We have a few new dramas joining the mix, with courtroom rom-com Nothing to Lose and black comedy Smart Prison Living joining the Wednesday-Thursday race, and the gritty mob/crime drama Untouchable in a weekend slot. I’d say that Smart Prison Living had the most buzzworthy premiere; its entry numbers may have been a titch shy of Buam-dong Revenge Club’s vacating numbers, but it comes in with strong word of mouth and a promising 5 percent-ish start.
Nothing to Lose had slightly higher numbers on SBS, but with more mixed reviews; I found the leads appealing, but the plot a bit silly. And while their competitor show Mad Dog has been around for a while, it enjoyed a slight uptick in numbers, likely thanks to the exit last week of While You Were Sleeping. We’ll see if the numbers move at all in future weeks.
On the weekend, Bravo My Life on SBS was pre-empted for coverage of the Blue Dragon Awards, though the rankings remained largely unchanged. (It’s still light family series My Golden Life far out in front, with Jang Hyuk’s Money Flower making up some ground in second.)
Drama viewership ratings for the week of Nov. 20-26, 2017
| Ep. # | Station | Rating | |
| Monday, Nov. 20 | |||
| Witch’s Court | 13 | KBS | 10.9% |
| 20th Century Boy and Girl | 25 | MBC | 1.8% |
| 20th Century Boy and Girl | 26 | MBC | 2.1% |
| Temperature of Love | 35 | SBS | 6.1% |
| Temperature of Love | 36 | SBS | 7.5% |
| Because This Life Is Our First | 13 | tvN | 3.5% |
| Tuesday, Nov. 21 | |||
| Witch’s Court | 14 | KBS | 12.6% |
| 20th Century Boy and Girl | 27 | MBC | 2.1% |
| 20th Century Boy and Girl | 28 | MBC | 2.3% |
| Temperature of Love | 37 | SBS | 6.7% |
| Temperature of Love | 38 | SBS | 7.7% |
| Temperature of Love | 39 | SBS | 8.4% |
| Temperature of Love | 40 | SBS | 8.2% |
| Because This Life Is Our First | 14 | tvN | 4.2% |
| Wednesday, Nov. 22 | |||
| Mad Dog | 13 | KBS | 7.4% |
| Nothing to Lose | 1 | SBS | 6.9% |
| Nothing to Lose | 2 | SBS | 8.0% |
| Smart Prison Living | 1 | tvN | 4.6% |
| Thursday, Nov. 23 | |||
| Mad Dog | 14 | KBS | 8.3% |
| Nothing to Lose | 3 | SBS | 7.2% |
| Nothing to Lose | 4 | SBS | 7.6% |
| Smart Prison Living | 2 | tvN | 5.4% |
| Friday, Nov. 24 | |||
| Untouchable | 1 | JTBC | 2.3% |
| Saturday, Nov. 25 | |||
| My Golden Life | 25 | KBS | 34.7% |
| Money Flower | 5 | MBC | 11.4% |
| Money Flower | 6 | MBC | 15.1% |
| Bravo My Life | 21 | SBS | Pre-empted |
| Bravo My Life | 22 | SBS | Pre-empted |
| Bravo My Life | 23 | SBS | Pre-empted |
| Bravo My Life | 24 | SBS | Pre-empted |
| Untouchable | 2 | JTBC | 3.3% |
| Black | 13 | OCN | 2.5% |
| Revolutionary Love | 13 | tvN | 2.7% |
| Sunday, Nov. 26 | |||
| My Golden Life | 26 | KBS | 39.0% |
| Man Who Sets the Table | 23 | MBC | 12.2% |
| Man Who Sets the Table | 24 | MBC | 14.5% |
| Black | 14 | OCN | 3.0% |
| Revolutionary Love | 14 | tvN | 2.6% |