki' (Fuji TV)
- Ranked 2nd place in the anticipation ranking
- Satisfaction Rate: 45.0% (67.6% women; 32.4% men)
- 85.6% said they are going to tune in again next week

08

'dinner' (Fuji TV)
- Ranked 3rd place in the anticipation ranking
- Satisfaction Rate: 41.4% (60.3% women; 39.7% men)
- 89.7% said they are going to tune in again next week

09

'Otome-san' (TV Asahi)
- Ranked 12th place in the anticipation ranking
- Satisfaction Rate: 41.0% (66.7% women; 33.3% men)
- 82.1% said they are going to tune in again next week

10

'Apoyan' (TBS)
- Ranked 10th place in the anticipation ranking
- Satisfaction Rate: 38.4% (59.6% women; 40.4% men)
- 88.5% said they are going to tune in again next week

11

'Share House no Koibito' (NTV)
- Ranked 1st place in the anticipation ranking
- Satisfaction Rate: 36.1% (51.4% women; 38.6% men)
- 81.9% said they are going to tune in again next week

12

'Biblia Koshodo no Jiken Techo' (Fuji TV)
- Ranked 8th place in the anticipation ranking
- Satisfaction Rate: 32.3% (54.4% women; 45.6% men)
- 68.9% said they are going to tune in again next week

Winter Drama Satisfaction Ranking - Night Time

01

'Karamazov no Kyodai' (Fuji TV)
- Ranked 4th place in the anticipation ranking
- Satisfaction Rate: 54.4% (76.1% women; 23.9% men)
- 82.6% said they are going to tune in again next week

02

'Nobunaga no Chef' (TV Asahi)
- Ranked 2nd place in the anticipation ranking
- Satisfaction Rate: 50.6% (67.5% women; 32.5% men)
- 88.0% said they are going to tune in again next week

03

'Mahoro Ekimae Bangaichi' (TV Tokyo)
- Ranked 3rd place in the anticipation ranking
- Satisfaction Rate: 44.8% (58.6% women; 41.4% men)
- 72.4% said they are going to tune in again next week

04

'Shotenin Michiru no Minoue Banashi' (NHK)
- Ranked 1st place in the anticipation ranking
- Satisfaction Rate: 40.7% (63.0% women; 37.0% men)
- 83.3% said they are going to tune in again next week

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Source: Oricon BiZ (via Oricon)