Drama viewership ratings for the week of Apr. 1-7, 2019
by SailorJumun
Moving into April, I’m happy to report that ratings aren’t looking as bleak as they used to. Choi Siwon’s political comedy My Fellow Citizens premiered this week, coming in strong with 6.8 percent. This week also saw the finale of Item, the clear underdog of the Monday-Tuesday bunch. After 32 episodes, the poor show never got anything higher than 5 percent.
Meanwhile, Doctor Prisoner and The Fiery Priest are still dominating, with the latter so very close to breaking 20 percent. Alongside The Fiery Priest, we had the premiere of JTBC’s A Beautiful World, which is already giving me some Solomon’s Perjury vibes. Unlike that show (another JTBC gem), A Beautiful World had a pretty decent premiere, coming in with 2.2 percent and then jumping up to 2.9. Looks like this one could be a serious contender in the ratings game.
Drama viewership ratings for the week of Apr. 1-7, 2019
Ep. # | Station | Rating | |
Monday, Apr. 1 | |||
My Fellow Citizens | 1 | KBS | 6.8% |
My Fellow Citizens | 2 | KBS | 7.5% |
Haechi | 29 | SBS | 7.2% |
Haechi | 30 | SBS | 8.1% |
Item | 29 | MBC | 3.8% |
Item | 30 | MBC | 4.8% |
Woohoo Waikiki 2 | 3 | JTBC | 2.0% |
That Psychometric Guy | 7 | tvN | 2.6% |
Tuesday, Apr. 2 | |||
My Fellow Citizens | 3 | KBS | 7.0% |
My Fellow Citizens | 4 | KBS | 8.4% |
Haechi | 31 | SBS | 7.8% |
Haechi | 32 | SBS | 8.4% |
Item | 31 | MBC | 3.5% |
Item | 32 | MBC | 4.2% |
Woohoo Waikiki 2 | 4 | JTBC | 1.8% |
That Psychometric Guy | 8 | tvN | 2.7% |
Wednesday, Apr. 3 | |||
Doctor Prisoner | 9 | KBS | 13.2% |
Doctor Prisoner | 10 | KBS | 15.4% |
The Banker | 5 | MBC | 4.1% |
The Banker | 6 | MBC | 4.9% |
Big Issue | – | SBS | – |
Big Issue | – | SBS | – |
Possessed | 9 | OCN | 1.9% |
Thursday, Apr. 4 | |||
Doctor Prisoner | 11 | KBS | 13.3% |
Doctor Prisoner | 12 | KBS | 14.6% |
The Banker | 7 | MBC | 3.9% |
The Banker | 8 | MBC | 4.6% |
Big Issue | – | SBS | – |
Big Issue | – | SBS | – |
Possessed | 10 | OCN | 1.7% |
Friday, Apr. 5 | |||
The Fiery Priest | 29 | SBS | 15.5% |
The Fiery Priest | 30 | SBS | 19.8% |
A Beautiful World | 1 | JTBC | 2.2% |
Saturday, Apr. 6 | |||
Mother of Mine | 9 | KBS | 21.9% |
Mother of Mine | 10 | KBS | 26.2% |
Love in Sadness | 25 | MBC | 8.0% |
Love in Sadness | 26 | MBC | 9.7% |
Love in Sadness | 27 | MBC | 8.2% |
Love in Sadness | 28 | MBC | 8.5% |
The Fiery Priest | 31 | SBS | 17.7% |
The Fiery Priest | 32 | SBS | 19.4% |
A Beautiful World | 2 | JTBC | 2.9% |
Kill It | 5 | OCN | 1.1% |
Confession | 5 | tvN | 4.0% |
Sunday, Apr. 7 | |||
Mother of Mine | 11 | KBS | 24.8% |
Mother of Mine | 12 | KBS | 30.1% |
Kill It | 6 | OCN | 2.2% |
Confession | 6 | tvN | 5.5% |
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1 gadis
April 7, 2019 at 6:41 AM
I'm so happy that A Beautiful World is off to a good start with satisfying rating. Hopefully it continue to rise.
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2 Lurker
April 7, 2019 at 7:56 AM
I bothered to finish Item and thanks to this drama, I'm now on a drama break. This show was SO BAD and I FINISHED IT so now I'll only be watching animes for a couple of months. I've had it with disappointing shows.
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ys
April 8, 2019 at 2:16 PM
You deserve an award for hanging in there to the end! I made it only to eps 13-14 and gave up.
7 hours and still not even one small victory for the good guys, no explanation for the priest's involvement and motive. I made it to hour 7 trusting Joo Jihoon's choice to take on this role at a point in his career when he didn't need a drama, and the fact that he looks sooo good here. But I couldn't do it anymore. The recapper at least made it to hour 8 before giving up.
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3 kx
April 7, 2019 at 8:52 AM
I think this is it for Confession and Kill It. They are reaching or have reached their midway point, new dramas are premiering, and there haven't been a big increase in ratings from their premiere. Unfortunate but also just hoping both at least keep their numbers to the end and viewers don't jump ship.
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4 Athena
April 7, 2019 at 9:40 AM
The shows I am watching that are killin' it: Haechi, Doctor Prisoner, and the Fiery Priest (Hot Blooded Priest). They all deserve their recognition.
Show I am watching that are not doing well but should be: WooHoo Waikiki, Possessed and Confession. Confession is the best of the bunch (in my opinion) but I think it is going to stay a sleeper. I am just happy it got picked up by Netflix.
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Bebot
April 7, 2019 at 3:44 PM
Try t o watch BIG ISSUE too it is good, Joo Jin Mo acting and his expressive eyes.
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thequiet1
April 7, 2019 at 7:07 PM
I searched Netflix for Confession, but couldn't seem to find it. Does it go by another tittle? or I'm not in the right region. *sigh
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Athena
April 7, 2019 at 8:51 PM
Sorry, it was Possessed that Netflix picked up. I am still forced to third party sites for this one even though I have Netflix, Viki and Amazon for my dramas.
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thequiet1
April 7, 2019 at 11:19 PM
yeah, had to do the same. But really thankful for netflix picking up Possessed, cause otherwise, there won't be any proper subs.
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bong-soo
April 8, 2019 at 7:48 AM
My hopes were also raised!
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mahaloha
April 9, 2019 at 4:15 AM
I am currently watching Confession. I love it and looking forward for the next episodes. I think the rating is good for cable tv, isn't it?
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Athena
April 9, 2019 at 6:53 AM
It is still rising. I am a bit frustrated because there are no reliable translations out there, but 5 percent isn't bad.
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peachietime
April 9, 2019 at 11:26 PM
I don’t understand why He Is Pyschometric isn’t doing better tho. Seems like so few people are watching it yet it’s a really good drama?
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5 하데스
April 7, 2019 at 10:09 AM
@raonah, He is Psychometric is staying steady! I wish the ratings were a bit higher, but it's pretty solid. 💚
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RaOnAh loves Jay B 💚
April 7, 2019 at 12:22 PM
Yay! I'm glad to see it's doing pretty well.
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6 Jiyana
April 7, 2019 at 9:03 PM
I really want Kill It and Woohoo Waikiki 2 to do well with the ratings! They are totally different dramas, but must watch ones! So, disappointed with the low ratings.
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candycane
April 8, 2019 at 3:28 PM
I am quite disappointed with Kill It. What is the direction of this drama? a suspense, a rom-com or a melo? Trying to spice in some romance between the leads is so cheesy. I am getting very inpatient not knowing what the heck the leads are doing running around in circles! Not surprised it has low ratings. This drama is such a let-down despite very attractive leads. I may drop it very soon. Anyone feeling the same as me?
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Athena
April 8, 2019 at 8:08 PM
I am surprised at how sloppy this "perfect assassin" guy is.
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Suiee
April 21, 2019 at 2:27 AM
I love "Kill It". Jang Ki Yong is definitely good here.
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7 taewon
April 8, 2019 at 4:46 AM
I wonder why The Banker doesn't get more love. It's good and the cast is A+! Maybe it's because of the settings (bank world) and/or the lack of young actors (there are only a few younger actors)? Hmm.
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kiara
April 8, 2019 at 7:04 AM
"DOCTOR PRISONER" already established it's viewers before THE BANKER came out. No matter how good it is, they are on the same time slot and I don't see viewers switching until DP is done.
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taewon
April 9, 2019 at 8:43 AM
That's a good point :)
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8 Arihant
April 8, 2019 at 7:02 AM
The brightest spark this week was "My fellow Citizens" Choi Si won is exceptional as the conman thrust in an extraordinary situation.Comedy galore,The show is fast paced like a movie and I see this as a serious Ratings contender..
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