Top 10 Spring 2018 dramas with the highest satisfaction rating for its first episode (Oricon)

Oricon conducted a survey on 690 of its members comprising of men and women from their teens to 50s living in 18 prefectures where they gave points according to the amount of satisfaction they felt about the first episodes of Spring 2018 dramas in 5 aspects i.e. the amount of minutes they had watched, the leading actor/actress, the supporting cast, content and how much the drama is being talked about. The full score is 100 points i.e. 20 points for each aspect.

Here are the top 10 dramas with the highest scores displayed in the brackets:

Oricon's most anticipated Spring 2018 dramas ranking

Oricon conducted a survey on 1,364 people from their teens to 50s between 6 March and 12 March where they chose which Spring 2018 they are looking forward to watch. Dramas which were not announced by the TV stations before 6 March 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.

Preview of "Headhunter" - Spring 2018

Title: Headhunter ヘッドハンター
Official website: here
Official Facebook: here
Official Twitter: here
O.A. Start Date: 16 April 2018
Timeslot: Mondays 10pm
Broadcast by: TV Tokyo
Theme Song: "Baby don't cry ~ Kamisama ni fureru kuchibiru ~" by Beverly
Cast: Eguchi Yosuke, Koike Eiko, Sugimoto Tetta, Hirayama Hiroyuki, Tokunaga Eri, Yamaga Kotoko, Okada Ryutaro

Production press conference of new TV Tokyo Spring 2018 drama "Headhunter"

The production press conference of new TV Tokyo Spring 2018 drama "Headhunter" was held at the TV station on 26 March which was attended by cast members Eguchi Yosuke, Koike Eiko and Sugimoto Tetta. The drama begins its run from 16 April in the newly set-up drama timeslot "Dorama Biz" at 10pm on Mondays which is meant to present dramas about working adults. Once the drama has finished its run on TV Tokyo, it will be shown on BS Japan. It will also be streamed on paid video streaming service Paravi from April 2018.