[Last Updated on March 24, 2022]
SBS’s romantic comedy drama “Business Proposal” has soared up the charts and now sits at No. 1 on Netflix global Top 10 ranking of non-English TV shows for the week ending March 20, 2022.
Released weekly, the ranking is based on weekly hours viewed or the total number of hours that Netflix subscribers around the world watched each title from Monday to Sunday of the previous week.
“Business Proposal” ranked no. 1 in the latest ranking among non-English series globally for having been watched for 23.48 million hours. This number is 47.7% higher than its previous record of 15.9 million (rank 6).
The popular series has unseated “Juvenile Justice,” also a Korean drama by Netflix, from the top spot. Now at fourth place, “Juvenile Justice” topped the ranking in the last two weeks before March 14-20.
Coming in second in the ranking is also a Korean series, tvN’s “Twenty Five Twenty One,” which was the most watched drama last week in Korea based on viewership data from Nielsen. Four other Korean dramas made it to the top 10 list, bringing the total to six out of ten.
| RANK | SERIES | COUNTRY | HOURS VIEWED | WEEKS IN TOP 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Business Proposal (SBS) | South Korea | 23,480,000 | 2 |
| 2 | Twenty Five Twenty One (tvN) | South Korea | 21,040,000 | 4 |
| 3 | Café con aroma de mujer | Colombia | 20,210,000 | 12 |
| 4 | Juvenile Justice (Netflix Original) | South Korea | 17,220,000 | 4 |
| 5 | All of Us Are Dead (Netflix Original) | South Korea | 13,820,000 | 8 |
| 6 | Forecasting Love and Weather (JTBC) | South Korea | 13,050,000 | 4 |
| 7 | The Great Robbery of Brazil’s Central Bank | Brazil | 10,880,000 | 1 |
| 8 | Yo soy Betty, la fea | Colombia | 10,570,000 | 15 |
| 9 | Lies and Deceit | Spain | 10,040,000 | 2 |
| 10 | Thirty-Nine (JTBC) | South Korea | 9,180,000 | 2 |
“Business Proposal” made the top 10 in TV in 27 countries and became no. 1 in 13 including Bangladesh, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Maldives, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam.
The Ahn Hyo-seop and Kim Se-jeong starrer is the third Korean drama to occupy the top spot in Netflix’s global TV ranking this year, following “Juvenile Justice” and “All of Us Are Dead.”
Meanwhile, “Squid Game” remains the most popular non-English series on Netflix based on hours viewed within the first 28 days of release. It is followed by “All of Us are Dead” in the third place. Both are Korean Netflix originals that stream exclusively on the platform.
“Business Proposal” centers on two people who end up entering into a contract relationship after meeting in a blind date that is supposed to scare the guy away. It airs every Monday and Tuesday on SBS at 10 pm and is released on Netflix almost immediately after the original telecast. To monitor the drama’s weekly ranking on Netflix and other indicators of its popularity, go to ‘Business Proposal’ TV Ratings & Other Popularity Indicators.
Source: Netflix