"The Red Sleeve" Achieves Its Highest Ratings Yet In Neck-And-Neck Race With "Now We Are Breaking Up"
MBC’s “The Red Sleeve” and SBS’s “Now We Are Breaking Up” are locked in a close race for viewership ratings!
On November 20, the gap between the two hit dramas—which both air in the same Friday-Saturday 10 p.m. time slot—continued to shrink as “The Red Sleeve” reached a new all-time high in viewership. According to Nielsen Korea, the fourth episode of “The Red Sleeve” scored an average nationwide rating of 7.5 percent, marking a new personal record for the drama.
Not to be outdone, “Now We Are Breaking Up” rose to an average nationwide rating of 7.9 percent, defending its title as the most-watched drama in its time slot.
Meanwhile, tvN’s “Jirisan” took first place in its own time slot across all channels—even including broadcast networks—with an average nationwide rating of 7.8 percent. The drama also took first place in its time slot among the key demographic of viewers ages 20 to 49, with whom it scored a nationwide average of 3.3 percent.
tvN’s “Happiness,” which airs later in the night, claimed first place in its time slot across all cable channels with an average nationwide rating of 3.1 percent. The drama also remained first place in its time slot among the key demographic of viewers ages 20 to 49, with whom it earned a nationwide average of 2.0 percent.
JTBC’s “Inspector Koo” dipped to an average nationwide rating of 1.8 percent for the night, while OCN’s “Chimera” fell to an average rating of 0.9 percent.
Finally, KBS 2TV’s “Young Lady and Gentleman” continued its reign as the most-watched program to air on any channel on Saturday with an average nationwide rating of 28.0 percent.
Which of these weekend dramas has you hooked?
Watch “The Red Sleeve” with subtitles here…
…”Now We Are Breaking Up” here…
…”Jirisan” here…
…”Happiness” here…
…and “Chimera” below!
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