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Japanese TV Ratings: Week of Sept 21 to Sept 27

Written By: guyjin on October 2, 2009 No Comment

Here are the top 10 non-news programs for the week of September 21-27:

Week of Sept 21 to Sept 27

(Program, Channel, Time & Date, Rating)

1. Sport: Sumo Aki Basho, NHK, 17:00-18:00, Sept 27, 23.7

2. Movie: Okuribito, TBS, 21:00-23:24, Sept 21, 21.7

3. Drama: Tenchijin, NHK, 20:00-20:45, Sept 27, 19.5

4. Drama: Kyumei Byoto 24 Ji (Final Episode), Fuji, 21:00-23:18, Sept 22, 19.3

5. Anime: Sazae san, Fuji, 18:30-19:00, Sept 27, 17.9

6. Drama: Tsubasa (Final Episode), NHK, 8:15-8:30, Sept 26, 17.0

7. Variety: Nanikore Chinhyakkei SP, Asahi, 19:00-21:48, Sept 23, 16.9

8. Drama: Nihimura Kyotaro SP – Misshitsu Ressha, Asahi, 21:00-23:21, Sept 26, 16.5

9. Informative: Sunday Morning, TBS, 8:00-9:54, Sept 27, 16.0

9. Informative: Shinso Hodo Bankisha!, NTV, 18:00-18:55, Sept 27, 16.0

9. Variety: Haneru no Tobira SP, Fuji, 19:00-20:54, Sept 23, 16.0

The Sunday 7PM edition of the NHK news also attracted a rating of 18.4, making it the fifth most watched program overall for the week, the Tuesday and Sunday 18:45 news bulletins on NHK were also in the top 10 overall, with ratings of 16.6 and 16.2 respectively.

Source: Video Research Ltd.