"The Fiery Priest" Sees Impressive Ratings Jump This Week

After a strong premiere last week, with viewership ratings of 10.4 and 13.8 percent, “The Fiery Priest” has seen a significant increase in numbers for its latest episodes.

According to Nielsen Korea, the February 22 broadcast of “The Fiery Priest” recorded 14.7 percent viewership for its first half and 18.5 percent for the second in the Seoul metropolitan area. Nationwide, the averages came to 12.8 and 16.2 percent.

The most viewed minute was a scene in which the hot-tempered priest Kim Hae Il (Kim Nam Gil) and ambitious prosecutor Park Kyung Sun (Honey Lee) clashed and bickered, bringing “The Fiery Priest” to an impressive peak ratings point of 20.6 percent.

“The Fiery Priest,” SBS’s first Friday-Saturday drama, is about an ill-tempered Catholic priest and a detective who team up to solve a mysterious death.

Catch up with the latest episodes below:

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