It’s been an unprecedented week for South Korea and drama ratings naturally took a hit, with viewership numbers dropping for all our listed shows compared to last week – except for Lady Ok. The political uproar also led networks to pivot their weekend schedule, pre-empting some dramas for special news programming instead.
Drama viewership ratings for the week of December 2-8, 2024
| Ep. # | Station | Rating | |
| Monday, December 2 | |||
| Brewing Love | 9 | ENA | 1.8% |
| Parole Examiner Lee | 5 | tvN | 5.1% |
| Tuesday, December 3 | |||
| Brewing Love | 10 | ENA | 1.7% |
| Parole Examiner Lee | 6 | tvN | 5.6% |
| Wednesday, December 4 | |||
| Face Me | 9 | KBS | 2.8% |
| Thursday, December 5 | |||
| Face Me | 10 | KBS | 2.9% |
| Friday, December 6 | |||
| When the Phone Rings | – | MBC | – |
| The Fiery Priest 2 | 9 | SBS | 11.3% |
| Saturday, December 7 | |||
| Marry YOU | – | Channel A | – |
| The Tale of Lady Ok | – | JTBC | – |
| Iron Family | 21 | KBS | 14.1% |
| When the Phone Rings | – | MBC | – |
| The Fiery Priest 2 | – | SBS | – |
| Love Your Enemy | 5 | tvN | 5.0% |
| Sunday, December 8 | |||
| Marry YOU | 7 | Channel A | 0.8% |
| Marry YOU | 8 | Channel A | 1.1% |
| The Tale of Lady Ok | 3 | JTBC | 7.8% |
| Iron Family | 22 | KBS | 16.2% |
| Love Your Enemy | 6 | tvN | 5.5% |