The Japan Record Awards:Part 2 viewership rate was 11.2% , Mrs. Green Apple achieved their second consecutive victory, a first for a band

It has been revealed that the average viewership (households) for the 66th The Japan Record Awards, which was broadcast on the TBS network on December 30, 2024, was 7.7% (Kanto region, Video Research survey, same below) for the first part (from 5:30 pm) and 11.2% for the second part (from 7 pm). This is higher than the previous year's 6.7% for the first part and 9.6% for the second part.

The 66th The Japan Record Awards will be broadcast from 5:30 pm to 10 pm on December 30, 2024, and from among the 10 works that received the Excellence Award, the three-member band Mrs. Green Apple's "Lilac" won the Grand Prize. This is the first time that a band has won the Grand Prize twice in a row, following their win in 2023. In addition, artist Kocchi no Kento was selected for the Best New Artist Award.

The show was hosted by the station's Shinichiro Azumi and actor Haruna Kawaguchi, and was broadcast live from the New National Theatre (Shibuya Ward, Tokyo).