Sazae-san topped the Japanese animation television ratings for October 19-25, drawing a 7.9% rating in Japan's Kanto region, according to Video Research data cited in the ranking. Detective Conan followed at 6.0%, and Chibi Maruko-chan was third at 5.7%.
The Apothecary Diaries season 3 recorded a 3.5% rating for its NTV broadcast on Friday, October 23 at 11:00 p.m. The Vermilion Mask, airing on NTV on Saturday, October 24 at 5:30 p.m., and Dragon Ball Super: Beerus, airing on Fuji TV on Sunday, October 25 at 11:15 p.m., both earned 2.9%.
Further down the list, Doraemon drew 2.8%, Crayon Shin-chan 2.5%, Star Detective Precure! 2.1%, Oshiri Tantei 1.9%, and Bluey 1.8%. The rankings also noted that the live-action Always: Sunset on Third Street film, based on Ryohei Saigan's San-chōme no Yūhi - Yūyake no Uta manga, aired on NTV on Friday, October 23 at 9:00 p.m. and earned a 7.2% rating.
The ratings are estimates of the percentage of the population watching a given program, based on a survey of households in Japan's Kanto region. They do not count recordings watched later.
Sources: Anime News Network.