The 40th broadcast of 24-Hour Television, NTV’s yearly charity show and one of the major broadcasting events of the year, successfully ended last night. This time, Arashi’s Sakurai Sho, KAT-TUN’s Kamenashi Kazuya and NEWS Koyama Keiichiro served as the main personalities, joined by actress Ishihara Satomi.

The average viewing rate is 18.6% (last year 15.4%). The highest viewing rate at 40.5% (last year 35.5%) was recorded at 8:47 pm on Aug 27. The 24hr TV drama special “Jidai o Tsukutta Otoko Aku Yu Monogatari” starring Kamenashi Kazuya also recorded a high rating of 25.6% (last year 20.5%), with peak rating at 28.0% at 10:09pm.

Comedian Buruzon Chiemi served as the charity marathon runner, which unlike the previous years, was announced on the day itself – 2 hours and 15 minutes from the start of the program. Chiemi successfully finished the 90km marathon, arriving at Nippon Budokan at 8:48pm. Her “with B” sidekicks from her hit “Career Woman” skit are also present to welcome her. Chiemi tearfully thanked everyone “Thank you for this valuable opportunity, it is a good experience, thank you very much!”. Though her face was covered with tears and sweat, her makeup remains intact, leaving viewers in awe.

Check on for more of the ratings numbers below!

2017 24HR TV Ratings

PART1(18:30～21:18) 25.9%

24HR TV Drama (21:18～23:18) 25.6%

PART2 (23:18～1:45) 16.3%
PART3 (1:45～4:00) 6.3%
PART4 (4:00～5:00) 6.1% (5:00～6:43) 9.9%、
PART5 (6:55～11:27) 19.2%
PART6 (11:27～12:27) 18.1%
PART7 (12:27～16:54) 17.4%
PART8 (16:59～17:23) 26.1%
PART9 (17:23-19:00) 26.1%
PART10 (19:00～20:54) 28.4%

24HR TV Ratings

2004: 11.7% MC: Arashi / Marathon: Sugita Kaoru
2005: 19.0% MC: Kusanagi Tsuyoshi & Katori Shingo / Marathon: Maruyama Kazuya
2006: 17.7% MC: KAT-TUN / Marathon: アンガールズ
2007: 18.6% MC: Tacky & Tsubasa / Marathon: Hagimoto Kinichi
2008: 18.6% MC: Arashi / Marathon: Edo Harumi
2009: 16.8% MC: NEWS / Marathon: Imoto Ayako
2010: 15.8% MC: TOKIO / Marathon: Haruna Ai
2011: 17.1% MC: Kanjani8 / Marathon: Tokumitsu Kazuo
2012: 17.2% MC: Arashi / Marathon: Sasaki Kensuke & Hokuto Akira Family
2013: 18.1% MC: Arashi / Marathon: Oshima Miyuki
2014: 17.3% MC: Kanjani8 / Marathon: Joshima Shigeru
2015: 15.4% MC: V6 & Hey! Say! JUMP / Marathon: DAIGO
2016: 15.4% MC: NEWS / Marathon: Hayashiya Taihei
2017: 18.6% MC: Sakurai Sho & Koyama Keiichiro & Kamenashi  Kazuya / Marathon: Buruzon Chiemi

24HR TV SP Drama Top 10

1st “Chiisana Untenshi: Saigo no Yume” Hiroshi Abe 2005 26.6%
2nd “Yuki to iu koto” Domoto Koichi 1997 26.3%
3rd “Myu no Anyo Papa ni Ageru” Matsumoto Jun 2008 25.6%
3rd “Jidai o Tsukutta Otoko Aku Yu Monogatari” 2017 Kamenashi Kazuya 25.6% NEW!
5th “Saigo no Natsuyasumi” Natsumi Abe 2001 24.7%
6th “Kurumaisu de Boku wa Sora o Tobu” 2012 Ninomiya Kazunari 23.8%
7th “Kyo no Hi wa Sayonara” Ohno Satoshi 2013 23.4%
8th “Kimi ga Kureta Natsu ” Takizawa Hideaki 2007 23.3%
9th “Futari ~Watashitachi ga Eranda Michi~” Nagase Tomoya 2003 23.3%
10th “Yuuki” Kamenashi Kazuya 22.7%

(via Oricon1, Oricon, Mynavi, Jnews)