“The Judge Returns” Holds Firm at No. 1 as “Recipe for Love” Debuts With Strong Ratings

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MBC’s The Judge Returns continues its impressive run, staying firmly on top of its time slot as it heads into the final stretch of its broadcast.

On January 31, the drama once again emerged as the most-watched series in its slot. Data released by Nielsen Korea shows that the latest episode recorded an average nationwide viewership rating of 10.9 percent, reinforcing its dominance with just two weeks left before the finale.

Meanwhile, SBS’s No Tail to Tell concluded the first half of its run with an average nationwide rating of 2.7 percent in the same time slot.KBS 2TV’s To My Beloved Thief began the second half of its broadcast on a steady note, pulling in 5.5 percent nationwide. Channel A’s Positively Yours followed with 0.9 percent for its fifth episode.

Over on tvN, Undercover Miss Hong achieved an average nationwide rating of 5.9 percent, marking its highest Saturday performance so far, a notable improvement for a day that typically sees lower ratings than Sundays.

In weekend drama news, KBS 2TV’s newly launched Recipe for Love made a powerful entrance. The series premiered to an average nationwide rating of 14.3 percent, making it the most-watched program of any genre on Saturday.