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Japan's Animation TV Ranking, September 7-13
posted on by Karen Ressler
The final episode of the live-action Death Note drama series aired on NTV on Sunday, September 13 at 10:30 p.m. and earned a 14.1% rating. While the series finale did not match the 16.9% rating that the July 5 premiere garnered, it did regain viewers for the second highest rating of the entire series. Ratings of live-action television series dipped during the recent summer season across all Japanese stations.
The live-action Death Note series' ratings in the Kanto region were, from the first episode to the last:
| Episode | Rating |
|---|---|
| 1 | 16.9% |
| 2 | 12.3% |
| 3 | 8.7% |
| 4 | 10.6% |
| 5 | 8.2% |
| 6 | 10.2% |
| 7 | 11.6% |
| 8 | 11.4% |
| 9 | 11.7% |
| 10 | 11.4% |
| 11 | 14.1% |
| Title | Station | Date | Time | Length | Average Household Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sazae-san | Fuji TV | September 13 (Sun) | 18:30 | 30 min. | 13.8 |  |
| Crayon Shin-chan | TV Asahi | September 11 (Fri) | 19:30 | 24 min. | 9.2 |  |
| Doraemon | TV Asahi | September 11 (Fri) | 19:00 | 30 min. | 9.0 |  |
| Chibi Maruko-chan | Fuji TV | September 13 (Sun) | 18:00 | 30 min. | 8.8 |  |
| One Piece | Fuji TV | September 13 (Sun) | 09:30 | 30 min. | 8.1 |  |
| Detective Conan | NTV | September 12 (Sat) | 18:00 | 30 min. | 7.8 |  |
| Yōkai Watch | TV Tokyo | September 11 (Fri) | 18:30 | 28 min. | 5.4 |  |
| Dragon Ball Super | Fuji TV | September 13 (Sun) | 09:00 | 30 min. | 5.1 | 
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| Ultimate Otaku Teacher | NTV | September 12 (Sat) | 17:30 | 30 min. | 3.9 |  |
| Animated O-saru no George (Curious George) | NHK-E | September 12 (Sat) | 08:35 | 25 min. | 3.7 |  |
Sources: Video Research (Kanto region), Sports Nippon
[Video Research does not directly post more ratings than what is listed here. Any purportedly additional data comes from unverified, anonymous sources.]
Update: Ratings corrected.
follow-up of Japan's Animation TV Ranking, August 31-September 6
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