# 2011 Japanese television dramas

←2010 - 2011 - 2012→
This is a list of Japanese television dramas often called doramas by fans.

## Networks

* NHK
* NTV (Nihon TV)
** YTV (Yomiuri TV)
* TBS
** MBS
* CX (Fuji TV)
** KTV (Kansai TV)
** THK (Tokai TV)
* EX (TV Asahi)
** ABC
* TX (TV Tokyo)
* WOWOW

## Winter (January to March)

| Broadcasting Period | Day of Week | Air Time (JST) | English Title Japanese Title | Ep. | Network | Lead Actor/Actress | Web Page | Theme Song |
| 2010 | Mar. 21 | Mon. | 20:00 | 20:54 | Mito Kōmon (XLII) 水戸黄門 第42部 | | TBS | Kōtarō Satomi | web | |
| Jan. 17 | Mar. | Mon. | 21:00 | 21:54 | Taisetsu na Koto wa Subete Kimi ga Oshiete Kureta 大切なことはすべて君が教えてくれた | | CX | Erika Toda, Haruma Miura | web | Porno Graffitti "EXIT" |
| Jan. 10 | Mar. | Mon. | 22:00 | 22:54 | Saijō no Meii 最上の命医 | 10 | TX | Takumi Saito | web | |
| Jan. 11 | Mar. | Tue. | 21:00 | 21:54 | CONTROL CONTROL〜犯罪心理捜査〜 | | CX | Nao Matsushita, Naohito Fujiki | web | |
| Jan. 4 | Feb. 8 | Tue. | 22:00 | 22:43 | Fake Kyoto Bijutsu Jiken Emaki フェイク 京都美術事件絵巻 | 6 | NHK | Naomi Zaizen | web | |
| Feb. 15 | Mar. 8 | Tue. | 22:00 | 22:43 | Shijūkunichi no Recipe 四十九日のレシピ | 4 | NHK | Emi Wakui | web | |
| Jan. 11 | Mar. | Tue. | 22:00 | 22:54 | Utsukushii Rinjin 美しい隣人 | | KTV | Yukie Nakama | web | |
| Jan. 18 | Mar. | Tue. | 24:55 | 25:25 | Quartet カルテット | 9 | MBS | Saki Fukuda | web | |
| 2010 | Mar. | Wed. | 21:00 | 21:54 | Aibō (IX) 相棒Season 9 | | EX | Yutaka Mizutani | web | |
| Jan. 12 | Mar. | Wed. | 22:00 | 22:54 | Misaki NO.1!! 美咲ナンバーワン!! | | NTV | Karina Nose | web | |
| Jan. 20 | Mar. | Thu. | 20:00 | 20:54 | Honboshi ホンボシ～心理特捜事件簿～ | | EX | Eiichiro Funakoshi | web | |
| Jan. 20 | Mar. | Thu. | 21:00 | 21:54 | Kokuhatsu 告発〜国選弁護人 | | EX | Masakazu Tamura | web | |
| 2010 | 春 | Thu. | 21:00 | 21:54 | Wataru Seken wa oni Bakari (X) 渡る世間は鬼ばかり | | TBS | Izumi Pinko | web | |
| Jan. 13 | Mar. | Thu. | 22:00 | 22:54 | Gaikoukan Kuroda Kōsaku 外交官・黒田康作 | | CX | Yūji Oda | web | |
| 2010 | Mar. | Thu. | 22:55 | 23:25 | Shukujo 祝女～SHUKUJO～ | | NHK | Miwako Ichikawa | web | |
| Jan. 6 | Mar. | Thu. | 23:58 | 24:38 | Jidankōshōnin Gota Keshi 示談交渉人 ゴタ消し | | YTV | Akihiro Nishino | web | |
| Jan. 21 | Mar. | Fri. | 21:00 | 21:54 | Akutō 悪党〜重犯罪捜査班 | | EX ABC | Katsunori Takahashi | web | |
| Jan. 7 | Mar. | Fri. | 22:00 | 22:54 | LADY LADY〜最後の犯罪プロファイル〜 | | TBS | Keiko Kitagawa | web | Kou Shibasaki "Mukei Spirit" |
| Feb. 4 | Mar. | Fri. | 23:15 | 24:10 | Bartender バーテンダー | | EX | Masaki Aiba | web | |
| Jan. 14 | Mar. | Fri. | 24:12 | 24:53 | URAKARA URAKARA | | TX | Kara | web | |
| Jan. 14 | Mar. | Fri. | 24:20 | 24:50 | Heaven's Flower ヘブンズ・フラワー〜Heaven's Flower〜 | | TBS | Umika Kawashima | web | |
| Jan. 8 | Mar. | Sat. | 19:30 | 20:00 | Onmitsu Happyaku Yachō 隠密八百八町 | 9 | NHK | Hiroshi Tachi | web | |
| Feb. 26 | Mar. 26 | Sat. | 21:00 | 21:50 | Taro no Tō TAROの塔 | 4 | NHK | Suzuki Matsuo | web Archived 2011-01-27 at the Wayback Machine | |
| Mar. 26 | | Sat. | 21:00 | 21:50 | Challenged チャレンジド〜卒業〜 | | NHK | Kuranosuke Sasaki | | |
| Jan. 15 | Mar. | Sat. | 21:00 | 21:54 | Deka Wanko デカワンコ | | NTV | Mikako Tabe | web | |
| Jan. 8 | Feb. 26 | Sat. | 00:00 | 00:54 | Shakking (II) 借王＜シャッキング＞II－運命の報酬－ | 8 | WOWOW | Shunsuke Nakamura | web | |
| Jan. 9 | 春 | Sun. | 20:00 | 20:45 | Gō 江〜姫たちの戦国〜 | | NHK | Juri Ueno | web | |
| Jan. 16 | Mar. | Sun. | 21:00 | 21:54 | SCHOOL!! スクール!! | | CX | Yōsuke Eguchi | web | |
| Jan. 16 | Mar. | Sun. | 21:00 | 21:54 | Fuyu no Sakura 冬のサクラ | | TBS | Tsuyoshi Kusanagi | web | |
| Mar. 27 | | Sun. | 22:00 | 22:54 | CO Ishoku Coordinator CO 移植コーディネーター | | WOWOW | Hidetaka Yoshioka | web | |
| 2010 | Mar. | Sun. | 23:00 | 23:45 | Sōkyū no Subaru 蒼穹の昴 | | NHK | Yūko Tanaka | web | |
| Jan. 30 | Mar. | Sun. | 23:00 | 23:55 | Dr. Irabu Ichirō Dr.伊良部一郎 | | EX | Satoshi Tokushige | web | |

### Specials

| Broadcasting Period | Day of Week | Air Time (JST) | English Title Japanese Title | Ep. | Network | Lead Actor/Actress | Web Page | Theme Song | AVG Rating |
| Jan. 5 | Wed. | | Toilet no Kamisama トイレの神様 | 1 | MBS | | web | | |
| Mar. 30 | Wed. | | Sayonara Bokutachi no Youchien さよならぼくたちのようちえん | 1 | NTV | Mana Ashida | web | Sayonara Bokutachi no Youchien | |

## Spring (April to June)

| Broadcasting Period | Day of Week | Air Time (JST) | English Title Japanese Title | Ep. | Network | Lead Actor/Actress | Web Page | Theme Song | AVG Rating |
| Apr. | Jun. | Mon. | 22:00 | 22:54 | Suzuki Sensei 鈴木先生 | | TX | Hiroki Hasegawa | web | | |
| Apr. 14 | May | Tue. | 22:00 | 22:43 | Madonna Verde マドンナ・ヴェルデ | 6 | NHK | Keiko Matsuzaka | | | |
| Apr. | Jun. | Tue. | 22:00 | 22:54 | Good Life グッドライフ～ありがとう、パパ。さよなら～ | | KTV | Takashi Sorimachi | | | |
| Apr. | Jun. | Tue. | 22:00 | 22:43 | BOSS (II) BOSS 2 | | CX | Yūki Amami | | | |
| Apr. | Jun. | Thu. | 21:00 | 21:54 | Hagane no Onna (II) ハガネの女season 2 | | EX | Michiko Kichise | | | |
| 冬 | 夏 | Thu. | 21:00 | 21:54 | Wataru Seken wa oni Bakari (X) 渡る世間は鬼ばかり | | TBS | Izumi Pinko | web | | |
| Apr. 15 | Jul. 1 | Fri. | 24:12 | 24:53 | Majisuka Gakuen (II) マジすか学園2 | 12 | TX | Atsuko Maeda | web | AKB48 "Yankee Soul" | |
| 冬 | 夏 | Sun. | 20:00 | 20:45 | Gō 江〜姫たちの戦国〜 | | NHK | Juri Ueno | web | | |
| Apr. 17 | Jun.26 | Sun. | 21:00 | 21:54 | JIN (II) JIN-仁- (完結編) | 11 | TBS | Takao Osawa | web | Ken Hirai "Itoshiki Hibi yo" | 20.6% |
| Apr. | Jun. | Sun. | 23:00 | 23:55 | Asukō March アスコーマーチ! | | EX | Emi Takei | web | | |
| Apr.4 | Oct. 1 | Mon | Sat | 08:00 | Ohisama おひさま | | NHK | Mao Inoue, Kengo Kora | web | | |
| Apr. 24 | Jul. 3 | Sun | | 21:00 | 21:54 | Marumo no Okite マルモのおきて | 11 | Fuji TV | Mana Ashida, Abe Sadao | web | Kaoru to Yuki, Tama ni Mook "Maru Maru Mori Mori!" | 15.48% |
| April 15 | Jun. 10 | Fri | 23:15 | 24:10 | Inu o Kau to Iu Koto 犬を飼うということ | 9 | EX | Nishikido Ryo, Mizukawa Asami | web | Kanjani Eight "My Home" | 8.47% |

### Specials

| Broadcasting Period | Day of Week | Air Time (JST) | English Title Japanese Title | Ep. | Network | Lead Actor/Actress | Web Page | Theme Song | AVG Rating |
| Mar 27 | Apr 17 | Mon. | 23:00 | 23:54 | Yokoyama Hideo Suspense 横山秀夫サスペンス | 4 | WOWOW | | web | | |

## Summer (July to September)

| Broadcasting Period | Day of Week | Air Time (JST) | English Title Japanese Title | Ep. | Network | Lead Actor/Actress | Web Page | Theme Song |
| 春 | Sep. | Thu. | 21:00 | 21:54 | Wataru Seken wa oni Bakari (X) 渡る世間は鬼ばかり | | TBS | Izumi Pinko | web | |
| 夏 | 秋 | Sun. | 20:00 | 20:45 | Gō 江〜姫たちの戦国〜 | | NHK | Juri Ueno | web | |
| 夏 | 秋 | Sun. | 21:00 | 21:54 | Hanazakari no Kimitachi e 花ざかりの君たちへ〜イケメン☆パラダイス〜 | | CX | Maeda Atsuko | web | |
| 夏 | 秋 | Sun. | 22:00 | 22:54 | Ikemen desu ne 美男ですね | | TBS | | web | |
| Jul 5 | Sep | Mon | Fri | 13:30 | 14:00 | Ashita no Hikari wo Tsukame 2 明日の光をつかめ2 | | CX | Fujiko Kojima, Yuya Matsushita | web | |
| Jul | Sep | Thu | 22:00 | 22:54 | Soredemo, Ikite Yuku それでも、生きてゆく | | CX | Eita, Hikari Mitsushima | | Tokyo no Sora by Kazumasa Oda |
| Jul | Sep | Tue | 21:00 | 21:54 | Zettai Reido 2 絶対零度2 | | CX | Aya Ueto | | |
| May 31 | Sep | Tue | 22:00 | 22:54 | Karyu no Utage 下流の宴 | 8 | NHK | Hitomi Kuroki, Yōko Nogiwa, Natsuki Kato | | |
| May 31 | Sep | Tue | 22:00 | 22:54 | Team Batista 3 チームバチスタ3 | web | CX | Atsushi Itō, Toru Nakamura | | |
| Jul | Sep | Tue | 24:55 | | Arakawa Under the Bridge 荒川アンダーザ ブリッジ | | TBS | Kento Hayashi, Mirei Kiritani | | |
| Jul | Sep | Fri | 24:20 | 24:50 | Ouran High School Host Club 桜蘭高校ホスト部 | | TBS | Haruna Kawaguchi, Yusuke Yamamoto | web | |
| Jul | Sep | Wed | 21:00 | 21:54 | Keishicho Sosa Ikka 9 Gakari 6 警視庁捜査一課９係 | | EX | Yutaka Mizutani, Oikawa Mitsuhiro | | |
| Jul | Sep | Thu | 20:00 | 20:54 | Kyoto Chiken no Onna 7 京都地検の女 7 | | EX | Tsunehiko Watase, Atsuko Sakurai, Natsumi Nanase | | |
| Jul | Sep | Thu | 21:00 | 21:54 | Saigo no Bansan 最後の晩餐 〜刑事・遠野一行と七人の容疑者〜 | | EX | Kōichi Satō, Haruma Miura | | |
| Jul | Sep | Thu | 23:58 | 24:38 | Kudo Shinichi he no Chosenjo 工藤新一への挑戦状 | | YTV | Junpei Mizobata, Shioli Kutsuna | | |
| Jul | Sep | Fri | 24:12 | 24:53 | Yuusha Yoshihiko to Maou no Shiro 勇者ヨシヒコと魔王の城 | web | TX | Takayuki Yamada, Haruka Kinami, Tsuyoshi Muro | | |
| Jul | Sep | Mon | 21:00 | 21:54 | Zenkai Girl 全開ガール | | CX | Yui Aragaki, Ryo Nishikido | | |

### Specials

| Broadcast Date | Air Time (JST) | English Title Japanese Title | Network | Lead Actor/Actress | Web Page |
| July 5 | 21:00 - 22:48 | Furusato: Musume no Tabidachi 故郷 〜娘の旅立ち〜 | CX | Maki Horikita, Jun Fubuki, Ken Matsudaira | web |
| July 17 | 02:10 - 03:10 | Tonari no Akuma-chan: Mizu to Mizonokuchi となりの悪魔ちゃん～ミズと溝の口～ | CX | Seika Taketomi | web |
| August 5 | 21:00 - 23:24 | Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni この世界の片隅に | NTV | Keiko Kitagawa, Keisuke Koide | web |
| | | Kasha 火車 | EX | Kamikawa Takaya, Sasaki Nozomi, Terawaki Yasufumi | |

## Autumn (October to December)

| Broadcasting Period | Day of Week | Air Time (JST) | English Title Japanese Title | Ep. | Network | Lead Actor/Actress | Web Page |
| 夏 | Nov. | Sun. | 20:00 | 20:45 | Gō 江〜姫たちの戦国〜 | | NHK | Juri Ueno | web |
| Oct. | Dec. | Fri. | 22:00 | 22:54 | Sengyou Shufu Tantei ~ Watashi wa Shadow (tentative name) 専業主婦探偵〜私はシャドウ | | TBS | Fukada Kyoko, Fujiki Naohito, Kiritani Kenta | web |
| Oct. 3 | Mar. 31, 2012 | Mon Sat | 22:00 | 22:54 | Carnation カーネーション | 86 | NHK | Machiko Ono, Chiaki Kuriyama | |
| Oct. | Dec. | Wed. | 22:00 | 22:54 | Kaseifu no Mita 家政婦のミタ | | NTV | Nanako Matsushima | web |
| Oct. | Dec. | Fri. | 24:12 | | Koko ga Uwasa no El Palacio ここが噂のエル・パラシオ | | TX | Machiko Ono, Chiaki Kuriyama | |
| Oct. | Dec. | Sun. | 21:00 | 21:54 | Nankyoku Tairiku 南極大陸 | | TBS | Haruka Ayase, Kuriyama Chiaki | web |
| Oct. | Dec. | Tue. | 21:00 | 21:54 | Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de 謎解きはディナーのあとで | | CX | Sho Sakurai, Keiko Kitagawa | |
| Oct. | Dec. | Thu. | 22:00 | 22:54 | Mitsu no Aji: A Taste Of Honey 蜜の味～Ａ　Ｔａｓｔｅ　Ｏｆ　Ｈｏｎｅｙ～ | | CX | Nana Eikura, Miho Kanno, ARATA | web |
| Oct. | Dec. | Sun. | 21:00 | 21:54 | Boku to Star no 99 Nichi 僕とスターの99日 | | CX | Hidetoshi Nishijima, Kim Tae-hee | web |
| Oct. | Dec. | Mon. | 21:00 | 21:54 | Watashi ga Renai Dekinai Riyuu 私が恋愛できない理由 | | CX | Karina, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Yuko Oshima | web |
| Oct. | Dec. | Thu. | 23:58 | 24:38 | Himitsu Chouhouin Erika 秘密諜報員　エリカ | | NTV | Chiaki Kuriyama, Tetta Sugimoto | web |
| Oct. | Dec. | Fri. | 23:15 | 24:15 | 11 Nin mo Iru! 11人もいる! | | EX | Ryunosuke Kamiki | Archived from the original September 23, 2011 |