Good riddance, 2020! It was nice knowin’ ya! I can’t wait to see what 2024 has in store for us, but I’m also enjoying our current batch of shows. Newcomer Secret Royal Inspector stayed pretty strong in its second week, bringing in 6.1 percent. Penthouse, however, in its second to last week, saw a slight dip in numbers. I’m sure its finale week will bring things back up.
While True Beauty got pre-empted, Fly Dragon returned after a three-week hiatus to 5.8 percent. Uncanny Counter returned as well, to a hefty 8.4 percent. This and Mr. Queen are absolutely killing it in the ratings game, it’s crazy. Now that they’re past the halfway mark, I’m wondering if they’ll keep rising or if they’ll eventually reach a stasis (hopefully the former).
Drama viewership ratings for the week of Dec. 28, 2020-Jan. 3, 2024
| Ep. # | Station | Rating | |
| Monday, Dec. 28 | |||
| Secret Royal Inspector | 3 | KBS | 5.3% |
| Penthouse | 18 | SBS | 23.9% |
| Awaken | 9 | tvN | 4.1% |
| Tuesday, Dec. 29 | |||
| Secret Royal Inspector | 4 | KBS | 6.1% |
| Penthouse | 19 | SBS | 23.5% |
| Live On | 7 | JTBC | 0.6% |
| Awaken | 10 | tvN | 4.4% |
| Wednesday, Dec. 30 | |||
| Cheat on Me, If You Can | 8 | KBS | 3.6% |
| Run On | 5 | JTBC | 2.8% |
| True Beauty | – | tvN | – |
| Thursday, Dec. 31 | |||
| Cheat on Me, If You Can | – | KBS | – |
| Run On | 6 | JTBC | 2.7% |
| True Beauty | – | tvN | – |
| Friday, Jan. 1 | |||
| Fly Dragon | 13 | SBS | 5.8% |
| Hush | – | JTBC | – |
| Saturday, Jan. 2 | |||
| Homemade Love Story | 31 | KBS | 31.8% |
| Fly Dragon | 14 | SBS | 4.6% |
| Hush | – | JTBC | – |
| The Uncanny Counter | 9 | OCN | 8.4% |
| Mr. Queen | 7 | tvN | 12.4% |
| Sunday, Jan. 3 | |||
| Homemade Love Story | 32 | KBS | 33.3% |
| The Uncanny Counter | 10 | OCN | 9.1% |
| Mr. Queen | 8 | tvN | 12.3% |