'Sennyu Tantei Tokage' (TBS)
'Sennyu Tantei Tokage' (TBS)
The two most popular dramas of this season have already made headlines this week.
‘Galileo‘ (Fuji TV) finally showed it’s true strength stripped off all of the bonuses with its fifth episode, which recorded a plummet of 3.0%. There wasn’t any other program that was particularly strong that day, so you can’t put the blame on the …
'Kazoku Game' (Fuji TV)
'Kazoku Game' (Fuji TV)
Not many noteworthy changes were recorded in the ratings department for the first half of this week.
Among the positive developments were ‘Kamo, Kyoto e Iku.‘ (Fuji TV) with a gain of 1.7% and ‘Kazoku Game‘ (Fuji TV) with a gain of 1.1%. The former also improved its season-average a bit, just like ‘Last Cinderella‘ (Fuji TV), …
'Kasuka na Kanojo' (Fuji TV)
'Kasuka na Kanojo' (Fuji TV)
The Golden Week is difficult for dramas since they often have to compete against all kinds of special shows that serve as viewer magnets for the respective networks.
Let’s take a look at the positive trends first. The winners in terms of weekly improvement are ‘Iryu Sousa 3‘ (TV Asahi), ‘Kasuka na Kanojo‘ (Fuji TV), and …
'Last Cinderella' (Fuji TV)
'Last Cinderella' (Fuji TV)
One more prime time drama and a couple of late-night dramas have premiered this week.
The new Thursday drama ‘Keiji 110 Kilo‘ (TV Asahi) starring Ishizuka Hidehiko recorded a very nice start with a rating of 14.1%. The new late-night dramas include ‘Hokago Groove‘ (TBS) starring Takanashi Rin, ‘Monsieur!‘ (TBS) starring EXILE’s KEIJI, and ‘Tank Top Fighter‘ …
'Galileo' (Fuji TV)
'Galileo' (Fuji TV)
A total of 8 new dramas premiered from Monday to Thursday this week.
Fuji TV’s Monday drama ‘Galileo‘ (season 2) – starring heartthrob Fukuyama Masaharu and a new heroine played by Yoshitaka Yuriko – attracted the most viewers with a great rating of 22.6%. Many viewers also swooned over the male duo Ito Hideaki and Sakaguchi Kenji in …
The upcoming spring season for dramas is just around the corner. During the break between the seasons it is time for the networks to promote their upcoming dramas as much as they can in order to attract as many viewers as possible for their season premieres.
What happens after that depends on how viewers experience the framework consisting of …
Singer-songwriter Ieiri Leo’s new song “Message” has been chosen as the theme song for TBS’ upcoming detective drama ‘Kakusho~Keishicho Sousa 3 Ka‘ which will start airing on April 15th.
As reported earlier, this drama is based on the police novel ‘Kakusho‘ written by Konno Bin. Takahashi Katsumi and Eikura Nana will team up for the drama adaptation. Regarding the theme song, …
On February 23rd, it was announced that actor Takahashi Katsumi and actress Eikura Nana are going to co-star in an upcoming TBS detective drama titled ‘Kakusho ~ Keishicho Sousa 3 Ka‘.
‘Kakusho ~ Keishicho Sousa 3 Ka’ is based on the police novel ‘Kakusho‘ written by Konno Bin. The story focuses on the Third Investigation Division of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police …
