Moonlight Drawn By Clouds (Love in the Moonlight) Beats Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo For The Second Time!

The recently aired South Korean historical drama entitled Moonlight Drawn by Clouds or also known as Love in the Moonlight still at the top spot of the TV Popularity Chart in South Korea beating its rival drama, Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo.

According to the data showed on Tuesday, Moonlight Drawn by Clouds topped the TV popularity chart with a Content Power Index (CPI) of 295.5 points for the second week of the month of September. Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo was dethroned by the Love in the Moonlight which are both gaining high ratings and always competing at the top spot of the viewership rating nationwide.

The measure of the popularity of the TV shows is based on the number of views, keyword searches, and mentions in social networking sites. The company who is responsible for the media rating is measured by Nielsen Korea while CJ E&M Company is responsible for the development of the Content Power Index (CPI).  

According to the data released by Nielsen Korea, Love in the Moonlight garnered 21.3 percent of viewership rating nationwide, after the airing of its ninth episode on Monday. The data is considered high in South Korea for a weekday drama series.

Moonlight Drawn by Clouds (Love in the Moonlight) is a story about a prince who fell in love with a eunuch, who later on he found out that he is a girl disguised as a man.

On the other hand, "Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo" is a historical drama series on SBS channel starring IU and Lee Joon-gi. The story is about a girl who time travelled back in time at the Goryeo dynasty where she fell in love with one of the Wang Family's 4th prince. The drama garnered 250.4 CPI points that placed it on the second rank.

While the variety show entitled "Infinite Challenge" on MBC channel garnered 241.6 CPI points was at third place followed by "W" which scored 235.9 CPI points that airs every Wednesday and Thursday on the same channel.

Furthermore, tvN drama entitled "Drinking Solo" is at fifth place with 234.4 CPI points followed by "Uncontrollably Fond" from KBS 2TV with 226.1 points and "King of Masked Singer" , a singing competition on MBC channel got 224.2 points.

"Jealousy Incarnate" from SBS TV got the eight spot with 223.3 CPI points.