Japanese TV Ratings: Aug 29 – Sept 4, 2011

Written By: guyjin on September 8, 2011 No Comment

Here are the top 10 non-news programs for the week of Aug 29 – Sept 4, 2011:

Number 1:

Drama: Women’s Soccer – London Olympic Qualifying: Japan vs Korea 2nd Half

Network: NHK

Time & Date: 20:59-22:00, Sept 3

Rating: 29.0

Week of Aug 22 – Aug 28, 2011

(Program, Channel, Time & Date, Rating)

2. Sport: Women’s Soccer – London Olympic Qualifying: Japan vs Korea 1st Half, NHK, 20:00-20:48, Sept 3, 24.6

3. Sport: 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualifying – Round 3: Japan vs North Korea, NTV, 19:20-21:24, Sept 3, 24.3

4. Drama: Ohisama (おひさま), NHK, 8:00-8:15, Sept 3, 22.6

5. Variety: Shoten (笑点), NTV, 17:30-18:00, Sept 4, 21.5

6. Variety: Gyoretsu no Dekiru Horitsu Soudanjo, NTV, 21:00-21:54, Sept 4, 19.4

7. Variety: Guruguru 99, NTV, 19:56-20:54, Sept 4, 18.3

8. Drama: Gou: Himetachi no Sengoku (江・姫たちの戦国), NHK, 20:00-20:45, Sept 4, 17.8

9. Anime: Sazae san (サザエさん), Fuji, 18:30-19:00, Sept 4, 17.5

10. Sport: Women’s Soccer – London Olympic Qualifying: Japan vs Korea Pre-Match, NHK, 19:45-20:00, Sept 3, 17.3

10. Sport: World Athletics Championships, TBS, 8:55-11:15, Sept 4, 17.3

The Saturday 7:45AM NHK News Broadcast rated 19.7, making it the sixth most watched program overall for the week. Two other NHK news broadcasts rated in the top ten programs overall for the week.
Click on the links above to learn more about the programs. Most links take you to the Japanese home pages of the program. Most Drama programs are linked to English language sites with descriptions of the plot and cast.
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Source: Video Research Ltd.