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Mr. Sunshine Remains Top of the Final Average Ratings for Cable Dramas in 2018 Followed by Sky Castle

"Mr. Sunshine cast posed in period attire.""Mr. Sunshine cast posed in period attire."

The final average ratings are out tabulating the entire run of each cable K-drama that premiered in 2018. It was fun ride actually, I watched almost all on the top 10 list and even ones I didn’t it was fun to peer in on the hype and excitement. After the wild rise of jTBC end of the year drama Sky Castle I thought it would be the top dog on the average ratings poll but it just fell short. tvN‘s Mr. Sunshine retains the number 1 average rated cable drama of 2019 position with 12.955% followed by Sky Castle with 12.500%. I think Sky Castle’s close second is way more impressive since it didn’t have the budget, hype, or big name cast and production as Mr. Sunshine. In third place is sageuk Dear Husband of 100 Days, followed by Encounter (Boyfriend), and then Memories of Alhambra in fifth place. Check out the top list below!

  1. Mr. Sunshine (Average 12.955%)
  2. Sky Castle  (Average 12.500%)
  3. Dear Husband of 100 Days  (Average 9.013%)
  4. Encounter/Boyfriend  (Average 8.476%)
  5. Memories of Alhambra  (Average 8.434%)
  6. Why Secretary Kim  (Average 7.466%)
  7. Knowing Wife  (Average 6.816%)
  8. Misty  (Average 6.333%)
  9. Lawless Lawyer  (Average 6.138%)
  10. Live  (Average 5.798%)
  11. Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food  (Average 5.468%)
  12. My Ahjusshi  (Average 4.982%)
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  • Memories of Alhambra ? Hyun Bin and his phenomenal performance. Even though the drama didn't meet up to expectations but it's still the best I've have seen.

  • Memories of the Alhambra withdrawal. Hyun Bin/Yoo Jin Woo and Park Shin Hye/Jung Hee Ju. Still can't move on from this drama. The best of 2018/2019. I don't care about the rating hopefully my Ahjussi get a deserves recognition for this drama.

  • For me, the top is My Ahjusshi (excellent leads - both male and female), second is MOA (excellent male lead, annoying female lead). 100 days My Prince is good (I like the female lead) - Koreans like saguek, so I can understand the high rating, story is ok, directing is good. I would much prefer the Crowned Clown for this year :-)

  • Mr Sunshine was really great. It's true they had stars power and big budget for it, but the story was about a pretty dark historical area. All the characters had a sad ending :(
    On the list, I really liked SKY Castle, MoA (for Hyun Bin), Live, Pretty Noona and My Ahjusshi. They were very different dramas but all with interesting story, characters and good actors.

    OCN did good ones with Life on Mars and The Guest.

    I really liked The Smile Has Left Your Eyes, the acting was so good. It deserved better ratings :)

  • Live, misty, and LIFE ON MARS . The smile has left your eyes, and sky castle too . All of them have great acting .

  • My Ajusshi is my ultimate top pick. Really one of the best k-dramas ever. Glad it made into the Top 10. SKY Castle is impressive despite no big names and no hype. Mr. Sunshine ranked first is not a surprise at all. I feel all and all, Koreans been generous with the ratings this year as compared to the dismal viewership the previous year.

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