I think I’m ready for the next batch of dramas — what about you? After the high that was A Couple’s World, ratings just seem downright sad these days. Even quarantine wasn’t enough to up the ratings. It almost seems irrelevant when so much of drama viewing is online, but it’s still an important factor with the dramas’ performance.
That said, I cringe at the fact that reincarnation drama Born Again finished its run with a mere 2.4 percent. That and that its competition Sweet Munchies actually fell below the 1 percent mark (ouch). On Friday, The King: Eternal Monarch finished its run with 8.1 percent, which… is okay. It’s certainly not what I was expecting for a finale, much less a Kim Eun-sook finale.
On the bright side, When My Love Blooms finished with a decent number, having always maintained relatively high ratings. So there’s that. Hopefully, this timeslot continues its luck with the premiere of Kim Soo-hyun and Seo Ye-ji’s drama next week.
Drama viewership ratings for the week of June 8-14, 2020
| Ep. # | Station | Rating | |
| Monday, June 8 | |||
| Born Again | 29 | KBS | 2.2% |
| Born Again | 30 | KBS | 2.4% |
| Will You Have Dinner With Me | 9 | MBC | 3.5% |
| Will You Have Dinner With Me | 10 | MBC | 4.4% |
| Good Casting | 13 | SBS | 8.4% |
| Sweet Munchies | 5 | JTBC | 0.8% |
| My Unfamiliar Family | 3 | tvN | 3.3% |
| Tuesday, June 9 | |||
| Born Again | 31 | KBS | 1.7% |
| Born Again | 32 | KBS | 2.4% |
| Will You Have Dinner With Me | 11 | MBC | 3.4% |
| Will You Have Dinner With Me | 12 | MBC | 3.9% |
| Good Casting | 14 | SBS | 8.5% |
| Sweet Munchies | 6 | JTBC | 0.6% |
| My Unfamiliar Family | 4 | tvN | 3.9% |
| Wednesday, June 10 | |||
| Soul Repairer | 21 | KBS | 1.9% |
| Soul Repairer | 22 | KBS | 2.1% |
| Old School Intern | 13 | MBC | 5.6% |
| Old School Intern | 14 | MBC | 7.1% |
| Mystic Pop-up Bar | 7 | JTBC | 3.2% |
| Oh My Baby | 9 | tvN | 1.6% |
| Thursday, June 11 | |||
| Soul Repairer | 23 | KBS | 1.4% |
| Soul Repairer | 24 | KBS | 1.7% |
| Old School Intern | 15 | MBC | 4.4% |
| Old School Intern | 16 | MBC | 5.8% |
| Mystic Pop-up Bar | 8 | JTBC | 2.9% |
| Oh My Baby | 10 | tvN | 2.0% |
| Friday, June 12 | |||
| The King: Eternal Monarch | 16 | SBS | 8.1% |
| Saturday, June 13 | |||
| Once Again | 45 | KBS | 23.9% |
| Once Again | 46 | KBS | 28.7% |
| Team Bulldog: Off-duty Investigation | 7 | OCN | 3.8% |
| When My Love Blooms | 15 | tvN | 4.8% |
| Sunday, June 7 | |||
| Once Again | 47 | KBS | 27.8% |
| Once Again | 48 | KBS | 31.6% |
| Team Bulldog: Off-duty Investigation | 8 | OCN | 3.3% |
| When My Love Blooms | 16 | tvN | 4.5% |