| Alt Name: | Infinity Challenge Muhan Dojeon | ||||
| Native Name: |
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| Genre: | Reality television | ||||
| Creator: | Kim Tae-ho[1] (de facto) | ||||
| Director: | Kim Tae-ho (Head)[2] Park Chang-hoon Cho Wook-hyung Kang Sung-ah | ||||
| Creative Director: | Kim Gu-san | ||||
| Country: | South Korea | ||||
| Language: | Korean | ||||
| Num Seasons: | 4 | ||||
| Num Episodes: | 563 + 3 specials | ||||
| List Episodes: | List of Infinite Challenge episodes | ||||
| Producer: | Kim Tae-ho | ||||
| Camera: | Multi-camera | ||||
| Runtime: | 75-80 minutes | ||||
| Company: | MBC Entertainment Production Division | ||||
| Channel: | MBC TV, MBC+ Drama, MBC every1 | ||||
| Related: | Infinite Girls (spin-off), The Great Challenge |
Infinite Challenge (; abbreviated as) was a South Korean television entertainment program, distributed and syndicated by MBC, that ran from 2005 to 2018.
As of January 2013, it had the largest market share for its timeslot; with between 13 and 17 percent of Korean television viewers watching Infinite Challenge every Saturday night.[3] making it the most-watched free-to-air television program on Saturday evenings, and the most viewed non-drama program in South Korea every week (excluding special sporting events, since November 2006, with the exception of January 2009,[4] April and May 2010[5]).[6]
"Infinite Challenge" began airing in 2005 and ended with 563 episodes on March 31, 2018. Infinite Challenge was also listed on the longest variety show. Since 2009, it lasts for roughly 75 minutes, excluding ten minutes of advertising. Episodes are also frequently rerun on several Korean cable broadcasting channels.[7] Since February 19, 2011 (episode 237), the program has been aired in high-definition.[8] Infinite Challenge has been called "the nation's variety show" and "Korea's real first variety" for having been successful for over ten years.[9]
In March 2018, it was announced that, following the departure of lead producer Kim Tae-ho,[10] all current members have stepped down from the show,[11] bringing the program to an end. The last episode was aired on March 31, 2018, but the program continued for 3 more weeks with a recap special looking back at the program over the years.[12] [13]
Infinite Challenge is recognized as the first "Real-Variety" show in Korean television history. The program is largely unscripted, filmed in almost-secrecy and followed a similar format of challenge-based reality television programs. The challenges are often absurd or impossible to achieve, so the program takes on the satirical comedy aspect of a variety show rather than a standard reality or competition program. In earlier episodes, the show's six hosts and staff would continuously proclaim that, in order to achieve its comedic purposes, the program had to be "3-D": Dirty, Dangerous, and Difficult.[14] It gives people fun to try things that seem impossible.
These segments were featured in multiple episodes over the years due to their popularity.
Some of the segments of Infinite Challenge also developed into national events with audience participation.
| Year | Festival | Team | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Olympic Expressway Duet Song Festival (올림픽대로 듀엣가요제) | Future Liger (Yoo Jae-suk with Tiger JK & Yoon Mi-rae) | "Let's Dance" LIVE | |
| Charisma (Jun Jin & Lee Jung Hyun) | "Senorita" LIVE | Gold prize | ||
| Three People Pig Face (Hyung Don & Epik High) | "Barbeque" LIVE | Silver Prize | ||
| Dol Brain (Noh Hong-chul & No Brain) | "Heat-Stroke Sea Gull" LIVE | Bronze prize | ||
| Myung-ca Drive (Park Myeong-su & Girls' Generation's Jessica) | "Naengmyun" LIVELIVE M-CORELIVE MBC AWARD | |||
| After Shaving (Jeong Jun-ha & After School) | "Youngkye Baeksook" LIVE | |||
| Comfortable people (Gil & YB) | "I'm Cool" LIVE | |||
| 2011 | West Coast Expressway Song Festival (서해안고속도로 가요제) | Sagging Snail (Yoo Jae-suk & Lee Juck) | "Apgujeong Nallari" (압구정 날라리) LIVE | |
| "As I Say" LIVE | ||||
| GG (Park Myeong-su & G-Dragon) feat. Park Bom | "I Cheated" LIVE | |||
| Sweet Nasal Sorrow (Jeong Jun-ha & Sweet Sorrow) | "Will You Give Your Affection?" LIVE | |||
| Cheolssa (Noh Hong-chul & Psy) | "Shake It" LIVE | |||
| Sentimental Haha (Haha & 10cm) | "Do You Wanna Die or Date Me?" LIVE | |||
| Sea Route (Gil & Bada) | "The Song That Only I can Sing" LIVE | |||
| Parasian (Jeong Hyeong-don & Jung Jae-hyung) | "The Innocent Macho" LIVE | |||
| 2013 | Freeway Song Festival (자유로 가요제) | Double Play (Jeong Jun-ha & Kim C) feat. Lee So Ra & Beenzino | "Things That Will Float Away" LIVE | |
| Hyung Yong Don Jyeong (Jeong Hyeong-don & G-Dragon) feat. Defconn | "Trying To Do It" LIVE | |||
| How Do Yoo Dul (Yoo Jae-suk & Yoo Hee-yeol) feat. Kim Jo-han | "Please Don't Go My Girl" LIVE | |||
| Leech (Park Myeong-su & Primary) feat. Dynamic Duo's Gaeko | "I got C" LIVE | |||
| Rose Chin (Noh Hong-chul & Rose Motel) | "Call Me Your Oppa" LIVE | |||
| Seventy Finger (Haha with Kiha & The Faces) | "Super Jab-Cho Man (Grassman)" LIVE | |||
| G.A.B (Gil & BoA) | "G.A.B" LIVE | |||
| All Infinite Challenge members | "Here We Are" LIVE | |||
| 2015 | Yeongdong Expressway Song Festival (영동고속도로 가요제) | Hwangtaeji (Hwang Kwanghee with G-Dragon & Taeyang) | "Mapsosa" LIVE | |
| EU God-G isn't EU (Park Myeong-su & IU) | "Leon" LIVE | |||
| Eutteugeottasi (Haha & Zion.T) | "$ponsor" LIVE | |||
| GG (Park Myeong-su & G-Dragon) feat. IU | "I Cheated" LIVE | |||
| Haha | "Story of a Short Kid" LIVE | |||
| Sagging Snail (Yoo Jae-suk & Lee Juck) | "As I Say"(말하는 대로) LIVE | |||
| Sangjuna (Jeong Jun-ha & OnePiece's Yoon Sang) | "My Life" LIVE | |||
| Dancing Genome (Yoo Jae-suk & Park Jin-young) | "I’m So Sexy" LIVE | |||
| The 5 Emperors (Jeong Hyeong-don & Hyukoh) | "Wonderful Barn" LIVE |
The title of Season 1 was Rash Challenge (무모한 도전). Led by Yoo Jae-suk, six or more Korean entertainers (with Noh Hong-chul and Jeong Hyeong-don as a regular members) tried to complete a 'sporting' mission in an outdoor studio, which was based on a viewer's suggestion submitted through the show's homepage. Some of the absurd challenges included racing in a foot-powered swan-shaped paddle boat against a motor boat, playing a tennis match against Maria Sharapova, appearing live on stage at a public fashion show, and playing football against Thierry Henry. A large part of the humor comes from the fact that the cast is generally not well-suited to the challenges they attempt. This program can be compared to the filmed-in-studio Wetten, dass..? of Germany, as the program mainly focuses on the process and progress of the challenges, rather than focusing on the accomplishment of a mission.[20] This format lasted only from April 23, 2005, to October 22, 2005. Despite having a strong following, its average ratings were very low (roughly 5 percent). Due to its sports-related theme, reruns of Season 1 and sports-related episodes of Season 4 (i.e. WM7) episodes are frequently aired on MBC Sportsplus, MBC's satellite and cable network for sports-casting.
From October 29, 2005, to April 30, 2006, Season 2 was titled Excessive Challenge (무리한 도전). For the first few episodes, the program was fairly similar to the first season. However, because the cast members wanted to redefine their characters, they decided to change the whole program concept, calling it Infinite Challenge - Master of Quiz in the third season. Since then, six hosts (with Yoo Jae-suk as 'host-in-chief') played a Korean-letter game called 'Ah-ha' (see below); competed in their knowledge and mental power; participated in on-line popularity polls about specific themes; and explored other comic features.[21] Although the average ratings were low, the unity and dynamics of the members significantly improved. A panelist from Season 1, Park Myeong-su, came back as a co-host, and Haha and Jeong Jun-ha also became co-hosts of the program.
On May 6, 2006, the fourth and final season (format) of the program that now simply known as Infinite Challenge (무한도전), went on air. Special coverage of 2006 World Cup Germany was featured for the entire month of June 2006, along with some 'Ah-ha' specials (with Shinhwa, for example) at the beginning of each episode. However, on July 8, 2006, the program took its memorable first step as the first 'Real-Variety' television program in Korean television history, with the airing of a segment called 'Please, come early': The six members were asked to come to the recording session on time or experience some form of punishment (일찍 와주길 바래, a part of the 'Please, be...' series see below), combining elements of both Reality TV and Variety programming, including comic characters from each of the Infinite Challenge members, see 'hosts'). Thereafter, the program has created challenges with regard to anything related to real life (excluding some critical issues such as religions and sexual preferences), in outdoor studios, with little use of acting or heavily based plotting. Since December 2, 2006, the program has received the highest ratings of prime-time lineups for Saturday evening.[22]
In January 2012, the program took a 6-month hiatus due to a labor strike conducted by MBC's reporters and producers. During this period, new episodes were not produced and MBC, instead, aired reruns of previous episodes.[23] In November 2015, Infinite Challenge arranged special exhibition and expo titled "Infinite Challenge Expo", in KINTEX.[24] The program took a 7-week hiatus from broadcast in early 2017, which Kim Tae-ho, the main PD, signified as a period to normalize the production process which has been shortened considerably where the production team had less time and always rushed to meet the deadline. The PD also reveals that the program still continues their regular shooting schedules while being off the air.[25]
The program took another 10-week hiatus from September 9, 2017, due to a labor strike by MBC's reporters and producers. During the strike, new episodes were not aired and reruns of previous episodes were broadcast.[26] The strike ended on November 13, and Infinite Challenge returned to regular broadcasting on November 25.[27] [28] [29] In March 2018, the program came to an end marked by the departure of Kim Tae-ho, the lead producer, which was followed by the members. However, after the last episode was aired, the program returned for 3 more weeks where it aired recap specials that pays tribute to the achievements of the program called "13 Years of Saturdays".
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| Name | Joined | Nickname | Character Description and Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yoo Jae-suk (유재석, Host-in-chief) | April 2005 - March 2018 | ||
| Park Myung-soo (박명수) | May - July 2005[30] October 2005 - March 2018 | Park has continuously proclaimed his nickname (Geo-seong, or Giant Star). He is often referred to as "Father" by the rest of the members due to his elderly look and his position as the oldest member of the program. This is especially prevalent when Myeong-su's receding hair is flattened or his make-up is removed. See his page for more details. His (on-air) persona is that of a veteran grumpy "upperclassman" of the other members. He often shouts or reprimands his "underclassmen," usually about humorously trivial matters. Thanks to his current work as the co-host of Infinite Challenge, Park Myeong-su gained more than 250 nicknames throughout his appearances on the program as listed by the netizens.[31] | |
| Jeong Jun-ha (정준하) | March 2006 - March 2018 | His character is mainly defined by 3 things: his size (often referred to as being 0.1 tons, or 100 kilograms), appetite, and a degree of slowness in judgment. His extraordinarily large head (supposedly 8 kg) has gotten him, on a few occasions, called "Chivas Degal" (Degal = is a shortened word for "Degari", a vernacular word for "head"). In the 50th episode special of season 3, he was challenged to eat 50 plates of noodles in five minutes. The plates altogether weighed about 10–30 kg. (He succeeded, but had to go straight to the lavatory and subsequently slept in the back of the studio). On episode 61 of season 3, he went to a hair salon with Hong-chul to curl Hong-chul's hair. He asked a woman who was working there if she knew Jun-ha's name, but she said Joong-ang by mistake. Since that time, the members, including the creator Yoo Jae-suk, have frequently teased him as Mr. Jeong Joong-ang (정중앙씨), which means 'Mr. Square-in-the-middle'. | |
| Haha (하하) (Ha Dong-hoon, 하동훈) | December 2005 - March 2008 March 2010 - March 2018 | Haha is long considered the cutest and best-looking member of the cast. He is also the most-educated member, having obtained a Master of Arts in Theatre & Film at Daejin University; however, during the episode of the 50th special, he only got 20 points on a 100-point elementary-level spelling test. In episode 62 of season 3, he sang a song called 'A Little Boy's Story' (키작은 꼬마 이야기) as a tribute to his short height, which is a constant target of ridicule among the cast. It was a huge sensation with viewers. Haha temporarily left the show from March 2008 through March 2010 in order to fulfill his mandatory military service. In his final episode before entering the service, Haha performed at a guerrilla concert that was secretly organized by his fellow co-hosts. | |
| Hwang Kwanghee (황광희) | April 2015 - March 2017 | Kwanghee | Hwang Kwanghee was the youngest member among the cast of Infinite Challenge while he was on the show. A member of idol group, Hwang Kwanghee joined the Infinite Challenge cast in April 2015. He was selected through the Sixth Man project which was held in order to fill the empty position after Noh Hong-chul left the program following a drunk driving incident.Kwanghee left the program in March 2017 in order to fulfill his military duty.[32] |
| Jun Jin (전진) (Park Chung-Jae, 박충재) | July 2008 - November 2009 | In June 2008, Shinhwa member Jun Jin appeared on the show to replace Haha. Jin showed his extraordinary physical talent and was a target for all the other members of Infinite Challenge, who envied his looks and abilities during many challenges. | |
| Gil (길) (Gil Seong-joon, 길성준) | April 2009 - April 2014 | Gil made his first appearance on an episode which featured Korean figure skater Kim Yuna in April 2009, ostensibly substituting for Jeong Jun-ha, who had to leave the episode recording early. He remained a de facto member of Infinite Challenge until he became a full member later that year. During the Boxing episodes in January 2010, Gil showed off his 9-year-long training in the sport. Gil is often called the Unfunny Friend due to his inability to ad-lib as quickly as the other co-hosts. On April 23, 2014, Gil was caught by the police due to drunk-driving. Fans of the variety show have been flooding the board with requests for Gil to leave the show for his inappropriate actions. Eventually, the MBC executives announced his leave on the same day.[33] | |
| Noh Hong-chul (노홍철) | April 2005 - November 2014 | '돌+아이/Dol+I' was created by Yoo Jae-suk during episode 22 of season 3. Quickmouth was his original character, due to his ability to speak very rapidly. 돌+아이 (when written without the plus sign) is a Korean curse word meaning psychopath, or an extremely crazy person. Since this is a show watched by families, the staff humorously put a plus (+) sign in the middle to separate the word so its literal meaning becomes 'Stone+Kid' when in actuality it means 'psycho'. On-screen graphics often depict this nickname by displaying a large capital 'I' that looks to be made of stone ('아이' is pronounced like the letter 'I'). Similarly to former member Gil, Noh Hong-chul was caught driving under influence of alcohol on November 7, 2014. Following the incident, Noh Hong-chul released an official apology to the public through MBC.[34] On the afternoon of November 8, MBC announced that Noh Hong-chul would be leaving the show and Infinite Challenge would continue on with the five remaining cast members.[35] | |
| Jeong Hyeong-don (정형돈) | April 2005 - November 2015 | A comedian by profession before joining the team, Jeong Hyeong-don used to appear in the Korean comedy show Gag Concert (where Do-Re-Mi Trio being one of his many skits). However, over many episodes, he has demonstrated remarkable talent in everything imaginable (for example, catching grapes with his mouth or playing a Korean jump-rope game) except being funny. He is teased by the other members for this. His character is also defined by the ability to make anyone around him feel awkward (as seen in the earlier episode) In November 2015, Jung Hyeong-don had suspended all broadcasting activities for health reasons. On July 29, 2016, Jeong Hyeong-don's label, FNC Entertainment, officially announced that Jeong Hyeong-don would permanently leave the show after a nine-month hiatus from the broadcast due to poor health condition.[36] [37] | |
| Yang Se-hyung (양세형) | March 2017 - March 2018 | ||
| Jo Se-ho (조세호) | January - March 2018 | ||
| Name | Nickname | Occupation | Character Description and Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defconn (데프콘) | Singer Long-time buddy of Jeong Hyeong-don | Since MuDo's 'Rowing challenge' during the Spring-Summer season of 2011, he is the frequent pinch-hitter of this programme, while one or more cast members in absence. Together with Jung Hyung-don, he formed a hip-hop duo "Hyeongdon and Daejoon" (형돈이와 대준이). Defconn was the cast member of KBS2 Sunday variety show, 2 Days & 1 Night Season 3. | ||
| Jeong Seok-kwon (정석권) | Long-time buddy &<br />Entertainment Manager of Park Myeong-su | While serving as a manager, Jeong Sil-jang had aspirations to be a comedian in his own right. Whenever he was given a chance to appear on-screen, he was often ridiculed by other cast members for attempting to constantly outperform others and for overacting in order to gain attention. As such, many of his parts were usually edited out of the final broadcast. To restrain his growing popularity, Park Myeong-su often teasingly ordered that his manager not appear on the show again. | ||
| Choi Jong-hun (최종훈) | Entertainment Manager of Jeong Jun-ha | As Jeong Jun-ha's coordinator, Choi also hoped to become a rising star as a professional actor his common hope of rising stardom (as a professional actor), with a lot of help from Jeong Jun-ha himself.[38] He prepared a bunch of radishes for the members on 'Kimchi Preparation' (S03E30) and 'Jun(Semi-) Hines Ward'(S03E77) episodes well, and he presented his professional agricultural skills on the episodes 'MD Goes to country' (S03E25) and 'Rice-planting' (S03E56). | ||
| Kim Oak-jeong (김옥정) | Mother of Haha | As has been regularly reported by the hosts, Kim has minimal cooking skills and is often humorously featured on the show to feed the cast members. She appeared for the first time in episode 83 of the third season; her closing comment of 'Hit that jackpot!' (Dae-bak Teo-ji-se-yo | 대박 터지세요) became an enormously popular new-year greeting. | |
| Kim Tae-ho (김태호) | Executive Producer of Infinite Challenge | A pioneer of Korean entertainment, Kim Tae-ho produces and directs the show. Besides helping to create the unique Real-Variety format, Kim also innovated Korean television by adding unique captions to the show. Although captions are commonplace on Korean variety shows, Kim's captions went beyond simple descriptions or commentary, adding information on cast members' emotions and expressing reactions to the show, giving the captions an interactive feel that aligned with the viewing audience's thoughts. With high sensitivity for fashion, he gained extraordinary popularity when he officially opened his 'Cyworld' webpage. Although his presence is mostly felt through his captioning and occasional off-screen soundbites, he appeared as a witness of the Moot court challenge, which aired on February 20, 2010. | ||
| Kim Tae-hee (김태희) | Writer of Infinite Challenge | As a high-profiled co-writer of Infinite Challenge and a Korean actress-namesake, she enjoys her huge popularity from dedicated viewers. During the 'Making a song for X-mas challenge'(S03E33) episode, she became very popular when Noh Hong-chul said that she 'has the posterior of (actress) Kim Tae-hee, but the front of Infinite Challenge.' | ||
| Shin Mi-so (신미소) | Fashion Co-ordinator of Yoo Jae-suk | A Busan-native who helped assemble Yoo Jae-suk's wardrobe, Shin was also a popular 'guest' on the show. She debuted during a '100-minute Debate' (episode 42 of season 3), in which she was caught falling asleep in the audience. This incident made her name the top online keyword of March 2007. She was also featured when she accidentally broke a set of illuminators when Lee Young-ae appeared on Infinite Challenge (episode 52 of season 3). She eventually appeared as a co-host of 'Madness Couples' (episode 75 of season 3) with the Host-in-chief Yoo Jae-suk. She was known to be able to argue with all six members of the show, earning her the nickname 'Aegis ship.' | ||
| Year | Award | Category | Recipients | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Daesang (Grand Prize) | |||
| Best Programme; Voted By Netizen | TEO PD with entire directing crew of Infinite Challenge | |||
| Distinguished Male Award | ||||
| Excellence Award in a Variety Show | ||||
| 2007 | MBC Programme Creating Award | Outstanding Entertainment Programme | ||
| Best Programme | ||||
| Meritorious Service Medal | ||||
| 7th MBC Entertainment Awards | Best Programme; Voted By Viewers | Infinite Challenge | ||
| Congeniality Award | ||||
| 2008 | Best Variety Show | Infinite Challenge | ||
| Outstanding Male Entertainer | ||||
| Special Award - Best Star | ||||
| 89th National Athletic Competition | Aerobic Amateur Club 6-People 2nd place | |||
| 44th Baeksang Arts Awards[39] | Best Entertainment Program | Infinite Challenge | ||
| 20th Korean Broadcasting Awards | Best TV Entertainment Programme | |||
| 2009 | Grand Prize (Daesang) | |||
| Excellence Award in a Variety Show | ||||
| Best New Male Entertainer | ||||
| PD Award | ||||
| Producer of the Year | Infinite Challenge | |||
| People's Choice - Best Entertainment Program | ||||
| 36th Korean Broadcasting Awards | Best TV (Programme) Director | |||
| Best TV Entertainment Programme | ||||
| 2010 | 10th MBC Entertainment Awards[40] | Daesang (Grand Prize) | ||
| Top Excellence Award in a Variety Show | ||||
| Bizarre Award | ||||
| 11th Korean National Assembly Awards | Best TV Program of the Year | TEO PD with entire directing crew of Infinite Challenge | ||
| 22nd Korean Producers Awards | Best TV Entertainment Program | |||
| 2011 | 11th MBC Entertainment Awards[41] | Top Excellence Award in a Variety Show | ||
| "Best Couple" Award | ||||
| Popularity Award | ||||
| 53rd Annual National Rowing Championships | 2000m Novice Inn (Special Award) | Infinite Challenge | ||
| Hot Trend Award | Infinite Challenge West Coast Highway Song Festival | |||
| Korea Women Link blue media | Family Award (The Butterfly Effect Feature) | Infinite Challenge | ||
| 2012 | 12th MBC Entertainment Awards[42] | Daesang (Grand Prize) | Park Myeong-su | |
| PD Award | ||||
| "Best Couple" Award | Kim C & Jo Jung Chi | |||
| 2013 | 13th MBC Entertainment Awards[43] | Programme of the Year Award | Infinite Challenge | |
| Popularity Award | ||||
| "Best Couple" Award | ||||
| Top Excellence Award in a Variety Show | ||||
| 49th Baeksang Arts Awards[44] | Daesang (Grand Prize) for Television | |||
| 2014 | 14th MBC Entertainment Awards[45] | Daesang (Grand Prize) | ||
| People's Choice - Entertainment Program of the Year | Infinite Challenge | |||
| PD Award | ||||
| Top Excellence Award in a Variety Show | ||||
| MBC PD's Association | PD of the Year | |||
| 2015 | 42nd Korea Broadcasting Awards | Daesang (Grand Prize)[46] | Infinite Challenge | |
| Amnesty International Korean Media Awards 2015 | Media Award of the Year | Infinite Challenge | ||
| 15th MBC Entertainment Awards[47] | Best Writer Award | Lee Eun-ju | ||
| Special Contribution Award | Infinite Challenge | |||
| Top Male Excellence for Variety Show | ||||
| People's Choice - Best Entertainment Program | Infinite Challenge | |||
| Achievement Award | Infinite Challenge (Park Myung-su, Jeong Jun-ha, Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Hwang Kwanghee) | |||
| Best Male Variety Performer | ||||
| 2016 | ||||
| 16th MBC Entertainment Awards[48] | Daesang (Grand Prize) | |||
| Top Male Excellence Award in Variety Show | ||||
| Male Excellence Award in Variety Show | ||||
| People's Choice - Entertainment Program of the Year | Infinite Challenge (Kim Tae-ho PD) | |||
| Popularity Award | ||||
| 2017 | 17th MBC Entertainment Awards[49] [50] [51] | Daesang (Grand Prize) | ||
| People's Choice - Entertainment Program of the Year | Infinite Challenge | |||
| Top Excellence Award, Variety Category | ||||
| Excellence Award, Variety Category |
| Name | Appeared | Occupation | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esper Itō (エスパー伊東) | Season 1, Episode 22 | Japanese comedian | Appeared one episode (Season 1) | |
| Maria Sharapova | Season 1, Episode 23 and 24 | Russian tennis player | Appeared two episodes (Season 1) | |
| Michelle Wie | Season 4, Episode 1 and 2 | American golfer | Appeared two episodes (Season 4) | |
| Fedor Emelianenko | Season 4 Episode 18 and 19 | Russian PRIDE heavyweight champion | Appeared two episodes; he taught each member submission holds - Season 4 | |
| Thierry Henry | Season 4, Episode 57 and 58 | French football player | Appeared two episodes (Season 4)[52] | |
| Paris Hilton | Season 4, Episode 81 | American socialite | Appeared one episode (Season 4) | |
| Tenku Tsubasa (前田睦美) | Season 4, Episode 189 and 190 | Japanese boxer | Appeared two episodes (Season 4) | |
| MC Hammer | Season 4, Episode 312 | American singer, rapper | Appeared one episode (Season 4), while featuring PSY for Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2013[53] | |
| Ryan Seacrest | Season 4, Episode 312 | American TV show presenter, broadcaster | Appeared one episode (Season 4), while preparing Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2013, with PSY, Yoo Jae-suk, Noh Hong-chul, and Haha[54] | |
| Daisy Donovan | Season 4, Episode 326 | British TV show presenter, broadcaster | Appeared one episode (Season 4), to introduce this programme as one of South Korea's 'traditional television show', to the viewers in the United Kingdom. Her report was eventually shown on Channel 4 television show called "The Greatest Shows on Earth", on July 8, 2013.[55] | |
| Usain Bolt | Season 4, Episode 371 | Jamaican sprinter | Appeared one episode (Season 4), among Jamaica special episodes (369-371).[56] | |
| Ali Bongo Ondimba | Season 4, Episode 445 | President of Gabon | After meeting and delivering food to the president's long-time chief security officer, Park Sang-chul, Jeong Jun-ha did an interview with the President. | |
| Jack Black | Season 4, Episode 465 and 542 | American actor, musician | Appeared two episodes (Season 4)[57] | |
| Stephen Curry | Season 4, Episode 541 | American basketball players | Appeared one episode (Season 4)[58] | |
| Seth Curry | ||||
| Manny Pacquiao | Season 4, Episode 551 and Episode 552 | Filipino boxer, senator | Appeared two episodes (Season 4) |
Numerous Korean celebrities have appeared on the show due to its popularity. Many of the guests have some relationships with the co-hosts of the show, including:Actors
Comedians, Entertainers
Musicians
Sports/athletes
Others
Infinity Challenge is famous for predicting jokes before some events occurred in real life, like The Simpsons.[59] Several episodes predicted the drama Squid Game.[60] Another episode, "Manager Jeong", Haha bought a book called American Prometheus, and about 2 months later, he wrote a book review for the book, but the contents were messy, so he made the members laugh.[61] In 2023, twelve years later, Christopher Nolan made the film Oppenheimer based on that book, Haha became the South Korean public relations ambassador for that movie.[62] Other examples purported as Infinity Challenge predicting the future include the Brexit,[63] Among Us, Hangout with Yoo,[64] Koo Jun-yup and Barbie Hsu's marriage,[65] [66] and Kim Shin-young's Korea Sings MC selected.[67]
The reason why this makes a lot of prophecy is that this program itself is a format in which different special features with different themes were planned every time, and even though it has been several years since the show ended, it enjoys greater popularity than active programs, and there are overflowing sources that are discovered.[68]
| Episode | Original airdate | AGB NielsenNationwide ratings | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | January 6, 2007 | 16.0% | |
| 36 | January 13, 2007 | 18.5% | |
| 37 | January 20, 2007 | 18.5% | |
| 38 | January 27, 2007 | 17.8% | |
| 39 | February 3, 2007 | 17.5% | |
| 40 | February 10, 2007 | 17.2% | |
| 41 | February 17, 2007 | 15.6% | |
| 42 | February 24, 2007 | 14.9% | |
| 43 | March 3, 2007 | 17.7% | |
| 44 | March 10, 2007 | 15.1% | |
| 45 | March 17, 2007 | 15.2% | |
| 46 | March 24, 2007 | 16.6% | |
| 47 | March 31, 2007 | 14.2% | |
| 48 | April 7, 2007 | 15.4% | |
| 49 | April 14, 2007 | 14.7% | |
| 50 | April 21, 2007 | 13.4% | |
| 51 | April 28, 2007 | ||
| 52 | May 5, 2007 | 17.2% | |
| 53 | May 12, 2007 | 16.0% | |
| 54 | May 19, 2007 | 15.3% | |
| 55 | May 26, 2007 | 13.1% | |
| 56 | June 2, 2007 | 14.0% | |
| 57 | June 9, 2007 | 16.1% | |
| 58 | June 16, 2007 | 16.0% | |
| 59 | June 23, 2007 | 18.6% | |
| 60 | June 30, 2007 | 18.8% | |
| 61 | July 7, 2007 | 15.8% | |
| 62 | July 14, 2007 | 16.4% | |
| 63 | July 21, 2007 | 17.7% | |
| 64 | July 28, 2007 | 17.6% | |
| 65 | August 4, 2007 | 15.6% | |
| 66 | August 11, 2007 | 19.9% | |
| 67 | August 18, 2007 | 24.1% | |
| 68 | August 25, 2007 | 21.9% | |
| 69 | September 1, 2007 | 20.0% | |
| 70 | September 8, 2007 | 19.3% | |
| 71 | September 15, 2007 | 20.7% | |
| 72 | September 22, 2007 | 22.4% | |
| 73 | September 29, 2007 | 23.5% | |
| 74 | October 6, 2007 | 20.5% | |
| 75 | October 13, 2007 | 20.4% | |
| 76 | October 20, 2007 | 23.1% | |
| 77 | October 27, 2007 | 19.5% | |
| 78 | November 3, 2007 | 21.2% | |
| 79 | November 10, 2007 | 21.9% | |
| 80 | November 24, 2007 | 22.4% | |
| 81 | December 1, 2007 | 17.6% | |
| 82 | December 8, 2007 | ||
| 83 | December 15, 2007 | 21.3% | |
| 84 | December 22, 2007 | 21.3% | |
| 85 | December 29, 2007 | 22.3% |
| Episode | Original airdate | AGB NielsenNationwide ratings | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86 | January 5, 2008 | 23.6% | |
| 87 | January 12, 2008 | 25.8% | |
| 88 | January 19, 2008 | 27.9% | |
| 89 | January 26, 2008 | 25.0% | |
| 90 | February 2, 2008 | 26.4% | |
| 91 | February 9, 2008 | ||
| 92 | February 16, 2008 | 27.4% | |
| 93 | February 23, 2008 | 22.0% | |
| 94 | March 1, 2008 | 19.7% | |
| 95 | March 8, 2008 | 21.6% | |
| 96 | March 15, 2008 | 20.1% | |
| 97 | March 22, 2008 | 20.9% | |
| 98 | March 29, 2008 | 20.6% | |
| 99 | April 5, 2008 | 17.2% | |
| 100 | April 12, 2008 | 19.5% | |
| 101 | April 19, 2008 | 17.9% | |
| 102 | April 26, 2008 | 21.2% | |
| 103 | May 3, 2008 | 17.1% | |
| 104 | May 10, 2008 | 16.3% | |
| 105 | May 17, 2008 | 15.4% | |
| 106 | May 24, 2008 | 14.9% | |
| 107 | May 31, 2008 | 13.9% | |
| 108 | June 7, 2008 | 15.4% | |
| 109 | June 14, 2008 | 15.4% | |
| 110 | June 21, 2008 | 17.0% | |
| 111 | June 28, 2008 | 16.9% | |
| 112 | July 5, 2008 | 16.0% | |
| 113 | July 12, 2008 | 16.8% | |
| 114 | July 19, 2008 | 16.6% | |
| 115 | July 26, 2008 | 16.7% | |
| 116 | August 2, 2008 | 14.7% | |
| 117 | August 16, 2008 | 13.6% | |
| 118 | August 23, 2008 | 15.6% | |
| 119 | August 30, 2008 | 14.9% | |
| 120 | September 6, 2008 | 15.8% | |
| 121 | September 13, 2008 | 15.4% | |
| 122 | September 20, 2008 | 20.1% | |
| 123 | September 27, 2008 | 14.6% | |
| 124 | October 4, 2008 | 14.0% | |
| 125 | October 11, 2008 | 17.7% | |
| 126 | October 18, 2008 | 15.4% | |
| 127 | October 25, 2008 | 17.0% | |
| 128 | November 1, 2008 | 17.9% | |
| 129 | November 8, 2008 | 15.8% | |
| 130 | November 15, 2008 | 16.4% | |
| 131 | November 22, 2008 | 17.2% | |
| 132 | November 29, 2008 | 17.1% | |
| 133 | December 6, 2008 | 14.8% | |
| 134 | December 13, 2008 | ||
| 135 | December 20, 2008 | 15.4% | |
| 136 | December 27, 2008 | 15.3% |
| Episode | Original airdate | AGB NielsenNationwide ratings | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 137 | January 17, 2009 | ||
| 138 | January 24, 2009 | 15.9% | |
| 139 | January 31, 2009 | 15.2% | |
| 140 | February 7, 2009 | 17.6% | |
| 141 | February 14, 2009 | 14.4% | |
| 142 | February 21, 2009 | 16.1% | |
| 143 | February 28, 2009 | 16.4% | |
| 144 | March 7, 2009 | 16.7% | |
| 145 | March 14, 2009 | 13.6% | |
| 146 | March 21, 2009 | 14.0% | |
| 147 | March 28, 2009 | 14.9% | |
| 148 | April 4, 2009 | 13.7% | |
| 149 | April 11, 2009 | 14.2% | |
| 150 | April 18, 2009 | 16.9% | |
| 151 | April 25, 2009 | ||
| 152 | May 2, 2009 | 15.7% | |
| 153 | May 9, 2009 | 12.8% | |
| 154 | May 16, 2009 | 16.6% | |
| 155 | May 30, 2009 | 13.2% | |
| 156 | June 6, 2009 | 13.1% | |
| 157 | June 13, 2009 | 12.9% | |
| 158 | June 20, 2009 | 17.5% | |
| 159 | June 27, 2009 | 14.1% | |
| 160 | July 4, 2009 | 15.8% | |
| 161 | July 11, 2009 | 17.9% | |
| 162 | July 18, 2009 | 15.3% | |
| 163 | July 25, 2009 | 14.7% | |
| 164 | August 1, 2009 | 12.8% | |
| 165 | August 8, 2009 | 16.8% | |
| 166 | August 15, 2009 | 16.7% | |
| 167 | August 22, 2009 | 15.3% | |
| 168 | August 29, 2009 | 14.5% | |
| 169 | September 5, 2009 | 16.2% | |
| 170 | September 12, 2009 | 15.3% | |
| 171 | September 19, 2009 | 15.7% | |
| 172 | September 26, 2009 | 17.2% | |
| 173 | October 3, 2009 | 14.1% | |
| 174 | October 10, 2009 | 14.3% | |
| 175 | October 17, 2009 | 14.4% | |
| 176 | October 24, 2009 | 16.8% | |
| 177 | October 31, 2009 | 18.1% | |
| 178 | November 7, 2009 | 18.0% | |
| 179 | November 14, 2009 | 18.6% | |
| 180 | November 21, 2009 | 15.8% | |
| 181 | November 28, 2009 | 17.1% | |
| 182 | December 5, 2009 | 15.9% | |
| 183 | December 12, 2009 | 15.3% | |
| 184 | December 19, 2009 | 13.6% | |
| 185 | December 26, 2009 | 13.4% |
| Episode | Original airdate | AGB NielsenNationwide ratings | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 186 | January 2, 2010 | 16.5% | |
| 187 | January 9, 2010 | ||
| 188 | January 16, 2010 | 17.4% | |
| 189 | January 23, 2010 | 17.1% | |
| 190 | January 30, 2010 | 16.3% | |
| 191 | February 6, 2010 | 15.2% | |
| 192 | February 13, 2010 | 16.2% | |
| 193 | February 20, 2010 | 17.5% | |
| 194 | February 27, 2010 | 16.8% | |
| 195 | March 6, 2010 | 19.3% | |
| 196 | March 13, 2010 | 15.6% | |
| 197 | March 20, 2010 | 19.0% | |
| 198 | March 27, 2010 | 17.2% | |
| 199 | May 22, 2010 | 17.2% | |
| 200 | May 29, 2010 | 13.9% | |
| 201 | June 5, 2010 | 15.6% | |
| 202 | June 12, 2010 | 16.1% | |
| 203 | June 19, 2010 | 16.0% | |
| 204 | June 26, 2010 | 16.5% | |
| 205 | July 3, 2010 | 14.4% | |
| 206 | July 10, 2010 | ||
| 207 | July 17, 2010 | 16.8% | |
| 208 | July 24, 2010 | 14.3% | |
| 209 | July 31, 2010 | 13.6% | |
| 210 | August 7, 2010 | 13.5% | |
| 211 | August 14, 2010 | 15.7% | |
| 212 | August 21, 2010 | 16.3% | |
| 213 | August 28, 2010 | 13.5% | |
| 214 | September 4, 2010 | 16.2% | |
| 215 | September 11, 2010 | 17.5% | |
| 216 | September 18, 2010 | 13.8% | |
| 217 | September 25, 2010 | 15.8% | |
| 218 | October 2, 2010 | 16.0% | |
| 219 | October 9, 2010 | 14.0% | |
| 220 | October 16, 2010 | 15.4% | |
| 221 | October 23, 2010 | 16.3% | |
| 222 | October 30, 2010 | 13.3% | |
| 223 | November 6, 2010 | 14.4% | |
| 224 | November 20, 2010 | 13.2% | |
| 225 | November 27, 2010 | 15.0% | |
| 226 | December 4, 2010 | 15.1% | |
| 227 | December 11, 2010 | 14.5% | |
| 228 | December 18, 2010 | 15.2% | |
| 229 | December 25, 2010 | 13.5% |
| Episode | Original airdate | AGB NielsenNationwide ratings | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 230 | January 1, 2011 | 15.8% | |
| 231 | January 8, 2011 | 17.8% | |
| 232 | January 15, 2011 | 18.4% | |
| 233 | January 22, 2011 | 18.9% | |
| 234 | January 29, 2011 | 17.9% | |
| 235 | February 5, 2011 | ||
| 236 | February 12, 2011 | 17.1% | |
| 237 | February 19, 2011 | 17.3% | |
| 238 | February 26, 2011 | 15.2% | |
| 239 | March 5, 2011 | 16.6% | |
| 240 | March 12, 2011 | 13.7% | |
| 241 | March 19, 2011 | 14.8% | |
| 242 | March 26, 2011 | 16.4% | |
| 243 | April 2, 2011 | 14.8% | |
| 244 | April 9, 2011 | 16.2% | |
| 245 | April 16, 2011 | ||
| 246 | April 23, 2011 | 14.4% | |
| 247 | April 30, 2011 | 18.7% | |
| 248 | May 7, 2011 | 15.1% | |
| 249 | May 14, 2011 | 14.4% | |
| 250 | May 21, 2011 | 15.3% | |
| 251 | May 28, 2011 | 13.3% | |
| 252 | June 4, 2011 | 13.8% | |
| 253 | June 11, 2011 | 15.4% | |
| 254 | June 18, 2011 | 14.1% | |
| 255 | June 25, 2011 | 17.4% | |
| 256 | July 2, 2011 | 18.5% | |
| 257 | July 9, 2011 | 17.5% | |
| 258 | July 16, 2011 | 17.2% | |
| 259 | July 23, 2011 | 14.4% | |
| 260 | July 30, 2011 | 16.1% | |
| 261 | August 6, 2011 | 18.0% | |
| 262 | August 13, 2011 | 18.0% | |
| 263 | August 20, 2011 | 17.1% | |
| 264 | August 27, 2011 | 17.5% | |
| 265 | September 3, 2011 | 16.8% | |
| 266 | September 10, 2011 | 18.1% | |
| 267 | September 17, 2011 | 18.0% | |
| 268 | September 24, 2011 | 17.4% | |
| 269 | October 1, 2011 | 16.4% | |
| 270 | October 8, 2011 | 18.6% | |
| 271 | October 15, 2011 | 19.2% | |
| 272 | October 22, 2011 | 18.0% | |
| 273 | October 29, 2011 | 17.4% | |
| 274 | November 5, 2011 | 18.6% | |
| 275 | November 12, 2011 | 17.1% | |
| 276 | November 19, 2011 | 17.0% | |
| 277 | November 26, 2011 | 17.0% | |
| 278 | December 3, 2011 | 16.1% | |
| 279 | December 10, 2011 | 15.6% | |
| 280 | December 17, 2011 | 17.9% | |
| 281 | December 24, 2011 | 17.5% | |
| 282 | December 31, 2011 | 18.2% |
| Episode | Original airdate | AGB NielsenNationwide ratings | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 283 | January 7, 2012 | ||
| 284 | January 14, 2012 | 17.9% | |
| 285 | January 21, 2012 | 17.3% | |
| 286 | January 28, 2012 | 19.5% | |
| 287 | Aired online | Unknown | |
| 288 | July 28, 2012 | ||
| 289 | August 4, 2012 | 13.6% | |
| 290 | August 11, 2012 | 12.4% | |
| 291 | August 18, 2012 | 14.2% | |
| 292 | August 25, 2012 | 14.4% | |
| 293 | September 1, 2012 | 12.8% | |
| 294 | September 8, 2012 | 14.4% | |
| 295 | September 15, 2012 | 14.0% | |
| 296 | September 22, 2012 | 14.6% | |
| 297 | September 29, 2012 | 14.7% | |
| 298 | October 6, 2012 | 15.1% | |
| 299 | October 13, 2012 | 13.7% | |
| 300 | October 20, 2012 | 15.1% | |
| 301 | October 27, 2012 | 14.4% | |
| 302 | November 3, 2012 | 13.2% | |
| 303 | November 10, 2012 | 12.7% | |
| 304 | November 17, 2012 | 16.3% | |
| 305 | November 24, 2012 | 15.6% | |
| 306 | December 1, 2012 | 15.8% | |
| 307 | December 8, 2012 | 15.8% | |
| 308 | December 15, 2012 | 14.5% | |
| 309 | December 22, 2012 | 15.7% | |
| 310 | December 29, 2012 | 14.5% |
| Episode | Original airdate | AGB NielsenNationwide ratings | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 311 | January 5, 2013 | 15.5% | |
| 312 | January 12, 2013 | ||
| 313 | January 19, 2013 | 16.4% | |
| 314 | January 26, 2013 | 14.7% | |
| 315 | February 2, 2013 | 14.6% | |
| 316 | February 9, 2013 | 12.8% | |
| 317 | February 16, 2013 | 13.7% | |
| 318 | February 23, 2013 | ||
| 319 | March 2, 2013 | 14.2% | |
| 320 | March 9, 2013 | 14.9% | |
| 321 | March 16, 2013 | 14.7% | |
| 322 | March 23, 2013 | 14.4% | |
| 323 | March 30, 2013 | 15.3% | |
| 324 | April 6, 2013 | 15.0% | |
| 325 | April 13, 2013 | 12.5% | |
| 326 | April 20, 2013 | 14.1% | |
| 327 | April 27, 2013 | 12.0% | |
| 328 | May 4, 2013 | 10.6% | |
| 329 | May 11, 2013 | 13.4% | |
| 330 | May 18, 2013 | 14.3% | |
| 331 | May 25, 2013 | 11.6% | |
| 332 | June 1, 2013 | 11.4% | |
| 333 | June 8, 2013 | 12.5% | |
| 334 | June 15, 2013 | 13.5% | |
| 335 | June 22, 2013 | 13.3% | |
| 336 | June 29, 2013 | 11.9% | |
| 337 | July 6, 2013 | 13.2% | |
| 338 | July 13, 2013 | 11.9% | |
| 339 | July 20, 2013 | 13.1% | |
| 340 | July 27, 2013 | 11.3% | |
| 341 | August 3, 2013 | 11.7% | |
| 342 | August 10, 2013 | 12.2% | |
| 343 | August 17, 2013 | 12.7% | |
| 344 | August 24, 2013 | 11.7% | |
| 345 | August 31, 2013 | 12.0% | |
| 346 | September 7, 2013 | 13.7% | |
| 347 | September 14, 2013 | 11.5% | |
| 348 | September 21, 2013 | 12.3% | |
| 349 | September 28, 2013 | 14.4% | |
| 350 | October 5, 2013 | 12.3% | |
| 351 | October 12, 2013 | 14.4% | |
| 352 | October 19, 2013 | 16.1% | |
| 353 | October 26, 2013 | 15.0% | |
| 354 | November 2, 2013 | 16.8% | |
| 355 | November 9, 2013 | 15.0% | |
| 356 | November 16, 2013 | 13.5% | |
| 357 | November 23, 2013 | 14.3% | |
| 358 | November 30, 2013 | 13.7% | |
| 359 | December 7, 2013 | 12.7% | |
| 360 | December 14, 2013 | 14.7% | |
| 361 | December 21, 2013 | 15.8% | |
| 362 | December 28, 2013 | 15.6% |
| Episode | Original airdate | AGB NielsenNationwide ratings | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 363 | January 4, 2014 | 14.5% | |
| 364 | January 11, 2014 | 15.7% | |
| 365 | January 18, 2014 | 13.4% | |
| 366 | January 25, 2014 | 13.2% | |
| 367 | February 1, 2014 | 13.4% | |
| 368 | February 8, 2014 | 12.8% | |
| 369 | February 22, 2014 | 13.0% | |
| 370 | March 1, 2014 | 13.7% | |
| 371 | March 8, 2014 | 11.1% | |
| 372 | March 15, 2014 | 11.8% | |
| 373 | March 22, 2014 | 11.5% | |
| 374 | March 29, 2014 | 10.7% | |
| 375 | April 5, 2014 | 10.0% | |
| 376 | April 12, 2014 | 10.9% | |
| 377 | May 3, 2014 | 10.1% | |
| 378 | May 10, 2014 | 11.8% | |
| 379 | May 17, 2014 | 11.6% | |
| 380 | May 24, 2014 | 13.4% | |
| 381 | May 31, 2014 | 12.6% | |
| 382 | June 7, 2014 | 12.2% | |
| 383 | June 14, 2014 | 11.4% | |
| 384 | June 21, 2014 | 12.7% | |
| 385 | June 28, 2014 | ||
| 386 | July 5, 2014 | 9.9% | |
| 387 | July 12, 2014 | 10.0% | |
| 388 | July 19, 2014 | 10.2% | |
| 389 | July 26, 2014 | 11.8% | |
| 390 | August 2, 2014 | 12.6% | |
| 391 | August 9, 2014 | 11.6% | |
| 392 | August 16, 2014 | 12.3% | |
| 393 | August 23, 2014 | 11.1% | |
| 394 | August 30, 2014 | 13.1% | |
| 395 | September 6, 2014 | 12.3% | |
| 396 | September 13, 2014 | 11.8% | |
| 397 | September 20, 2014 | 12.7% | |
| 398 | October 4, 2014 | 10.3% | |
| 399 | October 11, 2014 | 12.5% | |
| 400 | October 18, 2014 | 12.4% | |
| 401 | October 25, 2014 | 10.9% | |
| 402 | November 1, 2014 | 12.5% | |
| 403 | November 8, 2014 | 14.2% | |
| 404 | November 15, 2014 | 13.3% | |
| 405 | November 22, 2014 | 14.0% | |
| 406 | November 29, 2014 | 13.8% | |
| 407 | December 6, 2014 | 13.5% | |
| 408 | December 13, 2014 | 14.6% | |
| 409 | December 20, 2014 | 15.3% | |
| 410 | December 27, 2014 |
| Episode | Original airdate | AGB NielsenNationwide ratings | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 411 | January 3, 2015 | ||
| 412 | January 10, 2015 | 14.1% | |
| 413 | January 24, 2015 | 13.9% | |
| 414 | February 7, 2015 | 12.7% | |
| 415 | February 14, 2015 | 13.7% | |
| 416 | February 21, 2015 | 13.0% | |
| 417 | February 28, 2015 | 13.2% | |
| 418 | March 7, 2015 | 13.3% | |
| 419 | March 14, 2015 | 12.2% | |
| 420 | March 21, 2015 | 13.5% | |
| 421 | March 28, 2015 | 13.2% | |
| 422 | April 4, 2015 | 15.0% | |
| 423 | April 11, 2015 | 12.6% | |
| 424 | April 18, 2015 | 12.9% | |
| 425 | April 25, 2015 | 12.2% | |
| 426 | May 2, 2015 | 11.3% | |
| 427 | May 9, 2015 | 11.3% | |
| 428 | May 16, 2015 | 11.7% | |
| 429 | May 23, 2015 | ||
| 430 | May 30, 2015 | 13.1% | |
| 431 | June 6, 2015 | 13.0% | |
| 432 | June 13, 2015 | 12.1% | |
| 433 | June 20, 2015 | 16.5% | |
| 434 | June 27, 2015 | 13.4% | |
| 435 | July 4, 2015 | 15.6% | |
| 436 | July 11, 2015 | 14.9% | |
| 437 | July 18, 2015 | 16.1% | |
| 438 | July 25, 2015 | 15.2% | |
| 439 | August 1, 2015 | 14.1% | |
| 440 | August 8, 2015 | 14.5% | |
| 441 | August 15, 2015 | 15.2% | |
| 442 | August 22, 2015 | 21.1% | |
| 443 | August 29, 2015 | 15.1% | |
| 444 | September 5, 2015 | 16.9% | |
| 445 | September 12, 2015 | 14.8% | |
| 446 | September 19, 2015 | 14.9% | |
| 447 | September 26, 2015 | 16.0% | |
| 448 | October 3, 2015 | 13.4% | |
| 449 | October 10, 2015 | 14.8% | |
| 450 | October 17, 2015 | 13.7% | |
| 451 | October 24, 2015 | 14.0% | |
| 452 | October 31, 2015 | 14.4% | |
| 453 | November 7, 2015 | 14.6% | |
| 454 | November 14, 2015 | 11.6% | |
| 455 | November 21, 2015 | 14.1% | |
| 456 | November 28, 2015 | 13.2% | |
| 457 | December 5, 2015 | 13.8% | |
| 458 | December 12, 2015 | 12.4% | |
| 459 | December 19, 2015 | 12.6% | |
| 460 | December 26, 2015 | 14.8% |
| Episode | Original airdate | AGB NielsenNationwide Ratings | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 461 | January 2, 2016 | 17.0% | |
| 462 | January 9, 2016 | 13.4% | |
| 463 | January 16, 2016 | 12.8% | |
| 464 | January 23, 2016 | ||
| 465 | January 30, 2016 | 15.6% | |
| 466 | February 6, 2016 | 16.5% | |
| 467 | February 13, 2016 | 16.2% | |
| 468 | February 20, 2016 | 14.6% | |
| 469 | February 27, 2016 | 12.7% | |
| 470 | March 5, 2016 | 13.0% | |
| 471 | March 12, 2016 | 12.0% | |
| 472 | March 19, 2016 | 11.3% | |
| 473 | March 26, 2016 | 11.5% | |
| 474 | April 2, 2016 | ||
| 475 | April 9, 2016 | 13.6% | |
| 476 | April 16, 2016 | 15.0% | |
| 477 | April 23, 2016 | 14.3% | |
| 478 | April 30, 2016 | 16.4% | |
| 479 | May 7, 2016 | 11.4% | |
| 480 | May 14, 2016 | 12.0% | |
| 481 | May 21, 2016 | 13.5% | |
| 482 | May 28, 2016 | 13.8% | |
| 483 | June 4, 2016 | 14.2% | |
| 484 | June 11, 2016 | 13.3% | |
| 485 | June 18, 2016 | 13.1% | |
| 486 | June 25, 2016 | 12.1% | |
| 487 | July 2, 2016 | 13.0% | |
| 488 | July 9, 2016 | 12.1% | |
| 489 | July 16, 2016 | 15.0% | |
| 490 | July 23, 2016 | 12.3% | |
| 491 | July 30, 2016 | 11.8% | |
| 492 | August 6, 2016 | 11.8% | |
| 493 | August 13, 2016 | 13.0% | |
| 494 | August 20, 2016 | 13.9% | |
| 495 | August 27, 2016 | 14.7% | |
| 496 | September 3, 2016 | 15.7% | |
| 497 | September 10, 2016 | 13.3% | |
| 498 | September 17, 2016 | 14.1% | |
| 499 | September 24, 2016 | 13.8% | |
| 500 | October 1, 2016 | 14.0% | |
| 501 | October 8, 2016 | 12.6% | |
| 502 | October 15, 2016 | 12.5% | |
| 503 | October 22, 2016 | 12.4% | |
| 504 | October 29, 2016 | 11.8% | |
| 505 | November 5, 2016 | 13.1% | |
| 506 | November 12, 2016 | 12.3% | |
| 507 | November 19, 2016 | 14.9% | |
| 508 | November 26, 2016 | 14.0% | |
| 509 | December 3, 2016 | 11.7% | |
| 510 | December 10, 2016 | 12.8% | |
| 511 | December 17, 2016 | 12.9% | |
| 512 | December 24, 2016 | ||
| 513 | December 31, 2016 | 11.9% |
| Episode | Original airdate | AGB NielsenNationwide Ratings | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 514 | January 7, 2017 | 12.5% | |
| 515 | January 14, 2017 | ||
| 516 | January 21, 2017 | 12.6% | |
| 517 | February 18, 2017 | 8.9% | |
| 518 | February 25, 2017 | ||
| 519 | March 4, 2017 | 9.0% | |
| 520 | March 11, 2017 | 9.1% | |
| 521 | March 18, 2017 | 10.8% | |
| 522 | March 25, 2017 | 11.2% | |
| 523 | April 1, 2017 | 11.4% | |
| 524 | April 8, 2017 | 8.9% | |
| 525 | April 15, 2017 | 10.2% | |
| 526 | April 22, 2017 | 9.8% | |
| 527 | April 29, 2017 | 10.8% | |
| 528 | May 6, 2017 | 9.6% | |
| 529 | May 13, 2017 | 12.0% | |
| 530 | May 20, 2017 | 9.8% | |
| 531 | May 27, 2017 | 10.2% | |
| 532 | June 3, 2017 | 10.0% | |
| 533 | June 10, 2017 | 10.9% | |
| 534 | June 17, 2017 | 12.5% | |
| 535 | June 24, 2017 | 10.1% | |
| 536 | July 1, 2017 | 11.7% | |
| 537 | July 8, 2017 | 14.5% | |
| 538 | July 15, 2017 | 14.9% | |
| 539 | July 22, 2017 | 12.1% | |
| 540 | July 29, 2017 | 11.1% | |
| 541 | August 5, 2017 | 9.8% | |
| 542 | August 12, 2017 | 9.6% | |
| 543 | August 19, 2017 | 10.8% | |
| 544 | August 26, 2017 | 8.8% | |
| 545 | September 2, 2017 | 9.2% | |
| 546 | November 25, 2017 | 9.8% | |
| 547 | December 2, 2017 | 9.6% | |
| 548 | December 9, 2017 | 11.9% | |
| 549 | December 16, 2017 | 9.8% | |
| 550 | December 23, 2017 | 11.2% | |
| 551 | December 30, 2017 | 10.4% |
| Episode | Original airdate | AGB Nielsen Nationwide Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| 552 | January 6, 2018 | 11.4% |
| 553 | January 13, 2018 | 11.7% |
| 554 | January 20, 2018 | 12.7% |
| 555 | January 27, 2018 | |
| 556 | February 3, 2018 | 12.5% |
| 557 | February 17, 2018 | |
| 13.6% | ||
| 558 | February 24, 2018 | 12.5% |
| 13.0% | ||
| 559 | March 3, 2018 | 10.8% |
| 560 | March 10, 2018 | 11.3% |
| 561 | March 17, 2018 | 11.0% |
| 562 | March 24, 2018 | 9.6% |
| 12.8% | ||
| 563 (End) | March 31, 2018 | 9.3% |
| 11.1% | ||
| Special | ||
| 1 | April 7, 2018 | 5.3% |
| 6.4% | ||
| 2 | April 14, 2018 | 5.6% |
| 7.0% | ||
| 3 | April 21, 2018 | 3.9% |
| 5.2% | ||
It has been alleged that the show was copied without permission by a Chinese variety program called Go Fighting.[82]
According to production company MBC: "Currently in China, multiple broadcasting and production companies are saying they are personally producing 'Infinite Challenge' or a similar program, causing a disturbance in the market and damaging MBC Contents' image. From hereon, excepting the broadcasting of 'Infinite Challenge' on CCTV1, we will take firm legal action against any behavior that has nothing to do with MBC while making people confused and misunderstand [that program] as MBC's 'Infinite Challenge."[83]