Amid an unrivaled ratings surge and explosive buzz, "Doctor X: Mafia in White" has only two episodes left until its finale.
The most recently aired Episode 10 of the SBS Friday-Saturday drama "Doctor X: Mafia in White" recorded a peak viewership rating of 20.2% and 17.7% across both the Seoul metropolitan area and nationwide, taking first place in its time slot. With this, the drama proved its unrivaled dominance by achieving the major milestone of ranking No. 1 in overall weekly viewership ratings for five consecutive weeks.
Viewership among the key 20 to 49 demographic, a core metric, also broke its own record by soaring to an average of 7.2% and peaking at 8%. Even the rerun of Episode 9, which aired on November 7, posted 5.7% in the metropolitan area and 5.5% nationwide, ranking fourth in viewership among all terrestrial programs broadcast that Saturday and demonstrating overwhelming momentum across both original airings and reruns.
Online buzz is equally intense. The original creator of 'Ganadi'—a character that gained massive popularity among viewers for its uncanny resemblance to Boo Seung-kwon (played by Son Hyun-joo), the director of Guseo University Hospital—sparked widespread attention by personally unveiling a special illustration featuring the character dressed in surgical scrubs and a doctor's coat. Furthermore, prominent figures from various fields, including Chef Jung Ji-sun and singer BOL4, have fueled the ongoing craze by joining short-form video parodies centered on lead character Kye Soo-jung's (played by Kim Ji-won) iconic line, "I will not do it".
Meanwhile, at the conclusion of Episode 10, a new character named Kim Seung-hyo (played by Jeon Gook-hwan) made an appearance that shocked not only Kye Soo-jung but also Park Tae-kyung (played by Kim Woo-seok) and Cho Wonjin (played by Lee Jin-hee), foreshadowing unprecedented upheaval and heightening anticipation for the thrilling, cathartic narrative that "Doctor X: Mafia in White" will deliver until the very end.
Episode 11 of "Doctor X: Mafia in White" will air this Friday, November 13, at 9:50 PM.
[Photo = "Doctor X: Mafia in White", Instagram of 'Ganadi']
(SBS Entertainment News | Kang Sun-ae)
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