We’ve got a lot of different dramas on the board, from youth drama to historical romance to medical thriller. And it looks like viewers are torn, as the dramas’ ratings are pretty evenly distributed. There are no real stand-outs, save for the weekend shows, of course.
On Monday, we had the final two episodes of Investigation Couple 2, which had always performed fairly well. It was thiiiiiiis close to double digits, but hey, 9.9 percent ain’t nothin’ to cry about. The remaining Monday-Tuesday shows, both cable, got some great results as well. I was pleasantly surprised to see A Moment at Eighteen have a little bit of a jump from last week.
On Wednesday, we had the premiere of supernatural drama When the Devil Calls Your Name. (Hm, Angel’s Last Mission‘s evil older brother?) While the episode brought in a decent 3.1 percent, the second episode fell behind, allowing Class of Lies to catch up. Then on Saturday, the weekend dramas shone as usual, with Mother of Mine comfy around 20 percent and Hotel del Luna around 8 percent.
Drama viewership ratings for the week of July 29-Aug. 4, 2019
| Ep. # | Station | Rating | |
| Monday, July 29 | |||
| Investigation Couple 2 | 31 | MBC | 6.7% |
| Investigation Couple 2 | 32 | MBC | 9.9% |
| A Moment at Eighteen | 3 | JTBC | 3.2% |
| Designated Survivor: 60 Days | 9 | tvN | 4.0% |
| Tuesday, July 30 | |||
| A Moment at Eighteen | 4 | JTBC | 3.4% |
| Designated Survivor: 60 Days | 10 | tvN | 4.4% |
| Wednesday, July 31 | |||
| Justice | 9 | KBS | 4.3% |
| Justice | 10 | KBS | 4.6% |
| Rookie Historian Gu Hae-ryung | 9 | MBC | 4.4% |
| Rookie Historian Gu Hae-ryung | 10 | MBC | 7.3% |
| Doctor Detective | 5 | SBS | 4.3% |
| Class of Lies | 5 | OCN | 3.0% |
| When the Devil Calls Your Name | 1 | tvN | 3.1% |
| Thursday, Aug. 1 | |||
| Justice | 11 | KBS | 4.4% |
| Justice | 12 | KBS | 5.3% |
| Rookie Historian Gu Hae-ryung | 11 | MBC | 4.7% |
| Rookie Historian Gu Hae-ryung | 12 | MBC | 6.9% |
| Doctor Detective | 6 | SBS | 4.3% |
| Class of Lies | 6 | OCN | 3.1% |
| When the Devil Calls Your Name | 2 | tvN | 2.6% |
| Friday, Aug. 2 | |||
| Doctor John | 9 | SBS | 8.5% |
| Doctor John | 10 | SBS | 10.8% |
| Saturday, Aug. 3 | |||
| Mother of Mine | 77 | KBS | 21.5% |
| Mother of Mine | 78 | KBS | 27.3% |
| Golden Garden | 9 | MBC | 5.2% |
| Golden Garden | 10 | MBC | 7.3% |
| Golden Garden | 11 | MBC | 7.5% |
| Golden Garden | 12 | MBC | 7.9% |
| Doctor John | 11 | SBS | 6.9% |
| Doctor John | 12 | SBS | 9.2% |
| Watcher | 9 | OCN | 3.3% |
| Hotel del Luna | 7 | tvN | 8.1% |
| Sunday, Aug. 4 | |||
| Mother of Mine | 79 | KBS | 26.1% |
| Mother of Mine | 80 | KBS | 31.1% |
| Watcher | 10 | OCN | 5.1% |
| Hotel del Luna | 8 | tvN | 9.1% |