Top Drama Viewership Ratings Dec. 4-10, 2017

I can’t believe there’s a show in dramaland that has 16 seasons, but tvN’s Rude Miss Young-ae just kicked off its 16th installment this Monday (the first season launched in 2007, so they’ve been churning out the seasons with some speed). The show has had some ups and downs in recent years but has by now amassed a loyal fanbase, and I expect it to pull in similar numbers for the rest of this run—modest, but respectable.

KBS’s brand-new workplace comedy Jugglers performed pretty well; its 5.6% and 7.0% are a fair bit below its predecessor’s last numbers (Witch’s Court wrapped with a 14.3% last week) but the trajectory is promising. Its competitor shows did okay for themselves, too; Jo Jung-seok’s Two Cops and Yoon Kyun-sang’s Mysterious Il-seung both upticked from their premiere numbers last week.

On Wednesdays and Thursdays, two new shows hit airwaves: KBS’s fantasy melodrama Black Knight and MBC’s romantic comedy I’m Not a Robot. I’m not even going to pretend to understand those numbers with Black Knight pulling up to a 9.3% on Thursday and Robot settling at 3.1%. I mean, normally I’d be more reserved about ratings opinions, but I watched both shows and Black Knight was kind of painful. But who can understand ratings?

Drama viewership ratings for the week of Dec. 4-10, 2017