Update to the Summer 2012 ratings race - 3 Sep 12

Here is the average ratings ranking based on last week's figures:

1) GTO 13.16%
2) Iryu Sousa 12.34%
3) Rich Man, Poor Woman 11.66%
4) Keishicho Sousa Ikka 9 Kakari 11.54%
5) Ghost Mama Sousasen 10.83%
6) Tokkan 10.73%
7) Kyoto Chiken no Onna 10.33%
8) Summer Rescue 10.30%
9) Kuro no Onna Kyoushi 10.23%
10) Beautiful Rain 10.09%

11) Iki mo dekinai natsu 9.95%
12) Higashino Keigo Mysteries 8.65%
13) Beginners 7.64%
14) Naniwa Shounen Tanteidan 6.27%
15) Boys On The Run 5.78%
16) Omo ni naitemasu 5.26%
17) VISION 3.26%
18) Sprout 2.59%
19) Soumatou Kabushikigaisha 2.31%


Last week saw a mixed bag of results with 9 dramas improving on their ratings, 9 tumbling lower than the last OA and one remaining the same. As a result, Iki mo dekinai natsu becomes the first casualty to drop from the above-10% group to the below 10% group, GTO lost about 0.2% in its average because it fell more than 3% for its Ep 9 rating and Kyoto Chiken no Onna got its worst rating to date.With less than a month to go before the season ends, it doesn't look likely that there will be a lot of changes in the ranking. The next season has quite a number of interesting offerings so hopefully, there will be more things to talk about in terms of the ratings trend.