| Director: | Lee Dae-young |
| Starring: | Kim Jaewon Lee Soo-kyung Park Eun-bin Lee Tae-hwan |
| Country: | South Korea |
| Language: | Korean |
| Num Episodes: | 50 |
| Executive Producer: | Park Sung-eun |
| Producer: | Ahn Jae-hyun Shin Sang-yoon Oh Sung-min |
| Location: | Korea |
| Runtime: | 70 minutes |
| Company: | Samhwa Networks GnG Productions |
| Channel: | MBC TV |
Father, I'll Take Care of You is a 2016 South Korean television series starring Kim Jaewon, Park Eun-bin, Lee Tae-hwan, Lee Soo-kyung and others. It replaced The Flower in Prison and started airing on MBC TV on November 12, 2016 for 50 episodes.[1] [2] [3]
After their four children become independent, an old couple (Hyung-sub and Jeong-ae) decide to live for themselves. But one day, their four children come back to them.[4] [5] [6] The story in addition to depicting the relationship between the family members also focusses on the revenge planned by a new neighbour (Lee Hyun-woo) against Hyung-sub.
Director Lee Dae-young said of the series, "It will depict the confrontation between generations and siblings caused by the grown-up children cohabiting with their parents and the story of a family that overcomes those troubles with love and affection", including a romance of the younger characters. He added that the drama portrays current South Korean society where rising housing costs have encouraged young married couples to live with their parents.[7]
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[8] | AGB Nielsen[9] | ||||||
| width=100 | Nationwide | width=100 | Seoul National Capital Area | width=100 | Nationwide | width=100 | Seoul National Capital Area |
| 1 | 2016/11/12 | 9.3% (5th) | 9.7% (5th) | 9.7% (5th) | 10.5% (5th) | ||
| 2 | 2016/11/13 | 10.2% (8th) | 10.8% (6th) | 10.2% (9th) | 11.2% (7th) | ||
| 3 | 2016/11/19 | 9.3% (8th) | 9.4% (7th) | 10.3% (6th) | |||
| 4 | 2016/11/20 | 12.5% (3rd) | 12.9% (5th) | 11.4% (7th) | 11.6% (7th) | ||
| 5 | 2016/11/26 | 9.4% (7th) | 8.5% (7th) | 9.5% (8th) | 10.0% (9th) | ||
| 6 | 2016/11/27 | 12.4% (6th) | 12.2% (6th) | 11.3% (8th) | 11.2% (9th) | ||
| 7 | 2016/12/03 | ||||||
| 8 | 2016/12/04 | 12.4% (6th) | 13.3% (5th) | 12.3% (7th) | 13.9% (5th) | ||
| 9 | 2016/12/10 | 8.7% (11th) | 8.6% (9th) | 10.1% (6th) | 11.2% (7th) | ||
| 10 | 2016/12/11 | 12.9% (5th) | 13.7% (6th) | 12.4% (7th) | 13.4% (7th) | ||
| 11 | 2016/12/17 | 8.7% (11th) | 9.5% (9th) | 11.0% (7th) | |||
| 12 | 2016/12/18 | 12.9% (4th) | 15.0% (4th) | 12.2% (6th) | 13.6% (6th) | ||
| 13 | 2016/12/24 | 9.3% (9th) | 10.2% (7th) | 9.2% (11th) | 10.6% (6th) | ||
| 14 | 2016/12/25 | 13.7% (5th) | 14.9% (4th) | 14.4% (4th) | 16.2% (2nd) | ||
| 15 | 2017/01/01 | 13.4% (5th) | 14.0% (5th) | 15.7% (4th) | |||
| 16 | 2017/01/07 | 11.4% (5th) | 12.9% (6th) | 10.9% (6th) | 11.4% (6th) | ||
| 17 | 2017/01/08 | 12.8% (6th) | 14.2% (4th) | 13.6% (5th) | 14.6% (5th) | ||
| 18 | 2017/01/14 | 11.1% (6th) | 12.3% (5th) | 11.7% (6th) | 12.6% (6th) | ||
| 19 | 2017/01/15 | 12.6% (6th) | 13.1% (7th) | 13.6% (5th) | 15.1% (5th) | ||
| 20 | 2017/01/21 | 10.8% (6th) | 12.6% (5th) | 10.6% (5th) | 11.6% (6th) | ||
| 21 | 2017/01/22 | 13.2% (5th) | 14.0% (5th) | 13.2% (6th) | 14.2% (5th) | ||
| 22 | 2017/01/28 | 10.5% (4th) | 10.4% (4th) | 10.2% (5th) | 10.3% (5th) | ||
| 23 | 2017/01/29 | 11.4% (6th) | 11.5% (6th) | 12.4% (6th) | 13.2% (5th) | ||
| 24 | 2017/02/04 | 11.2% (4th) | 12.1% (5th) | 11.4% (6th) | 12.7% (5th) | ||
| 25 | 2017/02/05 | 12.7% (5th) | 14.1% (4th) | 13.9% (5th) | 14.9% (5th) | ||
| 26 | 2017/02/11 | 10.5% (5th) | 10.7% (4th) | 11.3% (4th) | 12.5% (4th) | ||
| 27 | 2017/02/12 | 12.9% (4th) | 13.7% (4th) | 14.6% (4th) | 15.6% (4th) | ||
| 28 | 2017/02/18 | 11.0% (5th) | 11.1% (4th) | 12.0% (4th) | 13.4% (4th) | ||
| 29 | 2017/02/19 | 13.0% (3rd) | 13.5% (4th) | 13.7% (5th) | 14.4% (5th) | ||
| 30 | 2017/02/25 | 9.9% (5th) | 10.5% (4th) | 11.5% (4th) | 13.2% (4th) | ||
| 31 | 2017/02/26 | 12.0% (3rd) | 12.1% (4th) | 13.1% (5th) | 14.2% (5th) | ||
| 32 | 2017/03/04 | 9.8% (6th) | 9.6% (6th) | 11.3% (5th) | 12.5% (4th) | ||
| 33 | 2017/03/05 | 11.5% (4th) | 11.3% (5th) | 13.3% (5th) | 13.3% (5th) | ||
| 34 | 2017/03/11 | 9.2% (6th) | 9.2% (7th) | 10.7% (5th) | 12.2% (5th) | ||
| 35 | 2017/03/12 | 11.4% (3rd) | 11.1% (5th) | 13.2% (4th) | 13.8% (4th) | ||
| 36 | 2017/03/18 | 11.8% (4th) | 11.6% (5th) | 13.6% (4th) | 14.6% (4th) | ||
| 37 | 2017/03/19 | 14.1% (2nd) | 14.7% (3rd) | ||||
| 38 | 2017/03/25 | 9.8% (6th) | 9.2% (7th) | 12.1% (4th) | 13.2% (4th) | ||
| 39 | 2017/03/26 | 13.0% (4th) | 13.4% (6th) | 14.7% (4th) | 15.1% (4th) | ||
| 40 | 2017/04/01 | 10.1% (7th) | 9.7% (7th) | 11.4% (4th) | 12.2% (4th) | ||
| 41 | 2017/04/02 | 14.8% (3rd) | 14.7% (3rd) | 15.4% (3rd) | |||
| 42 | 2017/04/08 | 10.7% (4th) | 11.1% (4th) | 11.2% (4th) | 11.9% (4th) | ||
| 43 | 2017/04/09 | 13.6% (2nd) | 14.7% (3rd) | 14.0% (4th) | 14.6% (4th) | ||
| 44 | 2017/04/15 | 12.9% (2nd) | 12.2% (3rd) | 13.7% (2nd) | 13.8% (2nd) | ||
| 45 | 2017/04/16 | 14.0% (3rd) | 14.8% (4th) | 13.7% (3rd) | |||
| 46 | 2017/04/22 | 12.7% (2nd) | 13.2% (2nd) | 13.7% (2nd) | |||
| 47 | 2017/04/29 | 9.8% (5th) | 10.0% (5th) | 10.1% (4th) | 10.7% (4th) | ||
| 48 | 2017/04/30 | 11.6% (6th) | 12.0% (4th) | 11.7% (5th) | 12.2% (4th) | ||
| 49 | 2017/05/06 | 10.1% (7th) | 10.3% (5th) | 11.1% (5th) | 11.6% (5th) | ||
| 50 | 2017/05/07 | 11.7% (6th) | 12.1% (5th) | 13.1% (5th) | 13.9% (4th) | ||
| Average | 11.5% | 11.9% | 12.1% | 13.0% | |||