Top Drama Viewership Ratings: Dec. 18-24, 2017

Let’s see… we haven’t a lot of change since last week, though I do find ratings struggles more interesting the longer they go on without a clear winner, as we have on Mondays and Tuesdays. It does look like Jugglers ultimately prevailed with the highest Tuesday number, but the numbers have been flopping from week to week without much change between all three broadcast shows, which keeps things close.

On Wednesdays and Thursdays, Black Knight is solidifying its lead over the field, and actually broke into the double digits. (It’s amazing how much of a feat that is these days, when not that many years ago even the last-place show could draw double-digit ratings.) But while its battle among the main three broadcasters is being won handily, I’m keeping an eye on tvN’s Smart Prison Living, which is also enjoying steady growth from week to week.

The weekend is in a holding pattern, with the exception of one new entry: tvN’s blockbuster fantasy drama Hwayugi, which premiered yesterday to a promising 5.3%. Will it be the next big hit? For purely selfish reasons (in that I desperately need a hit to look forward to), I’m hoping yes.

Drama viewership ratings for the week of Dec. 18-24, 2017