The fifth episode of the new season of the popular detective drama "AIBOU Season 24" (TV Asahi, Wednesdays at 9pm), entitled "Showa 100", was broadcast on November 12th, and the average viewership rating (according to Video Research, Kanto region, same below) was 9.8% for households and 5.8% 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.
Episode 5 featured guest appearances by Reina Kurosaki, Masami Horiuchi, and Hiroshi Takahashi.
The body of the secretary general of a prestigious university is discovered, and a letter addressed to "Comrades of the 100th year of Showa" is found nearby. The letter of accusation from the past reveals the dark secrets of an unsolved case...
