OCN (TV channel)

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OCN
OCN logo
CountrySouth Korea
Broadcast areaThroughout South Korea
NetworkCJ E&M Media Content Division
Headquarters66 Sangamsan-ro, Mapo District, Seoul, South Korea
Programming
Language(s)Korean
English
Picture formatHDTV 1080i
Ownership
Owner
Sister channels
History
LaunchedMarch 1, 1995 (1995-03-01) (as DCN)
July 1, 1999 (1999-07-01) (as OCN)
Former names
  • Daewoo Cinema Network (DCN) (March 1, 1995 – June 30, 1999)
  • Orion Cinema Network (1999–2013)
Links
Websiteocn.tving.com/ocn

OCN (originally an initialism of the Orion Cinema Network) is a movie channel on basic cable throughout South Korea, owned by CJ ENM E&M Division.[1] In the 2000s, it became the most viewed station in South Korea, which prompted them to create their widely recognized English-language slogan, "Korea number-one channel." With cable TV penetration quite high in South Korea, OCN is a popular movie resource.

OCN's lineup is a mixture of movies from several years ago or earlier, particularly during the daytime, with more recent films during evening prime-time hours. They do not air movies that are as recent as those of sister station CatchOn, a pay service offered on cable TV. They also air episodes of popular overseas television series, mostly from the United States.

Programs[edit]

Currently airing TV series
Airtime Program Original title Start date Notes

Viewership ratings[edit]

  • The table below lists the top 15 series with the highest average audience share ratings (nationwide), corresponding episode with highest rating and the date.
Top 15 series per nationwide household rating
# Series Nationwide
household rating
(AGB Nielsen)
Final episode date Ref.
1 The Uncanny Counter 10.999% 24 January 2021 [2]
2 Voice (season 2) 7.086% 16 September 2018 [3]
3 Watcher 6.585% 25 August 2019 [4]
4 Tunnel 6.490% 21 May 2017 [5]
5 Life on Mars 5.851% 5 August 2018 [6]
6 Player 5.803% 11 November 2018 [7]
7 Voice (season 3) 5.517% 30 June 2019 [8]
8 Voice 5.406% 12 February 2017 [9]
9 Missing: The Other Side 4.811% 11 October 2020 [10]
10 Save Me 4.797% 24 September 2017 [11]
Bad Guys: City of Evil 4 February 2018 [12]
11 Class of Lies 4.781% 5 September 2019 [13]
12 Squad 38 4.559% 6 August 2016 [14]
13 Team Bulldog: Off-Duty Investigation 4.389% 28 June 2020 [15]
14 Tell Me What You Saw 4.388% 22 March 2020 [16]
15 Black 4.318% 10 December 2017 [17]
  • The table below lists the top 10 series with the highest nationwide viewers (million), corresponding episode with highest nationwide viewers and the date.
Top 10 series per nationwide viewers (million)[note 1]
# Series Nationwide viewers
(AGB Nielsen)
Final episode date Ref.
1 The Uncanny Counter 3.216 24 January 2021 [18]
2 Voice (season 2) 1.957 16 September 2018 [19]
3 Life on Mars 1.730 5 August 2018 [20]
4 Watcher 1.602 25 August 2019 [4]
5 Voice (season 3) 1.534 30 June 2019 [21]
6 Player 1.515 11 November 2018 [22]
7 Bad Guys: City of Evil 1.307 4 February 2018 [23]
8 Missing: The Other Side 1.257 11 October 2020 [24]
9 Tell Me What You Saw 1.192 22 March 2020 [25]
10 Children of a Lesser God 1.171 April 22, 2018 [26]
11 Team Bulldog: Off-Duty Investigation 1.135 28 June 2020 [27]

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ^ The number of viewers was released on Nielsen starting January 2018.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "CJ E&M makes 13.3 bil. won in TV drama exports". Korea Times. 30 October 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  2. ^ "December 20, 2020 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (OCN) 경이로운소문<본> 7.654%
  3. ^ "September 16, 2018 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 2nd (OCN) 놓치지말아야할소리보이스2<본> 7.086%
  4. ^ a b "August 25, 2019 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 2nd (OCN) WATCHER<본> 6.585%
  5. ^ "May 21, 2017 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (OCN) 운명과시간이교차하는곳터널<본> 6.490%
  6. ^ "August 5, 2018 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 2nd (OCN) 라이프온마스<본> 5.851%
  7. ^ "November 11, 2018 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 2nd (OCN) 머니스틸액션플레이어<본> 5.803%
  8. ^ "June 30, 2019 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 2nd (OCN) 놓치지말아야할소리보이스3<본> 5.517%
  9. ^ "January 21, 2017 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 3rd (OCN) 놓치지말아야할소리보이스<본> 5.406%
  10. ^ "11 October, 2020 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (OCN) 미씽그들이있었다<본> 4.811%
  11. ^ "September 24, 2017 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 2nd (OCN) 본격사이비스릴러구해줘<본> 4.797%
  12. ^ "Februari 4, 2018 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 2nd (OCN) 나쁜녀석들악의도시<본> 4.797%
  13. ^ "5 September, 2019 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (OCN) 미스터기간제<본> 4.781%
  14. ^ "6 August, 2016 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (OCN) 38사기동대<본> 4.559%
  15. ^ "June 28, 2020 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 2nd (OCN) 번외수사<본> 4.389%
  16. ^ "March 22, 2020 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 2nd (OCN) 본대로말하라<본> 4.388%
  17. ^ "October 22, 2017 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (OCN) 생사예측미스터리블랙<본> 4.318%
  18. ^ "December 13, 2020 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 1st (OCN) 경이로운소문<본> 2.352
  19. ^ "September 16, 2018 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 2nd (OCN) 놓치지말아야할소리보이스2<본> 1,957
  20. ^ "August 5, 2018 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 2nd (OCN) 라이프온마스<본> 1,730
  21. ^ "June 30, 2019 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 2nd (OCN) 놓치지말아야할소리보이스3<본> 1,534
  22. ^ "November 11, 2018 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 2nd (OCN) 머니스틸액션플레이어<본> 1,515
  23. ^ "February 4, 2018 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 2nd (OCN) 나쁜녀석들악의도시<본> 1,307
  24. ^ "11 October 2020 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 2nd (OCN) 신들린추적스릴러작은신의아이들<본> 1,171
  25. ^ "March 22, 2020 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 2nd (OCN) 본대로말하라<본> 1,192
  26. ^ "April 22, 2018 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 2nd (OCN) 신들린추적스릴러작은신의아이들<본> 1,171
  27. ^ "June 28, 2020 Nationwide Cable Ratings". Nielsen Korea. 2nd (OCN) 번외수사<본> 1,135

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