This week, we said “goodbye” to two dramas and “Well, hello there” to one. First, we had the finale for Do You Like Brahms. The music-themed romance finished off with 6 percent — not its highest rating but not bad. Later, we had the finale for Alice, and similarly to Brahms, it didn’t go out with its highest rating. This may be disappointing for fans, but at the very least, both dramas did well within their timeslots.
Midweek, we had the premiere of The Spies Who Loved Me, replacing When I Was the Most Beautiful. And… oh gosh, these midweek ratings just make me sad. Even if numbers are rising, everyone is still below the 5 percent mark. The only one surviving above water is tvN’s Tale of the Nine Tailed. Over on the weekend, fellow cable dramas and fresh newbies Search and Start-Up kept their initial audiences and more.
Drama viewership ratings for the week of Oct. 19-25, 2020
| Ep. # | Station | Rating | |
| Monday, Oct. 19 | |||
| Zombie Detective | 9 | KBS | 3.1% |
| Do You Like Brahms | 15 | SBS | 5.6% |
| Eighteen Again | 9 | JTBC | 3.1% |
| Record of Youth | 13 | tvN | 7.8% |
| Tuesday, Oct. 20 | |||
| Zombie Detective | 10 | KBS | 2.6% |
| Do You Like Brahms | 16 | SBS | 6.0% |
| Eighteen Again | 10 | JTBC | 3.2% |
| Record of Youth | 14 | tvN | 7.8% |
| Wednesday, Oct. 21 | |||
| Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol | 5 | KBS | 2.7% |
| Private Lives | 5 | JTBC | 1.7% |
| Tale of the Nine Tailed | 5 | tvN | 5.1% |
| The Spies Who Loved Me | 1 | MBC | 4.3% |
| Thursday, Oct. 22 | |||
| Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol | 6 | KBS | 3.0% |
| Private Lives | 6 | JTBC | 1.5% |
| Tale of the Nine Tailed | 6 | tvN | 5.0% |
| The Spies Who Loved Me | 2 | MBC | 3.2% |
| Friday, Oct. 23 | |||
| Alice | 15 | SBS | 7.0% |
| More Than Friends | 7 | JTBC | 1.3% |
| Saturday, Oct. 24 | |||
| Homemade Love Story | 11 | KBS | 25.1% |
| Alice | 16 | SBS | 9.1% |
| More Than Friends | 8 | JTBC | 1.1% |
| Search | 3 | OCN | 2.3% |
| Start-Up | 3 | tvN | 4.8% |
| Sunday, Oct. 25 | |||
| Homemade Love Story | 12 | KBS | 27.4% |
| Search | 4 | OCN | 2.9% |
| Start-Up | 4 | tvN | 5.0% |