Infinite Challenge
Infinite Challenge is a South Korean television entertainment program, distributed and syndicated by MBC.
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. 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.
Infinite Challenge has kept the same scheduled time, since first airing in 2005. Since 2009, it lasts for roughly 75 minutes, excluding ten minutes of advertising. Episodes are also frequently rerun on several Korean cable broadcasting channels. Since February 19, 2011, the program has been aired in high-definition. Infinite Challenge has been called "the nation's variety show" and "Korea's real first variety" for having been successful for over ten years.
In March 2018, it has been announced that, following the departure of lead producer Kim Tae-ho, all current members have stepped down from the show, bringing the program to an end. The last episode was aired on March 31, 2018, but the program has continued for 3 more weeks with recap special that looks back at the program over the years.
Contents
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. It gives people fun to try things that seem impossible.Recurring segments
These segments were featured in multiple episodes over the years due to their popularity.- "Infinite News" – a parody on news broadcast in which most of the reported stories happened to some or all of the cast members. Those stories revolve around their personal life and tend to balance between facts and the comedic side of them.
- "Infinite Company" – an unscripted skit that parodied on the lives of office employees, similar to The Office. Initially, the skit was a reproduction of the late comedian Kim Hyung-gon work, called President, President, Our President, portraying a situational comedy around a board of directors of a company before it was changed to be about a group of employees in a small department.
- "Ha & Su" – an unscripted situational comedy around the petty quarrels between Jeong Jun-ha and Park Myeong-su, where the latter is aggressive and hot-tempered while the former is timid and simple-minded. In 2011, they were awarded a "Best Couple" award for their performance.
- "Jimotmi" – it stands for 지켜주지 못해서 미안해, which means "Sorry I could not look out for you" In this segment, the members play hidden-camera pranks on each other to see how they react to certain contrived situations.
- "Introducing My Ugly Friends Festival" – A segment where the members invited their acquaintances which they considered visually unappealing. Afterwards, the members organize a party where they celebrate with various games.
- "Saturday, Saturday's, I Am A Singer" – Suggested by Park Myeoung-Su and Jeong Jun-ha where the program arranges a stage where old artists were given chances to return and perform their hit songs. Sechs Kies and H.O.T. were able to reunite and came out of retirement through this segment.
- "Please, be..." – a segment which was introduced to instill common principles to all of the members. '"Please, come early"' forces the members to be punctual during filming day as the staff will not inform them when they would filmed the segment. '"Please, be friendly"', featuring Haha and Jeong Hyeong-don, were created to encourage both members to be more comfortable around each other.
- "Ah-Ha" – a Korean word game in which one member says a word, and the next person must then say that word backwards. Members who failed or made mistakes would be hit over the head. This segment premiered in the 2nd season and was played occasionally in following seasons.
- "One-flash Telepathy" – after hearing a word which was given from the production booth, each member presented a gesture that would best represent that word. A round is cleared if all six members perform the same gesture and punishments were given when they failed. The original alleged purpose of this segment was to unite the minds of the members; however, they have yet to succeed. Voice narration for this segment was provided by Na Gyeong-eun, an announcer and Yoo Jae-suk's wife.
- Television Advertisements – throughout the episodes, the hosts create some satirical Korean television advertisements.
- Calendar-making Project – the members created a series of unique calendars and donated all profits from these sales to charity. This project has succeeded every seasons.
National events
- 2008 Host-in-Chief Elections – after a humorous request by Park Myeong-su to have a new leader in 2008, all Infinite Challenge members and staff held a vote for a new 'host-in-chief' on December 31, 2007, at the nation's own natural gas field near Ulsan. Prior to the election, each member created campaign pledges to encourage voters to vote for them. All entertainment managers, coordinators, MBC staff and the members voted at the South gate of the MBC Headquarters and the votes were counted on the morning of New Year's Day. Afterwards, Park Myeong-su was declared the new host-in-chief, but evidence showed him of tempering the voting box. The new host-in-chief was given 3 weeks to prove his leadership skills. However, after poor performances for 3 whole weeks, Park Myeong-su announced at an Infinite Challenge press conference that he would step down and wait for the new election to take place. In the aftermath, Yoo Jae-suk was appointed as interim host-in-chief on February 2, 2008. The second host-in-chief election was held on February 4, 2008 at the MBC Dream Center in Ilsan and Yoo Jae-suk won the majority of the votes and was once again reinstated as the host-in-chief.
- WM7 – the "Wrestling Muhan 7" project is an attempt by the members to perform at a professional wrestling event. From July 2009, the members started training by inviting :ko:손상혁|Sonstar, junior-professional wrestler and the drummer of Cherry Filter, as their coach and Park Myeong-su as their club leader. After numerous injuries, including a concussion suffered by Jeong Hyeong-don, setbacks and delays, the members finally put on a performance in front of a live audience on August 19, 2010 at Jangchung Gymnasium. It was broadcast over 11 episodes and MBC also released a DVD edition of this challenge, featuring several unaired segments, stories and the full uncut performance.
- 2014 Decision – the show held another host-in-chief election in 2014 where the show elected a host-in-chief with 10 years tenure. A nationwide election was held, which also promoted the citizen's participation on South Korea's 2014 local elections. Similarly, the members created campaign pledges to attract viewers to vote for them in the preliminary internet polls. The second internet poll was held after the special's first episode was aired. In the aftermath of the second poll, Haha and Jeong Jun-ha decided to support Jeong Hyeong-don while Park Myeong-su forfeited to support Yoo Jae-suk. About 50,000 people, including the members of Infinite Challenge, cast their votes on May 22, 2014 on the polling stations at ten major cities on South Korea. Another 34,000 people cast their votes earlier on the preliminary voting on May 17–18, 2014. Internet voting also held at the same time of actual poll for the people who were not able to cast their votes on the polling stations and 363,047 people participated on it. Combining the live polls and the internet votes, Yoo Jae-suk won the election by defeating Noh Hong-chul with 45,310 marginal votes or 8.29% of the combined votes.
- Infinite Challenge Song Festival – started in 2007, the members randomly collaborate with real musicians in order to compete for the "Infinite Challenge Song Festival" that is held every two years. The first festival was won by Haha with "The Story of a Short Kid".
History
- "Infinite Challenge," which aired its first broadcast on May 6, 2006, is Korea's first real variety program. With the success of the program, other broadcasters have also produced real variety programs. The advantage of Real Variety was to ensure that even a popular celebrity who had been recognized as a special person was no different from an ordinary person.
Season 1
Season 2 and 3
From October 29, 2005 to April 30, 2006, Season 2 was titled Excessive Challenge. 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 played a Korean-letter game called 'Ah-ha' ; competed in their knowledge and mental power; participated in on-line popularity polls about specific themes; and explored other comic features. 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.Season 4
On May 6, 2006, the fourth and final season of the program that now simply known as Infinite Challenge, 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 at the beginning of each episode. However, in 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. Thereafter, the program has created challenges with regard to anything related to real life, 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.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. In November 2015, Infinite Challenge arranged special exhibition and expo titled "Infinite Challenge Expo", in KINTEX. 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.
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. The strike ended on November 13, and Infinite Challenge returned to regular broadcasting on November 25. 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".
Hosts
Timeline
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Former
Occasional appearances
- There are a number of people who both individually work for this program and irregularly appear with Infinite Challenge members. They are frequently referred to as 'the 8th member'.
| Name | Nickname | Occupation | Character Description and Notes |
| Defconn | 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" . Defconn was the cast member of KBS2 Sunday variety show, 2 Days & 1 Night. | |
| Long-time buddy & 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. | ||
| 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, with a lot of help from Jeong Jun-ha himself. He prepared a bunch of radishes for the members on 'Kimchi Preparation' and 'Jun Hines Ward' episodes well, and he presented his professional agricultural skills on the episodes 'MD Goes to country' and 'Rice-planting'. | ||
| Kim Oak-jeong | 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!' became an enormously popular new-year greeting. | |
Kim Tae-ho | 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. | |
| 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' episode, she became very popular when Noh Hong-chul said that she 'has the posterior of Kim Tae-hee, but the front of Infinite Challenge.' | ||
| Shin Mi-so | 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', 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. She eventually appeared as a co-host of 'Madness Couples' 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.' |
Awards and nominations
Guests
International
Korean
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
- Cha Seung-won
- Cha Tae-hyun
- Gong Hyung-jin
- Bong Tae-gyu
- Choi Ji-woo
- Jo In-sung
- Lee Na-young
- Song Joong-ki
- Jin Goo
- Jang Keun-suk
- Joo Sang-wook
- Kim Min-kyo
- Kim Seul-gi
- Go Kyung-pyo
- Kim Sun-ah
- Yoon Son-ha
- Kim Min-joon
- Kim Su-ro
- Kim Tae-hee
- Kim Soo-hyun
- Ko Chang-seok
- Lee Young-ae
- Kim Hye-sung
- Jung Il-woo
- Han Hye-jin
- Lee Yo-won
- Han Ji-min
- Lee Seo-jin
- Han Sang-jin
- Lee Jong-soo
- :ko:전원주|Jeon Won-joo
- :ko:정시아|Jung Si-ah
- Yoon Sang-hyun
- Choi Cheol-ho
- Oh Ji-ho
- Kwon Oh-joong
- Jung Joon-ho
- Jang Seo-hee
- Kim Bum
- Julien Kang
- Lee Tae-sung
- Kim Ji-hoon
- Park Bo-young
- Park Shin-hye
- Park Bo-gum
- So Ji-sub
- Shin Se-kyung
- Lee Dong-wook
- Kim Hee-ae
- Son Ye-jin
- Kim Hye-soo
- Lee Je-hoon
- Jung Woo-sung
- Hwang Jung-min
- Joo Ji-hoon
- Choi Min-yong
- :ko:배정남|Bae Jung-nam
- Ji Sang-ryeol
- :ko:이윤석 |Lee Yoon-suk
- Kim Hyun-chul
- Kim Je-dong
- Shin Bong-sun
- Song Eun-i
- Kim Shin-young
- :ko:백보람|Baek Bo-ram
- :ko:김경진 |Kim Kyung-jin
- :ko:박휘순|Park Hwi-soon
- Ahn Young-mi
- :ko:변기수|Byun Ki-soo
- :ko:김미화|Kim Mi-hwa
- Kim Young-chul
- Lee Guk-joo
- Kim Jong-min
- Moon Se-yoon
- Yoo Byung-jae
- Lee Jung
- Cool
- * :ko:김성수 |Kim Sung-soo
- * Yoo Chae-young
- Bae Seul-ki
- Hyukoh
- Girls' Generation
- * Jessica
- * Sunny
- * Seohyun
- Turbo
- * Kim Jong-kook
- * Kim Jung-nam
- Lee Hyo-ri
- Brown Eyed Girls
- * Narsha
- Lee Seung-chul
- Joo Young-hoon
- Lee Soo-young
- B1A4
- * Baro
- Shinhwa
- SS501
- Tony An
- Sung Si-kyung
- Jewelry
- Park Jung-ah
- Seo In-young
- Hwangbo
- MC Mong
- Lee Min-woo
- Bbaek Ga
- Wheesung
- Uhm Jung-hwa
- Son Dam-bi
- After School
- * Lizzy
- Lee Jung-hyun
- Tiger JK / Yoon Mi-rae
- No Brain
- YB
- Lee Sung-jin
- Son Ho-young
- 2PM
- * Junho
- * Jaebeom
- Kara
- * Seungyeon
- * Jiyoung
- S.E.S.
- * Bada
- * Shoo
- Epik High
- Eun Ji-won
- Park Hyun-bin
- K.Will
- MBLAQ
- * Lee Joon
- Sangchu
- :ko:원투|One Two
- CNBLUE
- Sistar
- Secret
- 4minute
- Orange Caramel
- SHINee
- Kangta
- Super Junior
- * Donghae
- * Siwon
- f
- IU
- GFriend
- Big Bang
- Jung Jae-hyung
- Lee Juck
- Sweet Sorrow
- 10cm
- Psy
- Leessang
- * Gary
- 2AM
- * Jinwoon
- * Jo Kwon
- Park Bom
- Defconn
- :ko:올라이즈 밴드|All Lies Band
- Go Young-wook
- BoA
- G-Dragon
- Kiha & the Faces
- Infinite
- Kim C
- * Hyungsik
- * Siwan
- Kim Bum-soo
- John Park
- So Chan-whee
- Jo Sung-mo
- Kim Hyun-jung
- Kim Gun-mo
- Cool
- Jinusean
- Park Jin-young
- Zico
- Sechs Kies
- Dok2
- BewhY
- Gaeko
- EXO
- Winner
- * Mino
- * Jinwoo
- DinDin
- Lee Hi
- Mad Clown
- Kim Jong-wan
- Crush
- H.O.T
- Lee Yong-dae / Lee Hyo-jung
- Kim Yeon-ah, international figure skater
- South Korea women's national handball team
- Choi Hyun-mi, WBA Women's Featherweight Champion
- Son Yeon-jae, South Korean rhythmic gymnast
- :ko:이숭용|Lee Sung-yong, Korean Professional Baseball Batter
- Lee Sang-hwa, South Korean long track speed skater
- :ko:안혜경|Ahn Hye-kyung, broadcaster
- :ko:나경은|Na Kyung-eun, broadcaster, Yoo Jae-Suk's wife
- Choi Moon-soon, then-CEO of MBC
- Ohm Ki-young, then-CEO of MBC
- :ko:이상봉|Lee Sang-bong, fashion designer
- :ko:박경추|Park Kyung-chu, broadcaster
- Huh Young-man, famed comics artist and writer
- Hong Jin-kyung, model and a CEO of food venture company
- :ko:이혜정|Lee Hye-jung, chef
- :ko:양지훈|Yang Ji-hoon, chef
- :ko:명현지|Myung Hyun-ji, chef
- Kang Seung-hyun, model
- :ko:최단비|Choi Dan-bi, lawyer
- :ko:장진영 |Jang Jin-young, lawyer
- Jang Yoon-joo, model
- Bae Hyun-jin, broadcaster
Ratings
| 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 Nielsen Nationwide 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 Nielsen Nationwide 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% |
The show in popular culture
- During the 12th episode of MBC's Monday-night variety programme , comedian Park Su-hong urged Noh Hong-chul, Jeong Hyeong-don, and Ha Ha to create a new comic-variety program called 'Yuhan Dojeon'. However, this was a joke when he attended this program as a guest.
- MBC Drama, MBC's Drama and Entertainment channel on Skylife and Cable TV, has decided to launch a brand-new comic variety show called Infinite Girls, the female edition of Infinite Challenge. Six Korean entertainers including Song Eun-i, Shin Bong-sun, Kim Shin-young, Hwangbo, Baek Bo-ram and Jung Ga-eun serve as the co-hosts of this program. Previous hosts who have already left the show include Ahn Hye-kyung, Kim Hyun-sook, Bin-woo, Kim Ga-yeon and Jung Shi-ah. It aired on September 23, 2007, as a pilot program for Hangawi holidays. Since October 15, 2007, This format went at the MBC Every1, MBC's Cable and Satellite network for comedy and variety shows, eventually.
- On December 27, 2007, the SERI, a well-known economic research institute of South Korea, picked this program as the 6th most-influential product and service of the year 2007, due to its strong public popularity and its own productive characters.
- Infinite Challenge is often mentioned on other similar programs, when guests asking if the staff of the show in question copied the idea for a segment from Infinite Challenge.
- In the first quarter of 2008, the Global Marketing Department of MBC reported that MBC had attempted to sell the format of Infinite Challenge to a European agency in Sweden. This was the first time in Korean television history that such a deal had been made. However, the contract was not finalized, as there were too many characters on the program for the Swedish company to reproduce. Even so, rights to the show were eventually sold to Air France and Qatar Airways' in-flight broadcast.
- The creators of Infinite Challenge filmed an advertisement about Bibimbap which has been shown in Times Square since November 26, 2010. Due to this involvement, the Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries had been put up a Plaque of Honour, to acknowledge MuDo's dedication.
- In 2011, Infinite Challenge held the West Coast Highway Music Festival. At this festival 7 teams participated and everyone got a trophy.
- The show is also famous for its loyal fans, especially from the youth demographic. Despite the show’s hiatus of 22 weeks due to MBC’s Union Labor Strike in 2012, the show was able to keep its strong popularity with television audiences. It was acclaimed as "the most favorite program in South Korea" numerous times.
- Members of Infinite Challenge'' cast are featured on "Gentleman" music video by Psy.
International
- On June 30, 2015, the rights to air the show was sold to one of the big channels in China; “CCTV-1” proving Infinite Challenge’s rise in popularity as a Korean Variety Show Program. The Chinese version of the show started airing in China on December 6, 2015.
- Before the export publication rights to China, the program was already popular throughout Asia. People of the world watched this program by YouTube and the highest hit is 3,202,248
- The program went to Japan, China, Thailand, America, Africa, Germany, and etc. for filming. Lots of international celebrities participated in one of episodes.
- In April 2013, a British TV program called The Greatest Shows on Earth came to Korea to showcase Korean TV, and visited Infinite Challenge on set. The episode aired on Channel 4 on July 8, 2013. While visiting the recording session for Infinite Challegne, presenter Daisy Donovan also went in front of the cameras and guested a sketch segment which was shown on both shows.
Plagiarism
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 as MBC's 'Infinite Challenge."