Top Drama Viewership Ratings: June 26-July 2, 2017

While ratings are far from being the only measure of a show’s success, it’s still rewarding when a show you like sees an uptick, especially one that’s been struggling. Circle was that show this week, since it spent a decent portion of its run hovering below the 2% mark (in a time slot that used to do gangbusters for tvN). But maybe last week’s cliffhanger-to-rule-them-all really sealed the deal, since it was able to end the week at 2.5%. Small victories!

Meanwhile, poor Seven Day Queen just can’t seem to catch a break and fell to 4.4% with its second episode, though that may be partially due to Ruler—Master of the Mask suddenly jumping to an impressive 14.4%, which meant that there were less viewers available for Queen. But Suspicious Partner didn’t seem too adversely affected and saw no major changes.

Over on the weekend, The Best Hit continued to find its audience while Woman of Dignity actually saw a pretty significant rise in viewership, since it’s been slowly gaining numbers since its premiere. Father Is Strange continues to dominate, of course—KBS could air pretty much anything in that time slot, but luckily, they’ve aired a pretty solid weekend family drama (and now get to reap the rewards).

 
Drama viewership ratings for the week of June 26-July 2, 2017