The first episode of the Fuji TV Monday Getsuku drama "Absolute Zero: Emergency Investigation of Information Crimes" starring actress Yasuko Sawaguchi was broadcast on October 20th, and the average viewership rating (according to Video Research, Kanto region, same below) was 5.5% for households and 3.1% for individuals.
The drama is the fifth in the "Absolute Zero" series. So far, seasons 1 (2010) and 2 (2011) starring Aya Ueto, season 3 (2018) starring Kazuki Sawamura, and season 4 (2020) have aired.
This time, the story is set in the "Special Information Crime Unit" (commonly known as DICT). DICT is an investigative agency that pursues perpetrators of "information crimes" that abuse advanced information technology and threaten the lives and property of citizens. They tackle a variety of information crimes, from everyday crimes that threaten people's daily lives to large-scale crimes that threaten national security, such as "special fraud" represented by anonymous, mobile crimes (commonly known as "tokuryu") and "cyberterrorism." This will be Sawaguchi's first appearance in a "Getsuku" drama, where she will play Ninomiya Nami, a detective at DICT.
In the third episode, we find out what trap the charismatic guru has set, and whether he can save his friend who has fallen into darkness.
