With 2018 wrapping up, we’re hit with all the award shows and all the pre-emptions. And if that doesn’t scream “Happy New Year,” then I don’t know what does.
Along with 2018, we’re also saying goodbye to two dramas this week. Fantasy romance Mama Fairy and the Woodcutter ended with a solid 3.8 percent, and office romance Happy to Die ended with 2.7 percent. The highest ratings for both shows were, interestingly enough, their premiere episodes.
Meanwhile, An Empress’s Dignity continues to top itself, being very close to the 20 percent mark. There wasn’t much to report on weekend dramas (pre-emptions galore), but those that did air, such as SKY Castle and Memories of the Alhambra, are still going strong.
Drama viewership ratings for the week of Dec. 24-30, 2018
| Ep. # | Station | Rating | |
| Monday, Dec. 24 | |||
| Dance Sports Girls | 13 | KBS | 1.9% |
| Dance Sports Girls | 14 | KBS | 2.0% |
| Bad Detective | 13 | MBC | 6.6% |
| Bad Detective | 14 | MBC | 8.5% |
| My Strange Hero | 9 | SBS | 4.7% |
| My Strange Hero | 10 | SBS | 6.0% |
| Clean With Passion for Now | 9 | JTBC | 2.8% |
| Mama Fairy and the Woodcutter | 15 | tvN | 3.7% |
| Tuesday, Dec. 25 | |||
| Dance Sports Girls | 15 | KBS | 2.0% |
| Dance Sports Girls | 16 | KBS | 2.5% |
| Bad Detective | 15 | MBC | 7.0% |
| Bad Detective | 16 | MBC | 8.7% |
| My Strange Hero | 11 | SBS | 6.2% |
| My Strange Hero | 12 | SBS | 7.4% |
| Clean With Passion for Now | 10 | JTBC | 3.3% |
| Mama Fairy and the Woodcutter | 16 | tvN | 3.8% |
| Wednesday, Dec. 26 | |||
| Happy to Die | 29 | KBS | 2.0% |
| Happy to Die | 30 | KBS | 1.9% |
| Red Moon, Blue Sun | 19 | MBC | 4.0% |
| Red Moon, Blue Sun | 20 | MBC | 4.9% |
| An Empress’s Dignity | 21 | SBS | 12.6% |
| An Empress’s Dignity | 22 | SBS | 16.1% |
| God’s Quiz 5 | – | OCN | – |
| Boyfriend | – | tvN | – |
| Thursday, Dec. 27 | |||
| Happy to Die | 31 | KBS | 2.7% |
| Happy to Die | 32 | KBS | 2.7% |
| Red Moon, Blue Sun | 21 | MBC | 4.6% |
| Red Moon, Blue Sun | 22 | MBC | 4.8% |
| An Empress’s Dignity | 23 | SBS | 15.1% |
| An Empress’s Dignity | 24 | SBS | 17.9% |
| God’s Quiz 5 | – | OCN | – |
| Boyfriend | – | tvN | – |
| Friday, Dec. 28 | |||
| SKY Castle | 11 | JTBC | 9.6% |
| Top Star Yoo Baek | 7 | tvN | 2.0% |
| Saturday, Dec. 29 | |||
| My Only Ally | – | KBS | – |
| My Only Ally | – | KBS | – |
| A Pledge to God | – | MBC | – |
| A Pledge to God | – | MBC | – |
| A Pledge to God | – | MBC | – |
| A Pledge to God | – | MBC | – |
| Fates and Furies | 13 | SBS | 5.6% |
| Fates and Furies | 14 | SBS | 6.9% |
| Fates and Furies | 15 | SBS | 7.4% |
| Fates and Furies | 16 | SBS | 8.6% |
| SKY Castle | 12 | JTBC | 12.3% |
| Priest | – | OCN | – |
| Memories of the Alhambra | 9 | tvN | 7.6% |
| Sunday, Dec. 30 | |||
| My Only Ally | 61 | KBS | 31.7% |
| My Only Ally | 62 | KBS | 35.9% |
| My Healing Love | – | MBC | – |
| My Healing Love | – | MBC | – |
| My Healing Love | – | MBC | – |
| My Healing Love | – | MBC | – |
| Priest | – | OCN | – |
| Memories of the Alhambra | 10 | tvN | 9.2% |