SEOUL: Episode 9 of Agent Kim Reactivated has fired up the final countdown with another commanding performance, recording a nationwide viewership rating of 21.5 percent, according to Nielsen Korea.
The figure keeps the drama firmly above the 20 percent mark for a sixth straight episode, reinforcing how intensely audiences have stayed with the series as it races toward its conclusion.
The latest broadcast not only dominated its time slot, but also topped the weekly rankings as the #1 most-watched program across the entire week. It delivered 21.5 percent nationwide and 21.3 percent in the Seoul metropolitan area, with peak real-time viewership reaching 23.2 percent.
The episode also posted an average rating of 5.8 percent among viewers aged 20 to 49, peaking at 6.6 percent, highlighting the drama’s broad appeal as well as its ability to draw younger audiences.
Several milestones underscore how decisive Episode 9 has been for the series.
It marked Agent Kim Reactivated’s sixth consecutive broadcast surpassing 20 percent nationwide, while also ranking at the top of its time slot and emerging as the highest-rated miniseries across both public and cable channels for the week.
The momentum heading into the finale is being credited to the penultimate episode’s high-voltage setup, featuring an intense hostage standoff and a high-octane rescue operation involving So Ji-sub, Choi Dae-hoon, and Yoon Kyung-ho, which has primed viewers for the drama’s last act.
With the finale airing tonight at 9:45 PM, the series is now poised to deliver its cruellest choice yet.
The preview shows Joo Kang-chan kidnapping Seong Han-su’s son Tae-hoon and Park Jin-cheol’s daughter Da-bin, then forcing the three fathers into a cage while issuing a chilling condition: “If 66 dies, the children live.” With their children held hostage, Han-su and Jin-cheol are left facing a brutal test of loyalty, as the long-awaited alliance between the trio is transformed into a confrontation shaped by survival and sacrifice.
The trailer also raises the stakes further, depicting Agent Kim urging Han-su to take care of Min-ji, fueling fears that the finale may ask him to pay the ultimate price. After a week of record-setting viewership and relentless escalation, viewers will now learn whether friendship and fatherhood can hold under the pressure of a mission that appears to offer only impossible outcomes.
