If you’d asked me which show I would’ve bet on to be on top of the ratings game in the beginning of the week, I’m not quite sure I would’ve picked Fight My Way—not because it’s not delightful (it’s so fun!), but because the hype from My Sassy Girl seemed poised to engulf everything else airing in that time slot, for better or worse.
And though My Sassy Girl is nowhere near a hit, it’s surprisingly not dead in the water either, leaving all three Big 3 shows fairly evenly matched. While Circle saw a small jump to 2.3%, the middle of the week isn’t revealing many surprises, with Seven Day Queen bringing up the rear at an underwhelming 6.5%. Ruler seems safe in first place, though it’s not necessarily pulling in hit making numbers at 12.2%, while Suspicious Partner hovered just under 10%. Maybe it’ll break double digits next week, if people continue to keep tuning out of Seven Day Queen.
As for the weekend shows, Man to Man ended its run at a very respectable 4.0%, while relative newbie The Best Hit saw a decent jump between its Friday and Saturday episodes. Forest of Secrets, tvN’s newest cable offering, started off with a pretty good 3.0% for its time slot. How it’ll fare going forward is anyone’s guess at this point, but I’m sure tvN must be itching to get their hands on another hit.
Drama viewership ratings for the week of June 5-11, 2017
Ep. # | Station | Rating | |
Monday, June 5 | |||
Fight My Way | 5 | KBS | 10.6% |
Lookout | 9 | MBC | 6.8% |
Lookout | 10 | MBC | 7.5% |
My Sassy Girl | 5 | SBS | 7.2% |
My Sassy Girl | 6 | SBS | 8.2% |
Circle | 5 | tvN | 1.7% |
Tuesday, June 6 | |||
Fight My Way | 6 | KBS | 11.4% |
Lookout | 11 | MBC | 7.1% |
Lookout | 12 | MBC | 7.7% |
My Sassy Girl | 7 | SBS | 8.1% |
My Sassy Girl | 8 | SBS | 9.3% |
Circle | 6 | tvN | 2.3% |
Wednesday, June 7 | |||
Seven Day Queen | 3 | KBS | 6.5% |
Ruler—Master of the Mask | 17 | MBC | 10.9% |
Ruler—Master of the Mask | 18 | MBC | 11.9% |
Suspicious Partner | 17 | SBS | 8.4% |
Suspicious Partner | 18 | SBS | 9.8% |
Thursday, June 8 | |||
Seven Day Queen | 4 | KBS | 6.5% |
Ruler—Master of the Mask | 19 | MBC | 11.2% |
Ruler—Master of the Mask | 20 | MBC | 12.2% |
Suspicious Partner | 19 | SBS | 8.0% |
Suspicious Partner | 20 | SBS | 9.6% |
Friday, June 9 | |||
Man to Man | 15 | JTBC | 2.6% |
The Best Hit | 5 | KBS | 2.7% |
The Best Hit | 6 | KBS | 2.6% |
Saturday, June 10 | |||
Father Is Strange | 29 | KBS | 26.1% |
The Best Hit | 7 | KBS | 4.9% |
The Best Hit | 8 | KBS | 4.7% |
You’re Too Much | 27 | MBC | 10.9% |
Thief-nom, Thief-nim | 9 | MBC | 10.8% |
Sister Is Alive | 17 | SBS | 7.9% |
Sister Is Alive | 18 | SBS | 12.4% |
Man to Man | 16 | JTBC | 4.0% |
Duel | 3 | OCN | 2.0% |
Forest of Secrets | 1 | tvN | 3.0% |
Sunday, June 11 | |||
Father Is Strange | 30 | KBS | 31.7% |
You’re Too Much | 28 | MBC | 12.5% |
Thief-nom, Thief-nim | 10 | MBC | 11.8% |
Duel | 4 | OCN | 2.2% |
Forest of Secrets | 2 | tvN | 4.1% |