{"rewrite":{"id":"r_6cf55d62feaf0b48d82871ed","clusterId":"c_83c2c219a07457adb5e3c52c","slug":"tv-rankings-the-apothecary-diaries-season-3-debuts-at-4-8-percent","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"TV Rankings: The Apothecary Diaries Season 3 Debuts At 4.8 Percent","summary":"The Apothecary Diaries season 3 led the new arrivals in the Japanese animation TV ratings for September 28 to October 4, taking 4.8 percent in its NTV debut. Sazae-san topped the week at 7.9 percent, ahead of Detective Conan at 5.6 and Chibi Maruko-chan at 5.3. Tougen Anki: Nikko Kegon Falls Arc opened at 2.7 percent, and Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3 closed at 3.4 percent.","whyItMatters":"The week's board splits cleanly between the Sunday and Saturday family block that still holds the top, and late-night slots where a debut can open at 4.8 percent and another at 2.7 percent on the same evening.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe rankings cover September 28 to October 4 in Japan\u0026#39;s Kanto region, based on household survey data from Video Research, and count only live viewing rather than recorded playback. Two series opened in the same Friday late-night window on NTV, and one long-running adaptation aired its final episode the following evening. The numbers below are the estimate of the share of the population that watched each program.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSazae-san\u003c/strong\u003e: Fuji TV, October 4, 7.9 percent\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetective Conan\u003c/strong\u003e: NTV, October 3, 5.6 percent\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChibi Maruko-chan\u003c/strong\u003e: Fuji TV, October 4, 5.3 percent\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Apothecary Diaries season 3\u003c/strong\u003e: NTV, October 2, 4.8 percent, debut\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAscendance of a Bookworm Part 3: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke\u003c/strong\u003e: NTV, October 3, 3.4 percent, final episode\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoraemon\u003c/strong\u003e: TV Asahi, October 3, 3.2 percent\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCrayon Shin-chan\u003c/strong\u003e: TV Asahi, October 3, 2.8 percent\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTougen Anki: Nikko Kegon Falls Arc\u003c/strong\u003e: NTV, October 2, 2.7 percent, debut\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba entire series rebroadcast\u003c/strong\u003e: Fuji TV, October 4, 2.4 percent\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBluey\u003c/strong\u003e: NHK-E, October 3, 1.5 percent\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Kanto TV ratings for September 28 to October 4: Sazae-san leads at 7.9 percent, Detective Conan takes 5.6. The Apothecary Diaries season 3 opens at 4.8 in its NTV debut; Tougen Anki: Nikko Kegon Falls Arc opens at 2.7. Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3 closes at 3.4.","twitterPost":"Kanto TV ratings, September 28 to October 4: Sazae-san leads at 7.9 percent, Detective Conan at 5.6. The Apothecary Diaries season 3 debuts at 4.8; Tougen Anki: Nikko Kegon Falls Arc at 2.7. Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3 ends at 3.4.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"The Apothecary Diaries season 3 opened at 4.8 percent in the Kanto TV ratings for September 28 to October 4, below the week's leaders Sazae-san (7.9) and Detective Conan (5.6). Tougen Anki: Nikko Kegon Falls Arc debuted at 2.7 percent in the Friday late-night slot after it, and Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3 closed at 3.4 percent.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-15/japanese-animation-tv-ranking-september-28-october-4/.242842\",\"title\":\"News\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4715,"outputTokens":991,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792078629,"createdAt":"2026-10-15T15:31:57.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-15T15:36:05.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-15T15:36:05.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_83c2c219a07457adb5e3c52c","canonicalTitle":"News\nJapanese Animation TV Ranking, September 28-October 4","representativeArticleId":"a_11a53b769c9738e4e9c31e65","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"The Apothecary Diaries\",\"Tougen Anki\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":true}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-15T14:15:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-15T14:15:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-15T15:36:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-15/japanese-animation-tv-ranking-september-28-october-4/.242842","title":"News\nJapanese Animation TV Ranking, September 28-October 4"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["The Apothecary Diaries","Tougen Anki"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":true},"keyFacts":null}