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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 Thursday crime drama 'Doubles ~ Futari no Keiji' (TV Asahi), which also did pretty well with a rating of 15.8%. Meanwhile, the third season of 'Iryu Sousa 3' (TV Asahi) recorded a nice rating of 14.6% as well.

Two more dramas have started the spring season with viewer ratings above 10%. 'Kakusho ~ Keishicho Sousa 3 Ka' (TBS) - starring Takahashi Katsumi and Eikura Nana - recorded a rating of 10.9% on Monday, while 'Kazoku Game' (Fuji TV) - starring Arashi's Sakurai Sho - didn't quite meet expectations with a mediocre rating of 12.0%.

'Kumo no Kaidan' (NTV) starring Hasegawa Hiroki and 'Sennyu Tantei Tokage' (TBS) starring Matsuda Shota failed to reach a double-digit rating with their respective first episodes.

As for the dramas that already celebrated their premieres in the week before, 'Last Cinderella' (Fuji TV) was the only prime time drama that actually gained viewers with its second episode. 'Kamo, Kyoto e Iku.' (Fuji TV) and 'Kasuka na Kanojo' both lost viewers, while the former has dropped below the 10% mark already.

(NTV is the only network that still discloses all of its ratings on a daily base. If anything, the other networks only reveal the ratings for their dramas regularly.)

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04/15 – Monday

08.2%(2.3%) – 19:00-20:54 Aka Maru! Scoop Koshien Special (new)
11.6%(4.4%) – 21:00-23:08 Shabekuri 007 Special


??.?%(?.?%) – 19:00-21:48 Qsama!! Special
??.?%(?.?%) – 21:54-23:10 Hodo Station
??.?%(?.?%) – 23:15-24:15 Strike TV


??.?%(?.?%) – 19:00-19:55 Watashi no Nani Ikenai no?
10.9%(0.9%) – 20:00-20:59 Kakusho ~ Keishicho Sousa 3 Ka (1) *START*
??.?%(?.?%) – 21:00-22:59 Tantei Samonji Susumu 16


??.?%(?.?%) – 19:00-20:54 Generation Tengoku Special
22.6%(2.6%) – 21:00-22:24 Galileo (1) *START*
15.4%(4.6%) – 22:30-23:24 SMAPxSMAP Special
??.?%(?.?%) – 23:30-23:59 Numer0n

Info:
> 'Kakusho ~ Keishicho Sousa 3 Ka'
Cast: Takahashi Katsumi, Eikura Nana, Shitara Osamu, Yamamoto Ryuji, Yanagishita Tomo, and more



> 'Galileo'
Cast: Fukuyama Masaharu, Yoshitaka Yuriko, Sawabe Yu, Shibasaki Kou, Kitamura Kazuki, and more




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04/16 – Tuesday

04.4%(?.?%) – 22:00-22:50 Daini Gakusho (1) *START*


10.6%(0.7%) – 19:00-19:56 Kayou Surprise
13.2%(1.9%) – 19:56-20:54 Odoru! Sanma Goten!!
11.1%(0.2%) – 21:00-22:48 Kaiketsu! Ninety-Nine Special
08.2%(1.7%) – 22:54-23:58 NEWS ZERO
04.8%(0.3%) – 23:58-24:53 Konya Kurabete Mimashita


??.?%(?.?%) – 19:00-20:54 Torihada Scoop Eizou 100-ka Jiten Special
??.?%(?.?%) – 21:50-21:54 London Hearts
??.?%(?.?%) – 21:54-22:30 Hodo Station
??.?%(?.?%) – 23:15-24:15 Shiro Kuro Judge Variety


??.?%(?.?%) – 19:00-20:54 Sekai no Nihonjin Tsuma wa Mita! Special (new)
??.?%(?.?%) – 21:00-21:54 Kayo Kyoku!
??.?%(?.?%) – 22:00-22:54 Lincoln


??.?%(?.?%) – 19:00-19:54 Pet Daikoushin! Doubutsukun
??.?%(?.?%) – 19:54-21:54 Kaiun! Nandemo Kantei Dan Special
??.?%(?.?%) – 22:00-22:54 Gaia no Yoake


06.9%(?.?%) – 19:00-20:54 Tuesday Special (various)
09.3%(1.8%) – 21:00-21:54 Kamo, Kyoto e Iku. (2)
10.2%(1.6%) – 22:00-22:54 Kasuka na Kanojo (2)
??.?%(?.?%) – 23:00-23:30 Catherine Sansei

Info:
> 'Daini Gakusho'
Cast: Hada Michiko, Itaya Yuka, Tanihara Shosuke, and more

> 'Kamo, Kyoto e Iku. ~Shinise Ryokan no Okami Nikki~'
Cast: Matsushita Nao, Shiina Kippei, Wakamura Mayumi, Horiuchi Keiko, Daito Shunsuke, and more



> 'Kasuka na Kanojo'
Cast: Katori Shingo, Anne, Maeda Atsuko, Maya Miki, Kitayama Hiromitsu, and more



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04/17 – Wednesday

08.0%(2.7%) – 19:00-19:56 Ichiban Song Show
07.9%(2.8%) – 19:56-20:54 Waratte Koraete!
11.3%(0.8%) – 21:00-22:00 The! Sekai Gyoten News
09.2%(1.3%) – 22:00-23:09 Kumo no Kaidan (1) *START*
04.9%(2.6%) – 23:14-24:18 NEWS ZERO
03.8%(0.8%) – 24:18-25:13 Nakai no Mado


??.?%(?.?%) – 19:00-20:54 Nanikore Chin Hyakkei Special
14.6%(?.?%) – 21:00-21:54 Iryu Sousa 3 (1) *START*
??.?%(?.?%) – 21:54-23:10 Hodo Station
??.?%(?.?%) – 23:15-24:15 Matsuko & Ariyoshi no Ikari Shinto


??.?%(?.?%) – 19:00-20:54 Wednesday Special Variety (various)
??.?%(?.?%) – 21:00-22:54 Flightplan


??.?%(?.?%) – 19:00-19:27 Inazuma Eleven GO Chrono Stone
??.?%(?.?%) – 19:27-19:55 Danball Senki Wars
??.?%(?.?%) – 20:00-20:54 Iitabi Yumekibun
??.?%(?.?%) – 21:00-23:13 Yarisugi Toshi Densetsu 2013
??.?%(?.?%) – 23:58-20:54 Meshibana Deka Tachibana


??.?%(?.?%) – 19:00-20:54 Oja Map Special
??.?%(?.?%) – 21:00-21:54 Honma Dekka!? TV
12.0%(?.?%) – 22:00-23:24 Kazoku Game (1) *START*
??.?%(?.?%) – 23:30-23:59 TOKIO Kakeru

Info:
> 'Kumo no Kaidan'
Cast: Hasegawa Hiroki, Inamori Izumi, Kimura Fumino, Hagiwara Masato, Aoyagi Sho, and more



> 'Iryu Sousa 3'
Cast: Kamikawa Takaya, Saito Yuki, Yashima Norito, Namioka Kazuki, Komoto Masahiro, and more



> 'Meshibana Deka Tachibana'
Cast: Sato Jiro, Ozawa Hitoshi, Kasai Tomomi, Suzuki Mirai, Nukumizu Yoichi, and more

> 'Kazoku Game'
Cast: Sakurai Sho, Kamiki Ryunosuke, Kutsuna Shiori, Uragami Seishu, Kitahara Rie, and more




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04/18 – Thursday

05.1%(1.2%) – 20:00-20:43 Sarutobi Sansei (2)


05.6%(8.7%) – 19:00-19:56 Kaino! Magical Hatena
13.5%(0.8%) – 19:56-20:54 Guru-Guru Ninety-Nine
12.3%(0.9%) – 21:00-21:54 Himitsu no Kenmin SHOW
10.8%(0.9%) – 22:00-22:54 Downtown DX
07.3%(1.6%) – 22:54-23:58 NEWS ZERO
03.2%(0.1%) – 23:58-24:53 Detarame Hero (3)


??.?%(?.?%) – 19:00-20:54 Ikinari! Ogon Densetsu
15.8%(?.?%) – 21:00-22:09 Doubles ~ Futari no Keiji (1) *START*
??.?%(?.?%) – 22:09-23:25 Hodo Station
??.?%(?.?%) – 23:30-24:30 Ametalk!


??.?%(?.?%) – 19:00-20:54 Pressure Battle!! Special
09.9%(?.?%) – 21:00-22:15 Sennyu Tantei Tokage (1) *START*
??.?%(?.?%) – 22:15-23:09 Ima, Kono Kao ga Sugoi!


??.?%(?.?%) – 19:00-19:30 Pokémon: Black & White Season 2
??.?%(?.?%) – 19:30-19:58 Naruto Shippuuden
??.?%(?.?%) – 19:58-21:48 Mokuyo 8-Ji no Concert ~ Meikyoku! Nippon no Uta ~
??.?%(?.?%) – 22:00-22:54 Cambria Kyuden


??.?%(?.?%) – 19:00-19:57 VS Arashi
??.?%(?.?%) – 19:57-20:54 Kiseki Taiken! Unbelievable
??.?%(?.?%) – 21:00-21:54 Tunnels no Minasan no Okage Deshita
14.4%(1.1%) – 22:00-22:54 Last Cinderella (2)
??.?%(?.?%) – 23:00-23:30 Out x Deluxe

Info:
> 'Sarutobi Sansei' [already aired on NHK BS Premium]
Cast: Ito Atsushi, Mizukawa Asami, Yanagiba Toshiro, Asano Yuko, Sakai Masaki, and more

> 'Detarame Hero'
Cast: Sato Ryuta, Tsukamoto Takashi, Motokariya Yuika, Akimoto Rei, Hara Mikie, and more

> 'Doubles ~ Futari no Keiji'
Cast: Ito Hideaki, Sakaguchi Kenji, Natsuna, Uchida Yuki, Kondo Yoshimasa, and more




> 'Sennyu Tantei Tokage'
Cast: Matsuda Shota, Matsuoka Masahiro, Renbutsu Misako, Mimura, Yamamoto Ryosuke, and more



> 'Last Cinderella'
Cast: Shinohara Ryoko, Miura Haruma, Fujiki Naohito, Otsuka Nene, Iijima Naoko, Nanao, and more



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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 be recorded.

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

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Drama Overview (Spring 2013):

[bold = new] - [green = highest] - [red = lowest]



Title
Kakusho
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Galileo 2
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Hokago Groove
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Monsieur!
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Kamo, Kyoto e Iku.
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Daini Gakusho
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Kasuka na Kanojo
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Iryu Sousa 3
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Kumo no Kaidan
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Kazoku Game
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Sarutobi Sansei
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Keiji 110 Kilo
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Doubles
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Sennyu
Tantei Tokage
_
Last Cinderella
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Detarame Hero
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Tank Top Fighter
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TAKE FIVE
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Otenki Oneesan
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Goen Hunter
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35 Sai no
Koukousei
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Machigawarechatta
Otoko
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BAD BOYS J
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Sora Tobu
Kouhoushitsu
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Yae no Sakura
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(00) 00.0% - (00) 00.0% - (00) 00.0% - (00) 00.0% - (00) 00.0% - (00) 00.0%
(01) 10.9%
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(01) 22.6%
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#
April 22nd
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#
April 22nd
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#
(01) 11.1% - (02) 09.3%
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(01) 04.4%
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(01) 11.8% - (02) 10.2%
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(01) 14.6%
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(01) 09.2%
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(01) 12.0%
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(01) 03.9% - (02) 05.1%
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#
April 25th
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#
(01) 15.8%
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(01) 09.9%
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(01) 13.3% - (02) 14.4%
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(01) 03.6% - (02) 03.3% - (03) 03.2%
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April 25th
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April 19th
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(01) 11.9%
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(01) 04.4%
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(01) 14.7%
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(01) 08.8%
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(01) 02.5% - (02) 02.2%
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(01) 14.0%
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(01) 21.4% - (02) 18.8% - (03) 18.1% - (04) 18.2% - (05) 18.1% - (06) 15.3% -
(07) 17.5% - (08) 15.6% - (09) 15.1% - (10) 12.6% - (11) 14.3% - (12) 13.9% -
(13) 14.3% - (14) 11.7% - (15) 14.2%
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Average Ratings (Spring 2013):

Previous: [Spring 2011] [Summer 2011] [Fall 2011] / [Winter 2012] [Spring 2012] [Summer 2012] [Fall 2012] / [Winter 2013]

22.60% - Galileo
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15.94% - Yae no Sakura [NHK taiga]
15.80% - Doubles ~ Futari no Keiji
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14.70% - 35 Sai no Koukousei
14.60% - Iryu Sousa 3
14.00% - Sora Tobu Kouhoushitsu
13.85% - Last Cinderella (+0.55)
12.00% - Kazoku Game
11.90% - Otenki Oneesan [11:00pm drama]
11.00% - Kasuka na Kanojo (-0.80)
10.90% - Kakusho ~ Keishicho Sousa 3 Ka
10.20% - Kamo, Kyoto e Iku. (-0.90)
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09.90% - Sennyu Tantei Tokage
09.20% - Kumo no Kaidan
08.80% - Machigawarechatta Otoko [11:00pm drama]
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04.50% - Sarutobi Sansei [NHK free TV rerun] (+0.60)
04.40% - Goen Hunter [NHK mini drama]
04.40% - Daini Gakusho [NHK drama]
03.37% - Detarame Hero [midnight drama] (-0.08)
02.35% - BAD BOYS J [late-night drama]

(The average ratings are based on the episode ratings listed above. There can be differences between the calculated averages and the official announcements at the end of each season. You can see the official season average in square brackets.)