Master in the House


Master in the House is a South Korean television program that aired on SBS weekly on Sundays at 18:25 from December 31, 2017, until the conclusion of Season 1 on September 18, 2022, when the show went on hiatus.
Season 2 began from January 1, 2023, on Sundays at 17:00, and ended on April 23 the same year.

Overview

The cast members spend two days and one night together with reputable figures of various fields or professions, known as Masters, and get to know about the lives of the Masters, in the hopes of gaining knowledge and wisdom. There are also 1-day Masters in the show, which the cast would instead spend a day together with.

Cast

Changes to the cast

On December 29, 2019, it was announced that Shin Sung-rok would join the show as part of the fixed cast, beginning from the episode aired on January 12, 2020. This marked Shin's first fixed variety show of his career.
Original cast members Lee Sang-yoon and Yook Sung-jae left the show on February 11, 2020, during episode 111 and were replaced by Kim Dong-hyun and Cha Eun-woo beginning on episode 116. Both Shin and Cha departed the show on June 20, 2021, with episode 177 being their last as regular cast members.
Yoo Su-bin then joined as a fixed cast member on episode 180, followed by Eun Ji-won from episode 216. Yoo left the show on April 10, 2022, with episode 215 being his last.
It was announced on June 24, 2022, that NCT member Doyoung has joined the show as a fixed cast member, with his first episode airing on July 3, 2022.
On December 21, 2022, it was confirmed that retired baseball player Lee Dae-ho and Got7 member BamBam would join the show as fixed cast members, while original member Lee Seung-gi would not be joining for Season 2.

Episodes (2021)

Ratings

  • The table below show the highest rating received in red, and the lowest rating in blue each year.
  • NR denotes that the show did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.

2022

Broadcast DateAGB Ratings
202January 25.5%
203January 94.8%
204January 16
205January 235.3%
206January 302.9%
207February 65.2%
208February 205.4%
209February 274.2%
210March 65.3%
211March 134.6%
212March 204.3%
213March 274.8%
214April 33.9%
215April 104.2%
216April 173.4%
217April 244.1%
218May 13.9%
219May 83.6%
220May 153.6%
221May 223.7%
222May 292.4%
223June 52.6%
224June 12
225June 194.1%
226June 263.6%
227July 34.3%
228July 105.2%
229July 173.0%
230July 243.4%
231July 314.4%
232August 73.8%
233August 143.7%
234August 213.9%
235August 284.1%
236September 44.0%
237September 113.5%
238September 184.2%

2023

Broadcast DateAGB Ratings
239January 11.9%
240January 81.9%
241January 152.3%
242January 221.7%
243January 291.7%
244February 51.8%
245February 122.5%
246February 19
247February 26
248March 51.9%
249March 192.5%
250March 261.6%
251April 21.5%
252April 91.9%
253April 161.9%
254April 231.6%

International versions

Malaysia

In January 2022, Malaysia was the first country in Asia that picked up to release its own version of Master in the House, known as Master in the House Malaysia, which was jointly produced by Primeworks Studios and SBS. A press conference was held at Petaling Jaya Performing Arts Centre in One Utama Shopping Centre, Petaling Jaya, featuring five Malaysian Masters: Siti Nurhaliza, Yusof Haslam, Rashid Sidek, Sherson Lian, and WAU Animation founder Usamah Zaid. Five celebrities were chosen as fixed cast members: Hael Husaini, Andi Bernadee, Meyrasam, Scha Elinnea and Sharifah Rose. The show will have 10 episodes, and would be broadcast weekly on TV3 starting January 15, 2022, on every Saturday night at 22:00.