With two additions to the chart, we’re practically drowning in dramas now. And as tough as that is as an everyday viewer (So much to watch!), the quantity and the variety is very much welcome. Because of the sudden downpour, we’re seeing at least two shows doing well in each timeslot.
For the Monday-Tuesday timeslot, Record of Youth is the obvious favorite, but it’s nice to see JTBC drama Eighteen Again keeping a decent sized audience. Over in the Wednesday-Thursday timeslot, When I Was the Most Beautiful concluded with its highest rating of 5 percent.
Then, over in the weekend slot, we had the premieres for Search and Start-Up. Both had strong starts, but it was Start-Up that gained the most interest. (It certainly got my interest! ) tvN is killing it all across the board with Record of Youth, Tale of the Nine Tailed, and now Start-Up.
Drama viewership ratings for the week of Oct. 12-18, 2020
| Ep. # | Station | Rating | |
| Monday, Oct. 12 | |||
| Zombie Detective | 7 | KBS | 3.1% |
| Do You Like Brahms | 13 | SBS | 6.0% |
| Eighteen Again | 7 | JTBC | 2.8% |
| Record of Youth | 11 | tvN | 8.3% |
| Tuesday, Oct. 13 | |||
| Zombie Detective | 8 | KBS | 3.7% |
| Do You Like Brahms | 14 | SBS | 5.7% |
| Eighteen Again | 8 | JTBC | 3.2% |
| Record of Youth | 12 | tvN | 7.8% |
| Wednesday, Oct. 14 | |||
| Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol | 3 | KBS | 2.9% |
| Private Lives | 3 | JTBC | 2.5% |
| Tale of the Nine Tailed | 3 | tvN | 5.6% |
| When I Was the Most Beautiful | 15 | MBC | 4.1% |
| Thursday, Oct. 15 | |||
| Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol | 4 | KBS | 2.8% |
| Private Lives | 4 | JTBC | 2.2% |
| Tale of the Nine Tailed | 4 | tvN | 5.5% |
| When I Was the Most Beautiful | 16 | MBC | 5.0% |
| Friday, Oct. 16 | |||
| Alice | 13 | SBS | 7.4% |
| More Than Friends | 5 | JTBC | 1.3% |
| Saturday, Oct. 17 | |||
| Homemade Love Story | 9 | KBS | 25.2% |
| Alice | 14 | SBS | 8.6% |
| More Than Friends | 6 | JTBC | 1.6% |
| Search | 1 | OCN | 2.6% |
| Start-Up | 1 | tvN | 4.5% |
| Sunday, Oct. 18 | |||
| Homemade Love Story | 10 | KBS | 27.6% |
| Search | 2 | OCN | 3.1% |
| Start-Up | 2 | tvN | 4.4% |