ENAŌĆÖs Extraordinary Attorney Woo took the top spot for 7 weeks in a row. However, viewersŌĆÖ poured out dissatisfaction over the unexpected developments such as Woo Young Woo (Park Eun Bin) and Lee Jun HoŌĆÖs (Kang Tae Oh) sudden breakup and the cancer diagnosis of Jung Myung Seok (Kang Ki Young). MBCŌĆÖs Big Mouth continued to see a rise in popularity, keeping its place in second place. Each episode ends with an ending scene that sparks various questions and Lee Jong Suk and YoonAŌĆśs chemistry are getting good responses. tvNŌĆÖs Alchemy of Souls remained in third place despite a week cancellation, and JTBCŌĆÖs The Good Detective 2 ranked sixth, up two places from the previous week. ENAŌĆÖs New Recruit first entered the top 10 chart at seventh place despite airing only one episode in a week, receiving praise that itŌĆÖs the next best military drama following NetflixŌĆÖs D.P. KBSŌĆÖs If You Wish Upon Me, starring Ji Chang Wook and Sooyoung, debuted at No. 8. The overall tone of the show isnŌĆÖt that bright since it tells the story of terminally ill patients, but itŌĆÖs delivering comfort in a warm and calm way.
tvNŌĆÖs Earth Arcade fell one step down to second place, but An Yujin topped the cast ranking for the first time. GirlsŌĆÖ Generation, who took first place last week with their appearance on tvNŌĆÖs DoReMi Market, came in second this week by guest appearing on JTBCŌĆÖs Men on a Mission. tvNŌĆÖs Lined Up Restaurants made the chart for the first time, but Sung HoonŌĆÖs unsanitary and rude behaviors sparked a controversy. Because of that, Sung Hoon also ranked third in the cast ranking. MBCŌĆÖs The Manager, which became a hot topic thanks to Lee Jung Jae and Jung Woo SungŌĆśs guest appearance, came in fifth. This survey was released by the TV popularity analyst Good Data Corporation after analyzing the internetŌĆÖs responses generated from news articles, blogs/communities, videos, and social media in regards to 19 drama series and 188 variety shows that are either on-air or scheduled to be aired from August 8th through August 14th of 2022. Source (1, 2)
