"Iris" surges past "Seon-deok" on final week

KBS2 TV's blockbuster drama "Iris" ended with a bang, topping television ratings charts on its final week of showing.

According to statistics released by TNS Media Korea on Monday, "Iris" topped the weekly TV ratings chart during the week of December 14 to 20 with a 37.5 percent viewership rating.

MBC's "Queen Seon-deok" trailed at second place with a 35.8 percent rating. Ratings for the historical drama -- which has been topping the weekly ratings chart almost every week since its premiere in late May -- has been declining since the departure of character Mi-shil, played by Ko Hyun-joung, from the show four weeks ago.

KBS1 TV's daily soap "Jolly Widows" came in third at 32.0 percent.

In the non-drama category, KBS2 TV's "Happy Sunday" topped the chart with a 27.2 percent viewership rating. MBC's sitcom "High Kick Through The Roof" and SBS's "Family Outing" trailed behind with ratings of 22.9 and 19.3 percent, respectively.

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