The 9th episode of the drama series "Ensemble" (Nippon TV, Saturday 10pm), starring actress Haruna Kawaguchi and co-starring Hokuto Matsumura of the popular group "SixTONES", was broadcast on March 15th, and it was revealed that the average viewership rating (according to Video Research, Kanto region, same below) was 5.5% for households and 2.9% for individuals. This is up from the 4.2% for households and 2.4% for individuals for the 8th episode last week.
The drama is a light-hearted and slightly sad legal love story about a "realistic" female lawyer, Sena Koyama (Kawaguchi), and an "idealistic" rookie lawyer, Yu Madohara (Matsumura), who take on various love trouble cases and apply the "lessons of love" they learn there to their own relationships.
In episode 9, Madohara submitted his resignation from Takanashi Law Firm and disappeared from Sena's sight. The reason for Madohara's departure was revealed to be...