"Light and Shadow" remains atop ratings chart, "THE CHASER" follows fast

Photos of MBC's "Light and Shadow" (top), SBS' "THE CHASER" (center) and KBS' "Big" (bottom) [MBC, SBS, KBS]

MBC's "Light and Shadow" is enjoying its continued triumph atop the Monday and Tuesday primetime ratings chart but figures of SBS' "THE CHASER" show some indications that the chart-topper will face a tight competition soon.

"Light and Shadow" has been spending the last few months at No. 1 on the chart but while its ratings dropped slightly to 19.4 percent, "THE CHASER" saw another increase in its ratings and posted 12.8 percent this week, according to TNmS (Total National Multimedia Statistics).

"THE CHASER," which stars two veteran actors Son Hyun-joo, Kim Sang-joong, kicked off to a smooth start by attracting 10.4 percent of the viewers for the first two episodes, and has been staying stable at No. 2 the past three weeks.

Coming last on the chart is Gong Yoo and Lee Min-jung's "Big" on KBS, and the romantic comedy series posted lower-than-expected numbers between seven to eight percent during the same time frame.

According to data compiled by AGB Nielson Media Research, meanwhile, "Light and Shadow" grabbed the top seed by pulling in 18.9 percent of the TV audience this week.

Coming in the same order as TNmS', "THE CHASER" and "Big " each had 10.8 and 8.1 percent of the audience tuned in on Monday and Tuesday.

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