Jeez Louise, there are so many new shows, I don’t know where to look. There are rom-coms and melos and thrillers galore, meaning a little something for everyone. I’m not keeping up with shows myself, but major kudos to those who are able to fit all of these titles into their schedules.
Starting off, we have two new romances to enjoy in Fox Bride Star and Beauty Inside. Both premiered with decent numbers, but sageuk 100 Days My Prince is still in the lead with 9.2 percent. Then there’s Lovely Horribly, making up some numbers with its finale and bidding us adieu at 3.3 percent.
For Wednesdays and Thursdays, Hundred Million Stars From the Sky, the remake of a Japanese series, was another successful premiere; I’m curious to see how this adaptation will do. On to weekends, The Third Charm actually jumped up a bit, and newcomer Room No. 9 pulled in an impressive 6.2 percent.
Drama viewership ratings for the week of Oct. 1-7, 2018
| Ep. # | Station | Rating | |
| Monday, Oct. 1 | |||
| Lovely Horribly | 29 | KBS | 2.7% |
| Lovely Horribly | 30 | KBS | 2.8% |
| Bad Papa | 1 | MBC | 3.1% |
| Bad Papa | 2 | MBC | 3.7% |
| Fox Bride Star | 1 | SBS | 5.9% |
| Fox Bride Star | 2 | SBS | 7.2% |
| Beauty Inside | 1 | JTBC | 2.9% |
| 100 Days My Prince | 7 | tvN | 8.0% |
| Tuesday, Oct. 2 | |||
| Lovely Horribly | 31 | KBS | 2.9% |
| Lovely Horribly | 32 | KBS | 3.3% |
| Bad Papa | 3 | MBC | 3.4% |
| Bad Papa | 4 | MBC | 4.0% |
| Fox Bride Star | 3 | SBS | 6.3% |
| Fox Bride Star | 4 | SBS | 8.6% |
| Beauty Inside | 2 | JTBC | 2.8% |
| 100 Days My Prince | 8 | tvN | 9.2% |
| Wednesday, Oct. 3 | |||
| The Ghost Detective | 15 | KBS | 2.8% |
| The Ghost Detective | 16 | KBS | 2.7% |
| My Secret Terrius | 5 | MBC | 6.7% |
| My Secret Terrius | 6 | MBC | 9.1% |
| Heart Surgeons | 5 | SBS | 6.8% |
| Heart Surgeons | 6 | SBS | 8.5% |
| The Guest | 7 | OCN | 3.0% |
| Hundred Million Stars From the Sky | 1 | tvN | 4.0% |
| Thursday, Oct. 4 | |||
| The Ghost Detective | 17 | KBS | 2.3% |
| The Ghost Detective | 18 | KBS | 2.2% |
| My Secret Terrius | 7 | MBC | 7.2% |
| My Secret Terrius | 8 | MBC | 9.5% |
| Heart Surgeons | 7 | SBS | 6.9% |
| Heart Surgeons | 8 | SBS | 8.4% |
| The Guest | 8 | OCN | 3.2% |
| Hundred Million Stars From the Sky | 2 | tvN | 3.2% |
| Friday, Oct. 5 | |||
| The Third Charm | 3 | JTBC | 2.9% |
| Saturday, Oct. 6 | |||
| My Only Ally | 13 | KBS | 24.7% |
| My Only Ally | 14 | KBS | 27.3% |
| Hide and Seek | 21 | MBC | 5.7% |
| Hide and Seek | 22 | MBC | 11.3% |
| Hide and Seek | 23 | MBC | 11.3% |
| Hide and Seek | 24 | MBC | 13.1% |
| Ms. Ma, Nemesis | 1 | SBS | 5.8% |
| Ms. Ma, Nemesis | 2 | SBS | 7.3% |
| Ms. Ma, Nemesis | 3 | SBS | 8.3% |
| Ms. Ma, Nemesis | 4 | SBS | 9.1% |
| The Third Charm | 4 | JTBC | 3.4% |
| Player | 3 | OCN | 4.1% |
| Room No. 9 | 1 | tvN | 6.2% |
| Sunday, Oct. 7 | |||
| My Only Ally | 15 | KBS | 25.0% |
| My Only Ally | 16 | KBS | 29.4% |
| Wealthy Son | 97 | MBC | 6.1% |
| Wealthy Son | 98 | MBC | 11.5% |
| Wealthy Son | 99 | MBC | 11.6% |
| Wealthy Son | 100 | MBC | 11.9% |
| Player | 4 | OCN | 4.2% |
| Room No. 9 | 2 | tvN | 5.4% |