We’re moving into the next season of dramas, and it’s already looking quite promising. And judging by the chart, it seems like everyone’s in the mood for a thriller or crime drama. Still, I hope a good rom-com comes around and snatches hearts; the poor genre’s been struggling lately.
Speaking of which, crime drama The Good Detective continued its steady climb, reaching an all-time high of 6.8 percent, while rom-com Men Are Men struggled to reach even 4 percent. We saw something similar in the next timeslot, with Flower of Evil staying strong and the others barely keeping up.
Other than Once Again, which has been the top weekend show, the weekend is chock full of thrillers. We’ve got Graceful Friends, we’ve got Train — and now, we’ve also got the return of Forest of Secrets. Viewers must’ve really missed the latter, because season 2 premiered to 7.6 percent. Wow, just wow.
Drama viewership ratings for the week of Aug. 10-16, 2020
| Ep. # | Station | Rating | |
| Monday, Aug. 10 | |||
| Men Are Men | 11 | KBS | 3.7% |
| The Good Detective | 11 | JTBC | 6.3% |
| Tuesday, Aug. 11 | |||
| Men Are Men | 12 | KBS | 3.1% |
| The Good Detective | 12 | JTBC | 6.8% |
| Wednesday, Aug. 12 | |||
| Memorials | 13 | KBS | 3.0% |
| United Effort to Accomplish One Thing | 7 | MBC | 3.2% |
| Was It Love | 11 | JTBC | 2.0% |
| Flower of Evil | 5 | tvN | 3.0% |
| Thursday, Aug. 13 | |||
| Memorials | 14 | KBS | 3.1% |
| United Effort to Accomplish One Thing | 8 | MBC | 3.3% |
| Was It Love | 12 | JTBC | 1.9% |
| Flower of Evil | 6 | tvN | 3.6% |
| Friday, Aug. 14 | |||
| Graceful Friends | 11 | JTBC | 4.0% |
| Saturday, Aug. 15 | |||
| Once Again | 81 | KBS | 26.9% |
| Once Again | 82 | KBS | 31.4% |
| Graceful Friends | 12 | JTBC | 4.5% |
| Train | 11 | OCN | 1.2% |
| Forest of Secrets 2 | 1 | tvN | 7.6% |
| Sunday, Aug. 16 | |||
| Once Again | 83 | KBS | 29.6% |
| Once Again | 84 | KBS | 32.9% |
| Train | 12 | OCN | 1.4% |
| Forest of Secrets 2 | 2 | tvN | 6.4% |