Drama Prime Time Report – December 12th~15th

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

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‘ …


Drama Prime Time Report – November 28th~December 1st

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 …


Drama Prime Time Report – November 21th~24th

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 …


Drama Prime Time Report – November 14th~17th

Just in case you resist her spell. ("Kaseifu no Mita" - NTV).

Just in case you resist her spell. ("Kaseifu no Mita" – NTV).

This week’s first of two Drama Prime Time Reports offers “Kaseifu no Mita” increasing its dominance and a Japan women’s volleyball team crushing three dramas at once.

Monday was still free of sport and free of idol-bed-scenes, which caused “Watashi ga Renai Dekinai Riyuu” (Fuji TV) to fall …


Drama Prime Time Report – November 7th~10th

Nobody can resist her spell. ("Kaseifu no Mita" - NTV)

Nobody can resist her spell. ("Kaseifu no Mita" – NTV)

This week’s first of two Drama Prime Time Reports offers two big winners, “Kasouken no Onna 11” and “Kaseifu no Mita“, which both improved their ratings by 3.0% or more.

Monday already started with some surprisingly high ratings for various shows. TV Asahi was able to shine with “Qsama!!” and …


Drama Prime Time Report – October 31st~November 3rd

Will she understand the feeling of love? ("Kare, Otto, Otoko Tomodachi" - NHK)

Will she understand the feeling of love? ("Kare, Otto, Otoko Tomodachi" – NHK)

This week’s first of two Drama Prime Time Reports offers some unsurprising ratings, one new drama, a weak Wednesday due to a public holiday and, as usual, an unwavering “Kaseifu no Mita” that claimed the top spot.

The Monday Fuji TV drama, “Watashi ga Renai Dekinai Riyuu” …


Drama Prime Time Report – October 24th~27th

Amazed about the ratings? ("Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de" - Fuji TV)

Amazed about the ratings? ("Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de" – Fuji TV)

In this week’s first of two Drama Prime Time Reports, we saw the typical drops in ratings for the second episodes of various dramas. “Kaseifu no Mita” is very close to reaching 20%, and two new dramas premiered on Thursday.

Fuji TV must’ve been the most nervous …


Drama Prime Time Report – October 17th~20th

Getting ready for an evening full of dramas! ("Watashi ga Renai Dekinai Riyuu" - Fuji TV)

Getting ready for an evening full of dramas! ("Watashi ga Renai Dekinai Riyuu" – Fuji TV)

For this week’s first of two Drama Prime Time Reports, we get to look at six new fall dramas, four of them reaching ratings of 17.0% and beyond, and a very stable “Kaseifu no Mita“.

On Monday, Fuji TV aired the first episode of …


Drama Prime Time Report – October 10th~13th

Tamori and Nakai Masahiro hang out with Fuji TV's fall drama stars!

Tamori and Nakai Masahiro hang out with Fuji TV's fall drama stars!

The Drama Prime Time Report is already back with Friday updates after the short drama void between the summer and  fall season last week. The first four days of the week kept us entertained with a feature-length drama special, another qualifying match for the 2014 FIFA World …


Oricon ranks the most anticipated fall dramas

The drama fall season is slowly approaching and the first new shows have already started this week, so it’s the perfect time for Oricon to reveal the results of their regular, ‘Which drama do you anticipate the most?‘, ranking which is conducted before every new season.

Oricon surveyed 1,000 men and women from their teens to their forties in order to …


A first look at Yonekura Ryoko & Kiritani Mirei as cabin attendants for new drama, “HUNTER”

Fuji TV revealed the first pictures of actresses Yonekura Ryoko and Kiritani Mirei dressed up as cabin attendants for their upcoming drama, “HUNTER ~Sono Onnatachi, Shoukin Kasegi~“.

In the drama Yonekura plays a woman named ‘Isaka Rei‘, an underpaid cabin attendant who ends up becoming a bounty hunter due to some strange incident. Having a strong sense of justice, she quickly …