Absence does make the heart grow fonder and it also helps to increase drama ratings. That's what happened this week to the ratings for "Empress Ki."

Lats week the show cancelled one of its episodes due to competition from coverage of The Olympics.

When another episode was shown this week, the drama's ratings shot up to 26.5 percent, which is the highest ratings that the show has seen since it began.

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