Boy, am I excited to get into this week’s ratings! It was an off week for some, such as My Strange Hero, but it was pretty darn great for the new sageuk The Crowned Clown. The other new show in this time slot was the second season of Neighborhood Lawyer Jo Deul-ho, which had a decent premiere as well.
Over on Wednesday and Thursday, An Empress’s Dignity and Boyfriend continue to gradually lose viewers. They’re still performing very well, but it looks like some of their viewers might’ve decided to check out the last premiere this week, What’s Wrong Mr. Poong-sang.
Last but not least, we have to discuss SKY Castle. Because this drama has officially surpassed the highest-rated cable drama of all time, Answer Me 1988. The final episode of ’88 brought in 18.8 percent, and the sixteenth episode of SKY Castle brought in 19.2 percent. And it’s still not over! Just how far is this drama willing to go? Sky high, perhaps? (Sorry, I had to.)
Drama viewership ratings for the week of Jan. 7-13, 2019
| Ep. # | Station | Rating | |
| Monday, Jan. 7 | |||
| Neighborhood Lawyer Jo Deul-ho 2 | 1 | KBS | 6.1% |
| Neighborhood Lawyer Jo Deul-ho 2 | 2 | KBS | 6.7% |
| Bad Detective | 17 | MBC | 5.4% |
| Bad Detective | 18 | MBC | 5.7% |
| My Strange Hero | 15 | SBS | 4.3% |
| My Strange Hero | 16 | SBS | 4.8% |
| Clean With Passion for Now | – | JTBC | – |
| The Crowned Clown | 1 | tvN | 5.7% |
| Tuesday, Jan. 8 | |||
| Neighborhood Lawyer Jo Deul-ho 2 | 3 | KBS | 5.9% |
| Neighborhood Lawyer Jo Deul-ho 2 | 4 | KBS | 6.8% |
| Bad Detective | 19 | MBC | 5.7% |
| Bad Detective | 20 | MBC | 5.9% |
| My Strange Hero | 17 | SBS | 4.9% |
| My Strange Hero | 18 | SBS | 5.4% |
| Clean With Passion for Now | – | JTBC | – |
| The Crowned Clown | 2 | tvN | 6.6% |
| Wednesday, Jan. 9 | |||
| What’s Wrong Mr. Poong-sang | 1 | KBS | 5.9% |
| What’s Wrong Mr. Poong-sang | 2 | KBS | 6.7% |
| Red Moon, Blue Sun | 27 | MBC | 4.4% |
| Red Moon, Blue Sun | 28 | MBC | 4.7% |
| An Empress’s Dignity | 29 | SBS | 11.8% |
| An Empress’s Dignity | 30 | SBS | 14.9% |
| God’s Quiz 5 | 15 | OCN | 2.2% |
| Boyfriend | 11 | tvN | 7.5% |
| Thursday, Jan. 10 | |||
| What’s Wrong Mr. Poong-sang | 3 | KBS | 6.5% |
| What’s Wrong Mr. Poong-sang | 4 | KBS | 7.8% |
| Red Moon, Blue Sun | 29 | MBC | 4.1% |
| Red Moon, Blue Sun | 30 | MBC | 5.2% |
| An Empress’s Dignity | 31 | SBS | 12.5% |
| An Empress’s Dignity | 32 | SBS | 15.3% |
| God’s Quiz 5 | 16 | OCN | 2.7% |
| Boyfriend | 12 | tvN | 7.6% |
| Friday, Jan. 11 | |||
| SKY Castle | 15 | JTBC | 16.4% |
| Top Star Yoo Baek | 9 | tvN | 1.9% |
| Saturday, Jan. 12 | |||
| My Only Ally | 67 | KBS | 30.8% |
| My Only Ally | 68 | KBS | 35.2% |
| A Pledge to God | 25 | MBC | 11.5% |
| A Pledge to God | 26 | MBC | 14.5% |
| A Pledge to God | 27 | MBC | 15.2% |
| A Pledge to God | 28 | MBC | 15.5% |
| Fates and Furies | 21 | SBS | 3.7% |
| Fates and Furies | 22 | SBS | 4.9% |
| Fates and Furies | 23 | SBS | 5.7% |
| Fates and Furies | 24 | SBS | 6.0% |
| SKY Castle | 16 | JTBC | 19.2% |
| Priest | 13 | OCN | 1.6% |
| Memories of the Alhambra | 13 | tvN | 9.3% |
| Sunday, Jan. 13 | |||
| My Only Ally | 69 | KBS | 35.1% |
| My Only Ally | 70 | KBS | 41.6% |
| My Healing Love | 49 | MBC | 11.7% |
| My Healing Love | 50 | MBC | 14.3% |
| My Healing Love | 51 | MBC | 14.0% |
| My Healing Love | 52 | MBC | 14.7% |
| Priest | 14 | OCN | 2.2% |
| Memories of the Alhambra | 14 | tvN | 10.0% |