{"rewrite":{"id":"r_23ed906045b404a00570322a","clusterId":"c_a327443e4ce1f13049c6c18f","slug":"sazae-san-tops-japanese-animation-tv-rankings-for-september-14-20","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Sazae-san Tops Japanese Animation TV Rankings For September 14-20","summary":"Sazae-san led the Japanese animation TV rankings for September 14-20 with a 6.6% rating, followed by Detective Conan at 6.3% and Chibi Maruko-chan at 4.6%. That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime season 4 posted a 3.1%. A live-action A Solitary Gourmet marathon re-airing on TV Tokyo scored 4.5%, while The Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko earned 0.8% on NHK Educational.","whyItMatters":"The chart shows the familiar Kanto weekend block of Sazae-san, Detective Conan, and Chibi Maruko-chan still holding the top three spots against a slate of late-night anime and family films that drew single-digit shares below 3.2%.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe week of September 14-20 kept the same structure that has defined the Kanto animation chart: Fuji TV\u0026#39;s Sunday evening block and NTV\u0026#39;s Saturday block carried the highest numbers, and everything else trailed behind. Two non-series broadcasts entered the same frame, a live-action marathon re-airing on TV Tokyo and an anime film on NHK Educational.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe figures are estimates from Video Research for the Kanto region and do not count viewers who watch recordings later.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSazae-san\u003c/strong\u003e: Fuji TV, September 20, 6.6%\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetective Conan\u003c/strong\u003e: NTV, September 19, 6.3%\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChibi Maruko-chan\u003c/strong\u003e: Fuji TV, September 20, 4.6%\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Solitary Gourmet season 10 marathon\u003c/strong\u003e: TV Tokyo, September 15, 4.5%\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThat Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime season 4\u003c/strong\u003e: NTV, September 18, 3.1%\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoraemon\u003c/strong\u003e: TV Asahi, September 19, 2.9%\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAscendance of a Bookworm Part 3: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke\u003c/strong\u003e: NTV, September 19, 2.9%\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCrayon Shin-chan\u003c/strong\u003e: TV Asahi, September 19, 2.7%\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba series rebroadcast\u003c/strong\u003e: Fuji TV, September 20, 2.7%\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne Piece\u003c/strong\u003e: Fuji TV, September 20, 2.6%\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Elusive Samurai season 2\u003c/strong\u003e: Fuji TV, September 18, 2.5%\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBluey\u003c/strong\u003e: NHK-E, September 19, 1.6%\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko\u003c/strong\u003e: NHK Educational, September 20, 0.8%\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Sazae-san tops the September 14-20 Kanto animation TV rankings at 6.6%, with Detective Conan at 6.3% and Chibi Maruko-chan at 4.6%. A Solitary Gourmet season 10 marathon re-airing drew 4.5%; The Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko took 0.8% on NHK-E.","twitterPost":"Sazae-san tops the September 14-20 Kanto animation TV rankings at 6.6%. Detective Conan follows at 6.3%, Chibi Maruko-chan at 4.6%, and a Solitary Gourmet season 10 marathon re-airing at 4.5%. The Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko drew 0.8% on NHK-E.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Sazae-san led the Kanto animation TV rankings for September 14-20 with a 6.6% rating, ahead of Detective Conan at 6.3% and Chibi Maruko-chan at 4.6%. A live-action A Solitary Gourmet season 10 marathon re-airing on TV Tokyo scored 4.5%, and The Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko drew 0.8% on NHK Educational. The estimates come from Video Research and exclude later recordings.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-10/japanese-animation-tv-ranking-september-14-20/.242405\",\"title\":\"Japanese Animation TV Ranking, September 14-20\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4726,"outputTokens":1091,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791643029,"createdAt":"2026-10-10T14:31:28.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-10T14:36:06.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-10T14:36:06.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_a327443e4ce1f13049c6c18f","canonicalTitle":"News\nJapanese Animation TV Ranking, September 14-20","representativeArticleId":"a_801b03aa7696a558118d14e1","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":true}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-10T13:15:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-10T15:15:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-10T15:28:29.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-10/japanese-animation-tv-ranking-september-21-27/.242684","title":"News\nJapanese Animation TV Ranking, September 21-27"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":true},"keyFacts":null}