TBS summer 2013 drama "Hanzawa Naoki" which has been a ratings winner this season, finished on a high note with a rating of 42.2% in the Kanto region for its finale shown on 22 Sep. It got an even higher figure of 45.5% in the Kansai region as announced by Video Research on 24 Sep. With this result, "Hanzawa Naoki" is No.4 in terms of top average ratings for dramas in the Kanto region since ratings monitoring began in September 1977 and has grabbed the No.1 spot in Kansai, beating "Mito Komon" which had held the title since 1981. Amid low ratings plaguing Japanese dramas in recent years, "Hanzawa Naoki" has managed to buck the trend thus making it a rare ratings winner.
As for the highest single moment rating, "Hanzawa Naoki" scored 46.7% in Kanto and 50.4% in Kansai at the point right after the episode ended.
21st Century top 20 dramas (average of all episodes)
34.20% HERO
30.41% GOOD LUCK!!
29.07% Hanzawa Naoki ←
27.83% Gokusen 2
24.90% Pride
24.79% Kaseifu no Mita
23.87% Karei naru ichizoku
23.71% Shiroi kyotou
22.82% Saiyuuki
22.59% Gokusen 3
22.42% Engine
22.26% Sora kara furu ichioku no hoshi
22.13% Dr.Koto Shinryojo 2006
21.91% Galileo
21.72% CHANGE
21.69% Hana yori Dango 2
21.54% Last Christmas
21.35% Hito ni yasashiku
21.04% Densha Otoko
20.82% Love Story
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