The Japanese animation TV ratings for October 12-18 are in, and Sazae-san once again ruled the airwaves with an 8.2% rating. Detective Conan took second place at 6.2%, while Chibi Maruko-chan rounded out the top three with 5.5%.
Sazae-san (Credits: Fuji TV)
Japanese Animation TV Ratings: October 12-18 Top 5
Long-running family favorite Sazae-san aired October 18 on Fuji TV at 6:30 p.m. and earned the week’s highest anime rating. Detective Conan, which aired October 17 on NTV, and Chibi Maruko-chan on Fuji TV completed the podium of family-friendly Sunday staples.
The Apothecary Diaries season 3 slipped to 3.6% in its second week on NTV after a 4.8% debut the week before. The Vermilion Mask held at 3.1%, while Doraemon pulled 2.9% on TV Asahi.
Dragon Ball, Demon Slayer and Precure Round Out the Chart
Dragon Ball Super: Beerus earned 2.8% on Fuji TV, and the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba entire-series rebroadcast grabbed 2.6% in a Sunday morning slot. Crayon Shin-chan took 2.4%, and Star Detective Precure! closed the ranking at 1.8%.
The re-airing of A Solitary Gourmet season 3’s live-action series also stood out, earning 5.5% in a weekday evening marathon slot on TV Tokyo.
How These Japanese TV Ratings Are Measured
The ratings above estimate the percentage of the population that watched each program, based on a survey of households in Japan’s Kanto region. They do not count recordings that viewers watch later, so streaming and time-shifted numbers tell a fuller story.
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