List of Running Man episodes (2026)
| List of Running Man episodes | |
|---|---|
| No. of episodes | 11 |
| 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] |
| 791 [H] |
February 22, 2026 | The Great Gatsby Jee (위대한 지츠비) |
No guest | Celebrate Jee Seok-jin's 60th birthday while collecting big nose coins during the race. | Mission Accomplished. Yoo Jae-suk was exempted from the penalty after he got the exemption card during the race. Jee Seok-jin, who chose himself from the penalty balls, along with Ji Ye-eun, who was chosen by him via the penalty balls, had to asked people at the Luminaris Street of Jamsil to make a congratulation video for Jee Seok-jin's 60th birthday and his 16 years on Running Man before going home as the penalty. | ||
| 792 | March 1, 2026 | Tazza Association: The 2026 Return of Gamblers (타짜협회: 2026꾼들의귀환) |
Have the most caramel candies to avoid penalty. | The mission was won by Kim Jong-kook. He receive the korean beef set as his prize. Haha and Jee Seok-jin, who went broke after they used all of their caramel candies, had to get their sideburns pulled up by Yang Se-chan as the penalty. | |||
| 793 | March 8, 2026 | Run and Fun Company: Spin The Roulette (런앤펀 컴퍼니: 룸렛을돌려라) |
Run and Fun Event Company: Director (Jee Seok-jin) General Manager (Yoo Jae-suk) Deputy Manager (Kim Jong-kook) Managers (Haha, Song Ji-hyo) Employees (Yang Se-chan, Ji Ye-eun) |
Being chosen by the achievement roulette to win race while also not getting chosen by the overtime roulette to avoid penalty. | There are no Winners. Although Jee Seok-jin got chosen by the achievement roulette and receive a box of red ginseng as his prize to win the race, he also somehow got chosen by the overtime roulette as well. Haha, who was chosen by him via the overtime roulette, had to work overtime alongside with Jee Seok-jin by folding the nostalgic paper stars before going home as penalty. | ||
| 794 | March 15, 2026 | Recharge Your Energy in Spring is About Speed (활력충전도 스피드인가 봄) |
Choi Min-jeong Lee Jeong-min Lee June-seo Noh Do-hee Shin Dong-min |
First Teams: Green Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Jee Seok-jin, Choi Min-jeong, Noh Do-hee) Orange Team (Haha, Ji Ye-eun, Lee Jong-min, Shin Dong-min) Purple Team (Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan, Lee June-seo) Final Teams: Orange Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Ji Ye-eun, Lee Jong-min, Shin Dong-min) Green Team (Haha, Choi Min-jeong, Lee June-seo, Noh Do-hee) Purple Team (Jee Seok-jin, Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan) |
Have a team with the lowest numbers of penalty balls to win the race. | The mission was won by Green Team, who receive the foot spa vouchers as their prize. Jee Seok-jin and Ji Ye-eun, who had the most penalty balls, along with Yoo Jae-suk, who was chosen via the penalty balls by Ji Ye-eun, had to drink sophora root tea mixed with Ixeris Dentata as the penalty. | [6] |
Upcoming episode
| Ep. | Airdate | Title | Guest(s) | Teams | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 795 | March 22, 2026 | Detective Agency: Find the Real Thing (탐정사무소: 진품을 찾아라) |
Park Shin-yang | TBA | [7] |
| 796 | March 29, 2026 | TBA | Lee Chang-sub (BTOB) Sung Si-kyung |
TBA | [8] |
Viewership
Running Man : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.[9]
| 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 | 745 | 714 | 777 | 745 | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nielsen Korea[9] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | |
| 791 | February 22, 2026 | 3.6% (12th) | 3.3% (10th) | |
| 792 | March 1, 2026 | 3.0% (16th) | 3.3% (9th) | |
| 793 | March 8, 2026 | 3.5% (17th) | 3.8% (13th) | |
| 794 | March 15, 2026 | 3.4% (10th) | 3.8% (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.
- ^ Kim, Na-hyun (March 14, 2026). 최민정·노도희·이준서·이정민·신동민, '런닝맨' 접수 예고...심리전VS배신전? [Choi Min-jeong, No Do-hee, Lee Jun-seo, Lee Jeong-min, and Shin Dong-min herald to take over 'Running Man'... Psychological Warfare vs. Betrayal?]. PPSS (in Korean). Retrieved March 14, 2026.
- ^ Kang, Seon-ae (March 20, 2026). 박신양, 13년 만에 '런닝맨' 출격…'파리의 연인' 명장면 소환 [Park Shin-yang returns to 'Running Man' after 13 years... Recalling a memorable scene from 'Lovers in Paris']. SBS Entertainment News (in Korean). Retrieved March 20, 2026.
- ^ Kim, Ji-hye (March 17, 2026). [단독] 성시경X이창섭, SBS ‘런닝맨’ 출연... ‘고막남친·음색깡패’ 동시 출격 [[Exclusive] Sung Si-kyung X Lee Chang-sub to appear on SBS 'Running Man'... 'Ear-pleasing Boyfriend' and 'Voice Powerhouse' make simultaneous appearance]. 일간스포츠 (in Korean). Retrieved March 17, 2026.
- ^ a b Nielsen Korea ratings for 2026 (Episode 784–):
External links
- Official website (in Korean)