Well, we’ve made it to November, all in one piece. Though I, for one, am a dizzying mess as I try to binge every drama I can for the end-of-the-year bean count. (My list is looking pretty sad this year, folks.) In any case, we’ve got ratings to discuss.
On Monday, we had the premiere of melodrama VIP, coming in hot at 6.8 percent. With Tale of Nokdu in the 6-7 percent range as well, things are really looking up for this time slot. The mid-week time slot is a little less fortunate, with the majority of viewers still flocking towards When the Camellia Blooms.
Over the weekend, we had family comedy No Second Chances replace Golden Garden; the drama came in with similarly high numbers. As always, everyone in this slot is performing rather well, save for two cable dramas The Lies Within and Melting Me Softly.
Drama viewership ratings for the week of Oct. 28-Nov. 3, 2019
| Ep. # | Station | Rating | |
| Monday, Oct. 28 | |||
| Tale of Nokdu | 15 | KBS | 4.9% |
| Tale of Nokdu | 16 | KBS | 7.3% |
| VIP | 1 | SBS | 6.8% |
| Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency | 13 | JTBC | 2.9% |
| Catch the Ghost | 3 | tvN | 3.0% |
| Tuesday, Oct. 29 | |||
| Tale of Nokdu | 17 | KBS | 6.0% |
| Tale of Nokdu | 18 | KBS | 7.4% |
| VIP | 2 | SBS | 7.6% |
| Flower Crew: Joseon Marriage Agency | 14 | JTBC | 3.3% |
| Catch the Ghost | 4 | tvN | 3.4% |
| Wednesday, Oct. 30 | |||
| When the Camellia Blooms | 25 | KBS | 14.3% |
| When the Camellia Blooms | 26 | KBS | 16.9% |
| Extraordinary You | 17 | MBC | 3.0% |
| Extraordinary You | 18 | MBC | 3.7% |
| Secret Boutique | 10 | SBS | 3.6% |
| Running Investigators | 13 | OCN | 0.8% |
| Miss Lee | 11 | tvN | 2.6% |
| Thursday, Oct. 31 | |||
| When the Camellia Blooms | 27 | KBS | 15.0% |
| When the Camellia Blooms | 28 | KBS | 18.4% |
| Extraordinary You | 19 | MBC | 2.9% |
| Extraordinary You | 20 | MBC | 3.3% |
| Secret Boutique | 11 | SBS | 4.0% |
| Running Investigators | 14 | OCN | 1.1% |
| Miss Lee | 12 | tvN | 2.9% |
| Friday, Nov. 1 | |||
| Vagabond | – | SBS | – |
| My Country: The New Age | 9 | JTBC | 4.6% |
| Pegasus Market | 7 | tvN | 2.5% |
| Saturday, Nov. 2 | |||
| Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life | 21 | KBS | 17.3% |
| Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life | 22 | KBS | 20.3% |
| No Second Chances | 1 | MBC | 6.4% |
| No Second Chances | 2 | MBC | 9.1% |
| No Second Chances | 3 | MBC | 7.7% |
| No Second Chances | 4 | MBC | 7.8% |
| Vagabond | 13 | SBS | 12.8% |
| My Country: The New Age | 10 | JTBC | 4.9% |
| The Lies Within | 7 | OCN | 0.9% |
| Melting Me Softly | 11 | tvN | 1.5% |
| Sunday, Nov. 3 | |||
| Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life | 23 | KBS | 20.6% |
| Beautiful Love, Wonderful Life | 24 | KBS | 23.6% |
| The Lies Within | 8 | OCN | 1.5% |
| Melting Me Softly | 12 | tvN | 1.6% |