"Gaksital" stretches winning streak on ratings chart

Still shots of KBS' "Gaksital" (top), SBS's "Phantom" (center) and MBC's "I Do I Do" (bottom) [KBS, SBS, MBC]

KBS' TV series "Gaksital" has spent its fifth week atop the Wednesday and Thursday primetime ratings chart.

"Gaksital," starring the male lead Joo Won, saw another victory this week with an average rating of 15.3 percent, according to TNmS (Total National Multimedia Statistics) on Friday.

The TV adaptation of 1974 comic of the same name by Huh Young-man is receiving an overwhelming number of positive reviews online not just with its storyline but for the skilled actors' portrayal of the Korean super heros.

SBS' "Phantom" came next after logging 13.3 percent rating in the same period, which is just a drop of 0.1 percentage points from the previous week.

The cyber crime drama was guaranteed with fairly good ratings before it kicked off its air in the last week of May, with the ensemble cast of actor So Ji-sub and actress Lee Yeon-hee.

Meanwhile, actress Kim Suna and Lee Jang-woo's starrer, "I Do I Do," came last and failed to power up the broadcaster again this week.

The love story between a successful career woman and a newly employed businessman, saw a drop of 0.4 percentage points from last week and posted an average rating of 8 percent.

On AGB Nielson Media Research chart, the three series were placed in the same order but recorded slightly different numbers.

While "Gaksital" grabbed the top seed with 14.7 percent rating, "Phantom" and "I Do I Do" followed next with 11 and 9.2 percent, respectively, during the same time frame.

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