With summer nearly over, it looks like people aren’t tuning into shows quite as much. Monday-Tuesday drama Let Me Hear Your Song hasn’t had the best ratings thus far, but 2.2 percent? For a major network like KBS, that has to be a major disappointment. At least cable shows like A Moment at Eighteen and Designated Survivor are going strong.
The Wednesday-Thursday shows haven’t had the best ratings either, but Rookie Historian is doing just fine around 6 percent. As for the weekend, I was surprised to see numbers for Doctor John go down a bit. After all, it is a medical drama starring Ji Sung — you’d think that would promise consistent double digits. I wasn’t as surprised to see Be Melodramatic’s numbers decrease, but definitely sad. These slice-of-life shows just don’t get enough credit.
Drama viewership ratings for the week of Aug. 12-18, 2019
| Ep. # | Station | Rating | |
| Monday, Aug. 12 | |||
| Let Me Hear Your Song | 5 | KBS | 2.2% |
| Let Me Hear Your Song | 6 | KBS | 2.7% |
| Welcome 2 Life | 5 | MBC | 4.4% |
| Welcome 2 Life | 6 | MBC | 5.6% |
| A Moment at Eighteen | 7 | JTBC | 3.3% |
| Designated Survivor: 60 Days | 13 | tvN | 4.5% |
| Tuesday, Aug. 13 | |||
| Let Me Hear Your Song | 7 | KBS | 2.4% |
| Let Me Hear Your Song | 8 | KBS | 3.2% |
| Welcome 2 Life | 7 | MBC | 4.2% |
| Welcome 2 Life | 8 | MBC | 5.0% |
| A Moment at Eighteen | 8 | JTBC | 3.6% |
| Designated Survivor: 60 Days | 14 | tvN | 4.9% |
| Wednesday, Aug. 14 | |||
| Justice | 17 | KBS | 4.2% |
| Justice | 18 | KBS | 4.7% |
| Rookie Historian Gu Hae-ryung | 17 | MBC | 4.1% |
| Rookie Historian Gu Hae-ryung | 18 | MBC | 6.2% |
| Doctor Detective | 9 | SBS | 4.4% |
| Class of Lies | 9 | OCN | 3.5% |
| When the Devil Calls Your Name | 5 | tvN | 1.9% |
| Thursday, Aug. 15 | |||
| Justice | 19 | KBS | 4.7% |
| Justice | 20 | KBS | 5.4% |
| Rookie Historian Gu Hae-ryung | 19 | MBC | 4.2% |
| Rookie Historian Gu Hae-ryung | 20 | MBC | 6.5% |
| Doctor Detective | 10 | SBS | 4.4% |
| Class of Lies | 10 | OCN | 3.6% |
| When the Devil Calls Your Name | 6 | tvN | 2.1% |
| Friday, Aug. 16 | |||
| Doctor John | 17 | SBS | 7.2% |
| Doctor John | 18 | SBS | 9.2% |
| Be Melodramatic | 3 | JTBC | 1.7% |
| Saturday, Aug. 17 | |||
| Mother of Mine | 85 | KBS | 23.7% |
| Mother of Mine | 86 | KBS | 27.4% |
| Golden Garden | 17 | MBC | 4.3% |
| Golden Garden | 18 | MBC | 6.8% |
| Golden Garden | 19 | MBC | 7.2% |
| Golden Garden | 20 | MBC | 8.0% |
| Doctor John | 19 | SBS | 6.5% |
| Doctor John | 20 | SBS | 9.4% |
| Be Melodramatic | 4 | JTBC | 1.5% |
| Watcher | 13 | OCN | 4.2% |
| Hotel del Luna | 11 | tvN | 8.6% |
| Sunday, Aug. 18 | |||
| Mother of Mine | 87 | KBS | 27.8% |
| Mother of Mine | 88 | KBS | 33.5% |
| Watcher | 14 | OCN | 5.5% |
| Hotel del Luna | 12 | tvN | 10.4% |