<p>The closest thing you can probably find to something like Nielsen is <a href="http://www.videor.co.jp/data/ratedata/top10.htm#anime">Video Research</a>. It's in Japanese (of course) but google translate does pretty well with the anime titles.</p>

<p>Also, there is <a href="http://www.geocities.jp/animesityouritu/">this site</a> which lists historical ratings that go back to 2000.</p>

<p>As for anime movies, DVD/BD rankings, there's <a href="http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/">Oricon</a>.</p>

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<p>In the U.S., companies like <a href="http://www.nielsen.com/us/en/top10s.html">Nielsen</a> track viewership of television programs. What is the equivalent of this for Japanese television programs (and, in particular, anime), if any?</p>

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Where can one learn about viewership ratings for anime?
# Where can one learn about viewership ratings for anime?
Posted by: username_0 on 2013-09-04
In the U.S., companies like [Nielsen](http://www.nielsen.com/us/en/top10s.html) track viewership of television programs. What is the equivalent of this for Japanese television programs (and, in particular, anime), if any?
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### Answer by username_1 on 2013-09-05. Score: 6 | Accepted answer
The closest thing you can probably find to something like Nielsen is [Video Research](http://www.videor.co.jp/data/ratedata/top10.htm#anime). It's in Japanese (of course) but google translate does pretty well with the anime titles.

Also, there is [this site](http://www.geocities.jp/animesityouritu/) which lists historical ratings that go back to 2000.

As for anime movies, DVD/BD rankings, there's [Oricon](http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/).
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