As noted in the previous post about weekend drama ratings, Sons of Sol Pharmacy ended on a strong note. Its Sunday finale brought KBS a series (and year) high with...
Eugene of Creating Destiny
Two new dramas premiered this weekend, to mixed reactions: MBC's Creating Destiny starring Eugene, above, and KBS's Hot-Blooded Salesman, starring Chae Jung-ahn and Park Hae-jin.
Perhaps...
Queen Seon-deok
Yep, we as drama-lovers tend to have a love-hate (mostly hate, I think) relationship with drama extensions and, even worse, unexpected cuts. Even a good drama can be...
The upcoming Angel's Temptation
Wow. It's one thing to admit your competition is tough. But it's another thing entirely to rearrange your station's prime-time broadcasting schedule specifically to avoid going...
This was pretty much inevitable, and comes as no surprise: MBC has ordered 12 more episodes for its highly successful historical drama Queen Seon-deok, currently sitting with a comfortable lead on...
Perhaps in reaction to the dip in viewership ratings, MBC has decided that it will not extend its "premium horror" drama Hon (Soul) after all. It had considered a two-episode...
Dream, Hometown of Legends
I knew Queen Seon-deok was doing well, but it's positively crushing the competition.
I wouldn't really use the word "juggernaut" for a drama under 40% ratings (20% is...
Yoo Sun and Lee Pil-mo of Sons of Sol Pharmacy
With Brilliant Legacy out of the picture, KBS's cheery family drama Sons of Sol Pharmacy has reclaimed the top spot...
This is an interesting article, in that it looks at the low numbers faced by current Monday-Tuesday drama The Man Who Can't Get Married and analyzes it from a cultural...
Aw, this is too bad. MBC's baseball drama Strike Love has been underperforming in its weekend time slot, and is now reducing its episode order. Rather than the planned 20, the...
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Sol Pharmacy’s finale makes it top-rated drama of the year
by javabeans
As noted in the previous post about weekend drama ratings, Sons of Sol Pharmacy ended on a strong note. Its Sunday finale brought KBS a series (and year) high with...
Tags: drama ratings, Sons of Sol Pharmacy House
Tentative starts for new weekend dramas
by javabeans
Eugene of Creating Destiny Two new dramas premiered this weekend, to mixed reactions: MBC's Creating Destiny starring Eugene, above, and KBS's Hot-Blooded Salesman, starring Chae Jung-ahn and Park Hae-jin. Perhaps...
Tags: Chae Jung-ahn, drama ratings, Eugene, Hot-Blooded Salesman, Ki Tae-young, Park Hae-jin
The business of kdrama extensions and cuts
by javabeans
Queen Seon-deok Yep, we as drama-lovers tend to have a love-hate (mostly hate, I think) relationship with drama extensions and, even worse, unexpected cuts. Even a good drama can be...
Tags: drama ratings, Queen of Housewives, Queen Seon-deok, Sons of Sol Pharmacy House, Strike Love, Tamra the Island
Queen Seon-deok has SBS running scared
by javabeans
The upcoming Angel's Temptation Wow. It's one thing to admit your competition is tough. But it's another thing entirely to rearrange your station's prime-time broadcasting schedule specifically to avoid going...
Tags: Angel's Temptation, drama ratings, Queen Seon-deok
Queen Seon-deok gets twelve more episodes
by javabeans
This was pretty much inevitable, and comes as no surprise: MBC has ordered 12 more episodes for its highly successful historical drama Queen Seon-deok, currently sitting with a comfortable lead on...
Tags: drama ratings, Go Hyun-jung, Kim Nam-gil, Lee Yo-won, Queen Seon-deok
No extension for Hon after all
by javabeans
Perhaps in reaction to the dip in viewership ratings, MBC has decided that it will not extend its "premium horror" drama Hon (Soul) after all. It had considered a two-episode...
Tags: drama ratings, Hon
And the Seon-deok juggernaut rolls on
by javabeans
Dream, Hometown of Legends I knew Queen Seon-deok was doing well, but it's positively crushing the competition. I wouldn't really use the word "juggernaut" for a drama under 40% ratings (20% is...
Tags: drama ratings, Dream, Hometown of Legends, Queen Seon-deok
Sol Pharmacy reclaims top weekend spot
by javabeans
Yoo Sun and Lee Pil-mo of Sons of Sol Pharmacy With Brilliant Legacy out of the picture, KBS's cheery family drama Sons of Sol Pharmacy has reclaimed the top spot...
Tags: drama ratings, Friend, Iron Empress, Job Well Done, Sons of Sol Pharmacy House, Style
The man who can’t get ratings
by javabeans
This is an interesting article, in that it looks at the low numbers faced by current Monday-Tuesday drama The Man Who Can't Get Married and analyzes it from a cultural...
Tags: drama ratings, j-doramas, Ji Jin-hee, remakes, The Man Who Can't Get Married, Uhm Jung-hwa
Strike Love wraps up two weeks early
by javabeans
Aw, this is too bad. MBC's baseball drama Strike Love has been underperforming in its weekend time slot, and is now reducing its episode order. Rather than the planned 20, the...
Tags: drama ratings, Friend, Strike Love