Technically, Private Lives is doing better than Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol because Private Lives airs on cable while Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol airs on public network.

I totally agree with you about Brahms.

One thing to remember is that these ratings are for shows being watched at the moment that they are broadcast. More and more people are choosing to stream shows at their own convenience or to fit their schedule. About the only programing I watch these days at the time of broadcast are sporting events like a baseball game. Koreans are 'early adopters' when it comes to technology so I would expect that this would be even more true there than in most places.

The difficulty for raters is how can one count that? You have probably seen comments by people saying that they had chosen to wait to watch a show until it was completed- and then they do. By then 8 weeks have passed since the broadcast yet obviously they have watched the show. And they do not do this for every show- so how could one create a statistically valid model for this viewers. Maybe I should ask my son- he has the right training and education to look at the problem- but I am quite sure he would have to properly study the question (and run some simulations against good data) before he could even attempt a proper answer.

It's been dead for a while now minus few exceptions like CLOY, WOTM, H.P, Itaewon Class, and Dr. Kim 2, & Hyena.

SBS has the better ratings for network tv. All in all, similar to how it was the previous yr. I think most network/cable companies have made an incentive to form their own in house production companies to adjust costs/take ownership of their work. Def. see more outsourcing for tv companies down the line.

Alice is getting quite bonkers 😆. Chickenpox Joowon is creepy 😱.

Gah I haven't even gotten around to Ep 13/14 yet :D I think it'll reach close to 10% in the finale, but over 10% in Seoul ratings.

I need to lol, just need to get to it when I've time before the finale week :O Excited and afraid lol.