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Top 100 TV series in Japan

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest tv series in Japan, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 2k tv series tracked in Japan, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Love marriage, One Piece and Wedding planning lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 41M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 2M, and the largest, Love marriage, reaches around 15M people in Japan. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with each tv series, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Japan and are refreshed weekly.

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Rank

Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in Japan. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in Japan, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in Japan. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
51 Best friends forever 752k 38.1 84.7% TV series
52 Breaking Bad 751k 27.5 59.3% TV series
53 Generations (South African TV series) 734k 32.6 55.0% TV series
54 Peaky Blinders (TV series) 713k 28.6 62.6% TV series
55 The Big Bang Theory 705k 28.7 62.3% TV series
56 The Ultimate Fighter 694k 31.4 30.5% TV series
57 And just like that... 686k 28.7 64.8% TV series
58 Supernatural 675k 40.7 46.0% TV series
59 ER (TV series) 664k 25.9 71.5% TV series
60 Vikings (TV series) 656k 28.9 55.0% TV series
61 5G 656k 34.5 48.0% TV series
62 Blossom 647k 36.1 65.6% TV series
63 Kamen Rider 635k 32.7 50.0% TV series
64 Dads (2013 TV series) 598k 34.8 71.4% TV series
65 Pinks 594k 33.4 73.9% TV series
66 Sirens 582k 32.7 51.2% TV series
67 Dining Out 579k 37.0 51.7% TV series
68 CSI (franchise) 560k 45.8 49.7% TV series
69 The White Lotus 547k 30.7 62.7% TV series
70 Homeland (TV series) 532k 23.3 75.0% TV series
71 Speed dating 526k 41.2 44.9% TV series
72 Awkward (TV series) 516k 25.9 71.2% TV series
73 Gossip Girl 509k 30.5 69.5% TV series
74 Money back guarantee 458k 32.6 64.5% TV series
75 Must Love Cats 457k 36.7 71.3% TV series

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Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 100 list compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Japan and ranks each tv series by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.

How often is the list updated?

The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest tv series in Japan?

Love marriage currently leads with an estimated audience of 15M people in Japan.

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