Partners for Justice

{{short description|South Korean television series}}

{{Infobox television

| image = Partners for Justice (season 2).jpg

| image_upright =

| image_alt =

| caption = Promotional poster for season 2

| alt_name = Investigation Couple

| native_name = {{Infobox Korean television name|hangul=검법남녀|hanja=檢法男女|rr=Geombeomnamnyeo}}

| genre = {{ubl|Crime|Mystery|Medical}}

| screenplay = {{ubl|{{ill|Min Ji-eun|ko|민지은}} (season 1–2)|Won Young-sil (season 1)|Jo Won-ki (season 2)}}

| director = {{ubl|{{ill|No Do-cheol|ko|노도철}} (season 1–2)|Hyun Ra-wae (season 1)|Han Jin-sun (season 2)}}

| starring = {{ubl|Jung Jae-young|Jeong Yu-mi}}

| theme_music_composer =

| music =

| open_theme =

| end_theme =

| composer =

| country = South Korea

| language = Korean

| num_seasons = 2

| num_episodes = 32 (season 1–2){{efn|name=epcount|In order to circumvent Korean laws that prevent commercial breaks in the middle of an episode, what would previously have been aired as single 70 minute episodes are now being repackaged as two 35 minute episodes, with two episodes being shown each night with a commercial break between the two.{{cite news|last=Park|first=Jin-hai|url=https://www.pressreader.com/korea-republic/the-korea-times/20170516/282041917057345|title=Drama viewers angry over commercial breaks|work=The Korea Times|via=PressReader|date=May 16, 2017|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=August 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819150132/https://www.pressreader.com/korea-republic/the-korea-times/20170516/282041917057345|url-status=live}}}}

| executive_producer =

| producer = Moon Bo-mi

| runtime = 70 minutes (35 minutes per episode)

| company = {{ill|HB Entertainment|ko|HB엔터테인먼트}}

| network = MBC TV

| first_aired = {{start date|2018|05|14}}

| last_aired = {{end date|2019|07|29}}

| related =

}}

Partners for Justice ({{Korean|검법남녀||Geombeomnamnyeo}}) is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Jung Jae-young and Jeong Yu-mi.{{cite web|url=https://content.mbc.co.kr/program/drama/3408413_64285.html|title=〈Partners for Justice〉 Season 2|publisher=MBC&iMBC|website=MBC Global Media|access-date=August 15, 2019|archive-date=August 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815050632/http://content.mbc.co.kr/program/drama/3408413_64285.html|url-status=live}} The first series aired on MBC in May 2018 on Mondays and Tuesdays at the 22:00 (KST).{{cite web|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/now/article/382/0000636014|title=[공식] 정재영X정유미, '검법남녀' 출연 확정…명품 드라마 탄생 예고|website=Sports Donga|language=ko|date=April 3, 2018|access-date=November 13, 2020|archive-date=January 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230110025119/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=382&aid=0000636014|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201805251532156538505_2|title=Courtroom series with strong personalities fill small screen|date=May 25, 2018|website=Kpop Herald|access-date=November 13, 2020|archive-date=February 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204155842/http://kpopherald.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=201805251532156538505_2|url-status=live}} In October 2018, MBC announced that it was renewed for a second season, which premiered in 2019.{{cite web|url=https://news.jtbc.co.kr/article/article.aspx?news_id=NB11667046|title=[이슈IS] MBC 최초 시즌물 '검법남녀', 아리송한 시즌2 발표 ((ISSUE IS) MBC to renew Partners for Justice for season 2)|date=July 18, 2018|website=JTBC News|access-date=November 13, 2020|archive-date=July 19, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719143259/http://news.jtbc.joins.com/article/article.aspx?news_id=NB11667046|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.soompi.com/article/1254353wpp/partners-justice-talks-second-season|title="Partners For Justice" In Talks For Second Season|work=Soompi|date=30 October 2018 |access-date=2020-11-13|archive-date=2020-11-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113124042/https://www.soompi.com/article/1254353wpp/partners-justice-talks-second-season|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url = https://www.hankyung.com/article/201904021989H|title = '검법남녀2' 정재영·정유미·오만석 출연 확정…시즌1 영광 이을까|date = 2019-04-02|access-date = 2020-11-13|archive-date = 2019-04-03|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190403075941/https://www.hankyung.com/article/201904021989H|url-status = live}} Kang Seung-hyun and No Min-woo were announced as second series leads.{{cite web|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/now/article/108/0002773355|title='검법남녀 시즌2' 노민우X강승현 출연..新 얼굴(공식)|date=2019-04-04|publisher=Star News via Naver|access-date=2019-08-10|language=ko|archive-date=2019-04-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406003353/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=108&aid=0002773355|url-status=live}} It aired on MBC from June 3 to July 29, 2019.

Series overview

{{series overview

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| color1 = #0000CD

| link1 = Partners for Justice#Season 1

| episodes1 = 16

| start1 = {{start date|2018|5|14}}

| end1 = {{end date|2018|7|17}}

| network1 = MBC TV

| infoA1 = Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 (KST)

| color2 = #191970

| link2 = Partners for Justice#Season 2

| episodes2 = 16

| start2 = {{start date|2019|6|3}}

| end2 = {{end date|2019|7|29}}

| infoA2 = Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:00 (KST)

}}

Synopsis

About a forensic doctor, Baek Beom, who is skillful at his work but has an eccentric personality, and prosecutor, Eun Sol, who is a rookie prosecutor with a warm heart. She has a bright personality and comes from a wealthy family background. They come to work together to solve cases.

Cast

=Character appearances=

class="wikitable"
scope="col" rowspan="2" | Character

! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Portrayed by

! scope="col" colspan="2" | Season

scope="col" | 1

! scope="col" | 2

scope="col" colspan="4" | Main
Baek Beom

| Jung Jae-young

| rowspan="2" colspan="2" {{CMain|Main}}

Eun Sol

| Jeong Yu-mi

Kang Hyun

| Park Eun-seok

| {{CMain|Main}}

| {{CGuest|Guest}}

Do Ji-han

| Oh Man-seok

| {{CRecurring|Recurring}}

| rowspan="2" {{CMain|Main}}

Jang Chul / Dr. K

| No Min-woo

| {{N/A

}

|-

! scope="col" colspan="4" | Supporting

|-

| Cha Soo-ho

| Lee Yi-kyung

| rowspan="2" {{CRecurring|Recurring}}

| {{CGuest|Guest}}

|-

| Stella Hwang

| Stephanie Lee

| {{N/A|}}

|-

| Sally

| Kang Seung-hyun

| {{N/A|}}

| {{CRecurring|Recurring}}

|-

| Jung Sung-joo

| Ko Kyu-pil

| rowspan="8" colspan="2" {{CRecurring|Recurring}}

|-

| Han Soo-yeon

| {{ill|Noh Susanna|ko|노수산나}}

|-

| Park Joong-Ho

| Joo Jin-mo

|-

| Ma Do-Nam

| {{ill|Song Young-gyu|ko|송영규}}

|-

| Kang Dong-Sik

| Park Jun-gyu

|-

| Cheon Mi-Ho

| Park Hee-jin

|-

| Yang Soo-Dong

| {{ill|Kim Young-woong|ko|김영웅 (배우)}}

|-

| No Han-Shin

| Ahn Suk-hwan

|-

| Kal Dae-Cheol

| {{ill|Lee Do-Guk|ko|이도국}}

| {{N/A|}}

| {{CRecurring|Recurring}}

|-

| Detective Park

| {{ill|Kim Ki-moo|ko|김기무}}

| rowspan="2" colspan="2" {{CRecurring|Recurring}}

|-

| Detective Kang

| {{ill|Min Pil-joon|ko|민필준}}

|-

| Lee Hye-sang

| Yoon Ji-min

| rowspan="2" {{CRecurring|Recurring}}

| rowspan="2" {{N/A|}}

|-

| Pyo Yoo-sung

| Park Ji-il

|-

| Oh Man-sang

| {{ill|Kim Do-hyun (actor)|ko|김도현 (배우)}}

| {{CRecurring|Recurring}}

| {{CGuest|Guest}}

|-

|}

=Main=

File:Partners for Justice 2 cast.jpg

: A forensic doctor with ten years of experience at the National Forensic Service. Although his skills are recognized, he is eccentric and has a picky personality.

: A rookie prosecutor working in the 8th Eastern District. She was born into a wealthy family and possesses photographic memory. She is bright and warm-hearted, albeit a little clumsy.

:An elite prosecutor who is Eun Sol's senior.{{cite web|url=https://www.xportsnews.com/article/957255|script-title=ko:[단독] 박은석, '검법남녀' 출연…정재영·정유미와 호흡|date=March 27, 2018|website=Xports News|language=ko|access-date=November 13, 2020|archive-date=February 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204155046/http://www.xportsnews.com/jenter/?ac=article_view&entry_id=957255|url-status=live}}

: A chief prosecutor who newly transfers to the 8th Eastern District replacing Kang Hyun. He is experienced and clever.

: He is a warm but quiet doctor who works at Hanju Hospital. He has Dissociative identity disorder (DID). His other identity is called Dr. K.

=Supporting=

== People of National Forensic Service (NIS) ==

: A researcher and toxicologist at the National Forensic Service.{{cite web|url=http://enews24.tving.com/news/article.asp?nsID=1282145|script-title=ko:[단독] 스테파니 리, '검법남녀' 약학박사役 꿰찼다..이이경과 호흡|date=March 28, 2018|website=enews24|language=ko|access-date=November 13, 2020|archive-date=August 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812063253/http://enews24.tving.com/news/article.asp?nsID=1282145|url-status=dead}}

: A new toxicologist at the National Forensic Service who replaced Stella.

: Forensic Investigator

  • {{ill|Noh Susanna|ko|노수산나}} as Han Soo-yeon

: Forensic Investigator

: Director of the National Institute of Forensic Sciences

  • {{ill|Song Young-kyu|ko|송영규}} as Ma No-dam{{cite web|url=https://star.mbn.co.kr/view.php?year=2018&no=236241&refer=portal|script-title=ko:송영규, ‘검법남녀’ 합류…정재영과 라이벌(공식)|date=April 13, 2018|website=Star MBN|language=ko|access-date=November 13, 2020|archive-date=January 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121015244/https://star.mbn.co.kr/view.php?year=2018&no=236241&refer=portal|url-status=live}}

: Director of the Forensic Investigation Division

== People of Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office ==

: A sixth-grade civil servant. He used to be a violent crime detective for 15 years.

: An administrative assistant of Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office.

  • {{ill|Kim Young-woong|ko|김영웅 (배우)}} as Yang Soo-dong

: An Investigator who works with Do Ji-han.

: Chief Prosecutor of the criminal department of the Seoul Eastern District Prosecutors' Office.

: Chief Judge of the Seoul Eastern District Court.

: A prosecutor at Kang Hyun's office

  • {{ill|Baek Seung-hoon|ko|백승훈 (배우)}} as Seo Jung-min

: An Investigator who works with Kang Hyun.

== People around Eun Sol ==

  • {{ill|Ko In-beom|ko|고인범}} as Eun Ki-sang

: Eun Sol's father

  • {{ill|Kim Seo-ra|ko|김서라}} as Han Mi-mo

: Eun Sol's mother

  • Kang Sun-sook as Byeolgyo woman (벌교댁)

: Eun Sol's housekeeper

  • Heo Woong as Eun Ji-sung

: Eun Sol's older brother

== People around Baek Beom ==

  • {{ill|Choi Jong-ryul|ko|최종률}} as Baek Ho-cheol

: Baek Beom's father

== Police ==

: He is a chief detective, a police lieutenant, from Gangdong police station's violent crimes unit.{{cite web|url=https://www.sedaily.com/NewsView/1RX56ZU2RQ|script-title=ko:[공식입장] 이이경 측 "'검법남녀' 출연 확정…강력계 형사 役"|date=March 27, 2018|website=Seoul Economic Daily|language=ko|access-date=November 13, 2020|archive-date=January 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230106151849/https://www.sedaily.com/NewsView/1RX56ZU2RQ|url-status=live}}

  • {{ill|Kim Ki-moo|ko|김기무}} as Detective Park
  • {{ill|Min Pil-joon|ko|민필준}} as Detective Kang

== Others ==

  • {{ill|Kim Do-hyun (actor)|lt=Kim Do-hyun|ko|김도현 (배우)}} as Oh Man-sang

: A criminals who committed multiple crimes

  • {{ill|Hong Seo-jun|ko|홍서준}} as Yoon Tae-joon

: Oh Man-sang's lawyer

: Jang Deuk-nam's older sister

  • Yoo Yeon as Jo Hee-jin

: Dong-woo's aunt, Han-soo's younger brother, Gil-ja's daughter

: Yeon Mi-rae's boyfriend

  • Yoon Ji-min as Lee Hye-sung{{cite web|url=http://news1.kr/articles/?3322573|script-title=ko:윤지민, '검법남녀' 특별출연…6년 만에 단발머리 파격 변신|date=May 21, 2018|website=News1|language=ko|access-date=November 13, 2020|archive-date=October 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019020902/https://www.news1.kr/articles/?3322573|url-status=live}}

: Chief of Thoracic Surgery at Seon Hospital, Jang Deuk-nam's doctor and the criminal who killed Seo Jeong-min

  • Ok Ye-rin as Han Seo-hyun - Su-yeon's daughter, a victim of child abuse in kindergarten

Production

First script reading took place late March 2018 at MBC Dream Center in Ilsan, South Korea.{{cite web|url=https://www.starnewskorea.com/stview.php?no=2018040508153869982|title='검법남녀' 정재영X정유미, 첫 대본리딩 마쳤다..본격 시작|date=April 5, 2018|website=Star News|language=ko|access-date=November 13, 2020|archive-date=November 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113081052/https://star.mt.co.kr/stview.php?no=2018040508153869982|url-status=live}}

Original soundtrack

=Series 1=

==Part 1==

{{tracklist

| headline = Released on {{start date|2018|5|21}}

| extra_column = Artist

| title1 = Can't Breathe

| note1 =

| lyrics1 = Earattack, Jooheon

| music1 = Earattack

| extra1 = Monsta X (Kihyun, Jooheon)

| length1 = 03:25

| title2 = Can't Breathe (Inst.)

| note2 =

| music2 = Earattack

| length2 = 03:25

| total_length = 06:50

}}

==Part 2==

{{tracklist

| headline = Released on {{start date|2018|5|28}}

| extra_column = Artist

| title1 = Truth

| note1 =

| lyrics1 = Min Yeon-jae

| music1 = 1601

| extra1 = JK Kim Dong-wook

| length1 = 03:50

| title2 = Truth (Eng. Ver.)

| note2 =

| lyrics2 = Min Yeon-jae

| music2 = 1601

| extra2 = JK Kim Dong-wook

| length2 = 03:50

| title3 = Truth (Inst.)

| note3 =

| music3 = 1601

| length3 = 03:50

| total_length = 11:30

}}

==Part 3==

{{tracklist

| headline = Released on {{start date|2018|6|04}}

| extra_column = Artist

| title1 = Walking

| note1 = 걸어가

| lyrics1 = Taeyunmi

| music1 = Gaemi, Kim Se-jin

| extra1 = Minzy

| length1 = 03:31

| title2 = Walking (Inst.)

| note2 = 걸어가 (Inst.)

| music2 = Gaemi, Kim Se-jin

| length2 = 03:31

| total_length = 07:02

}}

==Part 4==

{{tracklist

| headline = Released on {{start date|2018|6|12}}

| extra_column = Artist

| title1 = It's Alright

| note1 = 괜찮아

| lyrics1 = Hana

| music1 = Gaemi

| extra1 = Lee Seok-hoon

| length1 = 03:45

| title2 = It's Alright (Inst.)

| note2 = 괜찮아 (Inst.)

| music2 = Gaemi

| length2 = 03:45

| total_length = 07:30

}}

==Part 5==

{{tracklist

| headline = Released on {{start date|2018|6|25}}

| extra_column = Artist

| title1 = Sun Like A Star

| note1 =

| lyrics1 = Gaemi, Heo Sung-jin, yuNdAk

| music1 = Heo Sung-jin, Ha Hyung-joo

| extra1 = G.Urban, yuNdAk (OBROJECT)

| length1 = 03:20

| title2 = Sun Like A Star (Inst.)

| note2 =

| music2 = Heo Sung-jin, Ha Hyung-joo

| length2 = 03:20

| total_length = 06:40

}}

==Part 6==

{{tracklist

| headline = Released on {{start date|2018|7|2}}

| extra_column = Artist

| title1 = White Rain

| note1 = 하얀비

| lyrics1 = Gaemi, Hangzoo

| music1 = Gaemi

| extra1 = Hangzoo, Stella Jang

| length1 = 03:35

| title2 = White Rain (Inst.)

| note2 = 하얀비 (Inst.)

| music2 = Gaemi

| length2 = 03:35

| total_length = 07:10

}}

=Series 2=

==Part 1==

{{tracklist

| headline = Released on {{start date|2019|6|25}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mnet.com/track/34361414|title=Back on me|access-date=2019-08-10|language=ko|publisher=Mnet|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190810141724/http://www.mnet.com/track/34361414|archive-date=2019-08-10|url-status=dead}}

| extra_column = Artist

| title1 = Back on me

| note1 =

| lyrics1 = Seol Gi-tae (설기태)

| music1 = TEAM SNOW, Gaemi (개미)

| extra1 = Kim Yong-jin{{cite web|url=https://www.hankyung.com/news/article/2019062564025|title=김용진, 25일 '검법남녀 시즌2' OST 'Back on me' 발표|date=2019-06-25|publisher=Korea Economic Daily|access-date=2019-08-10|language=ko|archive-date=2019-08-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190810141722/https://www.hankyung.com/news/article/2019062564025|url-status=live}}

| length1 = 03:03

| title2 = Back on me (Inst.)

| note2 =

| music2 =

| length2 =

| total_length =

}}

==Part 2==

{{tracklist

| headline = Released on {{start date|2019|7|29}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mnet.com/track/34399999|title=Dr. K (닥터K)|access-date=2019-08-10|language=ko|publisher=Mnet|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190810143145/http://www.mnet.com/track/34399999|archive-date=2019-08-10|url-status=dead}}

| extra_column = Artist

| title1 = Dr. K (닥터K)

| note1 =

| lyrics1 = Jeong Bom (정봄), KT Snow

| music1 = Park Jeong-hwan (박정환), TEAM SNOW, Gaemi (개미)

| extra1 = No Min-woo

| length1 = 02:33

| title2 = Dr. K (닥터K) (Inst.)

| note2 =

| music2 =

| length2 =

| total_length =

}}

==Part 3==

{{tracklist

| headline = Released on {{start date|2019|7|9}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mnet.com/track/34379378|title=Poison|access-date=2019-08-10|language=ko|publisher=Mnet|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190810143149/http://www.mnet.com/track/34379378|archive-date=2019-08-10|url-status=dead}}

| extra_column = Artist

| title1 =Poison

| note1 =

| lyrics1 = MINUE

| music1 = MINUE

| extra1 = I'll

| length1 = 03:28

| title2 = Poison (Inst.)

| note2 =

| music2 =

| length2 =

| total_length =

}}

==Part 4==

{{tracklist

| headline = Released on {{start date|2019|7|16}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mnet.com/track/34387209|title=그 이유|access-date=2019-08-10|language=ko|publisher=Mnet|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190810141733/http://www.mnet.com/track/34387209|archive-date=2019-08-10|url-status=dead}}

| extra_column = Artist

| title1 =Geu Iyu (그 이유)

| note1 =

| lyrics1 = Seol Gi-tae (설기태), Hyeon Jeong (현정)

| music1 = Gaemi (개미)

| extra1 = Lee Seok-hun (이석훈)

| length1 = 04:15

| title2 = 그 이유 (Inst.)

| note2 =

| music2 =

| length2 =

| total_length =

}}

==Part 5==

{{tracklist

| headline = Released on {{start date|2019|7|23}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mnet.com/track/34394300|title=너밖에 모르겠다|access-date=2019-08-10|language=ko|publisher=Mnet|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190810143148/http://www.mnet.com/track/34394300|archive-date=2019-08-10|url-status=dead}}

| extra_column = Artist

| title1 =Neobakke moreugetta (너밖에 모르겠다)

| note1 =

| lyrics1 = Park Gyeong-don (박경돈)

| music1 = Park Gyeong-don

| extra1 = Lee Dong-wook (이동욱)

| length1 = 03:59

| title2 = 너밖에 모르겠다 (Inst.)

| note2 =

| music2 =

| length2 =

| total_length =

}}

Ratings

  • In the tables below, {{color|blue|the blue numbers}} represent the lowest ratings and {{color|red|the red numbers}} represent the highest ratings.
  • NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
  • TNmS stop publishing their report from June 2018.

=Series 1=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! rowspan="3" |{{abbr|Ep.|Episode}}

! rowspan="3" |Original broadcast date

! colspan="4" |Average audience share

colspan="2" |TNmS{{cite web|url=https://search.naver.com/search.naver?where=nexearch&sm=tab_etc&query=2%EC%9B%94%2020%EC%9D%BC%EC%8B%9C%EC%B2%AD%EB%A5%A0|title=TNMS Daily Ratings at Naver|language=ko|work=TNMS Ratings|access-date=February 20, 2018|archive-date=November 22, 2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011122180931/https://search.naver.com/search.naver?where=nexearch&sm=tab_etc&query=2%EC%9B%94%2020%EC%9D%BC%EC%8B%9C%EC%B2%AD%EB%A5%A0|url-status=live}}

! colspan="2" |AGB Nielsen{{cite web|url=http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=1_1&area=00|title=AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu|language=ko|work=AGB Nielsen Media Research|access-date=January 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317134758/http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=1_1&area=00|archive-date=March 17, 2017|url-status=dead}}

width="90" |Nationwide

! width="90" |Seoul

! width="90" |Nationwide

! width="90" |Seoul

1

| rowspan="2" |May 14, 2018

| {{Color|blue|4.3%}} {{small|(NR)}}

| {{Color|blue|4.4%}}

| {{Color|blue|4.5%}} {{small|(NR)}}

| {{Color|blue|4.7%}} {{small|(NR)}}

2

| 4.7% {{small|(NR)}}

| 4.8%

| 4.9% {{small|(NR)}}

| 5.1% {{small|(NR)}}

3

| rowspan="2" |May 15, 2018

| 5.0% {{small|(NR)}}

| 5.2%

| 4.7% {{small|(NR)}}

| 5.3% {{small|(NR)}}

4

| 5.9% {{small|(NR)}}

| 6.3%

| 6.5% {{small|(13th)}}

| 7.8% {{small|(10th)}}

5

| rowspan="2" |May 21, 2018

| {{Color|blue|4.3%}} {{small|(NR)}}

| 4.5%

| 4.7% {{small|(NR)}}

| 4.9% {{small|(NR)}}

6

| 5.1% {{small|(NR)}}

| 5.3%

| 5.2% {{small|(NR)}}

| 5.4% {{small|(NR)}}

7

| rowspan="2" |May 22, 2018

| 5.3% {{small|(NR)}}

| 5.5%

| 5.6% {{small|(NR)}}

| 5.8% {{small|(NR)}}

8

| 6.5% {{small|(17th)}}

| 6.7%

| 6.3% {{small|(17th)}}

| 6.5% {{small|(18th)}}

9

| rowspan="2" |May 28, 2018

| 5.8% {{small|(NR)}}

| 6.6%

| 5.8% {{small|(20th)}}

| 6.5% {{small|(17th)}}

10

| 6.8% {{small|(20th)}}

| 7.0%

| 6.7% {{small|(16th)}}

| 6.9% {{small|(14th)}}

11

| rowspan="2" |May 29, 2018

| 5.0% {{small|(NR)}}

| 5.8%

| 5.6% {{small|(18th)}}

| 6.4% {{small|(17th)}}

12

| 5.6% {{small|(NR)}}

| 6.3%

| 6.4% {{small|(15th)}}

| 7.1% {{small|(10th)}}

13

| rowspan="2" |June 4, 2018

| 6.0%

| 6.8%

| 7.0% {{small|(13th)}}

| 7.7% {{small|(10th)}}

14

| 7.0%

| 7.9%

| 7.7% {{small|(8th)}}

| 8.5% {{small|(6th)}}

15

| rowspan="2" |June 5, 2018

| 6.2%

| 6.5%

| 6.7% {{small|(10th)}}

| 7.2% {{small|(10th)}}

16

| 7.4%

| 7.6%

| 8.2% {{small|(5th)}}

| 8.4% {{small|(5th)}}

17

| rowspan="2" |June 11, 2018

| 6.7%

| 7.0%

| 6.9% {{small|(16th)}}

| 7.1% {{small|(15th)}}

18

| 7.8%

| 7.9%

| colspan="2" | 7.7% {{small|(7th)}}

19

| rowspan="2" |June 25, 2018{{efn|No episodes were aired on June 12 due to news coverage on the 2018 DPRK-US Singapore Summit, on June 18 due to live coverage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Group F match between South Korea and Sweden, and on June 19 due to live coverage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Group H match between Columbia and Japan.}}

| 6.2%

| 6.8%

| 6.5% {{small|(19th)}}

| 7.3% {{small|(10th)}}

20

| 7.1%

| 7.6%

| 8.1% {{small|(7th)}}

| 8.5% {{small|(6th)}}

21

| rowspan="4" |July 3, 2018{{efn|No episodes were aired on June 26 due to live coverage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Group C match between Denmark and France, and on July 2 due to coverage of FIFA World Cup 2018 Round of 16 match between Brazil and Mexico. In return, four episodes were aired back-to-back on July 3.}}

| 6.6%

| 7.1%

| 6.8% {{small|(17th)}}

| 7.3% {{small|(14th)}}

22

| 7.7%

| 7.9%

| 8.0% {{small|(10th)}}

| 8.3% {{small|(9th)}}

23

| 6.2%

| 6.3%

| colspan="2" |6.6% {{small|(20th)}}

24

| 7.1%

| 7.4%

| 7.5% {{small|(13th)}}

| 7.8% {{small|(12th)}}

25

| rowspan="2" |July 9, 2018

| 7.5%

| 8.1%

| 7.4% {{small|(15th)}}

| 8.0% {{small|(10th)}}

26

| 8.3%

| 8.5%

| 9.0% {{small|(6th)}}

| 9.0% {{small|(8th)}}

27

| rowspan="2" |July 10, 2018

| 7.1%

| 7.8%

| 7.1% {{small|(13th)}}

| 7.9% {{small|(9th)}}

28

| 8.7%

| 9.3%

| 9.0% {{small|(5th)}}

| 9.6% {{small|(5th)}}

29

| rowspan="2" |July 16, 2018

| 6.5%

| 6.6%

| 6.7% {{small|(15th)}}

| 6.9% {{small|(15th)}}

30

| 8.4%

| 8.7%

| 8.4% {{small|(6th)}}

| 8.5% {{small|(7th)}}

31

| rowspan="2" |July 17, 2018

| 7.5%

| 8.0%

| 7.7% {{small|(8th)}}

| 8.2% {{small|(6th)}}

32

| {{Color|red|9.5%}}

| {{Color|red|10.2%}}

| {{Color|red|9.6%}} {{small|(5th)}}

| {{Color|red|10.3%}} {{small|(4th)}}

colspan="2" |Average

!{{color|green|6.6%}}

!{{color|green|7.0%}}

!{{color|green|6.7%}}

!{{color|green|7.3%}}

=Series 2=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
rowspan="2"|{{abbr|Ep.|Episode}}

!rowspan="2"|Original broadcast date

!colspan="2"|AGB Nielsen{{cite web|url=http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=1_1&area=00|title=AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu|language=ko|work=AGB Nielsen Media Research|access-date=January 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317134758/http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=1_1&area=00|archive-date=March 17, 2017|url-status=dead}}

!TNmS{{cite web|url=https://search.naver.com/search.naver?where=nexearch&sm=tab_etc&query=2%EC%9B%94%2020%EC%9D%BC%EC%8B%9C%EC%B2%AD%EB%A5%A0|title=TNMS Daily Ratings at Naver|language=ko|work=TNMS Ratings|access-date=February 20, 2018|archive-date=November 22, 2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011122180931/https://search.naver.com/search.naver?where=nexearch&sm=tab_etc&query=2%EC%9B%94%2020%EC%9D%BC%EC%8B%9C%EC%B2%AD%EB%A5%A0|url-status=live}}

Nationwide

!Seoul Capital Area

!Nationwide

1

|rowspan=2|2019/06/03

|{{color|blue|3.7%}}

| N/A

|{{color|blue|4.0%}}

2

|5.7%

|6.0%

|5.7%

3

|rowspan=2|2019/06/04

|4.1%

|4.8%

|N/A

4

|6.6%

|7.8%

|7.2%

5

|rowspan=2|2019/06/10

|4.3%

|N/A

|N/A

6

|6.0%

|6.5%

|6.4%

7

|rowspan=2|2019/06/11

|4.1%

|4.9%

|4.8%

8

|6.2%

|6.7%

|6.7%

9

|rowspan=2|2019/06/17

|5.9%

|6.5%

|6.0%

10

|7.5%

|8.4%

|7.1%

11

|rowspan=2|2019/06/18

|6.1%

|7.0%

|6.0%

12

|7.7%

|8.6%

|7.6%

13

|rowspan=2|2019/06/24

|6.8%

|7.7%

|5.9%

14

|8.7%

|9.8%

|7.2%

15

|rowspan=2|2019/06/25

|6.1%

|6.5%

|6.1%

16

|8.3%

|9.1%

|8.0%

17

|rowspan=2|2019/07/01

|5.9%

|6.4%

|6.4%

18

|8.5%

|9.3%

|8.6%

19

|rowspan=2|2019/07/02

|6.1%

|6.7%

|7.2%

20

|8.6%

|9.4%

|8.9%

21

|rowspan=2|2019/07/08

|6.1%

|6.6%

|7.0%

22

|8.3%

|8.8%

|8.5%

23

|rowspan=2|2019/07/09

|7.1%

|8.0%

|7.4%

24

|9.0%

|9.8%

|9.2%

25

|rowspan=2|2019/07/15

|6.1%

|6.7%

|6.9%

26

|8.2%

|8.8%

|8.7%

27

|rowspan=2|2019/07/16

|6.7%

|7.4%

|7.5%

28

|9.3%

|9.4%

|9.1%

29

|rowspan=2|2019/07/23

|7.1%

|7.6%

|7.8%

30

|9.5%

|10.1%

|{{color|red|10.1%}}

31

|rowspan=2|2019/07/29

|6.7%

|7.2%

|rowspan=2|N/A

32

|{{color|red|9.9%}}

|{{color|red|10.4%}}

colspan=2|Average

|{{color|green|6.90%}}

|{{color|green|}}

|{{color|green|}}

Awards and nominations

class="wikitable"
Year

! Award

! Category

! Nominated work

! Result

!Ref.

rowspan=6|2018

| rowspan=6|MBC Drama Awards

| Grand Prize (Daesang)

| Jung Jae-young

| {{nom}}

| rowspan=6|{{cite web|last=Jung|first=Yu-jin|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/609/0000038901|script-title=ko: 소지섭 ‘데뷔 23년 만에 첫 대상’(mbc연기대상)[포토엔HD]|trans-title=So Ji-sub Soo'First Debut in 23 Years' (mbc Drama Awards)[Photo and HD]|date=December 31, 2018|work=Newsen|language=ko|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181231092413/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=609&aid=0000038901|archive-date=December 31, 2018|access-date=June 5, 2020|via=Naver}}

Drama of the Year

| Partners for Justice

| {{nom}}

Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Drama

| Jung Jae-young

| {{won}}

Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Drama

| Jeong Yu-mi

| {{won}}

Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries

| Park Eun-seok

| {{nom}}

Best Supporting Cast in Monday-Tuesday Miniseries

| Park Jun-gyu

| {{nom}}

class="wikitable"
Year

! Award

! Category

! Recipient

! Result

! Ref.

rowspan=8|2019

| 32nd Grimae Awards

| Best Actress

| Jeong Yu-mi

| {{won}}

| {{cite web|last=Kim|first=Eun-gu|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/018/0004530287|script-title=ko:김남길·정유미 '2019 그리메상' 최우수 연기자 선정|trans-title=Namgil Kim and Yumi Jeong selected as the best performers of the '2019 Grime Awards'|work=E Daily|language=ko|date=3 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418192937/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=018&aid=0004530287|archive-date=April 18, 2020|access-date=December 3, 2019|via=Naver}}

rowspan=7|MBC Drama Awards

| Drama of the Year

| Partners for Justice (season 2)

| {{nom}}

| rowspan=7|{{Cite web|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/ranking/article/076/0003514518|title='2019 MBC 연기대상' 김동욱, 영예의 대상 수상 "꿈같은 순간"…수상자(작) [종합]|website=entertain.naver.com|language=ko|access-date=2019-12-31|archive-date=2020-11-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113205214/https://entertain.naver.com/ranking/read?oid=076&aid=0003514518|url-status=live}}

Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries

| Jung Jae-young

| {{nom}}

Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries

| Jeong Yu-mi

| {{nom}}

Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries

| Oh Man-seok

| {{won}}

Scene Stealer Award

| No Min-woo

| {{won}}

Best Supporting Cast in Monday-Tuesday Miniseries

| Ko Kyu-pil

| {{nom}}

Best New Actress

| Kang Seung-hyun

| {{nom}}

Notes

{{Notelist}}

References

{{Reflist|30em}}