Will “Queen of Tears” Break The Record That “Crash Landing On You” Couldn’t?

tvN’s Saturday and Sunday drama “Queen of Tears” has recently entered an upward trend in its rating. The drama recorded 16.1% of rating on its eighth episode on March 31 (based on Nielsen Korea). It has the highest rating among Korean dramas aired at the same time. As a result, this cable channel drama is also competing with weekend dramas from big national broadcast stations such as MBC, SBS and KBS.

The public’s attention is focusing on how much the ratings of “Queen of Tears” can rise in the future. In particular, due to the recent weak ratings of KBS weekend dramas, it will become the first tvN drama in history to surpass KBS weekend dramas in terms of ratings.

The number one viewer rating among tvN’s Saturday and Sunday dramas’ belongs to “Crash Landing on You,” starring Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin. The highest viewer rating of “Crash Landing on You” (2019-2020) is 21.7% (February 16, 2020). The drama was broadcasted at the same time with KBS 2TV’s weekend drama “Love is Beautiful Life is Wonderful.” “Crash Landing on You” recorded the highest viewer rating in the history of tvN’s Saturday and Sunday dramas, but unfortunately, it did not surpass “Beautiful Love Wonderful Life,” was in the mid-to-late 20% ratings.

Meanwhile, tvN’s Saturday-Sunday drama “Queen of Tears” had a great opportunity to surpass KBS’s weekend drama “Beauty and Mr. Romantic,” which is currently on air and has a viewership rating of less than 20% (specifically 17.5%). Following the previous episodes, another ratings crisis has been detected for this drama.

As a result, there is a possibility that “Queen of Tears” will surpass KBS weekend drama viewers’ ratings. “Queen of Tears” has just reached its halfway point, and its development has also marked a turning point, further raising viewers’ interest. It has been on the rise, maintaining the 10% rating from the fourth to the eighth episodes.