The third episode of the new season of the popular detective drama "AIBOU Season 24" (TV Asahi, Wednesdays at 9pm), entitled "Police Officer B", was broadcast on October 29th, and the average viewership rating (according to Video Research, Kanto region, same below) was 9.5% for households and 5.6% for individuals.
In "AIBOU," Ukyo Sugishita (Yutaka Mizutani), a member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Special Investigation Unit, uses his genius mind to solve difficult cases with his "partner." Since the show began airing in 2000, four partners have been created: Kameyama Kaoru (Yasufumi Terawaki), Kobe Takeru (Mitsuhiro Oikawa), Kai Toru (Hiroki Narimiya), and Kanjo Wataru (Takashi Sorimachi). In season 21, the original partner, Kaoru, returns to the Special Investigation Unit, marking the 11th season of the "golden duo" with Kaoru.
Kato Seishirō will be making a guest appearance in episode 3.
Takada Hajime (Kato), a young boy who was saved by the Special Missions Unit, became a police officer because he admired Ukyo. He achieved his dream of becoming a detective after working at a police box, and his relationship with the Special Missions Unit deepened. Then, a former female detective is murdered in Takada's jurisdiction. The victim was in charge of an assault case up until six months prior. She was forced to resign after being held in resentence by a man who had received a suspended sentence. The police mark the man as the prime suspect, but...
