{"rewrite":{"id":"r_81605ca25874adf09c811639","clusterId":"c_512dfc656017a9b822d68b08","slug":"sazae-san-tops-japanese-animation-tv-ranking-for-september-7-13","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Sazae-san Tops Japanese Animation TV Ranking For September 7-13","summary":"Sazae-san leads the Kanto region animation ratings for September 7 to 13 with an 8.1 household figure, per Video Research data published by Anime News Network. Detective Conan follows at 6.0 and Chibi Maruko-chan at 5.3. Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3 ranks fourth at 3.1, while That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime season 3 sits fifth at 2.8 and Doraemon sixth at 2.7.","whyItMatters":"The week's chart splits cleanly: Fuji TV and NTV Sunday and Saturday family slots hold the top three, while the strongest late-night anime entry, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime season 3, reaches only 2.8, below the Bookworm slot that airs Saturday evening.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe Kanto region animation rankings for September 7 to 13 put Sazae-san at the top with 8.1, followed by Detective Conan at 6.0 and Chibi Maruko-chan at 5.3. The figures are household estimates from Video Research and do not count viewers who watch recordings later. The chart covers 10 programs across Fuji TV, NTV, TV Asahi, and NHK-E, spanning Sunday and Saturday evening slots down to weekday late-night and Saturday morning children\u0026#39;s blocks.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSazae-san\u003c/strong\u003e: Fuji TV, September 13, 18:30, 8.1\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetective Conan\u003c/strong\u003e: NTV, September 12, 18:00, 6.0\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChibi Maruko-chan\u003c/strong\u003e: Fuji TV, September 13, 18:00, 5.3\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAscendance of a Bookworm Part 3: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke\u003c/strong\u003e: NTV, September 12, 17:30, 3.1\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThat Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime season 3\u003c/strong\u003e: NTV, September 11, 23:00, 2.8\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoraemon\u003c/strong\u003e: TV Asahi, September 12, 17:00, 2.7\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCrayon Shin-chan\u003c/strong\u003e: TV Asahi, September 12, 16:30, 2.6\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStar Detective Precure!\u003c/strong\u003e: TV Asahi, September 13, 08:30, 2.1\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOshiri Tantei\u003c/strong\u003e: NHK-E, September 12, 09:00, 1.9\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnimated O-saru no George (Curious George)\u003c/strong\u003e: NHK-E, September 12, 08:35, 1.8\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Sazae-san's 8.1 is more than double Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3's 3.1 in the same Kanto week. The household metric rewards habit, so late-night series can lead their own audience and still sit fourth.","twitterPost":"Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3's 3.1 sits fourth behind three shows over 5.0, a gap that shows what the household Kanto metric rewards.","threadsPost":"Sazae-san's 8.1 in the Kanto household ratings is more than double Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3's 3.1 in the same week. The metric favors shows watched by whole households, so a late-night series can rank fourth without being anyone's flop.","newsletterBlurb":"Video Research's Kanto region animation ratings for September 7 to 13 put Sazae-san first at 8.1, with Detective Conan second at 6.0 and Chibi Maruko-chan third at 5.3. Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3 leads the non-family entries at 3.1, ahead of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime season 3 at 2.8. The figures estimate household viewership and exclude later recordings.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-20/japanese-animation-tv-ranking-september-7-13/.241938\",\"title\":\"Japanese Animation TV Ranking, September 7-13\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4617,"outputTokens":1049,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789924462,"createdAt":"2026-09-20T17:08:28.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-20T17:13:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-20T17:13:20.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_512dfc656017a9b822d68b08","canonicalTitle":"News\nJapanese Animation TV Ranking, September 7-13","representativeArticleId":"a_491f904cb6e9f536a9595ce3","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Ascendance of a Bookworm\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":true}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-20T16:15:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-20T16:15:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-20T17:13:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-20/japanese-animation-tv-ranking-september-7-13/.241938","title":"News\nJapanese Animation TV Ranking, September 7-13"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Ascendance of a Bookworm"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":true},"keyFacts":null}