Drama Prime Time Report – 03/25~03/31

'Biblia Koshodo no Jiken Techo' (Fuji TV)

'Biblia Koshodo no Jiken Techo' (Fuji TV)

Only two prime time dramas and a couple of late-night dramas were left from the winter season.

Monday drama ‘Biblia Koshodo no Jiken Techo‘ (Fuji TV) recorded an underwhelming finale with a poor rating of 8.1%, which meant a drop of 3.0% compared to the previous week. The sharp drop was caused by multiple …


Drama Prime Time Report – 03/18~03/21

'Saikou no Rikon' (Fuji TV)

'Saikou no Rikon' (Fuji TV)

The end of March means the end of the winter drama season.

After the weekend’s great finale of ‘Tonbi‘ (TBS) and the first episode rating higher than 20% this year, ‘Aibou season11‘ (TV Asahi) followed suit with its own 2-hour finale episode on Wednesday. The popular crime drama’s 19th and finale episode of the season recorded …


Drama Prime Time Report – 03/11~03/14

'Last Hope' (Fuji TV)

'Last Hope' (Fuji TV)

A handful of dramas have already aired their final episodes this week.

‘Itsuka Hi no Ataru Basho de‘ (NHK) ended without any surprises regarding its viewer ratings, but after all, it had to go against the baseball live broadcast on Tuesday. ‘Shotenin Michiru no Minoue Banashi‘ (NHK) was at least able to achieve a new personal record …


Drama Prime Time Report – 03/04~03/07

'Apoyan' (TBS)

'Apoyan' (TBS)

The biggest improvements in terms of season-average were recorded by ‘Itsuka Hi no Ataru Basho de‘ (NHK) and ‘Shotenin Michiru no Minoue Banashi‘ (NHK) again, although they both lost a tiny share compared to the previous week. ‘Share House no Koibito‘ (NTV), ‘Otome-san‘ (TV Asahi), and ‘Kasouken no Onna Season 12‘ (TV Asahi) also polished their overall ratings …


Drama Prime Time Report – 02/25~02/28

'Itsuka Hi no Ataru Basho de' (NHK)

'Itsuka Hi no Ataru Basho de' (NHK)

Plenty of improvement was recorded during the first half of this week. The biggest winners in terms of season-average ratings are once again the two NHK dramas ‘Itsuka Hi no Ataru Basho de‘ (NHK) and ‘Shotenin Michiru no Minoue Banashi‘ (NHK), which both recorded their highest ratings of the season. Other dramas that …


Drama Prime Time Report – 02/18~02/21

'Biblia Koshodo no Jiken Techo' (Fuji TV)

'Biblia Koshodo no Jiken Techo' (Fuji TV)

A couple of dramas improved their season-average over the last four days. The biggest improvement was recorded by ‘Share House no Koibito‘ (NTV), which suddenly shot up into the range of its premiere episode with a decent double-digit rating of 11.2% this week. ‘Itsuka Hi no Ataru Basho de‘ (NHK), ‘Shotenin Michiru no …


Drama Prime Time Report – 02/12~02/14

'Last Hope' (Fuji TV)

'Last Hope' (Fuji TV)

During the last three days, the biggest improvement in terms of season-average ratings was accomplished by ‘Itsuka Hi no Ataru Basho de‘ (NHK). This drama continues to do really well for an NHK drama and managed to record a double-digit rating for the first time during its run. ‘Kasouken no Onna Season 12‘ (TV Asahi) also …


Drama Prime Time Report – 02/01~02/07

'Yae no Sakura'

'Yae no Sakura'

There were only a few dramas that managed to improve their average ratings during the last seven days. Among them was ‘Aibou season11‘ (TV Asahi) which recorded a great return after a one-week break. ‘Yakou Kanransha‘ (TBS), ‘Nobunaga no Chef‘ (TV Asahi), and ‘Itsuka Hi no Ataru Basho de‘ (NHK) also improved their average ratings with either …


Drama Prime Time Report – 01/28~01/31

Drama Prime Time Report – 01/28~01/31

Drama Prime Time Report – 01/28~01/31

The highest rating among the dramas that aired from Monday to Thursday was recorded by the Thursday drama ‘Saikou no Rikon‘ (Fuji TV) with 12.3%. It was a nice improvement of 1.5% compared to last weeks rating and also helped increased its season-average by 0.13% up to 11.90%. ‘Aibou season11‘ (TV Asahi) didn’t air …


Drama Prime Time Report – 01/21~01/24

Drama Prime Time Report – 01/21~01/24

Drama Prime Time Report – 01/21~01/24

Monday — The ratings are dropping and not only for the prime time dramas. Only a few variety specials aired this Monday and not even those were able to maintain the level of the previous week. There were some surprisingly big drop in ratings, but not much of a surprise was the slight fall …


Drama Prime Time Report – 01/11~01/17

Drama Prime Time Report – 01/11~01/17

Drama Prime Time Report – 01/11~01/17

The winter season is settling in nicely with many new dramas that premiered over the past seven days.

‘Nobunaga no Chef‘ (TV Asahi) – starring Kis-My-Ft2’s Tamamori Yuta – premiered on Friday and achieved a good double-digit rating (11.6%) during its 11:00 pm time slot. Many dramas have started with such high ratings in this …


Drama Prime Time Report – 01/04~01/10

Drama Prime Time Report – 01/04~01/10

Drama Prime Time Report – 01/04~01/10

The short period of the mid-season is finally over and the first of the winter dramas have premiered during the last seven days.

On Sunday January 6th, NHK gave the starting signal for their 2013 taiga drama ‘Yae no Sakura‘ starring Ayase Haruka along with the usual star-studded ensemble cast of a taiga. The story …