The Royal Gambler
| The Royal Gambler | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Genre | Historical period drama |
| Written by | Kwon Soon-gyu |
| Directed by | Nam Geon |
| Starring | Jang Keun-suk Yeo Jin-goo Jun Kwang-ryul Choi Min-soo Yoon Jin-seo Lim Ji-yeon |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 24 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Lee Hee-soo |
| Running time | 75 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | SBS |
| Release | March 28 – June 14, 2016 |
Jackpot (Korean: 대박; Hanja: 大撲; RR: Daebak), also known as The Royal Gambler, is a South Korean historical drama starring Jang Keun-suk, Yeo Jin-goo, Jun Kwang-ryul, Choi Min-soo, Yoon Jin-seo and Lim Ji-yeon. It replaced Six Flying Dragons and airs on SBS on 22:00 (KST) from March 28, 2016 for 24 episodes.
Cast
Main cast
- Jang Keun-suk as Baek Dae-gil[1]
- Yeo Jin-goo as Yeon Ying-gun (King Yeongjo)
- Jun Kwang-ryul as ko
- Choi Min-soo as King Sukjong
- Yoon Jin-seo as Suk-bin Choe
- Lim Ji-yeon as Dam-seo
Supporting cast
- Im Hyun-sik as Nam Dokkebi
- Ahn Gil-kang as Kim Che-gun
- Song Jong-ho as Kim Yi-soo
- Ji Il-joo as Moo-myung
- Han Jung-soo as Hwang Jin-gi
- Hyun Woo as Yoon (King Gyeongjong)
- Han Ki-woong as Sa Woon
- Han Ki-won as Sa Mo
- Oh Yeon-ah as Jang Ok-jung
- Yoon Ji-hye as Hong-Mae
- Lee Moon-sik as Baek Man-geum
- Jeon Soo-jin as Hwanggoo Mom
- Kim Yoo-chul as Daegari
- Jun Jae-hyung as Gamoolchi
- Baek Seung-hyun as Jang Hee-jae (Jang Ok-jung's brother)
- Heo Tae-hee as Sang-gil (Yeongjo's bodyguard)
- Lee Ga-hyun as Hwa-jin
- Cha Soon-bae as Jo Tae-gu
- Na Jae-woong as Choi Seok-hang
- Kim Ga-eun as Gye Sul-im
Ratings
In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
| Episode # | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNmS Ratings[2] | AGB Nielsen[3] | |||||
| Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | |||
| 1 | March 28, 2016 | 9.5% | 11.1% | 11.8% | 13.0% | |
| 2 | March 29, 2016 | 9.9% | 11.0% | 12.2% | 13.7% | |
| 3 | April 4, 2016 | 9.1% | 10.1% | 11.6% | 12.5% | |
| 4 | April 5, 2016 | 8.9% | 10.4% | 9.5% | 10.4% | |
| 5 | April 11, 2016 | 8.6% | 10.4% | 9.2% | 9.8% | |
| 6 | April 12, 2016 | 8.0% | 10.2% | 8.4% | 9.3% | |
| 7 | April 18, 2016 | 8.1% | 9.3% | 9.1% | 8.9% | |
| 8 | April 19, 2016 | 7.7% | 9.2% | 8.7% | 9.1% | |
| 9 | April 25, 2016 | 8.2% | 9.5% | 8.0% | 8.5% | |
| 10 | April 26, 2016 | 8.1% | 9.5% | 8.9% | 9.7% | |
| 11 | May 2, 2016 | 8.3% | 10.5% | 8.9% | 9.4% | |
| 12 | May 3, 2016 | 8.8% | 10.8% | 9.2% | 9.8% | |
| 13 | May 9, 2016 | |||||
| 14 | May 10, 2016 | |||||
| 15 | May 16, 2016 | |||||
| 16 | May 17, 2016 | |||||
| 17 | May 23, 2016 | |||||
| 18 | May 24, 2016 | |||||
| 19 | May 30, 2016 | |||||
| 20 | May 31, 2016 | |||||
| 21 | June 6, 2016 | |||||
| 22 | June 7, 2016 | |||||
| 23 | June 13, 2016 | |||||
| 24 | June 14, 2016 | |||||
| Average | % | % | % | % | ||
International broadcast
In the United States, the drama airs in the Los Angeles DMA free, over-the-air on LA 18 KSCI-TV (channel 18) with English subtitles, Mon-Tue 9:15PM, from April 25 to July 12, 2016.[4]
References
- ^ http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2016/03/24/0200000000AEN20160324008700315.html
- ^ "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved May 6, 2016.
- ^ http://www.la18.tv/ko/korean-prog/the-royal-gambler/