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'Wonderful World' places first anew with double digit nationwide rating for episode 11

Published Apr 6, 2024 01:00 am

The Korean drama “Wonderful World,” starring Kim Nam-joo and Cha Eun-woo, achieved another double digit nationwide rating in South Korea to place first again with the airing of episode 11. 

According to polling firm Nielsen Korea, the 11th episode of “Wonderful World,” which aired on MBC on April 5, garnered a nationwide rating of 11.4 percent (peaking at 12.7 percent) to rank first not only among all programs on terrestrial TV but overall including paid platforms and comprehensive channels.  Episode 11 was watched by 1.91 million people nationwide.   

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Korean actor-idol Chae Eun-woo and actress Kim Nam-joo in "Wonderful World" (MBC) wonderful7.jpg

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Korean actor-idol Chae Eun-woo in behind-the-scenes photos for "Wonderful World" released by MBC (MBC) 

The 11.4 percent is higher compared to 9.2 percent the drama received for episode 10 last March 30. It is the same rating that “Wonderful World” achieved for episode 9 last March 29. 

In the metropolitan area (Seoul, Incheon and Gyeonggi), episode 11 received a rating of 11.2 percent to rank first among all programs. It was watched by 1.25 million people. 

This is higher compared to the 9.7 percent it got for episode 10 but lower than the 11.7 percent it received for episode 9. 

Here are the ratings for “Wonderful World” to date, according to Nielsen Korea: 

EPISODE

DATE

NATIONWIDE RATING (RANK)

METROPOLITAN AREA RATING (RANK)

1

March 1, 2024

5.3% (11th place)

5.4% (9th place)

2

March 2, 2024

6.1% (5th place)

6.1% (4th place)

3

March 8, 2024

8.0% (3rd place)

8.0% (4th place)

4

March 9, 2024

6.4% (5th place)

6.2% (4th place)

5

March 15, 2024

9.9% (2nd place)

10.2% (1st place)

6

March 16, 2024

7.3% (3rd place)

7.0% (3rd place)

7

March 22, 2024

8.5% (3rd place)

8.3% (3rd place)

8

March 23, 2024

6.3% (4th place)

6.1% (3rd place)

9

March 29, 2024

11.4% (1st place)

11.7% (1st place)

10

March 30, 2024

9.2% (2nd  place)

9.7% (2nd place)

11

April 5, 2024

11.4% (1st place)

11.2% (1st place)

Nielsen Korea’s ratings for terrestrial TV programs on April 5: 

1. Wonderful World (MBC)- 11.4%

2. Suji & Uri ((KBS1) - 10%

3. The Two Sisters (KBS2) - 7.2%

4. Screening Humanity (KBS1) - 7%

5. I Live Alone (MBC) - 6.9%

5. KBS News 9 (KBS1) - 6.9%

7. The Third Marriage (MBC) - 6.8%

8. AM Plaza (KBS1) - 6.5%

9. MBC News Desk (MBC) - 5.3% 

10. KBS News Plaza (KBS1) - 5.2%

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