New K-drama Rise, earns Highest Saturday Ratings”Knight Flower” and “Welcome To Samdal-ri” inclusive.

MBC’s “Knight Flower” is on the rise!

On January 13, the new action-comedy drama starring Honey Lee and Lee Jong Won enjoyed a rise in viewership for its second episode. According to Nielsen Korea, the latest broadcast of “Knight Flower” scored an average nationwide rating of 8.2 percent, making it the most-watched program of any kind to air on MBC on Saturday.

SBS’s “My Demon,” which airs in the same time slot as “Knight Flower,” rose slightly to an average nationwide rating of 3.7 percent ahead of the final week of its run.

Meanwhile, JTBC’s “Welcome to Samdalri” achieved its highest viewership ratings to date for a Saturday (when its ratings have consistently been lower compared to Sundays). The latest episode of the romance drama earned an average nationwide rating of 9.3 percent, making it the most-watched miniseries of the night.

KBS 2TV’s “Korea-Khitan War” took first place in its time slot with an average nationwide rating of 9.8 percent, while tvN’s “Maestra: Strings of Truth”—which airs in the same time slot—returned to its all-time high of 6.0 percent ahead of its series finale.

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TV Chosun’s new drama “My Happy Ending” rose to an average nationwide rating of 2.5 percent for its fifth episode.

Finally, KBS 2TV’s “Live Your Own Life” continued its streak as the most-watched program of Saturday, climbing to a nationwide average of 18.3 percent for the night.

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