Saturday Night Surge: Two K-Dramas Just Hit Their Highest Ratings Yet

Saturday nights in Korea have always been a battle of channels. This week, two newer Korean dramas quietly won their own fights by posting record Saturday numbers. Saturday, October 31:…

By Reetam Bodhak

November 1, 2026

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Saturday nights in Korea have always been a battle of channels. This week, two newer Korean dramas quietly won their own fights by posting record Saturday numbers.

Saturday, October 31: K-Dramas Ratings

Drama	Channel	Nationwide Rating	Note
Doctor X	SBS	15.6%	Most-watched program of Saturday overall
Love on the Menu	KBS 2TV	14.7%	First in its time slot across all channels
100 Days of Deception	tvN	7.2%	Its highest Saturday rating yet
Final Table	JTBC	2.2%	Highest Saturday rating yet (episode 3)
The Perfect Lie	MBC	1.9%	Maintained its rating (episode 2)
A Love Other Than Yours	KBS 2TV	1.6%	New all-time low before the finale
Dive into You	Channel A	0.1%	Penultimate episode

The Big Winners

100 Days of Deception hit 7.2 percent, its best Saturday yet. That’s notable because its Saturday numbers are usually lower than its Sunday ones. It also made the drama the most-watched cable show of any kind on Saturday.

Final Table reached its own Saturday high with its third episode, scoring 2.2 percent. For a new JTBC drama, climbing steadily in week three is a promising sign.

The Saturday Champions

At the very top, Doctor X kept its reign as Saturday’s most-watched program overall at 15.6 percent. Love on the Menu took first place in its time slot across all channels at 14.7 percent.

Finales Approaching

Not every story ended on a high. A Love Other Than Yours has one episode left and slipped to a new all-time low of 1.6 percent ahead of its finale. Dive into You also has just one episode to go and dipped to 0.1 percent for its penultimate episode.