Logo used since 2021
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| Country | South Korea |
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| Headquarters | CJ E&M Center, 66 Sangamsan-ro, Sangam-dong, Mapo District, Seoul, South Korea |
| Programming | |
| Picture format | 1080i HDTV |
| Ownership | |
| Owner | CJ ENM Entertainment Division (CJ Group) |
| Key people | Kang Ho-sung (President & CEO) |
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| History | |
| Launched | October 9, 2006; 17 years ago (2006-10-09) |
| Former names | Channel M (Asian feed) |
| Links | |
| Website | tvn |
| Availability | |
| Streaming media | |
| TVING (South Korea) | Live C00551 |
tvN (originally standing for Total Variety Network) is a South Korean nationwide pay television network owned by CJ ENM Entertainment Division. 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.
tvN dramas are exported to various countries in Asia and the Americas. tvN's highest-rated television 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 a 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.
| Airtime | Series | Korean title | Start date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday and Sunday at 21:20 (KST) | The Auditors | 감사합니다 | July 6, 2024[11] |
| Airtime | Program | Korean title | Start date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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[12] | 코미디빅리그 | September 17, 2011 |
Along with sporting lineups aired on tvN – tvN Sports was launched as a standalone channel in 2022.
The table below lists the top 20 dramas with the highest average audience share ratings (nationwide), corresponding episode with highest rating and the date.
| # | Series | Nationwide household rating (Nielsen) |
Final episode date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Queen of Tears | 24.850% | April 28, 2024 | [17] |
| 2 | Crash Landing on You | 21.683% | February 16, 2020 | [18] |
| 3 | Reply 1988 | 18.803% | January 16, 2016 | [19][20] |
| 4 | Guardian: The Lonely and Great God | 18.680% | January 21, 2017 | [21] |
| 5 | Mr. Sunshine | 18.129% | September 30, 2018 | [22] |
| 6 | Mr. Queen | 17.371% | February 14, 2021 | [23] |
| 7 | Crash Course in Romance | 17.038% | March 5, 2023 | [24] |
| 8 | Under the Queen's Umbrella | 16.852% | December 4, 2022 | [25] |
| 9 | Vincenzo | 14.636% | May 2, 2021 | [26] |
| 10 | Our Blues | 14.597% | June 12, 2022 | [27] |
| 11 | 100 Days My Prince | 14.412% | October 30, 2018 | [28] |
| 12 | Hospital Playlist | 14.142% | May 28, 2020 | [29] |
| 13 | Hospital Playlist 2 | 14.080% | September 16, 2021 | [30] |
| 14 | Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha | 12.665% | October 17, 2021 | [31] |
| 15 | Signal | 12.544% | March 12, 2016 | [32] |
| 16 | Hotel del Luna | 12.001% | September 1, 2019 | [33] |
| 17 | Marry My Husband | 11.951% | February 20, 2024 | [34] |
| 18 | Twenty-Five Twenty-One | 11.513% | April 3, 2022 | [35] |
| 19 | Reply 1994 | 11.509% | December 28, 2013 | [36] |
| 20 | Prison Playbook | 11.195% | January 18, 2018 | [37] |
The table below shows the top 20 dramas with the highest nationwide viewers (in millions), corresponding episode with highest nationwide viewers and the final episode date.
| # | Series | Nationwide viewers number in million (Nielsen) |
Final episode date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Queen of Tears | 6.399 | April 28, 2024 | [38] |
| 2 | Crash Landing on You | 6.337 | February 16, 2020 | [39] |
| 3 | Mr. Queen | 4.749 | February 14, 2021 | [40] |
| 4 | Mr. Sunshine | 4.631 | September 30, 2018 | [41] |
| 5 | Crash Course in Romance | 4.329 | March 5, 2023 | [42] |
| 6 | Under the Queen's Umbrella | 4.029 | December 4, 2022 | [43] |
| 7 | Hospital Playlist 2 | 3.853 | September 16, 2021 | [44] |
| 8 | Vincenzo | 3.841 | May 2, 2021 | [26] |
| 9 | Hotel del Luna | 3.674 | September 1, 2019 | [45] |
| 10 | Our Blues | 3.419 | June 12, 2022 | [46] |
| 11 | 100 Days My Prince | 3.264 | October 30, 2018 | [47] |
| 12 | Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha | 3.237 | October 17, 2021 | [48] |
| 13 | Prison Playbook | 3.063 | January 18, 2018 | [49] |
| 14 | Twenty-Five Twenty-One | 3.047 | April 3, 2022 | [50] |
| 15 | Memories of the Alhambra | 2.853 | January 20, 2019 | [51] |
| 16 | Little Women | 2.618 | October 9, 2022 | [52] |
| 17 | Jirisan | 2.586 | December 12, 2021 | [53] |
| 18 | Encounter | 2.473 | January 24, 2019 | [54] |
| 19 | The Crowned Clown | 2.447 | March 4, 2019 | [55] |
| 20 | Mine | 2.429 | June 27, 2021 | [56] |
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1st (tvN) 응답하라1988<본> 18.803%
1st (tvN) 쓸쓸하고찬란하신도깨비<본> 18.680%
1st (tvN) 눈물의여왕<본> 24.850%
1st (tvN) 토일드라마(사랑의불시착<본>) 21.683%
1st (tvN) 응답하라1988<본> 18.803%
1st (tvN) 쓸쓸하고찬란하신도깨비<본> 18.680%
1st (tvN) 미스터션샤인<본> 18.129%
1st (tvN) 토일드라마(우리들의블루스<본>) 14.597%
1st (tvN) 월화드라마(백일의낭군님<본>) 14.412%
1st (tvN) 슬기로운 의사생활<본> 14.142%
1st (tvN) 슬기로운의사생활2<본> 14.080%
1st (tvN) 토일드라마(갯마을차차차<본>) 12.665%
1st (tvN) 시그널<본> 12.544%
1st (tvN) 토일드라마(호텔델루나<본>) 12.001%
1st (tvN) 내남편과결혼해줘<본> 11.951%
1st (tvN) 스물다섯스물하나<본> 11.513%
1st (tvN) 응답하라1994 11.509%
1st (tvN) 수목드라마(슬기로운감빵생활<본>) 11.195%
1st (tvN) 눈물의여왕<본> 6,399
1st (tvN) 토일드라마(사랑의불시착<본>) 6,337
1st (tvN) 토일드라마(철인왕후조선중전영혼가출스캔들<본>) 4,749
1st (tvN) 미스터션샤인<본> 4,631
1st (tvN) 일타스캔들<본> 4,329
1st (tvN) 슈룹<본> 4,049
1st (tvN) 슬기로운의사생활2<본> 3,853
1st (tvN) 토일드라마(호텔델루나<본>) 3,674
1st (tvN) 토일드라마(우리들의블루스<본>) 3,419
1st (tvN) 월화드라마(백일의낭군님<본>) 3,264
1st (tvN) 토일드라마(갯마을차차차<본>) 3,237
1st (tvN) 수목드라마(슬기로운감빵생활<본>) 3,063
1st (tvN) 스물다섯스물하나<본> 3,047
1st (tvN) 토일드라마(알함브라궁전의추억<본>) 2,853
1st (tvN) 작은아씨들<본> 11.105%
1st (tvN) 특별기획지리산<본> 2,586
1st (tvN) 수목드라마(남자친구<본>) 2,473
1st (tvN) 월화드라마(왕이된남자<본>) 2,447
1st (tvN) 토일드라마(하이바이마마<본>) 1,915
