[Weekly TV Top 10] ‘The World of the Married’ Still Tops the Popularity Chart Despite Controversy over the Attack Scene

The King: Eternal Monarch joined the small screen, which has been dominated by The World of the Married for the past few weeks. Although both works were criticized for their problematic productions, they both ranked high in the popularity chart that combines dramas and non-dramas. Overall, the drama category continues to remain strong. The non-drama sector has produced no significant “hot topics” since Mr. Trot has ended. Let’s check out which programs have made headlines over the past week.

 

The Dramas on the 3nd week of April 2020

The World of the Married topped the drama popularity chart for four consecutive weeks. Kim Eun Sook’s new drama The King: Eternal Monarch has posed a challenge, but it only received lukewarm responses, along with negative opinions regarding some set-ups. Hospital Playlist has continued to receive favorable responses though it has fallen a step down in the popularity chart, whereas Hi Bye, Mama!, which aired its finale last weekend, has received mixed responses with its questionable ending.

The Top 10 Popularity of TV Dramas

1. JTBC The World of the Married (Share of Audience: 31.74) ( �” )
2. SBS The King: Eternal Monarch (Share od Audience: 22.57) NEW
3. tvN Hospital Playlist (Share of Audience: 11.16) (▽1)
4. tvN Hi Bye, Mama! (Share of Audience: 10.49) (▽1)
5. MBC Find Me in Your Memory (Share of Audience: 2.91) (▲1)
6. MBC 365: Repeat the Year (Share of Audience: 2.88) (▲2)
7. JTBC When the Weather Is Fine (Share of Audience: 2.35) (-)
8. KBS2 Once Again (Share of Audience: 1.86) (▲2)
9. tvN A Piece of Your Mind (Share of Audience: 1.83) (▽3)
10. KBS2 Meow, the Secret Boy (Share of Audience: 1.36) (▲6)

The Top 10 Popularity of the Cast in TV Dramas

1. Kim Hee Ae, The World of the Married ( �” )
2. Lee Min Ho, The King: Eternal Monarch NEW
3. Park Hae Joon, The World of the Married (▽1)
4. Han So Hee, The World of the Married (▽1)
5. Kim Tae Hee, Hi Bye, Mama! (▽1)
6. Kim Go Eun, The King: Eternal Monarch NEW
7. Jo Jung Suk, Hospital Playlist (-)
8. Lee Gyu Hyung, Hi Bye, Mama! (▽3)
9. Jeon Mi Do, Hospital Playlist (▲3)
10. Go Bo Gyeol, Hi Bye, Mama! (-)

 

The Non-Dramas on the 3nd week of April 2020

In the non-drama category, where Heart Signal 3 was cancelled due to the general election, the popularity of Mr. Trot still shows strong presence. Every show featuring seven finalists of Mr. Trot, for example We Will Sing Your Requests �” Call Center of Love, is a high-profile. Song Ga In, the winner of Miss Trot, appeared on Knowing Brothers and You Hee Yeol’s Sketchbook, making headlines.

The Top 10 Popularity of TV Non-Dramas

1. TV CHOSUN We Will Sing Your Requests �” Call Center of Love (Share of Audience: 9.45) (▲1)
2. JTBC Soccer Adventure (Share of Audience: 5.15) (▲4)
3. MBC The Masked Singer (Share of Audience: 3.56) (▲5)
4. JTBC Knowing Bros (Share of Audience: 3.45) (▲3)
5. MBC I Live Alone (Share of Audience: 3.4) (▽1)
6. SBS Running Man (Share of Audience: 2.5) (▲4)
7. MBC Human Documentary People �Is Good �(Share of Audience: 2.4) (▲56)
8. KBS2 You Hee Yeol’s Sketchbook (Share of Audience: 2.4) (▲20)
9. KBS The Return of Superman (Share of Audience: 2.34) (▲2)
10. tvN The Great Escape: Season 3 (Share of Audience: 2.33) (▽7)

The Top 10 Popularity of the Cast in TV Non-Dramas

1. Lim Young Woong, We Will Sing Your Requests �” Call Center of Love (▲1)
2. Kim Ho Joon, Human Documentary People �Is Good �NEW
3. Lim Young Woong, Soccer Adventure (▲18)
4. Jung Dong Won, We Will Sing Your Requests �” Call Center of Love (▲23)
5. Lee Chan Won, We Will Sing Your Requests �” Call Center of Love (▲1)
6. Kim Ho Joong, We Will Sing Your Requests �” Call Center of Love (▲3)
7. Kyung Soo Jin, I Live Alone (▲346)
8. Song Ga In, You Hee Yeol’s Sketchbook NEW
9. Yoo Jae Suk, Running Man (▲8)
10. Young Tak, We Will Sing Your Requests �” Call Center of Love (▲2)

 

This survey was released on April 21th by the TV popularity analysis agency Good Data Corporation after analyzing netizens’ responses, which were generated from news articles, blogs/communities, videos and SNS for the dramas and the non-dramas that are on air or scheduled to air from April 12th through April 18th.

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