Updated: January 3, 2023
Here are the most watched TV series in South Korea in 2022: TV ratings are based on nationwide viewership data from Nielsen Korea.
| Nationwide Rating | Title | Network | Cast / Creators |
| 38.2% | Young Lady & Gentleman (2021-2022) | KBS2 | Starring: Ji Hyun-woo, Lee Se-hee and Cha Hwa-yeon Writer: Kim Sa-kyung Director: Shin Chang-seok |
| 29.4% | It’s Beautiful Now (2022) | KBS2 | Starring: Yoon Shi-yoon, Bae Da-bin, Oh Min-suk Writer: Ha Myeong-hee Director: Kim Seong-geun |
| 26.9% | Reborn Rich (2022) | JTBC | Starring: Song Joong-ki, Lee Sung-min, Shin Hyun-been Writers: Kim Tae-hee, Kim Eun-jae Director: Jeong Dae-yun |
| 23.5% | Three Bold Siblings (2022-2023) | KBS2 | Starring: Lee Hana, Lim Ju-hwan, Wang Bit-na, Kim So-eun, Lee Tae-sung Writer: Kim In-yeong Director: Park Man-yeong |
| 20.2% | Bravo My Life (2022) | KBS1 | Starring: Nam Sang-ji, Yang Byung-yeol, Lee Si-gang, Cha Min-ji Writer: Gu Ji-won Director: Seong Jun-hae |
| 19.5% | The All-Round Wife (2021-2022) | KBS1 | Starring: Han Da-gam, Han Sang-jin, Shin Seung-hwan, Shim Ji-ho Writer: Kim Ji-wan Director: Choi Ji-young |
| 17.8% | Gold Mask (2022) | KBS2 | Starring: Cha Ye-ryun, Na Young-hee, Lee Hwi-hyang. Writer: Kim Min-joo Director: Eo Soo-sun |
| 17.8% | The Love In Your Eyes (2022-2023) | KBS1 | Starring: Baek Sung-Hyun, Bae Noo-ri, Choi Yoon-ra, Jung Su-hwan Writer: Na Seung-hyun Director: Ko Young-tak |
| 17.5% | Extraordinary Attorney Woo (2022) | ENA | Starring: Park Eun-bin, Kang Tae-oh Writer: Moon Ji-won Director: Yoo In-shik |
| 17.4% | The Red Sleeve (2021-2022) | MBC | Starring: Lee Jun-ho, Lee Se-young, and Kang Hoon Writer: Jung Hae-ri Directors: Jung Ji-in and Song Yeon-hwa |
| 16.8% | Under The Queen’s Umbrella (2022) | tvN | Starring: Kim Hye-soo, Kim Hae-sook, Choi Won-young Writer: Park Ba-ra Director: Kim Hyung-sik |
| 16.2% | Love Twist (2021-2022) | KBS2 | Starring: Hahm Eun-jung, Kim Jin-yeop, and Son Seong-yoon Writer: Lee Eun-joo Director: Kim Won-yong |
| 15.4% | Vengeance Of The Bride (2022-2023) | KBS2 | Starring: Park Hana, Kang Ji-seub, Park Yoon-Jae, Oh Seung-ah Writer: Song Jeong-rim Director: Park Ki-hyun |
| 15.2% | One Dollar Lawyer (2022) | SBS | Starring: Namgoong Min, Kim Ji-eun Writers: Choi Su-jin, Choi Chang-hwan Directors: Kim Jae-hyun, Shin Jung-hoon |
| 14.5% | Our Blues (2022) | tvN | Starring: Lee Byung-hun, Shin Min-a, Cha Seung-won, Han Ji-min, Kim Woo-bin Writer: Noh Hee-kyung Director: Kim Kyu-tae |
| 13.7% | Big Mouth (2022) | MBC | Starring: Lee Jong-suk, Im Yoo-nah Writer: Kim Ha-ram Director: Oh Chung-hwan |
| 12.0% | Again My Life (2022) | SBS | Starring: Lee Joon-gi, Lee Geung-young and Kim Ji-eun Writer: J, Kim Yul Directors: Han Chul-soo, Kim Yong-min |
| 11.7% | The King Of Tears, Lee Bang-won (2021-2022) | KBS1 | Starring: Joo Sang-wook, Park Jin-hee, Kim Young-chul Writer: Lee Jung-woo Directors: Kim Hyung-il, Shim Jae-hyun |
| 11.6% | Business Proposal (2022) | SBS | Starring: Ahn Hyo-seop, Kim Se-jeong, Kim Min-kyu and Seol In-ah Writers: Han Sul-hee, Hong Bo-hee Director: Park Sun-ho |
| 11.5% | Twenty-Five Twenty-One (2022) | tvN | Starring: Kim Tae-ri, Nam Joo-hyuk, Bona and Lee Joo-myung Writer: Kwon Do-eun Director: Jung Ji-hyun |
| 11.1% | Little Women (2022) | tvN | Starring: Kim Go-eun, Nam Ji-hyun, Park Ji-hoo, Wi Ha-joon Writer: Chung Seo-kyung Director: Kim Hee-won |
| 10.7% | Why Her? (2022) | SBS | Starring: Seo Hyun-jin, Hwang In-youp, Huh Joon-ho, and Bae In-hyuk Writer: Kim Ji-eun Director: Park Soo-jin |
| 10.3% | The First Responders 1 (2022) | SBS | Starring: Kim Rae-won, Son Ho-jun, Gong Seung-yeon Writer: Min Ji-eun Director: Shin Kyung-soo |
| 10.3% | Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce) Season 3 (2022) | TV Chosun | Starring: Sung Hoon, Lee Tae-gon, Park Joo-mi, Lee Ga-ryeong, Lee Min-young, Jeon Soo-kyeong and Jeon No-min Writer: Phoebe Directors: Oh Sang-won, Choi Young-su |
| 10.0% | Military Prosecutor Doberman (2022) | tvN | Starring: Ahn Bo-hyun and Jo Bo-ah Writer: Yoon Hyun-mo Director: Jin Chang-gyu |
| 9.3% | Uncle (2021-2022) | TV Chosun | Starring: Oh Jung-se, Jeon Hye-jin, Lee Kyung-hoon, Park Sun-young, Lee Sang-woo and Lee Si-won Writer: Park Ji-sook Director: Ji Young-soo |
| 9.2% | Alchemy Of Souls Part 1 (2022) | tvN | Starring: Lee Jae-wook, Jung So-min, Hwang Min-hyun, Arin, Yoo In-soo, Go Yoon-jung Writers: Hong Jung-eun and Hong Mi-ran Director: Kim Seong-yoon |
| 9.0% | Tracer (2022) | MBC | Starring: Yim Si-wan, Go Ah-sung, Son Hyun-joo and Park Yong-woo Writer: Kim Hyun-jung Director: Lee Seung-young |
| 8.9% | Bloody Heart (2022) | KBS2 | Starring: Lee Joon, Kang Han-na and Jang Hyuk Writer: Park Pil-joo Director: Yoo Young-eun |
| 8.4% | Alchemy Of Souls Part 2 (2022-2023) | tvN | Starring: Lee Jae-wook, Go Yoon-jung, Hwang Min-hyun, Arin, Yoo In-soo Writers: Hong Jung-eun and Hong Mi-ran Director: Kim Seong-yoon |
| 8.4% | The Secret House (2022) | MBC | Starring: Seo Ha-jun, Lee Young-eun, Kim Jung-heon Writer: Won Yeong-ok Director: Lee Min-soo |
| 8.3% | Through The Darkness (2022) | SBS | Starring: Kim Nam-gil, Jin Seon-kyu, Kim Sojin Writer: Seol Yi-na Director: Park Bo-ram |
| 8.1% | Thirty-Nine (2022) | JTBC | Starring: Son Ye-jin, Jeon Mi-do and Kim Ji-hyun Writer: Yoo Yeong-ah Director: Kim Sang-ho |
| 8.0% | The Good Detective 2 (2022) | JTBC | Starring: Son Hyun-joo, Jang Seung-jo, Kim Hyo-jin, Jung Moon-sung Writer: Choi Jin-won Director: Jo Nam-gook |
| 7.9% | Ghost Doctor (2022) | tvN | Starring: Rain, Uee, Kim Bum, and Son Na-eun Written by: Kim Sun-soo Directed by: Boo Seong-cheol |
| 7.8% | The Golden Spoon (2022) | MBC | Starring: Yook Sung-jae, Lee Jong-won, Jung Chae-yeon, Yeonwoo Writers: Kim Eun-hee, Yoon Eun-kyung Director: Song Hyun-wook |
| 7.8% | Forecasting Love And Weather (2022) | JTBC | Starring: Park Min-young, Song Kang, Yoon Park and Yura Writer: Seon Yeong Director: Cha Young-hoon |
| 7.6% | Tomorrow (2022) | MBC | Starring: Kim Hee-sun, Rowoon, Lee Soo-hyuk, Yoon Ji-on Writers: Park Ran-i, Park Ja-kyung, Kim Yu-jin Directors: Kim Tae-yoon, Sung Chi-wook |
| 7.3% | Game Of Witches (2022-2023) | MBC | Starring: Jang Seo-hee, Oh Chang-seok, Kim Kyu-seon, Han Ji-wan, Lee Jung-gil, Yoon Mi-ra Writer: Lee Do-hyeon Director: Lee Hyeong-seon |
| 7.2% | Curtain Call (2022) | KBS2 | Starring: Kang Ha-neul, Ha Ji-won, Go Doo-shim Writer: Jo Seong-geol Director: Yun Sang-ho |
| 7.2% | Doctor Lawyer (2022) | MBC | Starring: So Ji-sub, Im Soo-hyang, Shin Sung-rok, and Lee Joo-bin Writer: Jang Hong-cheol Director: Lee Yong-seok |
| 7.1% | The Law Cafe (2022) | KBS2 | Starring: Lee Seung-gi and Lee Se-young Writer: Im Ji-eun Director: Lee Eun-jin |
| 7.0% | Red Balloon (2022-2023) | TV Chosun | Starring:Â Seo Ji-hye, Lee Sung-jae, Hong Soo-hyun, Lee Sang-woo, Lee Bo-hee Writer:Â Moon Yeong-nam Director:Â Jin Hyeong-wook |
| 6.7% | My Liberation Notes (2022) | JTBC | Starring: Lee Min-ki, Kim Ji-won, Son Seok-koo, and Lee El Writer: Park Hae-young Director: Kim Seok-yoon |
Source: Nielsen Korea
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