This is Tokyohive's regular Drama Prime Time Report that gives you a detailed look at the prime time ratings with a focus on the weekly dramas.

You can check out more of the most recent ratings from December 26th to January 1st and an overview of the episode and average ratings of the current fall dramas below!

Screencaps: Aibou Season 16

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12/26 � Tuesday

17.0% � Odoru! Sanma Goten!! SP

20.2% [0.3] � Warotenka
> Morning drama starring Aoi Wakana


12/27 � Wednesday

20.8% � Waratte Koraete! SP #1
18.6% � Waratte Koraete! SP #2

20.4% [0.2] � Warotenka
> Morning drama starring Aoi Wakana


12/28 � Thursday

??.?% � Warotenka
> Morning drama starring Aoi Wakana


12/29 � Friday

??.?% � Machikoba no Onna (6)
??.?% � Machikoba no Onna (7) #END
> Cast: Uchiyama Rina, Nagai Masaru, Ichige Yoshie, Murakami Jun, and more


12/30 � Saturday

12.1% � Wow! Damasareta Taisho 2017 #1
14.1% � Wow! Damasareta Taisho 2017 #2

13.4% � Ametalk! SP

14.4% � 59th Japan Record Awards
11.1% � Baseball Special


12/31 � Sunday

17.3% � Gaki no Tsukai! No Laughing American Police #1
16.3% � Gaki no Tsukai! No Laughing American Police #2

06.8% � Cho Quiz Survivor 2017 #1
05.2% � Cho Quiz Survivor 2017 #2
04.9% � Cho Quiz Survivor 2017 #3
06.4% � Cho Quiz Survivor 2017 #4

05.9% � KYOKUGEN2017 #1
05.9% � KYOKUGEN2017 #2
04.0% � KYOKUGEN2017 #3
02.2% � KYOKUGEN2017 #4

08.4% � 50th Toshi Wasure Nippon no Uta
04.6% � Kodoku no Gourmet SP
> Drama special starring Matsushige Yutaka

04.8% � RIZIN Fighting World GP 2017 #1
06.4% � RIZIN Fighting World GP 2017 #2
06.2% � RIZIN Fighting World GP 2017 #3
04.3% � RIZIN Fighting World GP 2017 #4
12.0% � Johnny's Countdown 2017-2018

35.8% � 68th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen #1
39.4% � 68th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen #2


1/1 � Monday * New Year's Day

16.5% � Korei! Ganjitsu wa TOKIO x Arashi Ultraman DASH #1
16.6% � Korei! Ganjitsu wa TOKIO x Arashi Ultraman DASH #2
15.6% � Arashi ni Shiyagare Ganjitsu SP

19.6% � Geinojin Kakuzuke Check! SP
15.4% � Aibou Season 16 (10)
> Cast: Mizutani Yutaka, Sorimachi Takashi, and more

12.4% � New Year Ekiden

05.9% � SanTaku (Akashiya Sanma x Kimura Takuya)

05.5% � Football: Cerezo Osaka vs. Yokohama F-Marinos
05.8% � Football: Cerezo Osaka vs. Yokohama F-Marinos


Average Drama Ratings (Fall 2017):

20.73% � Doctor X Season 5
-
15.98% � Rikuou
-
14.78% � Aibou Season 16 (+0.07)
12.75% � Onna Joshu Naotora [taiga drama]
12.65% � Okusama wa, Toriatsukai Chuui
11.90% � Kasouken no Onna Season 17
11.87% � Kounodori 2
-
08.74% � Saki ni Umareta Dake no Boku
07.68% � Kangoku no Ohimesama
06.73% � Minshuu no Teki
06.50% � Keiji Yugami
06.13% � Ima kara Anata wo Kyohaku Shimasu
05.66% � Ashita no Yakusoku
05.22% � Seirei no Moribito 3
-
04.83% � Juuyou Sankounin Tantei [23pm drama]
04.46% � Machikoba no Onna [NHK drama])
04.04% � Kono Koe wo Kimi ni [NHK drama]
03.99% � Universal Koukokusha [TV Tokyo drama]
03.48% � Black Revenge [night drama]
03.33% � Otona Koukou [23pm drama]
03.27% � Wagahai no Heya de Aru [night drama]
03.26% � Sakura no Oyakodon [23pm drama]
02.85% � Orphan Black [23pm drama]
01.90% � Shinjuku Seven [night drama]

(Grey = Drama has ended at the time of the last report. The average ratings are based on the episode ratings listed below. There can be differences between the calculated averages and the official announcements at the end of each season.)

Drama Episode Overview (Fall 2017):

[bold = new] � [green = highest] � [red = lowest] � [## = finished]


Kangoku no Ohimesama
Starring: Koizumi Kyoko
Tags: Crime, Human Drama
(01) 09.6% � (02) 09.6% � (03) 06.5% � (04) 07.8% � (05) 08.0% � (06) 07.9% � (07) 05.5% �
(08) 06.6% � (09) 08.2% � (10) 07.1% #END


Ashita no Yakusoku
Starring: Inoue Mao
Tags: Human Drama, Mystery
(01) 08.2% � (02) 06.2% � (03) 05.4% � (04) 05.8% � (05) 05.1% � (06) 04.6% � (07) 04.3% �
(08) 06.0% � (09) 05.1% � (10) 05.9% #END


Okusama wa, Toriatsukai Chuui
Starring: Ayase Haruka
Tags: Family, Suspense, Drama, Action
(01) 11.4% � (02) 11.3% � (03) 12.4% � (04) 11.2% � (05) 14.5% � (06) 12.9% � (07) 12.7% �
(08) 12.4% � (09) 13.6% � (10) 14.1% #END


Aibou Season 16
Starring: Mizutani Yutaka and Sorimachi Takashi
Tags: Detective Drama
(01) 15.9% � (02) 16.6% � (03) 14.2% � (04) 16.4% � (05) 14.6% � (06) 13.8% � (07) 13.5% �
(08) 13.6% � (09) 13.8% � (10) 15.4%


Kasouken no Onna Season 17
Starring: Sawaguchi Yasuko
Tags: Investigation, Mystery
(01) 12.3% � (02) 11.0% � (03) 10.0% � (04) 12.3% � (05) 11.5% � (06) 13.1% � (07) 12.2% �
(08) 12.8%


Doctor X Season 5
Starring: Yonekura Ryoko
Tags: Medical Drama
(01) 20.9% � (02) 19.6% � (03) 19.0% � (04) 19.1% � (05) 20.8% � (06) 20.7% � (07) 20.1% �
(08) 20.6% � (09) 21.2% � (10) 25.3% #END


Keiji Yugami
Starring: Asano Tadanobu
Tags: Crime Drama
(01) 07.6% � (02) 05.8% � (03) 06.0% � (04) 06.3% � (05) 06.4% � (06) 06.7% � (07) 05.9% �
(08) 06.8% � (09) 06.9% � (10) 06.6% #END


Juuyou Sankounin Tantei
Starring: Tamamori Yuta
Tags: Mystery, Comedy
(01) 04.9% � (02) 05.1% � (03) 04.9% � (04) 03.6% � (05) 06.5% � (06) 04.3% � (07) 05.4% �
(08) 03.9% #END


Kounodori 2
Starring: Ayano Go
Tags: Medical Drama
(01) 12.9% � (02) 11.8% � (03) 11.9% � (04) 13.6% � (05) 10.6% � (06) 11.0% � (07) 11.7% �
(08) 12.9% � (09) 12.3% � (10) 11.1% � (11) 10.8% #END


Universal Koukokusha
Starring: Sawamura Ikki
Tags: Human Drama, Comedy
(01) 04.4% � (02) 04.4% � (03) 04.1% � (04) 03.8% � (05) 05.0% � (06) 03.3% � (07) 02.9% #END


Machikoba no Onna
Starring: Uchiyama Rina
Tags: Human Drama, Economy
(01) 04.2% � (02) 04.3% � (03) 03.9% � (04) 04.7% � (05) 05.2%


Saki ni Umareta Dake no Boku
Starring: Sakurai Sho
Tags: Social Awareness
(01) 10.1% � (02) 07.5% � (03) 10.5% � (04) 07.7% � (05) 08.1% � (06) 08.7% � (07) 08.4% �
(08) 08.6% � (09) 08.2% � (10) 09.6% #END


Otona Koukou
Starring: Miura Haruma
Tags: Satire, Human Drama, Comedy
(01) 05.4% � (02) 03.6% � (03) 02.5% � (04) 03.4% � (05) 02.5% � (06) 03.5% � (07) 03.1% �
(08) 02.6% #END


Sakura no Oyakodon
Starring: Maya Miki
Tags: Social Awareness, Human Drama
(01) 04.2% � (02) 03.5% � (03) 03.9% � (04) 02.8% � (05) 03.3% � (06) 02.6% � (07) 02.5% �
(08) 03.3% #END


Orphan Black
Starring: Kang Jiyoung
Tags: Suspense, Human Drama
(01) 03.9% � (02) 02.1% � (03) 03.4% � (04) 02.0%


Seirei no Moribito Season 3
Starring: Ayase Haruka
Tags: Fantasy, Taiga, Action
(01) 06.0% � (02) 05.7% � (03) 05.1% � (04) 05.1% � (05) 04.2%


Ima kara Anata wo Kyohaku Shimasu
Starring: Dean Fujioka and Takei Emi
Tags: Mystery, Crime
(01) 08.0% � (02) 05.7% � (03) 06.4% � (04) 05.9% � (05) 06.2% � (06) 04.9% � (07) 05.4% �
(08) 06.4% � (09) 06.3% #END


Rikuou
Starring: Yakusho Koji
Tags: Economy, Reconstruction, Social
(01) 14.7% � (02) 14.0% � (03) 15.0% � (04) 14.5% � (05) 16.8% � (06) 16.4% � (07) 14.7% �
(08) 17.5% � (09) 15.7% � (10) 20.5% #END


Minshuu no Teki
Starring: Shinohara Ryoko
Tags: Political Drama
(01) 09.0% � (02) 07.1% � (03) 07.5% � (04) 07.6% � (05) 06.9% � (06) 06.5% � (07) 05.8% �
(08) 05.3% � (09) 07.0% � (10) 04.6% #END

Drama Episode Overview (Taiga 2017):


Onna Joshu Naotora
Starring: Shibasaki Kou
(01) 16.9% � (02) 15.5% � (03) 14.3% � (04) 16.0% � (05) 14.8% � (06) 14.5% � (07) 12.9% �
(08) 13.4% � (09) 14.0% � (10) 12.5% � (11) 13.7% � (12) 12.9% � (13) 13.1% � (14) 12.9% �
(15) 14.4% � (16) 13.7% � (17) 11.0% � (18) 14.3% � (19) 13.6% � (20) 14.5% � (21) 13.2% �
(22) 12.1% � (23) 12.3% � (24) 12.4% � (25) 12.3% � (26) 12.4% � (27) 12.4% � (28) 12.0% �
(29) 11.9% � (30) 11.3% � (31) 10.6% � (32) 12.0% � (33) 12.4% � (34) 11.2% � (35) 11.3% �
(36) 12.1% � (37) 13.3% � (38) 11.7% � (39) 11.7% � (40) 11.6% � (41) 11.8% � (42) 11.9% �
(43) 12.9% � (44) 11.4% � (45) 10.7% � (46) 12.0% � (47) 11.3% � (48) 11.9% � (49) 12.0% �
(50) 12.5% #END