"Good Doctor" Gets Healthy Ratings For Its First Episodes

t looks like there is a new winner in the Monday-Tuesday kdrama slot. This week, the KBS drama, "Good Doctor" starring Joo Won and Moon Chae Won, edged past the previous ratings winner, "Goddess of Fire: Jeonji" with a slim margin of 0.09 percent.

"Goddess of Fire: Jeonji" earned 10 percent while "Empire of Gold" earned only 9.8 percent so the competition is close.

"Good Doctor," which was originally called "Green Scalpel," is the story of an unusual doctor. Park Si On, played by Joo Won, is a miner's son who was exposed to domestic violence as a child. He has a developmental disorder that makes social interactions and many aspects of normal functioning very difficult for him. He can be completely overwhelmed by simple everyday decisions such as when to cross the street.

But Park Si On is also a savant, with an excellent memory and spatial sense that helps him become a gifted pediatric surgeon.

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