On August 18, According to Nielsen Korea, the fifth episode of MBC’s new drama “My Dearest” scored an average nationwide rating of 8.4 percent, nearly doubling its previous episode’s rating of 3.2 percent.
Meanwhile, the fifth episode of SBS’s drama “The First Responders 2” rose slightly to an average nationwide rating of 6.3 percent, from its previous episode’s rating of 6.2 percent. This is still lower than the ratings of “My Dearest”, but it is an improvement from the previous episode.
“The First Responders 2” and “My Dearest” are both on at 10:00 PM KST on Fridays and Saturdays, on SBS and MBC.
It will be interesting to see how the ratings of “The First Responders 2” develop in the coming weeks. If the drama can improve its pacing and add more action, it could potentially catch up to “My Dearest”.