A Big Night on Korean TV: “Four Hands, Two Sonatas” Hits Its Peak, and Two Other Dramas Aren’t Far Behind

Sunday nights in Korea just keep getting more competitive, and this week's ratings prove it. Three different dramas posted meaningful gains, each telling its own version of a growth story…

September 14, 2026
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Sunday nights in Korea just keep getting more competitive, and this week’s ratings prove it. Three different dramas posted meaningful gains, each telling its own version of a growth story — from a near-doubling of viewership to a returning champion reclaiming its personal best.

“Four Hands, Two Sonatas” Nearly Doubles Overnight

tvN’s “Four Hands, Two Sonatas” closed out the first half of its run in dramatic fashion. According to Nielsen Korea, the drama’s latest episode averaged a 7.3 percent nationwide rating, taking first place in its time slot across all channels — and nearly doubling its rating from just the night before. That kind of jump within a single day signals strong word-of-mouth momentum building right as the show reaches its midpoint.

Four Hands, Two Sonatas

“A Love Other Than Yours” Shows Early Promise

KBS 2TV’s newer entry, “A Love Other Than Yours,” posted a smaller but still encouraging gain, rising to a 2.8 percent nationwide rating in its second episode. Early-episode increases like this are often a good early indicator, suggesting the show is successfully retaining and slightly growing its audience rather than losing viewers after the premiere.

Four Hands, Two Sonatas- Ratings Snapshot

DramaNetworkLatest RatingTrend
Four Hands, Two SonatastvN7.3%Nearly doubled from previous night
A Love Other Than YoursKBS22.8%Slight increase (Episode 2)
Love on the MenuKBS216.6%Returned to personal best

“Love on the Menu” Remains Untouchable on Sundays

Meanwhile, KBS 2TV’s “Love on the Menu” returned to its personal best rating of 16.6 percent, reaffirming its position as the single most-watched program of any kind airing on Sunday nights in Korea — not just among dramas, but across all programming. That’s a remarkable feat given how crowded the Sunday primetime lineup has become this season.

You can stream full episodes of “Love on the Menu” with subtitles on Viki.

For more Korean drama ratings updates and weekly viewership trackers, follow TechnoSports for the latest coverage.

FAQs

Q1. Why is “Four Hands, Two Sonatas” nearly doubling its ratings in a single night significant?

A rating jump of that scale within one day typically points to strong audience word-of-mouth or a particularly gripping episode that drove people to tune in who hadn’t been watching regularly. Since this happened right as the drama wrapped the first half of its run, it suggests the storyline is successfully building momentum at a pivotal moment, which often translates into sustained viewership for the second half of a series.

Q2. How does “Love on the Menu”‘s rating compare to other Sunday programming in Korea?

At 16.6 percent, “Love on the Menu” isn’t just the top-rated drama on Sunday nights — it’s the most-watched program of any kind airing that day, outperforming variety shows, news programming, and every other broadcast slot. Reaching and maintaining that level of dominance across an entire night’s programming, rather than just within its own drama time slot, reflects an unusually broad and consistent audience pull for a single show.

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