Despite the mass cancellation of programs this week due to the naval ship tragedy, the surprising decision by SBS to stick to the regular broadcast of Star King on April 3rd has come in for some criticism from netizens. In view of the solemn mood surrounding the nation, the decision by SBS caught everyone by surprise. In contrast with SBS, KBS and MBC had canceled their weekend programmes like Gag Concert, Invincible Baseball, Star Golden Bell, We Got Married, Infinity Challenge and so on. So while re-runs and news programs replaced normal programming on KBS and MBC, SBS's decision to broadcast a new episode of Star King saw it obtained the #1 rating for it's timeslot with 14.4% according to AGB Nielsen Korea. The naval ship tragedy situation had gotten worst on Saturday after it was revealed that nine fishermen on board a fishing vessel assisting in the rescue operations, had perished in the sea after it collided with a Cambodian-registered 1,472-ton freighter. The search operation for the 46 missing sailors of the Cheonan has also been called off, as they are presumed to be dead at this point. Work will be started soon on salvaging the wreckage from the bottom of the ocean bed instead. Netizens mostly commented, "It's just not the right time to see celebrities smiling on tv while this is going on."
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