You Quiz on the Block () is a South Korean variety show program on tvN starring Yoo Jae-suk.
The first 12 episodes aired on tvN from August 29 and ended on November 14, 2018. It is broadcast by tvN on Wednesdays at 23:00 (KST).
In 2019, the show was aired from April 16 on Tuesdays at 23:00 (KST) and ended on December 3.
Since March 11, 2020, the show is broadcast on Wednesdays, initially at 21:00 (KST). Air time has been moved to 20:40 (KST) since October 2020.
Synopsis The show follows Yoo Jae-suk and Cho Sae-ho, who enter people's lives, chat with them, and give them quizzes. The talk and quiz show program give these people attention and aims to change their day.
Season 1 (2018) In episode 1 – 5, the challenger will randomly pick a set of questions, with Yoo giving the questions and Jo supporting the challenger. Each challenger will receive ₩1,000,000 after answering 5 questions correctly in a row and if it cannot be done, he/she will receive a token of appreciation from the staff. Each challenger can choose to use any of the help-seeking opportunities:(If any of the help-seeking opportunities is used in a question, it will not be available for the later questions) An acquaintance call; Discuss with Cho Sae-ho; Discuss with the members of the public; In episode 6 – 12, the questions are divided into objective questions and subjective questions. The challenger must choose one type of question to answer. Objective questions - Each challenger will receive ₩1,000,000 if he/she can answer 3 questions correctly in a row. Subjective questions - Each challenger will receive ₩1,000,000 if he/she answer the question correctly.
Yoo and Jo will start their quizzing trip as early as 8:30 am and must stop by 6 pm as part of the "work-life balance" policy.
The show temporarily ended for the year due to the seasonal cold weather making the interview almost impossible for the casts and participants. The show will continue in 2019 once the weather has warmed up.
Season 2 (2019) The show returns with an upgrade to the quiz. The question bank consists of keyword cards, and the challenger chooses one to answer the card's question. If the challenger answers correctly he/she wins ₩1,000,000, and has the option to go for a second question or just stop and take the ₩1,000,000 that was won. If the challenger gets the second question correctly, the prize money doubles to ₩2,000,000, otherwise the prize money will immediately become zero. In addition, when the program's logo was found on the back of the keyword card that was picked, if the challenger answers that question correctly, he/she wins ₩1,000,000 and the show will donate ₩1,000,000 to a charity organisation under his/her name.
The show temporarily ended for the year and resumed on March 11, 2020.
Season 3 and 4 (2020–present)
2020 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea, the show will be filmed indoors instead of on the streets, and guests would be invited instead of exploring the streets to find citizens. The show returns with Dearest Quiz, a new version of quiz in which one citizen connected through online, as question giver, asks the challenger a question, and if the challenger answers it correctly, both persons would get ₩1,000,000 each. If the challenger answers wrongly, both would get tokens of appreciation chosen by spinning the wheel. Citizens can apply as question givers on the show's homepage.
There were no new episodes on April 1 and 8, 2020 in the wake of COVID-19 and the show was replaced in the time slot by other programs.
2021 The episode originally planned for August 4, 2021 was cancelled due to one of the filming staff having tested positive for COVID-19, and instead, an edited version of the previous episodes was aired in its place. Episode for September 22, 2021 was cancelled because a special movie (Deliver Us from Evil) was shown for the Chuseok holidays in its time slot. In each of the cases, the show resumed to the regular programming the subsequent week.
The episode on December 29, 2021, was replaced with a special version titled "Stories that Surprised You" () based on previous episodes possibly because Yoo Jae-suk was tested positive for COVID-19. New episode resumed on January 12, 2022.
2022 On January 28, it was reported that Cho Sae-ho had been diagnosed with COVID-19. On February 4, it was confirmed that Jo would return to normal. having recovered from COVID-19 infection. However, he did not participate in episode 142 (February 16), with temporarily taking his place and airing on 9:45 PM, about 1 hour later than usual.
March 9 was the day of the 2022 South Korean presidential election, and a special episode called "Choice that Changed Your Life" () was aired in the place of a normal episode.
Episode 150 (April 20) garnered controversy and criticism of political bias for featuring Yoon Suk-yeol, the president-elect of South Korea at the time, and the video clip of his appearance in the show ended up not being uploaded to tvN's on-demand video service unlike other guests.
June 1 is the day of the 2022 South Korean local elections, and no new episode aired that day.
On July 12, it was confirmed that the show will go on a break after the episode on July 20, and the show resumed airing from October 5.
Due to mourning the deaths of the Itaewon disaster, there was no broadcast on November 2, the show resumed airing on November 9.
2024 The episode originally planned for December 4 was cancelled due to 2024 South Korean martial law declared briefly in the morning, the show resumed to the regular programming in the subsequent week.
2025 The episode originally planned for January 1 was cancelled due to the mourning period after the Jeju Air Flight 2216 crash, the show resumed to the regular programming on January 8.
The episode for October 8 was cancelled for the Chuseok holiday. Its time slot was replaced with Chuseok special film "Harbin". The show resumed to the regular programming on October 15.
2026 The episode for February 18 was cancelled for the Lunar New Year holiday. Its time slot was replaced with special film "The Devil Has Moved In". The show resumed to the regular programming on February 25.
The episode for June 3 was cancelled for 2026 South Korean local elections. The show resumed to the regular programming on June 10.
Airtime AirdateBroadcast Start Time (KST)August 29 – November 14, 2018Wednesdays at 23:00April 16 – December 3, 2019Tuesdays at 23:00March 11 – August 26, 2020Wednesdays at 21:00September 2–30, 2020Wednesdays at 20:50October 7, 2020 – presentWednesdays at 20:40
Cast Name Episode NotesYoo Jae-suk 1 – presentCho Sae-ho 1 – 324
Episodes
Year Number ofEpisodes Broadcast Date First aired Last aired201812April 29, 2018November 14, 2018201934April 16, 2019 December 3, 2019202041March 11, 2020 December 30, 2020202149January 6, 2021 December 22, 2021202238January 5, 2022 December 28, 2022202351January 4, 2023 December 27, 2023202449January 3, 2024 December 25, 2024202551January 8, 2025 December 31, 2025202637January 7, 2026 TBATotal362
Ratings Ratings listed below are the individual corner ratings of You Quiz on the Block. (Note: Individual corner ratings do not include commercial time, which regular ratings include.) In the ratings below, the highest rating for the show will be in and the lowest rating for the show will be in each year.
2018
Ep. #Original AirdateAGB Nielsen(Nationwide) 1 August 29 2 September 51.902% 3 September 121.843% 4 September 191.873% 5 September 261.545% 6 October 31.590% 7 October 10 8 October 17 1.701% 9 October 241.628% 10 October 311.650% 11 November 71.718% 12 November 141.553%
2019
Ep. #Original AirdateAGB Nielsen(Nationwide)13April 162.038%14April 232.074%15April 302.000%16May 72.220%17May 142.507%18May 212.339%19May 282.215%20June 42.230%21June 1122June 182.392%23June 252.094%24July 22.500%25July 92.632%26July 162.327%27July 232.378%28July 3029August 62.700%
Ep. #Original AirdateAGB Nielsen(Nationwide)30August 132.272%31August 202.346%32August 272.188%33September 32.316%34September 102.464%35September 172.457%36September 242.239%37October 12.633%38October 82.806%39October 152.135%40October 222.560%41October 292.723%42November 52.274%43November 122.351%44November 193.193%45November 262.502%46December 32.519%
2020
Ep. #Original AirdateAGB Nielsen(Nationwide)47March 112.606%48March 182.238%49March 252.502%50April 152.323%51April 222.735%52April 292.601%53May 654May 132.095%55May 202.357%56May 273.109%57June 33.086%58June 102.832%59June 172.398%60June 242.852%
Ep. #Original AirdateAGB Nielsen(Nationwide)61July 12.520%62July 82.753%63July 153.241%64July 223.241%65July 293.466%66August 52.736%67August 122.174%68August 193.617%69August 263.867%70September 22.906%71September 93.398%72September 163.689%73September 234.032%74September 302.487%
Ep. #Original AirdateAGB Nielsen(Nationwide)75October 73.188%76October 143.542%77October 214.009%78October 283.737%79November 43.382%80November 113.328%81November 183.637%82November 254.866%83December 24.422%84December 95.033%85December 1686December 233.982%87December 304.609%
2021
Ep. #Original AirdateAGB Nielsen(Nationwide)88January 6 4.492%89January 13 4.671%90January 20 4.357%91January 27 4.275%92February 34.731%93February 104.880%94February 174.762%95February 244.701%96March 397March 104.959%98March 175.302%99March 246.740%100March 315.773%101April 74.580%102April 144.478%103April 214.523%104April 284.521%
Ep. #Original AirdateAGB Nielsen(Nationwide)105May 55.831%106May 124.115%107May 195.875%108May 264.657%109June 24.633%110June 93.964%111June 164.408%112June 234.398%113June 305.022%114July 74.631%115July 144.558%116July 214.988%117July 286.258% 118August 115.362%119August 186.711%120August 25121September 15.924%
Ep. #Original AirdateAGB Nielsen(Nationwide)122September 85.534%123September 155.299%124September 294.698%125October 64.403%126October 134.157%127October 205.248%128October 275.100%129November 34.367%130November 104.529%131November 175.122%132November 244.437%133December 14.432%134December 85.702%135December 155.314%136December 224.780%
2022
Ep. #Original AirdateAGB Nielsen(Nationwide)137January 125.662%138January 195.088%139January 264.855%140February 23.810%141February 9142February 163.418%143February 235.539%144March 25.662%145March 164.543%146March 235.840%147March 305.124%148April 64.810%149April 133.824%
Ep. #Original AirdateAGB Nielsen(Nationwide)150April 204.405%151April 273.546%152May 45.451%153May 113.676%154May 183.583%155May 253.810%156June 84.212%157June 153.979%158June 225.182%159June 294.238%160July 64.255%161July 133.511%162July 203.298%
Ep. #Original AirdateAGB Nielsen(Nationwide)163October 55.735%164October 123.993%165October 194.096%166October 263.900%167November 95.370%168November 164.336%169November 234.019%170November 305.108%171December 75.336%172December 14173December 215.830%174December 285.553%
2023
Ep. #Original AirdateAGB Nielsen(Nationwide)175January 45.546%176January 116.281%177January 184.925%178January 256.162%179February 15.702%180February 84.703%181February 154.889%182February 224.774%183March 16.067%184March 84.884%185March 154.324%186March 225.483%187March 296.024%188April 55.241%189April 125.153%190April 194.952%191April 264.561%
Ep. #Original AirdateAGB Nielsen(Nationwide)192May 34.498%193May 104.353%194May 174.335%195May 244.709%196May 314.798%197June 74.893%198June 144.111%199June 214.440%200June 285.829%201July 54.563%202July 123.962%203July 194.061%204July 264.043%205August 23.927%206August 95.654%207August 164.977%208August 234.485%
Ep. #Original AirdateAGB Nielsen(Nationwide)209August 304.403%210September 64.258%211September 134.783%212September 203.900%213September 27214October 114.132%215October 183.903%216October 253.548%217November 1218November 83.659%219November 154.738%220November 224.632%221November 294.486%222December 65.200%223December 134.818%224December 204.621%225December 275.556%
2024