Children of a Lesser God (TV series) 2018 South Korean television series
Children of a Lesser God Promotional poster
Hangul 작은 신의 아이들
Revised Romanization Jag-eun Sin-ui Aideul
Genre Created by Jinnie Choi from Studio Dragon Written by Han Woo-ri Directed by Kang Shin-hyo Starring Music by Ha Geun-young Country of origin South Korea Original language Korean No. of episodes16 Executive producers Kim Young-gyu Lee Seung-hoon Producer Jang Jin-wook Production companies Network OCN Release March 3 (2018-03-03 ) – April 22, 2018 (2018-04-22 )
Children of a Lesser God (Korean : 작은 신의 아이들 ) is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Kang Ji-hwan and Kim Ok-vin . It aired on OCN from March 3 to April 22, 2018, every Saturday and Sunday at 22:20 (KST ).[ 1] [ 2] [ 3]
Synopsis
The story of two detectives who work together to unravel the corruption behind a tragedy that happens within a powerful organization.[ 4] [ 5]
Cast
Main
Kang Ji-hwan as Cheon Jae-in, an elite and genius detective who is guided by only facts, logic and numbers.
Kim Ok-vin as Kim Dan, a warm-hearted rookie detective who has a supernatural ability to see death.
Supporting
Production
The first script reading of the cast was held on December 17, 2017 at CJ E&M in Sangam-dong .[ 8]
Jo Min-ki originally played Kook Han-joo but he was removed from the series after accusations of sexual harassment and assault.[ 9] He was replaced by Lee Jae-yong.
Viewership
Children of a Lesser God : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Season Episode number Average 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 691 759 666 838 663 807 687 902 766 900 868 982 818 929 828 1171 830
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by
Nielsen Korea .
[ 10]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep.
Original broadcast date
Average audience share
Nielsen Korea[ 11]
TNmS
Nationwide
Seoul
Nationwide
1
March 3, 2018
2.540%
2.870%
2.5%
2
March 4, 2018
2.705%
2.702%
2.8%
3
March 10, 2018
2.154%
2.200%
2.2%
4
March 11, 2018
2.861%
2.734%
2.5%
5
March 17, 2018
2.464%
2.208%
2.8%
6
March 18, 2018
3.195%
3.246%
3.2%
7
March 24, 2018
2.548%
2.426%
2.5%
8
March 25, 2018
3.295%
3.412%
3.6%
9
March 31, 2018
2.886%
2.923%
2.9%
10
April 1, 2018
3.502%
3.299%
3.0%
11
April 7, 2018
3.044%
2.807%
3.1%
12
April 8, 2018
3.651%
3.526%
3.8%
13
April 14, 2018
3.155%
3.136%
3.3%
14
April 15, 2018
3.847%
3.426%
3.6%
15
April 21, 2018
3.287%
3.152%
3.4%
16
April 22, 2018
3.926%
3.408%
4.2%
Average
3.065%
2.967%
3.1%
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS , SBS , MBC and EBS ).
References
^ Kim, Seul-ji. "강지환·김옥빈, OCN '작은 신의 아이들' 캐스팅…내년 2월 방송(공식)" . Naver (in Korean). Maeil Broadcasting Network . Retrieved January 22, 2018 .
^ "Shim Hee-seop and Lee Elijah Join OCN drama "Children of a Lesser God" " . HanCinema . News1 Korea. Retrieved January 22, 2018 .
^ "Drama 'Children of Lesser God' pursues reality amid fantasy" . Kpop Herald . February 22, 2018.
^ Kim, Jin-seok. "[단독]강지환·김옥빈, OCN '작은 신의 아이들' 주인공" . Naver (in Korean). Ilgan Sports . Retrieved January 22, 2018 .
^ Park, Gwi-im. "강지환·김옥빈 양측 "OCN '작은 신의 아이들' 출연? 제안 받고 검토中" [공식]" . Naver (in Korean). TV Report. Retrieved January 22, 2018 .
^ Hyun, Ji-min. 아역 한서진, '작은 신의 아이들' 출연...김옥빈 어린시절役 . Naver (in Korean). Tenasia. Retrieved January 22, 2018 .
^ 이재용 '작신아' 합류..'성추문' 조민기 후임 낙점(공식) . Naver (in Korean). February 22, 2018.
^ Kim, Min-ji. "[N컷] '작은 신의 아이들' 강지환·김옥빈, 첫 리딩부터 열연 '긴장감↑' " . Naver (in Korean). News1 Korea. Retrieved January 22, 2018 .
^ "Actor Jo Min-ki drops out of new drama amid sexual abuse allegations" . Yonhap News Agency . February 21, 2018.
^ "Nielsen Korea" (in Korean). Retrieved September 6, 2020 .
^ "Nielsen Korea" (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 1, 2016. Retrieved March 3, 2018 .
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