The Story of Park’s Marriage Contract, Episode 8 saw a substantial drop in its ratings last night both nationwide and in Seoul.
The latest numbers via Nielsen Korea show the eighth episode of the MBC drama dropping from a rating of 8.7 percent nationwide for its previous episode, to last night’s rating of 8.0 percent for Episode 8.
In Seoul the Korean romance drama experienced a similar although slightly worse drop in ratings, with The Story of Park’s Marriage Contract, Episode 8 dropping from Episode 7’s 8.9 percent to last night’s 7.6 percent.
With just four more episodes to air, The Story of Park’s Marriage Contract has seen falling ratings since Episode 6 when it peaked at a high rating of 9.6 percent nationwide and an even higher 9.8 percent in Seoul.
The drama’s ratings then fell for Episode 7 and have continued to fall for Episode 8.
International viewers still love The Story of Park’s Marriage Contract
International audiences still seem to be tuning into the drama in droves, however, if the ratings being given to it on various sites are anything to go by.
On My Drama List, the Korean drama is still being rated a very high 8.6 out of 10, while Viki viewers who are also watching the drama on that site have not dropped its rating from a 9.8 out of 10 since it began airing on November 24th.
The next two episodes of The Story of Park’s Marriage Contract will air next weekend on MBC in South Korea, with Viki streaming them for international viewers.
Fingers crossed we’ll get to see another ratings rise, eh?