'Between Steps' Ends on a Series-High 3.5% Rating
ENA's "Between Steps," starring Choo Young-woo and Kim So-hyun, closed its run with a series-high 3.5% nationwide rating for its 12th and final episode on Nov. 10, according to Nielsen Korea figures reported by MK and Soompi.
"Between Steps" went out at its peak.
According to Nielsen Korea figures reported by MK / Star Today, the 12th and final episode of the ENA drama, which aired Nov. 10, recorded 3.463% among nationwide paid-platform households. MK notes the show started in the 1% range and stayed in the 2% range for most of its run before the finale set a new series high.
The previous high was 2.9%, set by episode 11 on Nov. 9.
In the finale, Choo Young-woo's Park Min-jae and Kim So-hyun's Im Yu-jin confirmed their feelings and promised a future together despite his illness returning, MK reports.
On the same night, tvN's "Love in Disguise" scored 5.4% nationwide, according to Soompi.
Reported by other outlets
- MK / Star Today, citing Nielsen Korea on Nov. 11, reports the 12th and final episode of ENA's Monday-Tuesday drama "Between Steps," aired Nov. 10, recorded 3.463% among nationwide paid-platform households, a new series high, and 3.5% in the Seoul metropolitan area as well.
- Soompi, citing Nielsen Korea, reports the finale's 3.5% nationwide average was the highest rating of the show's entire run.
- Soompi reports tvN's "Love in Disguise" scored 5.4% nationwide the same night, ahead of its final two weeks.
Analysis
2FC NEWSROOM analysis: Rising for its last several episodes and peaking with the finale suggests the drama built its audience through word of mouth rather than a big launch.