"Queendom" Ranked No. 1 Buzzworthy Non-Drama TV Show For 3rd Consecutive Week + Han Hye Jin Tops Cast Member List

On October 8, Good Data Corporation released the rankings of non-drama TV shows and cast members that generated the most buzz from September 30 through October 6.

The rankings are based on online articles, blog posts, community forums, social media posts, and views on video clips for 184 non-drama TV programs that are currently on air or scheduled to air soon.

Mnet’s girl group competition program “Queendom” ranked No. 1 on the list for the third week in a row. Although it kept its No. 1 slot, the amount of buzz has decreased since the previous week.

MBC’s “PD Notebook” ranked No. 2 after revealing that they would talk about the controversy surrounding Mnet’s competition programs. Meanwhile, MBC’s “I Live Alone” ranked No. 3 following Han Hye Jin’s return to the program. Han Hye Jin placed No. 1 on the ranking of non-drama cast members, and Song Ga In and Park Na Rae from “I Live Alone” also placed No. 5 and No. 6 on the list, respectively.

MBC’s “My Little Television 2” ranked No. 5 on the list with IZ*ONE’s appearance, and MBC’s “The King of Mask Singer” also rose to the No. 8 spot following Ha Sung Woon’s appearance on the show as a panelist.

Meanwhile, SBS’s “Same Bed Different Dreams 2 — You Are My Destiny” ranked No. 7 on the list of buzzworthy non-drama programs following Kangnam and Lee Sang Hwa’s appearance. Lee Sang Hwa ranked No. 2 and Kangnam ranked No. 3 among non-drama cast members. KBS2’s “The Return of Superman” came in at No. 9 following news of Lee Dong Gook‘s family’s departure.

The top 10 buzzworthy non-drama TV shows of the week are:

1. Mnet “Queendom” – 8.53 percent
2. MBC “PD Notebook” – 6.55 percent
3. MBC “I Live Alone” – 4.31 percent
4. SBS “Unanswered Questions” – 4.02 percent
5. MBC “My Little Television 2” – 2.81 percent
6. Mnet “Love Catcher 2” – 2.64 percent
7. SBS “Same Bed Different Dreams 2 — You Are My Destiny” – 2.38 percent
8. MBC “The King of Mask Singer” – 2.18 percent
9. KBS2 “The Return of Superman” – 2.08 percent
10. tvN “Three Meals a Day” – 1.79 percent

The top 10 buzzworthy cast members are as follows:

1. Han Hye Jin (“I Live Alone”)
2. Lee Sang Hwa (“Same Bed Different Dreams 2 — You Are My Destiny”)
3. Kangnam (“Same Bed Different Dreams 2 — You Are My Destiny”)
4. Kim Eung Soo (“Radio Star”)
5. Song Ga In (“I Live Alone”)
6. Park Na Rae (“I Live Alone”)
7. Yoo Jae Suk (“How Do You Play?”)
8. Ha Sung Woon (“We Play”)
9. Kim Ga Bin (“Love Catcher 2”)
10. Song Ga In (“Discover the Trot” [literal title])

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