MBC’s The Golden Spoon (2022) follows a student from a poor family who seeks something new with his life condition through a golden spoon, changing fate with a wealthy friend.
Genre: Fantasy, Psychological, Drama
Based on: a webtoon “The Golden Spoon” by HD3
No of episodes: 16
Writers: Kim Eun-hee, Yoon Eun-kyung
Director: Song Hyun-wook
Network: MBC
Streaming platform: Disney+
Date: September 23 – November 12, 2022 (Fridays and Saturdays at 21:50 KST)
Cast:
- Yook Sung-jae as Lee Seung-cheon
- Lee Jong-won as Hwang Tae-yong
- Jung Chae-yeon as Na Joo-hee
- Yeonwoo as Oh Yeo-jin
Nielsen Korea: Nationwide TV Viewership Rating
| Rating | South Korean viewers in millions | Episode | 2022 |
| 5.4% | 0.958 | 1 | September 23 |
| 7.4% | 1.324 | 2 | September 24 |
| 5.5% | 0.970 | 3 | October 1 |
| 5.1% | 0.854 | 4 | October 2 |
| 5.9% | 1.068 | 5 | October 7 |
| 5.3% | 0.892 | 6 | October 8 |
| 6.1% | 1.041 | 7 | October 14 |
| 4.6% | 0.768 | 8 | October 15 |
| 7.8% | 1.329 | 9 | October 21 |
| 5.6% | 1.066 | 10 | October 22 |
| 7.8% | 1.276 | 11 | October 28 |
| 4.7% | 0.778 | 12 | October 29 |
| 5.5% | 1.001 | 13 | November 4 |
| 5.1% | 0.882 | 14 | November 5 |
| 5.2% | 0.861 | 15 | November 11 |
| 6.0% | 1.090 | 16 | November 12 |
Good Data: Drama Buzzworthy Rankings
| 2022 | The Golden Spoon | Yook Sung-jae | Lee Jong-won | Jung Chae-yeon |
| Sept Week 4 | 2nd | 3rd | – | – |
| Sept Week 5 | 2nd | 5th | – | – |
| Oct Week 1 | 3rd | 5th | – | – |
| Oct Week 2 | 4th | 6th | 8th | 10th |
| Oct Week 3 | 4th | 5th | – | – |
| Oct Week 4 | 3rd | 6th | 9th | – |
| November Week 1 | 2nd | 3rd | – | – |
| November Week 2 | 2nd | 3rd | – | – |
Official posters from MBC
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