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Top 100 TV shows in Japan

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest tv shows in Japan, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 138 tv shows tracked in Japan, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. SketchUp, Cheers and Big Brother (TV series) lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 2.1M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 51k, and the largest, SketchUp, reaches around 879k 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.

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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 Der Bergdoktor (2008) 7.6k 30.4 57.8% TV show
52 Stromberg 7.3k 28.8 52.5% TV show
53 Shopping Queen 6.9k 27.7 34.3% TV show
54 The Young and the Restless 5.7k 31.1 72.0% TV show
55 The Project (TV program) 5.3k 37.0 72.5% TV show
56 pippi langstrumpf 4.6k 27.9 89.7% TV show
57 Undercover Boss 4.6k 28.2 0.0% TV show
58 Puppy Bowl 4.2k 37.9 67.7% TV show
59 Mieten, kaufen, wohnen 4.2k 28.3 53.2% TV show
60 Hockey Night in Canada 4k 32.6 46.6% TV show
61 Die Sendung mit der Maus 3.9k 38.2 64.4% TV show
62 Geordie Shore 3.6k 32.2 63.2% TV show
63 ICH FIND SCHLAGER TOLL! 3.6k 38.7 70.5% TV show
64 Dancing on Ice 3k 41.3 75.4% TV show
65 College GameDay 2.9k 36.6 61.5% TV show
66 Celebrity Deathmatch 2.8k 39.0 43.8% TV show
67 The Muppet Show 2.7k 22.4 73.5% TV show
68 Sunrise (TV program) 2.6k TV show
69 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver 2.6k 36.4 52.8% TV show
70 Bibi Blocksberg 2.5k 36.8 70.3% TV show
71 Extra 3 2k 36.4 38.6% TV show
72 El Gordo y la Flaca 2k 23.7 73.6% TV show
73 Maybrit Illner 1.9k 38.5 25.2% TV show
74 WWE Main Event 1.8k 33.2 24.4% TV show
75 Verissimo (TV series) 1.7k 43.3 82.6% TV show

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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 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 879k people in Japan.

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