The latest broadcast figures from Video Research for Japan's Kanto region reveal the television viewing trends across Japanese households. Traditional long-running family animated programs continue to secure the top positions on weekly charts, while major late-night adaptations show consistent viewer retention in competitive time slots.
Weekly Ratings Breakdown
Fuji TV's staple broadcast Sazae-san claimed the top spot once again, pulling in an average household rating of 6.6%. NTV's long-standing mystery series Detective Conan followed closely in second place with a 6.3% rating during its Saturday evening slot. Chibi Maruko-chan rounded out the top three with 4.6%.
In late-night and prime evening slots, fantasy adaptations maintained a steady audience presence across major networks:
- Sazae-san (Fuji TV, Sept 20) — 6.6%
- Detective Conan (NTV, Sept 19) — 6.3%
- Chibi Maruko-chan (Fuji TV, Sept 20) — 4.6%
- That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 4 (NTV, Sept 18) — 3.1%
- Doraemon (TV Asahi, Sept 19) — 2.9%
- Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke (NTV, Sept 19) — 2.9%
- Crayon Shin-chan (TV Asahi, Sept 19) — 2.7%
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Rebroadcast, Fuji TV, Sept 20) — 2.7%
- One Piece (Fuji TV, Sept 20) — 2.6%
- The Elusive Samurai Season 2 (Fuji TV, Sept 18) — 2.5%
Special Broadcasts & Movies
Special scheduling throughout the week brought varied viewership across networks. A marathon re-airing of the tenth season of the live-action drama A Solitary Gourmet on TV Tokyo achieved a strong 4.5% rating on Tuesday evening. Meanwhile, the anime feature film Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko garnered a 0.8% rating during its Sunday afternoon broadcast on NHK Educational.
Note that television ratings provided by Video Research reflect household viewership estimates in the Kanto region and do not factor in delayed DVR recordings.
