JTBC ranked first in topicality in both drama and non-drama categories.
JTBC dramas and entertainment shows continue to be box office hits, capturing both viewership ratings and topicality. The Saturday-Sunday drama 'Doctor Cha Jeong-sook' broke its own highest viewership rating every week, exceeding the highest rating of 16.9% (based on Nielsen Korea paid households in the metropolitan area) in just 6 episodes, and achieving the feat of ranking first in the same time slot for both the 5th and 6th episodes aired last week. I achieved it. The topicality, which is as high as the viewer ratings, also makes the drama more popular. 'Doctor Cha Jeong-sook' ranked first in topicality in the drama + OTT integrated category as of the first week of May (based on Good Data Corporation), and Uhm Jung-hwa and Kim Byung-cheol dominated the rankings by ranking first and second in topicality in the drama category for two consecutive weeks. .
'Best Baseball', which resumed its 2023 season last month, also took first place in topicality in the non-drama + OTT combined category for two consecutive weeks, showing off its presence as a popular entertainment show. Coach Kim Seong-geun, who leads the team, also proved his high topicality by ranking 9th in the popularity of non-drama actors.
The behavior of the Wednesday-Thursday drama 'Bad Mom' is also unusual. 'Bad Mom', which has been on the rise since its first broadcast, achieved a viewership rating of 7.6% for the 4th episode aired on the 4th (based on Nielsen Korea's paid households in the metropolitan area), not only ranking first on all channels, but also ranking fourth in the drama category in terms of topicality. . Actor Lee Do-hyun, who is currently acting passionately, ranked 3rd among the most talked-about actors in the drama category, and actors Ahn Eun-jin and Ra Mi-ran were also ranked in the top 20, drawing great interest in the cast.
Meanwhile, in the non-drama topicality index, 'Phantom Singer 4', which started a full-scale quartet competition, ranked 9th, 'Knowing Brothers', which featured a special feature on 'entertainers coveted by the sports world', ranked 14th , and 'K-909', which returned with Ive, ranked 9th. ' also ranked 19th, and all of JTBC's dramas and entertainment shows are doing well and capturing the attention of viewers.
Ryu Ye-ji, Ten Asia Reporter ryuperstar@tenasia.co.kr