On January 2nd, TV Asahi announced that its annual average viewership rating (households) for 2024 (January 1st to December 29th) had topped the charts in all three time slots: all-day (6am to midnight), golden time (7pm to 10pm), and prime time (7pm to 11pm), achieving the "triple crown" for the second consecutive year.
The prime time news, centered on the flagship program "Hodo Station," as well as the belt-length and morning/afternoon news and information programs, led the ratings, and dramas also performed well, with five of them ranking in the top ten serial dramas among commercial broadcasters. The ratings were 6.4% in the all-day time slot (6am-12am), 9.0% in the golden time slot, and 9.1% in the prime time slot.
In terms of the overall individual viewership rating, based on population, it achieved the first triple crown since the station's launch, with 3.5% all day, 5.3% in the golden time slot, and 5.3% in the prime time slot.
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