Weekly TV Top10: ‘Culinary Class Wars’ and ‘Love Next Door’ Continue to Win Over Viewers

Drama Ranking for 1st Week of October

tvN’s Love Next Door took the top spot as the drama concluded with the happy ending viewers had hoped for. In second place, No Gain No Love, also from tvN, concluded with a happy ending for Shin Mina and Kim Young Dae, leaving fans satisfied. SBS’s The Judge from Hell dropped one spot to third place, but Park Shin Hye’s transformative performance continues to earn praise. Starting this week, Doubt, marking Han Suk Kyu’s return to MBC after 30 years, will compete for viewers’ attention.

ENA’s Dear Hyeri came in fourth, with fans forming strong support teams for Shin Hye Sun’s pairings with Lee Jin Wook and Kang Wook. Finally, MBC’s Black Out concluded in fifth place. Although it began with a modest 2% viewership rating, the drama steadily gained popularity, reaching a peak rating of 8.8% for its finale.

TOP 10 Popular TV Drama Series

1. tvN Love Next Door (Share 18.08%)
2. tvN No Gain No Love (Share 13.20%)
3. SBS The Judge from Hell (Share 13.15%)
4. ENA Dear Hyeri (Share 11.30%)
5. MBC Black Out (Share 5.81%)
6. Apple TV+ Pachinko Season 2 (Share 5.08%)
7. Netflix Gyeongseong Creature Season 2 (Share 4.94%)
8. Coupang Play What Comes After Love (Share 4.77%)
9. tvN Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born (Share 2.61%)
10. KBS Iron Family (Share 2.40%)

TOP 10 Popular Casts in TV Drama Series

1. Jung Hae In, Love Next Door (Share 6.74%)
2. Park Shin Hye, The Judge from Hell (Share 5.76%)
3. Jung So Min, Love Next Door (Share 5.53%)
4. Shin Hye Sun, Dear Hyeri (Share 5.50%)
5. Shin Mina, No Gain No Love (Share 5.20%)
6. Kim Young Dae, No Gain No Love (Share 4.21%)
7. Kim Min Ha, Pachinko Season 2 (Share 2.94%)
8. Lee Min Ho, Pachinko Season 2 (Share 2.89%)
9. Kang Hoon, Dear Hyeri (Share 2.54%)
10. Lee Jin Wook, Dear Hyeri (Share 2.40%)

Non-Drama Ranking for 1st Week of October

Netflix’s Culinary Class Wars continues to dominate, remaining in first place for the second consecutive week. The show’s convenience store recipe challenges have sparked a viral reaction, though the format’s team dynamics have drawn criticism for being unfair, with some viewers complaining it’s hard to gauge individual contestants’ skills.

>> ‘Culinary Class Wars’ Faces Backlash Over Team Challenge Fairness

TOP 10 Popular TV Non-Drama Series

1. Netflix Culinary Class Wars (Share 26.39%)
2. Coupang Play SNL Korea 6 (Share 3.59%)
3. TVING RAP:PUBLIC (Share 3.46%)
4. ENA/SBS Plus I Am Solo (Share 2.41%)
5. tvN Three Meals a Day: Light (Share 2.28%)
6. JTBC A Clean Sweep (Share 2.05%)
7. Channel A The Iron Squad W (Share 1.82%)
8. MBC I Live Alone (Share 1.73%)
9. Mnet Road to Kingdom: Ace of Ace (Share 1.72%)
10. tvN You Quiz on the Block (Share 1.47%)

TOP 10 Popular Casts in TV Non-Drama Series

1. Anh Sung Jae, Culinary Class Wars (Share 3.05%)
2. Paik Jong Won, Culinary Class Wars (Share 2.69%)
3. Choi Hyun Seok, Culinary Class Wars (Share 2.18%)
4. Lim Young Woong, Three Meals a Day: Light (Share 1.50%)
5. Ahn You Seong, Culinary Class Wars (Share 1.20%)
6. Kwon Seong Joon, Culinary Class Wars (Share 1.13%)
7. Jennie, My Name Is Gabriel (Share 1.11%)
8. Roi Choi, Culinary Class Wars (Share 0.90%)
9. Kim Go Eun, Three Meals a Day: Light (Share 0.89%)
10. Kim Eun Woo, The Return of Superman (Share 0.87%)

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