Japanese Animation TV Ranking, August 4-10
Orb: On the Movements of the Earth anime's NHK-E premiere ranks #4 with 3.4% rating
An episode of Anpan , the newest entry in NHK 's six-decade-long Renzoku Terebi Shōsetsu (Serialized TV Novel, also known as "Asadora" or Morning Drama) franchise , aired on Friday, August 8 at 8:00 a.m. and earned a 17.1% rating. A separate episode aired on Wednesday, August 6 at 12:45 p.m. and earned 6.4% rating.
The TV show that airs every day in the morning is based on the experiences of Takashi Yanase, who created the popular manga character Anpanman, and his wife Nobuo Komatsu.
| Title | Station | Date | Time | Length | Average Household Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sazae-san | Fuji TV | August 10 (Sun) | 18:30 | 30 min. | 5.9 |
| Detective Conan | NTV | August 9 (Sat) | 18:00 | 30 min. | 5.0 |
| Chibi Maruko-chan | Fuji TV | August 10 (Sun) | 18:00 | 30 min. | 4.2 |
| Orb: On the Movements of the Earth | NHK-E | August 9 (Sat) | 21:15 | 25 min. | 3.4 |
| Yaiba: Samurai Legend | NTV | August 9 (Sat) | 17:30 | 30 min. | 2.8 |
| You and Idol Precure♪ | TV Asahi | August 10 (Sun) | 08:30 | 30 min. | 2.7 |
| Doraemon | TV Asahi | August 9 (Sat) | 17:00 | 30 min. | 2.6 |
| One Piece | Fuji TV | August 10 (Sun) | 23:15 | 30 min. | 2.6 |
| Crayon Shin-chan | TV Asahi | August 9 (Sat) | 16:30 | 30 min. | 2.5 |
| Soreike! Anpanman | NTV | August 8 (Fri) | 10:55 | 30 min. | 2.1 |
| Animated O-saru no George (Curious George) | NHK-E | August 9 (Sat) | 08:35 | 25 min. | 1.6 |
| The Adventures of Paddington | NHK-E | August 9 (Sat) | 08:10 | 25 min. | 1.5 |
| Oshiri Tantei | NHK-E | August 9 (Sat) | 09:00 | 20 min. | 1.4 |
These TV viewership estimates are calculated by surveying households in Japan's Kanto region and taking into account only those who watched a program live or within three days of its initial airing.
Source: Video Research ( link ) (Kanto region)
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