The Best TV Shows on JTBC

Every JTBC Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Hidden Singer and Cruel Palace: War of Flowers represent the pinnacle of JTBC’s programming, launching in 2012 and 2013. JTBC has over 20 shows broadcast from as early as 2012 and as recent as 2025. Peruse our comprehensive roster of JTBC’s top shows, encompassing over 20 distinct series as of June 2025.

  • JTBC Newsroom
    JTBC Newsroom (2014)9.5

  • Movie Room
    Movie Room (2018)9.3

    Movie meets humanities! This talk show/variety show for movie enthusiasts features interesting discussions by a writer and two movie directors where film and humanities intertwine.

  • Idol Room
    Idol Room (2018)9.0

    Find out all about your favorite K-pop idol groups! Hosted by the “idol experts”, Jeong Hyeong-don and Defconn!

  • GOOD BOY
    GOOD BOY (2025)8.6

    After 11 years, the police revive their special recruitment for former national athletes. Once hailed as heroes, these world-class medalists now face harsh realities. Despite financial struggles, unexpected tragedies, and discrimination within the force, the athletes, each with their own story, reunite as a special task force to take on major crimes with the grit and skills they honed as athletes.

  • Please Take Care of My Refrigerator
    Please Take Care of My Refrigerator (2014)8.5

    The best chefs of Korea compete to create impromptu dishes that feature ingredients found inside the guest stars' personal refrigerators.

  • Abnormal Summit
    Abnormal Summit (2014)8.3

    Led by a trio of Korean celebrities, a multinational panel of men engage in mostly lighthearted debates on issues that affect Korea and beyond.

  • King the Land
    King the Land (2023)8.2

    Amid a tense inheritance fight, a charming heir clashes with his hardworking employee who's known for her irresistible smile — which he cannot stand.

  • Strong Girl Bong-Soon
    Strong Girl Bong-Soon (2017)8.1

    Born with supernatural strength, Bong-soon fights evil and procures justice while getting tangled in a love triangle with her CEO boss and cop crush.

  • Destined with You
    Destined with You (2023)8.1

    A lawyer bound by a centuries-old curse becomes entangled with a civil servant who holds the key to his freedom — igniting an unexpected romance.

  • SKY Castle
    SKY Castle (2018)8.0

    For the families living at Sky Castle, an exclusive residential community that's home to Korea's elite, their children’s success means everything.

  • Something in the Rain
    Something in the Rain (2018)7.8

    Explore the relationship of two people as they go from being “just acquaintances” to “a genuine couple” — Yoon Jin Ah, a coffee shop supervisor in her 30s, and Seo Joon Hee, a designer at a video game company who has just returned from working abroad.

  • Men on a Mission
    Men on a Mission (2015)7.5

    Male celebs play make-believe as high schoolers, welcoming star transfer students every week and engaging in battles of witty humor and slapstick.

  • Clean with Passion for Now
    Clean with Passion for Now (2018)7.3

    Gil Oh-so, an employee at a cleaning company, meets Jang Seon-gyul, the boss of the company. The two are diametric opposite when it comes to cleanliness. With the help of Oh-sol, Seon-gyul faces his mysophobia and falls in love with her.

  • Hello, My Twenties!
    Hello, My Twenties! (2016)7.2

    With different personalities, life goals and taste in men, five female college students become housemates in a shared residence called Belle Epoque.

  • The Good Detective
    The Good Detective (2020)6.9

    A drama about the race between people who want to get closer to the truth and those who want to cover it up. Jang Seung Jo will take on the role of Oh Ji Hyuk, an elite detective of nine years who does not share his feelings with others due to pain he experienced when he was young. He is not swayed by money and power, even with the huge wealth he inherited from his uncle.

  • Hidden Singer
    Hidden Singer (2012)6.0

    Pop stars and impersonators face off to be the last one standing as the audience tries to determine the real singer by listening to their voices only.

  • Thorn Flower
    Thorn Flower (2013)6.0

    Jeon Se-mi (Jang Shin-young) was once a pure and innocent girl. But that all changes when she is betrayed by her lover, loses her family, and raped. Her traumatic past pushes her on a path of vengeance against the people who wronged her and made her life into shambles.

  • Insider
    Insider (2022)5.5

    When a judicial apprentice goes behind bars while on an undercover job, he plays the hand he’s dealt to survive prison and get his payback.

  • Cruel Palace: War of Flowers
    Cruel Palace: War of Flowers (2013)3.3

    There is no power struggle that is more cruel and vicious as among the concubines in a royal palace. Jo So Yong is a beautiful but conniving royal concubine during the Joseon Dynasty who will stop at nothing to win the love and power of King In Jo. Although she is from the lower class, she uses her unparalleled beauty and wit to gain power and control over Joseon, even if it means getting rid of Crown Prince So Hyun so her son can be king. When Lady Jo finally gets the power she wanted, it results in the bloodiest battle.

  • Witch Hunt
    Witch Hunt (2013)N/A

    "Witch Hunt" is a South Korean talk show that discusses viewers' concerns about sex and dating with the week's celebrity guests.