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| Genre: | Variety | ||
| Country: | South Korea | ||
| Language: | Korean | ||
| Num Seasons: | 1 | ||
| Num Episodes: | 8 | ||
| Location: | South Korea | ||
| Runtime: | 80 minutes | ||
| Network: | tvN |
The Ranksters was a South Korean variety show program on tvN. It was aired on tvN on Wednesdays at 23:00 (KST).[1] [2]
This show features 2 segments, namely "No Matter What Ranking Mart" and "Taste Detective Friends".[3] The cast will be split into pairs, while the guests will form their own pair.
In the first segment, "No Matter What Ranking Mart", the pairs compete to answer different themes Top 5 (out of 30 items), based on actual surveys conducted in Korea, such as "Top 5 items that you will be reluctant to buy using your own money but other people are thankful for when gifted to them as presents from you". If a pair chose an item that is not under the Top 5, they will have to pay for the item with their own credit cards. The pair that guessed the most number of correct Top 5 items will have their spending deducted to zero. From episode 4, the pairs will have to answer just the top 3, out of 20 items.
In the second segment, "Taste Detective Friends", they will move to the Food Court. There will be a food theme for each episode, and there are a number of versions of the food out of the versions shown above that are actually being sold, while the rest of the versions are made by the production team. The pairs have to play games to get to choose first, as they each attempt to guess which are the real versions, while trying their own choices. If he/she guesses correctly he/she will not have to pay for these food products using their own credit cards.
The money spent by the cast will be used to purchase the items to be used for future episodes.
New segments are introduced, in addition to the current segments shown in the first 5 episodes. The main objective for each episode is to pick each episode's Employee of the Week, which is through the competition between the cast and the 2 guests each week.
| Broadcast Date | Guest(s) | No Matter What Ranking Mart | Taste Detective Friends | Final spending | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=250 | Theme | Top Items | Spending | Theme | Food Items | Correct Guessers | |||
| 1 | July 17, 2019 | Top 5 items that you will be reluctant to buy using your own money but other people are thankful for when gifted to them as presents from you | 1. High quality tumbler 2. Mini air purifier 3. Flowers 4. Beer foam maker 5. Mini flower pot | Pair A: ₩588,430 Pair B: ₩216,790 Pair C: ₩0 | Jjajangmyeon | 1. Chilli galbi jjajangmyeon 2. Cotton candy jaengban-jjajangmyeon 3. King octopus jaengban-jjajangmyeon | Yang Se-chan Yang Se-hyung Hong Yoon-hwa | Pair A: ₩614,830 Pair B: ₩224,790 Pair C: ₩10,500 | |
| 2 | July 24, 2019 | Solbi Solbin (Laboum) | Top 5 hot Hallyu items based on an overseas shopping portal | 1. Seaweed 2. Snail cream 3. Italy towel 4. Konjac sponge 5. Insect screen repair tape | Pair A: ₩0 Pair B: ₩190,473 Pair C: ₩237,026 Pair D: ₩228,410 | Cold food | 1. Hanwoo naeng-gomtang 2. Chicken ice cream burger | Yang Se-chan Park Na-rae | Pair A: ₩0 Pair B: ₩190,473 Pair C: ₩237,026 Pair D: ₩278,910 |
| 3 | July 31, 2019 | Kim Ji-min Joo Woo-jae | Top 5 presents with most sense for newlywed homes according to the 30s and 40s | 1. Air fryer 2. Mood lamp 3. LED wall clock 4. One shot drinking set 5. Mini beam projector | Pair A: ₩0 Pair B: ₩260,350 Pair C: ₩88,600 Pair D: ₩389,000 | Doenjang | 1. Siraegi doenjang pasta 2. Doenjang fried chicken | Park Na-rae Hong Yoon-hwa | Pair A: ₩0 Pair B: ₩260,350 Pair C: ₩140,100 Pair D: ₩389,000 |
| Broadcast Date | Guest(s) | No Matter What Ranking Mart | Taste Detective Friends | Final spending | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=250 | Theme | Top Items | Spending | Theme | Food Items | Correct Guessers | |||
| 4 | August 7, 2019 | Jang Sung-kyu Jimin (AOA) | Top 3 hot items for the summer with 2000% in rise of sales based on an e-commerce website from June 1 to July 15, 2019 | 1. TBA 2. TBA 3. TBA | Fried chicken & burger | 1. Vegetable tongdak 2. Tongyeong oyster burger set 3. Yukhoe burger set | Yang Se-hyung Park Na-rae Jang Sung-kyu | Pair A: TBA Pair B: TBA Pair C: TBA Pair D: TBA | |
| 5 | August 14, 2019 | Heo Jung-min Jang Do-yeon | Top 3 South Korea summer attractions | 1. Yeouido Hangang Park, Seoul 2. Majang Lake Suspension Bridge, Paju 3. Eurwangni Beach, Incheon | Pair A: ₩119,900 Pair B: ₩0 Pair C: ₩30,500 Pair D: ₩119,000 | Jjamppong | 1. Cheese jjamppong 2. Basil jjamppong 3. Peanut jjamppong | Hong Yoon-hwa Jang Do-yeon Yang Se-chan | Pair A: ₩ Pair B: ₩ Pair C: ₩ Pair D: ₩ |
| Broadcast Date | Guest(s) | Taste Detective Friends | Employee of the Week | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food Items | Correct Guessers | ||||
| 6 | August 21, 2019 | Koyote (Kim Jong-min, Shin Ji), Terris Brown | 1. Raw octopus oil squid ink pasta 2. Dakbal pizza | Pair A Pair C | Yang Se-chan |
| 7 | August 28, 2019 | Yoo Se-yoon, | 1. Raw mango jokbal 2. Sky blue carbonara | Pair D Pair D | Yoo Se-yoon |
| 8 | September 4, 2019 | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| Ep. # | Original Airdate | AGB Nielsen Ratings Nationwide[4] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 17 | |
| 2 | July 24 | 1.011% |
| 3 | July 31 | 0.939% |
| 4 | August 7 | |
| 5 | August 14 | 0.725% |
| 6 | August 21 | 0.853% |
| 7 | August 28 | 0.7% |
| 8 | September 4 | 0.614% |