”Queen of Tears”, the battle between Park Ji Eun and Park Ji Eun... The ratings surpass ”Crash Landing on You” on the strength of the momentum

We looked into the record-breaking achievements of the tvNTV series "Queen of Tears," which was created by actor Kim Soo Hyun, actress Kim Ji Woo Won, and screenwriter Park Ji Eun.
"Queen of Tears" ratings were higher than "Crash Landing on You"
The final episode recorded an average viewership rating of 24.9%, surpassing the 21.7% of "Crash Landing on You".
"Queen of Tears" has broken the all-time record for the highest viewer ratings in tvN history. Looking at the viewer ratings trends over the two months since it was aired, the rate of increase has been even more rapid than that of "Crash Landing on You," which recorded the highest box office ratings of all time.
The first episode of both TV series started off almost the same, with "Crash Landing on You" at 6.1% and "Queen of Tears" at 5.9%, but "Queen of Tears" broke the 10% barrier with 13% in episode 4.
"Crash Landing on You" surpassed the 10% mark with 11.3% in EP8. The number of episodes that exceeded an average of 10% was 13 for "Queen of Tears" and 9 for "Crash Landing on You".
"Queen of Tears" was shown five times, and "Crash Landing on You" was shown once. (Based on paid platforms including cable, IPTV, and satellite / provided by Nielsen Korea)
"Queen of Tears" recorded an upward trend in viewership ratings for eight consecutive weeks without a single drop, and the same was true for "Crash Landing on You."
(Excluding special programs) #A hot topic that surpasses viewership ratings "Queen of Tears" was the most hot topic of the past 10 years (2015-2024) following "Descendants of the Sun."
Kim Soo Hyun (Baek Hyun Woo) and Kim Ji Woo Won (Hong Hae In) were ranked 1st and 2nd in the overall Hot Topic rankings for the cast every week, supported by the Hot Topic rankings of the TV series.
In addition to Park SungHoon (Yoon Eun-sung), Kwak Dong Yeon (Hong Soo-cheol), and Lee Ju Bin (Jung Da-hye), Kim Gab-soo (Hong Man-dae), Lee Mi-
The hot topics of the cast members, including Suk (playing Mo Seul-hee), Kim Jeong-nan (playing Hong Beom-ja), and even Song Joong Ki, who made a special appearance, rose to within the top 10 in the rankings, making it a hot topic.
"Queen of Tears" also ranked first in the "Korean favorite shows" survey conducted by Gallup Korea in both March and April, and the cumulative number of video views related to the TV series has exceeded 1.5 billion.
#"The Power of KTV Series" - Record-breaking viewership numbers made the world aware As of the broadcast date of the final episode, "Queen of Tears" recorded a cumulative viewing time of 373.2 million hours on Netflix.
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Compared to "Queen of Tears" which recorded 665.1 million hours of viewing (23.01.05~06.30), "Queen of Tears" recorded a remarkable amount of viewing in just two months, and Netflix has ranked 1st in the top 10 ...
Even though the show has finished airing in Korea, it remains a hot topic overseas, so the momentum of the increase in viewership numbers in the future is attracting attention.
Meanwhile, according to Freak Patrol, an OTT ranking service platform, "Queen of Tears" is ranked 1st in the top 100 in both English and non-English content.
It has made it into the Netflix Top 10 in a total of 69 countries and ranked first in a total of 25 countries, proving its global popularity.