The strategies of each station and their secret episodes are also revealed!　The “Drama Series You Really Need to Watch” for Fall 2024!

Small and subdued, but with some good productions that are enthusiastically supported – this is how this year’s fall dramas can be summed up in a few words.

After the various figures were gathered (see the table above), what became clear was the strategy of each station. A producer of a key station analyzes the situation.

TBS has the spirit of competing with original works, while “Sexy Tanaka-san” is a drama with a storyline of a single episode. On the other hand, NTV, hoping to dispel the tragedy of “Sexy Tanaka-san,” is boldly tackling original works this season, such as “Houkago Karte” (After School Medical Records). However, they are also dabbling in “Wakakusa Monogatari,” a work from 156 years ago, and I get the sense that they are somewhat lost. TV Asahi is returning to its roots. TV Asahi is going back to its roots, and in order to capture household viewer ratings, which is their forte, they have come up with a solid sequel to a popular work.”

The film was almost put on hold for a while.

In this cool season, “Diamonds in the Sea” (TBS) ranked first in core viewer ratings (ratings among men and women aged 13-49) and third in household viewer ratings, which are used as benchmarks by each station.

The degree to which the lively coal-mining island of Hashima (Gunkanjima) has been recreated is amazing. Only Sunday Gekijo, TBS’s signature slot, could have done such a good job in a commercial drama. The production team consists of Akiko Nogi, who won numerous awards for “Unnatural” and “MIU404″ (both on TBS), who wrote the script, Ayuko Tsukahara, who directed, and Junko Arai, who produced. The story and themes are gradually revealed, and the numbers should rise from here,” said writer Kumao Oyama.

However, it is not widely known that there was a “pinch” behind the good start.

Hashima Island was once requested to have its World Heritage registration cancelled on the grounds that the Japanese government’s handling of the forced labor of people from the Korean Peninsula was inadequate. The production team was not fully aware of this, and the drama was being made without any groundwork, and it was almost put on the shelf. The drama was almost put on the air, but the production team had urgent discussions with all parties concerned and managed to get it on the air.

Fuji’s signature series, Tsuki 9’s “Lie Unraveling Rhetoric” is also struggling, ranking third in the core.

It is based on a popular girls’ manga and is highly rated by fans of the original. This is probably because they spent as much money as they did on the Sunday theater and were able to recreate the world of the original story beautifully. Osamu Suzuka (24), who has often played the role of the “cute junior and younger brother” in terms of looks, gives a good performance as an attractive detective with a depth of humanity,” said drama watcher Mihiro Kawada.

Co-starring Hoka Matsumoto (27). Some feared that the main cast was weak and that the drama would be too adventurous, but the director of a commercial TV station believes that “the beauty of Gekijuku in recent years is that it can take on new challenges.

The previous season was “Umi no Hajimari” (The Beginning of the Sea) by the “silent” team. It is the complete opposite of the trendy dramas of the past. It was neither a family drama nor a romantic drama, but it was very popular among the fans. It became a slot that allowed us to compete with freshness, which is not possible in the Sunday theater, which is expected to produce heavy productions.