”When the Phone Rings” ends with 8.6% for final episode... Lim Ji-Eon's ”The Legend of Mrs. Ok” surpasses 10%

*Contains synopsis and spoilers. MBC Fri-Sat TV series "When That Phone Rings," based on the romance web novel of the same name, ended with its highest audience ratings ever.
According to Nielsen Korea, a ratings research company, the final episode of the TV series, which aired at 9:50 p.m. the previous day, recorded a rating of 8.6% (nationwide), breaking its own record.
The TV series follows the story of Presidential Spokesperson Baek Sa-eon (Yoo Young-seok) and Hong Hee-joo (Choi Soobin), a sign language interpreter who is unable to speak due to a childhood accident, as a married couple for three years.
Although they spend their time together, they are a fake couple with no communication between them, but after receiving a threatening phone call, they come to know each other's feelings, and the process is depicted over the course of 12 episodes.
In the final episode, when Hee-ju asked why he disappeared, Sa-on replied, "You needed time to punish me," and the scene achieved a peak viewership rating of 10.1%.
The JTBC historical drama "The Legend of Mr. and Mrs. Ok - False Identity, True Life" starring Lim Ji-Eon also recorded a rating of 10.3% on the 4th, becoming the first episode 9 to surpass the 10% rating barrier.
Episode 9, which aired that day, had the highest viewership ratings among all weekend TV series, and the 2049 (ages 20-49) viewership rating was 3.5%, ranking first among all channels.
In addition, the tvNTV series "Stars Are Rumored," starring Lee Min-ho and Kong Hyo-jin, is a space-themed TV series that has been gathering hot topics.
The initial viewership rating for "I'll Do It" was 3.3%.