Scandal Supervisor


Scandal Supervisor is a South Korean current affairs program airing on JTBC. It airs Monday to Fridays at 19:50-20:50 KST and is presented by Yang Won-bo and Kim Ha-eun. The broadcast does not use the same color palette as other JTBC newscasts, but it has used the JTBC News design since February 2017.

Background

Three issues are presented each day through the Today... segments, and four other events are dealt with briefly through the Crime Scene corner.

Current segments

  • Incident Situation Room - formerly called Crime Scene, Kim Ha-eun hosts this segment that reports about minor incidents.
  • Today's Incident # - this segment deals with a certain incident that happened that day.
  • Today's Law # - this segment will delve into a certain law involving an incident.
  • Today's Person # - this segment analyzes a person's involvement in an incident.
  • Incident X-Files - this segment introduces famous historical events.
  • Crime Scene - this segment is presented ala-3:10 Relay, where the panel will analyze a clip as it plays on the screen.
  • Scandal Supervisor Family Desk - this web-only segment premiered on April 13, 2021 right after the broadcast. Anchor Yang Won-bo is joined by attorney Park Ji-hoon and reporter Hong Ji-yong on Tuesdays, while attorney Baek Sung-moon and reporter Lee Do-sung join on Thursdays.

''Scandal Supervisor Family Desk'' segments

Scandal Supervisor Replay is a segment that introduces the top story in detail while reading comments from the live chat.Scandal Supervisor Preview is a segment that previews the top story that will air on the broadcast the next day.Today's Agenda is a segment that deals with trending topics on the Internet or viewer-submitted content.

Former segments

The World Where We Live In - formerly the fifth main segment, this segment presents stories of people who have done good in the society, a contrast to the heavy atmosphere brought by the cases/issues in the previous segments.
  • Relationship Office - this former sixth main segment deals with stories sent by viewers.
  • Pyo Chang-won's Question Mark - anchor Pyo Chang-won delivers his opening brief about the top story that will be covered on Today's Incident #1.
  • Today's Incident - the panel talk about top issues that day divided into four corners.
  • Pyo Chang-won's Period - Pyo Chang-won will deliver a closing commentary based on the top story that day.
  • Out with the Old, In with the New - anchor Pyo Chang-won discusses controversial laws with the panel in this Monday-only segment.Incident Montage - this Tuesday-only segment explores the central character of the case covered on Today's Incident #1, and analyzes the case through the person mentioned.Incident Investigation Group - this Wednesday-only segment seems to delve into why and how a certain incident happened in-depth with experts from different backgrounds.Historical Theories - this Thursday-only segment tackles a certain historical event and analyzes how much has changed since the event happened.Case Investigation Institute - this Friday-only segment investigates events scientifically with experts. It seems to be similar to the Wednesday segment Incident Investigation Group.

Panel

It is currently presented by Yang Won-bo, with Kim Ha-eun presenting the Crime Scene segment. The panelists have been reduced to two from four due to the reorganization, but on December 7, social affairs reporters Lee Do-sung and Gong Da-som joined the panel, making the panelists four. Sometime in 2021, Gong Da-som left the panel and was replaced by Hong Ji-yong from the same team.

Current fixed panelists

  • Hong Ji-yong, JTBC social affairs reporter
  • Lee Do-sung, JTBC social affairs reporter
  • Baek Sung-moon, lawyer
  • Park Ji-hoon, lawyer
  • Sohn Soo-ho, lawyer
  • Yang Ji-yeol, lawyer

Former panelists

  • Choi Young-il, critic
  • Jang Hee-young, critic
  • Kim Bok-joon, researcher at Korea Institute of Criminology
  • Jung Jin-ho, JoongAng Ilbo social affairs reporter
  • Lee Ji-hye, JTBC legal team reporter
  • Kim Joon-il, NewsTop reporter
  • Park Jung-ho, OhmyNews reporter
  • Kim Hyung-sun, Naeil Shimun reporter
AnchorDurationNotes
Park Jong-kwonSeptember 22, 2014 – December 31, 2015
Park Sung-joonJanuary 4, 2016 – January 10, 2020Ran for a seat in the National Assembly
Im Kyung-jinNovember 17–18, 2017; September 9–11, 2019fill-in anchors
Park Ji-hoonJanuary 13, 2020 – January 23, 2020fill-in anchors
Park Hye-jinJanuary 28, 2020 – April 10, 2020Freelance announcer
Song Min-kyoApril 13, 2020 – July 17, 2020
Pyo Chang-wonJuly 20, 2020 – December 4, 2020Current head of the Pyo Chang-won Institute of Crime Science
Yang Won-boDecember 7, 2020 – presentformer Political Desk National Assembly captain and host of 3:10 Relay; current JTBC policy team general manager