Entertainment

Most Watched TV Broadcasts in Japan

Most Watched TV Broadcasts In Japan is a structured entertainment dataset with 48 entries. Its fields include Name, No., Show. The source values are preserved as a structured reference table.

The page shows a 40-row preview for fast browsing. The complete dataset is available as CSV, JSON, or Excel.

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Source:Wikipedia
Updated:2/22/2026
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Dataset details

Table scope
40-row preview of 48
Fields
5 columns
Source
Wikipedia
Data updated
Feb 22, 2026

Included fields: Name, No., Show, Household Rating, Date, and 1 more.

Sorting and filtering apply to the 40 loaded preview rows. CSV, JSON, and Excel downloads contain all 48 records.

Preview observations

No. range
1 to 40
Across 40 preview rows
Household Rating range
50.6 to 81.4
Across 40 preview rows

Useful for

  • Comparing Name, No., and Show across entertainment entries
  • Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 48 downloadable records
40 of 48
Name↕
No.↕
Show↕
Household Rating↕
Date↕
Network↕
14th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen
114th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen81.431 December 1963NHK
1964 Summer Olympics - Women's Volleyball, Japan vs. Soviet Union
21964 Summer Olympics - Women's Volleyball, Japan vs. Soviet Union66.823 October 1964NHK
2002 FIFA World Cup - Japan vs Russia (group game)
32002 FIFA World Cup - Japan vs Russia (group game)66.19 June 2002Fuji TV
Professional wrestling - The Destroyer vs. Rikidōzan
4Professional wrestling - The Destroyer vs. Rikidōzan6424 May 1963NTV
World Bantamweight Championship - Fighting Harada x Éder Jofre
5World Bantamweight Championship - Fighting Harada x Éder Jofre63.731 May 1966Fuji TV
Oshin
6Oshin62.912 November 1983NHK
1998 FIFA World Cup - Japan vs Croatia (group game)
71998 FIFA World Cup - Japan vs Croatia (group game)60.920 June 1998NHK
World Bantamweight Championship - Fighting Harada x Alan Rudkin
8World Bantamweight Championship - Fighting Harada x Alan Rudkin60.430 November 1965Fuji TV
Yoshinobu-chan Never Came Home
9Yoshinobu-chan Never Came Home595 July 1965NHK
1972 Summer Olympics
101972 Summer Olympics58.78 September 1972NHK
Yukutoshi Kurutoshi
11Yukutoshi Kurutoshi57.431 December 1963NHK
2010 FIFA World Cup - Japan vs Paraguay (knockout game)
122010 FIFA World Cup - Japan vs Paraguay (knockout game)57.329 June 2010TBS
World Bantamweight Championship - Fighting Harada x Bernardo Caraballo
13World Bantamweight Championship - Fighting Harada x Bernardo Caraballo574 July 1967Fuji TV
Tabiji
14Tabiji56.99 March 1968NHK
The Beatles Japan Tour
15The Beatles Japan Tour56.51 July 1966NTV
Ohanahan
16Ohanahan56.419 September 1966NHK
2020 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
162020 Summer Olympics opening ceremony56.423 July 2021NHK
Arigato
18Arigato56.321 December 1972TBS
Ashita Koso
19Ashita Koso55.531 January 1969NHK
Moscow State Circus broadcast
20Moscow State Circus broadcast55.316 July 1963NHK
Miotsukushi
20Miotsukushi55.35 October 1985NHK
Mayuko Hitori
22Mayuko Hitori55.210 February 1972NHK
World Bantamweight Championship - Fighting Harada x José Medel
24World Bantamweight Championship - Fighting Harada x José Medel53.918 May 1965Fuji TV
News (Yoshinobu-chan incident)
25News (Yoshinobu-chan incident)53.65 July 1965NHK
World Bantamweight Championship - Fighting Harada x Lionel Rose
26World Bantamweight Championship - Fighting Harada x Lionel Rose53.427 February 1968Fuji TV
Ai Yori Aoku
27Ai Yori Aoku53.38 September 1972NHK
Hatoko no Umi
27Hatoko no Umi53.322 March 1975NHK
1972 Winter Olympics
291972 Winter Olympics53.111 February 1972NHK
Akō Roshi
30Akō Roshi5329 November 1964NHK
2006 FIFA World Cup - Japan vs Croatia (group game)
312006 FIFA World Cup - Japan vs Croatia (group game)52.718 June 2006TV Asahi
Final day of the 1981 Hatsu basho (Chiyonofuji Mitsugu's first victory)
32Final day of the 1981 Hatsu basho (Chiyonofuji Mitsugu's first victory)52.225 January 1981NHK
1968 Summer Olympics
331968 Summer Olympics51.825 October 1968NHK
Kita no Kazoku
33Kita no Kazoku51.81 March 1974NHK
Professional wrestling - Toyonobori vs. The Destroyer
35Professional wrestling - Toyonobori vs. The Destroyer51.226 February 1965NTV
News (Asama-Sansō incident)
36News (Asama-Sansō incident)50.828 February 1972NHK
19th Japan Record Awards
3619th Japan Record Awards50.831 December 1977TBS
60th Japanese High School Baseball Championship - Closing Ceremony
3660th Japanese High School Baseball Championship - Closing Ceremony50.820 August 1978NHK
World Flyweight Championship - Horacio Accavallo vs. Katsuyoshi Takayama
39World Flyweight Championship - Horacio Accavallo vs. Katsuyoshi Takayama50.71 March 1966Fuji TV
Ben Casey
40Ben Casey50.611 January 1963TBS
Prime Minister Tanaka visits China
40Prime Minister Tanaka visits China50.625 September 1972NHK

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