yep...those Arashi's were in full force the yofluffy's were still recuperating from shock and are presently experiencing a major relapse
maybe "very unreliable" BUT the so-call professionals of the industry, media, etc... show trends of following the results of the "unreliables"

Kanto Region Autumn 2008 Japanese Drama Ratings

Mito Komon ___________________ 15.9
Innocent Love (Oct 20 Start)_______
Celeb to Binbo Taro _____________17.6
Team Batista no Eiko ____________15.2
Ore My Girl!! ___________________8.3
OL Nippon _____________________8.3__10.6
Shoni Kyumei (Oct 16 Start)_______
Kaze no Garden _______________20.1
Yume wo Kanaeru Zo_____________7.1__4.1
Gira Gira (Oct 17 Start)__________
Ryusei no Kizuna (Oct 17 Start)__________
Salaryman Kintaro _______________ 13.8
BLOODY MONDAY ________________11.4
Scrap Teacher ___________________12.6
ROOM OF KING __________________10.4__7.1
SCANDAL (Oct 19 Start)
Atsuhime _____________________ (continued..)_
28.1__24.2

Nanase Futatabi_____________9.1

Kanto Region Autumn 2008 Japanese Drama Ratings

Mito Komon ___________________ 15.9
Innocent Love (Oct 20 Start)_______
Celeb to Binbo Taro _____________17.6
Team Batista no Eiko ____________15.2
Ore My Girl!! ___________________8.3
OL Nippon _____________________8.3__10.6
Shoni Kyumei _________________9.6
Kaze no Garden _______________20.1__18.0
Yume wo Kanaeru Zo_____________7.1__4.1__4.7
Gira Gira (Oct 17 Start)__________
Ryusei no Kizuna (Oct 17 Start)__________
Salaryman Kintaro _______________ 13.8
BLOODY MONDAY ________________11.4
Scrap Teacher ___________________12.6
ROOM OF KING __________________10.4__7.1
SCANDAL (Oct 19 Start)
Atsuhime _____________________ (continued..)_
28.1__24.2

Nanase Futatabi_____________9.1__5.2

Kanto Region Autumn 2008 Japanese Drama Ratings

Mito Komon ___________________ 15.9
Innocent Love (Oct 20 Start)_______
Celeb to Binbo Taro _____________17.6
Team Batista no Eiko ____________15.2
Ore My Girl!! ___________________8.3
OL Nippon _____________________8.3__10.6
Shoni Kyumei _________________9.6
Kaze no Garden _______________20.1__18.0
Yume wo Kanaeru Zo_____________7.1__4.1__4.7
Gira Gira _______________________12.2
Ryusei no Kizuna _________________21.2
Salaryman Kintaro _______________ 13.8__11.1
BLOODY MONDAY ________________11.4__11.4
Scrap Teacher ___________________12.6__12.2
ROOM OF KING __________________10.4__7.1__8.2
SCANDAL _______________________16.9
Atsuhime _____________________ (continued..)_
28.1__24.2__26.3

Nanase Futatabi_____________9.1__5.2

jade_frost wrote:

Results from the very unreliable Nikkan Sports Poll

...Which is equally unreliable as The Teribi Academy Dorama Awards too.
Even the critiques awards are not reliable like Tokyo Drama Awards. How about the Hashida awards? Would love to know the reliable awards for Japanese drama if there's any.

On topic. Ryusei no Kizuna ratings: 21.2%. As expected

tofuuuuu wrote:

Would love to know the reliable awards for Japanese drama if there's any.

There aren't.

bmwracer wrote:

There aren't.

LOL. Too bad. All of Japan just have bad taste I guess
Ummm... How about reliable professional critiques? None?

kirasano wrote:

maybe "very unreliable" BUT the so-call professionals of the industry, media, etc... show trends of following the results of the "unreliables"

This time they gave the honors to the deserving, clearly talented ones

bmwracer wrote:

tofuuuuu wrote: Would love to know the reliable awards for Japanese drama if there's any. There aren't.

You got that right. Japanese dramas isn't exactly an established art form that can accept criticism or praise from an accredited and/or reliable organization. I'd say the National Enquirer has more credibility than all the magazines put together who give out these stupid awards.

Here's what the so-called awards do... Allow readers and viewers to influence the networks to make what they want - season after season of manga-driven crap. And that's a bad thing. Before you know it, the "ABC After-school Specials" style dramas we Americans watched in the afternoons will be shown exclusively prime-time in Japan - night after night.

But I don't understand why. Many of the non-trendy series like Aibo and the other deka dramas, Mito Komon, Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari, the Taiga drama, the doyo wide shows, and countless others consistently score better than most of the trendy dramas. You just don't see the ratings in this topic (or on JDorama.com for that matter) because the people who posts the ratings here conveniently leave them out. It is much like watching FOX NEWS while looking for positive liberal information.

--- groink

Wow.. Just finish watching Ryusei no Kizuna. As rating shows such a high rating for the week, let's hope the rating will keep up. Anyway, is there any site that shows reliable rating for the japanese drama which are updating early?

groink wrote:

You got that right. Japanese dramas isn't exactly an established art form that can accept criticism or praise from an accredited and/or reliable organization. I'd say the National Enquirer has more credibility than all the magazines put together who give out these stupid awards. Here's what the so-called awards do... Allow readers and viewers to influence the networks to make what they want - season after season of manga-driven crap. And that's a bad thing. Before you know it, the "ABC After-school Specials" style dramas we Americans watched in the afternoons will be shown exclusively prime-time in Japan - night after night. But I don't understand why. Many of the non-trendy series like Aibo and the other deka dramas, Mito Komon, Wataru Seken wa Oni Bakari, the Taiga drama, the doyo wide shows, and countless others consistently score better than most of the trendy dramas. You just don't see the ratings in this topic (or on JDorama.com for that matter) because the people who posts the ratings here conveniently leave them out. It is much like watching FOX NEWS while looking for positive liberal information. --- groink

To be fair, the ratings for the Taigas are posted...

Kanto Region Autumn 2008 Japanese Drama Ratings

Mito Komon ___________________ 15.9__9.7
Innocent Love __________________16.9
Celeb to Binbo Taro _____________17.6
Team Batista no Eiko ____________15.2
Ore My Girl!! ___________________8.3
OL Nippon _____________________8.3__10.6
Shoni Kyumei _________________9.6
Kaze no Garden _______________20.1__18.0
Yume wo Kanaeru Zo_____________7.1__4.1__4.7
Gira Gira _______________________12.2
Ryusei no Kizuna _________________21.2
Salaryman Kintaro _______________ 13.8__11.1
BLOODY MONDAY ________________11.4__11.4
Scrap Teacher ___________________12.6__12.2
ROOM OF KING __________________10.4__7.1__8.2
SCANDAL _______________________16.9
Atsuhime _____________________ (continued..)_
28.1__24.2__26.3

Nanase Futatabi_____________9.1__5.2

The sample audience from which they draw the television ratings must certainly come from one age group of viewers for a number of dramas to score so highly when they have plots or have cast that are dubious.
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jade_frost wrote:

The sample audience from which they draw the television ratings must certainly come from one age group of viewers for a number of dramas to score so highly when they have plots or have cast that are dubious.

(a complain) which happens year after year

high scoring dramas thus far: Kaze no Garden and Ryusei no Kizuna
Its surprising to see Innocent Love getting an average rating considering its a Monday Fuji dorama. Not enough "dubious" cast?

tofuuuuu wrote:

(a complain) which happens year after year high scoring dramas thus far: Kaze no Garden and Ryusei no Kizuna Its surprising to see Innocent Love getting an average rating considering its a Monday Fuji dorama. Not enough "dubious" cast?

Indeed.

I think Kaze no Garden is quite a decent offering compared to quite a few others this season i.e. Tuesdays.
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http://jdramas.wordpress.com/

The rating came out so fast for a monday.. Anywhere i can check? Is it in Japanese? Very curious about the rating..

^d-addicts noted this as their source: http://www.videor.co.jp/
but I have no idea how to navigate

jade_frost wrote:

Indeed. I think Kaze no Garden is quite a decent offering compared to quite a few others this season i.e. Tuesdays.

Really surprising because I thought IL looks promising. Backlash from disappointment on LF perhaps?

oh. That Aya Ueto as Paris Hilton drama XD. Team Batista cast looks normal to me
Kaze no Garden is the "critiques" choice this season. As expected coming from the scriptwriter of the flawless Yasashii Jikan.

Kaze no Garden is really good so far. Ryusei no Kizuna comes in second, at least to me both dramas deserve their high ratings.
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WD wrote:

Kaze no Garden is really good so far. Ryusei no Kizuna comes in second, at least to me both dramas deserve their high ratings.

Its good to have the deserving ones getting their dues

Kanto Region Autumn 2008 Japanese Drama Ratings

Mito Komon ___________________ 15.9__9.7
Innocent Love __________________16.9
Celeb to Binbo Taro _____________17.6__15.0
Team Batista no Eiko ____________15.2__11.7
Ore My Girl!! ___________________8.3__8.3
OL Nippon _____________________8.3__10.6
Shoni Kyumei _________________9.6
Kaze no Garden _______________20.1__18.0
Yume wo Kanaeru Zo_____________7.1__4.1__4.7
Gira Gira _______________________12.2
Ryusei no Kizuna _________________21.2
Salaryman Kintaro _______________ 13.8__11.1
BLOODY MONDAY ________________11.4__11.4
Scrap Teacher ___________________12.6__12.2
ROOM OF KING __________________10.4__7.1__8.2
SCANDAL _______________________16.9
Atsuhime _____________________ (continued..)_
28.1__24.2__26.3

Nanase Futatabi_____________9.1__5.2

Celeb to Binbo Taro and Team Batista no Eiko, i have high hope for it. Celeb to Binbo Taro rating is not bad but Team Batista no Eiko is getting badly..