Top Drama Viewership Ratings: Week of October 21-27, 2024
Although Dongjae is inching downwards, Family by Choice is creeping up – as is Dear Hyeri as it heads into finale week. Weekend viewership continues last week’s trend with Jeongnyeon….
Although Dongjae is inching downwards, Family by Choice is creeping up – as is Dear Hyeri as it heads into finale week. Weekend viewership continues last week’s trend with Jeongnyeon….
The first peek into JTBC’s upcoming Joseon sageuk The Tale of Lady Ok is a heart-wrenching one, shining the spotlight on a woman who escapes from serfdom and takes on….
With two weeks left until its premiere, promotions are pouring in for the long-awaited return of SBS’s The Fiery Priest 2. Starring the original hot-blooded trio, Kim Nam-gil (Song of….
Not all who wander are lost. Some are just on a cross-country mission to locate their long-lost father before their life is cut short by terminal illness. Oh, and wouldn’t….
Clockwise: Kim Hae-sook, Jung Ji-so, Chae Won-bin, Jinyoung The hit 2014 comedy movie Miss Granny is getting a drama remake over at KBS. While the TV adaptation will follow the….
New posters and a video teaser have lured us into the lair of MBC’s When the Phone Rings, where Yoo Yeon-seok (A Bloody Lucky Day) learns something new about Chae….
Hitting their peak in prior weeks, Dear Hyeri, Dog Knows Everything, and The Judge from Hell all faltered in their final bows. The rest of the crop have similar fluctuations,….
Time slot: Monday-Tuesday Broadcaster: ENA Genre: Rom-com Episode count: 12 Global streamer: Viki/Viu Reasons to watch: To be honest, they had me at Kim Se-jung — but then they threw….
The new teaser for tvN’s crime drama Parole Examiner Lee just dropped, giving us a rapid fire introduction to our eponymous parole officer Go Soo (Missing: The Other Side) and….
As the prelude to JTBC’s latest sageuk The Tale of Lady Ok, a second teaser offers yet another glimpse into the agonizing misery that our titular Joseon serf escapes from…..
Life is busy when you’re the lady of the house. In the new teaser for JTBC’s The Tale of Lady Ok, we’re introduced to all the people who depend on….
School bells are ringing for our latest teen romance, brought to us by Social Savvy Class 101. When an unpopular loner discovers the Achilles’ heel of the school’s beloved star,….
The first teaser has stealthily swooped in for Coupang Play’s upcoming Family Planning, introducing the story’s secretive family in the fantasy-black comedy led by Bae Doo-na (The Silent Sea) and….
Time slot: Friday (single drop) Broadcaster: Netflix Genre: Drama, rom-com Episode count: 10 Reasons to watch: The delightful Woo Do-hwan runs away with ex-girlfriend Lee Yumi, and together they go….
Time slot: Friday-Saturday Broadcaster: SBS Genre: Crime, action, black comedy Episode count: 12 Global streamer: Disney+/Hulu Reasons to watch: The much-beloved trio of Kim Nam-gil, Honey Lee, and Kim Sung-kyun….
Time slot: Wednesdays (2x week) Broadcaster: Disney+ Genre: Crime, action, noir Episode count: 8 Reasons to watch: While my brain refuses to separate this drama from Ji Chang-wook’s other dark….
Time slot: Wednesday-Thursday Broadcaster: KBS Genre: Medical, crime, mystery Episode count: 12 Global streamer: Viki/Viu Reasons to watch: In Face Me, the wonderful Lee Min-ki takes on a K-drama archetype….
From script readings to posters to teasers, lots of new promos have recently dropped for Channel A’s historical comedy Check-in Hanyang, showing us what it takes to work at the….
Time slot: Saturday-Sunday Broadcaster: Channel A Genre: Rom-com Episode count: 12 Global streamer: Netflix, Kocowa Reasons to watch: Aren’t we spoiled — we’ve got Lee Yi-kyung in the currently airing….
Lee Jun-hyuk, Han Ji-min In SBS’s upcoming office romance Love Scout, a cynical businesswoman finds her hardened heart melted by her faithful secretary. Amidst a busy society that prioritizes profit….
The first teaser for ENA’s new series Namib has come swimming in on the ocean tide, giving much needed refreshment to our story’s parched underdogs Go Hyun-jung (Mask Girl) and….
Looking ahead in the distance to 2025, MBC makes an early start in promos to welcome us to Motel California, reuniting Lee Se-young (What Comes After Love) with another past….
Truth and lies blur in Netflix’s upcoming romance-mystery The Trunk starring Seo Hyun-jin (Why Her) and Gong Yoo (The Silent Sea) in a secretive marriage. NM (New Marriage) is a….
Sitting perched along that foggy boundary between the segregated worlds of the living and the dead, Disney+’s Light Shop makes Joo Ji-hoon (Blood Free) our ferryman on the River Styx,….
Brewing Love and Face Me made okay starts, while The Fiery Priest 2 came in with a flying kick straight into double digits for this week of premieres. Jeongnyeon made….
The promo campaign has set sail with a pretty first poster and script reading stills for ENA’s upcoming Namib, promising an underdog tale about music, healing, family, and growth with….
Time slot: Saturday-Sunday Broadcaster: tvN Genre: Rom-com, office Episode count: 12 Global streamer: Viki Reasons to watch: This one’s a no-brainer for me, being a long-time fan of both Joo….
More laughs are in store for Channel A’s historical comedy Check-in Hanyang, featuring disguised identities and bumbling antics. Centering around the most prominent guesthouse in Joseon, our tale will have….
Time slot: Friday-Saturday Broadcaster: MBC Genre: Romance, thriller Episode count: 12 Global streamer: Netflix Reasons to watch: In the recent past we’ve seen a yearning Yoo Yeon-seok and a rampant….
Our wayward storyteller Choo Young-woo (Oasis) has rolled into town in JTBC’s latest teaser, setting off his chapter in The Tale of Lady Ok where romance begins to bud with….
KBS has released the first teaser for its upcoming fantasy comedy Who Is She (previously named Miss Granny). The show stars Kim Hae-sook (Mr. Plankton) as Granny Oh Mal-soon who….
It’s a week of many farewells with Dongjae leaving quietly behind Doubt and Virtuous, which both made big jumps with their exits. Our star Jeongnyeon also gave her final grand….
Time slot: Monday-Tuesday Broadcaster: tvN Genre: Crime Episode count: 12 Global streamer: Viki, Viu Reasons to watch: While crime-action will never be my first genre pick of choice, some of….
Time slot: Friday (single drop TBC) Broadcaster: Coupang Play Genre: Black comedy, fantasy, thriller, crime Episode count: 8 Reasons to watch: In what’s giving me major Moving + Atypical Family….
Time slot: Friday (single drop) Broadcaster: Netflix Genre: Mystery, melo, romance, drama Episode count: 8 Reasons to watch: I would have preferred to see these two on my screen in….
A new teaser has come sashaying in for KBS’s Who Is She, following our no-longer-a-granny heroine – played by Kim Hae-sook (Mr. Plankton) and Jung Ji-so (The Glory) – as….
The newest script reading stills for SBS’s romantic-comedy Love Scout feature its beautiful leads Han Ji-min (Behind Your Touch) and Lee Jun-hyuk (Dongjae the Good or the Bastard) as a….
It’s time to say hello to a fresh crop of new dramas this week and Parole Examiner Lee kicked things off with a very strong start, scoring weekday numbers that….
We’re now five days away from opening The Trunk’s ~mysteries~ on Netflix and the new preview gives us a peek into Pandora’s box, revealing life after the contract wedding between….
In the second teaser for ENA’s idol-underdog drama Namib, we are given a glimpse into the life of our ousted top producer Go Hyun-jung (Mask Girl) and her ray of….
Jeon Ji-hyun, Kang Dong-won Disney+ has announced the star-studded cast for its upcoming spy romance Tempest (previously Polaris). Starring Jeon Ji-hyun (Jirisan) and Kang Dong-won (Dr. Cheon and the….
Time slot: Wednesdays Broadcaster: Disney+ Genre: Mystery, horror Episode count: 8 Reasons to watch: While it’s clear as day that Disney+ is trying quite hard to create the successor to….
Lee Jong-seok, Moon Ga-young Titled after the city district where our office romance sets its scene, tvN’s new legal series Seocho-dong has announced their main cast with Lee Jong-seok (Big….
JTBC had a fairly good week with Family by Choice ending its run on a new high, while The Tale of Lady Ok made a pretty strong start on weekends…..
How cute! The first teaser of SBS’s upcoming healing romance Love Scout is all about setting a cozy mood between our two leads Han Ji-min (Behind Your Touch) and Lee….
Time slot: Saturday-Sunday Broadcaster: JTBC Genre: Sageuk, romance Episode count: 16 Global streamer: Neflix, Viu, Kocowa Reasons to watch: Im Ji-yeon has been making interesting choices after The Glory spotlighted….
Seohyun, Taecyeon Casting news is out for KBS’s upcoming romance fantasy The First Night With the Duke, introducing us to the cast that will bring this whirlwind tale to life…..
Make way for Cha Joo-young (The Real Has Come) and Lee Hyun-wook (Song of the Bandits) as tvN has pronounced them our Joseon queen and king, setting off the promo….
MBC has dropped two new character teasers for its upcoming romance Motel California featuring a his and her perspective. Based on the webnovel Home, Bitter Home by Shim Yoon-seo, the….
A new teaser has come out for tvN’s upcoming The Queen Who Crowns, pairing Cha Joo-young (The Real Has Come) and Lee Hyun-wook (Song of the Bandits) in a contentious….