The first 12 episodes aired on tvN from August 29 and ended on November 14, 2018. It is broadcast by tvN on Wednesdays at 23:00 (KST).[2]
In 2019, the show was aired from April 16 on Tuesdays at 23:00 (KST) and ended on December 3.[3][4][5]
Since March 11, 2020, the show is broadcast on Wednesdays, initially at 21:00 (KST).[6][7] Air time has been moved to 20:40 (KST) since October 2020.[8]
The show is about Yoo Jae-suk and Jo Se-ho who enter ordinary people's everyday lives, chat with them, and give them surprise quizzes. The talk and quiz show program will spotlight these people's lives and aims to gift them a refreshing, different kind of day.[9]
In episode 1 – 5, the challenger will randomly pick a set of questions, with Yoo giving the questions and Jo supporting the challenger. Each challenger will receive ₩1,000,000 after answering 5 questions correctly in a row and if it cannot be done, he/she will receive a token of appreciation from the staff. Each challenger can choose to use any of the help-seeking opportunities: (If any of the help-seeking opportunities is used in a question, it will not be available for the later questions)
An acquaintance call;
Discuss with Jo Se-ho;
Discuss with the members of the public;
In episode 6 – 12, the questions are divided into objective questions and subjective questions. The challenger must choose one type of question to answer.
Objective questions - Each challenger will receive ₩1,000,000 if he/she can answer 3 questions correctly in a row.
Subjective questions - Each challenger will receive ₩1,000,000 if he/she answer the question correctly.
Yoo and Jo will start their quizzing trip as early as 8:30 am and must stop by 6 pm as part of the "work-life balance" policy.
The show temporarily ended for the year due to the seasonal cold weather making the interview almost impossible for the casts and participants. The show will continue in 2019 once the weather has warmed up.[3]
The show returns with an upgrade to the quiz. The question bank consists of keyword cards, and the challenger chooses one to answer the card's question. If the challenger answers correctly he/she wins ₩1,000,000, and has the option to go for a second question or just stop and take the ₩1,000,000 that was won. If the challenger gets the second question correctly, the prize money doubles to ₩2,000,000, otherwise the prize money will immediately become zero. In addition, when the program's logo was found on the back of the keyword card that was picked, if the challenger answers that question correctly, he/she wins ₩1,000,000 and the show will donate ₩1,000,000 to a charity organisation under his/her name.[10]
The show temporarily ended for the year and resumed on March 11, 2020.[11][12]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea, the show will be filmed indoors instead of on the streets, and guests would be invited instead of exploring the streets to find citizens.[13][14] The show returns with Dearest Quiz, a new version of quiz in which one citizen connected through online, as question giver, asks the challenger a question, and if the challenger answers it correctly, both persons would get ₩1,000,000 each. If the challenger answers wrongly, both would get tokens of appreciation chosen by spinning the wheel. Citizens can apply as question givers on the show's homepage.
There were no new episodes on April 1 and 8, 2020 in the wake of COVID-19 and the show was replaced in the time slot by other programs.[15]
The episode originally planned for August 4, 2021 was cancelled due to one of the filming staff having tested positive for COVID-19, and instead, an edited version of the previous episodes was aired in its place.[16] Episode for September 22, 2021 was cancelled because a special movie (Deliver Us from Evil) was shown for the Chuseok holidays in its time slot.[17] In each of the cases, the show resumed to the regular programming the subsequent week.
The episode on December 29, 2021, was replaced with a special version titled『Stories that Surprised You (당신을 놀라게 한 이야기)』based on previous episodes possibly because Yoo Jae-suk was tested positive for COVID-19.[18] New episode resumed on January 12, 2022.
On January 28, it was reported that Jo Se-ho had been diagnosed with COVID-19.[19] On February 4, it was confirmed that Jo would return to normal. having recovered from COVID-19 infection.[20] However, he did not participate in episode 142 (February 16), with Lee Malnyeon temporarily taking his place and airing on 9:45 PM, about 1 hour later than usual.[21]
March 9 was the day of the 2022 South Korean presidential election, and a special episode called『Choice that Changed Your Life (인생을 바꾼 선택)』was aired in the place of a normal episode.[22]
Episode 150 (April 20) garnered controversy and criticism of political bias for featuring Yoon Suk-yeol, the president-elect of South Korea at the time, and the video clip of his appearance in the show ended up not being uploaded to tvN's on-demand video service unlike other guests.[23]
Ratings listed below are the individual corner ratings of You Quiz on the Block. (Note: Individual corner ratings do not include commercial time, which regular ratings include.)
In the ratings below, the highest rating for the show will be in red and the lowest rating for the show will be in blue each year.
A 2-episode spin-off titled "It's Party Time" (난리났네 난리났어) was aired on January 28 and February 4, 2021. This spin-off invites guests who have appeared on the main show to share new stories.[29]
Ratings listed below are the individual corner ratings of It's Party Time. (Note: Individual corner ratings do not include commercial time, which regular ratings include.)
In the ratings below, the highest rating for the show will be in red and the lowest rating for the show will be in blue each year.
^Lee Ha-na (January 28, 2022). "유퀴즈' 측 "조세호, 확진자와 동선 겹치기 전 녹화 진행"(공식입장)" [You Quiz’ side “Jo Se-ho, recording before overlapping with the confirmed person” (official position)] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved January 28, 2022 – via Naver.
^Ahn Yoon-ji (February 4, 2022). "조세호, 코로나19완치 "'유퀴즈'·'고끝밥' 등 활동 재개"[전문][공식]" [Jo Se-ho, complete recovery from COVID-19 "Resuming activities such as 'You Quiz' and 'Goggeutbap'" [Full text] [Official]] (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Naver.
^"'유 퀴즈' 손예진, 첫사랑 토크→이말년 일일MC투입" ['You Quiz' Son Ye-jin talks about her first love → Lee Malnyeon put in as an MC for the day] (in Korean). Singlist. February 16, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
^"유퀴즈, 한 주 쉬어간다... 3월9일 휴방" [You Quiz Takes a One Week Break... Off Air on March 9] (in Korean). Geumgang Ilbo. March 7, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
^"[시청자가 찜한 TV] 편파 출연 논란 '유퀴즈' 2위…CJ 침묵 일관" [[TV Viewers' Pick] 'You Quiz' ranked 2nd amid biased guest appearance controversy... CJ remains tight-lipped] (in Korean). Star Today. April 27, 2022. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
^"'유 퀴즈 온 더 블럭', 다음주 결방 예고…2주 뒤 다비치→축구선수 김원식ㆍ김선민 출연" ['You Quiz on the Block' not airing next week announced... Davichi → soccer player Kim Won-Sik and Kim Sun-Min as guests two weeks later] (in Korean). BizEnter. May 25, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
^Oh, Ji-won (July 12, 2022). "유퀴즈' 20일 방송 후 휴식기 돌입…"10월5일 방송 재개" (공식입장)" [After 'You Quiz' aired on the 20th... "Resume broadcast on October 5" (official position)] (in Korean). YTN. Retrieved July 12, 2022 – via Naver.
^Lee Nam-kyung (October 31, 2022). "얼어죽을 연애따위'→'유퀴즈', 국가애도기간 따라 결방 결정(종합)" [‘Love Is for Suckers’ → ‘You Quiz’, decided to cancel according to the national mourning period (comprehensive)]. MBN (in Korean). Retrieved October 31, 2022 – via Naver.
^Kim, Ji-hye. 제57회 백상예술대상, TV·영화·연극 부문 최종 후보 발표..13일 생방송[공식] [The 57th Baeksang Arts Awards, finalists announced in the TV·Film·Drama category.. Live broadcast on the 13th]. Herald Pop (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 12, 2021 – via Naver.
^"제57회 백상예술대상 공지사항 - TV부문" [57th Baeksang Arts Awards Nominees and Works - TV section]. Baeksang Arts Awards (in Korean). Retrieved April 26, 2021.
^"제58회 백상예술대상" [58 Nominees · Works]. Baeksang Arts Awards (in Korean). Retrieved April 22, 2022.
^Ahn Byung-gil. "58회 백상예술대상 후보 공개…영광의 주인공은?" [58th Baeksang Arts Awards nominations revealed... Who is the hero of glory?]. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
^"2021 올해의 브랜드 대상 수상 기업" [2021 Brand of the Year Grand Prize Winner]. kcforum (in Korean). August 19, 2021. Archived from the original on June 18, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
^Lee, Seung-gil (September 1, 2022). "유재석·임영웅·아이브 등, '2022 올해의 브랜드 대상' 수상 [공식]" [Jae-seok Yoo, Young-woong Lim, Ive, etc., won the '2022 Brand of the Year Grand Prize' [Official]] (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved September 1, 2022 – via Naver.
^Kim Seong-hyeon (September 14, 2021). "사랑의 불시착'·'유퀴즈'→방통위 방송대상 대상·우수상 수상" ['Crash Landing on You' and 'You Quiz' → Received the Grand Prize and Excellence Award at the Korea Communications Commission]. YTN (in Korean). Retrieved September 14, 2021 – via Naver.
