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Advertisements I thought “Mother” would do well domestically, and I’m glad to see I was right about that. To me, it was a drama that delivered on a lot of fronts. It had flaws, but kept up the dramatic tension until the end, and featured a central romance and characters who I found (for the […]

Advertisements 3 May 15, 2023May 14, 2023 Drama viewership ratings for the week of May 8-14, 2023 by DB Staff It’s more of the same this week as our stragglers continue to straggle (or is that struggle) and the dramas winning the ratings game continue to do so. Doctor Cha knocks it out of the […]

Advertisements Drama viewership ratings for the week of May 1-7, 2023 by DB Staff My Perfect Stranger wins the Monday-Tuesday battle, but when Queen of the Mask approaches the ratings level of the Jang Hyuk x Jang Nara drama? (Things that make you go hmmm). Mid-week, Stealer continues to dip, The Good Bad Mother continues […]

Advertisements No huge surprises here. I did think while watching “The Good Bad Mother” that it’s the kind of drama likely to do well with domestic audiences. Curious to see if that prediction ends up being correct. I certainly am enjoying this drama, even though the ML’s adult life is way more problematic than I […]

Advertisements Jumping as well on the Doctor Cha congratulatory train. Also wondering if audiences will be able to handle two medical dramas? Tho DC isn’t really about the medical stuff. I also had a good feeling about DC after episode 4. Even tho it’s more than that, it’s actually checking more of my rom-com boxes […]

Advertisements Drama viewership ratings for the week of Mar. 20-26, 2023 by DB Staff Sometimes in ratings land there are clear winners and clear losers, and that’s what we have this week, as we say goodbye to The Heavenly Idol and Kokdu: Season of Deity, both of which struggled through their runs for reasons discussed […]

Advertisements THREE BRAVE SIBLINGS ended with OK ratings for a weekender. A bit of fan service at the end with a cute group photo, the least convincing wedding of all time, a scene where Soorim is in a wedding dress, etc. Most satisfying scene: The arrest of Soorim’s ex. Bottom line: Not the worst weekender […]

Advertisements The ratings uptick for Pandora is not suprising at all, the drama went full on makjang within its first episode. It had everything from Amnesia, plastic surgery, an extramarital affair, a shady best friend, a sinister chaebol family and a missing sibling. That’s in addition to an evil doctor, a monkey that can play […]

Advertisements It’s clear as day that trot>kpop in the eyes of k-viewers from The Heavenly Idol’s ratings. Pity. Maybe if they let Rembrary to sing (and sexy dance) more… Few days ago Viki reported that OBY is apparently a huge hit there – #1 in 10+ countries and among top2-5 in many the others, being […]