The ratings for the “76th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen” are in, and they’re the best they’ve been in years!
In the Kanto region, the second half of the show had a rating of 35.2%, up from last year’s 32.7%. This is the first time that the rating has passed 35% in three years.
For the first half, the show’s Kanto region rating was 30.8%, up from last year’s 29%.
In the Kansai region, the second half of the show had a rating of 34.4%, up from last year’s 33.1%.
For the first half, the show’s Kansai region rating was 31.5% , up from last year’s 27.6%.


