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ネット優勢の時代に今更，視聴率というのでもないのでしょうが，放送局の要はやはり視聴率の獲得なのですね。この「獲得する，あげる」には動詞のgarnerがピッタリ来ます。（GP）
SMAP garners highest audience rating during 'Kohaku Uta Gassen'
ENTERTAINMENT JAN. 06, 2012 - 06:07AM JST ( 18 )TOKYO —
SMAP and EXILE garnered the highest television audience rating during NHK’s popular New Year’s eve musical program “Kohaku Uta Gassen.” SMAP, who performed last at around 11:30 p.m., drew an audience rating of 48.2%, followed by EXILE with 45.7%, Ikimonogakari with 45.2%, and Arashi with 44.6%. Sayuri Ishikawa, who was the last female act for the Red team, got 44.7%, according to video research by Sports Nippon. The evening’s youngest performers, Mana Ashida, 7, and Fuku Suzuki, 7, had an audience rating of 39.1%. Lady Gaga, who performed by video link from New York at 10 p.m., got 40%.
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