Lee Sung Kyung Guest Stars in Third Week of jTBC Drama Dr. Slump But Ratings Drop Nearly in Half

So this is a weird weekend for jTBC drama Dr. Slump and I can’t tell if it’s an anomaly or portending a trend. The drama started off with 4% ratings going up to 6% which is great, but this weekend it dropped by nearly half down to 3.735% and 3.868%. Of course it’s also the same weekend as lunar new year known as Seollal in Korea, but rival tvN weekend drama Captivating the King went up in ratings from its last weekend mid-4% range to a new drama high of 6.703% so I can’t just chalk it up to the holidays. I really enjoyed the relaxing and warm vibe of Dr. Slump but it wasn’t must watch TV for me so I wonder if the like is there from viewers but without a sense of urgency to watch live.

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Sat K-dramas Kick Off Another Round of Competition as MBC Sageuk Knight Flower Hits High of 12.5% Ratings and Newcomer jTBC’s Dr. Slump Premieres with 4.060%

The shining winner of the weekend K-dramas (and by that I mean anything airing Fri-Sat or Sat-Sun) has to be MBC sageuk Knight Flower. The Honey Lee starring vehicle is nearly doubled in ratings since its premiere and the latest … Continue reading

Song Hye Kyo Takes Home the Daesang at the 2nd Annual Blue Dragon Series Awards with Suzy Winning Best Actress and Ha Jung Woo Getting Best Actor

Last year in 2022 was the first ever Blue Dragon Series Awards as the awards body until then was exclusively a movie awards ceremony. So this year in 2023 its only the 2nd annual Blue Dragon Series Awards and last … Continue reading