Woohoo, new dramas! Then again, woohoo, less time to sleep… We had two of these dramas premiere Monday — mystery rom-com Let Me Hear Your Song and fantasy rom-com Welcome 2 Life. The former had a bit of a rocky start with ratings, which doesn’t really surprise me; I’d heard that the drama was all over the place tonally. The latter Welcome 2 Life performed a little better, reeling in 6.3 percent.
The third and final premiere this week was for slice-of-life drama Be Melodramatic. The show focuses on three female best friends, naturally giving off strong Age of Youth vibes. And like Age of Youth, the ratings started out pretty low, with Saturday’s episode only garnering 1.0 percent. It looks like viewers are still gravitating towards the big genre shows such as Doctor John, Watcher, and Hotel del Luna.
Drama viewership ratings for the week of Aug. 5-11, 2019
| Ep. # | Station | Rating | |
| Monday, Aug. 5 | |||
| Let Me Hear Your Song | 1 | KBS | 2.7% |
| Let Me Hear Your Song | 2 | KBS | 3.3% |
| Welcome 2 Life | 1 | MBC | 4.5% |
| Welcome 2 Life | 2 | MBC | 6.3% |
| A Moment at Eighteen | 5 | JTBC | 3.3% |
| Designated Survivor: 60 Days | 11 | tvN | 4.5% |
| Tuesday, Aug. 6 | |||
| Let Me Hear Your Song | 3 | KBS | 2.8% |
| Let Me Hear Your Song | 4 | KBS | 4.0% |
| Welcome 2 Life | 3 | MBC | 5.3% |
| Welcome 2 Life | 4 | MBC | 6.8% |
| A Moment at Eighteen | 6 | JTBC | 3.5% |
| Designated Survivor: 60 Days | 12 | tvN | 4.8% |
| Wednesday, Aug. 7 | |||
| Justice | 13 | KBS | 4.2% |
| Justice | 14 | KBS | 5.1% |
| Rookie Historian Gu Hae-ryung | 13 | MBC | 5.1% |
| Rookie Historian Gu Hae-ryung | 14 | MBC | 6.8% |
| Doctor Detective | 7 | SBS | 4.8% |
| Class of Lies | 7 | OCN | 3.0% |
| When the Devil Calls Your Name | 3 | tvN | 2.5% |
| Thursday, Aug. 8 | |||
| Justice | 15 | KBS | 4.3% |
| Justice | 16 | KBS | 5.0% |
| Rookie Historian Gu Hae-ryung | 15 | MBC | 4.7% |
| Rookie Historian Gu Hae-ryung | 16 | MBC | 6.4% |
| Doctor Detective | 7 | SBS | 4.0% |
| Class of Lies | 7 | OCN | 3.6% |
| When the Devil Calls Your Name | 4 | tvN | 2.2% |
| Friday, Aug. 9 | |||
| Doctor John | 13 | SBS | 7.9% |
| Doctor John | 14 | SBS | 10.3% |
| Be Melodramatic | 1 | JTBC | 1.8% |
| Saturday, Aug. 10 | |||
| Mother of Mine | 81 | KBS | 21.8% |
| Mother of Mine | 82 | KBS | 27.7% |
| Golden Garden | 13 | MBC | 5.6% |
| Golden Garden | 14 | MBC | 8.2% |
| Golden Garden | 15 | MBC | 7.0% |
| Golden Garden | 16 | MBC | 7.6% |
| Doctor John | 15 | SBS | 7.3% |
| Doctor John | 16 | SBS | 10.1% |
| Be Melodramatic | 2 | JTBC | 1.0% |
| Watcher | 11 | OCN | 3.5% |
| Hotel del Luna | 9 | tvN | 8.3% |
| Sunday, Aug. 11 | |||
| Mother of Mine | 83 | KBS | 26.9% |
| Mother of Mine | 84 | KBS | 31.7% |
| Watcher | 12 | OCN | 6.1% |
| Hotel del Luna | 10 | tvN | 10.0% |