Doctor John
2019 1 season · 32 ep live_tv Scripted South Korea

Doctor John

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Synopsis

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Cha Yo-Han—an arrogant but genius doctor of anesthesiology—and Kang Shi-Young—a smart, warm resident of anesthesiology—work together to help people with mysterious cases of acute or chronic pain.

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The 2018–2020 South Korea Window

Doctor John holds position #119 of 272 South Korea seriess in the 2018–2020 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

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The 2010s South Korea Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in South Korea, 719 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Doctor John premiered alongside 88 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 88 other South Korea seriess in 2019.

The 1051st South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).

Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (466 seriess).

Audience Engagement

26
Reviews
52nd
Review-volume percentile
82nd
Popularity percentile

26 audience reviews — more than 52% of South Korea seriess in our index.

Popularity (82th percentile) outruns review volume (52th) — a trending, discussed title among South Korea seriess.

Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
July 19, 2019
Last Air Date
September 7, 2019
Broadcast Span
2 months
Total Episodes
32 across 1 season
Format
Scripted
Total Runtime
≈ 18.7 hours

Reception Benchmarks

7.4
TMDB Rating
26
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #417 of 1,397 South Korea seriess indexed here (70th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.5 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.

Among South Korea Drama productions specifically: #303 of 868 (top 35%).

Production Details

Primary CountrySouth Korea
Original LanguageKorean
Production CompaniesKPJ
Series TypeScripted
Seasons / Episodes1 / 32
Release DateJuly 19, 2019
Official Siteprograms.sbs.co.kr

Questions Answered

When did Doctor John end?

Doctor John finished its run with its final episode airing on September 7, 2019.

Where did Doctor John air?

Doctor John aired on SBS, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.