Oricon's most anticipated Winter 2018 dramas ranking

Oricon conducted a survey on 1,364 people from their teens to 50s between 18 December and 25 December whereby they chose which Winter 2018 they are looking forward to watch. Dramas which were not announced by the TV stations before 18 December were not included in this survey and only dramas from the private networks and NHK were considered as candidates in this list.

There are two rankings here i.e. the primetime (7pm to 10pm) and midnight categories (shown after 11pm). Numbers in brackets indicate the overall weighted score in terms of anticipated ratings, leading actor/actress, supporting cast and content which account for 20 marks each. As such, the maximum score a drama can get is 80. The asterisk indicates dramas which are based on novels/manga.


Primetime Category
1) 99.9 Keiji Senmon Bengoshi SEASON II (77)
2) Unnatural (69)
3) FINAL CUT / BG ~ Shinpen Keigonin ~ (60)
5) Tonari no kazoku wa aoku mieru (57)
6) anone (52)
7) Momikeshite Fuyu ~ Wagaya no mondai nakatta koto ni ~ (42)
8) Kimi ga kokoro ni sumitsuita (41) *
9) Todome no Kiss (40)
10) Tokumei Keiji Kakuho no Onna (38)
11) Kuragehime (35) *
12) Joshiteki Seikatsu (21) *

Midnight Category
1) Kazoku no Tabiji Kazoku wo korosareta otoko to koroshita otoko (45) *
2) Oh My Jump ~ Shounen Jump ga chikyuu wo sukuu ~ (36)
3) Denei Shoujo - VIDEO GIRL AI 2018 - (33)*
4) Repeat ~ Unmei wo kaeru juukagetsu ~ (30) *
5) Holiday Love (29) *
6) Ashita no kimi ga motto suki (27)
7) MASKMEN (26)
8) Kakegurui (20) *
9) Mobusaiko 100 (12) *
10) Sotsugyo Bakamentari (11)
12) Ochanomizu Rock (4)

Source: Oricon