Rui En hailed as Queen of Ratings

All three 2010 dramas helmed by the ice princess made it to the Top 5 dramas of the year

She may be known as the ice princess but in the eyes of the ratings gods, actress Rui En is sizzling hot.

In 2010, three of the dramas helmed by the ice-cool actress made it to the Top 5 list of most watched dramas on Ch8.

With You, which is the top drama of the year, starred Rui En, Chen Han Wei and Adrian pang. The drama drew a whopping average of 969,000 viewers.

Apart from With You, Rui En’s other dramas, Happy Family and crime drama Unriddle came in at fourth and fifth places respectively.

Ch8 Top 10 Dramas
1. With You 969,000
2. New Beginnings 937,000
3. Love 897,000
4. Happy Family 896,000
5. Unriddle 891,000
6. Precious Babes 889,000
7. Priceless Wonder 875,000
8. The Best Things in Life 874,000
9. Breakout 866,000
10. Mrs. P.I. 830,000

With You the top drama of 2010

Chen Hanwei and Rui En in With You.

Entertainment T8

by May Seah

MEDIACORP announced 2010′s top television programmes on Channel 5, Channel U and Channel 8 yesterday.

On Channel 8, local dramas with fresh premises attracted the most viewers. The top drama was With You, which starred Adrian Pang, Chen Han Wei and Rui En. It boasted an average of 969,000 viewers per episode.

“Channel 8′s dramas explored different themes and genres in 2010, and this proved to be a success,” said MediaCorp TV Channel 8′s vice-president of branding and promotions, Paul Chan.

Going forward, Chan said the plan is to “continue to offer viewers what they want, but it is necessary to take risks in creating new and refreshing concepts, or trying out different genres”.