tvN (South Korean TV channel)

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TVN
Logo used since 2021
CountrySouth Korea
HeadquartersCJ E&M Center,
66 Sangamsan-ro, Sangam-dong, Mapo District, Seoul, South Korea
Programming
Picture format1080i HDTV
Ownership
OwnerCJ ENM Entertainment Division
(CJ Group)
Key peopleKang Ho-sung (President & CEO)
Sister channels
History
LaunchedOctober 9, 2006; 17 years ago (2006-10-09)
Former namesChannel M (Asian Feed)
Links
Websitetvn.tving.com
Availability
Streaming media
TVING (South Korea)Live C00551

TVN (stylized as tvN) is a South Korean nationwide pay television network owned by CJ E&M, the entertainment division of CJ ENM. tvN programming consists of a variety of entertainment content focused on television series and variety shows. It is available on cable, on satellite through SkyLife, and on IPTV platforms in South Korea.[1][2][3][4][5] Since 2014, the network has been headed by Kang Ho-sung. From June 28, 2010, to April 30, 2013, tvN Go was broadcast by renting a channel from Korea DMB.

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  • 2006–2008
    2006–2008
  • 2008–2012
    2008–2012
  • 2012–2021
    2012–2021
  • 2021–present
    2021–present

Programs[edit]

News[edit]

TV series[edit]

Main article: List of programs broadcast by tvN (South Korean TV channel) § Dramas

tvN dramas are exported to various countries in Asia and the Americas. tvN's highest-rated TV series are Queen of Tears, Crash Landing on You, Reply 1988 and Guardian: The Lonely and Great God. The final episode of Queen of Tears recorded 24.850% nationwide audience share, making it the third highest ratings recorded by a Korean cable television drama.[6] While Crash Landing on You became the first tvN drama to cross 20% ratings, and was critically acclaimed for its screenplay, direction and performances.[7] Reply 1988 received both critical and audience acclaim, with its finale episode achieved an 18.8% nationwide audience share and making it the highest rated drama in Korean cable television history for the next three years.[8] 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, the second highest ratings of a Korean cable television drama at the time.[9] It received critical acclaim and became a cultural phenomenon in South Korea.[10]

Currently, tvN dramas hold 28 spots of the 50 on the list of highest-rated Korean dramas in cable television.

Currently airing TV series
Airtime Program Original title Start date
Monday and Tuesday at 20:50 (KST) Lovely Runner 선재 업고 튀어 April 8, 2024

Entertainment[edit]

See also: List of programs broadcast by tvN (South Korean TV channel) § Variety shows
See also: List of programs broadcast by tvN (South Korean TV channel) § Talk shows
Currently airing entertainment shows
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 (2018-08-29)
Saturday at 19:40 (KST) DoReMi Market 도레미 마켓 April 7, 2018
Sunday at 19:45 (KST) Comedy Big League 코미디빅리그 September 17, 2011 [11]

Sports[edit]

Alongside with sporting lineups aired on tvN, tvN SPORTS also launched as a standalone channel in 2022.

Football[edit]

Tennis[edit]

Mixed Martial Arts[edit]

Aquatics sports[edit]

Golf[edit]

Viewership ratings[edit]

The table below lists the top 20 dramas with the highest average audience share ratings (nationwide), corresponding episode with highest rating and the date.

Top 20 series per nationwide household rating
# Series Nationwide
household rating
(Nielsen) 		Final episode date Ref.
1 Queen of Tears 24.850% April 28, 2024 [16]
2 Crash Landing on You 21.683% February 16, 2020 [17]
3 Reply 1988 18.803% January 16, 2016 [18][19]
4 Guardian: The Lonely and Great God 18.680% January 21, 2017 [20]
5 Mr. Sunshine 18.129% September 30, 2018 [21]
6 Mr. Queen 17.371% February 14, 2021 [22]
7 Crash Course in Romance 17.038% March 5, 2023 [23]
8 Under the Queen's Umbrella 16.852% December 4, 2022 [24]
9 Vincenzo 14.636% May 2, 2021 [25]
10 Our Blues 14.597% June 12, 2022 [26]
11 100 Days My Prince 14.412% October 30, 2018 [27]
12 Hospital Playlist 14.142% May 28, 2020 [28]
13 Hospital Playlist 2 14.080% September 16, 2021 [29]
14 Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha 12.665% October 17, 2021 [30]
15 Signal 12.544% March 12, 2016 [31]
16 Hotel del Luna 12.001% September 1, 2019 [32]
17 Marry My Husband 11.951% February 20, 2024 [33]
18 Twenty-Five Twenty-One 11.513% April 3, 2022 [34]
19 Reply 1994 11.509% December 28, 2013 [35]
20 Prison Playbook 11.195% January 18, 2018 [36]

The table below lists the top 20 dramas with the highest nationwide viewers (in millions), corresponding episode with highest nationwide viewers and the date.

Top 20 series per nationwide viewers (million)[note 1]
# Series Nationwide viewers
number in million
(Nielsen) 		Final episode date Ref.
1 Queen of Tears 6.399 April 28, 2024 [37]
2 Crash Landing on You 6.337 February 16, 2020 [38]
3 Mr. Queen 4.749 [39]
4 Mr. Sunshine 4.631 [40]
5 Crash Course in Romance 4.329 March 5, 2023 [41]
6 Under the Queen's Umbrella 4.029 December 4, 2022 [42]
7 Hospital Playlist 2 3.853 September 16, 2021 [43]
8 Vincenzo 3.841 May 2, 2021 [25]
9 Hotel del Luna 3.674 September 1, 2019 [44]
10 Our Blues 3.419 June 12, 2022 [45]
11 100 Days My Prince 3.264 October 30, 2018 [46]
12 Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha 3.237 October 17, 2021 [47]
13 Prison Playbook 3.063 January 18, 2018 [48]
14 Twenty-Five Twenty-One 3.047 April 3, 2022 [49]
15 Memories of the Alhambra 2.853 January 20, 2019 [50]
16 Little Women 2.618 October 9, 2022 [51]
17 Jirisan 2.586 December 12, 2021 [52]
18 Encounter 2.473 January 24, 2019 [53]
19 The Crowned Clown 2.447 March 4, 2019 [54]
20 Mine 2.429 June 27, 2021 [55]

Foreign partners[edit]

Partner Country/continents
Canal+ France
Egypt
Canal+ Spain
DStv Africa (pop-up channel)
Sky 1 United Kingdom (closed Sep 2021)
Varies
  • Hong Kong
  • Macau
  • Thailand
  • Taiwan
  • Singapore
  • Indonesia
  • Malaysia
  • Vietnam (now closed)
  • Philippines
  • Timor Leste
  • Myanmar
  • Sri Lanka
  • MENA
  • Russia
  • Mongolia
  • Egypt
  • Turkey
  • Cambodia

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ all 10 South Korea matches on tvN, plus selected matches on tvN Show & TVING; shared with Coupang Play
  2. ^ Finals tournament only
  3. ^ beginning from UFC 274; live streaming on TVING for selected events
  1. ^ The number of viewers was released on Nielsen starting January 2018.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Park, Si-soo (May 9, 2014). "tvN turns disadvantages into critical edge". The Korea Times. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
  2. ^ "Cable Channels Woo Viewers Away from News". The Chosun Ilbo. January 12, 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  3. ^ Kim, Tong-hyung (March 3, 2010). "Cable TV Industry at a Crossroads". The Korea Times. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  4. ^ "CJ E&M makes 13.3 bil. won in TV drama exports". The Korea Times. October 30, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
  5. ^ 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ Kim, Joon-suk (April 29, 2024). '눈물의 여왕' 시청률 24.9%…'사랑의 불시착' 넘어 tvN 드라마 시청률 1위 [‘Queen of Tears’ viewership rating of 24.9%…Surpasses ‘Crash Landing on You’, tvN drama ranking #1 in viewership ratings] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved April 29, 2024 – via Naver.
  7. ^ Dong, Sun-hwa (February 17, 2020). "21.7%: 'Crash Landing on You' sets record for tvN drama". The Korea Times. Retrieved April 28, 2024.
  8. ^ "January 16, 2016 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 응답하라1988<본> 18.803%
  9. ^ "January 21, 2017 Nationwide Cable Ratings" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 쓸쓸하고찬란하신도깨비<본> 18.680%
  10. ^ "Goblin Rom-Com Sets New Milestone for Cable Soaps". The Chosun Ilbo. January 23, 2017.
  11. ^ Ko, Dong-hwan (April 10, 2016). "Comedy Big League no laughing matter". Korea Times. Retrieved July 20, 2016.
  12. ^ "CJ ENM wins exclusive S. Korean media rights to Asian football matches". Yonhap News Agency. January 29, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  13. ^ "티빙, tvN·XtvN과 '유로 2020' 독점 생중계" (in Korean). ETNews.com. May 24, 2021. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
  14. ^ Hellbusch, Lucas (July 9, 2021). "CJ E&M and Bundesliga agree broadcast deal". Bundesliga International. Retrieved April 26, 2023.
  15. ^ Jones, Rory (May 3, 2022). "UFC lands on CJ ENM in South Korea". SportsPro. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  16. ^ "April 28, 2024 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 눈물의여왕<본> 24.850%
  17. ^ "February 16, 2020 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 토일드라마(사랑의불시착<본>) 21.683%
  18. ^ "Reply 1988 Writes Cable Television History". Stoo Asaie.
  19. ^ "January 16, 2016 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 응답하라1988<본> 18.803%
  20. ^ "January 21, 2017 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 쓸쓸하고찬란하신도깨비<본> 18.680%
  21. ^ "September 30, 2018 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 미스터션샤인<본> 18.129%
  22. ^ "February 14, 2021 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea.co.kr. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  23. ^ "March 5, 2023 Nationwide Cable Ratings". www.nielsenkorea.co.kr. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
  24. ^ "December 4, 2022 Nationwide Cable Ratings". www.nielsenkorea.co.kr. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  25. ^ a b "Nielsen Korea". www.nielsenkorea.co.kr. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  26. ^ "June 12, 2022 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 토일드라마(우리들의블루스<본>) 14.597%
  27. ^ "October 30, 2018 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 월화드라마(백일의낭군님<본>) 14.412%
  28. ^ "May 28, 2020 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 슬기로운 의사생활<본> 14.142%
  29. ^ "September 16, 2021 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 슬기로운의사생활2<본> 14.080%
  30. ^ "October 10, 2021 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 토일드라마(갯마을차차차<본>) 12.665%
  31. ^ "March 12, 2016 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 시그널<본> 12.544%
  32. ^ "September 1, 2019 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 토일드라마(호텔델루나<본>) 12.001%
  33. ^ "February 20, 2024 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 내남편과결혼해줘<본> 11.951%
  34. ^ "April 3, 2022 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 스물다섯스물하나<본> 11.513%
  35. ^ "December 28, 2013 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 응답하라1994 11.509%
  36. ^ "January 18, 2018 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 수목드라마(슬기로운감빵생활<본>) 11.195%
  37. ^ "April 28, 2024 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 눈물의여왕<본> 6,399
  38. ^ "February 16, 2020 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 토일드라마(사랑의불시착<본>) 6,337
  39. ^ "February 14, 2021 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 토일드라마(철인왕후조선중전영혼가출스캔들<본>) 4,749
  40. ^ "September 30, 2018 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 미스터션샤인<본> 4,631
  41. ^ "March 5, 2023 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielson Korea. 1st (tvN) 일타스캔들<본> 4,329
  42. ^ "December 4, 2022 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 슈룹<본> 4,049
  43. ^ "September 16, 2021 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 슬기로운의사생활2<본> 3,853
  44. ^ "September 1, 2019 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 토일드라마(호텔델루나<본>) 3,674
  45. ^ "June 12, 2022 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 토일드라마(우리들의블루스<본>) 3,419
  46. ^ "October 30, 2018 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 월화드라마(백일의낭군님<본>) 3,264
  47. ^ "October 10, 2021 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 토일드라마(갯마을차차차<본>) 3,237
  48. ^ "January 18, 2018 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 수목드라마(슬기로운감빵생활<본>) 3,063
  49. ^ "April 3, 2022 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 스물다섯스물하나<본> 3,047
  50. ^ "January 13, 2019 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 토일드라마(알함브라궁전의추억<본>) 2,853
  51. ^ "October 9, 2022 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 작은아씨들<본> 11.105%
  52. ^ "October 24, 2021 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 특별기획지리산<본> 2,586
  53. ^ "November 29, 2018 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 수목드라마(남자친구<본>) 2,473
  54. ^ "March 4, 2019 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 월화드라마(왕이된남자<본>) 2,447
  55. ^ "June 27, 2021 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (tvN) 토일드라마(하이바이마마<본>) 1,915

External links[edit]

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