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The drama ratings were terrible again last weekend.

Friday drama 'Renai NEET' (TBS) was one of the few exceptions and actually improved its rating by 0.8% compared to last week despite having to compete against a football match of Japan's women team (Fuji TV), and the Japanese Academy Awards (NTV). The biggest loser of the day was TV Asahi with their 11:00 pm drama '13-sai no Hello Work' dropping�1.7% again.

Saturday was actually rather boring without any big specials, two-hour dramas or movies, yet 'Risou no Musuko' (NTV) somehow fell into a deep hole and surprisingly lost 2.3%.

On Sunday, competing against NTV, who�has become an unbeatable force in the prime time with their incredibly popular variety shows,�the Sunday taiga drama 'Taira no Kiyomori' (NHK) dropped down to a shameful level of 13.4% again (-1.6%). At 9:00 pm, 'Unmei no Hito' (TBS) lost a whooping 2.8%, while Fuji TV followed closely behind with a recorded drop of 2.0% for their drama 'Hayami-san to Yobareru Hi'. �With this time slot being a somewhat of weak slot for NTV, it's rather surprising to see those two dramas losing that many viewers again compared to last week.

Meanwhile, 'Mousou Sousa' (TV Asahi) showed the other dramas how it's done by gaining�1.1%.

All the ratings and more details can be found below!

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03/02 � Friday

10:00 pm slot
01 � 21:00-23:07 � 16.1% 2012 Algarve Cup: Denmark vs. Japan (0:2)
02 � 21:00-22:54 � 11.9% 35th Japan Academy Award
03 � 21:54-23:10 � 10.9% Hodo Station
04 � 22:00-22:54 � 09.0% Renai NEET (07)

11:00 pm slot
01 � 23:15-23:45 � 10.8% Hitoshi Matsumoto no OO na Hanashi
02 � 23:15-24:15 � 07.7% 13-sai no Hello Work (08)
03 � 23:00-23:30 � 06.9% another sky

midnight slot
?? � 24:20-24:50 � 03.5% Shirato Osamu no Jikenbo (06)
?? � 24:12-24:53 � ??.?% Toranaide Kudasai!! (08)

late-night slot
?? � 24:53-25:23 � ??.?% Saba-dol (08)

Info:
> 'Renai NEET'
Cast: Nakama Yukie, Sasaki Kuranosuke, Ichikawa Mikako, Nagayama Kento, and more

> '13-sai no Hello Work'
Cast: Matsuoka Masahiro, Yokoyama Yu, Kiritani Mirei, Yamamoto Maika, and more

> 'Shirato Osamu no Jikenbo'
Cast: Chiba Yudai, Hongo Kanata, Nakamura Shizuka, and more

> 'Toranaide Kudasai! ! Gravure Idol Ura Monogatari'
Cast: 19 gravure idols...!!

> 'Saba-dol' (featuring AKB48, Watarirouka Hashiritai 7 & Nogizaka46)
Cast: Watanabe Mayu, Takahashi Hitomi, Sakata Tadashi, Kaminaga Keisuke, Ando Tamae, and more

Caps:
Renai NEET




13-sai no Hello Work




Shirato Osamu no Jikenbo



Toranaide Kudasai!! (not my own caps)



Saba-dol



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03/03 � Saturday

9:00 pm slot
01 � 21:00-23:06 � 14.3% SP~Keishicho Keigo Ka II
02 � 21:00-23:30 � 12.5% Liar Game: The Final Stage
03 � 21:00-21:54 � 10.0% Risou no Musuko (08)

late-night slot
?? � 25:55-26:10 � 01.7% Muse no Kagami (07)

Info:
> 'Risou no Musuko'
Cast: Yamada Ryosuke, Suzuki Kyoka, Fujigaya Taisuke, Nakajima Yuto, Sawamura Ikki, and more

>>> 'SP~Keishicho Keigo Ka II'
Cast: Watase Tsunehiko, Katase Rino, Uehara Takako, Matoba Koji, and more

>>> 'Liar Game: The Final Stage'
Cast: Toda Erika, Matsuda Shota, Suzuki Kosuke, Kichise Michiko, and more

> 'Muse no Kagami'
Cast: Sashihara Rino, Ikeda Narushi, Hirano Aya, Mizusawa Nako, and more

Caps:
Risou no Musuko





Muse no Kagami



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03/04 � Sunday

8:00 pm slot
01 � 19:58-20:54 � 18.0% Sekai no Hate made ItteQ!
02 � 20:00-20:45 � 13.4% Taira no Kiyomori (09)
03 � 19:58-20:54 � 12.8% Daikaizo!! Gekiteki Before-After Season II
04 � 19:58-20:54 � 09.1% Bakusho! Dainippon Akan Keisatsu

9:00 pm slot
01 � 21:00-21:54 � 17.3% Gyoretsu no Dekiru Horitsu Sodanjo
02 � 21:00-23:10 � 11.1% Transporter 3
03 � 21:00-21:54 � 10.4% Unmei no Hito (08)
04 � 21:00-21:54 � 09.9% Hayami-san to Yobareru Hi (08)

11:00 pm slot
01 � 22:56-23:26 � 10.4% Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!
02 � 23:15-23:45 � 07.5% Shin Domoto Kyodai
03 � 23:15-24:10 � 06.0% Mousou Sousa (07)

Info:
> 'Taira no Kiyomori'
Cast: Matsuyama Kenichi, Mikami Hiroshi, Toyohara Kosuke, Matsuda Seiko, and many more

> 'Unmei no Hito'
Cast: Motoki Masahiro, Matsu Takako, Maki Yoko, Omori Nao, and more

> 'Hayami-san to Yobareru Hi'
Cast: Matsushita Nao, Inohara Yoshihiko, Nakamaru Yuichi, Kaname Jun, and more

> 'Mousou Sousa'
Cast: Sato Ryuta, Sakuraba Nanami, Kurashina Kana, Baisho Mitsuko, and more

Caps:
Taira no Kiyomori




Unmei no Hito





Hayami-san to Yobareru Hi





Mousou Sousa - Sakuraba Nanami (not my own caps)



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NHK, TBS and TV Tokyo usually don't disclose the ratings for their shows on a regular basis, therefore they won't be included in the list below. Certain dramas or drama specials that aired on those channels and might lack ratings are still included with a ??.?% rating. This doesn't mean that the ratings were too low to recorded.

Improvements and declines will be illustrated with the use of several icons. The colors and the numbers indicate how much the ratings have changed.

An orange color means almost no change, while a red color means the ratings dropped, and a green color means the ratings improved.

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Drama Overview (Winter 2012):

Previous: [Spring 2011] [Summer 2011] [Fall 2011]



Title
Stepfather
Step
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Lucky Seven
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Strawberry
Night
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Hungry!
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Tightrope no
Onna
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Honjitsu wa
Taian Nari
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Teen Court
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_
Kazoku Hakkei
_
_
Watashi no
Host-chan
_
_
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Aibou 10
_
_
_
Dirty Mama!
_
_
Suugaku
Joshi Gakuen
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Kasouken no
Onna 11
_
_
Seinaru
Kaibutsutachi
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Saikou no
Jinsei no...
_
Saigo Kara
Nibanme no Koi
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Deka Kurokawa
Suzuki
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Renai NEET
_
_
13-sai no
Hello Work
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Shirato Osamu
no Jikenbo
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Tonbi
_
_
Quilt no Ie
_
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Risou no
Musuko
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Taira no
Kiyomori
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Unmei no Hito
_
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Hayami-san to
Yobareru Hi
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Mousou Sousa
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(00) 00.0% - (00) 00.0% - (00) 00.0% - (00) 00.0% - (00) 00.0% - (00) 00.0%
(01) 10.4% - (02) 08.6% - (03) 07.7% - (04) 08.9% - (05) 07.6% - (06) 06.4%
(07) 06.5% - (08) 07.2%
#
(01) 16.3% - (02) 16.9% - (03) 15.2% - (04) 15.4% - (05) 15.2% - (06) 14.6%
(07) 13.6%
#
(01) 16.8% - (02) 16.9% - (03) 16.4% - (04) 16.3% - (05) 15.4% - (06) 14.0%
(07) 15.6% - (08) 14.8%
#
(01) 14.2% - (02) 15.3% - (03) 12.7% - (04) 11.1% - (05) 13.5% - (06) 12.0%
(07) 11.7% - (08) 10.8%
#
(01) 07.2% - (02) 04.7% - (03) 04.6% - (04) 04.4% - (05) 04.5% - (06) 05.7%
// Finished
#
(01) 03.3% - (02) 04.8% - (03) 06.5% - (04) 03.9% - (05) 04.2% - (06) 04.0%
(07) 03.8% - (08) 03.6%
#
(01) 02.5% - (02) 03.3% - (03) 03.4% - (04) 03.5% - (05) 03.1% - (06) 02.9%
(07) 04.8% - (08) 03.5%
#
(01) 02.0% - (02) 01.5% - (03) 01.7% - (04) 02.2% - (05) 01.6% - (06) 02.8%
_
#
(01) 03.0% - (02) 02.3% - (03) 01.9% - (04) 01.5% - (05) 02.0% - (06) 02.1%
(07) 02.1% - (08) 02.3% - (09) 02.2% - (10) 01.9% - (11) 01.7% - (12) 02.2%
(13) 02.0% - (14) 02.5% - (15) 02.3% - (16) 02.3% - (17) 01.3% - (18) 01.6%
(19) 01.8% - (20) 02.0%
#
(01) 19.7% - (02) 17.4% - (03) 15.0% - (04) 17.0% - (05) 16.5% - (06) 13.9%
(07) 18.3% - (08) 13.1% - (09) 15.1% - (10) 16.2% - (11) 16.3% - (12) 18.4%
(13) 15.2% - (14) 15.0% - (15) 15.1% - (16) 14.5% - (17) 14.0%
#
(01) 12.7% - (02) 14.2% - (03) 10.7% - (04) 09.7% - (05) 12.4% - (06) 09.6%
(07) 07.5% - (08) 08.7%
#
(01) 01.6% - (02) 01.7% - (03) 01.0% - (04) 01.3% - (05) 01.4% - (06) 01.6%
(07) 01.5% - (08) 01.4%
#
(01) 17.1% - (02) 10.7% - (03) 11.8% - (04) 15.5% - (05) 08.7% - (06) 13.4%
(07) 12.9% - (08) 13.3% - (09) 13.0% - (10) 10.6% - (11) 11.4% - (12) 12.6%
(13) 10.6% - (14) 11.4% - (15) 14.1%
#
(01) 10.8% - (02) 07.9% - (03) 06.9% - (04) 05.6% - (05) 07.0% - (06) 07.7%
(07) 06.8%
#
(01) 15.3% - (02) 11.0% - (03) 12.9% - (04) 09.1% - (05) 09.8% - (06) 10.4%
(07) 09.6% - (08) 09.9%
#
(01) 12.1% - (02) 12.8% - (03) 11.8% - (04) 11.4% - (05) 12.6% - (06) 11.7%
(07) 13.1% - (08) 11.5%
#
(01) 05.3 - (02) 04.5% - (03) 04.3% - (04) 04.1% - (05) 04.7% - (06) 03.8%
(07) 04.9% - (08) 04.3% - (09) 03.5%
#
(01) 11.9% - (02) 08.6% - (03) 09.3% - (04) 08.8% - (05) 07.1% - (06) 08.2%
(07) 09.0%
#
(01) 09.3% - (02) 07.9% - (03) 09.1% - (04) 07.7% - (05) 08.1% - (06) 06.6%
(07) 09.4% - (08) 07.7%
#
(01) 03.7% - (02) 03.2% - (03) 03.1% - (04) 03.1% - (05) 03.6% - (06) 03.5%
_
#
(01) 07.5% - (02) 08.7% //finished
_
#
(01) 07.6% - (02) 06.3% //finished
_
#
(01) 13.9% - (02) 12.4% - (03) 14.0% - (04) 11.0% - (05) 11.2% - (06) 10.6%
(07) 12.3% - (08) 10.0%
#
(01) 17.3% - (02) 17.8% - (03) 17.2% - (04) 17.5% - (05) 16.0% - (06) 13.3%
(07) 14.4% - (08) 15.0% - (09) 13.4%
#
(01) 13.0% - (02) 11.3% - (03) 11.6% - (04) 11.6% - (05) 10.8% - (06) 09.9%
(07) 13.2% - (08) 10.4%
#
(01) 09.8% - (02) 10.1% - (03) 10.0% - (04) 10.0% - (05) 10.7% - (06) 10.4%
(07) 11.9% - (08) 09.9%
#
(01) 05.7% - (02) 05.7% - (03) 03.9% - (04) 04.9% - (05) 06.3% - (06) 04.9%
(07) 06.0%
#




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Average Ratings (Winter 2012):

15.92% - Aibou 10
15.77% - Taira no Kiyomori [taiga drama] (-0.29)
15.69% - Strawberry Night
15.31% - Lucky Seven
-
12.66% - Hungry!
12.47% - Kasouken no Onna 11
12.13% - Saigo Kara Nibanme no Koi
11.93% - Risou no Musuko (-0.27)
11.48% - Unmei no Hito (-0.15)
11.00% - Saikou no Jinsei no Owarikata
10.69% - Dirty Mama
10.35% - Hayami-san to Yobareru Hi (-0.06)
-
08.99% - Renai NEET (+0.01)
08.23% - 13-sai no Hello Work [11:00 pm drama] (-0.07)
08.10% - Tonbi // Finished
07.91% - Stepfather Step
07.53% - Seinaru Kaibutsutachi
06.95% - Quilt no Ie // Finished
06.88% - O-PARTS [11:00 pm drama; consecutive] // Finished
05.34% - Mousou Sousa [11:00 pm drama] (+0.11)
05.18% - Tightrope no Onna // Finished
-
04.38% - Deka Kurokawa Suzuki [midnight drama]
04.26% - Honjitsu wa Taian Nari [11:00 pm drama]
03.38% - Teen Court [midnight drama]
03.37% - Shirato Osamu no Jikenbo [midnight drama] (+0.03)
02.05% - Watashi no Host-chan [late-night drama]
01.97% - Kazoku Hakkei [late-night drama]
01.44% - Suugaku Joshi Gakuen [late-night drama]