Drama viewership ratings for the week of August 19-25, 2024
by DB Staff
Both Your Honor and Black Out see a nice bump this week, and Love Next Door seems to hit some traction as well, reaching 6.6% this week. Good Partner is still keeping those high numbers, though there’s a slight dip from last week.
We’re at another interesting moment where the weekend schedule is beyond packed, and the ratings are literally all over the place, with the big networks, big cable channels, and the smaller niche cable channels all in the running at this point. Also playing in the ratings game is the fact that some of the smaller channel shows (like Cinderella at 2AM) are broadcasting and streaming simultaneously. So, the numbers in that sort of scenario seem a bit inaccurate when it comes to depicting a drama’s draw.
Drama viewership ratings for the week of August 19-25, 2024
| Ep. # | Station | Rating | |
| Monday, August 19 | |||
| Your Honor | 3 | ENA | 3.4% |
| Tuesday, August 20 | |||
| Your Honor | 4 | ENA | 3.7% |
| Wednesday, August 21 | |||
| Perfect Family | 3 | KBS | 3.0% |
| Thursday, August 22 | |||
| Perfect Family | 4 | KBS | 2.3% |
| Friday, August 23 | |||
| Black Out | 3 | MBC | 4.6% |
| Bad Memory Eraser | 7 | MBN | 0.4% |
| Good Partner | 8 | SBS | 14.6% |
| Saturday, August 24 | |||
| Cinderella at 2AM | 1 | Channel A | 0.6% |
| Romance in the House | 5 | JTBC | 3.2% |
| Beauty and Mr. Romantic | 41 | KBS | 18.4% |
| Black Out | 4 | MBC | 4.4% |
| Bad Memory Eraser | 8 | MBN | 0.4% |
| Good Partner | 9 | SBS | 17.2% |
| DNA Lover | 3 | TV Chosun | 0.8% |
| Love Next Door | 3 | tvN | 4.3% |
| Sunday, August 25 | |||
| Cinderella at 2AM | 2 | Channel A | 0.8% |
| Romance in the House | 6 | JTBC | 5.2% |
| Beauty and Mr. Romantic | 42 | KBS | 20.5% |
| DNA Lover | 4 | TV Chosun | 0.8% |
| Love Next Door | 4 | tvN | 6.6% |
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1 peiyeelai
August 26, 2024 at 5:03 AM
In short, all thriller dramas are doing rather well.
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2 panshel
August 26, 2024 at 5:12 AM
I can't tell if Korea likes Love Next Door or not. Lowest and highest ratings all in one week.
Korea does like Your Honor whose ratings have increased episode after episode.
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peiyeelai
August 26, 2024 at 5:28 AM
Koreans gave a mix review for this drama.
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bunnylita
August 26, 2024 at 9:37 AM
I think Saturday is lower because there is more competition. And 6.6% for episode 4 isn't bad at all.
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3 Jezz
August 26, 2024 at 7:20 AM
Beauty and Mr. Romantic finally made into 20% rating mark with 42nd episode. What a relief for this weekender.
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4 OldLawyer
August 26, 2024 at 7:48 AM
While BEAUTY AND MR. ROMANTIC has at least become interesting again- hence the rise in ratings- there is still too much Makjang and not enough sweet romance to balance it out. So, I do not expect ratings to rise much further, particularly given the sheer number of weekend shows. Why would any more people want to watch a show with yet another awful mother and a nasty 2ML in any case?
I am frankly glad to see the low ratings for BAD MEMORY ERASER. It gives me some confidence in the Korean audience to distinguish quality from not.
I am curious to see if ratings eventually improve for DNA Lover- the first episode was a genuine mess but in fact this show has some very engaging characters and deserves a second look.
GOOD PARTNER deserves the love- in fact it deserves even more love.
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jillian
August 26, 2024 at 9:05 AM
Good Partner is the best drama among the currently airing imo
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5 Lu Gamarra
August 26, 2024 at 8:01 AM
i think that Cinderella at 2 am, would have worked in the Wed- Thu time slot
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vienibenmio
August 26, 2024 at 9:00 AM
I can't do all these Sat Sun dramas. Even one is difficult lately
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jillian
August 26, 2024 at 9:04 AM
Thats very plausible. I have not seen the drama and very likely to since I like the other weekend dramas better.
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6 jillian
August 26, 2024 at 9:02 AM
Good Partner deserves that high ratings. Its a really great show!
Perfect Family is doing good so far for a midweek drama
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7 Chris
August 26, 2024 at 9:31 AM
I guess I am in the minority that likes Bad Memory Eraser. So sad to see less than 1% ratings.
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8 bunnylita
August 26, 2024 at 9:36 AM
Even after reading the article, I was not prepared for how many shows are airing on Saturdays. My goodness.
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9 🌸 Seeker 🌸
August 26, 2024 at 12:27 PM
When was a weekend this chock-full of dramas. 😂 I think defending on their choice everyone can find at least one drama they like. It's good to have a problem of plenty.
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10 mango sorbet
August 26, 2024 at 6:38 PM
Culturally what changed in Korea that has stopped people from watching dramas on the weekdays? I thought their work hours got shorter. It’s not even like they are watching it online for weekday dramas because everything from ranking to buzz for online platforms is dominated by weekend dramas. The only exception this year has been Marry My Husband which might have done even better in the weekend slot. I don’t get it. What changed?
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welh
August 27, 2024 at 8:38 AM
The biggest change is viewing habits which are not just in SK. People consume their entertainment through traditional TV, cable, radio, music but now more spend hours daily on social media, streaming platforms and YouTube for content.
Weekend viewing in SK was a family tradition therefore there were many "family" oriented weekenders.
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11 DiEL
August 27, 2024 at 2:56 AM
genuinelly surprised by Cinderella rating, but seems like the only rom-com having above 1% ratings are the one heavily promoted, uhm?
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peiyeelai
August 27, 2024 at 5:33 AM
They are aired on more well-known cable channels. TvN and JTBC are big names in Korea.
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DiEL
August 28, 2024 at 1:23 AM
yes I know, and they have also more money to promote and what not.
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peiyeelai
August 28, 2024 at 3:27 AM
More money, more popularity (at times) and higher ratings.
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welh
August 27, 2024 at 10:32 AM
FYI, the 3 major networks (KBS, SBS, MBC) have full market penetration. Cable channels (like JTBC, TvN) have less audience and small channels (Channel A, Chosun, ENA) are on less distribution systems. I have found if you want to compare the "popularity" of a show based on potential viewer numbers, the networks stay the same, the cable channels multiply by 2, and the small channels by 3.
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DiEL
August 28, 2024 at 1:22 AM
i think I'll use those parameters from now on. I was checking on kinolights and it is somehow consistent with the number of viewers on OTT platforms reported there.
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12 Sueweetie Sahar
August 27, 2024 at 6:46 AM
I think love next door is the best ongoing drama but unsurprisingly korean people don't have the taste to get high it...
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