Arashi's Live Special Peaks at 29.8%, Japan Series Averages at 16.4%
Japanese idol group Arashi held a three hour live special yesterday to celebrate their 10th anniversary. The special, which began at 7pm, was titled 'Odoroki no Arashi! The Century's Biggest Experiments! Impossible Feats SP and Miracle Experiments Live Broadcast!' (from NTV). According to numbers from video research, the average ratings from the Kanto region was at 23.5%, peaking at a record of 29.8%. Airing at the same time was the Japan Series baseball game between the Yomiuri Giants and the Nippon Ham Fighters, which had average ratings of 16.4% on Fuji TV.
The three-hour live broadcast wrapped up Arashi CHALLENGE★week (from October 25th to November 1st), in which Arashi took over NTV studios for more than 50 hours of broadcast to mark their 10th anniversary. They specially prepared a flying stage and introduced 3D effects to their performance by using enhanced glasses.
In the Japan Series, Nippon Ham pitcher Darvish made his return to the mound after battling injuries. In addition, the drama 'JIN' airing on TBS at 9pm, maintained the same ratings from the previous week at 17.2%
Source: Yahoo! News | Translated by: sparkles_n15 @ asianfanatics.net
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