You Quiz on the Block

You Quiz on the Block (Korean: 유 퀴즈 온 더 블럭) is a South Korean variety show program on tvN starring Yoo Jae-suk and Jo Se-ho.[1]

You Quiz on the Block
Promotional poster
Hangul	유 퀴즈 온 더 블럭
Genre	Talk show Quiz show
Starring	Yoo Jae-suk Jo Se-ho
Opening theme	"Step by Step" by New Kids on the Block
Ending theme	"Step by Step" by New Kids on the Block
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	2018: 12 2019: 34 2020 - 2021: 46
Production
Executive producer	Kim Min-seok
Production location	South Korea
Running time	60–90 minutes
Distributor	tvN
Release
Original network	tvN
Original release	2018: August 29 – November 14, 2018 2019: April 16 – December 3, 2019 2020 - 2021: March 11, 2020 – present
External links
Website

Korean name
Hangul	유 퀴즈 온 더 블럭
Revised Romanization	Yu kwijeu on deo beulleok
McCune–Reischauer	Yu k'wijŭ on tŏ pŭllŏk

The first 12 episodes are aired on tvN starting August 29 and ended on November 14, 2018. It is broadcast by tvN on Wednesdays at 23:00 (KST).[2]

For 2019, the show was aired from April 16 and ended on December 3 on Tuesdays at 23:00 (KST).[3][4][5]

For 2020, the show is broadcast from March 11, on Wednesdays at 21:00 (KST).[6][7]

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.[8]

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)
  1. An acquaintance call;
  2. Discuss with Jo Se-ho;
  3. 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.[3]

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.[9]

The show temporarily ended for the year and resumed on March 11, 2020.[10][11]

2020 - 2021

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea, the show will be filmed indoors instead of on the streets.[12][13] 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.[14]

Airtime

Airdate	Broadcast Start Time (KST)
August 29 – November 14, 2018	Wednesdays at 23:00
April 16 – December 3, 2019	Tuesdays at 23:00
March 11, 2020 – present	Wednesdays at 21:00

Cast

Name	Episode	Notes
Yoo Jae-suk	1 – present	[1][9]
Jo Se-ho	1 – present

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 red and the lowest rating for the show will be in blue each year.

2018

List of ratings (episode 1–12)

Ep. # Original Airdate AGB Nielsen Ratings (Nationwide)[15] 1 August 29 2.289% 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 1.516% 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

List of ratings (episode 13–46)

Ep. # Original Airdate AGB Nielsen Ratings (Nationwide)[15] 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 1.926% 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 3.257% 29 August 6 2.700%

Ep. # Original Airdate AGB Nielsen Ratings (Nationwide)[15] 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

List of ratings (episode 47–87)

Ep. # Original Airdate AGB Nielsen Ratings (Nationwide)[15] 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 2.009% 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 Ratings (Nationwide)[15] 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 Ratings (Nationwide)[15] 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 5.120% 86 December 23 3.982% 87 December 30 4.609%

2021

List of ratings (episode 88–present)

Ep. # Original Airdate AGB Nielsen Ratings (Nationwide)[15] 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 %

Spin-off

A 2-episode spin-off titled "It's Party Time" (난리났네 난리났어) 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.[16]

Ratings

• Ratings listed below are the individual corner ratings of It's Party Time. (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 red and the lowest rating for the show will be in blue each year.

List of ratings (episodes 1–2)

Ep. #	Original Airdate	AGB Nielsen Ratings (Nationwide)[17]
1	January 28, 2021	3.702%
2	February 4, 2021	3.130%

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipients	Result	Ref
2020	56th Baeksang Arts Awards	Technical Award	Park Si-yeon (Filming)	Nominated	[18]

References

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13. "'유 퀴즈 온 더 블럭' 코로나19 영향, 스튜디오 촬영으로 포맷변경". iMBC (in Korean). March 3, 2020. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
14. "CJ ENM, 사옥 긴급 방역 조치…유퀴즈' '놀토' 등 휴방 결정(공식)". March 31, 2020. Archived from the original on March 31, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
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External links

• Official website (in Korean)