Sazae-san tops Japan’s animation TV ratings for October 19–25

Sazae-san led the listed animated programs on Japanese television for October 19–25 with an average household rating of 7.9%, followed by Detective Conan at 6.0%.
NTV aired the live-action film Always: Sunset on Third Street on Friday, October 23 at 21:00, drawing a 7.2% rating. The film adapts Ryohei Saigan’s manga San-chōme no Yūhi - Yūyake no Uta.
The animated programs recorded the following average household ratings:
- Sazae-san — Fuji TV; Sunday, October 25 at 18:30; 30 minutes; 7.9%.
- Detective Conan — NTV; Saturday, October 24 at 18:00; 30 minutes; 6.0%.
- Chibi Maruko-chan — Fuji TV; Sunday, October 25 at 18:00; 30 minutes; 5.7%.
- The Apothecary Diaries season 3 — NTV; Friday, October 23 at 23:00; 30 minutes; 3.5%.
- The Vermilion Mask — NTV; Saturday, October 24 at 17:30; 30 minutes; 2.9%.
- Dragon Ball Super: Beerus — Fuji TV; Sunday, October 25 at 23:15; 30 minutes; 2.9%.
- Doraemon — TV Asahi; Saturday, October 24 at 17:00; 30 minutes; 2.8%.
- Crayon Shin-chan — TV Asahi; Saturday, October 24 at 16:30; 30 minutes; 2.5%.
- Star Detective Precure! — TV Asahi; Sunday, October 25 at 08:30; 30 minutes; 2.1%.
- Oshiri Tantei — NHK-E; Saturday, October 24 at 09:00; 20 minutes; 1.9%.
- Bluey — NHK-E; Saturday, October 24 at 08:10; 25 minutes; 1.8%.
Video Research compiled the figures from a household survey in Japan’s Kanto region. The ratings estimate the percentage of the population watching each program and exclude recordings watched later.
Source: Video Research (Kanto region)


