tvN (South Korean TV channel)
TVN (Stylized as tvN) is a South Korean nationwide pay television network owned by CJ E&M, entertainment division of CJ ENM. tvN programming consists of a variety of entertainment content, focused in television series and variety shows. It is available on cable, on satellite through SkyLife, and IPTV platforms in South Korea.[1][2][3][4][5] Since 2014, the network is headed by Rhee Myung-han. From June 28, 2010, to April 30, 2013, tvN Go was broadcast by renting a channel from Korea DMB.
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Country | South Korea |
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Headquarters | CJ E&M Center, 66 Sangamsan-ro, Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul, South Korea |
Programming | |
Picture format | 1080i HDTV |
Ownership | |
Owner | CJ ENM E&M Division (CJ Group) |
Sister channels |
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History | |
Launched | October 9, 2006 |
Former names | Channel M |
Links | |
Website | tvn |
Availability | |
Streaming media | |
TVING (South Korea) | Live C00551 |
Logo
- 2006–2008
- 2008–2012
- 2012–2021
- 2021–present
Programs
News
- tvN e-News 9 (an entertainment equivalent of KBS News 9 and JTBC News 9.)
TV series
tvN dramas are exported to various countries in Asia and the Americas. tvN's highest-rated TV series are Crash Landing On You , Reply 1988 and Guardian: The Lonely and Great God. Crash Landing On You final episode recorded 21.683% nationwide audience share making it third highest rated drama in Korean cable Television history and also the 1st tvN drama to cross 20% ratings, also this drama received critical acclaim for its screenplay, direction and performances. Reply 1988 received both critical and audience acclaim with its finale episode recording an 18.8% nationwide audience share, making it the fourth highest rated drama in Korean cable television history.[6] 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 according to Nielsen paid platform, making the episode the fourth highest rated in Korean cable television history.[7] It received critical acclaim and became a cultural phenomenon in South Korea.[8]
Currently, tvN dramas hold 34 spots of the 50 on the list of highest-rated Korean dramas in cable television.
Currently airing TV series | |||
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Airtime | Program | Original title | Start date |
Monday and Tuesday at 22:30 (KST) | Dr. Park's Clinic | 내과 박원장 | May 16, 2022 |
Wednesday and Thursday at 22:30 (KST) | The Killer's Shopping List | 살인자의 쇼핑목록 | April 27, 2022 |
Friday and Saturday at 22:40 (KST) | Shooting Stars | 별똥별 | April 22, 2022 |
Saturday and Sunday at 21:10 (KST) | Our Blues | 우리들의 블루스 | April 9, 2022 |
Entertainment
Currently airing entertainment shows | |||||
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Airtime | Program | Original title | Start date | Notes | |
Wednesday at 20:40 (KST) | You Quiz on the Block | 유 퀴즈 온 더 블럭 | August 29, 2018 | ||
Saturday at 19:40 (KST) | DoReMi Market | 도레미 마켓 | April 7, 2018 | ||
Sunday at 19:45 (KST) | Comedy Big League | 코미디빅리그 | September 17, 2011 | [9] | |
Football
- AFC (2021-2024)[10]
- National teams
- 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (from third round)[lower-alpha 1]
- 2023 AFC Asian Cup[lower-alpha 2]
- 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup
- AFC Junior/Youth Championships
- AFC Futsal Championships
- Clubs
- National teams
- UEFA Euro 2020[11]
- Germany: Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal, DFL-Supercup (2021-2024)[12]
Tennis
- French Open (from 2021)
- Australian Open (from 2022)
Viewership ratings
The table below lists the top 20 dramas with the highest average audience share ratings (nationwide), corresponding episode with highest rating and the date.
# | Series | Nationwide household rating (Nielsen) |
Final episode date | Ref |
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1 | Crash Landing on You | 21.683% | 16 February 2020 | [13] |
2 | Reply 1988 | 18.803% | 16 January 2016 | [14][15] |
3 | Guardian: The Lonely and Great God | 18.680% | 21 January 2017 | [16] |
4 | Mr. Sunshine | 18.129% | 30 September 2018 | [17] |
5 | Mr. Queen | 17.371% | 14 February 2021 | [18] |
6 | Vincenzo | 14.636% | 2 May 2021 | [19] |
7 | 100 Days My Prince | 14.412% | 30 October 2018 | [20] |
8 | Hospital Playlist | 14.142% | 28 May 2020 | [21] |
9 | Hospital Playlist 2 | 14.080% | 16 September 2021 | [22] |
10 | Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha | 12.665% | 17 October 2021 | [23] |
11 | Signal | 12.544% | 12 March 2016 | [24] |
12 | Hotel del Luna | 12.001% | 1 September 2019 | [25] |
13 | Twenty-Five Twenty-One | 11.513% | 3 April 2022 | [26] |
14 | Reply 1994 | 11.509% | 28 December 2013 | [27] |
15 | Prison Playbook | 11.195% | 18 January 2018 | [28] |
16 | The Crowned Clown | 10.851% | 4 March 2019 | [29] |
17 | Jirisan | 10.663% | 12 December 2021 | [30] |
18 | Mine | 10.512% | 27 June 2021 | [31] |
19 | Encounter | 10.329% | 24 January 2019 | [32] |
20 | Military Prosecutor Doberman | 10.081% | 26 April 2022 | [33] |
The table below lists the top 20 dramas with the highest nationwide viewers (in millions), corresponding episode with highest nationwide viewers and the date.
# | Series | Nationwide viewers number in million (Nielsen) |
Final episode date | Ref |
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1 | Crash Landing on You | 6.337 | 16 February 2020 | [34] |
2 | Mr. Queen | 4.749 | 14 February 2021 | [35] |
3 | Mr. Sunshine | 4.631 | 30 September 2018 | [36] |
4 | Hospital Playlist 2 | 3.853 | 16 September 2021 | [37] |
5 | Vincenzo | 3.841 | 2 May 2021 | [19] |
6 | Hotel del Luna | 3.674 | 1 September 2019 | [38] |
7 | Hospital Playlist | 3.579 | 28 May 2020 | [39] |
8 | 100 Days My Prince | 3.264 | 30 October 2018 | [40] |
9 | Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha | 3.237 | 17 October 2021 | [41] |
10 | Prison Playbook | 3.063 | 18 January 2018 | [42] |
11 | Twenty-Five Twenty-One | 3.047 | 3 April 2022 | [43] |
12 | Memories of the Alhambra | 2.853 | 20 January 2019 | [44] |
13 | Jirisan | 2.586 | 12 December 2021 | [45] |
14 | Encounter | 2.473 | 24 January 2019 | [46] |
15 | The Crowned Clown | 2.447 | 4 March 2019 | [47] |
16 | Mine | 2.429 | 27 June 2021 | [48] |
17 | What's Wrong with Secretary Kim | 2.383 | 26 July 2018 | [49] |
18 | Stranger 2 | 2.186 | 4 Oct 2020 | [50] |
19 | Arthdal Chronicles | 2.120 | 22 September 2019 | [51] |
20 | A Korean Odyssey | 2.115 | 4 March 2018 | [52] |
Lawless Lawyer | 2.115 | 1 July 2018 | [53] | |
Foreign partners
Partner | Country/continents |
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Canal+ | France Egypt |
Canal+ | Spain |
DStv | Africa (pop-up channel) |
Sky 1 | United Kingdom (closed Sep 2021) |
Varies |
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Footnotes
- The number of viewers was released on Nielsen starting January 2018.
Notes
- all 10 South Korea matches on tvN, plus selected matches on tvN Show & TVING; shared with Coupang Play
- Finals tournament only
References
- Park, Si-soo (May 9, 2014). "tvN turns disadvantages into critical edge". The Korea Times. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
- "Cable Channels Woo Viewers Away from News". The Chosun Ilbo. January 12, 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
- Kim, Tong-hyung (March 3, 2010). "Cable TV Industry at a Crossroads". The Korea Times. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
- "CJ E&M makes 13.3 bil. won in TV drama exports". The Korea Times. October 30, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
- Sunwoo, Carla (October 31, 2012). "CJ E&M sees its programs spread far and wide". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
- "January 16, 2016 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea.
1st (tvN) 응답하라1988<본> 18.803%
- "January 21, 2017 Nationwide Cable Ratings" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea.
1st (tvN) 쓸쓸하고찬란하신도깨비<본> 18.680%
- "Goblin Rom-Com Sets New Milestone for Cable Soaps". The Chosun Ilbo. January 23, 2017.
- Ko, Dong-hwan (April 10, 2016). "Comedy Big League no laughing matter". Korea Times. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
- "CJ ENM wins exclusive S. Korean media rights to Asian football matches". Yonhap News Agency. January 29, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
- "티빙, tvN·XtvN과 '유로 2020' 독점 생중계" (in Korean). ETNews.com. May 24, 2021. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
- "CJ ENM, 독일 분데스리가 3년 중계권 확보". 다음뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved August 29, 2021.
- "February 16, 2020 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea.
1st (tvN) 토일드라마(사랑의불시착<본>) 21.683%
- "Reply 1988 Writes Cable Television History". Stoo Asaie.
- "January 16, 2016 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea.
1st (tvN) 응답하라1988<본> 18.803%
- "January 21, 2017 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea.
1st (tvN) 쓸쓸하고찬란하신도깨비<본> 18.680%
- "September 30, 2018 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea.
1st (tvN) 미스터션샤인<본> 18.129%
- "February 14, 2021 Nationwide Cable Ratings". www.nielsenkorea.co.kr. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
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- "October 30, 2018 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea.
1st (tvN) 월화드라마(백일의낭군님<본>) 14.412%
- "May 28, 2020 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea.
1st (tvN) 슬기로운 의사생활<본> 14.142%
- "September 16, 2021 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea.
1st (tvN) 슬기로운의사생활2<본> 14.080%
- "October 10, 2021 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea.
1st (tvN) 토일드라마(갯마을차차차<본>) 12.665%
- "March 12, 2016 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea.
1st (tvN) 시그널<본> 12.544%
- "September 1, 2019 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea.
1st (tvN) 토일드라마(호텔델루나<본>) 12.001%
- "April 3, 2022 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea.
1st (tvN) 스물다섯스물하나<본> 11.513%
- "December 28, 2013 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea.
1st (tvN) 응답하라1994 11.509%
- "January 18, 2018 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea.
1st (tvN) 수목드라마(슬기로운감빵생활<본>) 11.195%
- "March 4, 2019 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea.
1st (tvN) 월화드라마(왕이된남자<본>) 10.851%
- "October 24, 2021 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea.
1st (tvN) 특별기획지리산<본>) 10.663%
- "June 27, 2021 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea.
1st (tvN) 마인<본>) 10.512%
- "November 29, 2018 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea.
1st (tvN) 수목드라마(남자친구<본>) 10.329%
- "April 26, 2022 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea.
1st (tvN) 군검사도베르만<본> 10.081%
- "February 16, 2020 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea.
1st (tvN) 토일드라마(사랑의불시착<본>) 6,337
- "February 14, 2021 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea.
1st (tvN) 토일드라마(철인왕후조선중전영혼가출스캔들<본>) 4,749
- "September 30, 2018 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea.
1st (tvN) 미스터션샤인<본> 4,631
- "September 16, 2021 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea.
1st (tvN) 슬기로운의사생활2<본> 3,853
- "September 1, 2019 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea.
1st (tvN) 토일드라마(호텔델루나<본>) 3,674
- "May 28, 2020 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea.
1st (tvN) 슬기로운 의사생활<본> 3,579
- "October 30, 2018 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea.
1st (tvN) 월화드라마(백일의낭군님<본>) 3,264
- "October 10, 2021 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea.
1st (tvN) 토일드라마(갯마을차차차<본>) 3,237
- "January 18, 2018 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea.
1st (tvN) 수목드라마(슬기로운감빵생활<본>) 3,063
- "April 3, 2022 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea.
1st (tvN) 스물다섯스물하나<본> 3,047
- "January 13, 2019 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea.
1st (tvN) 토일드라마(알함브라궁전의추억<본>) 2,853
- "October 24, 2021 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea.
1st (tvN) 특별기획지리산<본> 2,586
- "November 29, 2018 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea.
1st (tvN) 수목드라마(남자친구<본>) 2,473
- "March 4, 2019 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea.
1st (tvN) 월화드라마(왕이된남자<본>) 2,447
- "June 27, 2021 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea.
1st (tvN) 토일드라마(하이바이마마<본>) 1,915
- "July 11, 2018 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea.
1st (tvN) 마인<본>) 2,429
- "October 4, 2021 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea.
1st (tvN) 비밀의숲2<본> 2,186
- "June 9, 2019 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea.
1st (tvN) 아스달연대기<본> 2,120
- "March 4, 2018 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea.
1st (tvN) 화유기<본> 2,115
- "July 1, 2018 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea.
1st (tvN) 무법변호사<본> 2,115
External links
- Official website (in Korean)