The weekend ratings battle is officially on!
On February 26, TV Chosun’s “Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce)” and MBC’s “Tracer” returned with new seasons.
According to Nielsen Korea, TV Chosun’s “Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce) 3” managed to score an average nationwide rating of 6.3%, while its a noticable decline from its finale for season two, its still higher than season 2 premiere ratings.
“Tracer” finally returned to air with season two after taking a three-week hiatus due to the Olympics. Its 1st episode scored an average nationwide rating of 6.2%.
Moving onto cable, JTBC’s “Forecasting Love and Weather” saw a decline in noticable ratings by more than 1%, its 5th episode garnered 6.1% in average viewership rating nationwide, which is a decline from its 4th episode which rated 7.8%.
tvN’s “Twenty Five, Twenty One” also saw a dip, rating 8% for its 5th episode. It remains the most-watched program in its time slot across all cable channels.
Lastly, after its massive controversy involving the death of a horse on its set, KBS’s “The King of Tears, Lee Bang Won” returned to broadcasting, it scored an average of 8% nationwide.
KBS’s “The King of Tears, Lee Bang Won” also returned to strong viewership ratings after its own six-week hiatus, earning a nationwide average of 8.0 percent for its latest episode. Its 12th episode which aired six week prior scored 11.2%.
Ratings Source: Nielsen Korea
