We have more dramas to talk about, and more ratings to compare. The newcomers this week were both tvN shows, fantasy crime drama Memorist and medical drama Hospital Playlist. The former premiered to 3.3 percent, a pretty nice chunk of viewers, and the latter premiered to 6.3 percent, which… wow, way to go. Not too surprised, though, this coming from the Answer Me and Smart Prison Living team.
Overall, it’s looking like cable dramas are really thriving lately. The Cursed reached an all-time high of 6.1 percent, and Itaewon Class and Hi Bye, Mama! continued to kick ass. Of course, the big broadcasters are raking in those numbers too, save for Wednesday-Thursday dramas Forest and The Game: Towards Zero. The Game actually came to an end this Thursday, garnering 2.9 percent and 3.5 percent.
The only show missing from the board is I’ll Find You on a Beautiful Day, which was pre-empted due to the crew wanting to take precautions against the coronavirus. But not to worry; we’ll find the show on beautiful day next week.
Drama viewership ratings for the week of Mar. 9-15, 2020
| Ep. # | Station | Rating | |
| Monday, Mar. 9 | |||
| Nobody Knows | 3 | SBS | 9.3% |
| I’ll Find You on a Beautiful Day | – | JTBC | – |
| The Cursed | 9 | tvN | 5.2% |
| Tuesday, Mar. 10 | |||
| Nobody Knows | 4 | SBS | 9.5% |
| I’ll Find You on a Beautiful Day | – | JTBC | – |
| The Cursed | 10 | tvN | 6.1% |
| Wednesday, Mar. 11 | |||
| Forest | 25 | KBS | 4.2% |
| Forest | 26 | KBS | 4.7% |
| The Game: Towards Zero | 29 | MBC | 2.8% |
| The Game: Towards Zero | 30 | MBC | 3.9% |
| Memorist | 1 | tvN | 3.3% |
| Thursday, Mar. 12 | |||
| Forest | 27 | KBS | 2.6% |
| Forest | 28 | KBS | 3.1% |
| The Game: Towards Zero | 31 | MBC | 2.9% |
| The Game: Towards Zero | 32 | MBC | 3.5% |
| Memorist | 2 | tvN | 2.8% |
| Hospital Playlist | 1 | tvN | 6.3% |
| Friday, Mar. 13 | |||
| Hyena | 7 | SBS | 10.8% |
| Itaewon Class | 13 | JTBC | 13.1% |
| Saturday, Mar. 14 | |||
| Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life | 93 | KBS | 15.9% |
| Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life | 94 | KBS | 26.3% |
| Hyena | 8 | SBS | 12.5% |
| Itaewon Class | 14 | JTBC | 14.2% |
| Tell Me What You Saw | 13 | OCN | 2.4% |
| Hi Bye, Mama! | 7 | tvN | 6.1% |
| Sunday, Mar. 15 | |||
| Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life | 95 | KBS | 28.8% |
| Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life | 96 | KBS | 31.2% |
| Tell Me What You Saw | 14 | OCN | 3.8% |
| Hi Bye, Mama! | 8 | tvN | 5.4% |