Tokusatsu Time Slots

[Shougo B'Stard]

For those curious:

ULTRAMAN

Ultra Q - Sundays, 7:00 PM ~ 7:30 PM
Ultraman - Sundays, 7:00 PM ~ 7:30 PM
Ultraseven - Sundays, 7:00 PM ~ 7:30 PM
Ultra Fight - Every Monday through Friday, 5:30 PM ~ 5:35 PM
Ultraman Jack - Fridays, 7:00 PM ~ 7:30 PM
Ultraman Ace - Fridays, 7:00 PM ~ 7:30 PM
Ultraman Tarou - Fridays, 7:00 PM ~ 7:30 PM
Ultraman Leo - Fridays, 7:00 PM ~ 7:30 PM
The Ultraman - Wednesdays, 7:00 ~ 7:30 PM
Ultraman 80 - Wednesdays, 7:00 PM ~ 7:30 PM

Ultraman Great - Saturdays, 5:30 PM ~ 6:00 PM (TBS channel)
daily airings, 8:30 AM ~ 9:00 AM (on NHK-BS)

Ultraman Powered - Saturdays, 5:30 PM ~ 6:00 PM
Ultraman Tiga - Saturdays, 6:00 PM ~ 6:30 PM
Ultraman Dyna - Saturdays, 6:00 PM ~ 6:30 PM
Ultraman Gaia - Saturdays, 6:00 PM ~ 6:30 PM
Ultraman Cosmos - Saturdays, 6:00 PM ~ 6:30 PM

Ultraman Neos - Saturdays, 6:00 PM ~ 6:30 PM (episodes 1 - 2)
Saturdays, 7:00 AM ~ 7:30 AM (episode 3 on)

Ultra Q Dark Fantasy - Tuesdays, 1:00 AM ~ 1:30 AM
Ultraman Nexus - Saturdays, 7:30 AM ~ 8:00 AM
Ultraman Max - Saturdays, 7:30 AM ~ 8:00 AM
Ultraman Mebius - Saturdays, 5:30 PM ~ 6:00 PM

KAMEN RIDER

Kamen Rider - Saturdays, 7:30 PM ~ 8:30 PM
V3 - Saturdays, 7:30 PM ~ 8:30 PM
X - Saturdays, 7:30 PM ~ 8:30 PM
Amazon - Saturdays, 7:30 PM ~ 8:30 PM
Stronger - Saturdays, 7:00 PM ~ 8:00 PM
Skyrider - Fridays, 7:00 PM ~ 8:00 PM

Super One - Fridays, 7:00 PM ~ 8:00 PM (episodes 1 - 23)
Saturdays, 5:00 PM ~ 5:30 PM (remaining episodes, in Osaka)
Saturdays, 7:00 AM ~ 7:30 AM (remaining episodes, Tokyo)

Black - Sundays, 10:00 AM ~ 10:30 AM
RX - Sundays, 10:00 AM ~ 10:30 AM
Kuuga - Sundays, 8:00 AM ~ 8:30 AM
Agito - Sundays, 8:00 AM ~ 8:30 AM
Ryuki - Sundays, 8:00 AM ~ 8:30 AM
Faiz - Sundays, 8:00 AM ~ 8:30 AM
Blade - Sundays, 8:00 AM ~ 8:30 AM
Hibiki - Sundays, 8:00 AM ~ 8:30 AM
Kabuto - Sundays, 8:00 AM ~ 8:30 AM
Den-O - Sundays, 8:00 AM ~ 8:30 AM

SENTAI

Goranger - Saturdays, 7:30 ~ 8:00 PM
JAKQ - Saturdays, 7:30 ~ 8:00 PM
Battle Fever J - Saturdays, 6:00 ~ 6:30 PM
Denjiman - Saturdays, 6:00 ~ 6:30 PM
Sunvulcan - Saturdays, 6:00 ~ 6:30 PM
Goggle V - Saturdays, 6:00 ~ 6:30 PM

Dynaman - Saturdays, 6:00 ~ 6:30 PM (episodes 1 to 9)
Saturdays, 6:00 ~ 6:25 PM (episodes 10 forward)

Bioman - Saturdays, 6:00 ~ 6:25 PM
Changeman - Saturdays, 6:00 ~ 6:25 PM
Flashman - Saturdays, 6:00 ~ 6:25 PM
Maskman - Saturdays, 6:00 ~ 6:25 PM
Liveman - Saturdays, 6:00 ~ 6:25 PM

Turboranger - Saturdays, 6:00 ~ 6:25 PM (episodes 1 to 31)
Fridays, 5:30 ~ 5:55 PM (episodes 32 forward)

Fiveman - Fridays, 5:30 ~ 5:55 PM
Jetman - Fridays, 5:30 ~ 5:55 PM
Zyuranger - Fridays, 5:30 ~ 5:55 PM
Dairanger - Fridays, 5:30 ~ 5:55 PM
Kakuranger - Fridays, 5:30 ~ 5:55 PM
Ohranger - Fridays, 5:30 ~ 5:55 PM
Carranger - Fridays, 5:30 ~ 5:55 PM

Megaranger - Fridays, 5:30 ~ 5:55 PM (episodes 1 to 7)
Sundays, 7:30 AM ~ 8:00 AM (episode 8 forward)

Gingaman - Sundays, 7:30 AM ~ 8:00 AM
GoGoFive - Sundays, 7:30 AM ~ 8:00 AM
Timeranger - Sundays, 7:30 AM ~ 8:00 AM
Gaoranger - Sundays, 7:30 AM ~ 8:00 AM
Hurricanger - Sundays, 7:30 AM ~ 8:00 AM
Abaranger - Sundays, 7:30 AM ~ 8:00 AM
Dekaranger - Sundays, 7:30 AM ~ 8:00 AM
Magiranger - Sundays, 7:30 AM ~ 8:00 AM
Boukenger - Sundays, 7:30 AM ~ 8:00 AM
Gekiranger - Sundays, 7:30 AM ~ 8:00 AM

METAL HEROES

Gavan - Fridays, 7:30 PM ~ 8:00 PM
Sharivan - Fridays, 7:30 PM ~ 8:00 PM
Shaider - Fridays, 7:30 PM ~ 8:00 PM

Juspion - Fridays, 7:30 PM ~ 8:00 PM
Mondays, 7:00 PM ~ 7:30 PM

Spielban - Mondays, 7:00 PM ~ 7:30 PM

Metalder - Mondays, 7:00 PM ~ 7:30 PM (episodes 1 - 24)
Sundays, 9:30 AM ~ 10:00 AM (episodes 25 - 39)

Jiraiya - Sundays, 9:30 AM ~ 10:00 AM

Jiban - Sundays, 9:30 AM ~ 10:00 AM (episodes 1 - 9)
Sundays, 8:00 AM ~ 8:30 AM (episode 10 on)

Winspector - Sundays, 8:00 AM ~ 8:30 AM
Solbrain - Sundays, 8:00 AM ~ 8:30 AM
Exceedraft - Sundays, 8:00 AM ~ 8:30 AM
Janperson - Sundays, 8:00 AM ~ 8:30 AM
Blue Swat - Sundays, 8:00 AM ~ 8:30 AM
B-Fighter - Sundays, 8:00 AM ~ 8:30 AM
B-Fighter Kabuto - Sundays, 8:00 AM ~ 8:30 AM
Kabutack - Sundays, 8:00 AM ~ 8:30 AM
Robotack - Sundays, 8:00 AM ~ 8:30 AM
Robocon - Sundays, 8:00 AM ~ 8:30 AM

 

[Aoi Kurenai]

Seeing those old time slots makes me wonder what ratings would be like if the current series had them.

 

[Adrienzo]

Any reason why Sentai got pushed so early into the mornings during Megaranger?

 

[Solid Snake]

Intresting, Ultraman is the only one that still has its old evening time slot.

 

[Forever Knight]

Shougo, were those all of the actual Ultraman series?. I thought there were more than that for some reason. :sly:

 

[Shougo B'Stard]

Any reason why Sentai got pushed so early into the mornings during Megaranger?

As far as I know, it's because ratings had slipped (especially with Ohranger and Carranger), so it was an attempt to give the franchise a boost. Other than a morning time slot, Megaranger (and the shows following it) was also given a 30 minute running time; the first sentai since early episodes of Dynaman to have that running length.

I think the time slot just stopped working out, things changed and new programs, channels, and events sprung up over time as competition. It wasn't just sentai, because some of Toei's anime that was on in the evening has been mentioned as getting all-time record lows (like Gundam X) during that period.

I think the morning time slot has sort of hurt the shows a little bit, but they have had pretty consistent ratings -- nothing dropping to the 4%s or the 2%s like in the mid-90s.

Shougo, were those all of the actual Ultraman series?

I left out a couple of the animated ones, overseas ones, and direct-to-video creations since I think they were just dumped on TV whenever. I guess I should have added those...