Dragon Ball Super: TV Ratings Discussion Thread

[ArchedThunder]

The same rating as 13 and it couldn't even beat 39 or even 57 :/ I guess people were worn out with his arc.

[Sonicjamareiz]

Top 5 Ratings

Turban Shell 12.0
Chibi Maruko-chan 9.6
ne Piece 6.8
Dragon Ball Super 6.6
Detektiv Conan 5.9

FFS eh it still ok its top 4 tho

[BlacXero]

Number 4 is awesome, beating D.Conan is a good achievement in itself

[kinisking]

The same rating as 13 and it couldn't even beat 39 or even 57 :/ I guess people were worn out with his arc.

It's 4th place. Better than 57 and 39's ranking

[HeroR]

Top 5 Ratings

Turban Shell 12.0
Chibi Maruko-chan 9.6
One Piece 6.8
Dragon Ball Super 6.6
Detektiv Conan 5.9

Impressive, the placement went up.

The same rating as 13 and it couldn't even beat 39 or even 57 :/ I guess people were worn out with his arc.

It's 4th place. Better than 57 and 39's ranking

I keep saying, fans need to focus more on the ranking than the actual view number. Super is usually 6 or 7. It went up two slots. One Piece also did well for getting three. Although, I do wonder why viewership was generally low. Maybe it was the US election.

[precita]

Why do some of you act so disappointed with ratings when Dragonball Super is usually the 5th or 6th MOST WATCHED ANIME in Japan week after week?

You guys do realize how much anime actually airs in Japan every week, right? Dragonball Super is one of the most watched shows. And considering the top 3-4 shows are family oriented shows that have been airing for 30+ years, that's pretty good.

[MajinMan]

Why do some of you act so disappointed with ratings when Dragonball Super is usually the 5th or 6th MOST WATCHED ANIME in Japan week after week?

You guys do realize how much anime actually airs in Japan every week, right? Dragonball Super is one of the most watched shows. And considering the top 3-4 shows are family oriented shows that have been airing for 30+ years, that's pretty good.

This. I don't understand why some people genuinely think the show is going to get cancelled just because it doesn't beat out One Piece or meet their crazy high expectations. The show is doing just fine and probably better than Toei even expected it to do.

[sailorspazz]

I was wondering what the hell that "Turban Shell" at the top of the ratings list was...I tracked down the top 10 listing, and I guess someone just really messed up typing "Sazae-san" Here's the full list:

1. Sazae-san (12.0%)
2. Chibi Maruko-chan (9.6%)
3. One Piece (6.8 )
4. Dragon Ball Super (6.6)
5. Detective Conan (5.9)
6. Curious George (3.3)
7. Yokai Watch (3.1)
8. Pokemon X Y & Z (3.0)
9. Time Bokan 24 (2.9)
10. Anpanman & Shawn The Sheep (Tied at 2.8 )

Worth noting that Crayon Shin-chan and Doraemon didn't air, which helped to bump Super's ranking higher. But hey, we still beat Detective Conan!

[Mazingerdestro]

I was wondering what the hell that "Turban Shell" at the top of the ratings list was...I tracked down the top 10 listing, and I guess someone just really messed up typing "Sazae-san" Here's the full list:

1. Sazae-san (12.0%)
2. Chibi Maruko-chan (9.6%)
3. One Piece (6.8 )
4. Dragon Ball Super (6.6)
5. Detective Conan (5.9)
6. Curious George (3.3)
7. Yokai Watch (3.1)
8. Pokemon X Y & Z (3.0)
9. Time Bokan 24 (2.9)
10. Anpanman & Shawn The Sheep (Tied at 2.8 )

Worth noting that Crayon Shin-chan and Doraemon didn't air, which helped to bump Super's ranking higher. But hey, we still beat Detective Conan!

Jesus op.......this placement of db before op literally saves that series......The episode was awful but as I said surpassing op nowadays is practically impossible. Unless a miracle happens, people who watch db will just stay for Op.......

[Saikyo no Senshi]

Good to see XY & Z back in the top 10.

[Baggie_Saiyan]

Ooof I was close! 6.6 is a very good number and it's in a great spot!

[Shounen]

4th is nice place, but rating not impressive at all.

[VejituhTheWarriorGuy]

I was wondering what the hell that "Turban Shell" at the top of the ratings list was...I tracked down the top 10 listing, and I guess someone just really messed up typing "Sazae-san" Here's the full list:

1. Sazae-san (12.0%)
2. Chibi Maruko-chan (9.6%)
3. One Piece (6.8 )
4. Dragon Ball Super (6.6)
5. Detective Conan (5.9)
6. Curious George (3.3)
7. Yokai Watch (3.1)
8. Pokemon X Y & Z (3.0)
9. Time Bokan 24 (2.9)
10. Anpanman & Shawn The Sheep (Tied at 2.8 )

Worth noting that Crayon Shin-chan and Doraemon didn't air, which helped to bump Super's ranking higher. But hey, we still beat Detective Conan!

Jesus op.......this placement of db before op literally saves that series......The episode was awful but as I said surpassing op nowadays is practically impossible. Unless a miracle happens, people who watch db will just stay for Op.......

It kind of doesn't dude, One Piece would still be completely fine without Super. One Piece has always gotten good ratings, people would watch it even if Super didn't air before it. Lighten up.

[Mazingerdestro]

It kind of doesn't dude, One Piece would still be completely fine without Super. One Piece has always gotten good ratings, people would watch it even if Super didn't air before it. Lighten up.

You don't get my comment. I don't say it needs support. I say that since db is right before op, the chances op getting lower ratings is almost impossible.
Unless someone hates op, then he will stay after db to watch it.
For example I don't care for op. I know the lore, I read the manga every 2 months but I stopped watching the anime. However, when I watch db live, 99,9% I just stay for op.
It's like "since I don't hate it, why not watch an episode? It's like only 20mins" and that's how most people think. Since you are awake, you can spare an extra 20min. Additionally, kids wake up to watch every show on tv. I mean that if they wake up at 9 they will watch everything starting 9 till the anime program is over. That was their mindset when they gave db that time slot. Basically db gathers fans to watch the show and then these people just stay to watch op too. If the opposite happened. 9:00->op 9:30->db, db would have by far highest numbers.

Also we can act like op is all good but in general it's ratings are pretty awful in Zoo. The arc is bad and people just ignore it. Just wait till Sanji starts and op goes crazy in ratings

[DBZ_Lee]

4th place & 6.6? not bad at all. That's as strong a rating as I feel Super can get right now.

[VejituhTheWarriorGuy]

It kind of doesn't dude, One Piece would still be completely fine without Super. One Piece has always gotten good ratings, people would watch it even if Super didn't air before it. Lighten up.

You don't get my comment. I don't say it needs support. I say that since db is right before op, the chances op getting lower ratings is almost impossible.
Unless someone hates op, then he will stay after db to watch it.
For example I don't care for op. I know the lore, I read the manga every 2 months but I stopped watching the anime. However, when I watch db live, 99,9% I just stay for op.
It's like "since I don't hate it, why not watch an episode? It's like only 20mins" and that's how most people think. Since you are awake, you can spare an extra 20min. Additionally, kids wake up to watch every show on tv. I mean that if they wake up at 9 they will watch everything starting 9 till the anime program is over. That was their mindset when they gave db that time slot. Basically db gathers fans to watch the show and then these people just stay to watch op too. If the opposite happened. 9:00->op 9:30->db, db would have by far highest numbers.

Also we can act like op is all good but in general it's ratings are pretty awful in Zoo. The arc is bad and people just ignore it. Just wait till Sanji starts and op goes crazy in ratings

Everybody loves the arc, it's not considered awful. Maybe the anime adaptation of it but that's not even true. Don't waste your time honest if you don't care for it

[Bullza]

I don't see why it particularly needs to pass One Piece as it's doing just fine as it is but probably the best chance would be on the first episode of some highly advertised arc.

The first episode of the Trunks saga saw a real boost. I can't remember what One Piece did during that week or how it compared to episodes at the time but the ratings have dropped quite a bit recently.

If Super could have another first episode of a saga boost while One Piece is on a bit of a slump then that'll probably be the only thing that does it. However that episode did have the introduction of Black Goku and them bringing back the popular Trunks so I doubt we'll ever see a boost like that again.

[Mazingerdestro]

Everybody loves the arc, it's not considered awful. Maybe the anime adaptation of it but that's not even true. Don't waste your time honest if you don't care for it

Who told you I waste my time? I never said I care for the anime adaptation, I said that if I watch db I will sometimes stay for op. I don't need to love or hate a show to watch an episode. I usually check the opening, the animation, and in general the adaptation to see how good the manga translates to anime form. For example even if Zoo is an awful side Arc in the manga that in general offers minor plot development, in the anime it is treated like a full Arc. Yes I care for these stuff even if I am not a huge fan. Additionally even if I am not a huge fan I know op's lore since till fishman island I use to watch it weekly and before that I use to watch it as a kid on TV. However, I never spoke to an op fan (not fanboy) that enjoyed zoo. Everyone is like "yeaaaaaah it's not bad but it's not good.....maybe once sanji Arc is over we will see it as a whole and find if the Arc had any value....." but love for zoo??? No way

[Theophrastus]

The amount of people who seem to think that only One Piece benefits from Super being its lead-in is ridiculous. It works both ways. For every person who sticks around to watch One Piece after Super is done because they don't care to change the channel, there's someone else who changed the channel early and decided to watch Super while waiting for One Piece to come on.

The whole point of them being paired together is to produce a synergy that benefits both.

[Araki]

The same rating as 13 and it couldn't even beat 39 or even 57 :/ I guess people were worn out with his arc.

Then were people "worn out" by the time of the 2nd episode of the arc? Since 48 got a 6.1..
6.6 (and 4th place) is not only excellent, it's above the arc average.

The amount of people who seem to think that only One Piece benefits from Super being its lead-in is ridiculous. It works both ways. For every person who sticks around to watch One Piece after Super is done because they don't care to change the channel, there's someone else who changed the channel early and decided to watch Super while waiting for One Piece to come on.

The whole point of them being paired together is to produce a synergy that benefits both.

Well, yeah. It's true that, was Super a ratings failure, it would definitely hurt One Piece. On the other hand, people shouldn't celebrate One Piece's apparent decline, as it's not good for the block and it ends up affecting Super too. Had OP ratings still on Sazae's level or close, DB would certainly do better as a result.

The good news is, Super has been able to stand on its own two feet, as the ratings are often too close to each other these days. If anything, that is an indication the show could survive even without One Piece, like the other way around.