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. 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.

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Dramas tvN dramas are exported to various countries globally. tvN's highest-rated television drama 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 earned a 24.850% nationwide audience share, making it the third highest ratings recorded by a Korean cable television drama. While Crash Landing on You became the first tvN drama to cross 20% ratings, and was critically acclaimed for its screenplay, direction and performances. 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. 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. It received critical acclaim and became a cultural phenomenon in South Korea.

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

Viewers count

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

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