The weekend drama ratings battle is heating up!
On August 17, SBS’s “Good Partner” saw a dramatic jump in viewership as it achieved its highest ratings to date. According to Nielsen Korea, the hit drama took first place in its time slot across all channels with an average nationwide rating of 17.7 percent, marking a new all-time high for the series.
“Good Partner” also earned its highest ratings yet among the key demographic of viewers ages 20 to 49, with whom it scored an average rating of 6.1 percent—making it the most-watched program of any kind to air this entire week.
Meanwhile, two highly-anticipated new romance dramas aired their premieres last night. TV Chosun’s “DNA Lover” premiered to an average nationwide rating of 1.1 percent, while tvN’s “Love Next Door” took first place in its time slot across all cable channels with a nationwide average of 4.9 percent.
MBC’s new mystery drama “Black Out,” which airs in the same time slot as “Good Partner,” scored an average nationwide rating of 2.7 percent for its second episode.
JTBC’s “Romance in the House” dipped to an average nationwide rating of 3.9 percent for its third episode, while MBN’s “Bad Memory Eraser” earned a nationwide average of 0.7 percent for its fifth episode.
Finally, KBS 2TV’s “Beauty and Mr. Romantic” enjoyed a significant rise in viewership. The long-running series was the most-watched show of Saturday, scoring an average nationwide rating of 18.1 percent.
Watch full episodes of “Good Partner” with subtitles on Viki below:
And start watching “DNA Lover” here:
Or catch up on “Bad Memory Eraser” here:
And “Beauty and Mr. Romantic” below!