Well, I can’t believe it, but we’re already near the end of February. Looking back, it’s been quite a crazy month. The movie Parasite won four Oscars and the drama Crash Landing on You set a new ratings record for tvN. And to think that 2020 has only just begun.
Before we get too excited, February still has a few more dramas to offer. On Friday, legal drama Hyena premiered to 10.3 percent and on Saturday, Hi Bye, Mama! premiered to 5.9%. The latter, which took over Crash Landing on You’s spot, is Kim Tae-hee’s first drama since 2015’s Yong-pal. Since then, she’s become a mama in real life with husband and dreamboat Rain (but I digress).
Getting back to our other shows, those in the Monday-Tuesday lineup had an increase in numbers while those in the Wednesday-Thursday lineup had a decrease. Forest and Money Game actually had their lowest ratings to date with 4.1 percent and 1.4 percent respectively. I don’t know what’s going on with the mid-week slot, but it is not the spot to be in right now, that’s for sure.
Drama viewership ratings for the week of Feb. 17-23, 2020
| Ep. # | Station | Rating | |
| Monday, Feb. 17 | |||
| Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim 2 | 13 | SBS | 22.7% |
| The Cursed | 3 | tvN | 3.7% |
| Tuesday, Feb. 18 | |||
| Romantic Doctor Teacher Kim 2 | 14 | SBS | 23.4% |
| The Cursed | 4 | tvN | 3.5% |
| Wednesday, Feb. 19 | |||
| Forest | 13 | KBS | 5.5% |
| Forest | 14 | KBS | 6.2% |
| The Game: Towards Zero | 17 | MBC | 2.5% |
| The Game: Towards Zero | 18 | MBC | 3.4% |
| Money Game | 11 | tvN | 2.1% |
| Thursday, Feb. 20 | |||
| Forest | 15 | KBS | 4.1% |
| Forest | 16 | KBS | 4.1% |
| The Game: Towards Zero | 19 | MBC | 3.2% |
| The Game: Towards Zero | 20 | MBC | 3.7% |
| Money Game | 12 | tvN | 1.4% |
| Friday, Feb. 21 | |||
| Hyena | 1 | SBS | 10.3% |
| Itaewon Class | 7 | JTBC | 12.3% |
| Saturday, Feb. 22 | |||
| Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life | 81 | KBS | 22.4% |
| Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life | 82 | KBS | 26.9% |
| No Second Chances | 61 | MBC | 8.6% |
| No Second Chances | 62 | MBC | 10.7% |
| No Second Chances | 63 | MBC | 10.7% |
| No Second Chances | 64 | MBC | 11.5% |
| Hyena | 2 | SBS | 9.0% |
| Itaewon Class | 8 | JTBC | 12.6% |
| Tell Me What You Saw | 7 | OCN | 1.8% |
| Hi Bye, Mama! | 1 | tvN | 5.9% |
| Sunday, Feb. 23 | |||
| Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life | 83 | KBS | 26.4% |
| Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life | 84 | KBS | 30.6% |
| Tell Me What You Saw | 8 | OCN | 3.7% |
| Hi Bye, Mama! | 2 | tvN | 6.1% |