Drama viewership ratings for the week of Oct. 1-7, 2018
by SailorJumun
Jeez Louise, there are so many new shows, I don’t know where to look. There are rom-coms and melos and thrillers galore, meaning a little something for everyone. I’m not keeping up with shows myself, but major kudos to those who are able to fit all of these titles into their schedules.
Starting off, we have two new romances to enjoy in Fox Bride Star and Beauty Inside. Both premiered with decent numbers, but sageuk 100 Days My Prince is still in the lead with 9.2 percent. Then there’s Lovely Horribly, making up some numbers with its finale and bidding us adieu at 3.3 percent.
For Wednesdays and Thursdays, Hundred Million Stars From the Sky, the remake of a Japanese series, was another successful premiere; I’m curious to see how this adaptation will do. On to weekends, The Third Charm actually jumped up a bit, and newcomer Room No. 9 pulled in an impressive 6.2 percent.
Drama viewership ratings for the week of Oct. 1-7, 2018
Ep. # | Station | Rating | |
Monday, Oct. 1 | |||
Lovely Horribly | 29 | KBS | 2.7% |
Lovely Horribly | 30 | KBS | 2.8% |
Bad Papa | 1 | MBC | 3.1% |
Bad Papa | 2 | MBC | 3.7% |
Fox Bride Star | 1 | SBS | 5.9% |
Fox Bride Star | 2 | SBS | 7.2% |
Beauty Inside | 1 | JTBC | 2.9% |
100 Days My Prince | 7 | tvN | 8.0% |
Tuesday, Oct. 2 | |||
Lovely Horribly | 31 | KBS | 2.9% |
Lovely Horribly | 32 | KBS | 3.3% |
Bad Papa | 3 | MBC | 3.4% |
Bad Papa | 4 | MBC | 4.0% |
Fox Bride Star | 3 | SBS | 6.3% |
Fox Bride Star | 4 | SBS | 8.6% |
Beauty Inside | 2 | JTBC | 2.8% |
100 Days My Prince | 8 | tvN | 9.2% |
Wednesday, Oct. 3 | |||
The Ghost Detective | 15 | KBS | 2.8% |
The Ghost Detective | 16 | KBS | 2.7% |
My Secret Terrius | 5 | MBC | 6.7% |
My Secret Terrius | 6 | MBC | 9.1% |
Heart Surgeons | 5 | SBS | 6.8% |
Heart Surgeons | 6 | SBS | 8.5% |
The Guest | 7 | OCN | 3.0% |
Hundred Million Stars From the Sky | 1 | tvN | 4.0% |
Thursday, Oct. 4 | |||
The Ghost Detective | 17 | KBS | 2.3% |
The Ghost Detective | 18 | KBS | 2.2% |
My Secret Terrius | 7 | MBC | 7.2% |
My Secret Terrius | 8 | MBC | 9.5% |
Heart Surgeons | 7 | SBS | 6.9% |
Heart Surgeons | 8 | SBS | 8.4% |
The Guest | 8 | OCN | 3.2% |
Hundred Million Stars From the Sky | 2 | tvN | 3.2% |
Friday, Oct. 5 | |||
The Third Charm | 3 | JTBC | 2.9% |
Saturday, Oct. 6 | |||
My Only Ally | 13 | KBS | 24.7% |
My Only Ally | 14 | KBS | 27.3% |
Hide and Seek | 21 | MBC | 5.7% |
Hide and Seek | 22 | MBC | 11.3% |
Hide and Seek | 23 | MBC | 11.3% |
Hide and Seek | 24 | MBC | 13.1% |
Ms. Ma, Nemesis | 1 | SBS | 5.8% |
Ms. Ma, Nemesis | 2 | SBS | 7.3% |
Ms. Ma, Nemesis | 3 | SBS | 8.3% |
Ms. Ma, Nemesis | 4 | SBS | 9.1% |
The Third Charm | 4 | JTBC | 3.4% |
Player | 3 | OCN | 4.1% |
Room No. 9 | 1 | tvN | 6.2% |
Sunday, Oct. 7 | |||
My Only Ally | 15 | KBS | 25.0% |
My Only Ally | 16 | KBS | 29.4% |
Wealthy Son | 97 | MBC | 6.1% |
Wealthy Son | 98 | MBC | 11.5% |
Wealthy Son | 99 | MBC | 11.6% |
Wealthy Son | 100 | MBC | 11.9% |
Player | 4 | OCN | 4.2% |
Room No. 9 | 2 | tvN | 5.4% |
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1 Mimu
October 7, 2018 at 4:06 AM
I'm so happy with the solid premier rating of Room No 9.
Most of the dramas which I'm liking and watching are ahead on ratings.
I should start watching Players heard good reviews about it and the rating speaks it out.^^
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2 Lola
October 7, 2018 at 4:13 AM
I'm so glad to see the ratings for The Third Charm rise! Happy for Seo Kangjoon!
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3 ordinaryguy92
October 7, 2018 at 4:37 AM
In case some may curious about Devilish Joy:
E01: 1.6%
E02: 1.2%
E03: 1.5%
E04: 1.3%
E05: 1.8%
E06: 1.5%
E07: 1.4%
E08: 1.3%
E09: 2.1%
E10: 2%
I also post weekly prime-time drama viewership ratings here: https://www.reddit.com/r/KDRAMA/search?q=title:%22Prime-time%20Drama%20Viewership%20Ratings%22&restrict_sr=1&sort=new
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vlkBadWolf
October 7, 2018 at 5:07 AM
Thank you!
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bong-soo
October 7, 2018 at 6:23 AM
Another source for ratings. Thank you @ordinaryguy92.
I haven't hung around the reddit world but I have book marked your page.
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Diana Hansen
October 7, 2018 at 8:50 AM
i love it. so sad it is so low on the numbers. it is a fluff watch but the actors are doing so well. ok, i am a goner for choi jin hyuk what can i say?
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ocarina
October 7, 2018 at 9:08 AM
its a cable network drama and this network seems kind of new because i haven't heard about it before devilish joy i think we can compare it to when tvn was new and 2% rating was good
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kiara
October 7, 2018 at 11:48 AM
I'd even go down to 1% and call it good. Obviously they don't have as many subscribers as tVN or jTBC.
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ocarina
October 8, 2018 at 5:22 AM
Exactly you are right
PakalanaPikake
October 7, 2018 at 9:29 AM
Many thanks, @ordinaryguy92!
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4 하데스
October 7, 2018 at 4:49 AM
I'm actually surprised by the high ratings for the Room No. 9 premier.
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greenfields
October 7, 2018 at 4:59 AM
But it's really good! But the legal stuff is so silly hahaha - I REALLY want to watch it but spent all of ep 1 being super annoyed at how silly the legal stuff was.
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Safeenah
October 7, 2018 at 6:00 AM
It's not easy to ignore the facts when u are a lawyer yourself....
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Alessar
October 8, 2018 at 6:47 AM
I have a hard time with most Korean legal dramas. I'm not sure whether their system is kind of broken or if it's just a TV thing... maybe a mix of both. But I find it too frustrating and I'm mostly skipping them now. I made an exception for Your Honor but it was tough.
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Safeenah
October 9, 2018 at 1:24 AM
Have you tried watching Miss Hammurabi? Heard the writer is a judge... What about you unnie? @greenfields
greenfields
October 9, 2018 at 3:55 AM
@safeenah - isn't Miss Hammurabi the one where both leads are judges and in ep 1 the female lead loses all cool in Court and attacks the accused? I'm not sensing legal smarts there.
outofthisworld 不愧是我 🏍
October 9, 2018 at 4:21 AM
@greenfields I thoroughly enjoyed Miss Hammurabi. I thought it was one of the better legal dramas. That said, I am not in the field so what do I know? When fazed, I just stared at L's face or drown in his dimples.
하데스
October 9, 2018 at 6:10 PM
@outofthisworld, L does have that power/effect.
하데스
October 7, 2018 at 7:42 AM
Can Eul Ji Hae Yi legally be her lawyer after being on her parole/sentencing committee? Can she legally waste time during their meetings like that not looking into her clients case just to complete her community service hours? Why the hell would a guard leave an inmate with a non-inmate like that!?
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Blue (@mayhemf)
October 7, 2018 at 8:23 AM
That pink shirt/skirt she was wearing!! sorry, But i had no idea she was a lawyer. I thought she was an anchor first. or a media person. It was so confusing!
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greenfields
October 7, 2018 at 9:18 AM
Yup - everything you guys point out. I made a small, not exhaustive list of it here:
http://www.dramabeans.com/members/greenfields/activity/621127/#acomment-621146
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windsun33
October 7, 2018 at 10:32 AM
It's almost as bad as some of the tech stuff in other shows, or the totally stupid cops in others. Seems like no one writer really digs into some of this stuff and nobody proof reads it.
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Safeenah
October 9, 2018 at 6:53 AM
Yea that particular drama on a second thought, I don't think thats the drama. the one you talking of is Nothing to loose also known as judge Vs Judge..I got confused for a second there too. this one stars L and Sung II do with Go Ara...I am not sure of the legal aspects though but on the variety show they said that the writer was a judge...
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kiara
October 7, 2018 at 7:27 AM
I'm not surprise with Kim Hae-sook and Kim Hee-sun as the leads in a legal drama.
That should get the ajummas' attention.
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하데스
October 7, 2018 at 7:37 AM
I am. Kim Hee-sun is 41!? wtf!? She looks damn good for her age.
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kiara
October 7, 2018 at 8:36 AM
She does! I love the 40+ actresses. They are pretty much rocking the ratings in more female centric shows.
I fully support this trend.
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하데스
October 7, 2018 at 7:37 AM
Makes sense, makes sense.
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Blue (@mayhemf)
October 7, 2018 at 8:24 AM
Am I the only one feeling this way? Kim Young-kwang looked totally out of place there. Am hoping I warm up to it. Dont get me wrong, I do like him.
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kiara
October 7, 2018 at 9:05 AM
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5 ryunami
October 7, 2018 at 4:52 AM
Terius Behind Me, congrats for such powerful ratings 👏👏👏👏👏
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6 ladyjaye
October 7, 2018 at 4:56 AM
Ouch. Poor Ghost Detective. I.hooe their numbers are able to pull up a bit on coming episodes.
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7 Adele Oroma
October 7, 2018 at 4:56 AM
So happy to see 100 days my prince doing so well
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kiara
October 7, 2018 at 5:58 AM
Looks like they'll have to keep their promise to dance for the fans. It's definitely going to pass 10%.
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bong-soo
October 7, 2018 at 6:43 AM
100 DAYS MY PRINCE is one of my favorites right now so it is nice to see it doing well in the ratings.
So there is a ratings promise. It reminds me of the promise made by the 3 leads in GRAND PRINCE to give out free hugs if GP broke 5% in the ratings which it did on its final episode. The hug session looked like it was fun. So here it is. Of the 3 leads Joo Sang-wook seemed the most reserved:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoNGlVSQGh0
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panshel
October 7, 2018 at 6:32 PM
Reply 1988 made a throwaway promise for 18% ratings thinking they would never get that much only for them to get over 18% in their finale.
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8 miss h
October 7, 2018 at 5:36 AM
Wow, Room No. 9 got off to a big start.
Jtbc might not have picked the greatest time to move its M/T time slot.
I dropped Ghost Detective but it’s better than those ratings as is Bad Papa which I really liked but don’t see its ratings rising much. Sigh.
I’m a little surprised My Secret Terrius is doing so well. It’s entertaining enough and has So Ji Sub (though he’s not a ratings guarantee) but I guess MBC and the ratings of other dramas this year lowered my expectations.
The Third Charm kind of lost me, but I’m glad to see the ratings go up.
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windsun33
October 7, 2018 at 10:37 AM
Bad Papa starts off OK, but I have seen so many shows start good and then go seriously downhill that not making any judgments yet. Not sure this one has the legs to carry it far with this theme.
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shach
October 7, 2018 at 12:50 PM
Ghost Detective plot gone south so I'm not that surprised with ratings.
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iamdeb
October 7, 2018 at 4:32 PM
Nooo! I just started and i'm really liking it so far...do you think it's worth continuing?
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shach
October 7, 2018 at 11:54 PM
Villainess is really compelling so basically I'm watching for her and first part is really creepy and interesting, you can always drop it later.
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9 Eries be the Light
October 7, 2018 at 6:34 AM
I want to watch all of the show from monday until saturday, but how? Just one thing, I should wait for all of episode completes and save them from new year holiday
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10 bong-soo
October 7, 2018 at 6:49 AM
I am glad to see a tick up in the ratings for THE THIRD CHARM. I hope it receives more love from the SK viewing public. It airs at 11pm Friday/Saturday. I am thinking that can't be the most ideal time for a drama that is also on cable.
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11 Ally
October 7, 2018 at 7:22 AM
So glad Room No. 9 had a great premier. I won’t see this until it finishes its live run, but after catching some of TBI and Third Charm, I’m looking forward to seeing Room No. 9 with such strong numbers •.
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12 PakalanaPikake
October 7, 2018 at 9:30 AM
Thanks for compiling the ratings, @sailorjumun!
Is there any word on DAE JANG-GEUM IS WATCHING? Many thanks!
Shin Dong-wook is relegated to very late on Thurs. night with 2 back-to-back episodes a week on MBC.
I'm aware that Viki won't be airing the 10/4 premiere for a couple more days.
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PakalanaPikake
October 8, 2018 at 5:26 AM
Mystery solved: DAE JANG-GEUM IS WATCHING was apparently pushed back a week, and is now scheduled to premiere on 10/11. Whoopee!
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13 Miky
October 7, 2018 at 9:33 AM
The Guest deserves much bigger ratings!!!!
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14 PakalanaPikake
October 7, 2018 at 9:33 AM
@mary,
The CSS for the left column is misbehaving again. The percentage column is illegible in Firefox.
Sorry to give you more work, IT Goddess. Thankee. ;-)
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mary
October 7, 2018 at 3:57 PM
Oh, sorry I forgot you told me about this before. :O Thanks for reminding me! It's been a hectic week T___T
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PakalanaPikake
October 7, 2018 at 9:47 PM
You're most welcome, @mary. I know you've got a lot on your plate. Take care, and medicate with a good Kdrama when you can come up for air, kiddo. ;-)
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15 Bebe | Nessa❣️
October 7, 2018 at 9:35 AM
You know that television broadcasting has hit an all-time low when 9% in ratings for a show is considered “high” ☹️ traditional forms of media are dying, and dying fast ☹️☹️☹️
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giocare 🌻💛
October 7, 2018 at 10:57 AM
In addition, I believe that they only count those who are watching on a physical TV. So, a huge percentage of viewership is not being taken into account
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ladyjaye
October 7, 2018 at 11:30 AM
I seriously wonder why they don't try to take into account online views and other forms of viewership that isn't traditional TV. The Chinese seem to do that, so we know it's possible. And it gives a far more accurate picture of how a show is faring....
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Tizzy
October 7, 2018 at 10:11 PM
TV numbers are for advertisers.
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kiara
October 7, 2018 at 11:57 AM
It's physical tv and only a few thousand households. It's old and outdated. AGB needs a new system.
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16 windsun33
October 7, 2018 at 10:28 AM
Just caught the first episode of Ms. Ma, Nemesis and so far seems a lot better than I expected. Gave up on Ghost Detective and Lovely, Horribly - both kind of just went all "meh".
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17 suk
October 7, 2018 at 12:07 PM
I'm hanging on to Ghost Detective by a very thin thread, and I can see that Korea isn't so hot on it either. But for some reason, whenever a drama gets low ratings, I just feel so bad for the cast and crew. A drama isn't easy to make, even if it might not be a good drama. Everybody on the team just wants to do well and deliver a good story (hopefully) and low ratings must be so discouraging.
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18 oosiee
October 7, 2018 at 1:07 PM
I'm watching a perfect combo of shows right now..a Saeguk (100 days my prince) , a Rom-Com (Beauty inside) and a Thrilling Melo (100 million stars falling from the sky)...plus the Gifted 😊 and TWD S9 starting today 😁...so the conclusion is...Life is Fun!! 😄💕💕
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