Well, now that a lot of us have plenty of time on our hands, dramaland’s decided to unload six new dramas. And there’s a little something for everybody, whether that be a time-travelling fantasy drama or a, er, cat lovin’ fantasy drama. That said, let’s see how the newbies performed.
Joining the Monday-Tuesday lineup, we had 365: Repeat the Year on MBC and A Piece of Your Mind over on tvN. The former got comfortable around 5 percent, while the latter, matching with I’ll Find You on a Beautiful Day, got comfy around 2 percent. Next up, on Wednesday, was Welcome, also known as Meow, the Secret Boy. Much like its predecessor Forest, it started off okay-ish and then made a quick fall.
Moving on to the weekend, Friday has proven to be quite lucky for cable channel JTBC. After the success of Itaewon Class, revenge drama A Couple’s World came in with the channel’s highest premiere numbers at 6.3 percent and, later, 10 percent. (I’m already looking forward to following this one!) Finally, family drama Once Again and thriller Rugal came in with some decent numbers as well. What a colorful week.
Drama viewership ratings for the week of Mar. 23-29, 2020
| Ep. # | Station | Rating | |
| Monday, Mar. 23 | |||
| 365: Repeat the Year | 1 | MBC | 4.0% |
| 365: Repeat the Year | 2 | MBC | 4.9% |
| Nobody Knows | 7 | SBS | 9.1% |
| I’ll Find You on a Beautiful Day | 7 | JTBC | 2.3% |
| A Piece of Your Mind | 1 | tvN | 2.4% |
| Tuesday, Mar. 24 | |||
| 365: Repeat the Year | 3 | MBC | 4.4% |
| 365: Repeat the Year | 4 | MBC | 5.0% |
| Nobody Knows | 8 | SBS | 9.8% |
| I’ll Find You on a Beautiful Day | 8 | JTBC | 2.6% |
| A Piece of Your Mind | 2 | tvN | 2.1% |
| Wednesday, Mar. 25 | |||
| Welcome | 1 | KBS | 3.6% |
| Welcome | 2 | KBS | 2.8% |
| Find Me in Your Memory | 5 | MBC | 3.2% |
| Find Me in Your Memory | 6 | MBC | 4.3% |
| Memorist | 5 | tvN | 3.2% |
| Thursday, Mar. 26 | |||
| Welcome | 3 | KBS | 1.6% |
| Welcome | 4 | KBS | 1.8% |
| Find Me in Your Memory | 7 | MBC | 3.3% |
| Find Me in Your Memory | 8 | MBC | 3.5% |
| Memorist | 6 | tvN | 3.3% |
| Hospital Playlist | 3 | tvN | 8.6% |
| Friday, Mar. 27 | |||
| Hyena | 11 | SBS | 10.8% |
| A Couple’s World | 1 | JTBC | 6.3% |
| Saturday, Mar. 28 | |||
| Once Again | 1 | KBS | 19.4% |
| Once Again | 2 | KBS | 23.1% |
| Hyena | 12 | SBS | 10.8% |
| A Couple’s World | 2 | JTBC | 10.0% |
| Rugal | 1 | OCN | 2.6% |
| Hi Bye, Mama! | 11 | tvN | 5.3% |
| Sunday, Mar. 29 | |||
| Once Again | 3 | KBS | 23.2% |
| Once Again | 4 | KBS | 26.3% |
| Rugal | 2 | OCN | 3.9% |
| Hi Bye, Mama! | 12 | tvN | 5.2% |