This is Tokyohive's regular Drama Prime Time Report that gives you a detailed look at the prime time ratings with a focus on the weekly dramas.

You can check out more of the most recent ratings from March 18th to March 21st and an overview of the episode and average ratings of the current winter dramas below!

Screencaps: Seirei no Moribito Season 1

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3/18 � Friday

11.0%(?.?%) � 19:00-20:54 � Nep & Imoto no Sekai Banduke Special
08.4%(3.8%) � 21:00-22:54 � Sayonara Debussy

11.4%(0.3%) � 19:04-21:48 � Akashiya Sanma no Complex Special
12.8%(3.0%) � 21:54-23:10 � Hodo Station
08.0%(2.1%) � 23:15-00:15 � Sumika Sumire (7)
> Cast: Kiritani Mirei, Matsuzaka Keiko, Oikawa Mitsuhiro, Machida Keita, and more

11.5%(?.?%) � 19:00-19:56 � Bakuho! THE FRIDAY
12.8%(?.?%) � 19:56-20:54 � Pittanko Kan Kan
10.9%(?.?%) � 21:00-21:54 � Nakai Masahiro no Kinyobi no SMAtachi e
06.7%(0.2%) � 22:00-22:54 � Watashi wo Hanasanaide (10) #END
> Cast: Ayase Haruka, Miura Haruma, Mizukawa Asami, and more
07.8%(?.?%) � 23:00-23:30 � A-Studio

06.2%(?.?%) � 21:00-21:54 � Tokoro-san no Sokon Tokoro!
08.8%(0.3%) � 22:00-22:54 � Takeshi no Nippon no Mikata!
02.9%(0.3%) � 00:12-00:52 � Tokyo Sentimental (Starring Yoshida Kotaro)

03.9%(?.?%) � 19:00-19:57 � Chimata no Real TV (last episode)
06.0%(?.?%) � 19:57-20:54 � Downtown Now
10.0%(1.0%) � 21:00-23:22 � (Movie) Assassination Classroom

05.8%(0.3%) � 22:00-22:50 � Family History

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3/19 � Saturday

12.4%(1.3%) � 19:00-19:56 � Tensai! Shimura Dobutsuen
14.2%(0.8%) � 19:56-20:54 � Sekaiichi Uketai Jyugyo
08.9%(0.7%) � 21:00-21:54 � Kaito Yamaneko (10) #END
> Cast: Kamenashi Kazuya, Narimiya Hiroki, Hirose Suzu, Nanao, and more
10.2%(0.5%) � 22:00-22:54 � Arashi ni Shiyagare
02.8%(0.1%) � 00:55-01:25 � MARS (Starring Fujigaya Taisuke)
00.8%(0.7%) � 01:30-02:00 � Itsuka Tiffany de Choushoku wo 2 (Starring Triendl Reina)

11.1%(?.?%) � 18:56-20:54 � Ikegami Akira Special
10.2%(0.8%) � 21:00-23:06 � Kenji Akudama (Starring Hashizume Isao)

09.6%(?.?%) � 19:00-20:54 � Honoo no Taiikukai TV Special
12.0%(1.6%) � 21:00-21:54 � Sekai Fushigi Hakken!
14.6%(1.0%) � 22:00-23:24 � Shin Jyoho 7days Newscaster

06.5%(1.6%) � 21:00-21:54 � Shutsubotsu! Admatic Tengoku

06.2%(?.?%) � 18:30-19:57 � Moshimo Tours Special
05.6%(?.?%) � 19:57-20:54 � Mecha-Mecha Iketeru!
07.7%(2.3%) � 21:00-23:20 � (Movie) The Devotion of Suspect X
05.3%(?.?%) � 23:20-23:50 � Sanma no Owarai Kojo Iinkai
02.3%(0.4%) � 23:40-00:05 � Budokan (Starring Juice=Juice)

12.3%(?.?%) � 19:30-20:15 � Bura Tamori
11.7%(6.6%) � 21:00-22:15 � Seirei no Moribito Season 1 (1) #START
> Cast: Ayase Haruka, Kobayashi Kai, Higashide Masahiro, Kimura Fumino, and more
02.8%(0.7%) � 22:15-22:50 � Banana Zero Music

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3/20 � Sunday (Vernal Equinox Day)

17.0%(0.4%) � 19:00-19:58 � The! Tetsuwan! DASH!!
18.7%(1.3%) � 19:58-20:54 � Sekai no Hate Made Itte Q!
12.8%(1.2%) � 21:00-21:54 � Gyoretsu no Dekiru Horitsu Sodanjo
06.9%(0.3%) � 22:30-23:25 � Himura Hideo no Suiri (10) #END
> Cast: Saito Takumi, Kubota Masataka, Yuuka, Yamamoto Mizuki, and more

07.9%(2.0%) � 18:57-20:54 � Daikaizou!! Gekiteki Before-After Season II Special
07.4%(3.6%) � 21:00-23:10 � Meitantei Katherine 2

06.9%(0.6%) � 19:00-20:54 � Kono Satte Nandesuka? Special
09.6%(0.7%) � 21:00-21:54 � Kazoku no Katachi (10) #END
> Cast: Katori Shingo, Ueno Juri, Mizuhara Kiko, Fubuki Jun, and more
08.4%(?.?%) � 22:00-22:54 � Hayashi Sensei
07.6%(?.?%) � 23:00-23:30 � Jounetsu Tairiku

05.2%(0.5%) � 19:54-21:48 � Sunday Big Variety

08.6%(5.3%) � 19:00-21:54 � Sunday Familiar
10.6%(?.?%) � 22:00-23:15 � Mr. Sunday

15.6%(0.6%) � 20:00-20:45 � Sanada Maru (11)
> Cast: Sakai Masato, Oizumi Yo, Nagasawa Masami, Kimura Yoshino, and more
09.9%(2.3%) � 21:00-21:50 � NHK Special

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3/21 � Monday (Substitue Holiday)

13.7%(0.3%) � 19:00-21:00 � Sekai Maru Mie! TV Tokusobu Special
13.6%(3.2%) � 21:00-22:54 � Shabekuri 007 x Ippunkan no Fukaii Hanashi Special

10.5%(2.9%) � 19:00-21:48 � Nakai Masahiro no Mi ni Naru Toshokan Special
08.0%(?.?%) � 23:15-00:15 � Beat Takeshi no TV Tackle

07.9%(0.2%) � 19:00-23:09 � Ningen Towa Nanda!?

??.?%(?.?%) � 18:57-21:00 � YOU wa Nanishi ni Nippon e? Special
??.?%(?.?%) � 21:00-22:48 � Sekai Naze Sokoni? Nihonjin Special

11.0%(0.1%) � 19:57-20:54 � Tsukai TV Suka to Japan
10.2%(0.8%) � 21:00-21:54 � Itsuka Kono Koi wo Omoidashite (10) #END
> Cast: Arimura Kasumi, Kora Kengo, Takahata Mitsuki, Nishijima Takahiro, and more
10.0%(0.4%) � 22:00-23:24 � SMAPxSMAP Special

13.0%(4.8%) � 19:30-20:43 � Tsurube no Kazoku ni Kanpai Special

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Average Drama Ratings (Winter 2016):

17.72% � Sanada Maru [taiga drama] (-0.21)
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14.97% � Aibou season14
12.55% � Specialist
11.70% � Seirei no Moribito Season 1 [NHK drama]
11.15% � Kasouken no Onna 15
10.72% � Kaito Yamaneko (-0.20)
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09.77% � Fragile
09.69% � Itsuka Kono Koi wo Omoidashite (+0.06)
09.59% � Higanbana
09.47% � Dame na Watashi ni Koishite Kudasai
08.98% � Kazoku no Katachi (+0.07)
08.78% � Himura Hideo no Suiri (-0.21)
07.56% � Naomi to Kanako
06.86% � Otousan to Yobasete
06.81% � Watashi wo Hanasanaide (-0.01)
06.74% � Keishicho Zero Gakari [TV Tokyo drama]
06.43% � Sumika Sumire (+0.26)
05.64% � Ito Oshikute [NHK drama]
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04.99% � Chikaemon [NHK drama]
03.71% � Money no Tenshi [night drama]
03.43% � Kasa wo Motanai Aritachi wa [night drama]
03.08% � MARS [night drama] (-0.03)
02.70% � Budokan [night drama] (-0.07)
02.77% � Nigeru Onna [NHK drama]
02.65% � Tokyo Sentimental [TV Tokyo/night drama] (+0.03)
02.44% � Akutotachi wa Senri wo Hashiru [night drama]
01.77% � Itsuka Tiffany de Choushoku wo 2 [night drama] (-0.10)
01.70% � Laundry Chigasaki [night drama]
01.29% � Onna Kudoki Meshi [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.)

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Drama Episode Overview (Winter 2016):

[bold = new] � [green = highest] � [red = lowest] � [## = finished]


Dame na Watashi ni Koishite Kudasai
Starring: Fukada Kyoko
Tags: romance, comedy
(01) 09.0% � (02) 09.3% � (03) 08.2% � (04) 09.8% � (05) 08.7% � (06) 10.1% � (07) 09.6% �
(08) 10.3% � (09) 09.7% � (10) 10.0% ##


Otousan to Yobasete
Starring: Endo Kenichi & Watabe Atsuro
Tags: family, comedy
(01) 09.6% � (03) 06.2% � (03) 05.5% � (04) 06.5% � (05) 04.7% � (06) 06.7% � (07) 08.3% �
(08) 06.3% � (09) 07.9% ##


Aibou season14
Starring: Mizutani Yutaka & Sorimachi Takashi
Tags: detective drama
(01) 18.4% � (02) 17.6% � (03) 14.8% � (04) 15.9% � (05) 14.9% � (06) 14.6% � (07) 14.9% �
(08) 12.9% � (09) 15.0% � (10) 16.7% � (11) 12.6% � (12) 13.7% � (13) 15.3% � (14) 14.6% �
(15) 12.8% � (16) 15.4% � (17) 14.1% � (18) 13.3% � (19) 16.0% � (20) 15.8% ##


Higanbana
Starring: Horikita Maki
Tags: detective drama, pilot special aired in October 2014
(01) 11.2% � (02) 10.6% � (03) 11.2% � (04) 10.4% � (05) 10.0% � (06) 08.7% � (07) 08.1% �
(08) 09.6% � (09) 08.2% � (10) 07.9% ##


Fragile
Starring: Nagase Tomoya
Tags: medical
(01) 09.6% � (02) 10.0% � (03) 10.0% � (04) 09.7% � (05) 09.5% � (06) 09.2% � (07) 09.8% �
(08) 08.8% � (09) 10.6% � (10) 10.5% ##


Specialist
Starring: Kusanagi Tsuyoshi
Tags: detective drama, special drama in 2013
(01) 17.1% � (02) 12.5% � (03) 14.1% � (04) 11.8% � (05) 12.1% � (06) 12.2% � (07) 11.5% �
(08) 10.9% � (09) 11.3% � (10) 12.0% ##


Naomi to Kanako
Starring: Hirosue Ryoko & Uchida Yuki
Tags: suspense, based on a novel, dubbed Japanese Thelma & Louise
(01) 07.9% � (02) 07.7% � (03) 08.7% � (04) 07.6% � (05) 07.6% � (06) 08.0% � (07) 06.9% �
(08) 07.3% � (09) 07.1% � (10) 06.8% ##


Watashi wo Hanasanaide
Starring: Ayase Haruka
Tags: human love story, sci-fi, based on 'Never Let Me Go'
(01) 06.2% � (02) 06.2% � (03) 07.7% � (04) 07.4% � (05) 07.7% � (06) 06.8% � (07) 06.7% �
(08) 06.2% � (09) 06.5% � (10) 06.7% ##


Sumika Sumire
Starring: Kiritani Mirei
Tags: love, fantasy
(01) 07.8% � (02) 04.6% � (03) 06.9% � (04) 05.8% � (05) 06.0% � (06) 05.9% � (07) 08.0%


Kaito Yamaneko
Starring: Kamenashi Kazuya
Tags: mystery
(01) 14.3% � (02) 13.6% � (03) 11.1% � (04) 10.0% � (05) 07.9% � (06) 12.4% � (07) 10.1% �
(08) 09.3% � (09) 09.6% � (10) 08.9% ##


Seirei no Moribito Season 1
Starring: Ayase Haruka
Tags: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Historical
(01) 11.7%


Kazoku no Katachi
Starring: Katori Shingo
Tags: family
(01) 09.3% � (02) 09.0% � (03) 10.3% � (04) 09.9% � (05) 08.6% � (06) 08.6% � (07) 08.0% �
(08) 07.6% � (09) 08.9% � (10) 09.6% ##


Himura Hideo no Suiri
Starring: Saito Takumi & Kubota Masataka
Tags: mystery
(01) 11.1% � (02) 09.9% � (03) 09.5% � (04) 09.7% � (05) 08.8% � (06) 07.5% � (07) 09.1% �
(08) 08.7% � (09) 06.6% � (10) 06.9% ##


Itsuka Kono Koi wo Omoidashite
Starring: Arimura Kasumi & Kora Kengo
Tags: (a Sakamoto Yuji original) love story
(01) 11.6% � (02) 09.6% � (03) 10.0% � (04) 08.9% � (05) 08.8% � (06) 10.7% � (07) 08.9% �
(08) 08.8% � (09) 09.4% � (10) 10.2% ##

Drama Episode Overview (Taiga 2016):


Sanada Maru
Starring: Sakai Masato
(01) 19.9% � (02) 20.1% � (03) 18.3% � (04) 17.8% � (05) 19.0% � (06) 16.9% � (07) 17.4% �
(08) 17.1% � (09) 16.6% � (10) 16.2% � (11) 15.6%