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Drama viewership ratings for the week of Jan. 2-8, 2023

This week, Payback and Agency premiere on great numbers, but a lot of the attention this weekend — rightfully — went to the Alchemy of Souls finale. Soooo close to double digits. Meanwhile, Red Balloon continues to climb, making me wonder if I should pick it back up…

 
Drama viewership ratings for the week of Jan. 2-8, 2023

Ep. # Station Rating
Monday, January 2
Brain Works 1 KBS 5.2%
Trolley 5 SBS 3.9%
Missing: The Other Side  2 5 tvN 5.7%
Tuesday, January 3
Brain Works 2 KBS 4.1%
Trolley 6 SBS 3.5%
Missing: The Other Side  2 6 tvN 4.4%
Wednesday, January 4
Unlock the Boss 9 ENA 1.1%
The Interest of Love 5 JTBC 2.8%
Thursday, January 5
Unlock the Boss 10 ENA 1.4%
The Interest of Love 6 JTBC 3.0%
Friday, January 6
The Forbidden Marriage 7 MBC 4.9%
Payback 1 SBS 8.7%
Saturday, January 7
Agency 1 JTBC 4.8%
Three Brave Siblings 30 KBS 21.4%
The Forbidden Marriage 8 MBC 3.2%
Payback 2 SBS 7.4%
Red Balloon 7 TV Chosun 6.1%
Alchemy of Souls 2 9 tvN 8.2%
Sunday, January 8
Agency 2 JTBC 5.1%
Three Brave Siblings 31 KBS 24.4%
Red Balloon 8 TV Chosun 6.9%
Alchemy of Souls 2 10 tvN 9.7%

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Unlock the boss 🥺

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I wonder why it’s not doing well? 😢

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Payback will continue to rise

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THREE BOLD SIBLINGS is still struggling. The writer does things differently and it shows in a lower audience.

My wife liked BRAIN WORKS, and it did not do badly for a Monday/Tuesday show.

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I like the second couple in Three Bold Siblings. The lead actor Kim Seung Su is 20 yrs older than Kim So Eun, but they match well oddly. I think it helps he has this calm and kind vibe, and she is also more level-headed. This is from the montages/clips I've seen lol.

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They actually won the Best Couple Award at the KBS Drama Awards (even though they haven't quite really become a couple yet).

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Happy for Alchemy of Souls 2 even if i wanted for them to reach the 2 digits they all did an amazing job!

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It was so very close to reaching double digits!
Still ending at 9.7% is pretty good too

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Red Balloon's plot is so far all kinds of mess from what I read in MDL.
But I think majority of the viewers are liking it so far.
For me, it is definitely interesting despite being frustrating(expected from a Majkang/Family drama) so I will continue to watch it

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Ratings/Reviews in MDL, Asianwiki even DB are generally subjective(based on how they like the plot/story, favorite actors/actress) vs Nielsen ratings which measures the actual number of TV viewership.
Red Balloon's decent Nielsen ratings means a lot of South Koreans enjoy watching makjang dramas I guess.
While I am a big SJH fan and she is great so far in her role, I am not particularly raving about this drama.
But I will continue to watch just for her.

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Yay! I'm so happy for Payback.
I wish Trolley's ratings rise a little bit more.
I wonder how it will change for Brain Works. I didn't like the first episode, but I really enjoyed the second one, so I hope it keeps these numbers.

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