| Music: | Lee im-woo |
| Country: | South Korea |
| Language: | Korean |
| Num Episodes: | 20 |
| Executive Producer: | Kim Do-hoon |
| Producer: | Cho Yoon-jung |
| Runtime: | 70 minutes |
| Company: | Victory Contents |
| Channel: | MBCTV |
Goodbye Mr. Black is a 2016 South Korean television series based on the manhwa of the same title, created with The Count of Monte Cristo motif, written by and published in 1983.[1] [2] It aired on MBC on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST) from March 16, 2016, to May 19, 2016, for 20 episodes.[3] [4]
Cha Ji-won is a Navy SEAL demolitions officer, but he is betrayed by his best friend, then denounced as a traitor. Ji-won is sent to another country, but escapes and returns with a new identity, along with a "fake" wife, to take revenge.
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[5] | AGB Nielsen[6] | ||||||
| width=100 | Nationwide | width=100 | Seoul National Capital Area | width=100 | Nationwide | width=100 | Seoul National Capital Area |
| 1 | March 16, 2016 | 3.6% | 3.7% | 3.9% | 4.2% | ||
| 2 | March 17, 2016 | 4.2% | 4.4% | 3.9% | 4.2% | ||
| 3 | March 23, 2016 | 4.2% | 4.7% | 3.6% | 4.2% | ||
| 4 | March 24, 2016 | 4.4% | 4.4% | 4.5% | 5.1% | ||
| 5 | March 30, 2016 | 5.4% | 7.4% | 5.1% | 6.0% | ||
| 6 | March 31, 2016 | 4.6% | — | 4.6% | 5.4% | ||
| 7 | April 6, 2016 | 4.7% | 5.4% | 4.6% | 5.4% | ||
| 8 | April 7, 2016 | 4.5% | 4.5% | 3.4% | 4.2% | ||
| 9 | April 14, 2016 | 3.6% | — | 3.5% | 4.0% | ||
| 10 | 3.2% | — | 3.8% | 4.4% | |||
| 11 | April 20, 2016 | 7.5% | 8.3% | 8.1% | 9.0% | ||
| 12 | April 21, 2016 | 8.8% | 9.2% | 9.4% | 10.5% | ||
| 13 | April 27, 2016 | 8.1% | 8.9% | 8.7% | 10.2% | ||
| 14 | April 28, 2016 | 8.7% | 9.1% | 8.7% | 9.6% | ||
| 15 | May 4, 2016 | 8.7% | 8.9% | 9.1% | 9.8% | ||
| 16 | May 5, 2016 | 8.7% | 9.3% | 9.0% | 9.5% | ||
| 17 | May 11, 2016 | 10.4% | 10.9% | 9.5% | 10.8% | ||
| 18 | May 12, 2016 | 8.9% | 9.7% | 8.6% | 9.7% | ||
| 19 | May 18, 2016 | 8.9% | 9.4% | 8.5% | 8.3% | ||
| 20 | May 19, 2016 | 10.2% | 11.1% | 9.9% | 10.7% | ||
| Average | 6.6% | 7.6% | 6.5% | 7.3% | |||
| Goodbye Mr. Black : Original Soundtrack | |
| Type: | Soundtrack |
| Artist: | Various Artists |
| Released: | May 19, 2016 |
| Genre: | Pop, K-pop, soundtrack |
| Label: | LOEN Entertainment |