2023 in South Korean television
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This is a non-comprehensive list of Television in South Korea related events from 2023.
Legend
- Light blue indicates local programming.
- Gray indicates encore programming.
- Blue-gray indicates news programming.
- Light green indicates sporting events.
- Red indicates series being burned off and other irregularly scheduled programs, including specials and movies.
- Light gold indicates programming produced outside of the South Korea.
- Light yellow indicates the current schedule.
- highlight Yellow highlights indicates the top-10 most watched programs of the season.
- highlight Cyan highlights indicates numbers 11-20 most watched programs of the season.
- highlight Magenta highlights indicates numbers 21-30 most watched programs of the season.
- highlight Highlights indicates that it falls in multiple of the above categories.
Schedule
- New series to broadcast television are highlighted in bold.
- Repeat airings or same-day rebroadcasts are indicated by (R).
- All times are Korea Standard Time.
Sunday
| Network | 4:00 p.m. | 5:00 p.m. | 6:00 p.m. | 7:00 p.m. | 8:00 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | 10:00 p.m. | 11:00 p.m. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBS | July | Inkigayo | Revenant (R) | Running Man | SBS 8 NEWS | My Little Old Boy | National Office of Investigation-Director's CUT (R) | ||
| Last Summer | Same Bed, Different Dreams 2: You Are My Destiny (R) | Moo-Jang Show (R) | |||||||
| KBS 2TV | July | The Real Has Come! (3:20 p.m., R) | Boss in the Mirror | 2 Days & 1 Night | The Real Has Come! | Road to Mad | 9th Current | ||
| Channel A | Summer | Watch Dr. Oh's Golden Clinic (R) | Channel A NEWS TOP 10 (5:40 p.m.) | News A | Men's life groom class these days (R) | My Golden Kids (R) | Now On My Way to Meet You | ||
| KBS 1TV | Summer | Animal Bestfriend (R) | KBS NEWS Animal Kingdom |
Open Concert | KBS NEWS Issue Ssam | KBS UHD Luxury | KBS News 9 | The Day | Docu Insight (R) |
| MBC | Summer | Hangout with Yoo (R) | Adventure by Accident 2 (R) | King of Mask Singer | MBC NEWS DESK Straight |
Adventure by Accident 2 | Unexpected | ||
| Last Summer | Various programming (R) | Various programming (R) | |||||||
| TV CHOSUN | Pre-Summer | Various programming | Durian's Affair(R) | TV CHOSUN News 7 | Star Documentary My Way | Durian's Affair | Show Queen | ||
| Summer | Show Queen(R) | ||||||||
| Last Summer | Various programming | Angry battle: The singing king of this area | Masterpiece studio: Order it right away | ||||||
| October | My Happy End | Various programming | |||||||
| tvN | Pre-Summer | Various programming | 290milions(R) | 290milions | See You in My 19th Life | Various programming | |||
| Summer | The Uncanny Counter 2: Counter Punch | O'PENing | |||||||
Monday
| Network | 7:50 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | 9:10 p.m. | 9:50 p.m. | 10:30 p.m. | 11:10 p.m. | 11:50 p.m. | 12:30 a.m. | 1:10 a.m. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBS | Summer | SBS 8 NEWS | lifemaster | Same Bed, Different Dreams 2: You Are My Destiny | SBS Nightline | Sports Tonight | ||||
| KBS 2TV | July | Woman in a Veil | Doggy | Heartbeat | The Live | I Love Sports | Studio K | |||
| September | Graceful Empire | My Lovely Boxer | ||||||||
| Channel A | July | News A (7 p.m.) | the days of the Pure Land | My Golden Kids (R) | No, Thank You 2 | Watch Dr. Oh's Golden Clinic (R) | ||||
| September | 4 People on the Table | My Golden Kids (R) | Men's life groom class these days (R) | |||||||
| KBS 1TV | Pre-Summer | Korean language BATTLE | Apple of My Eye | KBS News 9 | Golden Oldies | KBS Newsline W | 9th Current (R) | Various programming | ||
| Summer | Various programming | Various programming | ||||||||
| MBC | Summer | MBC NEWS DESK (7:40 p.m.) | If we don't fight | Marriage Hell | Sports Magazine | Various programming | ||||
| TV CHOSUN | Pre-Summer | The story of reincarnation | TV CHOSUN News 9 | RAMYUN Bros. | Special Edition of Guest Heo Young-man's Trip to Baekban | Medical documentary Medicine (R) | ||||
| Summer | Show Queen | |||||||||
| Last Summer | Trot Trip | Survival king (R) | ||||||||
| tvN | Pre-Summer | 290milions(R) | Delightfully Deceitful | Busan Boys | Various programming | |||||
| Summer | You Quiz on the Block(R) | My Lovely Liar | Bros on Foot | |||||||
Tuesday
| Network | 7:50 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. | 10:00 p.m. | 10:30 p.m. | 11:00 p.m. | 12:00 a.m. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBS | Summer | SBS 8 NEWS | Dolsing Fourmen | Strong Heart League | SBS Nightline | ||||
| Last Summer | Moo-Jang Show | ||||||||
| KBS 2TV | July | Woman in a Veil | The Return of Superman | Heartbeat | The Live | 2nd House 2 (R) | |||
| September | Graceful Empire | My Lovely Boxer | (R) | ||||||
| Channel A | July | News A (7 p.m.) | Mommy Ko Doo Shim | Welcome Back, Map of the move | My Golden Kids (R) | Watch Dr. Oh's Golden Clinic (R) | |||
| September | Watch Dr. Oh's Golden Clinic (September-) | My special day (R) | Steel Troops 3 | ||||||
| KBS 1TV | Summer | My Neighbor, Charles | Apple of My Eye | KBS News 9 | Current Chang(The Window) | KBS Newsline W | Issue Ssam (R) | Love for disabled family (R) | |
| ENA | Summer | Lies Hidden in My Garden (7:15 p.m., R) | Real 'Law'mans, a man and woman in a lawsuit | Lies Hidden in My Garden | Various programming | ||||
| Not Others (7:15 p.m., R) | Not Others | ||||||||
| TV CHOSUN | Summer | Crisis Escape Survival King | TV CHOSUN News 9 | I Love Tuesday Night | |||||
| tvN | Pre-Summer | Free 19 (7:30 p.m.) | Delightfully Deceitful | Naked World History 3 | A poor golfer (with tvN STORY) | ||||
| Summer | My Lovely Liar | ||||||||
Wednesday
| Network | 7:50 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | 9:10 p.m. | 9:50 p.m. | 10:30 p.m. | 11:10 p.m. | 11:50 p.m. | 12:30 a.m. | 1:10 a.m. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBS | Summer | SBS 8 NEWS | Kick A Goal | National Office of Investigation-Director's CUT | SBS Nightline | Donation World Special | Open TV viewers' world (R) | |||
| KBS 2TV | July | Woman in a Veil | Problem Child in House | Smokinggun | The Live | I Love Sports | The Return of Superman (R) | |||
| Channel A | Pre-Summer | News A (7 p.m.) | a 100-year-old project (R) | Men's life groom class these days | My Golden Kids (R) | Heart Signal 4 (R) | ||||
| July | A Man Who Feeds The Dog: House for Pet | |||||||||
| KBS 1TV | Summer | Workman | Apple of My Eye | KBS News 9 | The secret of life and death | KBS Newsline W | Current Chang(The Window) (R) | Network Special | ||
| MBC | Summer | MBC NEWS DESK (7:40 p.m.) | Adventure by Accident 2 (R) | Radio Star | Various programming (R) | (Sign-Off) | ||||
| TV CHOSUN | Summer | Perfect Life | TV CHOSUN News 9 | Trot & Brothers | Health Duty-Free (R) | |||||
| tvN | Summer | Story Adult (with tvN STORY | You Quiz on the Block | Comedy Big League | Various programming (R) | |||||
Thursday
| Network | 7:50 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. | 10:00 p.m. | 10:30 p.m. | 11:00 p.m. | 12:00 a.m. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBS | Pre-Summer | SBS 8 NEWS | Staff Only | The Tail | SBS Nightline | ||||
| Summer | The Killing Vote | ||||||||
| KBS 2TV | July | Woman in a Veil | Coin Battle: Hong Kim Dong Jeon | 2nd House 2 | The Live | Smokinggun (R) | |||
| Channel A | June | News A (7 p.m.) | The Body God 2 | Meet that Meat | The Fishermen and the City Special | Watch Dr. Oh's Golden Clinic (R) | |||
| July | Hard Life Rich People 2: Escape from Closed (R) | ||||||||
| KBS 1TV | Summer | Korean Cuisine and Dining | Apple of My Eye | KBS News 9 | Docu Insight | KBS Newsline W | KBS Classic Symphony | ||
| ENA | Summer | Battle for Happiness (R) | Battle for Happiness | I'm Solo, After Four Seasons | Battle for Happiness (R) | ||||
| Longing for You (R) | Longing for You | Longing for You (R) | |||||||
| TV CHOSUN | Summer | Exclusive News Seven | TV CHOSUN News 9 | Mr. Lotto | |||||
| tvN | Pre-Summer | Naked Korean History 3 (7:10 p.m., form tvN STORY) | Europe Outside Your Tent | Dancing Queens on the Road | The dessert (with TVING) | ||||
| Summer | Naked Korean History 3 (7:20 p.m., form tvN STORY) | Dancing Queens on the Road | Around The Earth | Various programming (R) | |||||
Friday
| Network | 7:50 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | 9:10 p.m. | 9:50 p.m. | 10:30 p.m. | 11:10 p.m. | 11:50 p.m. | 12:30 a.m. | 1:10 a.m. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBS | July | SBS 8 NEWS | Reasons Why | Revenant | I Said Stayhome | National Office of Investigation-Director's CUT (R) | ||||
| August | The First Responders 2 | |||||||||
| September | 7 Escape | Various programming (R) | ||||||||
| KBS 2TV | July | Woman in a Veil | Stars' Top Recipe at Fun-Staurant | The Seasons- a night garden | Heartbeat (R) | |||||
| Channel A | July | My Golden Kids | Watch Dr. Oh's Golden Clinic | Heart Signal 4 | Various programming | |||||
| September | Golden Kids Become a Chef | After Signal House | ||||||||
| KBS 1TV | Summer | Park Wonsook's Let's Live Together (R, Local programming) | Apple of My Eye | KBS News 9 | In-Depth 60 Minutes | KBS Newsline W | Indiefilm | Various programming | ||
| ENA | Summer | Various programming (R) | ||||||||
| August | Various programming (R) | Future From Above | Various programming (R) | |||||||
| TV CHOSUN | July | Guest Heo Young-man's Trip to Baekban | TV CHOSUN News 9 | Trot Trip | Various programming (R) | Medical Documentary The+Medical | ||||
| August | Chosun's sports club | |||||||||
| tvN | July | Hongduku (7:10 p.m.) | Tvneartharcade 2 | Various programming (R) | ||||||
| August | Maya according to his brother: Nine Keys | Various programming (R) | ||||||||
Saturday
| Network | 7:00 p.m. | 8:00 p.m. | 9:00 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. | 10:00 p.m. | 10:30 p.m. | 11:00 p.m. | 11:30 a.m. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBS | Summer | What's on Earth! | SBS 8 NEWS | Revenant (R) | Revenant | Unanswered Questions | |||
| KBS 2TV | July | Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend (18:10) | The Real Has Come! | Mr. House Husband 2 | Battle Trip 2 | ||||
| Channel A | Summer | News A | Hard Life Rich People 2: Escape from Closed | Various programming (R) | Now On My Way to Meet You (R) | ||||
| KBS 1TV | Summer | KBS NEWS Town 2 | Animal Bestfriend | KBS News 9 | The world is now | Docu On | Scout 4.0 Early Advice (R) | ||
| MBC | Summer | Hangout with Yoo | MBC NEWS DESK Lottery | Numbers (R) | Numbers | Omniscient Interfering View | |||
| TV CHOSUN | July | TV CHOSUN News 7 | Mr. Lotto (R) | Durian's Affair | Eenemies Talk | ||||
| Last Summer | Eenemies Talk | Love Who? 2 | |||||||
| tvN | July | DoReMi Market | See You in My 19th Life | Various programming (R) | |||||
| August | The Uncanny Counter 2: Counter Punch | ||||||||
Ongoing
Animation
| Show | Network | First Aired | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Haunted House | Tooniverse | July 20, 2016 | |
New Series & Returning Shows
Drama
| Title | Channel/Platform | First Aired | Last Aired | Status | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brain Works | KBS2 | January 2 | February 28 | Ended | [1] |
| Payback | SBS TV | January 6 | February 11 | [2] | |
| Agency | JTBC | January 7 | February 26 | [3] | |
| Crash Course in Romance | tvN | January 14 | March 5 | [4] | |
| Strangers Again | ENA | January 18 | February 22 | [5] | |
| Kokdu: Season of Deity | MBC TV | January 27 | March 24 | [6] | |
| Our Blooming Youth | tvN | February 6 | April 11 | [7] | |
| Love to Hate You | Netflix | February 10 | February 10 | [8] | |
| The Heavenly Idol | tvN | February 15 | March 23 | [9] | |
| Pandora: Beneath the Paradise | March 11 | April 30 | [10] | ||
| Woman in a Veil | KBS2 | March 14 | August 4 | ||
| Joseon Attorney | MBC TV | March 31 | May 20 | [11] | |
| The Secret Romantic Guesthouse | SBS TV | March 20 | May 16 | [12] | |
| Duty After School | TVING | March 31 | April 21 | [13] | |
| True to Love | ENA | April 12 | May 25 | [14] | |
| Stealer: The Treasure Keeper | tvN | April 12 | May 18 | [15] | |
| Queenmaker | Netflix | April 14 | April 14 | ||
| Doctor Cha | JTBC | April 15 | June 4 | ||
| Family: The Unbreakable Bond | tvN | April 17 | May 23 | ||
| Meant to Be | MBC TV | April 17 | October 20 | ||
| Queen of Masks | Channel A | April 24 | June 13 | ||
| The Good Bad Mother | JTBC | April 26 | June 8 | ||
| Dr. Romantic 3 | SBS TV | April 28 | June 17 | ||
| My Perfect Stranger | KBS2 | May 1 | June 20 | [16] | |
| All That We Loved | TVING | May 5 | May 26 | [17] | |
| Tale of the Nine Tailed 1938 | tvN | May 6 | June 11 | ||
| Race | Disney+ | May 10 | June 14 | ||
| Black Knight | Netflix | May 12 | May 12 | [18] | |
| Delightfully Deceitful | tvN | May 29 | July 18 | ||
| Battle for Happiness | ENA | May 31 | July 20 | ||
| See You in My 19th Life | tvN | June 17 | July 23 | [19] | |
| King the Land | JTBC | June 17 | August 6 | [20] | |
| Lies Hidden in My Garden | ENA | June 19 | July 11 | ||
| Revenant | SBS TV | June 23 | July 29 | [21] | |
| Durian's Affair | TV CHOSUN | June 24 | August 13 | ||
| Celebrity | Netflix | June 30 | June 30 | [22] | |
| Not Others | ENA | July 17 | August 22 | ||
| Longing for You | ENA | July 26 | September 7 | ||
| My Lovely Liar | tvN | July 31 | September 29 | [23] | |
| The First Responders 2 | SBS TV | August 4 | September 9 | ||
| The Elegant Empire | KBS2 | August 7 | January 19, 2024 | [24] | |
| Moving | Disney+ | August 9 | September 20 | [25] | |
| The Killing Vote | SBS TV | August 10 | November 16 | ||
| Cold Blooded Intern | TVING | August 11 | September 15 | [26] | |
| Mask Girl | Netflix | August 18 | August 18 | [27] | |
| A Time Called You | Netflix | September 8 | September 8 | [28] | |
| Han River Police | Disney+ | September 13 | September 27 | ||
| The kidnapping day | ENA | September 13 | October 25 | ||
| The Escape of the Seven | SBS TV | September 15 | May 18, 2024 | [29] | |
| Live Your Own Life | KBS2 | September 16 | March 17, 2024 | ||
| Twinkling Watermelon | tvN | September 25 | November 14 | ||
| The Worst of Evil | Disney+ | September 27 | October 25 | [30] | |
| Strong Girl Nam-soon | JTBC | October 7 | November 26 | [31] | |
| Doona! | Netflix | October 20 | October 20 | [32] | |
| The Third Marriage | MBC TV | October 23 | May 23, 2024 | ||
| Perfect Marriage Revenge | MBN | October 28 | December 3 | ||
| The Matchmakers | KBS2 | October 30 | December 25 | [33] | |
| Moon in the Day | ENA | November 1 | December 14 | ||
| Daily Dose of Sunshine | Netflix | November 3 | |||
| Vigilante | Disney+ | November 8 | November 29 | ||
| Korea–Khitan War | KBS2 | November 11 | March 10, 2024 | ||
| A Bloody Lucky Day | TVING | October 4 | December 8 | ||
| The Story of Park's Marriage Contract | MBC TV | November 24 | January 6, 2024 | ||
| My Demon | SBS TV | November 24 | January 20, 2024 | ||
| My Happy Ending | TV CHOSUN | December 30 | February 25, 2024 | [34] | |
| Gyeongseong Creature | Netflix | December 22 | September 27, 2024 | [35] | |
| Welcome to Samdal-ri | JTBC | December 2 | January 21, 2024 | ||
Animation
| Title | Channel/Platform | First Aired | Last Aired | Status | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Haunted House: Ghost Ball ZERO | Tooniverse | March 30 | June 15 | Ended | [36][37] |
Ending
| End date | Title | Channel/Platform | First Aired | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 8 | Alchemy of Souls | tvN | June 18 | |
| January 12 | Unlock My Boss | ENA | December 7 | |
| January 21 | The Forbidden Marriage | MBC TV | December 9 | |
| January 31 | Missing: The Other Side | OCN/tvN | August 29 |
Scheduled award ceremonies
| Date | Event | Host | Location(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 8 | 2023 Asia Contents Awards & Global OTT Awards | BIFF Theater, Busan Cinema Center, Busan | [38] | |
| October 14 | 14th Korea Drama Awards |
|
Gyeongnam Culture and Arts Center, Grand Performance Hall, Jinju, South Gyeongsang Province | [39] |
| December 23 | 2023 KBS Entertainment Awards | KBS New Wing Open Hall, Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul | [40] | |
| December 29 | 2023 SBS Drama Awards | Shin Dong-yup | SBS Prism Tower in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul | [41] |
| December 30 | 2023 SBS Entertainment Awards |
|
SBS Prism Tower in Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul | [42] |
| December 30 | 2023 MBC Drama Awards | MBC Media Center Public Hall, Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul | [43] | |
| December 31 | 2023 KBS Drama Awards | KBS Hall, Yeouido, Seoul | [44] |