gdhunterTwo cable dramas have surpassed 6 percent in viewership ratings with Live and Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food on their way to break through 7 %. Meanwhile, A Poem A Day could hardly achieve a one-percent viewership, becoming the first tvN drama this year to end up a commercial flop.
Date Network Drama Episode No. (/total) Rating
April 15 KBS2 Marry Me Now? 10/50 29.4
April 15 MBC Rich Family's Son 13/50 to be updated
April 15 MBC Rich Family's Son 14/50 9.0
April 15 MBC Rich Family's Son 15/50 9.9
April 15 MBC Rich Family's Son 16/50 10.1
April 15 OCN Children of a Lesser God 14/16 3.847
April 15 tvN Live 12/18 6.653
April 14 JTBC Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food 6/16 6.187
April 14 KBS2 Marry Me Now? 9/50 24.8
April 14 MBC My Husband Oh Jak Doo 13/24 9.3
April 14 MBC My Husband Oh Jak Doo 14/24 12.2
April 14 OCN Children of a Lesser God 13/16 3.155
April 14 SBS Good Witch 25/40 to be updated
April 14 SBS Good Witch 26/40 6.9
April 14 SBS Good Witch 27/40 7.0
April 14 SBS Good Witch 28/40 8.2
April 14 tvN Live 11/18 6.238
April 13 JTBC Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food 5/16 5.134
April 12 KBS2 Mystery Queen 2 14/16 7.3
April 12 MBC Let's Hold Hands & Watch The Sunset 15/32 3.4
April 12 MBC Let's Hold Hands & Watch The Sunset 16/32 4.2
April 12 SBS Switch 11/32 5.7
April 12 SBS Switch 12/32 6.8
April 12 tvN My Ahjussi 8/16 5.313
April 11 KBS2 Mystery Queen 2 13/16 7.2
April 11 MBC Let's Hold Hands & Watch The Sunset 13/32 2.9
April 11 MBC Let's Hold Hands & Watch The Sunset 14/32 3.7
April 11 SBS Switch 9/32 5.8
April 11 SBS Switch 10/32 6.9
April 11 tvN My Ahjussi 7/16 4.487
April 10 JTBC Eulachacha Waikiki 18/20 2.069
April 10 KBS2 The Miracle We Meet 4/20 10.9
April 10 MBC The Great Seducer 19/32 2.0
April 10 MBC The Great Seducer 20/32 1.9
April 10 SBS Should We Kiss First 31/40 7.6
April 10 SBS Should We Kiss First 32/40 9.3
April 10 tvN A Poem A Day 6/16 1.061
April 9 JTBC Eulachacha Waikiki 17/20 1.941
April 9 KBS2 The Miracle We Meet 3/20 11.2
April 9 MBC The Great Seducer 17/32 1.8
April 9 MBC The Great Seducer 18/32 1.6
April 9 SBS Should We Kiss First 29/40 7.9
April 9 SBS Should We Kiss First 30/40 9.3
April 9 tvN A Poem A Day 5/16 0.900
Korean Drama Ratings: Highlights
1. Live maintains high viewership. The latest episode of the series renews its highest rating to 6.7 percent, making the series one of the most successful cable dramas this year as far as viewership ratings are concerned. The series first surpassed the 6-percent mark on its 10th episode and has since then sustained a 6-percent viewership. The screenplay of the drama is written by award-winning screenwriter Noh Hee-kyung whose works (Dear My Friends, The Most Beautiful Goodbye in The World) received critical acclaim from the audience.
2. Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food pulls in over 6 percent in viewership. JTBC’s “noona romance” drama is becoming a hit among the local audience as its ratings continue to improve from 4 percent to 6 percent. The latest episode of the series achieved 6.2 percent nationwide and a whopping 7.1 percent in Seoul area.
3. My Ahjussi surpasses 5 percent viewership. The drama consistently improved its ratings since the fourth episode and finally recorded 5.3 percent on its latest broadcast. Except for A Poem A Day, all tvN dramas are performing very well these days.
4. The Miracle We Met pulls off a double-digit viewership on its second week. The newest KBS drama beat Should We Kiss First and The Great Seducer by pulling in 11.2 percent in ratings. Both rivals of the drama saw a significant drop in ratings, with The Great Seducer recording less than 2 percent.
5. Mystery Queen 2 unseats Switch from top Wed-Thu spot. KBS2’s mystery drama finally achieved over 7 percent in viewership, an achievement that unseated SBS’s Switch from the top midweek spot in ratings. Switch dominated the midweek broadcast right after Return ended but failed to maintain its position.
6. A Poem A Day records less than 1 % in viewership ratings. This is bad news for tvN as the medical drama continues to strive to achieve decent numbers. Its 5th episode posted 0.9 percent, the lowest rating ever for a cable drama so far this year.
