The series received a viewership rating of 33.4% for its whole run.

However, after eight episodes, the series was canceled due to low viewership ratings.

The special received a viewership rating of 19.4% in the Kantō region.

The show exceeded expectations by having a higher viewership rating than several drama shows at the time.

This drama series ranked 7th in terms of highest viewership ratings for the whole year.

On its pilot week, the show had an average viewership rating of 37.92%.

The hit drama received an average viewership rating of 38.8%, and 45.3% for the finale.

Though the show was a grand production, the mini-series had low viewership ratings.

In the weeks following "1600 Candles", the total viewership ratings hovered right under 7 million.

In particular, its last episode achieved the highest viewership rating of 40.0%.