KBS’s popular drama “Chief Kim” continues its reign as the top drama of its time slot.

On February 17, Nielsen Korea, a broadcast ratings firm, revealed that the eighth episode of KBS 2TV’s “Chief Kim,” which aired on February 16, hit a new ratings high. The episode brought in a rating of 17.6 percent, which is a 1.5 percent increase from the seventh episode’s rating of 16.1 percent.

SBS’s “Saimdang, Light’s Diary” came in second with a rating of 10.3 percent, which is an increase from the previous episode’s 9.7 percent.

MBC’s “Missing 9” brought in a rating of 4.3 percent, which is a slight increase from the previous episodes 4 percent.

Earlier, it was revealed that the cast of “Chief Kim” would be fulfilling their ratings promise, as the drama’s ratings rose above 15 percent.

“Chief Kim” airs every Wednesday and Thursday. Watch it exclusively on Viki!

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*A previous version of this article incorrectly stated that the broadcasting ratings firm was called “Nielsen Korean” instead of “Nielsen Korea.”