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Japan's Animation TV Ranking, December 25-31

The live-action Humanoid Monster Bem film aired on NTV on Monday, December 25 at 1:59 a.m. and earned a 1.5% rating. The Majime ni Fumajime Kaiketsu Zorori: Nazo no Otakara Daisakusen film aired on NHK-E on Sunday, December 31 at 5:00 p.m. and earned a 1.1% rating. A two-hour Pokémon anime special that included the Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages film aired on TV Tokyo on Thursday, December 28 at 7:05 a.m. and earned a 0.8% rating.

The live-action television series adaptation of Tsunami Umino's The Full-Time Wife Escapist manga aired in full on TBS on December 31 and January 1. The first three episodes aired from 8:55 p.m. to 11:45 p.m. on December 31 and earned a 6.7% rating. Episodes 4-8 ran from 11:55 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. and earned a 9.2% rating.

Title	Station	Date	Time	Length	Average Household Rating
Dai Misoka da yo! Doraemon 1-Jikan Special!!	TV Asahi	December 31 (Sun)	16:30	60 min.	5.9
Chibi Maruko-chan	Fuji TV	December 31 (Sun)	18:00	30 min.	4.5
Pokémon Sun & Moon	TV Tokyo	December 28 (Thurs)	18:55	30 min.	4.2
Animation Hitsuji no Shaun (Shaun the Sheep)	NHK-E	December 30 (Sat)	09:00	20 min.	3.5
Snack World	TV Tokyo	December 28 (Thurs)	19:25	28 min.	3.0
Animated O-saru no George (Curious George)	NHK-E	December 30 (Sat)	08:35	25 min.	2.6
Animated Sponge Bob (SpongeBob SquarePants)	NHK-E	December 30 (Sat)	18:00	25 min.	2.0
Tom and Jerry	NHK-E	December 30 (Sat)	16:00	56 min.	1.6
Beyblade Burst God	TV Tokyo	December 25 (Mon)	17:55	30 min.	1.3
ClassicaLoid 2	NHK-E	December 30 (Sat)	17:35	25 min.	1.3

Sources: Video Research (Kanto region)

[Video Research does not directly post more ratings than what is listed here. Any purportedly additional data comes from unverified, anonymous sources.]