You guys know the drill—we got some bittersweet finales and some diverse premieres. The first to go was Beauty Inside, the rom-com based on the film of the same name. And though there was initial apprehension from fans of the movie (like myself), the drama adaptation did really well for itself.
Wednesday-Thursday drama Hundred Million Stars From the Sky aired its finale as well, bringing in 3.4 percent. The highest rating for the show was actually its first episode at 4.0 percent. Joining this time slot was Kim Sun-ah’s thriller Red Moon, Blue Sun and Jang Nara’s romance An Empress’s Dignity. Both shows premiered strongly, with the latter already up to an 8.5 percent.
But if thrillers and romance weren’t enough, the weekend offered up social satire SKY Castle and horror drama Priest. Numbers aren’t as strong here, but it is nice to see more variety in genre. Now I’m just waiting for a body-swapping zombie melodrama to join the mix.
Drama viewership ratings for the week of Nov. 19-25, 2018
| Ep. # | Station | Rating | |
| Monday, Nov. 19 | |||
| Matrimonial Chaos | 23 | KBS | 2.9% |
| Matrimonial Chaos | 24 | KBS | 4.3% |
| Bad Papa | 25 | MBC | 2.3% |
| Bad Papa | 26 | MBC | 2.7% |
| Fox Bride Star | 27 | SBS | 7.2% |
| Fox Bride Star | 28 | SBS | 8.6% |
| Beauty Inside | 15 | JTBC | 5.2% |
| Mama Fairy and the Woodcutter | 5 | tvN | 3.4% |
| Tuesday, Nov. 20 | |||
| Matrimonial Chaos | 25 | KBS | 3.3% |
| Matrimonial Chaos | 26 | KBS | 4.5% |
| Bad Papa | 27 | MBC | 2.4% |
| Bad Papa | 28 | MBC | 2.9% |
| Fox Bride Star | 29 | SBS | 8.3% |
| Fox Bride Star | 30 | SBS | 9.7% |
| Beauty Inside | 16 | JTBC | 5.2% |
| Mama Fairy and the Woodcutter | 6 | tvN | 3.6% |
| Wednesday, Nov. 21 | |||
| Happy to Die | 9 | KBS | 2.6% |
| Happy to Die | 10 | KBS | 3.0% |
| Red Moon, Blue Sun | 1 | MBC | 5.2% |
| Red Moon, Blue Sun | 2 | MBC | 5.4% |
| An Empress’s Dignity | 1 | SBS | 7.6% |
| An Empress’s Dignity | 2 | SBS | 7.2% |
| Fluttering Alert | 7 | MBN | 1.5% |
| God’s Quiz 5 | 3 | OCN | 2.0% |
| Hundred Million Stars From the Sky | 15 | tvN | 2.8% |
| Thursday, Nov. 22 | |||
| Happy to Die | 11 | KBS | 3.0% |
| Happy to Die | 12 | KBS | 3.6% |
| Red Moon, Blue Sun | 3 | MBC | 4.7% |
| Red Moon, Blue Sun | 4 | MBC | 5.5% |
| An Empress’s Dignity | 3 | SBS | 7.6% |
| An Empress’s Dignity | 4 | SBS | 8.5% |
| Fluttering Alert | 8 | MBN | 1.6% |
| God’s Quiz 5 | 4 | OCN | 2.2% |
| Hundred Million Stars From the Sky | 16 | tvN | 3.4% |
| Friday, Nov. 23 | |||
| SKY Castle | 1 | JTBC | 1.7% |
| Top Star Yoo Baek | 2 | tvN | 2.8% |
| Saturday, Nov. 24 | |||
| My Only Ally | 41 | KBS | 26.2% |
| My Only Ally | 42 | KBS | 31.8% |
| Ms. Ma, Nemesis | 29 | SBS | 5.4% |
| Ms. Ma, Nemesis | 30 | SBS | 6.4% |
| Ms. Ma, Nemesis | 31 | SBS | 7.4% |
| Ms. Ma, Nemesis | 32 | SBS | 8.6% |
| SKY Castle | 2 | JTBC | 4.4% |
| Priest | 1 | OCN | 1.9% |
| Room No. 9 | 15 | tvN | 3.7% |
| Sunday, Nov. 25 | |||
| My Only Ally | 43 | KBS | 30.7% |
| My Only Ally | 44 | KBS | 34.8% |
| My Healing Love | 25 | MBC | 7.4% |
| My Healing Love | 26 | MBC | 9.6% |
| My Healing Love | 27 | MBC | 8.4% |
| My Healing Love | 28 | MBC | 9.7% |
| Priest | 2 | OCN | 2.5% |
| Room No. 9 | 16 | tvN | 5.2% |