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Kim Ji Won’s ‘Doctor X’ Hits New Ratings Record, Becomes the Week’s Most-Watched Program

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SBS’s medical noir drama Doctor X continues to strengthen its position on Korean television, achieving its highest-ever Friday viewership ratings with its latest episode. Starring Kim Ji Won as a brilliant surgeon who challenges corruption within the medical establishment, the series recorded an impressive nationwide rating of 17.5 percent on October 23, 2026. The milestone marks another achievement for the drama, which has steadily attracted vi…

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[OSEN=Choi Yi-jeong] Actress Kim Ji-won paralyzed the home screen by unleashing a blunt, bloody catharsis against Jang Seung-jo, the "devil doctor" who trampled on bioethics. Ratings also showed a merciless upward trend. Episode 5 of the SBS Friday-Saturday drama "Doctor X: The Era of the White Mafia" (hereinafter "Doctor X"), which aired on the 23rd, recorded a peak viewership of 19%, 17.5% nationwide, and 17% in the Seoul metropolitan area (ac…

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조선일보 broke the news on Friday, October 23, 2026.
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