# Parole Examiner Lee

Parole Examiner Lee (Korean: 가석방 심사관 이한신) is a 2024 South Korean television series starring Go Soo, Kwon Yu-ri, Baek Ji-won, and Lee Hak-joo. It premiered on tvN on November 18, 2024 and aired every Monday and Tuesday at 20:50 (KST). It is also available for streaming on Viki in selected regions.

## Cast and characters

* Go Soo as Lee Han-shin
    An ex-corrections officer who quits his initial job to become a lawyer and parole examiner to bring down the very person and organization who framed his senior officer and also those that bend the law with money.
* Kwon Yu-ri as Ahn Seo-yoon
    A no-nonsense detective who has bad blood with Ojung Group after her sister was murdered by the chairman's son. Worked with Lee Han-sin to bring the entire organization down.
* Baek Ji-won as Choi Hwa-ran
    A vicious but kind-hearted loanshark. Worked together with Lee Han-sin and Ahn Seo-yoon to bring down Ojung Group together with her know-how in the underworld after Lee Han-shin helped her with a case.
* Lee Hak-joo as Ji Myeong-seob
    A second-generation chaebol of Ojung Group who is arrogant, rude and reckless. Accidentally killed Ahn Seo-yoon's younger sister thus invoking Ahn Seo-yoon to go after him and his father relentlessly.
* Song Young-chang as Ji Dong-man
    Chaebol of Ojung Group and father of Ji Myeong-seob. Uses his wealth to bend the law to his will by bribing officials in high places to cover up his illegal dealings. Framed Lee Han-shin's senior corrections officer to be wrongfully imprisoned for a bogus drug charge which turned Lee Han-shin to go after him and his organization relentlessly.
* Hwang Woo-seul-hye as Choi Won-mi
    An actress and ex-wife of Ji Dong-man. Often being threatened by Ji Dong-man and his son, would eventually find Lee Han-shin for assistance and also passing vital information that she held to Lee Han-shin and played a hand in bringing down Ojung Group.
* Hwang Young-hee as Lee Dong-myeong's mother

## Release

Parole Examiner Lee was confirmed to premiere on tvN on November 18, 2024, every Monday and Tuesday at 20:50 (KST). It is also available to stream on Viki in 190 countries.

## Viewership

| Season | Season | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Average |
| Season | Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Average |
| | 1 | 945 | 1105 | 977 | 1318 | 1084 | 1118 | 1036 | 1103 | 1258 | 1292 | 1134 | 1281 | 1138 |
Average TV viewership ratings :
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea) | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea) |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nationwide | Seoul |
| 1 | November 18, 2024 | 4.596% (1st) | 4.854% (1st) |
| 2 | November 19, 2024 | 5.352% (1st) | 5.311% (1st) |
| 3 | November 25, 2024 | 4.682% (1st) | 4.409% (1st) |
| 4 | November 26, 2024 | 6.257% (1st) | 5.892% (1st) |
| 5 | December 2, 2024 | 5.102% (1st) | 4.722% (1st) |
| 6 | December 3, 2024 | 5.552% (1st) | 5.514% (1st) |
| 7 | December 9, 2024 | 4.838% (1st) | 4.723% (1st) |
| 8 | December 10, 2024 | 5.258% (1st) | 4.958% (1st) |
| 9 | December 16, 2024 | 6.104% (1st) | 5.956% (1st) |
| 10 | December 17, 2024 | 6.513% (1st) | 6.032% (1st) |
| 11 | December 23, 2024 | 5.694% (1st) | 5.220% (1st) |
| 12 | December 24, 2024 | 5.836% (1st) | 4.803% (1st) |
| Average | Average | 5.482% | 5.200% |
| In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. This drama airs 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). ||||