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- Drama: Jang Youngsil: The Greatest Scientist of Joseon (English title) / Jang Yeong-Sil
- Revised romanization: Jangyeongsil
- Hangul: 장영실
- Director: Kim Young-Jo
- Writer: Lee Myung-Hee, Ma Chang-Joon
- Network: KBS1
- Episodes: 24
- Release Date: January 2 - March 26, 2016
- Runtime: Saturday & Sunday 21:40
- Language: Korean
- Country: South Korea
Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©
Drama series follows the life Jang Yeong-Sil: a scientist, technician and inventor during the Joseon period.
Jang Yeong-Sil was born in the lower class nobi. King Sejong notices his abilities and brings him to the palace. King Sejong grants him a chance to display his abilities. He invents tools like astronomical instruments, iron printing press and a water clock.
Notes
- "Jang Youngsil: The Greatest Scientist of Joseon" takes over the KBS1 Saturday & Sunday 21:40 time slot previously occupied by "The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War."
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Episode Ratings
| Date
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Episode
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TNmS
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AGB
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| Nationwide
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Seoul
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Nationwide
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Seoul
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| 2016-01-02 |
1 |
8.5% (11th) |
8.7% (6th) |
11.6 % (6th) |
11.5% (6th)
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| 2016-01-03 |
2 |
8.6% (10th) |
8.4% (10th) |
11.5% (8th) |
12.3% (6th)
|
| 2016-01-09 |
3 |
9.6% (11th) |
8.6% (11th) |
10.2% (7th) |
10.4% (7th)
|
| 2016-01-10 |
4 |
9.0% (13th) |
9.2% (13th) |
11.3% (9th) |
12.3% (8th)
|
| 2016-01-16 |
5 |
9.8% (9th) |
9.3% (8th) |
10.1% (7th) |
10.1% (8th)
|
| 2016-01-17 |
6 |
10.0% (10th) |
9.9% (12th) |
12.2% (8th) |
12.9% (7th)
|
| 2016-01-23 |
7 |
12.2% (6th) |
11.3% (7th) |
14.1% (4th) |
14.2% (4th)
|
| 2016-01-24 |
8 |
12.4% (9th) |
10.8% (10th) |
14.1% (8th) |
15.1% (7th)
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| 2016-01-30 |
9 |
10.7% (10th) |
9.3% (9th) |
12.2% (6th) |
12.5% (7th)
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| 2016-01-31 |
10 |
10.4% (11th) |
10.0% (10th) |
13.4% (8th) |
13.5% (7th)
|
| 2016-02-06 |
11 |
9.9% (10th) |
9.5% (10th) |
11.9% (6th) |
12.5% (6th)
|
| 2016-02-13 |
12 |
9.2% (11th) |
8.2% (13th) |
10.9% (9th) |
11.8% (7th)
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| 2016-02-14 |
13 |
9.1% (12th) |
8.5% (12th) |
10.3% (11th) |
10.3% (13th)
|
| 2016-02-20 |
14 |
9.0% (11th) |
9.5% (7th) |
11.0% (6th) |
11.1% (7th)
|
| 2016-02-21 |
15 |
9.2% (14th) |
8.4% (15th) |
11.7% (8th) |
11.6% (8th)
|
| 2016-02-27 |
16 |
8.8% (11th) |
8.3% (11th) |
10.8% (7th) |
10.8% (8th)
|
| 2016-02-28 |
17 |
9.6% (11th) |
9.3% (14th) |
11.7% (8th) |
11.6% (8th)
|
| 2016-03-05 |
18 |
10.5% (8th) |
10.1% (8th) |
11.5% (6th) |
12.1% (7th)
|
| 2016-03-06 |
19 |
9.7% (13th) |
8.2% (17th) |
11.8% (8th) |
11.6% (8th)
|
| 2016-03-12 |
20 |
9.4% (10th) |
8.4% (14th) |
10.4% (7th) |
10.1% (8th)
|
| 2016-03-13 |
21 |
10.1% (10th) |
NR |
12.0% (6th) |
12.2% (7th)
|
| 2016-03-19 |
22 |
9.5% (8th) |
8.2% (11th) |
10.4% (6th) |
10.0% (8th)
|
| 2016-03-20 |
23 |
10.5% (11th) |
9.8% (13th) |
11.9% (8th) |
11.9% (9th)
|
| 2016-03-26 |
24 |
9.4% (11th) |
8.0% (17th) |
10.2% (7th) |
10.2% (7th)
|
Source: TNS Media Korea & AGB Nielson
- NR denotes not ranked within the Top 20 TV programs (including news, sports, variety, etc.) for that day according to TNS Media Korea and AGB Nielson.
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