Here Are The 20 Most Popular Public Broadcast K-Dramas Since 2000

Currently, a lot of K-Dramas are shifting towards airing on cable networks.

While cable K-Dramas are extremely popular, the highest-rated K-Dramas of all time are almost all from public broadcasts. This is because public broadcast K-Dramas can be viewed by anyone, while viewers usually have to pay for cable K-Dramas. Public broadcasts channels are ones like KBS, SBS, MBC, and EBS. Here’s a list of the top 20 highest rated public broadcast K-Dramas since 2000.

#20. My Golden Life

Highest viewership rating: 45.1%

#19. Brilliant Legacy

Highest viewership rating: 45.2%

#18. My Husband Got a Family 

Highest viewership rating: 45.3%

#17. Autumn in My Heart 

Highest viewership rating: 46.1%

#16. My Rosy Life

Highest viewership rating: 47.0%

#15. Seoyoung, My Daughter

Highest viewership rating: 47.6%

#14. All In

Highest viewership rating: 47.7%

#13. Wang’s Family 

Highest viewership rating: 48.3%

#12. All About Eve

Highest viewership rating: 48.3%

#11. My Lovely Sam Soon

Highest viewership rating: 49.1%

#10. Bread, Love and Dreams

Highest viewership rating: 49.3%

#9. My Only One

Highest viewership rating: 49.4%

#8. Jumong

Highest viewership rating: 49.7%

#7. Ladies of the Palace 

Highest viewership rating: 49.9%

#6. Rustic Period

Highest viewership rating: 51.8%

#5. Lovers in Paris

Highest viewership rating: 56.3%

#4. Truth

Highest viewership rating: 56.5%

#3. Dae Jang Geum

Highest viewership rating: 57.8%

#2. Taejo Wang Geon

Highest viewership rating: 60.2%

#1. Hur Jun

Highest viewership rating: 63.5%