There’s not too much going on in the Monday-Tuesday slot recently, since everything there has been holding steady, and there haven’t been any major upsets. Falsify continues to hold the lead (and may even break its own record soon), while The King Loves trails behind in second place.
School 2017 must have made peace with their low numbers, and they can at least be (somewhat?) reassured that they aren’t the lowest earner on the Big 3 networks: That dishonor goes to Manhole, which reached a new low of 2.0%(!) this week. I’m still sad about that, and hoping the show doesn’t get cut, but alas, dramaland is a fickle mistress.
On the other end of the spectrum, Man Who Dies to Live continues to kill it in the numbers game (and reached its highest numbers yet at 13.5%), though Reunited Worlds is putting up a valiant fight. I’m betting that tvN had higher hopes for Criminal Minds though, and while it isn’t doing poorly, it’s not pulling in the kinds of numbers that would make it a success.
Last but not least, Woman of Dignity finished its run at an incredible series high of 12.1%, while Rescue Me only saw the slightest uptick (but seriously guys, this show is so good, go watch it). Fish-out-of-water comedy Live Up to Your Name looks to be on the rise though, netting 4.5% in its odd episode.
Drama viewership ratings for the week of Aug. 14-20, 2017
Ep. # | Station | Rating | |
Monday, Aug. 14 | |||
School 2017 | 9 | KBS | 4.4% |
The King Loves | 17 | MBC | 6.5% |
The King Loves | 18 | MBC | 6.6% |
Falsify | 13 | SBS | 9.9% |
Falsify | 14 | SBS | 11.4% |
Bride of the Water God 2017 | 13 | tvN | 2.6% |
Tuesday, Aug. 15 | |||
School 2017 | 10 | KBS | 4.4% |
The King Loves | 19 | MBC | 6.5% |
The King Loves | 20 | MBC | 7.4% |
Falsify | 15 | SBS | 10.6% |
Falsify | 16 | SBS | 12.2% |
Bride of the Water God 2017 | 14 | tvN | 2.9% |
Wednesday, Aug. 16 | |||
Manhole | 3 | KBS | 2.2% |
Man Who Dies to Live | 17 | MBC | 10.7% |
Man Who Dies to Live | 18 | MBC | 12.8% |
Reunited Worlds | 17 | SBS | 6.4% |
Reunited Worlds | 18 | SBS | 6.8% |
Criminal Minds | 7 | tvN | 2.5% |
Thursday, Aug. 17 | |||
Manhole | 4 | KBS | 2.0% |
Man Who Dies to Live | 19 | MBC | 11.4% |
Man Who Dies to Live | 20 | MBC | 13.5% |
Reunited Worlds | 19 | SBS | 6.7% |
Reunited Worlds | 20 | SBS | 7.5% |
Criminal Minds | 8 | tvN | 3.2% |
Friday, Aug. 18 | |||
Woman of Dignity | 19 | JTBC | 9.7% |
Strongest Deliveryman | 5 | KBS | 4.6% |
Saturday, Aug. 19 | |||
Father Is Strange | 49 | KBS | 30.3% |
Strongest Deliveryman | 6 | KBS | 6.3% |
You’re Too Much | 47 | MBC | 13.9% |
Thief-nom, Thief-nim | 29 | MBC | 9.6% |
Sister Is Alive | 37 | SBS | 12.4% |
Sister Is Alive | 38 | SBS | 19.5% |
Woman of Dignity | 20 | JTBC | 12.1% |
Rescue Me | 5 | OCN | 1.8% |
Live Up to Your Name | 3 | tvN | 4.5% |
Sunday, Aug. 20 | |||
Father Is Strange | 50 | KBS | 36.5% |
You’re Too Much | 48 | MBC | 19.4% |
Thief-nom, Thief-nim | 30 | MBC | 11.0% |
Rescue Me | 6 | OCN | 2.3% |
Live Up to Your Name | 4 | tvN | 6.0% |