Top tv shows in Japan today

Ranked by our points score — chart position, momentum, staying power and ratings. Last updated 2026-08-09. 1,002 titles tracked.

Unforgotten leads the chart, a 2015 TV show rated 8.4 on IMDb. 9 of the top 10 do not appear in the global chart, making this a notably local line-up — including Unforgotten. The best-reviewed entry is Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood at 9.1, against a chart average of 7.8. 4 of the top 20 were released in the last two years. The Big Bang Theory has the most staying power here, with 1210 days in a top 10.

1. 201Unforgotten2015 · IMDb 8.4 · RT 91%
2. 202Mare of Easttown2021 · IMDb 8.4 · RT 95%
3. 203Yozakura-san Chi no Daisakusen2024 · IMDb 6.8
4. 204The Loch2017 · IMDb 6.9 · RT 64%
5. 205Person of Interest2011 · IMDb 8.5 · RT 92%
6. 206Young Sherlock2026 · IMDb 7.5 · RT 84%
7. 207Shōgun2024 · IMDb 8.6 · RT 99%
8. 208Isekai Izakaya "Nobu"2020 · IMDb 7.7
9. 209SEAL Team2017 · IMDb 7.9
10. 210Miraculous: Les aventures de Ladybug et Chat Noir2015 · IMDb 7.5
11. 211Gilmore Girls2000 · IMDb 8.2 · RT 85%
12. 212Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor2017 · IMDb 7.0
13. 213The Chestnut Man2021 · IMDb 7.6 · RT 100%
14. 214Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood2009 · IMDb 9.1 · RT 100%
15. 215Flex x Cop2024 · IMDb 7.8
16. 216Show Me a Hero2015 · IMDb 7.9 · RT 96%
17. 217What Will You Do, Ieyasu?2023 · IMDb 7.0
18. 218S.W.A.T.2017 · IMDb 7.2
19. 219The Haunting of Hill House2018 · IMDb 8.5 · RT 93%
20. 220Naruto: Shippûden2007 · IMDb 8.7
21. 221The Closer2005 · IMDb 7.8 · RT 83%
22. 222Naruto2002 · IMDb 8.4
23. 223The Blacklist2013 · IMDb 7.9 · RT 91%
24. 224Unforgettable2011 · IMDb 6.8 · RT 40%
25. 225Pantheon2022 · IMDb 8.5 · RT 100%
26. 226The Big Bang Theory2007 · IMDb 8.1 · RT 81%
27. 227BEASTARS2019 · IMDb 7.6 · RT 94%
28. 228Gangsta.2015 · IMDb 7.2
29. 229Beyond Evil2021 · IMDb 8.1
30. 230Bleach: Sennen Kessen-hen2022 · IMDb 9.0
31. 231The West Wing1999 · IMDb 8.9 · RT 81%
32. 232The Ancient Magus' Bride2017 · IMDb 7.6
33. 233Superman & Lois2021 · IMDb 7.8 · RT 88%
34. 234Rivals2024 · IMDb 7.9 · RT 96%
35. 235The Eminence in Shadow2022 · IMDb 7.7
36. 236Sons of Anarchy2008 · IMDb 8.5 · RT 87%
37. 237The 44002004 · IMDb 7.3 · RT 95%
38. 238Stranger Things2016 · IMDb 8.6 · RT 90%
39. 239Mob kara Hajimaru Tansaku Eiyutan2024 · IMDb 5.5
40. 240CRISIS: Special Security Squad2017 · IMDb 7.0
41. 241Curb Your Enthusiasm2000 · IMDb 8.8 · RT 92%
42. 242Industry2020 · IMDb 7.5 · RT 91%
43. 243Cross2024 · IMDb 7.2 · RT 85%
44. 244DON'T TOY WITH ME, MISS NAGATORO2021 · IMDb 7.1
45. 245Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody2018 · IMDb 6.5
46. 246The Crowded Room2023 · IMDb 7.7 · RT 33%
47. 247Devil May Cry2025 · IMDb 7.5 · RT 98%
48. 248Bosch2015 · IMDb 8.5 · RT 97%
49. 249Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak Academy2016
50. 250Babel II1973 · IMDb 5.9