Popular Korean Dramas
Lists of the 10 most popular prime-time dramas by month, based on their nationwide TV ratings in South Korea:
March 2021
| Rank |
Title |
Cast |
Network |
Nielsen Korea (%)
|
| 1 |
Penthouse 2 |
Lee Ji Ah, Kim So Yun |
SBS |
29.2
|
| 2 |
Vincenzo |
Song Joong Ki, Jun Yeo Bin (전여빈) |
tvN |
11.4
|
| 3 |
River Where the Moon Rises |
Kim So Hyun, Ji Soo |
KBS2 |
9.2
|
| 4 |
Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce) |
Sung Hoon, Lee Ga Ryung (이가령) |
TV Chosun |
8.8
|
| 5 |
Mouse |
Lee Seung Ki, Lee Hee Joon |
tvN |
6.7
|
| 6 |
L.U.C.A.: The Beginning |
Kim Rae Won, Lee Da Hee |
tvN |
6.3
|
| 7 |
Beyond Evil |
Shin Ha Kyoon, Yeo Jin Goo |
JTBC |
5.5
|
| 8 |
Sisyphus: The Myth |
Cho Seung Woo, Park Shin Hye |
JTBC |
5.2
|
| 9 |
Hello, Me! |
Choi Kang Hee, Kim Young Kwang |
KBS2 |
3.9
|
| 10 |
Navillera |
Park In Hwan, Song Kang |
tvN |
3.6
|
February 2021
| Rank |
Title |
Cast |
Network |
Nielsen Korea (%)
|
| 1 |
Penthouse 2 |
Lee Ji Ah, Kim So Yun |
SBS |
24.0
|
| 2 |
Mr. Queen |
Shin Hye Sun, Kim Jung Hyun |
tvN |
17.4
|
| 3 |
Royal Secret Agent |
L, Nara |
KBS2 |
14.0
|
| 4 |
Vincenzo |
Song Joong Ki, Jun Yeo Bin (전여빈) |
tvN |
10.2
|
| 5 |
River Where the Moon Rises |
Kim So Hyun, Ji Soo |
KBS2 |
10.0
|
| 6 |
Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce) |
Sung Hoon, Lee Ga Ryung (이가령) |
TV Chosun |
9.1
|
| 7 |
Sisyphus: The Myth |
Cho Seung Woo, Park Shin Hye |
JTBC |
6.7
|
| 8 |
L.U.C.A.: The Beginning |
Kim Rae Won, Lee Da Hee |
tvN |
6.1
|
| 9 |
Hello, Me! |
Choi Kang Hee, Kim Young Kwang |
KBS2 |
5.1
|
| 10 |
True Beauty |
Moon Ga Young, Cha Eun Woo |
tvN |
4.6
|
January 2021
| Rank |
Title |
Cast |
Network |
Nielsen Korea (%)
|
| 1 |
Penthouse |
Lee Ji Ah, Kim So Yun |
SBS |
28.8
|
| 2 |
Mr. Queen |
Shin Hye Sun, Kim Jung Hyun |
tvN |
14.9
|
| 3 |
Royal Secret Agent |
L, Nara |
KBS2 |
12.0
|
| 4 |
The Uncanny Counter |
Jo Byung Kyu, Kim Se Jung |
OCN |
11.0
|
| 5 |
Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce) |
Sung Hoon, Lee Ga Ryung (이가령) |
TV Chosun |
8.9
|
| 6 |
Awaken |
Nam Goong Min, Kim Sul Hyun |
tvN |
6.2
|
| 6 |
Fly Dragon |
Kwon Sang Woo , Bae Sung Woo |
SBS |
6.2
|
| 8 |
Cheat on Me, If You Can |
Jo Yeo Jung, Ko Joon |
KBS2 |
4.6
|
| 9 |
True Beauty |
Moon Ga Young, Cha Eun Woo |
tvN |
4.3
|
| 10 |
Run On |
Im Si Wan, Shin Se Kyung |
JTBC |
3.8
|
December 2020
| Rank |
Title |
Cast |
Network |
Nielsen Korea (%)
|
| 1 |
Penthouse |
Lee Ji Ah, Kim So Yun |
SBS |
24.0
|
| 2 |
Mr. Queen |
Shin Hye Sun, Kim Jung Hyun |
tvN |
11.8
|
| 3 |
The Uncanny Counter |
Jo Byung Kyu, Kim Se Jung |
OCN |
9.3
|
| 4 |
Fly Dragon |
Kwon Sang Woo , Bae Sung Woo |
SBS |
6.6
|
| 5 |
Royal Secret Agent |
L, Nara |
KBS2 |
6.1
|
| 6 |
Cheat on Me, If You Can |
Jo Yeo Jung, Ko Joon |
KBS2 |
5.8
|
| 6 |
Tale of the Nine Tailed |
Lee Dong Wook, Jo Bo Ah |
tvN |
5.8
|
| 8 |
Start-Up |
Bae Suzy, Nam Joo Hyuk |
tvN |
5.2
|
| 9 |
Awaken |
Nam Goong Min, Kim Sul Hyun |
tvN |
4.5
|
| 10 |
True Beauty |
Moon Ga Young, Cha Eun Woo |
tvN |
3.9
|
November 2020
| Rank |
Title |
Cast |
Network |
Nielsen Korea (%)
|
| 1 |
Penthouse |
Lee Ji Ah, Kim So Yun |
SBS |
16.9
|
| 2 |
Fly Dragon |
Kwon Sang Woo , Bae Sung Woo |
SBS |
6.7
|
| 3 |
Start-Up |
Bae Suzy, Nam Joo Hyuk |
tvN |
5.3
|
| 4 |
Tale of the Nine Tailed |
Lee Dong Wook, Jo Bo Ah |
tvN |
5.3
|
| 5 |
Awaken |
Nam Goong Min, Kim Sul Hyun |
tvN |
4.7
|
| 6 |
The Uncanny Counter |
Jo Byung Kyu, Kim Se Jung |
OCN |
4.4
|
| 7 |
Do Do Sol Sol La La Sol |
Go Ah Ra, Lee Jae Wook |
KBS2 |
4.2
|
| 7 |
Birthcare Center |
Uhm Ji Won, Park Ha Sun |
tvN |
4.2
|
| 9 |
Search |
Jang Dong Yoon, Krystal Jung |
OCN |
3.9
|
| 10 |
Get Revenge |
Kim Sa Rang, Yoon Hyun Min |
TV Chosun |
3.7
|
October 2020
| Rank |
Title |
Cast |
Network |
Nielsen Korea (%)
|
| 1 |
Penthouse |
Lee Ji Ah, Kim So Yun |
SBS |
10.1
|
| 2 |
Forest of Secrets 2 |
Cho Seung Woo, Bae Doo Na |
tvN |
9.4
|
| 3 |
Alice |
Kim Hee Sun, Joo Won |
SBS |
9.1
|
| 4 |
Record of Youth |
Park Bo Gum, Park So Dam |
tvN |
8.7
|
| 5 |
Lies of Lies |
Lee Yoo Ri, Yun Jung Hoon |
Channel A |
8.2
|
| 6 |
Fly Dragon |
Kwon Sang Woo , Bae Sung Woo |
SBS |
6.7
|
| 7 |
Do You Like Brahms? |
Park Eun Bin, Kim Min Jae |
SBS |
6.0
|
| 8 |
Tale of the Nine Tailed |
Lee Dong Wook, Jo Bo Ah |
tvN |
5.8
|
| 9 |
Start-Up |
Bae Suzy, Nam Joo Hyuk |
tvN |
5.4
|
| 10 |
When I Was Most Beautiful |
Im Soo Hyang, Ji Soo |
MBC |
5.0
|
September 2020
| Rank |
Title |
Cast |
Network |
Nielsen Korea (%)
|
| 1 |
Alice |
Kim Hee Sun, Joo Won |
SBS |
10.6
|
| 2 |
Forest of Secrets 2 |
Cho Seung Woo, Bae Doo Na |
tvN |
8.8
|
| 3 |
Record of Youth |
Park Bo Gum, Park So Dam |
tvN |
7.8
|
| 4 |
Do You Like Brahms? |
Park Eun Bin, Kim Min Jae |
SBS |
6.3
|
| 5 |
Flower of Evil |
Lee Joon Ki, Moon Chae Won |
tvN |
5.7
|
| 6 |
Graceful Friends |
Yoo Joon Sang, Song Yoon Ah |
JTBC |
5.1
|
| 7 |
When I Was Most Beautiful |
Im Soo Hyang, Ji Soo |
MBC |
4.7
|
| 8 |
Lies of Lies |
Lee Yoo Ri, Yun Jung Hoon |
Channel A |
4.5
|
| 9 |
Missing: The Other Side |
Go Soo, Heo Joon Ho |
OCN |
3.8
|
| 10 |
Zombie Detective |
Choi Jin Hyuk, Park Joo Hyun |
KBS2 |
3.6
|
August 2020
| Rank |
Title |
Cast |
Network |
Nielsen Korea (%)
|
| 1 |
Backstreet Rookie |
Ji Chang Wook, Kim Yoo Jung |
SBS |
9.5
|
| 2 |
Alice |
Kim Hee Sun, Joo Won |
SBS |
9.2
|
| 3 |
Forest of Secrets 2 |
Cho Seung Woo, Bae Doo Na |
tvN |
7.6
|
| 4 |
The Good Detective |
Son Hyun Joo, Jang Seung Jo |
JTBC |
7.5
|
| 5 |
It's Okay to Not Be Okay |
Kim Soo Hyun, Seo Ye Ji |
tvN |
7.3
|
| 6 |
Do You Like Brahms? |
Park Eun Bin, Kim Min Jae |
SBS |
5.3
|
| 7 |
Graceful Friends |
Yoo Joon Sang, Song Yoon Ah |
JTBC |
4.9
|
| 8 |
Flower of Evil |
Lee Joon Ki, Moon Chae Won |
tvN |
3.9
|
| 9 |
Men Are Men |
Yoon Hyun Min , Hwang Jung Eum |
KBS2 |
3.7
|
| 10 |
Chip In |
Kim Hye Joon , Han Soo Hyun (한수현) |
MBC |
3.3
|
July 2020
| Rank |
Title |
Cast |
Network |
Nielsen Korea (%)
|
| 1 |
Backstreet Rookie |
Ji Chang Wook, Kim Yoo Jung |
SBS |
8.7
|
| 2 |
Old School Intern |
Park Hae Jin, Kim Eung Soo |
MBC |
6.2
|
| 3 |
Wind, Clouds, and Rain |
Park Shi Hoo, Go Sung Hee |
TV Chosun |
5.9
|
| 4 |
It's Okay to Not Be Okay |
Kim Soo Hyun, Seo Ye Ji |
tvN |
5.8
|
| 5 |
My Unfamiliar Family |
Han Ye Ri, Kim Ji Suk |
tvN |
5.4
|
| 6 |
The Good Detective |
Son Hyun Joo, Jang Seung Jo |
JTBC |
5.1
|
| 7 |
Graceful Friends |
Yoo Joon Sang, Song Yoon Ah |
JTBC |
4.6
|
| 8 |
Men Are Men |
Yoon Hyun Min , Hwang Jung Eum |
KBS2 |
4.4
|
| 9 |
Dinner Mate |
Song Seung Hun, Seo Ji Hye |
MBC |
4.3
|
| 10 |
She Knows Everything |
Kang Sung Yun, Jo Han Sun |
MBC |
4.2
|
June 2020
| Rank |
Title |
Cast |
Network |
Nielsen Korea (%)
|
| 1 |
Good Casting |
Choi Kang Hee, Yoo In Young |
SBS |
9.8
|
| 2 |
Backstreet Rookie |
Ji Chang Wook, Kim Yoo Jung |
SBS |
8.3
|
| 3 |
The King: Eternal Monarch |
Lee Min Ho, Kim Go Eun |
SBS |
8.1
|
| 4 |
Old School Intern |
Park Hae Jin, Kim Eung Soo |
MBC |
7.1
|
| 5 |
Wind, Clouds, and Rain |
Park Shi Hoo, Go Sung Hee |
TV Chosun |
6.3
|
| 6 |
It's Okay to Not Be Okay |
Kim Soo Hyun, Seo Ye Ji |
tvN |
6.1
|
| 7 |
Dinner Mate |
Song Seung Hun, Seo Ji Hye |
MBC |
4.9
|
| 8 |
When My Love Blooms |
Yoo Ji Tae, Lee Bo Young |
tvN |
4.8
|
| 9 |
My Unfamiliar Family |
Han Ye Ri, Kim Ji Suk |
tvN |
4.7
|
| 10 |
Team Bulldog: Off-Duty Investigation |
Cha Tae Hyun, Lee Sun Bin |
OCN |
4.4
|
May 2020
| Rank |
Title |
Cast |
Network |
Nielsen Korea (%)
|
| 1 |
The World of the Married |
Kim Hee Ae, Park Hae Joon |
JTBC |
28.4
|
| 2 |
Hospital Playlist |
Jo Jung Suk, Yoo Yun Suk |
tvN |
14.1
|
| 3 |
Good Casting |
Choi Kang Hee, Yoo In Young |
SBS |
11.1
|
| 4 |
The King: Eternal Monarch |
Lee Min Ho, Kim Go Eun |
SBS |
10.3
|
| 5 |
Old School Intern |
Park Hae Jin, Kim Eung Soo |
MBC |
6.5
|
| 6 |
Dinner Mate |
Song Seung Hun, Seo Ji Hye |
MBC |
6.1
|
| 7 |
When My Love Blooms |
Yoo Ji Tae, Lee Bo Young |
tvN |
5.4
|
| 8 |
Fix You |
Shin Ha Kyoon, Jung So Min |
KBS2 |
5.2
|
| 9 |
Wind, Clouds, and Rain |
Park Shi Hoo, Go Sung Hee |
TV Chosun |
4.2
|
| 10 |
Find Me in Your Memory |
Kim Dong Wook, Moon Ga Young |
MBC |
4.1
|
April 2020
| Rank |
Title |
Cast |
Network |
Nielsen Korea (%)
|
| 1 |
The World of the Married |
Kim Hee Ae, Park Hae Joon |
JTBC |
22.9
|
| 2 |
Hyena |
Kim Hye Soo, Joo Ji Hoon |
SBS |
14.6
|
| 3 |
Good Casting |
Choi Kang Hee, Yoo In Young |
SBS |
12.3
|
| 4 |
Hospital Playlist |
Jo Jung Suk, Yoo Yun Suk |
tvN |
12.1
|
| 5 |
The King: Eternal Monarch |
Lee Min Ho, Kim Go Eun |
SBS |
11.6
|
| 6 |
Nobody Knows |
Kim Seo Hyung, Ryu Duk Hwan |
SBS |
11.4
|
| 7 |
Find Me in Your Memory |
Kim Dong Wook, Moon Ga Young |
MBC |
5.4
|
| 7 |
When My Love Blooms |
Yoo Ji Tae, Lee Bo Young |
tvN |
5.4
|
| 9 |
Hi Bye Mama! |
Kim Tae Hee, Lee Kyu Hyung |
tvN |
5.1
|
| 10 |
365: Repeat the Year |
Lee Joon Hyuk, Nam Ji Hyun |
MBC |
4.9
|
March 2020
| Rank |
Title |
Cast |
Network |
Nielsen Korea (%)
|
| 1 |
Itaewon Class |
Park Seo Joon, Kim Da Mi |
JTBC |
16.5
|
| 2 |
Never Twice |
Park Se Wan, Kwak Dong Yun |
MBC |
12.7
|
| 3 |
Hyena |
Kim Hye Soo, Joo Ji Hoon |
SBS |
12.5
|
| 4 |
The World of the Married |
Kim Hee Ae, Park Hae Joon |
JTBC |
10.0
|
| 5 |
Nobody Knows |
Kim Seo Hyung, Ryu Duk Hwan |
SBS |
9.8
|
| 6 |
Hospital Playlist |
Jo Jung Suk, Yoo Yun Suk |
tvN |
8.6
|
| 7 |
The Cursed |
Uhm Ji Won, Sung Dong Il |
tvN |
6.7
|
| 8 |
Hi Bye Mama! |
Kim Tae Hee, Lee Kyu Hyung |
tvN |
6.5
|
| 9 |
Forest |
Park Hae Jin, Jo Bo Ah |
KBS2 |
5.3
|
| 10 |
365: Repeat the Year |
Lee Joon Hyuk, Nam Ji Hyun |
MBC |
5.1
|
February 2020
| Rank |
Title |
Cast |
Network |
Nielsen Korea (%)
|
| 1 |
Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim 2 |
Han Suk Kyu, Ahn Hyo Seop |
SBS |
27.1
|
| 2 |
Crash Landing on You |
Hyun Bin, Son Ye Jin |
tvN |
21.7
|
| 3 |
Stove League |
Nam Goong Min, Park Eun Bin |
SBS |
19.1
|
| 4 |
Itaewon Class |
Park Seo Joon, Kim Da Mi |
JTBC |
14.8
|
| 5 |
Never Twice |
Park Se Wan, Kwak Dong Yun |
MBC |
13.2
|
| 6 |
Hyena |
Kim Hye Soo, Joo Ji Hoon |
SBS |
11.2
|
| 7 |
Forest |
Park Hae Jin, Jo Bo Ah |
KBS2 |
7.4
|
| 8 |
Selection: The War Between Women |
Jin Se Yun, Kim Min Gyu |
TV Chosun |
6.3
|
| 9 |
Hi Bye Mama! |
Kim Tae Hee, Lee Kyu Hyung |
tvN |
6.1
|
| 10 |
Black Dog |
Seo Hyun Jin, Ra Mi Ran |
tvN |
4.7
|
January 2020
| Rank |
Title |
Cast |
Network |
Nielsen Korea (%)
|
| 1 |
Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim 2 |
Han Suk Kyu, Ahn Hyo Seop |
SBS |
20.7
|
| 2 |
Stove League |
Nam Goong Min, Park Eun Bin |
SBS |
17.0
|
| 3 |
Crash Landing on You |
Hyun Bin, Son Ye Jin |
tvN |
14.6
|
| 4 |
Woman of 9.9 Billion |
Jo Yeo Jung, Kim Kang Woo |
KBS2 |
11.6
|
| 5 |
Never Twice |
Park Se Wan, Kwak Dong Yun |
MBC |
10.4
|
| 6 |
Forest |
Park Hae Jin, Jo Bo Ah |
KBS2 |
7.4
|
| 7 |
Black Dog |
Seo Hyun Jin, Ra Mi Ran |
tvN |
5.1
|
| 8 |
Itaewon Class |
Park Seo Joon, Kim Da Mi |
JTBC |
5.0
|
| 9 |
Chocolate |
Ha Ji Won, Yoon Kye Sang |
JTBC |
4.8
|
| 10 |
The Game: Towards Zero |
Ok Taecyeon, Lee Yun Hee |
MBC |
4.5
|
December 2019
| Rank |
Title |
Cast |
Network |
Nielsen Korea (%)
|
| 1 |
VIP |
Lee Sang Yoon, Jang Na Ra |
SBS |
15.9
|
| 2 |
Stove League |
Nam Goong Min, Park Eun Bin |
SBS |
12.4
|
| 3 |
Woman of 9.9 Billion |
Jo Yeo Jung, Kim Kang Woo |
KBS2 |
11.4
|
| 4 |
Never Twice |
Park Se Wan, Kwak Dong Yun |
MBC |
11.3
|
| 5 |
Crash Landing on You |
Hyun Bin, Son Ye Jin |
tvN |
9.2
|
| 6 |
Black Dog |
Seo Hyun Jin, Ra Mi Ran |
tvN |
5.5
|
| 7 |
Chief of Staff 2 |
Lee Jung Jae, Shin Min Ah |
JTBC |
5.3
|
| 8 |
Diary of a Prosecutor |
Lee Sun Kyun, Jung Ryeo Won |
JTBC |
5.0
|
| 9 |
Chocolate |
Ha Ji Won, Yoon Kye Sang |
JTBC |
4.6
|
| 10 |
Love with Flaws |
Oh Yeon Seo, Ahn Jae Hyun |
MBC |
3.7
|
November 2019
| Rank |
Title |
Cast |
Network |
Nielsen Korea (%)
|
| 1 |
When the Camellia Blooms |
Gong Hyo Jin, Kang Ha Neul |
KBS2 |
23.8
|
| 2 |
Vagabond |
Lee Seung Ki, Bae Suzy |
SBS |
13.0
|
| 3 |
VIP |
Lee Sang Yoon, Jang Na Ra |
SBS |
11.4
|
| 4 |
Never Twice |
Park Se Wan, Kwak Dong Yun |
MBC |
9.6
|
| 5 |
The Tale of Nokdu |
Jang Dong Yoon, Kim So Hyun |
KBS2 |
7.7
|
| 6 |
Secret Boutique |
Kim Sun Ah, Jang Mi Hee |
SBS |
6.0
|
| 7 |
My Country |
Yang Se Jong, Woo Do Hwan |
JTBC |
4.9
|
| 8 |
Chief of Staff 2 |
Lee Jung Jae, Shin Min Ah |
JTBC |
4.4
|
| 8 |
Chocolate |
Ha Ji Won, Yoon Kye Sang |
JTBC |
4.4
|
| 10 |
Love with Flaws |
Oh Yeon Seo, Ahn Jae Hyun |
MBC |
4.0
|
October 2019
| Rank |
Title |
Cast |
Network |
Nielsen Korea (%)
|
| 1 |
When the Camellia Blooms |
Gong Hyo Jin, Kang Ha Neul |
KBS2 |
18.4
|
| 2 |
Vagabond |
Lee Seung Ki, Bae Suzy |
SBS |
11.5
|
| 3 |
Golden Garden |
Lee Sang Woo, Han Ji Hye |
MBC |
10.4
|
| 4 |
Graceful Family |
Im Soo Hyang, Lee Jang Woo |
MBN |
8.5
|
| 5 |
The Tale of Nokdu |
Jang Dong Yoon, Kim So Hyun |
KBS2 |
8.3
|
| 6 |
VIP |
Lee Sang Yoon, Jang Na Ra |
SBS |
7.6
|
| 7 |
Secret Boutique |
Kim Sun Ah, Jang Mi Hee |
SBS |
5.8
|
| 8 |
My Country |
Yang Se Jong, Woo Do Hwan |
JTBC |
5.0
|
| 9 |
Catch the Ghost! |
Moon Geun Young, Kim Sun Ho |
tvN |
4.1
|
| 10 |
Extraordinary You |
Kim Hye Yoon, Ro Woon |
MBC |
4.1
|
September 2019
| Rank |
Title |
Cast |
Network |
Nielsen Korea (%)
|
| 1 |
Hotel Del Luna |
IU, Yeo Jin Goo |
tvN |
12.0
|
| 2 |
Vagabond |
Lee Seung Ki, Bae Suzy |
SBS |
10.4
|
| 3 |
Doctor John |
Ji Sung, Lee Se Young |
SBS |
10.2
|
| 4 |
When the Camellia Blooms |
Gong Hyo Jin, Kang Ha Neul |
KBS2 |
10.0
|
| 5 |
Golden Garden |
Lee Sang Woo, Han Ji Hye |
MBC |
9.5
|
| 6 |
Arthdal Chronicles |
Jang Dong Gun, Song Joong Ki |
tvN |
7.4
|
| 7 |
The Tale of Nokdu |
Jang Dong Yoon, Kim So Hyun |
KBS2 |
7.1
|
| 8 |
Justice |
Choi Jin Hyuk, Nana |
KBS2 |
7.0
|
| 9 |
Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung |
Shin Se Kyung, Cha Eun Woo |
MBC |
6.6
|
| 10 |
Welcome 2 Life |
Bi, Im Ji Yun |
MBC |
6.1
|
August 2019
| Rank |
Title |
Cast |
Network |
Nielsen Korea (%)
|
| 1 |
Doctor John |
Ji Sung, Lee Se Young |
SBS |
10.8
|
| 2 |
Hotel Del Luna |
IU, Yeo Jin Goo |
tvN |
10.4
|
| 3 |
Golden Garden |
Lee Sang Woo, Han Ji Hye |
MBC |
8.2
|
| 4 |
Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung |
Shin Se Kyung, Cha Eun Woo |
MBC |
7.1
|
| 5 |
Welcome 2 Life |
Bi, Im Ji Yun |
MBC |
6.8
|
| 6 |
Watcher |
Han Suk Kyu, Kim Hyun Joo |
OCN |
6.6
|
| 7 |
Justice |
Choi Jin Hyuk, Nana |
KBS2 |
6.4
|
| 8 |
Designated Survivor: 60 Days |
Ji Jin Hee, Lee Joon Hyuk |
tvN |
6.2
|
| 9 |
Doctor Detective |
Park Jin Hee, Bong Tae Kyu |
SBS |
4.8
|
| 10 |
I Wanna Hear Your Song |
Yun Woo Jin, Kim Se Jung |
KBS2 |
4.0
|
July 2019
| Rank |
Title |
Cast |
Network |
Nielsen Korea (%)
|
| 1 |
Doctor John |
Ji Sung, Lee Se Young |
SBS |
12.3
|
| 2 |
Investigation Couple 2 |
Jung Jae Young, Jung Yoo Mi |
MBC |
9.9
|
| 3 |
One Spring Night |
Han Ji Min, Jung Hae In |
MBC |
9.5
|
| 4 |
Hotel Del Luna |
IU, Yeo Jin Goo |
tvN |
8.7
|
| 5 |
Nokdu Flower |
Jo Jung Suk, Han Ye Ri |
SBS |
8.1
|
| 6 |
Angel's Last Mission: Love |
Shin Hye Sun, L |
KBS2 |
7.8
|
| 7 |
Golden Garden |
Lee Sang Woo, Han Ji Hye |
MBC |
7.4
|
| 8 |
Rookie Historian Goo Hae Ryung |
Shin Se Kyung, Cha Eun Woo |
MBC |
7.3
|
| 9 |
Arthdal Chronicles |
Jang Dong Gun, Song Joong Ki |
tvN |
6.8
|
| 10 |
Justice |
Choi Jin Hyuk, Nana |
KBS2 |
6.4
|
June 2019
| Rank |
Title |
Cast |
Network |
Nielsen Korea (%)
|
| 1 |
Investigation Couple 2 |
Jung Jae Young, Jung Yoo Mi |
MBC |
8.7
|
| 2 |
One Spring Night |
Han Ji Min, Jung Hae In |
MBC |
8.4
|
| 3 |
Angel's Last Mission: Love |
Shin Hye Sun, L |
KBS2 |
8.1
|
| 4 |
Arthdal Chronicles |
Jang Dong Gun, Song Joong Ki |
tvN |
7.7
|
| 5 |
Nokdu Flower |
Jo Jung Suk, Han Ye Ri |
SBS |
7.5
|
| 6 |
Perfume |
Shin Sung Rok, Go Won Hee |
KBS2 |
7.2
|
| 7 |
The Wind Blows |
Kam Woo Sung, Kim Ha Neul |
JTBC |
5.7
|
| 8 |
Different Dreams |
Yoo Ji Tae, Lee Yo Won |
MBC |
5.5
|
| 8 |
Voice 3 |
Lee Ha Na, Lee Jin Wook |
OCN |
5.5
|
| 10 |
Chief of Staff |
Lee Jung Jae, Shin Min Ah |
JTBC |
4.5
|
May 2019
| Rank |
Title |
Cast |
Network |
Nielsen Korea (%)
|
| 1 |
Doctor Prisoner |
Nam Goong Min, Nara |
KBS2 |
15.8
|
| 2 |
Angel's Last Mission: Love |
Shin Hye Sun, L |
KBS2 |
9.4
|
| 3 |
Nokdu Flower |
Jo Jung Suk, Han Ye Ri |
SBS |
9.1
|
| 4 |
Special Labor Inspector Jo |
Kim Dong Wook, Kim Kyung Nam |
MBC |
8.4
|
| 5 |
My Fellow Citizens |
Choi Shi Won, Lee Yoo Young |
KBS2 |
8.0
|
| 6 |
Different Dreams |
Yoo Ji Tae, Lee Yo Won |
MBC |
7.1
|
| 7 |
The Banker |
Kim Sang Joong, Chae Si Ra |
MBC |
7.0
|
| 8 |
One Spring Night |
Han Ji Min, Jung Hae In |
MBC |
6.4
|
| 9 |
Confession |
Lee Jun Ho, Yoo Jae Myung |
tvN |
6.3
|
| 10 |
Beautiful World |
Choo Ja Hyun, Park Hee Soon |
JTBC |
5.8
|
April 2019
| Rank |
Title |
Cast |
Network |
Nielsen Korea (%)
|
| 1 |
The Fiery Priest |
Kim Nam Gil, Kim Sung Kyun |
SBS |
22.0
|
| 2 |
Doctor Prisoner |
Nam Goong Min, Nara |
KBS2 |
15.4
|
| 3 |
Nokdu Flower |
Jo Jung Suk, Han Ye Ri |
SBS |
11.5
|
| 4 |
Haechi |
Jung Il Woo, Go Ah Ra |
SBS |
8.4
|
| 4 |
My Fellow Citizens |
Choi Shi Won, Lee Yoo Young |
KBS2 |
8.4
|
| 6 |
Special Labor Inspector Jo |
Kim Dong Wook, Kim Kyung Nam |
MBC |
6.9
|
| 7 |
Confession |
Lee Jun Ho, Yoo Jae Myung |
tvN |
5.6
|
| 8 |
The Banker |
Kim Sang Joong, Chae Si Ra |
MBC |
5.2
|
| 9 |
Item |
Joo Ji Hoon, Jin Se Yun |
MBC |
4.8
|
| 10 |
Beautiful World |
Choo Ja Hyun, Park Hee Soon |
JTBC |
4.0
|
March 2019
| Rank |
Title |
Cast |
Network |
Nielsen Korea (%)
|
| 1 |
Liver or Die |
Yoo Joon Sang, Oh Ji Ho |
KBS2 |
22.7
|
| 2 |
The Fiery Priest |
Kim Nam Gil, Kim Sung Kyun |
SBS |
18.5
|
| 3 |
Doctor Prisoner |
Nam Goong Min, Nara |
KBS2 |
14.5
|
| 4 |
The Crowned Clown |
Yeo Jin Goo, Lee Se Young |
tvN |
10.9
|
| 5 |
The Light in Your Eyes |
Han Ji Min, Nam Joo Hyuk |
JTBC |
9.7
|
| 6 |
Neighborhood Lawyer Jo Deul Ho 2 |
Park Shin Yang, Ko Hyun Jung |
KBS2 |
9.3
|
| 7 |
Haechi |
Jung Il Woo, Go Ah Ra |
SBS |
7.9
|
| 8 |
Romance Is a Bonus Book |
Lee Na Young, Lee Jong Suk |
tvN |
6.7
|
| 9 |
Confession |
Lee Jun Ho, Yoo Jae Myung |
tvN |
5.6
|
| 10 |
Big Issue |
Han Ye Seul, Joo Jin Mo |
SBS |
4.8
|
February 2019
| Rank |
Title |
Cast |
Network |
Nielsen Korea (%)
|
| 1 |
SKY Castle |
Yum Jung Ah, Lee Tae Ran |
JTBC |
23.8
|
| 2 |
Liver or Die |
Yoo Joon Sang, Oh Ji Ho |
KBS2 |
20.0
|
| 3 |
The Last Empress |
Jang Na Ra, Choi Jin Hyuk |
SBS |
16.5
|
| 4 |
The Fiery Priest |
Kim Nam Gil, Kim Sung Kyun |
SBS |
16.2
|
| 5 |
The Crowned Clown |
Yeo Jin Goo, Lee Se Young |
tvN |
10.0
|
| 6 |
Haechi |
Jung Il Woo, Go Ah Ra |
SBS |
7.1
|
| 7 |
The Light in Your Eyes |
Han Ji Min, Nam Joo Hyuk |
JTBC |
6.6
|
| 8 |
Neighborhood Lawyer Jo Deul Ho 2 |
Park Shin Yang, Ko Hyun Jung |
KBS2 |
6.5
|
| 9 |
Romance Is a Bonus Book |
Lee Na Young, Lee Jong Suk |
tvN |
5.8
|
| 10 |
My Strange Hero |
Yoo Seung Ho, Jo Bo Ah |
SBS |
5.1
|
January 2019
| Rank |
Title |
Cast |
Network |
Nielsen Korea (%)
|
| 1 |
SKY Castle |
Yum Jung Ah, Lee Tae Ran |
JTBC |
23.2
|
| 2 |
The Last Empress |
Jang Na Ra, Choi Jin Hyuk |
SBS |
16.7
|
| 3 |
Liver or Die |
Yoo Joon Sang, Oh Ji Ho |
KBS2 |
10.2
|
| 4 |
Memories of the Alhambra |
Hyun Bin, Park Shin Hye |
tvN |
10.0
|
| 5 |
The Crowned Clown |
Yeo Jin Goo, Lee Se Young |
tvN |
9.5
|
| 6 |
Encounter |
Song Hye Kyo, Park Bo Gum |
tvN |
8.7
|
| 7 |
My Strange Hero |
Yoo Seung Ho, Jo Bo Ah |
SBS |
8.1
|
| 8 |
Less than Evil |
Shin Ha Kyoon, Lee Sul |
MBC |
7.2
|
| 9 |
Neighborhood Lawyer Jo Deul Ho 2 |
Park Shin Yang, Ko Hyun Jung |
KBS2 |
6.8
|
| 10 |
Children of Nobody |
Kim Sun Ah, Lee Yi Kyung |
MBC |
5.4
|
December 2018
| Rank |
Title |
Cast |
Network |
Nielsen Korea (%)
|
| 1 |
The Last Empress |
Jang Na Ra, Choi Jin Hyuk |
SBS |
17.9
|
| 2 |
SKY Castle |
Yum Jung Ah, Lee Tae Ran |
JTBC |
12.3
|
| 3 |
Less than Evil |
Shin Ha Kyoon, Lee Sul |
MBC |
10.6
|
| 4 |
Encounter |
Song Hye Kyo, Park Bo Gum |
tvN |
9.3
|
| 5 |
Memories of the Alhambra |
Hyun Bin, Park Shin Hye |
tvN |
9.2
|
| 6 |
Death Song |
Lee Jong Suk, Shin Hye Sun |
SBS |
7.8
|
| 7 |
My Strange Hero |
Yoo Seung Ho, Jo Bo Ah |
SBS |
7.4
|
| 8 |
Children of Nobody |
Kim Sun Ah, Lee Yi Kyung |
MBC |
6.0
|
| 9 |
Tale of Fairy |
Moon Chae Won, Yoon Hyun Min |
tvN |
3.9
|
| 10 |
Clean with Passion for Now |
Kim Yoo Jung, Yoon Kyun Sang |
JTBC |
3.6
|
November 2018
| Rank |
Title |
Cast |
Network |
Nielsen Korea (%)
|
| 1 |
My Secret Terrius |
So Ji Sub, Jung In Sun |
MBC |
10.5
|
| 2 |
Encounter |
Song Hye Kyo, Park Bo Gum |
tvN |
10.3
|
| 3 |
Where Stars Land |
Lee Je Hoon, Chae Soo Bin |
SBS |
9.7
|
| 4 |
The Last Empress |
Jang Na Ra, Choi Jin Hyuk |
SBS |
9.3
|
| 5 |
Heart Surgeons |
Go Soo, Seo Ji Hye |
SBS |
8.4
|
| 6 |
Player |
Song Seung Hun, Krystal Jung |
OCN |
5.8
|
| 7 |
Tale of Fairy |
Moon Chae Won, Yoon Hyun Min |
tvN |
5.6
|
| 8 |
Children of Nobody |
Kim Sun Ah, Lee Yi Kyung |
MBC |
5.5
|
| 9 |
The Beauty Inside |
Seo Hyun Jin, Lee Min Ki |
JTBC |
5.3
|
| 10 |
Room No. 9 |
Kim Hee Sun, Kim Young Kwang |
tvN |
5.2
|
October 2018
| Rank |
Title |
Cast |
Network |
Nielsen Korea (%)
|
| 1 |
100 Days My Prince |
D.O., Nam Ji Hyun |
tvN |
14.4
|
| 2 |
My Secret Terrius |
So Ji Sub, Jung In Sun |
MBC |
10.0
|
| 3 |
Where Stars Land |
Lee Je Hoon, Chae Soo Bin |
SBS |
9.5
|
| 4 |
Heart Surgeons |
Go Soo, Seo Ji Hye |
SBS |
8.8
|
| 5 |
Room No. 9 |
Kim Hee Sun, Kim Young Kwang |
tvN |
6.2
|
| 6 |
Player |
Song Seung Hun, Krystal Jung |
OCN |
4.9
|
| 7 |
The Beauty Inside |
Seo Hyun Jin, Lee Min Ki |
JTBC |
4.4
|
| 8 |
Matrimonial Chaos |
Cha Tae Hyun, Bae Doo Na |
KBS2 |
4.0
|
| 8 |
Bad Papa |
Jang Hyuk, Son Yeo Eun |
MBC |
4.0
|
| 8 |
The Smile Has Left Your Eyes |
Seo In Gook, Jung So Min |
tvN |
4.0
|
September 2018
| Rank |
Title |
Cast |
Network |
Nielsen Korea (%)
|
| 1 |
Mr. Sunshine |
Lee Byung Hun, Kim Tae Ri |
tvN |
18.1
|
| 2 |
Thirty But Seventeen |
Shin Hye Sun, Yang Se Jong |
SBS |
11.0
|
| 3 |
Your Honor |
Yoon Shi Yoon, Lee Yoo Young |
SBS |
8.6
|
| 4 |
Familiar Wife |
Ji Sung, Han Ji Min |
tvN |
8.1
|
| 5 |
My Secret Terrius |
So Ji Sub, Jung In Sun |
MBC |
7.6
|
| 6 |
Heart Surgeons |
Go Soo, Seo Ji Hye |
SBS |
7.5
|
| 7 |
100 Days My Prince |
D.O., Nam Ji Hyun |
tvN |
7.3
|
| 8 |
Voice 2 |
Lee Ha Na, Lee Jin Wook |
OCN |
7.0
|
| 9 |
My ID Is Gangnam Beauty |
Im Soo Hyang, Cha Eun Woo |
JTBC |
5.8
|
| 10 |
Life |
Lee Dong Wook, Cho Seung Woo |
JTBC |
5.6
|
August 2018
| Rank |
Title |
Cast |
Network |
Nielsen Korea (%)
|
| 1 |
Mr. Sunshine |
Lee Byung Hun, Kim Tae Ri |
tvN |
15.6
|
| 2 |
Thirty But Seventeen |
Shin Hye Sun, Yang Se Jong |
SBS |
10.8
|
| 3 |
Your Honor |
Yoon Shi Yoon, Lee Yoo Young |
SBS |
8.6
|
| 4 |
Familiar Wife |
Ji Sung, Han Ji Min |
tvN |
8.2
|
| 5 |
Are You Human Too? |
Seo Kang Joon, Gong Seung Yun |
KBS2 |
7.8
|
| 6 |
Lovely Horribly |
Park Shi Hoo, Song Ji Hyo |
KBS2 |
6.2
|
| 7 |
Life on Mars |
Jung Kyung Ho, Park Sung Woong |
OCN |
5.9
|
| 8 |
Voice 2 |
Lee Ha Na, Lee Jin Wook |
OCN |
5.4
|
| 9 |
Life |
Lee Dong Wook, Cho Seung Woo |
JTBC |
5.3
|
| 10 |
My ID Is Gangnam Beauty |
Im Soo Hyang, Cha Eun Woo |
JTBC |
5.0
|
July 2018
| Rank |
Title |
Cast |
Network |
Nielsen Korea (%)
|
| 1 |
Mr. Sunshine |
Lee Byung Hun, Kim Tae Ri |
tvN |
12.3
|
| 2 |
Investigation Couple |
Jung Jae Young, Jung Yoo Mi |
MBC |
9.6
|
| 3 |
Wok of Love |
Lee Jun Ho, Jang Hyuk |
SBS |
9.3
|
| 4 |
Thirty But Seventeen |
Shin Hye Sun, Yang Se Jong |
SBS |
9.0
|
| 5 |
Lawless Lawyer |
Lee Joon Ki, Seo Ye Ji |
tvN |
8.9
|
| 6 |
What's Wrong with Secretary Kim? |
Park Seo Joon, Park Min Young |
tvN |
8.7
|
| 7 |
Your Honor |
Yoon Shi Yoon, Lee Yoo Young |
SBS |
7.7
|
| 8 |
Are You Human Too? |
Seo Kang Joon, Gong Seung Yun |
KBS2 |
6.0
|
| 9 |
Come and Hug Me |
Jang Ki Yong, Jin Ki Joo |
MBC |
5.9
|
| 10 |
Miss Hammurabi |
Go Ah Ra, L |
JTBC |
5.3
|
Note: Rankings are based on the highest-rated episodes recorded during the month for prime-time dramas only (daily dramas and weekend "family" dramas are not included).
Source: Nielsen Korea