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Doctor X leads the week as new dramas make strong weekend debuts
TV drama ratings for October 5 to 11 showed mixed results, with four new shows making their debuts.
Doctor X – Mafia in White started on Friday at 11.4% and rose to 14.9% for its second episode on Saturday.
100 Days of Deception began on Saturday at 5.3%, then reached 7.6% on Sunday.
Love on the Menu recorded the highest rating listed, climbing from 14.7% on Saturday to 16.3% on Sunday.
Between Steps and Kidnap Game had quieter starts, with ratings of 1.8% and 0.3% for their first episodes.
The Ordinary Jackpot aired two episodes on Monday because a soccer match was scheduled for Tuesday; its ratings were 3.1% and 5.9%.
The figures show that some new dramas gained viewers over their first episodes, while other series rose or fell during the week.
Four new shows launched during the week of October 5-11, 2026.
Doctor X – Mafia in White debuted on SBS with ratings of 11.4% on Friday and 14.9% on Saturday.
100 Days of Deception began on tvN with ratings of 5.3% on Saturday and 7.6% on Sunday.
Love on the Menu recorded the week's highest listed rating, reaching 16.3% on Sunday.
The Ordinary Jackpot aired two episodes on Monday because of a Tuesday soccer match, recording both its lowest and highest numbers of the week.
- Who
- The shows covered include Doctor X – Mafia in White, 100 Days of Deception, and other ongoing dramas.
- What
- Four new shows launched, while weekly ratings varied across the listed dramas.
- When
- October 5-11, 2026.
- Where
- The shows aired on Korean broadcast channels including SBS, tvN, KBS, ENA, Channel A, and JTBC.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
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Between Steps aired its first episode on ENA, rating 1.8%.
Kidnap Game aired its first episode on Channel A, rating 0.3%.
Doctor X – Mafia in White debuted on SBS with a rating of 11.4%.
100 Days of Deception debuted on tvN with a rating of 5.3%, while Doctor X – Mafia in White's second episode rated 14.9%.
100 Days of Deception's second episode rated 7.6%, and Love on the Menu reached 16.3%.
- New shows
- Four launched during October 5-11, 2026
- Doctor X – Mafia in White
- SBS; 11.4% for episode 1 and 14.9% for episode 2
- 100 Days of Deception
- tvN; 5.3% for episode 1 and 7.6% for episode 2
- Highest listed rating
- Love on the Menu; 16.3% on October 11
- The Ordinary Jackpot
- Two episodes aired on October 5 because of a Tuesday soccer match
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