Top tv shows in Japan today

1,002 titles · updated 2026-08-09

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

Vivant leads the chart, a 2023 TV show rated 7.0 on IMDb. 7 of the top 10 do not appear in the global chart, making this a notably local line-up — including Vivant. The best-reviewed entry is Breaking Bad at 9.5, against a chart average of 8.2. 7 of the top 20 were released in the last two years. Game of Thrones has the most staying power here, with 2334 days in a top 10.

  1. 1Vivant posterVivant2023 · IMDb 7.0
  2. 2Ted Lasso posterTed Lasso2020 · IMDb 8.7 · RT 90%
  3. 3Ride or Die posterRide or Die2026 · IMDb 7.6 · RT 98%
  4. 4Sterling Point posterSterling Point2026 · IMDb 7.0 · RT 92%
  5. 5Lioness posterLioness2023 · IMDb 7.8 · RT 75%
  6. 6Lucky posterLucky2026 · RT 78%
  7. 7Widow's Bay posterWidow's Bay2026 · IMDb 8.1 · RT 98%
  8. 8House of the Dragon posterHouse of the Dragon2022 · IMDb 8.3 · RT 88%
  9. 9The Handmaid's Tale posterThe Handmaid's Tale2017 · IMDb 8.3 · RT 83%
  10. 10Furious posterFurious2026 · IMDb 7.6 · RT 98%
  11. 11Tensei Shitara Suraimu Datta Ken posterTensei Shitara Suraimu Datta Ken2018 · IMDb 8.0
  12. 12FROM posterFROM2022 · IMDb 7.8 · RT 96%
  13. 13Silo posterSilo2023 · IMDb 8.1 · RT 93%
  14. 14Shingeki no Kyojin posterShingeki no Kyojin2013 · IMDb 9.1 · RT 96%
  15. 15Reacher posterReacher2022 · IMDb 8.0 · RT 96%
  16. 16Game of Thrones posterGame of Thrones2011 · IMDb 9.2 · RT 89%
  17. 17The Shards posterThe Shards2026 · IMDb 5.9 · RT 55%
  18. 18流星ワゴン poster流星ワゴン2015
  19. 19I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day posterI Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day2026
  20. 20Severance posterSeverance2022 · IMDb 8.6 · RT 95%
  21. 21True Detective posterTrue Detective2014 · IMDb 8.8 · RT 78%
  22. 22High Potential posterHigh Potential2024 · IMDb 7.6 · RT 98%
  23. 23A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms posterA Knight of the Seven Kingdoms2026 · IMDb 8.6 · RT 94%
  24. 24The Boys posterThe Boys2019 · IMDb 8.5 · RT 92%
  25. 25Supernatural posterSupernatural2005 · IMDb 8.4 · RT 93%
  26. 26Paradise posterParadise2025 · IMDb 7.9 · RT 88%
  27. 27Twin Peaks posterTwin Peaks1990 · IMDb 8.7 · RT 78%
  28. 28The X-Files posterThe X-Files1993 · IMDb 8.6 · RT 74%
  29. 29The Sandman posterThe Sandman2022 · IMDb 7.6 · RT 81%
  30. 30MobLand posterMobLand2025 · IMDb 8.3 · RT 77%
  31. 31Fallout posterFallout2024 · IMDb 8.3 · RT 94%
  32. 32Friends posterFriends1994 · IMDb 8.8 · RT 78%
  33. 33Pluribus posterPluribus2025 · IMDb 7.9 · RT 99%
  34. 34Euphoria posterEuphoria2019 · IMDb 8.1 · RT 78%
  35. 35Sløborn posterSløborn2020 · IMDb 6.8
  36. 36Outlander posterOutlander2014 · IMDb 8.3 · RT 91%
  37. 37Breaking Bad posterBreaking Bad2008 · IMDb 9.5 · RT 96%
  38. 38Fargo posterFargo2014 · IMDb 8.8 · RT 93%
  39. 39The Mentalist posterThe Mentalist2008 · IMDb 8.2 · RT 81%
  40. 40Chernobyl posterChernobyl2019 · IMDb 9.3 · RT 95%
  41. 41Succession posterSuccession2018 · IMDb 8.8 · RT 95%
  42. 42Off Campus posterOff Campus2026 · IMDb 7.9 · RT 91%
  43. 43Slow Horses posterSlow Horses2022 · IMDb 8.3 · RT 97%
  44. 44Jujutsu Kaisen posterJujutsu Kaisen2020 · IMDb 8.5
  45. 45Bodyguard posterBodyguard2018 · IMDb 8.0 · RT 93%
  46. 46The Americans posterThe Americans2013 · IMDb 8.4 · RT 96%
  47. 47Seven Detectives posterSeven Detectives2015
  48. 48Fleabag posterFleabag2016 · IMDb 8.7 · RT 100%
  49. 49The Night Manager posterThe Night Manager2016 · IMDb 8.0 · RT 88%
  50. 50The Other Two posterThe Other Two2019 · IMDb 7.8 · RT 97%

Frequently asked

What is the number one TV show in Japan right now?

Vivant (2023) is currently number one in Japan.

How often is this tv shows chart updated?

Every day. The most recent capture was 2026-08-09.

What are the top 5 tv shows in Japan?

1. Vivant, 2. Ted Lasso, 3. Ride or Die, 4. Sterling Point, 5. Lioness.

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