The First Responders (2022-23) Korean Drama

SBS’ The First Responders (2022-23) highlights the joint response and teamwork of a fierce detective, fearless firefighter, and an empathic paramedic. Despite coming from different stations, they work together in solving crimes, disasters, and emergencies.

Genre: Human, Drama
Also known as: The Police Station Next to the Fire Station
No of episodes: 12 (Season 1); 12 (Season 2)
Writer: Min Ji-eun
Director: Shin Kyung-soo
Network: SBS
Streaming platform: Disney+
Date: November 12, 2022 (Season 1); August 4, 2023 (Season 2)

Main cast:

Kim Rae-won as Detective Jin Ho-Gae
Son Ho-jun as Firefighter Bong Do-Jin
Gong Seung-yeon as Paramedic Song Seol

Nielsen Korea: Nationwide TV Viewership Rating

Rating	South Korean viewers in millions	Season 1 Episode	2022
7.6%	1.612	1	November 12

9.4%	1.836	2	November 18

8.5%	1.685	3	November 19

7.6%	1.447	4	November 25

7.5%	1.487	5	November 26

9.4%	1.933	6	December 2

8.4%	1.678	7	December 3

8.2%	1.635	8	December 9

8.2%	1.743	9	December 10

7.7%	1.531	10	December 16

9.7%	1.907	11	December 23

10.3%	1.959	12	December 30


Rating	South Korean viewers in millions	Season 2 Episode	2023
7.1%	1.399	1	August 4

5.1%	1.084	2	August 5

6.5%	1.273	3	August 11

6.0%	1.261	4	August 12

6.3%	1.332	5	August 18

6.1%	1.162	6	August 19

6.2%	1.213	7	August 25

6.3%	1.122	8	August 26

5.5%	1.098	9	September 1

6.5%	1.392	10	September 2

8.0%	1.451	11	September 8

9.3%	1.865	12	September 9

Source: Nielsen Korea

Good Data: Drama Buzzworthy Rankings

2022	Season 1	Kim Rae-won
November Week 2	8th	–

November Week 3	5th	–

November Week 4	4th	10th

December Week 1	4th	10th

December Week 2	5th	–

December Week 3	6th	–

December Week 4	10th	–

December Week 5	4th	–



2023	Season 2	Son Ho-jun	Kim Rae-won

August week 1	5th	–	–

August week 2	6th	7th	–

August week 3	6th	–	–

August week 4	7th	–	–

August week 5	7th	–	–

September week 1	4th	–	5th