It has been a bumpy ride for "The Prime Minister and I," starring Lee Beom Soo and Girls Generation's Yoona. The ratings started out low at 5.9 percent but inched up to 8.9 percent by the end of last year.

Ratings rose slowly as the romance between Lee Beom Soo and Yoona heated up. Things got interesting when the characters had to decide if they were merely in a contract marriage or if they had real feelings for each other?

And Yoon Shi Yoon's involvement in the love triangle added some interesting complication. But whether it was the awards ceremony that altered the viewing schedule or the news that Yoona was dating actor Lee Seung Gi in real life, this week's ratings have fallen slightly to 7.3 percent.

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