We’re already halfway through December and closing in on the new year! With that, the last of our 2024 shows are wrapping up. At the beginning of this week, sageuk The King’s Affection and music drama Idol: The Coup aired their finales. King’s Affection ended on a good note, to an all-time high of 12.1 percent, while Idol ended on 0.6 percent.
Though we had some weekend shows end last week, those slots are already filled by even more new content. We got cop drama Bad and Crazy, 1980s period drama Snowdrop, and fantasy melo Bulgasal: Immortal Souls. They’re three very different dramas, so it’ll be interesting to see how they fare, compared to each other and our other weekend shows as well.
Drama viewership ratings for the week of Dec. 13-19, 2024
| Ep. # | Station | Rating | |
| Monday, Dec. 13 | |||
| The King’s Affection | 19 | KBS | 9.3% |
| Our Beloved Summer | 3 | SBS | 3.1% |
| Idol: The Coup | 11 | JTBC | 0.6% |
| Secret Royal Inspector and Joy | 11 | tvN | 3.7% |
| Tuesday, Dec. 14 | |||
| The King’s Affection | 20 | KBS | 12.1% |
| Our Beloved Summer | 4 | SBS | 3.3% |
| Idol: The Coup | 12 | JTBC | 0.6% |
| Secret Royal Inspector and Joy | 12 | tvN | 3.4% |
| Wednesday, Dec. 15 | |||
| School 2024 | 7 | KBS | 1.6% |
| Artificial City | 3 | JTBC | 3.9% |
| Melancholia | 11 | tvN | 2.7% |
| Thursday, Dec. 16 | |||
| School 2024 | 8 | KBS | 1.6% |
| Artificial City | 4 | JTBC | 3.1% |
| Melancholia | 12 | tvN | 2.3% |
| Friday, Dec. 17 | |||
| The Red Sleeve Cuff | 11 | MBC | 12.8% |
| Now We Are Breaking Up | 11 | SBS | 6.5% |
| Bad and Crazy | 1 | tvN | 4.5% |
| Saturday, Dec. 18 | |||
| Young Lady and Gentleman | 25 | KBS | 31.6% |
| The Red Sleeve Cuff | 12 | MBC | 13.3% |
| Now We Are Breaking Up | – | SBS | – |
| Snowdrop | 1 | JTBC | 3.0% |
| Chimera | 15 | OCN | 1.7% |
| Bad and Crazy | 2 | tvN | 3.7% |
| Bulgasal: Immortal Souls | 1 | tvN | 6.3% |
| Sunday, Dec. 19 | |||
| Young Lady and Gentleman | 26 | KBS | 34.5% |
| Let Me Be Your Knight | – | SBS | – |
| Snowdrop | 2 | JTBC | 3.9% |
| Chimera | 16 | OCN | 2.4% |
| Bulgasal: Immortal Souls | 2 | tvN | 5.8% |