Competition for Korean dramas on weekends is getting tougher with the presence of the TV drama Chosun Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce). Together with the tvN drama Mr. Queen, the drama set a new record in the latest episode this Saturday.
On January 30, the latest episode of Mr. Queen achieved the highest viewership rating record. Based on data released by Nielsen Korea, this popular drama scored an average national rating of 14.5 percent and a peak of 17.1 percent.
This figure simultaneously puts Mr. Queen took first place in her time slot on all channels, including public broadcasting networks, and set a new personal record.
Mr. Queen also hit new all-time highs among the main demographic of viewers aged 20 to 49, with whom it scored an average national rating of 8.5 percent and a peak of 9.6 percent.
In addition, the drama remains in first place in its time slot on all channels (including public broadcast networks) for every age range of viewers from 10s to 50s, both male and female.
Meanwhile, Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce) managed to break its own record for the highest viewership rating ever achieved by any drama in TV Chosun history. The third episode scored an average national rating of 8.9 percent and a peak of 9.5 percent.
That figure marks a new record for not only the drama, but the network as well.
In the realm of public broadcasting networks, KBS 2TV Homemade Love Story continues its success as the most watched drama on Saturday nights. The latest episode of the hit drama scored average national ratings of 26.3 percent and 31.8 percent for its two parts./id.berita.yahoo.com
