Drama viewership ratings for the week of Jan. 4-10, 2016
by HeadsNo2
Records, records everywhere! Cable is back with a vengeance after last week’s pre-emptions, with numbers climbing so high that the days of qualifying cable numbers by reminding readers that they inevitably will be lower seem to be over.
Sure, not all cable shows are posting numbers as high as Answer Me, 1988, which peaked as high as 20% during Saturday’s episode (the cast even got a vacation as a reward), but tvN seems to have the lockdown on competition lately. Not only does it have a star pupil in Answer Me, but this week’s premiere of Cheese in the Trap broke records for being the cable channel’s highest earner for a Monday drama. Well, according to the media anyway—they seemed to have forgotten that Answer Me 1997 was a Mon-Tue drama too. Regardless, Tuesday’s episode of Cheese jumped an entire point, which leaves it poised to become a real contender in the primetime ratings race usually only coveted by the Big 3.
Aside from that, it’s mostly moms and daughters filling the weekend slots, with Please, Mom battling it out with My Daughter Geum Sa-wol for the top spot. I’m watching the former of the two, and am enjoying it despite myself. It’s not great television by any means (ever ever ever), but sometimes it’s just fun to watch certifiable people on your screen doing absolutely nothing you haven’t seen before. Plus, it’s a Eugene makjang—that’s like guaranteed crazy. The entertaining kind, of course.
Drama viewership ratings for the week of Jan. 4-10, 2016
| Ep. # | Station | Rating | |
| Monday, Jan. 4 | |||
| Oh My Venus | 15 | KBS | 8.4% |
| Dazzling Temptation | 26 | MBC | 9.7% |
| Six Flying Dragons | 27 | SBS | 14.6% |
| Cheese in the Trap | 1 | tvN | 3.597% |
| Tuesday, Jan. 5 | |||
| Oh My Venus | 16 | KBS | 8.7% |
| Dazzling Temptation | 27 | MBC | 11.1% |
| Six Flying Dragons | 28 | SBS | 13.7% |
| Cheese in the Trap | 2 | tvN | 4.839% |
| Wednesday, Jan. 6 | |||
| Master of Trade—Inn 2015 | 28 | KBS | 9.8% |
| Sweet Savage Family | 13 | MBC | 4.2% |
| Remember—Son’s War | 7 | SBS | 15.7% |
| Thursday, Jan. 7 | |||
| Master of Trade—Inn 2015 | 29 | KBS | 11.4% |
| Sweet Savage Family | 14 | MBC | 4.6% |
| Remember—Son’s War | 8 | SBS | 15.6% |
| Friday, Jan. 8 | |||
| Answer Me 1988 | 17 | tvN | 15.472% |
| Saturday, Jan. 9 | |||
| Answer Me 1988 | 18 | tvN | 17.191% |
| Please, Mom | 43 | KBS | 27.3% |
| Jang Young-shil | 3 | KBS | 10.2% |
| Mom | 37 | MBC | 19.3% |
| My Daughter Geum Sa-wol | 37 | MBC | 30.7% |
| I Have a Lover | 36 | SBS | 6.2% |
| Sunday, Jan. 10 | |||
| Please, Mom | 44 | KBS | 33.8% |
| Jang Young-shil | 4 | KBS | 11.3% |
| Mom | 38 | MBC | 21.4% |
| My Daughter Geum Sa-wol | 38 | MBC | 31.8% |
| I Have a Lover | 37 | SBS | 6.7% |
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1 bluecow
January 10, 2016 at 12:04 PM
Think I'll have to end up checking out Six Flying Dragons & Answer Me 1988 next...the people have spoken! :)
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pattieb
January 10, 2016 at 1:45 PM
Sorry to hijack your post, but I wanted to post where DB will be able to find it.
HeadsNo2 - thanks for the weekly ratings, it's awesome to be able to have the numbers, all in one place. Just wandering, if it's possible to also add the times for each show, with the ratings - so we know which shows are going up head to head. Thus, even though they air on the same days, some shows air in a different time slot, etc.
Thanks
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norae
January 11, 2016 at 4:54 AM
That's a great idea! I hope you consider it and thank you for your efforts.
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2 waenyol
January 10, 2016 at 12:17 PM
Applause to Answer me 1988. Waenyol.
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genuinecity
January 10, 2016 at 1:32 PM
Lol, I read that "waenyol" in Deok-sun's voice. Love it!
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pigtookie
January 10, 2016 at 4:19 PM
I read it in No-eul's hehe.
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luke
January 10, 2016 at 9:13 PM
answer me is overrated the same story again and again, they need a new name for the series like "Who's my Husband".
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rhienz
January 10, 2016 at 11:38 PM
lol
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lemondoodle
January 11, 2016 at 6:41 AM
sound like you've been hurt by this show before
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Kdramacuffed
January 16, 2016 at 10:52 AM
in total agreement with you
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3 opaque
January 10, 2016 at 12:26 PM
Really liking Cheese in the Trap and glad the ratings are reflecting that. Can't wait for tomorrow~
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genuinecity
January 10, 2016 at 1:35 PM
YES! In love w/ Cheese!
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Adal
January 11, 2016 at 7:25 AM
Me too :-)
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4 splatterpainted
January 10, 2016 at 12:33 PM
Yay for CITT! :) adorable show, I can't wait for the episodes this week.
Also, I think you didn't mention this, but where do you get these numbers? AGB or TNMS? Which is considered more "accurate"?
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5 lordseungri
January 10, 2016 at 12:39 PM
wow tvN daebak!!!! Answer Me 1988 could come super close to 20% for the finale episodes this week.
Cheese is so far really interesting and I'm happy to see it get off to a good start.
Lastly I'm proud that YSH has a good comeback in Remember.
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sunnyl
January 10, 2016 at 6:00 PM
One thing different about Remember is that high ratings were thanks to male audiences according to what I read.
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zia
January 11, 2016 at 7:03 AM
I think because it's a legal drama that's why even the male audience are attracted to it.
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shin
January 11, 2016 at 7:08 AM
Will Descendants of the Sun have the same timeslot as Remember? I'm worried because I both love SJK and YSH, and it's both their comeback project.
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eunchans
January 11, 2016 at 12:30 PM
Yeah, it's following The Merchant so it will air Wed/Thurs too.
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6 saphia
January 10, 2016 at 12:41 PM
Counting down the hours so I can watch for Cheese in the Trap and Answer me 1988 tomorrow with english sub.
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meliyasha
January 10, 2016 at 5:52 PM
Same here same here~
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7 fab
January 10, 2016 at 12:57 PM
Wait, there's only one drama airing on Friday?
Happy for Cheese In The Trap, it's my new crack!
I don't how it happened, but I kinda like this shift to cable; it's like people would rather pay to watch good content.
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gadis
January 10, 2016 at 6:08 PM
I think there are also daily dramas airing at that time, but since DB doesn't count those dramas' ratings, Reply become the sole contender.
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8 Nana
January 10, 2016 at 1:13 PM
I hope Cheese in the Trap's ratings will grow even higher; with all that buzz that surrounded the casting and the original webtoon, I at least expect the drama to jump over the 5% hurdle easily.
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zia
January 11, 2016 at 7:04 AM
I'm hoping it will. The first two episodes are impressive. If they can keep up with the pace, it might even reach at least 8%.
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9 Miky
January 10, 2016 at 1:16 PM
Soooooooo happy for Cheese in the Trap ratings response as we know till now the first two episodes had very good response!Even more thinking for the actors!also tvN and Answer Me 1988 is now till other climb those ratings,an WALL!Also happy for Remember—Son’s War getting also those increase in ratings,yeeeeeeee!
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10 es
January 10, 2016 at 1:22 PM
super happy that cheese in the trap is doing so well so early on - hopefully it can keep up this momentum, both story-wise and ratings-wise!! i'm really enjoying it so far, which is unusual given that it's only aired two episodes. :D
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11 An
January 10, 2016 at 2:05 PM
They should just send Na PD on that vacation with them lol
On a serious note, glad to see the ratings climb and the happy to see that they got a well deserved vacation to relax.
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Miky
January 10, 2016 at 2:12 PM
NA PD should ask the cast or the boys to star in his next Flower Boy series,that would be AMAZING!
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Zeph
January 10, 2016 at 7:47 PM
YES!! That would be so amazing~~
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12 blo
January 10, 2016 at 2:27 PM
Cheese in the Trap is off to a great start and I'm very happy to have another show to look forward to. I'm sorta greedy for Six Flying Dragons though. Along with the new drama Moorim starting, I wonder how the ratings will shift.
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Ashnia
January 10, 2016 at 4:23 PM
Moorim looks kinda bad?
I think ratings should be around 5% for it. With cheese in the trap now airing I think hello Venus viewers will flip to that.
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13 Whitesttax
January 10, 2016 at 2:31 PM
Is anyone watching Jang Young-shil? How is it?
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juniper
January 10, 2016 at 5:33 PM
It's okay? Not great, but I wouldn't call it bad either. I'm on episode 3 and the childhood section is already over, which is always a plus. Kim Young-cheol makes a great king, and some of the stuff about the relationship between astronomy and the divine right to rule is pretty interesting, though I think I learned more about that by reading through the soompi thread than by watching the drama lol. And if it's not subtle, at least it's not overdramatic so far, either--the second episode provided a nice dose of reality after the first episode's improbable optimism. Whether the adult Yeong-sil busts out of the contraints of reality (he is a geeeenius after all lol) or continues to navigate within historical-ish conditions of possibility to find success, remains to be seen.
tl;dr. If you're looking for a currently airing sageuk to pick up, you could do a lot worse.
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Kiara
January 12, 2016 at 5:29 AM
I'm up to eps 3 now and I think it's just ok. I was going to record it but it's kind of not worth it. Anyone interested in science will probably find it interesting.
I'm glad to see the grown ups already. I'm not very fond of child actors in sageuks lately. They are not as good as Yeo Jin Goo, Kim Yoo Jung, Park Eun Bin era even the young Moon Geun-young in the Last Empress. I'll add Kim So-Hyun to the list of child actors who raised the bar so high early in their career.
Now I remember why I hate most of the Joseon sageuks. That same familiar set up. The nobles are always killing or beating the crap out of the poor peasants in the beginning and the hate over the hero is always over the top. That freaking maternal line that won't allow a son of a nobleman to be treated as one or even an opportunity to cultivate their talents.
Jung Ha-Yeon, where are you?
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juniper
January 12, 2016 at 6:24 PM
Yeah, the kid who played Yeong-sil was really bad. He just would not stop smiling, no matter what happened. It's sad that these kids aren't up to snuff, but on the other hand, I'm really excited for Yeo Jin-goo, Kim Yoo-jung, and everyone to grow up. Cannot wait for them to headline their own dramas. The gen in their mid-late 20s right now does very little for me lol.
Yeah, the Joseon sageuk that break the mold are always the best (eg Cruel Palace, Conspiracy in the Court, and I loved Chuno even though a lot of people didn't). But if it's just going to be the same old peasant vs. noble rags-to-riches success story, it needs something extra to be worth it. Like Sangdo for example.
idk. I might go back to Merchant. I'm only on episode 10, but where I left off it was trying to do something a little different, at least. I get why a lot of people are upset that Jang Hyuk hasn't gotten around to selling stuff, but at the same time I like that so far it hasn't been about success, so much as the cost of success/ambition. It's pretty soapy, but I think a sageuk about greed, betrayal, and revenge has a lot going for it lol.
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Kiara
January 12, 2016 at 11:22 AM
I see the history and I'm very interested but I don't want to jump to Taejong and Sejong yet until SFD ends.
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sunnyl
January 10, 2016 at 5:56 PM
I like it so far (I like much better than first eps of Gaekju/master of trade). And it was icing on the top to have Daehan and Manse as cameos in ep 4 (it was too short tho).
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Whitesttax
January 11, 2016 at 8:08 AM
Thanks for the answers.
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14 Mykonos
January 10, 2016 at 3:12 PM
Omg answer me 1988's numbers are insane
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15 Iris
January 10, 2016 at 4:20 PM
Thank you Dramabeans. I love that you give us the weekly ratings. I loved the first 2 episodes of Cheese in the Trap.
I love Jang Yeong Sil. I love "I Have a Lover" - fabulous script and amazing performance from both Kim Hyun-Joo and Ji Jin-Hee. I love what I have seen from My Daughter Geum Sa-Wol (which consistently comes in first or 2nd place) but Viki takes like 3-4 weeks to sub it. Currently they are 4 weeks behind :(
I also like Remember, but I wish there was more depth to the characters.
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sunnyl
January 10, 2016 at 6:07 PM
:) "I have a Lover" - I watch it as it is uploaded. Love it. Wait for next weekend for the new ep. already.
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16 pearl286
January 10, 2016 at 4:23 PM
So glad for CITT ratings and hope it'll continue to climb up. i had a feeling the rating will be high since it generated so much buzz and koreans like this webtoon so much (so as i!) also glad for PHJ and KGE , they really had done so well to make us addict from the start.
so the ratings for OMV were solid but not great..well it goes to show that despite the great OTP and chemistry the show didn't have something special to offer. still need to finish 2 last ep. tho.
and lastly, happy for the rise in ratings for remember alsthough i didn't watch last week ep. yet but it's really good show hope it won't yong pal on us later -_-
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17 Sinta
January 10, 2016 at 4:36 PM
I watched both cheese in the trap and remember war of son and it's really good. Cheese in the trap is beyond expectation and really fun. Park hae jin is look exactly like yoo jung in manhwa. But the one who play baek in ha is really bad. Her facial expression is so awkward to the poin to make me don't want to watch her scene
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applesarecool
January 12, 2016 at 4:53 AM
Even though i haven't read the manhwa, i heard that she is even more outrageous in there?! Haha, i guess I'm a bit bias since she's soo kwang's gf.
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18 whysoserious
January 10, 2016 at 5:10 PM
TvN and SBS continue to deliver the ratings.
KBS is realllly riding that struggle bus. Oh My Venus is a certified flop, and they had So Ji Sub as the lead.
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19 its_myobsession
January 10, 2016 at 5:58 PM
yay tvN! thanks again for the ratings this week!
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20 its_myobsession
January 10, 2016 at 6:02 PM
I wish there was a way to track ratings for the international online audience as well! It would be really interesting to compare the Korean numbers with international numbers as well.
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21 fan
January 10, 2016 at 6:45 PM
Oh My Venus= oh dear?
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22 mia
January 10, 2016 at 6:58 PM
Cheese in the Trap is so good. And of course need it be said Answer me 1988. Loves!!!
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23 msmilkt
January 11, 2016 at 4:08 AM
Some good news here, it's great to see dramas I'm looking forward to is enjoyed by the current audience too. Hope Cheese and Six Flying Dragons can keep this up!
On the other hand, I still have not watched any of the Reply/Answer me series yet but I've heard many many good things about each and every one of them. I may have to give them a try some time.
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I Will Goryeo You
January 11, 2016 at 7:08 AM
Sorry to spoil you. But this week's episode is a WTF moment and all the people gave the scriptwriter their middle finger.
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kent
January 11, 2016 at 8:15 AM
I cursed the writer out while watching the lack of expression on Doeksun while Junghwan was spilling his heart out. I can't catch a break with 1988.
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clairie
January 11, 2016 at 6:07 PM
Just because your ship has sunk doesn't make the drama bad. There were so many heartwarming family and friendship moments that will tug your heart in the best way possible. And it's very realistic too, something K-Dramas often lacked.
@msmilkt you should definitely give it a try! But don't jump into any ship early on because there are so many nuances and subtle hints throughout the drama that were oh so often ignored by some people who are too focus on their shipping
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24 DoubleFault
January 11, 2016 at 7:49 AM
Glad to see a fellow Eugene drama fan. ;-)
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25 kent
January 11, 2016 at 8:18 AM
Does anyone know the ratings for the Youth over Flower episodes?
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sunnyl
January 11, 2016 at 10:45 AM
Youth over flowers Iceland: 10.6% - daebak!
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26 CaroleMcDonnell
January 11, 2016 at 9:14 AM
Sweet savage family is fun..am disappointed it's not higher in the ratings.
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sunnyl
January 11, 2016 at 10:32 AM
I like SSF. I crack up when three main male characters (chairman and his son, and our soft-heart gangster hero) talk (on their accents). Even though the chairman and his son are annoying, I can't hate them because I love their speaking (It is ChoongChung province accent - known for relaxed and slow personalities). Their actings are great and I love the bonds between husband and wife.
However I can see why ratings are low because there is no real conflict or secrets (cliches) people can look forward to every episode.
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27 light
January 11, 2016 at 3:26 PM
Should I jump onto the Answer Me bandwagon?
I Have A Lover was exciting at first but it is becoming repetitive almost every single episode. I would skip a number of it and then jump to the latest. I didn't miss a lot really.
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Taekie4Life
January 11, 2016 at 3:51 PM
You should! Answer Me 1988 is a pretty good family drama!!!
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28 gogummaa
January 13, 2016 at 5:51 AM
I'm following Answer Me 1988, Cheese in the Trap and My Daughter Geum Sa Wol! The first two by tvn is just so good and captivating! and those who are scared to jump on the "bandwagon" re 1988, come on! jump if you need to jump! it's just too good to miss, or watch it when it's already over airing (well, 2 episodes more and it ends).
Geum Sawol however, is frustrating (it's a weekend drama, a bit given), but the start was really good. It's still good btw, but the plot is still frustrating: the lead is helpless and the evil is still alive after all he's done.
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