These new shows are really killing it! Forest of Secrets is still cruising around 6 percent, Alice is gradually rising — and now we have Do You Like Brahms joining the party. The music-themed drama premiered over on SBS to 5.3 percent. It’s a low rating, but considering the ratings for most Big 3 shows these days, it’s actually not too bad. There’s another music drama on the way, so I’m curious to see how that one performs in comparison.
For some dramas, it’s been a long ride, full of pre-emptions and disappointing numbers. This week, Men Are Men, Was it Love, and Graceful Friends finally aired their finales. Men Are Men performed as expected, around the 3 percent mark, and Was it Love actually performed worse than expected, landing on 1.6 percent. On the bright side, weekend drama Graceful Friends finished with its highest number of 5.1 percent. Yet another win for JTBC.
Drama viewership ratings for the week of Aug. 31-Sep. 6, 2020
| Ep. # | Station | Rating | |
| Monday, Aug. 31 | |||
| Men Are Men | 15 | KBS | 3.1% |
| Do You Like Brahms | 1 | SBS | 5.3% |
| Tuesday, Sep. 1 | |||
| Men Are Men | 16 | KBS | 3.1% |
| Do You Like Brahms | 2 | SBS | 5.0% |
| Wednesday, Sep. 2 | |||
| When I Was the Most Beautiful | 4 | MBC | 3.0% |
| Was It Love | 16 | JTBC | 1.6% |
| Flower of Evil | 11 | tvN | 3.8% |
| Thursday, Sep. 3 | |||
| When I Was the Most Beautiful | 5 | MBC | 3.0% |
| Flower of Evil | – | tvN | – |
| Friday, Sep. 4 | |||
| Alice | 3 | SBS | 8.4% |
| Graceful Friends | 16 | JTBC | 4.8% |
| Saturday, Sep. 5 | |||
| Once Again | 93 | KBS | 27.4% |
| Once Again | 94 | KBS | 32.6% |
| Alice | 4 | SBS | 10.6% |
| Graceful Friends | 17 | JTBC | 5.1% |
| Missing: The Other Side | 3 | OCN | 3.0% |
| Forest of Secrets 2 | 7 | tvN | 6.5% |
| Sunday, Sep. 6 | |||
| Once Again | 95 | KBS | 34.8% |
| Once Again | 96 | KBS | 37.0% |
| Missing: The Other Side | 4 | OCN | 3.5% |
| Forest of Secrets 2 | 8 | tvN | 7.5% |