It seems drama viewers were craving a winter pick-me-up: New drama Wonderful Season smashed records this weekend by breaking the 30% mark by its second episode. Whoa. It handily beat the...
We've been following the ever-evolving story of Aurora Princess with raised eyebrows for months, as it has become a fixture in the headlines for its parade of shenanigans. And while...
Production is getting back on track for MBC's Goddess of Fire Jung-yi, which had halted filming for several days when lead actress Moon Geun-young was injured on set on the 18...
In addition to carving out a niche for itself with light, breezy rom-coms, cable station tvN has had pretty successful runs in their daily drama lineups. They're still new to...
Bad news for The End of the World, the cable medical plague drama that has picked up a mania following (i.e., a cult hit), though it hasn't been able...
Aw, it’s the School 2013 almost-kinda-not-really couple (pictured at top) in the headlines again, although they’re not working together. Lee Jong-seok recently posted a photo (via Twitter-esque site me2...
The ratings race is off and running, and the shows haven't even started yet! (Well, two of the three.) The Wednesday-Thursday timeslot is about to get interesting with two new...
(Hong Soo-hyun, Lee Mi-sook, Lee Yeon-hee)
First off, the casting announcements and confirmations:
This news was previously announced, so it's more of a signing-on-the-dotted-line issue: Hong Soo-hyun (History of the...
It was a good weekend for dramaland ratings, with multiple series highs left and right. Perhaps the most significant of them: cable network JTBC's hit drama Childless Good Fortune reached...
Well, when you're a cable drama and you're breaking 8% ratings (I know, wow), it comes as no surprise that the station extends your run.
Scriptwriter Kim Soo-hyun is continuing her...
Wonderful Season breaks records in its debut
by awcoconuts
It seems drama viewers were craving a winter pick-me-up: New drama Wonderful Season smashed records this weekend by breaking the 30% mark by its second episode. Whoa. It handily beat the...
Tags: drama ratings, Kim Hee-sun, Lee Seo-jin, Wonderful Season
When dramas go crazy: Aurora Princess, a case study
by javabeans
We've been following the ever-evolving story of Aurora Princess with raised eyebrows for months, as it has become a fixture in the headlines for its parade of shenanigans. And while...
Tags: drama production, drama ratings
Goddess of Fire resumes filming, hopes to recover ratings
by javabeans
Production is getting back on track for MBC's Goddess of Fire Jung-yi, which had halted filming for several days when lead actress Moon Geun-young was injured on set on the 18...
Tags: drama ratings, Moon Geun-young, star accidents
Crazy Love is a hit for tvN, expands broadcast format
by javabeans
In addition to carving out a niche for itself with light, breezy rom-coms, cable station tvN has had pretty successful runs in their daily drama lineups. They're still new to...
Tags: cable programs, drama production, drama ratings, Park Sun-young
End of the World halved due to poor ratings
by javabeans
Bad news for The End of the World, the cable medical plague drama that has picked up a mania following (i.e., a cult hit), though it hasn't been able...
Tags: cable programs, drama production, drama ratings
News bites: April 8, 2013
by javabeans
Aw, it’s the School 2013 almost-kinda-not-really couple (pictured at top) in the headlines again, although they’re not working together. Lee Jong-seok recently posted a photo (via Twitter-esque site me2...
Tags: drama ratings, Lee Jia, Lee Jong-seok, news bites, Park Se-young, star accidents
That Winter premieres this week with double-header
by javabeans
The ratings race is off and running, and the shows haven't even started yet! (Well, two of the three.) The Wednesday-Thursday timeslot is about to get interesting with two new...
Tags: drama ratings, Jo In-sung, Song Hye-gyo
News bites: February 4, 2013
by javabeans
(Hong Soo-hyun, Lee Mi-sook, Lee Yeon-hee) First off, the casting announcements and confirmations: This news was previously announced, so it's more of a signing-on-the-dotted-line issue: Hong Soo-hyun (History of the...
Tags: 1 show to rule them all, Choi Kang-hee, drama ratings, Go Soo, Hong Soo-hyun, Joo-won, Lee Mi-sook, Lee Seung-gi, Lee Sung-jae, Lee Yeon-hee, Level 7 Civil Servant, news bites
Weekend ratings: series highs for Childless, Seo-young, Alice
by girlfriday
It was a good weekend for dramaland ratings, with multiple series highs left and right. Perhaps the most significant of them: cable network JTBC's hit drama Childless Good Fortune reached...
Tags: drama ratings
Childless Good Fortune gets extension thanks to climbing ratings
by javabeans
Well, when you're a cable drama and you're breaking 8% ratings (I know, wow), it comes as no surprise that the station extends your run. Scriptwriter Kim Soo-hyun is continuing her...
Tags: cable programs, drama production, drama ratings