Drama Viewership Ratings: Week of Aug. 21-27, 2017

I don’t know why I thought we’d go at least a week without a new premiere, but the turnover rate in dramaland still manages to surprise me. Age of Youth 2, the sequel to the critically acclaimed, well, Age of Youth premiered to a decent 2.2%, though I was half-expecting higher numbers if only because the slot it took over was netting insane numbers for JTBC. I guess it goes to show that no one’s ever attached to a time slot, only the show airing in it.

The only new development early in the week is that Bride of the Water God 2017 ended at an okay 3.2%, and we had another show end in Man Who Dies to Live, which earned yet another series high of 14.0% for its final episode. Reunited Worlds continues to stay the same, while Criminal Minds continues to not pull in any new viewers. (Which is kind of surprising for a case-based show, because isn’t the idea that you can pop in at any time and not have missed much? I guess no one’s worried that they’re missing anything.)

While Manhole continues to flounder with absolutely miserable ratings in the middle of the week, Strongest Deliveryman saw an uptick with its Friday episode, with the kinds of numbers it usually only earns on Saturday, and did even better on Saturday. Rescue Me may not be making waves with its numbers at 2.3%, while Live Up to Your Name seems to be evening out some (though it’s still pulling in fair-to-good numbers at 4.3%).

 
Drama viewership ratings for the week of Aug. 21-27, 2017