A win in the final stretch of a run is nothing to scoff at, and for what it’s worth a nice way to cap things off. With the ending of highly rated youth sageuk romance Moonlight Drawn by Clouds last week, the Mon-Tues prime time ratings was up for grabs and the perennial last place resident that is Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart: Ryeo capitalized on the opportunity and vaulted into first place. Episode 17 of K-Bu Bu Jing Xin was a hairsbreadth away from breaking double digits, netting 9.8% for SBS to reclaim the glory. It wasn’t anything to be terribly proud of, almost a pyrrhic and may not even last long. KBS‘s new rom-com The Man Living in Our House came in second with 9.0% and Woman with a Suitcase on MBC rounded things out with 8.3%. It’s like half the Mon-Tues viewing audience evaporated after the ending of Moonlight but maybe a few more will trickle back in coming weeks. Continue reading
