List of Running Man episodes (2026)
| List of Running Man episodes | |
|---|---|
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Release | |
| Original network | SBS |
| Original release | January 4, 2026 – present |
| Season chronology | |
This is a list of episodes of the South Korean variety show Running Man in 2026. The show airs on SBS as part of their Good Sunday lineup.
Episodes
| Ep. | Airdate (Filming date) |
Title | Guest(s) | Teams | Mission | Results | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 784 [A] [B] |
January 4, 2026 (December 22, 2025) [C] |
Word-Following Bingo Conquest (말 따라 빙고 정복) |
No guest | No teams | Complete the bingo before 3 PM. | Mission Accomplished. Through the game of luck, all the members avoided the penalty and received health supplements as a prize. | |
| 785 | January 11, 2026 | Gold Bag Chaser: Gold Me More (금 가방 추격자: 골드 미 모어) |
Jung Eun-ji Kim Nam-joo Oh Ha-young Park Cho-rong Yoon Bo-mi (Apink) |
Jae-suk Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Yang Se-chan, Park Cho-rong, Yoon Bo-mi) Haha Team (Haha, Song Ji-hyo, Jung Eun-ji, Oh Ha-young) Jong-kook Team (Kim Jong-kook, Jee Seok-jin, Ji Ye-eun, Kim Nam-joo) |
Acquire the real gold briefcase and put it on the judgement stand to win the race. | The mission was won by Jae-suk Team. They won the real golds as their prize, which Jae-suk would give it to both Park Cho-rong and Yoon Bo-mi. Through the game of luck, Haha, Song Ji-hyo, Ji Ye-eun, Jung Eun-ji, Kim Nam-joo and Oh Ha-young received the ink sponge penalty. | [1] |
| 786 | January 18, 2026 | 2026 Lucky OT Day (2026 운수 좋은 OT날) |
Kwon Eun-bi | Draw the Adjective: Jae-suk Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Jee Seok-jin, Haha, Ji Ye-eun) Jong-kook Team (Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan, Kwon Eun-bi) Neck-and-Neck Dice of Luck: Red Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Kim Jong-kook, Ji Ye-eun, Kwon Eun-bi) Blue Team (Haha, Jee Seok-jin, Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan) |
Correctly guess all 5 face balls from the lucky face lottery to win the race. | The mission was won by Kim Jong-kook and Kwon Eun-bi, after both of them correctly guess 3 of 5 face balls from the lottery. they receive body cream set as their prize. Haha was exempted from the penalty. Yoo Jae-suk, Jee Seok-jin, Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan and Ji Ye-eun had to make the jewel keychain to avoid bad lucks before going home as the penalty. | [2] |
| 787 | January 25, 2026 | No Human to Tell (오늘부터 구미호입니다만) |
Kim Hye-yoon Lomon |
No teams | Have the same amount of 9 tails for the entire race to avoid penalty. | The mission was won by Yoo Jae-suk, Jee Seok-jin, Yang Se-chan, Ji Ye-eun and Kim Hye-yoon. They each receive a box of fruit set as their prize, which Jee Seok-jin would give his prize to Lomon. Haha, Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo and Lomon had to write a book report about foxes from the fox storybooks and read it before going home as the penalty which will be released on RM's official YouTube channel. [D] |
[3] |
| 788 [E] [F] |
February 1, 2026 | Age Notice Survival (연령고지 생존 서바이벌) |
No guest | Being the last surviving member to have their concept being chosen for the new TV Age Rating Notice. | The mission was won by Yoo Jae-suk as the last surviving member through the whipped cream cannon, after choosing Haha's drawing as the final two drawings, with Yoo Jae-suk later decided to combine his drawing with Haha's drawing for TV Age Rating Notice filming. | ||
| 789 | February 8, 2026 | The Game of Two (2의 게임) |
Hong Jin-ho Mimi (Oh My Girl) |
First Team: Jin-ho Team (Hong Jin-ho, Yoo Jae-suk, Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan) Mimi Team (Mimi, Haha, Jee Seok-jin, Ji Ye-eun) Final Team: Jae-suk Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Yang Se-chan, Hong Jin-ho, Mimi) Seok-jin Team (Jee Seok-jin, Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo, Ji Ye-eun) |
Be chosen by the prize balls to win the race and prize and avoid being chosen by the penalty balls twice to escape penalty. | The mission was won by Hong Jin-ho, who got chosen twice by the prize balls and receive the Iberico Pork set as his prize. Kim Jong-kook, who got chosen twice by the penalty balls, had to receive two forehead slaps from Hong Jin-ho and PD Lee Myung-jae each as the penalty. | [4] |
| 790 [G] |
February 15, 2026 | I Will Get Chosen by the Good Fortune (설까지 주인공은 나야나) |
Kyuhyun (Super Junior) Roy Kim |
No teams | Being on the top three as magpies to avoid penalty. | The mission was won by Yoo Jae-suk, who successfully use his defense card on Kyuhyun, along with Kim Jong-kook and Yang Se-chan, who successfully avoid raw egg smash. They receive a premium Daebong dried persimmon gift set as their prize. Haha, Jee Seok-jin, Song Ji-hyo, Ji Ye-eun, Kyuhyun and Roy Kim, had to receive cold water splash from the winners as the penalty. | [5] |
Upcoming episode
| Ep. | Airdate | Title | Guest(s) | Teams | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 791 [H] |
February 22, 2026 | The Great Gatsby Jee (위대한 지츠비) |
No guest | No teams |
Viewership
Running Man : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.[6]
| Episodes (2026) | Episode number | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||
| 784-797 | 903 | 866 | 824 | 869 | 866 | 925 | 606 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nielsen Korea[7] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | |||
| 784 | January 4, 2026 | 3.9% (12th) | 4.3% (11th) | |
| 785 | January 11, 2026 | 3.5% (13th) | 3.9% (12th) | |
| 786 | January 18, 2026 | 3.5% (13th) | 3.6% (13th) | |
| 787 | January 25, 2026 | 3.7% (13th) | 4.2% (12th) | |
| 788 | February 1, 2026 | 3.7% (13th) | 4.2% (13th) | |
| 789 | February 8, 2026 | 4.0% (11th) | 4.6% (8th) | |
| 790 | February 15, 2026 | 2.8% (20th) | 3.3% (10th) | |
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Notes
- ^ New Year Special
- ^ Special appearance by Sooyoung (Girls' Generation).
- ^ Sooyoung confirmed to the cast members that her drama I Dol I has premiered at the time of the filming of this episode, as she originally want to appear on the show to promote her drama but it didn't happen on time.
- ^ The penalty explaination along with the penalty segment were cut from the broadcast and were uploaded on their Official Youtube Channel instead.
- ^ TV Rating Notice Special
- ^ Special appearance by Cha Tae-hyun.
- ^ Lunar New Year Special.
- ^ Jee Seok-jin's Birthday Special.
References
- ^ Kim, Nara (January 9, 2026). 손나은 없이 달린다..에이핑크 완전체, 7년만 '런닝맨' 출격 [공식] [Running without Son Naeun... Apink's full group to appear on 'Running Man' for the first time in 7 years [Official]]. Star News (in Korean). Retrieved January 9, 2026.
- ^ Park, Areum (January 16, 2026). 권은비 ‘런닝맨’ 멤버들 뒤통수치더니 재출격, 지석진 이 갈았다 [Kwon Eun-bi returned to "Running Man" after hitting the back of the head of the other members, and Ji Suk-jin was the one who got it.]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved January 16, 2026.
- ^ Han, Seok-jin (December 15, 2025). [단독] '대세' 김혜윤, 6년만에 '런닝맨' 나간다…새 ♥파트너 로몬과 동반 출격 [[Exclusive] Trending star Kim Hye-yoon to leave 'Running Man' after six years… with new partner Lomon]. ize (in Korean). Retrieved December 15, 2025.
- ^ Jang, Ah-reum (February 7, 2026). '2의 대명사' 홍진호·미미 '런닝맨' 출격…발음 이슈에 외계어 속출 [Hong Jin-ho and Mimi, the "2" icons, appear on "Running Man"... Pronunciation issues cause a flurry of alien language.]. News 1 (in Korean). Retrieved February 7, 2026.
- ^ Jeong, Hee-yeon (February 13, 2026). 지예은♥로이킴 N번째 남자…이 조합 설렌다 (런닝맨) [Ji Ye-eun♥Roy Kim's Nth Man... This Combination Is Thrilling (Running Man)]. Sports Donga (in Korean). Retrieved February 13, 2026.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
nielsen-2024was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Nielsen Korea ratings for 2026 (Episode 784–):
External links
- Official website (in Korean)