[Dispatch=Reporter Lee A-Jin] The SBS-TV Friday-Saturday drama 'Kim Bu-jang' (screenplay by Nam Dae-joong, directed by Lee Seung-young) surpassed a 20% viewership rating.

'Kim Bu-jang' aired its 4th episode on the 4th. It recorded a nationwide viewership rating of 21.6% and a Seoul metropolitan area viewership rating of 22.7% based on Nielsen Korea. The peak viewership rating reached 25.1%.

It set its own highest viewership rating. At the same time, it ranked 1st in viewership during its time slot. It recorded the highest viewership rating among all programs on all channels broadcast that day.

It also set a new SBS-TV box office record. It surpassed a 20% viewership rating in just 4 episodes. Among all SBS-TV Friday-Saturday dramas, it is showing the fastest viewership growth rate.

It continues its record-breaking run. 'Kim Bu-jang' became a drama that surpassed the "elusive 20%" for the first time in two years. It also achieved the highest viewership rating among programs broadcast this year.

'Kim Bu-jang' is a revenge action genre. It is based on a webtoon of the same name. It depicts the story of an ordinary father becoming the most dangerous man in the world to fight and recover his daughter.

Meanwhile, 'Kim Bu-jang' airs every Friday and Saturday at 9:50 p.m.

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