New shows! New shows everywhere! So let’s see where they stand. On Monday, we had the premieres of The Secret Life of My Secretary and Abyss. Both brought in 3 percent ratings, but they mean very different things considering the fact that the former is on a major broadcaster and the latter on cable.
After its pre-emption last week, Doctor Prisoner came back to claim its number one spot. The hit drama has been stalled around 14 percent, so I’m interested to see if its finale next week will bring in more viewers. Meanwhile, there were two drama sequels (both OCN) that joined the mix.
Weekend drama A Beautiful World has been performing very well throughout its run, and this week was no different; it pulled a solid 4.6 percent on Saturday. And finally, fellow weekend drama and legal thriller Confession ended after 16 episodes, with some great numbers too.
Drama viewership ratings for the week of May 6-12, 2019
| Ep. # | Station | Rating | |
| Monday, May 6 | |||
| My Fellow Citizens | 21 | KBS | 4.5% |
| My Fellow Citizens | 22 | KBS | 6.2% |
| Special Labor Inspector Jo | 17 | MBC | 6.7% |
| Special Labor Inspector Jo | 18 | MBC | 7.7% |
| The Secret Life of My Secretary | 1 | SBS | 3.2% |
| The Secret Life of My Secretary | 2 | SBS | 3.6% |
| Woohoo Waikiki 2 | 13 | JTBC | 1.3% |
| Abyss | 1 | tvN | 3.9% |
| Tuesday, May 7 | |||
| My Fellow Citizens | 23 | KBS | 6.1% |
| My Fellow Citizens | 24 | KBS | 7.0% |
| Special Labor Inspector Jo | 19 | MBC | 6.0% |
| Special Labor Inspector Jo | 20 | MBC | 7.4% |
| The Secret Life of My Secretary | 3 | SBS | 3.4% |
| The Secret Life of My Secretary | 4 | SBS | 3.2% |
| Woohoo Waikiki 2 | 14 | JTBC | 1.4% |
| Abyss | 2 | tvN | 3.7% |
| Wednesday, May 8 | |||
| Doctor Prisoner | 27 | KBS | 11.9% |
| Doctor Prisoner | 28 | KBS | 14.5% |
| The Banker | 25 | MBC | 3.7% |
| The Banker | 26 | MBC | 4.6% |
| Rescue Me 2 | 1 | OCN | 1.4% |
| Her Private Life | 9 | tvN | 3.1% |
| Thursday, May 9 | |||
| Doctor Prisoner | 29 | KBS | 12.3% |
| Doctor Prisoner | 30 | KBS | 14.2% |
| The Banker | 27 | MBC | 3.6% |
| The Banker | 28 | MBC | 4.6% |
| Rescue Me 2 | 2 | OCN | 1.4% |
| Her Private Life | 10 | tvN | 2.7% |
| Friday, May 10 | |||
| Nokdu Flower | 9 | SBS | 7.4% |
| Nokdu Flower | 10 | SBS | 8.6% |
| A Beautiful World | 11 | JTBC | 4.2% |
| Saturday, May 11 | |||
| Mother of Mine | 29 | KBS | 22.3% |
| Mother of Mine | 30 | KBS | 26.9% |
| Different Dreams | 5 | MBC | 5.0% |
| Different Dreams | 6 | MBC | 6.4% |
| Different Dreams | 7 | MBC | 5.9% |
| Different Dreams | 8 | MBC | 6.1% |
| Nokdu Flower | 11 | SBS | 8.1% |
| Nokdu Flower | 12 | SBS | 9.1% |
| A Beautiful World | 12 | JTBC | 4.6% |
| Voice 3 | 1 | OCN | 3.2% |
| Confession | 15 | tvN | 4.8% |
| Sunday, May 12 | |||
| Mother of Mine | 31 | KBS | 26.6% |
| Mother of Mine | 32 | KBS | 32.6% |
| Voice 3 | 2 | OCN | 5.0% |
| Confession | 16 | tvN | 6.3% |