In order to avoid vicious competition, major TV networks will arrange to broadcast TV dramas at different time periods. Therefore, if it is not because of the preferences of the public, it will generally not be affected by other channels. The fixed period of drama festival is generally called "theater", but sometimes it is cancelled because of poor appreciation.

The prime time (prime time) of Japanese TV is from 8 pm to 1 1 pm, and the late night time is after 1 1 pm, which has aroused widespread concern. The following six major TV networks (stations) broadcast TV dramas. Fuji TV Network (FNS) currently has six TV dramas, namely Nine of the Moon, Nine of Fire, Ten of Fire, Ten of Water, Muyao Theater and Six Dramas. Among them, September 9 ("9: 00 Monday evening series") is the brand time of Fuji TV, which is famous for its high ratings; Fire Nine, Fire Ten and Muyao Theater have also received much attention.

The Japanese TV Network (NNS) has four TV drama slots, namely Shi Shui, ytv Thursday Series, Tujiu and Tuye. Shi Shui is very famous. Ytv Thursday series is produced by Yomiuri TV, mostly for criminal investigation and legal drama.

TBS TV Network (TBS) has seven TV series. On Monday, the suspense theater was dominated by suspense and crime. Jin Shi is one of the strong files, mostly focusing on young themes and performing with young actors; Sunday theater is usually the main body of viewing, with a wide audience.

Asahi TV Network (EX) is famous for its criminal investigation and reasoning dramas. There are four TV dramas, two of which are special periods of criminal investigation and reasoning dramas, and the other two are mainly industry dramas.

Tokyo TV Network (TXN) is famous for its animation and variety shows, with few dramas. Both famous TV plays are late-night theaters. Because it is a late-night program, the scale is relatively loose, so most of them contain pornographic or violent content, and some even star in AV actress.

The drama produced and broadcast by NHK is quite special. The ace "Dahe Opera" is broadcast at seven o'clock every Sunday evening, and usually only one drama is broadcast a year. Few people pay attention to other theaters, and most of them have the characteristics of deep thinking such as social humanities, and the number of episodes is not much. Many Japanese dramas are not shown at night. NHK's 15-minute morning novel series is a TV novel broadcast continuously every morning (Monday to Saturday), which basically tells the story of women struggling in adversity. There are housewives' lunches, such as the midday series produced by Donghai TV.