According to data from the Korea Communications Commission, the public broadcaster KBS topped viewer ratings with 36.16 percent of broadcast TV audiences last year. Among cable networks, CJ E&M came in first with 9.38 percent, followed by TV Chosun, run by the daily Chosun Ilbo, with 8.79 percent, and JTBC, run by JoongAng Ilbo, with 7.88 percent.