[Last Updated on April 27, 2024]
These weekly rankings of ongoing Korean dramas are based on television viewers, online buzz, and Netflix streaming views. Data came from OFFICIAL sources and reflect the popular Korean dramas during the given week.
Viewership Rankings (South Korea)
Drama ranking by TV ratings: APRIL 15-21, 2024. TV rating is the number of households throughout Korea that watched the drama when it was airing. The figures below are averages derived from all episodes of the drama during the specified week. This ranking includes only primetime dramas that air between 9 pm and 12 midnight Korean Standard Time. It is updated every Monday based on official data from Nielsen.
FREE-TO-AIR RANKING:
CABLE RANKING:
OVERALL RANKING:
Overall drama ranking by TV viewers: APRIL 15-21, 2024. TV viewers is the average number of people watching the series in any given minute while it airs. The figures below are the highest-recorded viewers during the specified week. A drama may be excluded due to unavailable data. This ranking includes only primetime dramas that air between 9 pm and 12 midnight Korean Standard Time. It is updated every Monday based on official data from Nielsen.
| Rank | Drama | Viewers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Queen of Tears (tvN) | 5,466,000 |
| 2 | Chief Detective 1958 (MBC) | 1,861,000 |
| 3 | Hide (JTBC) | 1,083,000 |
| 4 | Lovely Runner (tvN) | 892,000 |
| 5 | The Escape of the Seven: Resurrection (SBS) | 618,000 |
| 6 | Missing Crown Prince (MBN) | 556,000 |
| 7 | Nothing Uncovered (KBS2) | 529,000 |
| 8 | The Midnight Studio (ENA) | 504,000 |
If you want to see the latest ratings, go to our Kdrama daily ratings update. You can also check out our ranking of the most watched or highest rated Korean dramas of all time, for 2024, 2023, 2022 and 2021.
Buzz Ranking (South Korea)
The most buzzworthy Korean dramas: APRIL 15-21, 2024. Buzz reflects the popularity of the drama in terms of mentions and discussions in news, blogs, forums, social media, and other online platforms in Korea. This Korean drama ranking may include upcoming series. It is updated every Thursday based on official data from analytics firm GOODDATA Corp.
| Rank | Drama | Buzz Share (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Queen of Tears (tvN) | 40.06 |
| 2 | Lovely Runner (tvN) | 31.55 |
| 3 | Chief Detective 1958 (MBC) | 8.54 |
| 4 | Parasyte: The Grey (Netflix) | 3.40 |
| 5 | The Escape of the Seven: Resurrection (SBS) | 2.47 |
| 6 | Blood Free (Disney+) | 2.22 |
| 7 | Beauty & Mr. Romantic (KBS2) | 1.72 |
| 8 | Nothing Uncovered (KBS2) | 1.69 |
| 9 | Third Marriage (MBC) | 1.58 |
| 10 | Hide (JTBC) | 1.11 |
Popular Korean Dramas on Netflix (Worldwide)
The most popular Korean dramas on Netflix: APRIL 15-21, 2024. Netflix views is the total number of times that Netflix subscribers around the world watched the entire drama’s runtime from Monday to Sunday. The ranking may include already completed dramas as well as Netflix originals. The rest of the top 10 not listed below are series from countries other than South Korea. This ranking is updated every Wednesday based on official data from Netflix.
| Rank | Drama | Runtime (Hours:Minutes) | Views | Hours Viewed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Queen of Tears (tvN) | * | 4,800,000 | 75,300,000 |
| 4 | Parasyte: The Grey (Netflix) | 5:00 | 3,900,000 | 19,500,000 |
Did you find these rankings useful? See also our definitive list of the 50 best Kdramas from 2009 to 2023.