Queen of Tears shatters records with over 600 million viewing hours

'Queen of Tears' continues to reign in viewership charts, weeks after it concluded its run. Kim Soo Hyun and Kim Ji Won starrer 'Queen of Tears' aired from March 9 to April 28 and recorded an average viewership of 24.9 percent. While on OTT, the 16-episode drama has been in the TOP 10 chart for 13 consecutive weeks and has surpassed cumulative viewing hours of 600 million (617.8 million).
The highly anticipated finale etched an unforgettable record, claiming the title of the highest-rated drama finale in tvN's storied legacy.As per Nielsen Korea's data, the finale of ‘Queen of Tears’ recorded nationwide average rating of 24.850 percent, beating the previous record set by Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin starrer ‘Crash Landing on You’ in February 2020, which achieved 21.683 percent for its final episode.
The series follows the tumultuous journey of Hong Hae-in, a third-generation chaebol heiress of Queens Group, and Baek Hyun-woo, a farmer's son from Yongdu-ri, as they navigate personal crisis and rediscover love throughout their three-year marriage.
This series also starred Park Sung-hoon, Kwak Dong-yeon and Lee Joo-bin.