You Quiz on the Block
You Quiz on the Block is a South Korean variety show program on tvN starring Yoo Jae-suk and Jo Se-ho.
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.
In 2019, the show was aired from April 16 on Tuesdays at 23:00 and ended on December 3.
Since March 11, 2020, the show is broadcast on Wednesdays, initially at 21:00. Air time has been moved to 20:40 since October 2020.
Synopsis
The show is about Yoo Jae-suk and Jo Se-ho who enter ordinary people's everyday lives, chat with them, and give them surprise quizzes. The talk and quiz show program will spotlight these people's lives and aims to gift them a refreshing, different kind of 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:
- # An acquaintance call;
- # Discuss with Jo Se-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.
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 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 Jo Se-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, 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 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.
Ratings
- Ratings listed below are the individual corner ratings of You Quiz on the Block.
- 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 Airdate | AGB Nielsen |
| 1 | August 29 | |
| 2 | September 5 | 1.902% |
| 3 | September 12 | 1.843% |
| 4 | September 19 | 1.873% |
| 5 | September 26 | 1.545% |
| 6 | October 3 | 1.590% |
| 7 | October 10 | |
| 8 | October 17 | 1.701% |
| 9 | October 24 | 1.628% |
| 10 | October 31 | 1.650% |
| 11 | November 7 | 1.718% |
| 12 | November 14 | 1.553% |
2019
| Ep. # | Original Airdate | AGB Nielsen |
| 13 | April 16 | 2.038% |
| 14 | April 23 | 2.074% |
| 15 | April 30 | 2.000% |
| 16 | May 7 | 2.220% |
| 17 | May 14 | 2.507% |
| 18 | May 21 | 2.339% |
| 19 | May 28 | 2.215% |
| 20 | June 4 | 2.230% |
| 21 | June 11 | |
| 22 | June 18 | 2.392% |
| 23 | June 25 | 2.094% |
| 24 | July 2 | 2.500% |
| 25 | July 9 | 2.632% |
| 26 | July 16 | 2.327% |
| 27 | July 23 | 2.378% |
| 28 | July 30 | |
| 29 | August 6 | 2.700% |
| Ep. # | Original Airdate | AGB Nielsen |
| 30 | August 13 | 2.272% |
| 31 | August 20 | 2.346% |
| 32 | August 27 | 2.188% |
| 33 | September 3 | 2.316% |
| 34 | September 10 | 2.464% |
| 35 | September 17 | 2.457% |
| 36 | September 24 | 2.239% |
| 37 | October 1 | 2.633% |
| 38 | October 8 | 2.806% |
| 39 | October 15 | 2.135% |
| 40 | October 22 | 2.560% |
| 41 | October 29 | 2.723% |
| 42 | November 5 | 2.274% |
| 43 | November 12 | 2.351% |
| 44 | November 19 | 3.193% |
| 45 | November 26 | 2.502% |
| 46 | December 3 | 2.519% |
2020
| Ep. # | Original Airdate | AGB Nielsen |
| 47 | March 11 | 2.606% |
| 48 | March 18 | 2.238% |
| 49 | March 25 | 2.502% |
| 50 | April 15 | 2.323% |
| 51 | April 22 | 2.735% |
| 52 | April 29 | 2.601% |
| 53 | May 6 | |
| 54 | May 13 | 2.095% |
| 55 | May 20 | 2.357% |
| 56 | May 27 | 3.109% |
| 57 | June 3 | 3.086% |
| 58 | June 10 | 2.832% |
| 59 | June 17 | 2.398% |
| 60 | June 24 | 2.852% |
| Ep. # | Original Airdate | AGB Nielsen |
| 61 | July 1 | 2.520% |
| 62 | July 8 | 2.753% |
| 63 | July 15 | 3.241% |
| 64 | July 22 | 3.241% |
| 65 | July 29 | 3.466% |
| 66 | August 5 | 2.736% |
| 67 | August 12 | 2.174% |
| 68 | August 19 | 3.617% |
| 69 | August 26 | 3.867% |
| 70 | September 2 | 2.906% |
| 71 | September 9 | 3.398% |
| 72 | September 16 | 3.689% |
| 73 | September 23 | 4.032% |
| 74 | September 30 | 2.487% |
| Ep. # | Original Airdate | AGB Nielsen |
| 75 | October 7 | 3.188% |
| 76 | October 14 | 3.542% |
| 77 | October 21 | 4.009% |
| 78 | October 28 | 3.737% |
| 79 | November 4 | 3.382% |
| 80 | November 11 | 3.328% |
| 81 | November 18 | 3.637% |
| 82 | November 25 | 4.866% |
| 83 | December 2 | 4.422% |
| 84 | December 9 | 5.033% |
| 85 | December 16 | |
| 86 | December 23 | 3.982% |
| 87 | December 30 | 4.609% |
2021
| Ep. # | Original Airdate | AGB Nielsen |
| 88 | January 6 | 4.492% |
| 89 | January 13 | 4.671% |
| 90 | January 20 | 4.357% |
| 91 | January 27 | 4.275% |
| 92 | February 3 | 4.731% |
| 93 | February 10 | 4.880% |
| 94 | February 17 | 4.762% |
| 95 | February 24 | 4.701% |
| 96 | March 3 | |
| 97 | March 10 | 4.959% |
| 98 | March 17 | 5.302% |
| 99 | March 24 | 6.740% |
| 100 | March 31 | 5.773% |
| 101 | April 7 | 4.580% |
| 102 | April 14 | 4.478% |
| 103 | April 21 | 4.523% |
| 104 | April 28 | 4.521% |
| Ep. # | Original Airdate | AGB Nielsen |
| 105 | May 5 | 5.831% |
| 106 | May 12 | 4.115% |
| 107 | May 19 | 5.875% |
| 108 | May 26 | 4.657% |
| 109 | June 2 | 4.633% |
| 110 | June 9 | 3.964% |
| 111 | June 16 | 4.408% |
| 112 | June 23 | 4.398% |
| 113 | June 30 | 5.022% |
| 114 | July 7 | 4.631% |
| 115 | July 14 | 4.558% |
| 116 | July 21 | 4.988% |
| 117 | July 28 | 6.258% |
| 118 | August 11 | 5.362% |
| 119 | August 18 | 6.711% |
| 120 | August 25 | |
| 121 | September 1 | 5.924% |
| Ep. # | Original Airdate | AGB Nielsen |
| 122 | September 8 | 5.534% |
| 123 | September 15 | 5.299% |
| 124 | September 29 | 4.698% |
| 125 | October 6 | 4.403% |
| 126 | October 13 | 4.157% |
| 127 | October 20 | 5.248% |
| 128 | October 27 | 5.100% |
| 129 | November 3 | 4.367% |
| 130 | November 10 | 4.529% |
| 131 | November 17 | 5.122% |
| 132 | November 24 | 4.437% |
| 133 | December 1 | 4.432% |
| 134 | December 8 | 5.702% |
| 135 | December 15 | 5.314% |
| 136 | December 22 | 4.780% |
2022
| Ep. # | Original Airdate | AGB Nielsen |
| 137 | January 12 | 5.662% |
| 138 | January 19 | 5.088% |
| 139 | January 26 | 4.855% |
| 140 | February 2 | 3.810% |
| 141 | February 9 | |
| 142 | February 16 | 3.418% |
| 143 | February 23 | 5.539% |
| 144 | March 2 | 5.662% |
| 145 | March 16 | 4.543% |
| 146 | March 23 | 5.840% |
| 147 | March 30 | 5.124% |
| 148 | April 6 | 4.810% |
| 149 | April 13 | 3.824% |
| Ep. # | Original Airdate | AGB Nielsen |
| 150 | April 20 | 4.405% |
| 151 | April 27 | 3.546% |
| 152 | May 4 | 5.451% |
| 153 | May 11 | 3.676% |
| 154 | May 18 | 3.583% |
| 155 | May 25 | 3.810% |
| 156 | June 8 | 4.212% |
| 157 | June 15 | 3.979% |
| 158 | June 22 | 5.182% |
| 159 | June 29 | 4.238% |
| 160 | July 6 | 4.255% |
| 161 | July 13 | 3.511% |
| 162 | July 20 | 3.298% |
| Ep. # | Original Airdate | AGB Nielsen |
| 163 | October 5 | 5.735% |
| 164 | October 12 | 3.993% |
| 165 | October 19 | 4.096% |
| 166 | October 26 | 3.900% |
| 167 | November 9 | 5.370% |
| 168 | November 16 | 4.336% |
| 169 | November 23 | 4.019% |
| 170 | November 30 | 5.108% |
| 171 | December 7 | 5.336% |
| 172 | December 14 | |
| 173 | December 21 | 5.830% |
| 174 | December 28 | 5.553% |
2023
| Ep. # | Original Airdate | AGB Nielsen |
| 175 | January 4 | 5.546% |
| 176 | January 11 | 6.281% |
| 177 | January 18 | 4.925% |
| 178 | January 25 | 6.162% |
| 179 | February 1 | 5.702% |
| 180 | February 8 | 4.703% |
| 181 | February 15 | 4.889% |
| 182 | February 22 | 4.774% |
| 183 | March 1 | 6.067% |
| 184 | March 8 | 4.884% |
| 185 | March 15 | 4.324% |
| 186 | March 22 | 5.483% |
| 187 | March 29 | 6.024% |
| 188 | April 5 | 5.241% |
| 189 | April 12 | 5.153% |
| 190 | April 19 | 4.952% |
| 191 | April 26 | 4.561% |
| Ep. # | Original Airdate | AGB Nielsen |
| 192 | May 3 | 4.498% |
| 193 | May 10 | 4.353% |
| 194 | May 17 | 4.335% |
| 195 | May 24 | 4.709% |
| 196 | May 31 | 4.798% |
| 197 | June 7 | 4.893% |
| 198 | June 14 | 4.111% |
| 199 | June 21 | 4.440% |
| 200 | June 28 | 5.829% |
| 201 | July 5 | 4.563% |
| 202 | July 12 | 3.962% |
| 203 | July 19 | 4.061% |
| 204 | July 26 | 4.043% |
| 205 | August 2 | 3.927% |
| 206 | August 9 | 5.654% |
| 207 | August 16 | 4.977% |
| 208 | August 23 | 4.485% |
| Ep. # | Original Airdate | AGB Nielsen |
| 209 | August 30 | 4.403% |
| 210 | September 6 | 4.258% |
| 211 | September 13 | 4.783% |
| 212 | September 20 | 3.900% |
| 213 | September 27 | |
| 214 | October 11 | 4.132% |
| 215 | October 18 | 3.903% |
| 216 | October 25 | 3.548% |
| 217 | November 1 | |
| 218 | November 8 | 3.659% |
| 219 | November 15 | 4.738% |
| 220 | November 22 | 4.632% |
| 221 | November 29 | 4.486% |
| 222 | December 6 | 5.200% |
| 223 | December 13 | 4.818% |
| 224 | December 20 | 4.621% |
| 225 | December 27 | 5.556% |
2024
| Ep. # | Original Airdate | AGB Nielsen |
| 226 | January 3 | 5.017% |
| 227 | January 10 | 6.233% |
| 228 | January 17 | 4.912% |
| 229 | January 24 | 4.468% |
| 230 | February 7 | 5.375% |
| 231 | February 14 | 5.315% |
| 232 | February 21 | 5.081% |
| 233 | February 28 | 4.856% |
| 234 | March 6 | 4.421% |
| 235 | March 13 | 4.981% |
| 236 | March 20 | 5.534% |
| 237 | March 27 | 5.006% |
| 238 | April 3 | 5.042% |
| 239 | April 10 | 5.079% |
| 240 | April 17 | 4.309% |
| 241 | April 24 | 4.198% |
| 242 | May 1 | 5.694% |
| Ep. # | Original Airdate | AGB Nielsen |
| 243 | May 8 | 5.410% |
| 244 | May 15 | 5.948% |
| 245 | May 22 | 5.367% |
| 246 | May 29 | 4.436% |
| 247 | June 5 | |
| 248 | June 12 | 4.692% |
| 249 | June 19 | 4.322% |
| 250 | June 26 | 4.487% |
| 251 | July 3 | |
| 252 | July 10 | 4.399% |
| 253 | July 17 | 4.524% |
| 254 | July 24 | 4.853% |
| 255 | July 31 | 3.934% |
| 256 | August 7 | 4.848% |
| 257 | August 14 | 5.923% |
| 258 | August 21 | 4.807% |
| 259 | August 28 | 4.743% |
| Ep. # | Original Airdate | AGB Nielsen |
| 260 | September 4 | 5.280% |
| 261 | September 11 | 4.836% |
| 262 | September 25 | 5.119% |
| 263 | October 2 | 4.827% |
| 264 | October 9 | 5.162% |
| 265 | October 16 | 4.881% |
| 266 | October 23 | 4.624% |
| 267 | October 30 | 4.991% |
| 268 | November 6 | 3.716% |
| 269 | November 13 | 4.037% |
| 270 | November 20 | 4.820% |
| 271 | November 27 | 5.802% |
| 272 | December 11 | 4.686% |
| 273 | December 18 | 5.923% |
| 274 | December 25 | 5.924% |
2025
| Ep. # | Original Airdate | AGB Nielsen |
| 275 | January 8 | |
| 276 | January 15 | 3.515% |
| 277 | January 22 | 4.510% |
| 278 | January 29 | 3.064% |
| 279 | February 5 | 4.952% |
| 280 | February 12 | 4.537% |
| 281 | February 19 | 5.450% |
| 282 | February 26 | 3.955% |
| 283 | March 5 | 4.284% |
| 284 | March 12 | 4.375% |
| 285 | March 19 | 3.984% |
| 286 | March 26 | 3.921% |
| 287 | April 2 | 3.614% |
| 288 | April 9 | 3.421% |
| 289 | April 16 | 4.281% |
| 290 | April 23 | 4.183% |
| 291 | April 30 | 3.282% |
| Ep. # | Original Airdate | AGB Nielsen |
| 292 | May 7 | 3.353% |
| 293 | May 14 | 3.354% |
| 294 | May 21 | 4.558% |
| 295 | May 28 | 4.419% |
| 296 | June 4 | 3.268% |
| 297 | June 11 | 3.347% |
| 298 | June 18 | 3.369% |
| 299 | June 25 | 4.079% |
| 300 | July 2 | 3.924% |
| 301 | July 9 | 3.199% |
| 302 | July 16 | 4.357% |
| 303 | July 23 | 3.766% |
| 304 | July 30 | 3.326% |
| 305 | August 6 | 4.459% |
| 306 | August 13 | 3.996% |
| 307 | August 20 | 3.660% |
| 308 | August 27 | 4.347% |
| Ep. # | Original Airdate | AGB Nielsen |
| 309 | September 3 | 3.202% |
| 310 | September 10 | 3.009% |
| 311 | September 17 | 3.391% |
| 312 | September 24 | 2.947% |
| 313 | October 1 | 2.514% |
| 314 | October 15 | 2.869% |
| 315 | October 22 | 3.650% |
| 316 | October 29 | |
| 317 | November 5 | 3.215% |
| 318 | November 12 | 3.374% |
| 319 | November 19 | 3.026% |
| 320 | November 26 | 3.302% |
| 321 | December 3 | 3.277% |
| 322 | December 10 | 3.211% |
| 323 | December 17 | 2.796% |
| 324 | December 24 | 2.953% |
| 325 | December 31 | 2.809% |
2026
| Ep. # | Original Airdate | AGB Nielsen |
| 326 | January 7 | 3.512% |
| 327 | January 14 | 3.753% |
| 328 | January 21 | |
| 329 | January 28 | |
| 330 | February 4 | % |
Spin-off
A 2-episode spin-off titled "It's Party Time" was aired on January 28 and February 4, 2021. This spin-off invites guests who have appeared on the main show to share new stories.Spin-off episodes
- Ratings listed below are the individual corner ratings of It's Party Time.
- 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.
| Ep. # | Original Airdate | Guests | AGB Nielsen Ratings |
| 1 | January 28, 2021 | Kim Gwan-hoon, Sora Choi | |
| 2 | February 4, 2021 | Kim Cheol-min, Kim Ji-min |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipients | Result | Ref |
| 2020 | 2020 Baeksang Arts Awards | Technical Award | Park Si-yeon | Nomitated | |
| 2021 | 2021 Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Entertainment Program | You Quiz on the Block | Nomitated | |
| 2021 | 2021 Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Variety Performer – Male | Cho Sae-ho | Nomitated | |
| 2021 | Korea Communications Commission Broadcasting Awards | Social and Cultural Development Excellence Award | You Quiz on the Block | Won | |
| 2021 | Brand of the Year Awards | Talk Show of the Year | You Quiz on the Block | Won | |
| 2022 | Brand of the Year Awards | Talk Show of the Year | You Quiz on the Block | Won | |
| 2022 | 2022 Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Picture | You Quiz on the Block | Nomitated | |
| 2022 | 2022 Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Variety Performer – Male | Cho Sae-ho | Nomitated |
State honors
| Year | Organization | Award | Ref |
| 2021 | Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs | Veteran Culture Award |