And the to-watch list grows. This week, we had two new romance dramas join the mix — Angel’s Last Mission: Love and One Spring Night. Both had really great premieres, but it was the former that ended up taking first place with 9.2 percent. After Doctor Prisoner and now Angel’s Last Mission, I’d say that KBS is on a lucky streak.
The other Wednesday-Thursday shows are struggling, however, as shown with My Absolute Boyfriend and Rescue Me 2. Their ratings certainly aren’t awful considering the average numbers these days, but it’s still sad to see.
As for the weekend shows, I have some good news for A Beautiful World fans. The last two episodes had the highest ratings for the entire series, with episode 15 getting 4.8 percent and 16 getting 5.8 percent. Very nice!
Drama viewership ratings for the week of May 20-26, 2019
| Ep. # | Station | Rating | |
| Monday, May 20 | |||
| My Fellow Citizens | 29 | KBS | 5.0% |
| My Fellow Citizens | 30 | KBS | 6.0% |
| Special Labor Inspector Jo | 25 | MBC | 6.8% |
| Special Labor Inspector Jo | 26 | MBC | 7.7% |
| The Secret Life of My Secretary | 9 | SBS | 3.0% |
| The Secret Life of My Secretary | 10 | SBS | 3.4% |
| Abyss | 5 | tvN | 2.7% |
| Tuesday, May 21 | |||
| My Fellow Citizens | 31 | KBS | 6.5% |
| My Fellow Citizens | 32 | KBS | 7.5% |
| Special Labor Inspector Jo | 27 | MBC | 6.4% |
| Special Labor Inspector Jo | 28 | MBC | 8.4% |
| The Secret Life of My Secretary | 11 | SBS | 2.7% |
| The Secret Life of My Secretary | 12 | SBS | 3.6% |
| Abyss | 6 | tvN | 3.3% |
| Wednesday, May 22 | |||
| Angel’s Last Mission: Love | 1 | KBS | 7.3% |
| Angel’s Last Mission: Love | 2 | KBS | 9.2% |
| One Spring Night | 1 | MBC | 3.9% |
| One Spring Night | 2 | MBC | 6.0% |
| My Absolute Boyfriend | 5 | SBS | 2.6% |
| My Absolute Boyfriend | 6 | SBS | 3.0% |
| Rescue Me 2 | 5 | OCN | 1.7% |
| Her Private Life | 13 | tvN | 2.7% |
| Thursday, May 23 | |||
| Angel’s Last Mission: Love | 3 | KBS | 6.6% |
| Angel’s Last Mission: Love | 4 | KBS | 8.6% |
| One Spring Night | 3 | MBC | 3.6% |
| One Spring Night | 4 | MBC | 5.6% |
| My Absolute Boyfriend | 7 | SBS | 2.9% |
| My Absolute Boyfriend | 8 | SBS | 3.0% |
| Rescue Me 2 | 6 | OCN | 1.6% |
| Her Private Life | 14 | tvN | 2.7% |
| Friday, May 24 | |||
| Nokdu Flower | 17 | SBS | 6.0% |
| Nokdu Flower | 18 | SBS | 7.1% |
| A Beautiful World | 15 | JTBC | 4.9% |
| Saturday, May 25 | |||
| Mother of Mine | 37 | KBS | 23.4% |
| Mother of Mine | 38 | KBS | 28.2% |
| Different Dreams | 13 | MBC | 4.9% |
| Different Dreams | 14 | MBC | 5.8% |
| Different Dreams | – | MBC | – |
| Different Dreams | – | MBC | – |
| Nokdu Flower | 19 | SBS | 6.7% |
| Nokdu Flower | 20 | SBS | 7.4% |
| A Beautiful World | 16 | JTBC | 5.8% |
| Voice 3 | 5 | OCN | 3.5% |
| Sunday, May 26 | |||
| Mother of Mine | 39 | KBS | 25.9% |
| Mother of Mine | 40 | KBS | 32.5% |
| Voice 3 | 6 | OCN | 5.4% |