The captivating love story of MBC’s “Moon River” is on the verge of conclusion, yet it still attracts viewers more than ever, thus setting a new record. The episode before the last one on December 19, according to Nielsen Korea, was the most watched episode till now, with an astonishing nationwide average of 6.4% viewership. The drama has definitely charmed the spectators who are incredibly impatient to witness its finale.

In contrast, SBS’s “Taxi Driver 3”, which competed directly with “Moon River” during the same time slot, managed to gain an average nationwide rating of 10.0% on the way to the second half of the season. Not only the series kept the title of the week’s most-watched miniseries, but also it was the second-best program of December among the 20 to 49 age group with a 3.4% average rating.

Conversely, the new romance drama of JTBC “Love Me” got a good start with a lot of promise. The first 2 episodes combined had average ratings of 2.2% and 1.5% across the nation, thus indicating that the spectators were a bit curious about the new romantic plot.

The last few episodes of “Moon River” are predicted to pull in a bigger crowd as the people will be ready to watch the end of the captivating magic love story.