The third episode of the drama series "Takusari Brothers," starring actor Masaki Okada and co-starring Shota Sometani, aired on May 1st on TBS (Fridays at 10 PM), and it has been revealed that the average viewership rating (according to Video Research, Kanto region) was 5.5% for households and 3.1% for individuals. The household viewership rating is a slight increase from the 5.2% of the second episode aired the previous week.
The drama follows the "Tagusari Brothers," older brother Makoto Tagusari (played by Okada), a detective, and younger brother Minoru Tagusari (played by Someya), a medical examiner, as they investigate a series of heinous crimes that occur daily and pursue the true culprit in the murder of their parents, a case that expired just two days before the statute of limitations was abolished.
Episode 3 was titled "The Suspect Who Murdered His Parents Appears After 31 Years."
The story revolved around the mystery hidden within an arson and murder case, and the inexplicable behavior of the victim.
