[August Netizen Awards] MBC's 'The 21st Century Grand Prince's Wife' defended the top spot in the acting division drama award voting for the sixth consecutive month.

'The 21st Century Grand Prince's Wife' Solidifies Lead With 42.7% Share

In the voting race held throughout August, 'The 21st Century Grand Prince's Wife' recorded a 42.7% share with a total of 25,114 votes, pulling its share up 2.5 percentage points from the 40.2% recorded in July and further cementing its lead.

'Human from Today' Holds Second Place... Two-Horse Race at the Top

The top tier saw a two-horse race between the leader and a close challenger. SBS's 'Human from Today' kept second place following July with 22,840 votes (38.8%), while MBC's 'Motel California' settled into third with 3,059 votes (5.2%), leading the strength of terrestrial dramas.

Fierce Battle in the Middle Ranks Between OTT and Broadcaster Dramas

The middle of the rankings saw fierce rank competition between OTT and broadcaster dramas. Disney+'s 'Riptide' maintained fourth place, the same as July, with 2,599 votes (4.4%), and SBS's 'Kiss Sixth Sense... No, Wait!' — 'Oops, I Kissed Him for No Reason!' — took fifth with 1,559 votes (2.6%). tvN's 'Spine-Tingling Romance,' newly entering the rankings this month, surged to sixth place at once with 1,391 votes (2.4%).

Lower Rankings Finalized... 'Manager Kim' Newly Enters

In the lower ranks, viewers' support for the works was tallied until the very end. SBS's 'Uju Merimi' rose one step from eighth place in July to seventh with 980 votes (1.7%), and tvN's 'Typhoon Company' ranked eighth with 946 votes (1.6%). Netflix's 'Can This Love Be Translated?' took ninth with 351 votes (0.6%), and SBS's 'Manager Kim,' newly named this month, received a final tally of 37 votes (0.1%) to close out the rankings in tenth place.