Update to the ratings race - 12 May 12

Here are the ratings of the recent episodes shown last week:

Hanchou Ep 5 - 12.3%
Kagi no kakatta heya Ep 4 - 15.5%
Legal High Ep 4 - 12.3%
37-sai de Isha ni natta boku Ep 5 - 13.6%
Answer Ep 4 - 8.1%
Cleopatra na Onnatachi Ep 4 - 7.5%
W no Higeki Ep 3 - 8.6%
Papadoru! Ep 3 - 8.1%
Kaeru no Oujosama Ep 5 - 9.1%

As a result, here is the ranking based on average ratings so far:

1) Kagi no kakatta heya - 16.31%
2) ATARU - 15.76%
3) Mikeneko Holmes no Suiri - 13.75%
4) 37-sai de Isha ni natta boku - 13.58%
5) Legal High - 11.97%
6) Hanchou - 11.14%
7) Answer - 10.38%
8) W no Higeki - 9.92%
9) Toshi Densetsu no Onna - 9.80%
10) Kaeru no Oujosama - 9.47%
11) Papadoru! - 9.43%
12) Mou Ichido Kimi ni, Propose - 8.49%
13) Cleopatra na Onnatachi - 7.84%
14) Mirai Nikki - 7.27%
15) Kazoku no Uta - 4.18%

Looks like Kagi is a serious contender for the top spot if ATARU doesn't increase its share of ratings soon to narrow the gap. Mikeneko and 37-sai are also quite close to each other so they will probably be fighting for a place in the Top 3. More than half of the spring offerings are actually below the 10% line which seems to suggest that there is a lack of interest in most of the dramas. As to whether this means that these below-10% dramas are really that bad in terms of quality, that remains to be seen.