The fourth episode of the drama series "ESCAPE: It Was Supposed to be Kidnapping" (NTV, Wednesdays at 10 PM), starring actors Hiyori Sakurada and Hayato Sano, aired on October 29th, and average viewership ratings (according to Video Research, Kanto region, same below) were 3.3% for households and 1.8% for individuals. The episode started 45 minutes later than usual, at 10:45 PM, due to the broadcast of the fourth game of the professional baseball Japan Series.
The drama is a human suspense story depicting the strange getaway of a company president's daughter (Sakurada) and her kidnapper (Sano), and this will be the first time that both Sakurada and Sano will star in a drama that will be aired during the golden prime time slot on a major commercial broadcasting station.
Episode 4 was titled "Witch and Skull Escape in Costumes!?"
