"The Judge From Hell" Premieres To Strong Ratings As "Black Out" Rises To New All-Time High
On September 21, the new drama starring Park Shin Hye and Kim Jae Young premiered to strong viewership ratings. According to Nielsen Korea, the first two episodes of “The Judge from Hell”—which aired one after another in the same night—scored average nationwide ratings of 6.8 percent and 9.3 percent respectively.
Meanwhile, MBC’s “Black Out,” which airs in the same time slot, achieved its highest ratings yet. The latest episode of the mystery thriller jumped to an average nationwide rating of 8.7 percent, marking a new personal record for the drama.
KBS 2TV’s long-running drama “Beauty and Mr. Romantic”—which has just one episode left in its run—was the most-watched show of any kind to air on Saturday with an average nationwide rating of 19.8 percent.
MBN’s “Bad Memory Eraser” ended on a slight rise in viewership for its series finale, which scored an average nationwide rating of 0.5 percent.
tvN’s “Love Next Door” also enjoyed a rise in viewership last night, earning a nationwide average of 6.0 percent for its latest episode.
TV Chosun’s “DNA Lover” held steady with an average nationwide rating of 0.6 percent, while Channel A’s “Cinderella at 2AM” maintained its nationwide average of 0.3 percent ahead of its series finale.