The series was originally scheduled to air for 20 episodes but, due to the low ratings, JTBC announced on April 11, 2013 that The End of the World would be shortened by 8 episodes (bringing the total number of episodes to 12). The time slot was also changed: from April 14 to the last broadcast, only one episode was aired a week instead of the usual two.[5]
Ratings
In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
Ep.
Original broadcast date
Average audience share (AGB Nielsen)
Nationwide
1
March 16, 2013
0.761%
2
March 17, 2013
0.599%
3
March 23, 2013
0.411%
4
March 24, 2013
0.463%
5
March 30, 2013
0.300%
6
March 31, 2013
0.293%
7
April 6, 2013
0.400%
8
April 7, 2013
0.417%
9
April 14, 2013
0.443%
10
April 20, 2013
0.519%
11
April 27, 2013
0.326%
12
May 5, 2013
0.279%
Average
0.434%
This drama airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).
