Drama Prime Time Report – March 19th~March 22nd
Drama Prime Time Report – March 19th~March 22nd
The winter season is gradually coming to an end with most prime time dramas airing their final episodes this week.
The two Monday dramas ‘Stepfather Step‘ (TBS) and ‘Lucky Seven‘ (Fuji TV) were the first to say goodbye to their viewers. The former wasn’t able to end with a strong finale due to …
Drama Prime Time Report – March 5th~March 8th
Drama Prime Time Report – March 5th~March 8th
The top drama is losing viewers, while some others are already in their final sprint. Furthermore, we also have to say good-bye to two dramas.
There isn’t much more left to say about the mediocre to low ratings of this season. At least, the Monday drama ‘Lucky Seven‘ (Fuji TV) surprised with an …
Drama Prime Time Report – February 27th~March 1st
Drama Prime Time Report – February 27th~March 1st
Some dramas were able to gain viewers last week, but all that momentum seems to have dissipated this week.
On Monday, ‘Stepfather Step‘ (TBS) gained a couple of viewers again (+0.7%), which isn’t much of a surprise after going against variety specials only for two consecutive weeks. Fuji TV cannot stop the slow …
Drama Prime Time Report – February 13th~February 16th
Drama Prime Time Report – February 13th~February 16th
This was a week full of variety specials and that usually is bad news for the dramas and their viewer ratings.
On Monday, ‘Stepfather Step‘ (TBS) had to compete against three specials and dropped to an even lower level. Fortunately ‘Lucky Seven‘ (Fuji TV) got spared of the competition and only lost 0.2%.
The …
It recently was announced that actor Oikawa Mitsuhiro would graduate from being the partner of Mizutani Yutaka in the popular crime series ‘Aibou’ (TV Asahi).
Oikawa has been playing the role of Sugishita Ukyo’s (Mizutani) partner since season 8, which began in October 2009, and will graduate from that position after the end of the currently airing season 10. Of course this doesn’t mean the end of the series and therefore everyone is curious about who is going become the next partner.
You can find out the result of goo’s online and mobile poll after the cut!
Drama Prime Time Report – February 6th~February 9th
After a week of sorrow follows a week of happiness. At least eleven out of the seventeen dramas that air from Monday to Thursday managed to record higher ratings than last week, but of course that doesn’t mean much because of how deep the hole was last week.
Find out the ratings after the cut!
Drama Prime Time Report – January 30th~February 2nd
Drama Prime Time Report – January 30th~February 2nd
It looks like it wasn’t just a third-episode itch last week, as the ratings for almost all dramas continued to drop, one by as much as 3.8%.
The downward spiral began on Monday, when ‘Lucky Seven‘ (Fuji TV) received a blow falling 1.7% and thus failing in its pursuit of the Tuesday drama ‘Strawberry Night‘ …
Drama Prime Time Report – January 23rd~26th
A third-episode itch seems to be developing this week, as the ratings for a couple of dramas fell as much as 3.5% with the third episode. However, there weren’t just losers. A few dramas actually managed to gain nearly 2.0% compared to last week.
Meanwhile, two new dramas aired their first episodes on Tuesday, which increases the number of dramas that air during Tuesday’s prime time and evening slots to a total of eight. It’s the most dramalicious day of the week that also happens the feature the currently most popular drama of the season.
Speaking of popular dramas, Fuji TV’s Monday drama seems to be trying to snatch away the top position from Fuji TV’s Tuesday drama. Is it going to be successful?
You can check out the answer, all the ratings, and more details after the cut!
Drama Prime Time Report – January 16th~19th
Three new dramas and one big loser are featured in this week’s first Drama Prime Time Report.
Was Fuji TV able to hit the right note by abandoning romance for quirky suspense on Mondays? Tuesday dramas are becoming stronger, Wednesday and crime stories are finally on good terms again, and Thursday alreadypunished the first drama.
You can check out all the ratings and more details below!
Drama Prime Time Report – January 9th~12th
Ten new dramas are featured in this week’s first Drama Prime Time Report. From ending planners, hungry rock bands to dirty mamas, there was a great variety of new stories, but they all were overshadowed by a strawberry night. Which of them can stay near or even above the 15.0% mark this season? It will be interesting season again, with many more anticipated dramas that have to air their first episodes.
You can check out the rating and more details below the cut!
The 'Aibou 10' special episode leads us into a new year, and a new drama winter season!
The last week of 2011 also finally got its own Drama Prime Time Report. There was one drama left that had yet to air its final episode, while the crime drama ‘Aibou season 10′ already opened the winter season of 2012 with its traditional New Year’s Day special
The rest of the report is made up of drama specials, movies, and various other TV specials.
You can check out all the details below the cut!
Drama Prime Time Report – December 12th~15th
Drama Prime Time Report – December 12th~15th
The first of this week’s Drama Prime Time Reports offers two concluding dramas, ‘HUNTER‘ and ‘DOCTORS‘.
To begin, Monday saw no changes for Fuji TV’s ‘Watashi ga Renai Dekinai Riyuu‘. Its ninth episode recorded a rating of 15.3% (+0.5%), which only lowered its average rating by 0.03%. This drama will air its final …
Drama Prime Time Report – December 5th~8th
Drama Prime Time Report – December 5th~8th
This week’s first of two Drama Prime Time Reports offers a difficult Wednesday, with the ‘2011 FNS Music Festival‘ (Fuji TV) snatching away viewers from all other programs, including the über-popular ‘Kaseifu no Mita‘ (NTV).
Monday began with various specials like ‘Nep League‘ (Fuji TV), ‘Otameshika! & Qsama!!‘ (TV Asahi), and ‘Shabekuri 007‘ …
Mysterious past revealed, ratings through the roof. ("Kaseifu no Mita" - NTV)
Mysterious past revealed, ratings through the roof. ("Kaseifu no Mita" – NTV)
This week’s first of two Drama Prime Time Reports offers the magnificent “Kaseifu no Mita“, which achieved the single best episode of the year and could in fact become the most successful drama of 2011.
The “FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Cup Japan 2011” continued on Monday, with Japan’s …
After watching a couple of dramas... ("Watashi ga Renai Dekinai Riyuu" - Fuji TV)
After watching a couple of dramas… ("Watashi ga Renai Dekinai Riyuu" – Fuji TV)
This week’s first of two Drama Prime Time Reports offers a strong Thursday, a weak “Aibou“, and a steadfast “Kaseifu no Mita“.
The “FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Cup Japan 2011” continued on Monday, but Japan’s team has yet to find a foothold in the tournament. Monday’s …
