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For the Southeast Asian TV channel, see tvN (Asian TV channel).

tvN (originally standing for Total Variety Network) is a South Korean nationwide pay television network owned by CJ ENM Entertainment Division. tvN programming consists of a variety of entertainment content focused on television series and variety shows. It is available on cable, on satellite through SkyLife, and on IPTV platforms in South Korea.[1][2][3][4][5] Since 2014, the network has been headed by Kang Ho-sung. From June 28, 2010, to April 30, 2013, tvN Go was broadcast by renting a channel from Korea DMB.

Logos

  • 2006–08
    2006–08
  • 2008–12
    2008–12
  • 2012–21
    2012–21
  • since 2021
    since 2021

Programming

See also: List of programs broadcast by tvN (South Korean TV channel)

Dramas

tvN dramas are exported to various countries in Asia and the Americas. tvN’s highest-rated television series are Queen of Tears, Crash Landing on You, Reply 1988 and Guardian: The Lonely and Great God. The final episode of Queen of Tears recorded a 24.850% nationwide audience share, making it the third highest ratings recorded by a Korean cable television drama.[6] While Crash Landing on You became the first tvN drama to cross 20% ratings, and was critically acclaimed for its screenplay, direction and performances.[7] Reply 1988 received both critical and audience acclaim, with its finale episode achieved an 18.8% nationwide audience share and making it the highest rated drama in Korean cable television history for the next three years.[8] In addition, Guardian: The Lonely and Great God was also a hit and consistently topped cable television viewership ratings in its time slot. Its final episode recorded an 18.680% nationwide audience share, the second highest ratings of a Korean cable television drama at the time.[9] It received critical acclaim and became a cultural phenomenon in South Korea.[10]

To date, tvN dramas hold 28 spots of the 50 on the list of highest-rated Korean dramas in cable television. The following dramas aired on tvN, with the highest average audience share ratings (nationwide).

Household viewership ratings

Top 20 series per nationwide household rating
# Series Nationwide
household rating
(Nielsen) 		Final episode date Ref.
1 Queen of Tears 24.850% April 28, 2024 [11]
2 Crash Landing on You 21.683% February 16, 2020 [12]
3 Reply 1988 18.803% January 16, 2016 [13]
4 Guardian: The Lonely and Great God 18.680% January 21, 2017 [14]
5 Mr. Sunshine 18.129% September 30, 2018 [15]
6 Mr. Queen 17.371% February 14, 2021 [16]
7 Bon Appétit, Your Majesty 17.107% September 28, 2025 [17]
8 Crash Course in Romance 17.038% March 5, 2023 [18]
9 Under the Queen’s Umbrella 16.852% December 4, 2022 [19]
10 Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born 16.458% November 17, 2024 [20]
11 Vincenzo 14.636% May 2, 2021 [21]
12 Our Blues 14.597% June 12, 2022 [22]
13 100 Days My Prince 14.412% October 30, 2018 [23]
14 Hospital Playlist 14.142% May 28, 2020 [24]
15 Hospital Playlist 2 14.080% September 16, 2021 [25]
16 Undercover Miss Hong 13.121% March 8, 2026 [26]
17 Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha 12.665% October 17, 2021 [27]
18 Signal 12.544% March 12, 2016 [28]
19 Hotel del Luna 12.001% September 1, 2019 [29]
20 Marry My Husband 11.951% February 20, 2024 [30]

Viewers count

Top 20 series per nationwide viewers (million) since 2018[note 1]
# Series Nationwide viewers
number in million
(Nielsen) 		Final episode date Ref.
1 Queen of Tears 6.399 April 28, 2024 [11]
2 Crash Landing on You 6.337 February 16, 2020 [12]
3 Mr. Queen 4.749 February 14, 2021 [16]
4 Mr. Sunshine 4.631 September 30, 2018 [15]
5 Crash Course in Romance 4.329 March 5, 2023 [18]
6 Bon Appétit, Your Majesty 4.213 September 28, 2025 [17]
7 Under the Queen’s Umbrella 4.029 December 4, 2022 [19]
8 Hospital Playlist 2 3.853 September 16, 2021 [25]
9 Vincenzo 3.841 May 2, 2021 [21]
10 Jeongnyeon: The Star Is Born 3.840 November 17, 2024 [20]
11 Hotel del Luna 3.674 September 1, 2019 [29]
12 Our Blues 3.419 June 12, 2022 [22]
13 100 Days My Prince 3.264 October 30, 2018 [23]
14 Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha 3.237 October 17, 2021 [27]
15 Undercover Miss Hong 3.131 March 8, 2026 [26]
16 Prison Playbook 3.063 January 18, 2018 [31]
17 Twenty-Five Twenty-One 3.047 April 3, 2022 [32]
18 Marry My Husband 2.938 February 20, 2024 [30]
19 Memories of the Alhambra 2.853 January 20, 2019 [33]
20 Little Women 2.618 October 9, 2022 [34]

Notes

  1. ^ The number of viewers was released on Nielsen starting January 2018.

References

  1. ^ Park, Si-soo (May 9, 2014). “tvN turns disadvantages into critical edge”. The Korea Times. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
  2. ^ “Cable Channels Woo Viewers Away from News”. The Chosun Ilbo. January 12, 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  3. ^ Kim, Tong-hyung (March 3, 2010). “Cable TV Industry at a Crossroads”. The Korea Times. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  4. ^ “CJ E&M makes 13.3 bil. won in TV drama exports”. The Korea Times. October 30, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
  5. ^ Sunwoo, Carla (October 31, 2012). “CJ E&M sees its programs spread far and wide”. Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  6. ^ Kim, Joon-suk (April 29, 2024). ‘눈물의 여왕’ 시청률 24.9%…’사랑의 불시착’ 넘어 tvN 드라마 시청률 1위 [Queen of Tears viewership rating of 24.9%…Surpasses Crash Landing on You, tvN drama ranking #1 in viewership ratings]. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved April 29, 2024 – via Naver.
  7. ^ Dong, Sun-hwa (February 17, 2020). “21.7%: Crash Landing on You sets record for tvN drama”. The Korea Times. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  8. ^ “January 16, 2016 Nationwide Cable Ratings”. Nielsen Korea. Retrieved July 3, 2024. 1st (tvN) 응답하라1988<본> 18.803%
  9. ^ “January 21, 2017 Nationwide Cable Ratings” (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. Retrieved July 3, 2024. 1st (tvN) 쓸쓸하고찬란하신도깨비<본> 18.680%
  10. ^ “Goblin Rom-Com Sets New Milestone for Cable Soaps”. The Chosun Ilbo. January 23, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
  11. ^ a b “April 28, 2024 Nationwide Cable Ratings”. Nielsen Korea. Retrieved July 3, 2024. 1st (tvN) 눈물의여왕<본> 24.850%
  12. ^ a b “February 16, 2020 Nationwide Cable Ratings”. Nielsen Korea. Retrieved July 3, 2024. 1st (tvN) 사랑의불시착<본> 21.683%
  13. ^ “January 16, 2016 Nationwide Cable Ratings”. Nielsen Korea. Retrieved July 3, 2024. 1st (tvN) 응답하라1988<본> 18.803%
  14. ^ “January 21, 2017 Nationwide Cable Ratings”. Nielsen Korea. Retrieved July 3, 2024. 1st (tvN) 쓸쓸하고찬란하신도깨비<본> 18.680%
  15. ^ a b “September 30, 2018 Nationwide Cable Ratings”. Nielsen Korea. Retrieved July 3, 2024. 1st (tvN) 미스터션샤인<본> 18.129%
  16. ^ a b “February 14, 2021 Nationwide Cable Ratings”. Nielsen Korea.co.kr. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  17. ^ a b “September 28, 2025 Nationwide Cable Ratings”. Nielsen Korea. Retrieved September 29, 2025. 1st (tvN) 폭군의 셰프<본> 17.107%
  18. ^ a b “March 5, 2023 Nationwide Cable Ratings”. Nielsen Korea. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  19. ^ a b “December 4, 2022 Nationwide Cable Ratings”. Nielsen Korea. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  20. ^ a b “November 17, 2024 Nationwide Cable Ratings”. Nielsen Korea. Retrieved November 17, 2024. 1st (tvN) 정년이<본> 16.458%
  21. ^ a b “Nielsen Korea”. Nielsen Korea. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  22. ^ a b “June 12, 2022 Nationwide Cable Ratings”. Nielsen Korea. Retrieved July 3, 2024. 1st (tvN) 우리들의블루스<본> 14.597%
  23. ^ a b “October 30, 2018 Nationwide Cable Ratings”. Nielsen Korea. Retrieved July 3, 2024. 1st (tvN) 백일의낭군님<본> 14.412%
  24. ^ “May 28, 2020 Nationwide Cable Ratings”. Nielsen Korea. Retrieved July 3, 2024. 1st (tvN) 슬기로운 의사생활<본> 14.142%
  25. ^ a b “September 16, 2021 Nationwide Cable Ratings”. Nielsen Korea. Retrieved July 3, 2024. 1st (tvN) 슬기로운의사생활2<본> 14.080%
  26. ^ a b “March 7, 2026 Nationwide Cable Ratings”. Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Retrieved March 8, 2026. 1st (tvN) 언더커버미쓰홍<본> 13.121%
  27. ^ a b “October 10, 2021 Nationwide Cable Ratings”. Nielsen Korea. Retrieved July 3, 2024. 1st (tvN) 갯마을차차차<본> 12.665%
  28. ^ “March 12, 2016 Nationwide Cable Ratings”. Nielsen Korea. Retrieved July 3, 2024. 1st (tvN) 시그널<본> 12.544%
  29. ^ a b “September 1, 2019 Nationwide Cable Ratings”. Nielsen Korea. Retrieved July 3, 2024. 1st (tvN) 호텔델루나<본> 12.001%
  30. ^ a b “February 20, 2024 Nationwide Cable Ratings”. Nielsen Korea. Retrieved July 3, 2024. 1st (tvN) 내남편과결혼해줘<본> 11.951%
  31. ^ “January 18, 2018 Nationwide Cable Ratings”. Nielsen Korea. Retrieved July 3, 2024. 1st (tvN) 슬기로운감빵생활<본> 3,063
  32. ^ “April 3, 2022 Nationwide Cable Ratings”. Nielsen Korea. Retrieved July 3, 2024. 1st (tvN) 스물다섯스물하나<본> 3,047
  33. ^ “January 13, 2019 Nationwide Cable Ratings”. Nielsen Korea. Retrieved July 3, 2024. 1st (tvN) 알함브라궁전의추억<본> 2,853
  34. ^ “October 9, 2022 Nationwide Cable Ratings”. Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Retrieved March 8, 2026. 1st (tvN) 작은아씨들<본> 2,618