The ongoing SBS hit drama "The Penthouse" remains strong as they continue to lead the Monday-Tuesday evening time slot.
Based on reports by Nielsen Korea, the Dec. 22 episode of the series recorded an average nationwide viewership ratings of 19.1 and 24.0 percent. This marked the new personal best for the drama following their highest rating episode last week whic garnered 23.7 percent.
The KBS's new drama "Royal Secret Agent" also made a rise on its rating for its second episode. While MBC's "Kairos" broadcasted its final episode garnering ratings of 3.3 percent, not far from their personal best record of 3.7 percent. On tvN, "Awaken" also made a small rise from its last episode, gaining 4.103 percent. Lastly, JTBC, "Live On," gained record ratings of 0.6 percent.
It seems like SBS's "The Penthouse" has been taking the top place for every survey as well as rankings in South Korea. It also keeps its top spot on the list of the most buzzworthy dramas!
Good Data Corporation also revealed on Dec. 22 their chart for the third week of December that rates dramas that generated the most buzz. The rankings released each week are based on data collected from various online platforms like blogs, news articles, and social media involving dramas currently on-air or coming soon.
Well, of course, "The Penthouse" remained at the number one position for four consecutive weeks, while "The Uncanny Counter" replaced "True Beauty" in the number two spot, pushing the latter down to the third place. Meanwhile, "Mr. Queen" remained in fourth place, followed by a new entry, tvN's "Run On."
You can check the top 10 rankings of buzzworthy dramas from the third week of December below:
- SBS's "The Penthouse" with 35.21 percent
- OCN's "The Uncanny Counter" with 11.65 percent
- tvN's "True Beauty" with 11.34 percent
- tvN's "Mr. Queen" with 11.17 percent
- JTBC's "Run On" with 5.63 percent
- JTBC's "Hush" with 3.43 percent
- MBC's "Kairos" with 3.07 percent
- KBS2's "A Man in a Veil" with 2.69 percent
- KBS2's "Homemade Love Story" with 2.68 percent
- JTBC's "Live On" with 2.23 percent
Moving forward, if you want to take a break from watching romantic dramas, we suggest you start watching "The Penthouse: War In Life" which is available on your favorite Korean streaming sites. The drama revolves its story around the lives of people who are rich and famous and are the residents of a posh and famous building called Hera Palace.
What's special about this building is that the residents have dark secrets and stained pasts and their children are no better! It'll make you want to fight injustice. The drama stars talented actors namely Lee Ji Ah playing as Su Ryeon, considered as "the queen" of the penthouse, Kim So Yeon portraying the heartless opera singer Seo Jin, and Eugene as Seo Jin's rival, Yoon Hee. The drama's each episode consists of a time span of 30 minutes and surely you will be hooked to it in no time.
"The Penthouse: War In Life" is created by Kim Soon Ok, the screenwriter who is the mastermind behind the hit drama "Temptation of Wife."
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Written By: Liza Parker
