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The figures estimate the share of the population watching and exclude later recordings.","whyItMatters":"The week's ranking puts a long-running family comedy on top while The Apothecary Diaries season 3, a late-night NTV anime, holds 4.1%, below the daytime slots around it.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eSazae-san took the top spot for the week of October 26 to November 1 with an 8.1% rating in the Kanto region, per Video Research. Detective Conan and Chibi Maruko-chan filled the next two places among animated programs. The Apothecary Diaries season 3, airing Friday at 23:40 on NTV, recorded 4.1. The ratings estimate the percentage of the population watching a given program from a household survey and do not count recordings viewed later.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSazae-san\u003c/strong\u003e: Fuji TV, 8.1%\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetective Conan\u003c/strong\u003e: NTV, 6.2%\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChibi Maruko-chan\u003c/strong\u003e: Fuji TV, 5.3%\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Apothecary Diaries season 3\u003c/strong\u003e: NTV, 4.1%\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Vermilion Mask\u003c/strong\u003e: NTV, 3.3%\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoraemon\u003c/strong\u003e: TV Asahi, 2.9%\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCrayon Shin-chan\u003c/strong\u003e: TV Asahi, 2.8%\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDragon Ball Super: Beerus\u003c/strong\u003e: Fuji TV, 2.6%\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAs a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I\u0026#39;ll Use My Appraisal Skill season 3\u003c/strong\u003e: TBS, 2.2%\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba entire series rebroadcast\u003c/strong\u003e: Fuji TV, 2.0%\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBluey\u003c/strong\u003e: NHK-E, 1.5%\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePokemon\u003c/strong\u003e: TV Tokyo, 1.4%\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"The Apothecary Diaries season 3 drew 4.1 in its Friday 23:40 NTV slot, below Detective Conan at 6.2. A late-night show pulling within a few points of a primetime staple is the number worth tracking.","twitterPost":"The Apothecary Diaries season 3 hit 4.1 in a 23:40 NTV slot, near Detective Conan's 6.2 in primetime.","threadsPost":"The Apothecary Diaries season 3 drew 4.1 in its Friday 23:40 NTV slot. Detective Conan held 6.2 and Chibi Maruko-chan 5.3, both in daytime. A late-night series landing within a couple of points of those blocks is what the table actually says.","newsletterBlurb":"Sazae-san held the top animation rating in the Kanto region for October 26 to November 1 at 8.1%, with Detective Conan and Chibi Maruko-chan next. The Apothecary Diaries season 3 drew 4.1 in its late Friday slot on NTV. The figures come from Video Research household surveys and exclude later recordings.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-11-10/japanese-animation-tv-ranking-october-26-november-1/.243621\",\"title\":\"Japanese Animation TV Ranking, October 26-November 1\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5569,"outputTokens":1101,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1794301392,"createdAt":"2026-11-10T09:00:26.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-11-10T09:02:09.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-10T09:02:09.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_494afdb73d4696ab5368d56a","canonicalTitle":"News\nJapanese Animation TV Ranking, October 26-November 1","representativeArticleId":"a_d0d899bf1843bf931d816987","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"The Apothecary Diaries\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":true}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-11-10T07:52:54.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-11-10T07:52:54.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-10T09:02:10.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-11-10/japanese-animation-tv-ranking-october-26-november-1/.243621","title":"News\nJapanese Animation TV Ranking, October 26-November 1"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["The Apothecary Diaries"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":true},"keyFacts":["Sazae-san recorded an 8.1% rating on Fuji TV for the week of October 26 to November 1.","Detective Conan drew 6.2% on NTV and Chibi Maruko-chan 5.3% on Fuji TV.","The Apothecary Diaries season 3 earned 4.1% in its Friday 23:40 NTV slot.","The Godzilla Minus One live-action film aired on NTV on Friday, October 30 at 9:00 p.m. and earned 7.7%.","The ratings are estimates from a Video Research survey of households in Japan's Kanto region."],"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":["the-apothecary-diaries"],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[{"slug":"the-apothecary-diaries","supported":38,"disputed":0,"contradicted":1,"unverified":87,"overall":"red","story_count":77,"has_dossier":true}],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}