Top 50 TV shows in Japan
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest tv shows in Japan, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 139 tv shows tracked in Japan, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. SketchUp, Big Brother (TV series) and The Taste lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 1,525,735 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 90,222, and the largest, SketchUp, reaches around 888,225 people in Japan. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with each tv show, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Japan and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  SketchUp |
888,225 | 4.5% | TV show | Movies & TV |
| 2 |  Big Brother (TV series) |
420,005 | 2.0% | TV show | Movies & TV |
| 3 |  The Taste |
217,505 | 23.0% | TV show | Food & Beverages |
| 4 |  Cheers |
210,490 | 3.3% | TV show | Movies & TV |
| 5 |  American Idol |
208,327 | 1.3% | TV show | Movies & TV |
| 6 |  America's Got Talent |
207,237 | 1.6% | TV show | Movies & TV |
| 7 |  The Voice |
189,570 | 1.5% | TV show | Movies & TV |
| 8 |  Dancing with the Stars |
187,605 | 1.2% | TV show | Movies & TV |
| 9 |  The Voice Kids |
175,406 | 6.3% | TV show | Movies & TV |
| 10 |  Planet Earth (TV series) |
133,165 | 0.3% | TV show | Movies & TV |
| 11 |  Garfield |
129,355 | 1.4% | TV show | Movies & TV |
| 12 |  Shark Tank |
128,454 | 0.9% | TV show | Movies & TV |
| 13 |  Poetry slam |
122,323 | 2.7% | TV show | Literature |
| 14 |  Yu-Gi-Oh! GX |
116,317 | 7.2% | TV show | Movies & TV |
| 15 |  Married... with Children |
102,115 | 5.2% | TV show | Movies & TV |
| 16 |  The Daily Show |
68,324 | 0.9% | TV show | Movies & TV |
| 17 |  Neighbours |
55,067 | 0.8% | TV show | Movies & TV |
| 18 |  The Simpsons |
51,949 | 0.2% | TV show | Movies & TV |
| 19 |  Takeshi's Castle |
50,466 | 3.4% | TV show | Sports |
| 20 |  Sportschau |
49,016 | 0.3% | TV show | Sports |
| 21 |  Game One |
45,807 | 5.1% | TV show | Sports |
| 22 |  Will & Grace |
44,597 | 1.6% | TV show | Movies & TV |
| 23 |  Strictly Come Dancing |
39,212 | 0.4% | TV show | Sports |
| 24 |  Samurai Jack |
37,878 | 1.7% | TV show | Movies & TV |
| 25 |  WWE Raw |
36,799 | 0.2% | TV show | Sports |
| 26 |  Monday Night Football |
35,447 | 0.2% | TV show | Sports |
| 27 |  Heute |
35,083 | 0.1% | TV show | Movies & TV |
| 28 |  Scrubs (TV series) |
34,733 | 0.7% | TV show | Movies & TV |
| 29 |  Loose Women |
33,532 | 0.9% | TV show | Movies & TV |
| 30 |  Ugly Betty |
31,924 | 0.9% | TV show | Movies & TV |
| 31 |  The Muppets |
30,937 | 0.8% | TV show | Movies & TV |
| 32 |  Ninja Warrior |
30,553 | 0.8% | TV show | Sports |
| 33 |  Supernanny |
29,662 | 1.1% | TV show | Movies & TV |
| 34 |  WWE NXT |
28,007 | 0.5% | TV show | Sports |
| 35 |  SchlagerPlanet |
26,600 | 11.2% | TV show | Movies & TV |
| 36 |  30 Rock |
26,447 | 1.0% | TV show | Movies & TV |
| 37 |  Keeping Up with the Kardashians |
26,079 | 1.0% | TV show | Movies & TV |
| 38 |  Germany's Next Topmodel |
24,253 | 0.6% | TV show | Movies & TV |
| 39 |  Days of Our Lives |
23,732 | 0.7% | TV show | Movies & TV |
| 40 |  Saturday Night Live |
22,317 | 0.1% | TV show | Movies & TV |
| 41 |  Mamamia |
21,467 | 0.4% | TV show | Movies & TV |
| 42 |  The Bachelorette |
19,536 | 0.2% | TV show | Movies & TV |
| 43 |  The Bold and the Beautiful |
17,722 | 0.1% | TV show | Movies & TV |
| 44 |  Dance Moms |
16,774 | 0.3% | TV show | Movies & TV |
| 45 |  Popstars |
16,489 | 2.4% | TV show | Movies & TV |
| 46 |  Tatort |
14,533 | 0.4% | TV show | Movies & TV |
| 47 | Veep (TV series) |
13,172 | 0.6% | TV show | Movies & TV |
| 48 |  3rd Rock from the Sun |
13,148 | 1.1% | TV show | Movies & TV |
| 49 |  The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon |
12,566 | 1.6% | TV show | Movies & TV |
| 50 |  Britain's Got Talent |
11,204 | 0.1% | TV show | Movies & TV |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Japan and ranks each tv show 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 show in Japan?
SketchUp currently leads with an estimated audience of 888,225 people in Japan.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across Japan. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.