tvN’s You Quiz on the Block has once again proven its unrivaled talk show power by sweeping the No. 1 spot in target viewership ratings for its time slot across all episodes broadcasted this year.
Starting its broadcast in August 2018 and now surpassing 360 episodes, ‘You Quiz on the Block’ (directed by Kim Ji-young and Heo Kang-seok, written by Lee Eon-joo, hereafter ‘You Quiz’) has maintained a strong connection with viewers for over 8 years. From ordinary neighbors to experts in various fields and hot figures, the show has established itself as an irreplaceable representative talk show in South Korea by honestly and warmly capturing their life stories.
In particular, it has solidified its position as a global talk show sought out first by top domestic and international stars. World-renowned masters and top stars, including NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang, Bill Gates, TimothΓ©e Chalamet, Zendaya Coleman, Scarlett Johansson, Billie Eilish, Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, director Christopher Nolan, and Matt Damon, personally visited ‘You Quiz’ to interact with Korean fans.
The show’s box office run in terms of viewership ratings and topicality is also overwhelming. Episode 362, broadcasted on the 30th of last month, recorded a peak household rating of 5.5% nationwide and in the metropolitan area, successfully defending its No. 1 spot in the same time slot including cable and general programming channels. tvN’s target male and female 2049 viewership ratings also maintained the No. 1 spot in the same time slot across all channels including terrestrial networks, continuing the major record of all 37 episodes broadcast this year taking the No. 1 spot in target ratings for their time slot.
Jensen Huang Sets Peak Ratings and Massive Global Appeal
The protagonist of this year’s highest viewership rating was none other than the episode featuring NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang. The episode featuring Jensen Huang soared to a peak of 8.5% for metropolitan households and 8.3% nationwide, breaking its own highest viewership rating record spanning 2025 and 2026. Gooddata Corporation’s FUNdex survey also showed explosive responses, with Park Ji-hoon, Heo Nam-jun, and Jensen Huang sweeping the No. 1 spot for cast member topicality immediately after their appearances.
Additionally, the cumulative content views on YouTube and Naver combined surpassed a massive 7.7 billion views (as of September 27), with cumulative viewing time reaching 6.7 billion hours. Individual clips related to Jensen Huang, Hyori-su, and Seo In-young each exceeded 10 million views, while a single clip on stocks by statistical physicist Professor Kim Bum-joon also surpassed 10 million views, demonstrating powerful digital ripple effects. Empowered by this topicality, ‘You Quiz’ achieved the remarkable feat of ranking No. 1 for 7 consecutive years at the ‘Brand of the Year Awards’.
Continuing a Warm Legacy of Human Stories
Combined with Yoo Jae-suk’s delicate and comfortable hosting and the sincere life stories of the guests, ‘You Quiz’ delivers warm laughter and emotion every week. Viewers’ expectations are gathering for the pleasant record-breaking march of ‘You Quiz’ as it looks ahead to episodes 400 and 500.
