"Seon-deok" keeps reign on TV ratings chart

MBC's historical drama "Queen Seon-deok" continued to hold its reigns onto Korea's TV ratings, taking the top spot for the fourth consecutive week.

"Seon-deok" scored an average 42.1 percent viewership rating for the week of November 2 to 8 to remain the most-watched TV show in the country, according to statistics released by TNS Media Korea.

The hit drama, which premiered in May, is showing no signs of going pale in terms of ratings, gaining further from last week's 40.1 percent.

KBS2 TV's "Iris", which stars a handful of Korea's top actors including Lee Byung-hun and Kim Tae-hee, followed in second place with 30.8 percent viewership rating. Daily soap "Jolly Widows" (KBS1) and weekend drama "Three Brothers" (KBS2) trailed behind with ratings of 28.4 and 27.4 percent, respectively.

In the non-drama category, KBS's "Happy Sunday" topped the chart with a 26.1 percent viewership rating. SBS's "Family Outing" and KBS2 TV's "Gag Concert" trailed behind with ratings of 21.8 and 21.5 percent, respectively.

Reporter : Lynn Kim lynn2878@asiae.co.kr
Editor : Jessica Kim jesskim@asiae.co.kr