Top Drama Viewership Ratings: May 22-28, 2017

There were loads of new premieres this week, and if you can believe it, there’s still more to come! (Where will we find the tiiiiiiime?) It was all about the Monday-Tuesday time slots, with Fight My Way, Lookout, and Circle beginning their respective runs. Out of the Big 3 broadcasters though, Whisper came out on top, and was able to break that coveted 20% mark in its final episode.

Fight My Way managed to beat out Lookout on Tuesday, but the steady drop Lookout experienced is definitely something to keep an eye out for (though it rose marginally in Episode 4, it still declined from its premiere). It’ll be interesting to see how the void that Whisper will be filled, but that’s a conundrum for next week.

Meanwhile, Circle premiered over on tvN in the slot previously occupied by The Liar and His Lover to diminishing numbers, which is beginning to make me think that the time slot it’s in may never bring in the numbers it once used to. Still, no harm in keeping our hopes up, since dramaland can always use a bit more originality and experimentation. (And Yeo Jin-gu.)

As for the middle of the week, Ruler–Master of the Mask came out on top, though it’s not skyrocketing upward. Mystery Queen ended at a very decent 8.3%, just narrowly edging out Suspicious Partner for second. All that’ll change next week, I’m sure—ooooor will it?

 
Drama viewership ratings for the week of May 22-28, 2017