FxC and WW getting more than Dr. Slump ... well well! 👏 👏

I will finally get to watch FLEX X COP as I started my temporary Hulu subscription yesterday. I have to admit that the reason for this action is actually SHOGUN but there are a couple of other shows that I have been looking forward to as well.

Yep it helped them a lot. More the reason that dramas should be spread out more.

I was just thinking that too! The ratings are reflective of a lack of choice and considering how well MMH did on a weekday slot - there is an audience there.

It had a 5.8 rating for one episode previously so they did well to match their highest rating and bow out gracefully.

I think Queen of tears will get 10+ over the next few weeks.

I always think CLOY’s rating was buoyed by worldwide lockdown accompanied by Netflix’s global footprint. It’s not an exaggeration that many non Kdrama watchers had CLOY as their first Kdrama.

Ditto on Wedding Impossible. In the past, I’d have blamed a lack of star power but that hardly deters good dramas in the past could have years. It’s sometimes really hard to predict what would or wouldn’t do well in the ratings game.

I wonder if people thought Chaebol family, marriage contract blah blah blah and thought it was one to avoid but hopefully people will be telling friends about it and there will be a surge as it goes forward as the ratings have remained exactly the same for the last two weeks.

Wedding impossible have been in the top 10 most watched content on the local streaming site tving since ep 1 aired. since rating do not count streaming I think it do not give the whole picture on what people are watching.

@oldawyer, a follow-up from last week’s RR.
After 32 episodes THE GORYEO-KHITAN WAR’s average Nielsen Nationwide rating is 9.65%. The ratings ranged from a low of 5.2% for episode 3 to high of 13.8% for episode 32-final).
In comparison, the average rating for THE KING OF TEARS: LEE BANG WON (2021/2022) was 9.7%.
Let’s call it a tie. Thank you Viki for licensing both dramas.
Confession. I watched (and enjoyed) through episode 10 of GKW and then got distracted and too far behind and didn’t return.

DB’s sidebar is definitely incorrect. This was Goryeo-Khitan War’s finale week. It ended strongly too. Probably a lot lower than what KBS initially expected before airing, but the ratings consistently went up ending at a high. I think that should be considered a win.

Did you rename Impossible wedding on purpose? The impossible heir ratings are not shown because it’s on a streaming site and their ratings are done differently.

QoT, I mean.

P.S. My opinion is based on Beans’ comments on it on their fanwalls only. I haven’t watched it because it looks like a headache ride.

Do they detest romcoms?

But Queen of Tears is a romcom (apparently).

Though they are both in the romcom category and airred on Netflix (though different channels).QoT has very big names from Kim Soo Hyun to the supporting/cameos. And Kim Soo Hyun tends to be very picky with dramas and doesn't act in many dramas. Plus, the production crew is a plus. The writer itself is known to come up with fantasy hit romcoms. Big names tend to sell.

I think Dr Slump didn’t really get a good reception early on from SK media despite it having two buzzy stars. It’s also not as hyped going in maybe?

Tbh, I dropped Dr Slump so I’m not sure what’s happening in the drama but I don’t think it’s the genre issue. Crash Course on Romance, Welcome to Samdalri and King the Land are all pretty recent rom-com hits with high ratings.

It’s always hard to tell what drama will be rated high but frankly QOT has the hype, a powerhouse cast and a very competent production team. On top of that, not sure about the beanies wall since I don’t really go there, but the reception for the drama has been absolutely positive across the board.

what do they want more???

KSH being artistically mistreated in the hands of a pretty FL and a sadistic writer Chaebol makjang? This never goes out of fashion, it seems)))

Must just be a difference of tastes. I too was surprised it wasn't able to match the ratings for the show that preceded DS, Welcome to Samdari, which I didn't enjoy as much. Sadly QoT is now directly competing so it will be harder to get back to 8% or hit double digits for the last 2 episodes.