Drama viewership ratings for the week of Feb. 6-12, 2023

This is just disheartening, honestly. I’m sincerely grateful that MBC made Kkokdu happen as a proof that there is no bad blood between then and KJH (hope it will be enough to end the issue once and for all), but couldn’t they give him a not so terribly written drama while at it? No amount of blink-and-you-miss-it witty comebacks at the previous “controversies” related to him (that line about Joseon Annals in Ep6 surely wasn’t unintentional considering the fuss around said chronicles being called tabloids in Mr Queen) could make up for the fact that this show is just so painfully pointless. Oh well, I suppose being freshly remembered for being the best thing about flopped show is still better than being freshly remembered for messy backstage drama scandal… I’ve read he’s already considering his next project (maybe even as early as later this year) so let’s wait for that.

OBY premiere ratings were exactly what I expected them to be. There is no other sageuk currently, timeslot is not all that bloodbath-ish (sans the trot show), story seems settling in now that the introduction phase is mostly over and word of mouth is rather positive. It just needs to keep the things steady and at least one wow scene this or the next week to create a real buzz. Writer-nim, can you do it?

Drama viewership ratings for the week of Feb. 6-12, 2023
Source: Buzz Pinay Daily