The eighth episode of the TBS Sunday Theatre drama " Caster " (Sunday 9pm) starring actor Hiroshi Abe was broadcast on June 2nd, and recorded an average audience rating (according to Video Research, Kanto region, below) of 9.5% for households and 5.6% for individuals. This was the first time that the household audience rating did not reach double digits.
The drama is a social entertainment set in a TV news program, where the truth buried in the darkness is pursued and evil is punished. Abe plays the unconventional newscaster Soichi Shindo, Nagano Mei plays the general director Hana Mei Nagano , who struggles despite being pushed around by Hana Sakikubo , and Shunsuke Michieda of " Naniwa Danshi " plays Yusuke Motohashi, a rookie assistant director aspiring to be a journalist who respects Shindo.
The drama enters its final chapter from episode 8.
A large forest fire breaks out in Ashine Village, where nuclear power-related facilities are concentrated. Shindo ( Hiroshi Abe) arrives at the scene early. Meanwhile, Hana (Mei Nagano) is concerned about Shindo's familiarity with the area and his tendency to act alone.