Drama viewership ratings for the week of August 28-Sept. 3, 2023
by DB Staff
Things hold steady this week with our weekday slots, with My Lovely Boxer and My Lovely Liar stuck in place (though both ~lovely~), Destined With You showing signs of possible growth, and Longing for You outperforming the lot. Well, until Thursday drama The Killing Vote kicks in with its super-steady 4.0%.
In the weekend slot, My Dearest wraps up the first half of its broadcast with a roaring 12.2%, while The Uncanny Counter 2 ends with a nice finale jump at 6.1%.
Drama viewership ratings for the week of August 28-September 3, 2023
| Ep. # | Station | Rating | |
| Monday, August 28 | |||
| New Recruit 2 | 1 | ENA | 2.1% |
| My Lovely Boxer | 3 | KBS | 1.8% |
| My Lovely Liar | 9 | tvN | 2.4% |
| Tuesday, August 29 | |||
| New Recruit 2 | 2 | ENA | 2.0% |
| My Lovely Boxer | 4 | KBS | 1.6% |
| My Lovely Liar | 10 | tvN | 2.8% |
| Wednesday, August 30 | |||
| Longing for You | 11 | ENA | 3.6% |
| Destined With You | 3 | JTBC | 2.0% |
| Thursday, August 31 | |||
| Longing for You | 12 | ENA | 3.0% |
| Destined With You | 4 | JTBC | 2.8% |
| The Killing Vote | 4 | SBS | 4.1% |
| Friday, September 1 | |||
| My Dearest | 9 | MBC | 10.6% |
| The First Responders 2 | 9 | SBS | 5.5% |
| Saturday, September 2 | |||
| Behind Your Touch | 7 | JTBC | 5.5% |
| The Real Has Come | 47 | KBS | 22.7% |
| My Dearest | 10 | MBC | 12.2% |
| The First Responders 2 | 10 | SBS | 6.5% |
| The Uncanny Counter 2 | 11 | tvN | 3.7% |
| Sunday, September 3 | |||
| Behind Your Touch | 8 | JTBC | 7.0% |
| The Real Has Come | 48 | KBS | 23.6% |
| The Uncanny Counter 2 | 12 | tvN | 6.1% |
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1 peiyeelai
September 3, 2023 at 7:17 PM
Well done, My Dearest.
You are now the highest rated drama for MBC. May MBC take a leave on this update, and learn that it pays to produce heavy-laden and epic saeguks/historical dramas, instead of light or fluffy ones.
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2 panshel
September 3, 2023 at 8:49 PM
Congrats, My Dearest! 12.2% with ten episodes to go, it could get 20% by the finale.
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3 OldLawyer
September 3, 2023 at 9:53 PM
My only hypothesis for the slight climb in ratings for THE REAL HAS COME is that it is nearing its end and people are simply curious.
BEHIND YOUR TOUCH (My wife calls it "Behind Your Tush") proves that there is demand for a show that has an element of the ridiculous.
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🌸 Cera (@Seeker) 🌸
September 4, 2023 at 8:15 AM
Your wife has great naming skills 👍
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OldLawyer
September 4, 2023 at 9:30 AM
Yes, she does
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Diana Hansen
September 4, 2023 at 11:20 AM
And Lee Min Ki! With cute as a button Han Jimin!
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4 jerrykuvira
September 4, 2023 at 12:13 AM
Big congratulations to My Dearest. It was a race well done. And a huge break for MBC after cough cough.
Longing for You is defying all odds and I love it.
Touch Your Hiney 1.5% jump🤭🤭🤭. My favs are doing wonders.
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Diana Hansen
September 4, 2023 at 11:21 AM
I love Longing for You too!
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5 Ruhi
September 4, 2023 at 3:52 AM
Waiting for My dearest to complete to binge watch. Hearing only good things about the drama. But have to wait for that 1 month gap too😞.
Destined with you - Low-key interested in this. Waiting to see how it is taken to completion.
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6 Gikata
September 4, 2023 at 6:22 AM
MY DEAREST is either going to soar even higher (if they fix the plot mess during Part2's first week) or gonna crash and burn hard. Nor sure why this dramatic gamble was even needed in the first place, but hopefully makers know what they're doing - for everyone's sake.
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WishfulToki
September 4, 2023 at 6:40 AM
Yeah, I wonder if the break will affect the drama, especially after leaving us with that ending. It was a bold move by MBC.
I did read comments by enraged Korean viewers on YouTube, and apparently Namgoong Min had to take to Instagram to explain that the main characters will be back.
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Gikata
September 4, 2023 at 6:55 AM
In theory I get what they tried to pull here, but practically I feel like they overdid it.
Not surprised, I've seen tons of people everywhere genuinely asking whether we'll have a new FL in Part2. Which is absolutely WILD and not in a good way... It's unfortunate that cast is always thrown under the bus in such situations when it's obviously the writer that viewers are angry at. Kdrama writers really need to learn a thing or two about owning up to their "creative decisions"...
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kiara
September 4, 2023 at 7:18 AM
Right, we get it, but instead of eagerly anticipating Part 2, some or most of us are left frustrated and questioning whether to continue watching after a month-long break.
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Seon-ha
September 4, 2023 at 7:48 AM
I would pay really good money to see the 16-episode drama about two, strong mercenary fighters falling in love that was set up by the last scene of Part 1. It could even have strange Crash Landing on You vibes...I’d watch!
**ducks any incoming barbs like those fleeing Lee Chung-ah’s arrows**
kiara
September 4, 2023 at 8:03 AM
That's CHUNO without the girl.
Sounds good for another drama.
Gikata
September 4, 2023 at 9:11 AM
CHUNO without THAT girl would've been amazing, where can I sign up for it?
🌸 Cera (@Seeker) 🌸
September 4, 2023 at 8:20 AM
We all know what happened with new (old ? original ?) FL in Alchemy of Souls 2. Love Go Youn Jung but the Naksu of AoS 1 was definitely missing in action in AoS 2.
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Gikata
September 4, 2023 at 8:55 AM
At least she was still technically the same soul (? I didn't watch the drama) in that show, but here they really made it look like all previous 10 episodes were for nothing after both leads started anew with completely new partners. Did someone joke about swinger party sageuk already?
🌸 Cera (@Seeker) 🌸
September 4, 2023 at 9:11 AM
@Gikata
"swinger party sageuk"
Lol ... very apt.
Nefret
September 4, 2023 at 7:22 AM
Exactly what I thought when I saw the very last scene. Some viewers actually believe there's a new FL.
Viewers who hate Gil-chae after episode 10 and hope for a new love interest for Jang-hyun will quickly be disappointed. Others may not turn on at all.
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Gikata
September 4, 2023 at 7:46 AM
I wonder if the blow of Part1 finale would still be this painful if writer didn't stretch the miscommunication between leads so much and instead kept them in "not yet together" phase for more logical reasons. Or tweaked a bit circumstances behind GC's engagement to make it a desperate move like with Scarlett's pre-Rhett marriages. Just sayin'.
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kiara
September 4, 2023 at 8:28 AM
Considering it's Joseon, it would be 2 failed engagements if they are going that route.
LaurenSophie
September 4, 2023 at 8:43 AM
That sucks--no actor should have to answer for the creative choices of other people.
I would also say that I wonder if this reaction to the mid-point ending has made anyone re-think the real ending, which I suspect is at least equally sad, tragic, and frustrating, if not moreso.
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Gikata
September 4, 2023 at 9:09 AM
Doubly insulting is the fact that when drama does well, writers rarely miss the chance to bask in the spotlight. But once there's a controversy...
I didn't have much hopes for a happy ending anyway, but I thought we'd get a beautiful tragedy at least, not a frustrating mess.
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🌸 Cera (@Seeker) 🌸
September 4, 2023 at 9:16 AM
+1
"frustrating mess"
Also very good observation K-drama writers (more than any other in the world) do love the spotlight but as we have seen time and again wash their hands off at even a hint of controversy.
kiara
September 4, 2023 at 6:47 AM
They should pay for one month of therapy with that ending if they want us to return for part 2.
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Gikata
September 4, 2023 at 6:59 AM
Preview or leak hinting at much needed big twist would've been fine as well. But nope, they really left us hanging with nothing to soothe the ache, the audacity!
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🌸 Cera (@Seeker) 🌸
September 4, 2023 at 9:26 AM
How did the creatived deal with - is Jon Snow really dead. I think the novel readers still don't know !! 🤣
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Gikata
September 4, 2023 at 10:44 AM
I've dropped the saga few books in after realizing I couldn't care even one bit about what happens to all that terrible people and their crapsack world in general. Show was even worse, I barely lasted two eps of Season1))) My sympathies to all the fans though, looks like author has no interest left in ever finishing his magnum opus...
🌸 Cera (@Seeker) 🌸
September 4, 2023 at 12:27 PM
Tough to be GoT fans ... initially the novel readers could claim to have an upper hand over the show fans ... by the end both sets of fans were left disappointed ... was this the bittersweet ending GRRM kept harping about ... never-ending wait for the novels.
Do hope both GWTW and My Dearest fans get a ending they are not totally disappointed with ... franky I do give a ...
wonhwa
September 4, 2023 at 8:58 AM
I was actually totally fine with the ending of part 1 (ducks and hides). Of course that may be because I have very little tolerance for "fated romances" where both parties are expected to be flawlessly pure and virginal and where love with a capital "L" is expected to take precedence over every other life consideration.
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Gikata
September 4, 2023 at 9:41 AM
But that's not what people are unhappy with tho? Personally I couldn't care less about FL's "purity" (and it's stated that ML is nowhere near "innocent and inexperienced" either). It's Joseon's law TOTALLY prohibiting women to be married more than once, effectively dooming OTP's romance mid-story. Had it been a different era where widows and divorcees could've had a second chance, we'd just sit back and calmly waited for Mr Thirdwheel to step aside one way or another. But after the show stressed so much how women still legally "belong" forever to their husbands even after said husbands die/abandon them? Meaning there is NO WAY for leads to be together properly after she marries someone else. So what are the remaining 10 episodes gonna be about then and why should we still care?
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wonhwa
September 4, 2023 at 10:03 AM
Given that the show so far has been explicitly built around showing the horrors of Joseon laws and norms around female chastity and remarriage, I fully expect the second half to focus on that. But I also feel that it can't really show the awfulness of those norms without allowing its characters to reckon with them (and possibly ultimately break them and deal with the fallout of that). I think that's a much more interesting show than one that says that these norms are bad, but has its leads adhere to them anyway and end up as a traditional married couple.
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Gikata
September 4, 2023 at 10:37 AM
Thing is, vast majority of viewers aren't gonna tune in for 10 hour+ long episodes of hopeless torturous angst for the sake of social commentary. It's a fictional romance made primary for ENTERTAINMENT, not a hardcore documentary why life in Joseon era sucked. We've already discussed in WWWW thread that OTP getting together without marriage (to each other) - aka having an affair - will only lead to a terrible backlash and plummeting ratings, not a revolutionary take on a typical kdrama love story. It's like ML trying to talk FL into "casual
sexsome" with him early on - no one believed for a moment that the show would actually go there, and unsurprisingly to anyone it didn't. I feel like you're expecting way too much true to life depth from this drama...wonhwa
September 4, 2023 at 10:49 AM
I guess I'm in the weird minority of viewers who is far more interested in the social commentary than a happy romantic ending. There are lots of traditional romances out there, but I find this show interesting precisely because it seems to be doing something different. Again, I have no idea how this will actually play out in part 2, but I'd personally prefer something subversive even it it's tragic, to something that forces the characters into traditional gender stereotypes and roles for the sake of a "happy" ending.
🌸 Cera (@Seeker) 🌸
September 4, 2023 at 12:45 PM
Thanks for the reminder.. I watch K-dramas for entertainment ...I have my life for hopeless torturous angst and world history for social commentary. Sigh!
Diana Hansen
September 4, 2023 at 11:23 AM
There's only one way to go for Min Namgoong and it isn't down!
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Gikata
September 4, 2023 at 1:28 PM
I'm pretty sure that no matter the outcome his career won't be affected much negatively - man's gotten nothing but praises since Ep1, and rightfully so. But if I was him I'd be VERY salty that my hard earned potential -nth award nomination(s) is now up in the air because writer decided to mess up with the plot AND also somehow expects ME to shield HER from the heat.
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LaurenSophie
September 5, 2023 at 12:23 PM
I don't think he is or should be worried about his award potential--he's a lock no matter what at this point--but I would totally understand if he got salty about having to deal with hysterical fans who want reassurance that the story will be worth watching when he's not the one who wrote it.
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Gikata
September 5, 2023 at 4:15 PM
The only issue I see here is that dramas with higher ratings have more chances to be awarded, actors awards included... but you're right, it's MBC of all things - he and MD crew won't have much competition anyway lol.
peiyeelai
September 4, 2023 at 5:02 PM
The audience loves him and he basically brought mbc back to the A-game. Why should he be blamed for the Asian Games and writer's mistake? He has done the impossible for them
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7 🌸 Cera (@Seeker) 🌸
September 4, 2023 at 8:37 AM
Longing for You is really outperforming. Waiting for completion before binging but first is Friday night binge of A Time Called You.
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8 Chubbysocks
September 4, 2023 at 11:17 AM
I don’t get high ratings of Behind your touch, glad Longing for you is doing well, Gone with the wind is so good, that people love it’s Korean version too
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🌸 Cera (@Seeker) 🌸
September 4, 2023 at 12:39 PM
GWTW is a classic for a reason... just hope the "creative liberties" taken in the name of adapting the material for local audience doesn't backfire.
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peiyeelai
September 4, 2023 at 5:03 PM
So far, no complains....
They show it through the ratings and comments on the social media
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🌸 Cera (@Seeker) 🌸
September 4, 2023 at 12:42 PM
Behind Your Touch ratings are for Lee Min-ki and Han Ji-min, Suho too I guess. What's not to love about some harmless fun.
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Chubbysocks
September 4, 2023 at 10:15 PM
Yes, I started it for Lee Min Ki, but I dropped it, is Han Ji Min the female lead?
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🌸 Cera (@Seeker) 🌸
September 4, 2023 at 10:29 PM
Yes. Her character gets the butt touching power ... heh!
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9 cjoyce17
September 4, 2023 at 7:45 PM
My Lovely Boxer has the lowest ratings of them all. Maybe because the leads are not that famous. But I really love this drama and find the acting great too especially by the FL. This is the only one I am watching at the moment after dropping My Lovely Liar
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Chubbysocks
September 4, 2023 at 10:13 PM
Oh, I forgot to mention it, it is such a cute little drama, I didn’t like the PPL, but other than that I am loving it, surprised it has such small audience
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cjoyce17
September 4, 2023 at 11:03 PM
What do you mean by PPL?
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john
September 4, 2023 at 11:13 PM
PPL is Product placement, for instance,
name brand phones, makeup, clothes or Subway shop.
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cjoyce17
September 4, 2023 at 11:30 PM
oh that. I didn't even noticed the brand names. anyway thanks
Chubbysocks
September 5, 2023 at 1:08 AM
Well, her eating Dunkin Donuts was PPL 😂
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bong-soo
September 5, 2023 at 8:57 AM
I remember being kind of shocked when I saw a Dunkin Donuts franchise in Incheon International Airport in SBS’s WHERE STARS LAND/FOX BRIDE STAR (2018) (Viki US). I grew up close to where DD started in Massachusetts and thought, wow, this local coffee and donuts operation is now world wide.
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September 5, 2023 at 12:35 PM
@marcusnyc20 DD is in probably every department store in my country. And there are a lot of department stores in my country. That’s how famous and global it’s become. Here it’s famous for donuts, though, not coffee. In fact, I don’t think anyone orders coffee at DDs here.
Tizzy
September 5, 2023 at 2:47 PM
@marcusnyc20 The first time I had a layover at Incheon I was so happy to see Dunkin Donuts because we didn't have one in LA. At least it was legitimately at the airport
10 bong-soo
September 5, 2023 at 8:48 AM
SBS’s THE KILLING VOTE has found its audience at around 4 percent. That should hold for the rest of its run.
A couple of thoughts. This is one of two dramas I am live watching where the ML is totally inhabiting his character with Park Hae-jin nailing it in THE KILLING VOTE and Lee Sang-yeob nailing it in KBS’s MY LOVELY BOXER which may be one of those dramas like KBS’s HEARTBEAT that just doesn’t/didn’t resonate with the SK viewing public.
My only other Park Hae-jin drama is the great BAD GUYS (2014) which I watched back in 2016 and that had a Nielsen nationwide average rating of 3.083 percent. Go figure.
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11 mmmmm
September 5, 2023 at 12:37 PM
I’m glad and happy for MLL. I had hopes that it would get better ratings, though.
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