Lee Jun-young’s Reborn Rookie Sets JTBC’s Highest-Rated Drama Of 2026
Reborn Rookie Ratings (Photo Credit: Instagram) JTBC’s new body-swap drama Reborn Rookie is off to a record-breaking start. Just three episodes in, the Lee Jun-young and Lee Ju-myoung-starrer became the highest-rated JTBC drama of the year so far. Based on the popular web novel, the show is proving that corporate revenge and fantasy still hold a massive grip on audiences. Reborn Rookie’s Record-Breaking Ratings According to Nielsen Korea, Episode 3 of Reborn Rookie clocked an average nationwide rating of 6.7%—the highest of any JTBC drama in 2026. In the Seoul metropolitan area, it recorded 6.6%, with the per-minute peak hitting 8.1%. To put that in perspective, the show opened to just 3.7% at its premiere on May 30, then jumped to 5.2% with episode 2. That’s a nearly 3-point climb in just one week. Not just this, but the drama has also doubled its ratings with just one episode. Episode 4 of Reborn Rookie premiered with a nationwide rating of 8.2%, according to Nielsen Korea. Reborn Rookie Plot & Cast Reborn Rookie stars Son Hyun-joo …







