tvN's 'Undercover Chef' Spinoff Rises for a Third Straight Week, Peaking at 7.0% in the Seoul Area
Episode 3 of tvN's 'Undercover Chef' spinoff, which aired Nov. 12, averaged 5.1% nationwide and peaked at 7.0% in the Seoul metropolitan area, its third straight rise and first place in its time slot among cable and general programming channels.
tvN's 'Undercover Chef' spinoff keeps climbing. Episode 3, which aired on Nov. 12, averaged 5.1% nationwide and peaked at 6.8% on a pay-platform basis, and in the Seoul metropolitan area it averaged 5.1% and peaked at 7.0%, taking first place in its time slot among cable and general programming channels, Newsen and bnt News reported on Nov. 13 (KST).
The episode also led its time slot across all channels, including terrestrial networks, among viewers aged 20 to 49, tvN's key target, averaging 2.5% nationwide (peak 3.4%) and 2.6% in the Seoul area (peak 3.5%). After premiering on Oct. 29 at 4.3% nationwide, the show has risen every week, to 4.5% for episode 2 and 5.1% for episode 3.
The spinoff (Korean title 'Undercover Chef: Meolliseo Chajaon Beot', roughly 'A Friend From Afar') flips the original premise: the local restaurant families who hosted top Korean chefs abroad now get to experience Korean kitchens. In episode 3, Jung Ji-sun and Kwon Sung-jun took off their chef's whites to show their friends from Chengdu and Naples around Korea, from a jjimjilbang to a traditional market, according to bnt News. The next episode previews Kwon heading to Seongsu-dong with the Naples team and Jung taking the Chengdu team to Namsan Tower.
Confirmed
- Episode 3 of tvN's 'Undercover Chef: A Friend From Afar' (Korean title 'Undercover Chef: Meolliseo Chajaon Beot'), aired Nov. 12, recorded a nationwide household average of 5.1% and a peak of 6.8% on a pay-platform basis, and an average of 5.1% and a peak of 7.0% in the Seoul metropolitan area, ranking first in its time slot including cable and general programming channels (Newsen, bnt News).
- Among viewers aged 20 to 49, tvN's target demographic, the episode averaged 2.5% nationwide (peak 3.4%) and 2.6% in the Seoul area (peak 3.5%), first in its time slot across all channels including terrestrial networks (Newsen, bnt News).
- The show premiered on Oct. 29 at 4.3% nationwide and rose to 4.5% with episode 2 and 5.1% with episode 3 (Newsen).
Reported by other outlets
- In the episode, chefs Jung Ji-sun and Kwon Sung-jun guided their friends from Chengdu and Naples on custom tours of Korea, including a jjimjilbang visit and a traditional market (bnt News).