“I Am A Singer” to take on “1 Night 2 Days” head-on for viewer ratings

[newlines.livejournal.com]

 

MBC recently announced that they will be broadcasting a special, 155-minute long episode of “I Am A Singer” come July 3rd.

According to MBC producers on June 22nd, MBC’s “New Recruits” will air their last episode on July 26th, but because its replacement show, “Home Dream”, will only begin broadcasting on July 10th, MBC decided to fill in the empty time slot on the 3rd with a special episode of “I Am A Singer”.

With the special episode of “I Am A Singer” to air at the same time as KBS 2TV’s hit program, “1 Night 2 Days”, many have begun to wonder which show will take the top spot in the best viewer ratings.

“I Am A Singer” previously battled it out against top show “Qualification of Men” and managed to beat them in viewership ratings.

Rumor has it that the two shows may actually end up being broadcast in the same time slot from July 10th forward, as it was reported that the producers of “I Am A Singer” are prepared to adjust the time slot for the show according to how the viewer ratings turn out for the episode on July 3rd.

Source: allkpop via nate

i have to say, this is one of the times that i'm glad that i don't live in korea and have to watch variety shows through the internet, because if i had to choose, i would be devastated! 

Comments

[ayumikoshiro.livejournal.com]

Why would they do that 1 Night 2 Days is a constant show killer. And the fanbase isn't that different right.

[newlines.livejournal.com]

they probably want to see who get higher ratings, which would mean that viewers would be forced to watch between the two shows, and then you can get a sense of which show is more popular. its just this 155 minute special thats competing with 1N2D, so they could just be testing the waters if they wanted to move the time slot up.

and i would say that they do share a lot of the same viewership, since both are shows that you could watch comfortably with your family after dinner. i'm not sure which would rate higher though, since i am a singer is airing a special, and so some 1N2D viewers might just hold off watching that weeks show to watch the special.

[ayumikoshiro.livejournal.com]

I hope this doesn't backfire on them and they decide to cancel it if the ratings seem low. Why can't they just be satisfied with what they have.

[seungigi.livejournal.com]

I am a singer actually makes 1n2d views drop when it stops airing (not all of them and not that drastically, but it's a considerable change) so I think they stand a decent chance to at least bag half of the viewer percentage in the beginning at least.

[baeby-bloo-skys.livejournal.com]

i would watch this instead of 1n2d, but then again this is one of my favorite shows right now

[bydaylight.livejournal.com]

lol sorry but 1N2D >>>>>>> every show ever for me :)