Whether it’s the zeitgeist moment passing or the new story simply isn’t as interesting, SBS was hoping for another hit with The Fiery Priest 2 and unfortunately it won’t be happening. The new season has aired 7-episodes so far and ratings remain steady between high 10% to 12% range. The original was up to 15% and more and ended with 22%. What’s also noticeable to the lack of buzz and talk with the drama, the initial excitement that it was coming just petered out once the drama aired. I think this takes Kim Nam Gil out of the SBS year end drama awards Daesang talk but the network is still the most successful of the big three networks in terms of drama hits this year.