@DanielSong: My list was ratings for current shows. Since Suzumiya Haruhi was on a year ago, it doesn't appear. I checked the list for the
first half of last year, however, and there were no stats for SHnY. I notice that there are no stats for the current KyoAni show, Kanon, either. I don't know what their viewership ratings would be, but they make their money from sales of DVDs, CDs, books,figures, etc., I imagine. Just for the record, I'm one of those who thinks SHnY is a masterpiece and Kanon is excellent, but it's reasonable to disagree.
@Seiji Sensei: wao beat me to it, but here's what I had drafted anyway: Hataraki Man is in the
list for last fall. It had an excellent average viewership of 4.0, and got to 5.1 for episode 9. Bartender averaged out at 1.1, but got to 3.4 for its last episode. These are very promising numbers. I didn't take to Bartender, myself, but I thought Hataraki Man's success could make it the harbinger of some great shows to come.
@wao: thanks for explaining why there's no SHnY or Kanon, since they are broadcast on satellite channels. As I read
Video Research's explanation of this point, it says that they only register satellite channels as "other," and don't have specific program info for them. As kj1980 explained elsewhere, since satellite channel penetration is comparatively low, the actual viewership numbers for satellite-broadcast programs would probably be quite low.