Drama viewership ratings for the week of Dec. 27, 2021-Jan. 2, 2022
by DB Staff
With year-end festivities and award shows keeping people busy (and preempting some usual air times), things are pretty quiet on the ratings front. Even so, we’ve had a lot of dramas air their final episodes this week: Melancholia, Secret Royal Inspector and Joy, and The Red Sleeve Cuff have all completed their runs, with one obvious ratings winner among them. (Does this mean we’re getting the dance?!)
Drama viewership ratings for the week of Dec. 27, 2021-Jan. 2, 2022
| Ep. # | Station | Rating | |
| Monday, Dec. 27 | |||
| Moonshine | 3 | KBS | 6.3% |
| Our Beloved Summer | 7 | SBS | 3.7% |
| The One and Only | 3 | JTBC | 1.3% |
| Secret Royal Inspector and Joy | 15 | tvN | 3.6% |
| Show Window: Queen’s House | 9 | Channel A | 5.7% |
| Tuesday, Dec. 28 | |||
| Moonshine | 4 | KBS | 7.6% |
| Our Beloved Summer | 8 | SBS | 4.3% |
| The One and Only | 4 | JTBC | 0.6% |
| Secret Royal Inspector and Joy | 16 | tvN | 3.8% |
| Show Window: Queen’s House | 10 | Channel A | 5.9% |
| Wednesday, Dec. 29 | |||
| School 2021 | 11 | KBS | 1.6% |
| Artificial City | 7 | JTBC | 3.6% |
| Melancholia | 15 | tvN | 2.7% |
| Thursday, Dec. 30 | |||
| School 2021 | 12 | KBS | 1.7% |
| Artificial City | 8 | JTBC | 3.0% |
| Melancholia | 16 | tvN | 2.5% |
| Friday, Dec. 31 | |||
| The Red Sleeve Cuff | — | MBC | — |
| Now We Are Breaking Up | — | SBS | — |
| Bad and Crazy | 5 | tvN | 3.4% |
| Saturday, Jan. 1 | |||
| Young Lady and Gentleman | 29 | KBS | 31.4% |
| The Red Sleeve Cuff | 16 | MBC | 17% |
| The Red Sleeve Cuff | 17 | MBC | 17.4% |
| Now We Are Breaking Up | 14 | SBS | 4.2% |
| Snowdrop | 6 | JTBC | 1.9% |
| Bad and Crazy | 6 | tvN | 2.6% |
| Bulgasal: Immortal Souls | 5 | tvN | 3.4% |
| Uncle | 7 | TV Chosun | 5.8% |
| Sunday, Jan. 2 | |||
| Young Lady and Gentleman | 30 | KBS | 34.4% |
| Let Me Be Your Knight | 8 | SBS | 1.5% |
| Snowdrop | 7 | JTBC | 3.3% |
| Bulgasal: Immortal Souls | 6 | tvN | 4.1% |
| Uncle | 8 | TV Chosun | 6.3% |
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1 cr
January 2, 2022 at 10:42 PM
I like "Uncle" a lot. The lead actor has been one of my favorites since "It's okay to not be okay."
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2 Atlas
January 2, 2022 at 11:37 PM
Congratulations The Red Sleeve team🎉. It's the first MBC drama in 6 years to cross 15pc mark.
Honestly the finale aired until 1:00 am. And it still peaked at 17.4 pc. Koreans really adored this drama. The ratings would have gone even higher if not for the back to back airing.
As for me i am still dealing withdrawal symptoms and a headache after crying straight for 2 hours over the last 2 episodes.
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knewbie
January 3, 2022 at 12:47 AM
I'm not watching Red Sleeve but it's good to see MBC doing better than KBS and SBS for a change. Actually it's generally nice to see well-made underdogs like MBC's Red Sleeve and TV Chosun's Uncle trouncing shows that have received much more hype, like Now We're Breaking Up, Snowdrop and Bad and Crazy.
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SooHa
January 8, 2022 at 7:24 PM
By the rating cross 15% .. do you mean W:Two World (even though it's not in its last eps rating)?
That time, Lee Jong Suk got the Daesang so I thought Junho will get the same.
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Atlas
January 10, 2022 at 7:07 PM
Nope. W two worlds didn't cross 15 pc.
She was pretty was the last drama to do so way back in 2015
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3 Kipikip
January 3, 2022 at 12:39 AM
Shout out to team DB for listening to our complaining and finally listing Channel A & TV Chosun shows in the ratings report 👍
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4 Love KDrama
January 3, 2022 at 12:47 AM
The Red Sleeve is probably one of my fav dramas of the year. Started watching it without any expectations because I have already seen Lee San a couple of years ago and the Fatal Encounter so I thought what can the Red Sleeve offer and I was surprised. I knew Junho was a good actor and this took his acting to another level. Lee Se Young was gorgeous and the supporting cast was great too. Overall very good drama.
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5 L
January 3, 2022 at 1:05 AM
You left out The King of Tears though: It has 7.4% and 10.2%
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OldLawyer
January 3, 2022 at 6:10 PM
It is a good drama, though it is a bit darker- but that is in part because it seems to be historically fairly accurate. It actually reminds me of a Shakespearean tragedy.
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6 Jayne❤
January 3, 2022 at 1:23 AM
Well....
Looks like we're going to see Joonho's dance after all.
Hats off to his acting skills. He's always natural in front of camera but I'm so proud that he's getting better and better and has cemented his solid career as an actor.
Congrats to The Red Sleeve team. It's been a wonderful ride.
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7 miss h
January 3, 2022 at 2:41 AM
I'm glad to see TV Chosun and Channel A added to the list, especially since their dramas are doing so well. Uncle is wonderful, and I'm happy that the ratings keep rising
Congratulations to Thee Red Sleeve for beating their ratings goal, even with looooong back-to-back episodes.
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8 Emy
January 3, 2022 at 4:03 AM
It is wonderful that you added Uncle and Show window, but please don't forget about King of tears, Yi Bang Won! And, of course, add all of them to the list of dramas currently airing! Thank you!
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9 LaurenSophie
January 3, 2022 at 8:42 AM
Really happy for Red Sleeve; those ratings are well deserved. It's one of the best dramas I've ever personally watched and I'll miss it.
I feel bad about The One and Only's bottom-of-the-barrel numbers. A melodrama that takes place in a hospice was never going to be a ratings smash, but it deserves more attention, imo. It's well written and directed, and although the ML is a unique anti-hero (or a big weirdo, depending on your POV) and the romance is clearly ill-fated, it's still a satisfying watch.
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10 bbstl 🧹
January 3, 2022 at 9:22 AM
I really like Uncle and am glad to see it doing so well 👍🏼
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11 bong-soo
January 3, 2022 at 11:09 AM
SRI&J fans. If you are still in the mood for sageuk hyjinks come on over to MOONSHINE. The episode 4 rating of 7.6% is the series high.
It is nice seeing Yoo Seung-ho in hanbok again. All the leads are giving nice performances imo.
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12 bong-soo
January 3, 2022 at 2:43 PM
CONCLUSION OF MY IMAGINARY TAEC vs JUNHO HORSERACE.
SRI&J episodes 13-16 ratings: 3.4%, 3.2%, 3.6%, 3.8%
TRS episodes 13-16 ratings: 12.8%, 13.0%, 14.3%, 17.0%
(To be fair I am calling the race after 16 episodes.)
If I assign one horse length to one percentage point in the ratings, my call of the finish of the race would be:
“Down the stretch we go and Junho continues to pull away from Taec and crosses the finish line 13 lengths ahead of Taec. Junho is dancing in the winner’s circle.
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13 Deeja
January 3, 2022 at 3:57 PM
Where can I watch Uncle with English subtitles?
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bbstl 🧹
January 3, 2022 at 4:17 PM
Watching on Viki in the US
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14 tabong
January 3, 2022 at 5:08 PM
I feel kanda bad for 'Bad and Crazy', that show is so fun :(
Nice for 'Uncle' tho!!
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15 OldLawyer
January 3, 2022 at 6:08 PM
Someone owes us a dance.
Despite some mis-steps in the script YOUNG LADY AND GENTLEMAN continues to gain ground.
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Cahi
January 3, 2022 at 9:58 PM
Looks like Young Lady and Gentleman is a long family drama. I only watch 1 episode but it seems like it. So though its rating is high but its viewers could be in a different demographical range. So 30% rating could be equivalent to 10% of short series.
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OldLawyer
January 4, 2022 at 2:01 PM
You are right that Weekenders as we call them probably draw a different demographic. But ratings that climb above 32% are good even by Weekender standards. More significantly is that the climb has been essentially continuous.
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16 SooHa
January 8, 2022 at 6:56 PM
The Red Sleeve deserved its rating and now I'm waiting Junho to dance in King robe :D
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