I was disappointed too when it decreased for Wednesday's run. At this rate I'd just be content with what it's got then. Hopefully the ratings won't dip any lower and the show won't suffer from episode cut. Even if I'm not into a show I would hate it if it happens.

the thing is ruler offers what saguek's are meant to offer - romance, politics, thriller.. all of that

SP: i started watching it a day before.. marathoned 24 episodes.. and it is quite a regular show.. mix of elements that are on air back to back..

SDQ: publicized heavily as romance... and from what i read in the comments here, politics is still not in the front and definitely does not have a thriller/,ystery to it..

So i would also guess that Ruler was bound to lead...
the fact that ruler is not a smash hit is what you should consider.. which means ruler does not have awesome content.. or and .. the young leads are not exactly the main draw ... its just being the kind of saguek that it is.. is leading

Hehe! i'm guilty of this - watching purely to fangirl over YSh.. :D

although I may soon drop it despite YSH hotness...cuz we no get his cute smiles anymore.. only angst and more angst.. sigh

I am watching Ruler mainly because it is type of sageuk that I prefer, and not because of any actor as I'm not a huge fan of any. But I admit, if it is not because of Yoo Seung Ho, and his character is played by some mediocre actor , maybe I've stopped watching already. Even both second leads are weak. I am also quite disappointed that Heo Jun Ho is not a villain that I can hate wholehartedly because he just doesn't get enough materials for it.

My reason for not watching SVD is because it would have tragic ending, I think a lot of people don't watch it because of that.

It almost got the 7% I hoped for on Wed so I was extra bummed when it fell back to 6%. It really seems like it'll be staying in this range. I'm just praying it won't fall below and hit 5% again.

I wish the ratings for Wed-Thurs were like the shows on Mon-Tues because everything would hurt a little less, lol. It's just hard having two favorites losing in the ratings to a show that's disappointed me so much. I've always gotten over low ratings pretty easily in the past, but, in those situations, I always got why a certain show was leading beyond just the star-power. I have a really hard time understanding why both 7DQ and SP haven't been able to attract more of an audience like the losing shows on Mon-Tues.

Mine too! Fangirling over Hyun-jae and Ae-ra (my new girl crush) is sooo satisfying!

The rating for three drama in Mon-Tues time slow are so close with each other that I don't really bother which one is the winner because the one in no 3 is not very far below. They can even take turn every week who can be no 1 lol ?

I love Son Chang-min (the king) and Oh Yeon-seo in sageuks. I kept coming back for them.

Son's role in "Shin Don" was written for Song Kang-ho but he stepped in and filled it like it was written for him.

Oh Yeon-seo is pretty much at home in this genre since "King Sejong the Great."
It's over the top with her character but her relationship with her father and the mystery behind her mother keeps me interested.

I guess it's very common for ratings not to reflect how a show really is, similarly to how TLAHL was. Terrible ratings, but received tons of love here.

I really liked SP because I tend to lean toward romcoms a bit more but I've got to say recent episodes frustrated me with the lack of communication and noble idiocy. I didn't think I would like SDQ, because I've been off sageuks for a long time, but I found myself strangely drawn to each episode and even liking Yeonsangun, who I'd originally thought I'd really dislike. The visuals are beautiful too!

Going by the number of comments on recaps and fan wall postings, SP sure looks like the most popular here.

I dropped Ruler same reason that I stopped watching mirror of the witch. KSH looks too young or should I say childish compared to YSH. Like I felt kim sae ron looked so innocent next to YSY on MOTW, that I had to drop it despite the fact that the drama looked so pretty on screen. And it had a good storyline too. But anyway YSH is a very good actor no doubt, you would keep looking at him whenever he's on screen, that's how strong his screen presence is, compared to him, the other actors don't have that impact, I must say.

Love your Jealousy Incarnate analogy!

For me, 7DQ is Hwa-Shin just oozing charisma in every front and SP is the adorable Jung-won whom I want to snuggle with all day.

Yesss, I'm right with you on these 2 shows right now!

SP still has the chance to pick back up because it has always had such a wacky charm for me since the beginning. So as long as it doesn't become too much of a downer after its recent turn and our lawyer gang really come together to take HS down, I think it could have another upturn after these slow eps.

But Seven Day Queen has been so lovely and consistent all the way through and manages to make me wonder how everything will unfold, despite the plot already having a set end within history. That takes truly great writing, directing, and acting!

Because SP started earlier, I decided to watch that actively as it aired and SDQ on days when I've spare time, but I wonder which I would have chosen to watch actively if they'd premiered on the same day! It's hard to compare, yes, because it's 2 different genres, and I'm also surprised to find that I'm more interested in the crime aspect than the romance, which is a complete first for me.

I hope SDQ keeps up, because I've found myself strangely drawn to each episode despite finding Chaekyung's character a little on the annoying side at first. I was yawning throughout Ruler and couldn't bring myself to continue after 2 episodes.

I'm excited because it is Yeo Jingoo even if I'm meh about the female lead. I'm nervous about how it will turn out. I hope it will be good.

Has he accepted Reunited Worlds? Hopefully he can at least get short break before starting new drama.

Sometimes as a devoted fan for these underrated gems I want to start a kickstarter project for these hard working actors to fund a well-deserved vacation that the network is not giving them, but then I remember they are rich.

Maybe the TVN situation is a Catch-22 -it is a cable station so its shows are more likely to have low ratings, and its shows with low ratings generating less buzz which does not encourage the public to subscribe to the station?

I have no idea honestly, but goblin or reply series were all Friday series drama, plus producers too which came on KBS, and all of them had scored double digits. What I read that, the best hit airs much later at night, so that must be what's affecting the rating? I don't expect big numbers, but at least it should have been 7-8% :S. Lol this reminds me of the time when in producers, CTH's director was dreading lower ratings like approximately 5% and which is actually happening to his own show right now.

The Best Hit's airing time is 11 pm, and the last drama in the same time slot was The Producer (2015) but Producer's airing time was 9.15pm. The only other drama which is airing at the same time is Circle (Mon-Tues 11pm) and it's on cable. Even tvn drama prior to Forest of Secrets which is now on Sat-Sun slot was aired earlier than 11pm.

I am rooting for the the rating to keep increasing but for now I'm quite satisfied with what they got.Maybe if they scheduled it to at least one hour earlier, the rating can be higher.

It's not his face which makes me flutters the most (though he has indeed a very pretty one) but his voice.

His voice is a pure treat: so soothing and relaxing, it's almost hypnotic at times, which makes him in the same league as Han Suk Kyu who has the same gift/talent.

I definitively have a thing for those ajhussis with beautiful voices.

"he's like those type of people who would rather not participate in useless talks and rather do the job on their own."

I totally relate to his character on this point and others( the solitude), which i think he's the reason why i don't complain, for once, about him taking all the place at the expense of the female lead.
It's the best show of the year: those 3 episodes have seal the deal for me.

I highly recommend Voice, which was the sleeper hit of the year for me before Forest of secrets. And also Circle. Both shows are brilliantly written and acted and well made.
I envy you to have yet to discover them...

Dialogues and interactions are so fluid and natural, it looks like real life situations; and i must often remind myself that this is a fiction, not reality.

Since, Misaeng (which i watched after Signal), i never "absorbed" so quickly

Right and she is not out chasing the baddies in high heels.

You have a lot to choose from. They are both great film actors and Jo Seung-woo is pretty much a big name on stage too.

tvN seems to be putting their money on this drama too. The cast does not have star power unlike Goblin. However, the PD and writer have strong record. I'll surely check this one out.

While You Were Sleeping has a good chance. It's Lee Jongsuk and Korean viewers like writer Park Hyeryun. I do hope that Suzy will show great improvement.