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 21st to March 23rd and an overview of the episode and average ratings of the current fall dramas below!

Screencaps: Aibou season 15

No Drama Prime Time Report updates during the mid-season from me until mid-April due to vacation!

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3/14 � Tuesday

12.3%(1.4%) � 19:00-21:54 � Tuesday Surprise SP
09.1%(?.?%) � 22:00-23:00 � Shiawase! Bombi-Girl

08.5%(18.9%) � 20:57-22:00 � Matsuko no Shiranai Sekai
09.8%(01.2%) � 22:00-22:54 � Quartet (10) #END
> Cast: Matsu Takako, Mitsushima Hikari, Takahashi Issei, Matsuda Ryuhei, and more

05.5%(2.5%) � 19:00-20:54 � Quiz Yasashiine SP
07.1%(4.5%) � 21:00-22:48 � Ariyoshi Hiroiki no Dare Toku!? SP

19.7%(1.0%) � 08:00-08:15 � Beppin-san
> Morning drama starring Yoshine Kyoko

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3/22 � Wednesday

09.2%(0.7%) � 21:00-21:54 � The! Sekai Gyoten News
11.1%(2.6%) � 22:00-23:10 � Tokyo Tarareba Musume (10) #END
> Cast: Yoshitaka Yuriko, Eikura Nana, Oshima Yuko, Sakaguchi Kentaro, and more

16.2%(09.6%) � 20:00-22:09 � Aibou season 15 (18) [+0.7] #END
> Cast: Mizutani Yutaka, Sorimachi Takashi, and more
13.2%(14.0%) � 22:09-23:25 � Hodo Station
11.7%(?.?%) � 23:30-00:30 � Matsuko & Ariyoshi no Ikari Shinto

06.7%(?.?%) � 21:57-22:54 � Wednesday Downtown
01.3%(0.3%) � 00:10-00:40 � Rental no Koi #END
> Night drama starring Goriki Ayame

09.3%(0.4%) � 19:00-23:18 � 2017 FNS Uta no Haru Matsuri

18.1%(1.6%) � 08:00-08:15 � Beppin-san
> Morning drama starring Yoshine Kyoko

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3/23 � Thursday

10.3%(2.3%) � 19:00-20:54 � Shogeki no Ano Hito ni Atte Mita!
09.6%(1.6%) � 21:00-22:54 � Downtown DX SP
03.4%(0.8%) � 23:59-00:54 � Masuyama Chonoryokushi Jimusho #END
> Night drama starring Tanaka Naoki

08.3%(0.8%) � 19:00-19:54 � Cream Stew no Hanataka!
09.3%(1.1%) � 20:00-21:54 � Kyoto~Kobe Proposal Satsujin Jiken
> 2-hour special drama starring Fujitani Miki
12.0%(2.8%) � 21:54-23:10 � Hodo Station
10.3%(?.?%) � 00:20-02:30 � Football: UAE vs. Japan

11.3%(1.5%) � 19:00-19:56 � Pressure Battle!!
08.4%(0.9%) � 19:56-22:54 � Monitoring SP

04.4%(0.7%) � 18:55-19:25 � Pok�mon: XY
03.2%(0.8%) � 19:25-19:53 � Naruto Shippuden
09.2%(3.7%) � 19:58-21:48 � Wafu Sohonke SP
06.1%(1.9%) � 22:00-22:54 � Cambria Kyuden

10.3%(1.0%) � 19:00-19:57 � VS Arashi
09.8%(1.1%) � 19:57-20:54 � Kiseki Taiken! Unbelievable
08.5%(1.1%) � 21:00-23:18 � Tunnels no Minasan no Okage Deshita SP

19.7%(1.6%) � 08:00-08:15 � Beppin-san
> Morning drama starring Yoshine Kyoko
16.2%(0.2%) � 19:00-19:30 � NHK News 7
07.3%(2.3%) � 19:30-20:43 � Kizuna Part 1
> 2-hour 2-part special drama starring Yakusho Koji
10.1%(2.8%) � 21:00-22:00 � News Watch 9
05.8%(0.8%) � 22:00-23:15 � NHK Special

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Average Drama Ratings (Winter 2017):

14.95% � Aibou season 15 (+0.07)
14.52% � A LIFE
14.41% � Onna Joshu Naotora
11.63% � Kasoken no Onna Season 16
11.35% � Tokyo Tarareba Musume (-0.03)
11.25% � War of Lie
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09.70% � Shukatsu Kazoku
09.54% � Super Salaryman Saenai-shi
09.19% � Shikaku Tantei Higurashi Tabito
08.87% � Quartet (+0.10)
08.16% � Gekokujo Juken
07.09% � Sanbiki no Ossan 3 [TV Tokyo drama]
07.08% � Seirei no Moribito II [NHK drama]
06.59% � Everyone's Getting Married
06.49% � Kirawareru Yuuki
06.46% � Ubai Ai, Fuyu [night drama]
05.71% � Musume wo Yamete Ii Desu ka? [NHK drama]
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04.91% � Daibinbo
03.43% � Mahiru no Akuma [night drama]
03.42% � Masuyama Chonoryokushi Jimusho [night drama]
03.15% � Hibana: Spark [NHK night drama]
02.18% � Byplayers [TV Tokyo night drama]
01.77% � Rental no Koi [night drama] (-0.05)
00.99% � Hokusai to Meshi Sae Areba [night drama]

(Grey = Drama has ended at the time of the last report. The average ratings are based on the episode ratings listed below. 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 2017):

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


Quartet
Starring: Matsu Takako
Tags: Love, Suspense, Human Drama, Original Sakamoto Yuji Drama
(01) 09.8% � (02) 09.6% � (03) 07.8% � (04) 07.2% � (05) 08.5% � (06) 07.3% � (07) 08.2% �
(08) 09.5% � (09) 11.0% � (10) 09.8% ##


War of Lie
Starring: Kusanagi Tsuyoshi
Tags: Revenge
(01) 11.8% � (02) 12.0% � (03) 11.3% � (04) 11.1% � (05) 11.5% � (06) 10.3% � (07) 10.9% �
(08) 11.5% � (09) 10.5% � (10) 11.6% ##


Tokyo Tarareba Musume
Starring: Yoshitaka Yuriko
Tags: Love
(01) 13.8% � (02) 11.5% � (03) 11.9% � (04) 11.4% � (05) 11.5% � (06) 12.5% � (07) 10.8% �
(08) 10.5% � (09) 08.5% � (10) 11.1% ##


Aibou season 15
Starring: Mizutani Yutaka & Sorimachi Takashi
Tags: Detective Drama
(01) 15.5% � (02) 15.3% � (03) 14.5% � (04) 15.3% � (05) 13.6% � (06) 15.1% � (07) 14.4% �
(08) 15.1% � (09) 12.9% � (10) 17.3% � (11) 14.6% � (12) 13.3% � (13) 14.6% � (14) 14.5% �
(15) 15.7% � (16) 15.7% � (17) 15.5% � (18) 16.2% ##


Kasoken no Onna Season 16
Starring: Sawaguchi Yasuko
Tags: Suspense, Forensic Drama
(01) 11.6% � (02) 11.5% � (03) 11.6% � (04) 10.7% � (05) 13.7% � (06) 12.4% � (07) 12.4% �
(08) 11.9% � (09) 11.2% � (10) 11.7% � (11) 11.1% � (12) 10.6% � (13) 11.6% � (14) 12.1% �
(15) 10.9% � (16) 10.9% � (17) 11.3% � (18) 12.2% ##


Shukatsu Kazoku
Starring: Miura Tomokazu
Tags: Family Drama
(01) 11.0% � (02) 09.4% � (03) 09.5% � (04) 09.6% � (05) 08.4% � (06) 08.4% � (07) 09.3% �
(08) 10.6% � (09) 11.1% ##


Kirawareru Yuuki
Starring: Karina
Tags: Detective Drama, Clinical Psychology/Psychoanalysis
(01) 08.1% � (02) 06.4% � (03) 06.6% � (04) 07.2% � (05) 06.1% � (06) 06.2% � (07) 06.5% �
(08) 06.2% � (09) 05.9% � (10) 05.7% ##


Ubai Ai, Fuyu
Starring: Nishino Kana
Tags: Love
(01) 06.6% � (02) 05.1% � (03) 05.8% � (04) 06.5% � (05) 06.1% � (06) 07.1% � (07) 08.0% ##


Gekokujo Juken
Starring: Abe Sadao
Tags: Family-School-Comedy, Non-Fiction
(01) 10.9% � (02) 10.6% � (03) 07.4% � (04) 09.0% � (05) 08.1% � (06) 08.1% � (07) 07.4% �
(08) 05.0% � (09) 07.1% � (10) 08.0% ##


Sanbiki no Ossan 3
Starring: Kitaoji Kinya
Tags: Drama
(01) 08.9% � (02) 07.8% � (03) 07.0% � (04) 07.0% � (05) 06.5% � (06) 06.8% � (07) 07.1% �
(08) 05.6% ##


Okaasan, Musume wo Yamete Ii Desu ka?
Starring: Haru
Tags: "Monster Family Drama"
(01) 05.0% � (02) 05.4% � (03) 04.5% � (04) 06.0% � (05) 05.2% � (06) 05.9% � (07) 07.6% �
(08) 06.1% ##


Super Salaryman Saenai-shi
Starring: Tsutsumi Shinichi
Tags: Hero, Family Drama, Comedy
(01) 12.9% � (02) 09.6% � (03) 09.2% � (04) 08.9% � (05) 09.4% � (06) 10.2% � (07) 07.9% �
(08) 06.3% � (09) 10.5% � (10) 10.5% ##


Seirei no Moribito II
Starring: Ayase Haruka
Tags: Fantasy, Epic
(01) 08.2% � (02) 08.1% � (03) 06.8% � (04) 06.5% � (05) 07.4% � (06) 06.3% � (07) 06.7% �
(08) 06.6%


Shikaku Tantei Higurashi Tabito
Starring: Matsuzaka Tori
Tags: Mystery, Human Drama
(01) 11.2% � (02) 10.7% � (03) 09.4% � (04) 07.7% � (05) 09.4% � (06) 08.4% � (07) 08.2% �
(08) 08.0% � (09) 09.7% ##


A LIFE
Starring: Kimura Takuya
Tags: Love, Human Drama, Ensemble Cast
(01) 14.2% � (02) 14.7% � (03) 13.9% � (04) 12.3% � (05) 13.9% � (06) 15.3% � (07) 14.5% �
(08) 15.7% � (09) 14.7% � (10) 16.0% ##


Daibinbo
Starring: Koyuki
Tags: Comedy, Human Drama, Love
(01) 07.7% � (02) 04.4% � (03) 04.8% � (04) 05.0% � (05) 04.5% � (06) 04.4% � (07) 05.2% �
(08) 04.0% � (09) 04.7% � (10) 04.4% ##


Everyone's Getting Married
Starring: Nishiuchi Mariya
Tags: Love
(01) 08.5% � (02) 06.9% � (03) 07.6% � (04) 06.6% � (05) 06.2% � (06) 05.0% � (07) 06.4% �
(08) 06.1% � (09) 06.0% ##

Drama Episode Overview (Taiga 2017):


Onna Joshu Naotora
Starring: Shibasaki Kou
(01) 16.9% � (02) 15.5% � (03) 14.3% � (04) 16.0% � (05) 14.8% � (06) 14.5% � (07) 12.9% �
(08) 13.4% � (09) 14.0% � (10) 12.5% � (11) 13.7%