We have some new shows to add to the list, with more on the way, which means it’s almost time to say goodbye to those we’ve been following. The first to go was the popular sageuk The Crowned Clown, the finale garnering the show’s highest rating at 10.9 percent.
Interestingly enough, with The Crowned Clown gone, ratings for all its competitors went up. The Light in Your Eyes jumped to an impressive 8.4 percent, and even underdog Item jumped a little. Then on Wednesday, we had two premieres — Big Issue and Possessed — come in with average numbers, while ol’ Mr. Poong-sang remained on top.
Weekend hit My Only Ally will be ending next week after over 100 episodes, and tvN rom-com Romance is a Bonus Book will be ending after 16. The latter’s leading man Lee Jong-seok has already enlisted for his mandatory service but, luckily, finished this final project before leaving us. The drama’s been doing well all this time, so I’m rooting for its finale!
Drama viewership ratings for the week of Mar. 4-10, 2019
| Ep. # | Station | Rating | |
| Monday, Mar. 4 | |||
| Neighborhood Lawyer Jo Deul-ho 2 | 25 | KBS | 4.3% |
| Neighborhood Lawyer Jo Deul-ho 2 | 26 | KBS | 5.9% |
| Haechi | 13 | SBS | 5.4% |
| Haechi | 14 | SBS | 6.4% |
| Item | 13 | MBC | 2.6% |
| Item | 14 | MBC | 3.4% |
| The Light in Your Eyes | 7 | JTBC | 5.1% |
| The Crowned Clown | 16 | tvN | 10.9% |
| Tuesday, Mar. 5 | |||
| Neighborhood Lawyer Jo Deul-ho 2 | 27 | KBS | 5.8% |
| Neighborhood Lawyer Jo Deul-ho 2 | 28 | KBS | 7.0% |
| Haechi | 15 | SBS | 6.6% |
| Haechi | 16 | SBS | 7.9% |
| Item | 15 | MBC | 3.5% |
| Item | 16 | MBC | 4.0% |
| The Light in Your Eyes | 8 | JTBC | 8.4% |
| Wednesday, Mar. 6 | |||
| What’s Wrong Mr. Poong-sang | 33 | KBS | 15.2% |
| What’s Wrong Mr. Poong-sang | 34 | KBS | 18.1% |
| Spring Must Be Coming | 21 | MBC | 2.9% |
| Spring Must Be Coming | 22 | MBC | 3.3% |
| Big Issue | 1 | SBS | 4.1% |
| Big Issue | 2 | SBS | 4.8% |
| Possessed | 1 | OCN | 1.6% |
| Reach of Sincerity | 9 | tvN | 3.7% |
| Thursday, Mar. 7 | |||
| What’s Wrong Mr. Poong-sang | 35 | KBS | 18.5% |
| What’s Wrong Mr. Poong-sang | 36 | KBS | 20.4% |
| Spring Must Be Coming | 23 | MBC | 2.7% |
| Spring Must Be Coming | 24 | MBC | 3.0% |
| Big Issue | 3 | SBS | 3.7% |
| Big Issue | 4 | SBS | 4.1% |
| Possessed | 2 | OCN | 2.6% |
| Reach of Sincerity | 10 | tvN | 3.9% |
| Friday, Mar. 8 | |||
| The Fiery Priest | 13 | SBS | 15.3% |
| The Fiery Priest | 14 | SBS | 17.7% |
| Legal High | 9 | JTBC | 2.2% |
| Saturday, Mar. 9 | |||
| My Only Ally | 99 | KBS | 37.6% |
| My Only Ally | 100 | KBS | 42.9% |
| Love in Sadness | 9 | MBC | 12.0% |
| Love in Sadness | 10 | MBC | 13.0% |
| Love in Sadness | 11 | MBC | 11.4% |
| Love in Sadness | 12 | MBC | 11.5% |
| The Fiery Priest | 15 | SBS | 12.5% |
| The Fiery Priest | 16 | SBS | 16.1% |
| Legal High | 10 | JTBC | 2.4% |
| Romance is a Bonus Book | 13 | tvN | 5.3% |
| Sunday, Mar. 10 | |||
| My Only Ally | 101 | KBS | 44.1% |
| My Only Ally | 102 | KBS | 49.5% |
| Romance is a Bonus Book | 14 | tvN | 6.3% |