List of Running Man episodes (2026)

List of Running Man episodes
No. of episodes	7
Release
Original network	SBS
Original release	January 4, 2026 (2026-01-04) – present
Season chronology
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List of episodes

This is a list of episodes of the South Korean variety show Running Man in 2026. The show airs on SBS as part of their Good Sunday lineup.

Episodes

List of episodes broadcast in 2026 (784–)

Ep.	Airdate (Filming date)	Title	Guest(s)	Teams	Mission	Results	Ref.
784 [A] [B]	January 4, 2026 (December 22, 2025) [C]	Word-Following Bingo Conquest (말 따라 빙고 정복)	No guest	No teams	Complete the bingo before 3 PM.	Mission Accomplished. Through the game of luck, all the members avoided the penalty and received health supplements as a prize.
785	January 11, 2026	Gold Bag Chaser: Gold Me More (금 가방 추격자: 골드 미 모어)	Jung Eun-ji Kim Nam-joo Oh Ha-young Park Cho-rong Yoon Bo-mi (Apink)	Jae-suk Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Yang Se-chan, Park Cho-rong, Yoon Bo-mi) Haha Team (Haha, Song Ji-hyo, Jung Eun-ji, Oh Ha-young) Jong-kook Team (Kim Jong-kook, Jee Seok-jin, Ji Ye-eun, Kim Nam-joo)	Acquire the real gold briefcase and put it on the judgement stand to win the race.	The mission was won by Jae-suk Team. They won the real golds as their prize, which Jae-suk would give it to both Park Cho-rong and Yoon Bo-mi. Through the game of luck, Haha, Song Ji-hyo, Ji Ye-eun, Jung Eun-ji, Kim Nam-joo and Oh Ha-young received the ink sponge penalty.	[1]
786	January 18, 2026	2026 Lucky OT Day (2026 운수 좋은 OT날)	Kwon Eun-bi	Draw the Adjective: Jae-suk Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Jee Seok-jin, Haha, Ji Ye-eun) Jong-kook Team (Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan, Kwon Eun-bi) Neck-and-Neck Dice of Luck: Red Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Kim Jong-kook, Ji Ye-eun, Kwon Eun-bi) Blue Team (Haha, Jee Seok-jin, Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan)	Correctly guess all 5 face balls from the lucky face lottery to win the race.	The mission was won by Kim Jong-kook and Kwon Eun-bi, after both of them correctly guess 3 of 5 face balls from the lottery. they receive body cream set as their prize. Haha was exempted from the penalty. Yoo Jae-suk, Jee Seok-jin, Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan and Ji Ye-eun had to make the jewel keychain to avoid bad lucks before going home as the penalty.	[2]
787	January 25, 2026	No Human to Tell (오늘부터 구미호입니다만)	Kim Hye-yoon Lomon	No teams	Have the same amount of 9 tails for the entire race to avoid penalty.	The mission was won by Yoo Jae-suk, Jee Seok-jin, Yang Se-chan, Ji Ye-eun and Kim Hye-yoon. They each receive a box of fruit set as their prize, which Jee Seok-jin would give his prize to Lomon. Haha, Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo and Lomon had to write a book report about foxes from the fox storybooks and read it before going home as the penalty which will be released on RM's official YouTube channel. [D]	[3]
788 [E] [F]	February 1, 2026	Age Notice Survival (연령고지 생존 서바이벌)	No guest		Being the last surviving member to have their concept being chosen for the new TV Age Rating Notice.	The mission was won by Yoo Jae-suk as the last surviving member through the whipped cream cannon, after choosing Haha's drawing as the final two drawings, with Yoo Jae-suk later decided to combine his drawing with Haha's drawing for TV Age Rating Notice filming.
789	February 8, 2026	The Game of Two (2의 게임)	Hong Jin-ho Mimi (Oh My Girl)	First Team: Jin-ho Team (Hong Jin-ho, Yoo Jae-suk, Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan) Mimi Team (Mimi, Haha, Jee Seok-jin, Ji Ye-eun) Final Team: Jae-suk Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Yang Se-chan, Hong Jin-ho, Mimi) Seok-jin Team (Jee Seok-jin, Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo, Ji Ye-eun)	Be chosen by the prize balls to win the race and prize and avoid being chosen by the penalty balls twice to escape penalty.	The mission was won by Hong Jin-ho, who got chosen twice by the prize balls and receive the Iberico Pork set as his prize. Kim Jong-kook, who got chosen twice by the penalty balls, had to receive two forehead slaps from Hong Jin-ho and PD Lee Myung-jae each as the penalty.	[4]
790 [G]	February 15, 2026	I Will Get Chosen by the Good Fortune (설까지 주인공은 나야나)	Kyuhyun (Super Junior) Roy Kim	No teams	Being on the top three as magpies to avoid penalty.	The mission was won by Yoo Jae-suk, who successfully use his defense card on Kyuhyun, along with Kim Jong-kook and Yang Se-chan, who successfully avoid raw egg smash. They receive a premium Daebong dried persimmon gift set as their prize. Haha, Jee Seok-jin, Song Ji-hyo, Ji Ye-eun, Kyuhyun and Roy Kim, had to receive cold water splash from the winners as the penalty.	[5]

Upcoming episode

List of upcoming episodes scheduled to be broadcast in 2026

Ep.	Airdate	Title	Guest(s)	Teams	Ref.
791 [H]	February 22, 2026	The Great Gatsby Jee (위대한 지츠비)	No guest	No teams

Viewership

Running Man : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)

Episodes (2026)		Episode number
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
	784-797	903	866	824	869	866	925	606	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD

Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research. ^[6]

Average TV viewership ratings

Ep.	Original broadcast date	Nielsen Korea [7]
		Nationwide	Seoul
784	January 4, 2026	3.9% (12th)	4.3% (11th)
785	January 11, 2026	3.5% (13th)	3.9% (12th)
786	January 18, 2026	3.5% (13th)	3.6% (13th)
787	January 25, 2026	3.7% (13th)	4.2% (12th)
788	February 1, 2026	3.7% (13th)	4.2% (13th)
789	February 8, 2026	4.0%(11th)	4.6%(8th)
790	February 15, 2026	2.8%(20th)	3.3%(10th)
N/A denotes episode didn't enter top 20 in Nielsen Korea and TNmS ratings.

Notes

1. New Year Special
2. Special appearance by Sooyoung (Girls' Generation).
3. Sooyoung confirmed to the cast members that her drama I Dol I has premiered at the time of the filming of this episode, as she originally want to appear on the show to promote her drama but it didn't happen on time.
4. The penalty explaination along with the penalty segment were cut from the broadcast and were uploaded on their Official Youtube Channel instead.
5. TV Rating Notice Special
6. Special appearance by Cha Tae-hyun.
7. Lunar New Year Special.
8. Jee Seok-jin's Birthday Special.

References

1. Kim, Nara (January 9, 2026). 손나은 없이 달린다..에이핑크 완전체, 7년만 '런닝맨' 출격 [공식] [Running without Son Naeun... Apink's full group to appear on 'Running Man' for the first time in 7 years [Official]]. Star News (in Korean). Retrieved January 9, 2026.
2. Park, Areum (January 16, 2026). 권은비 ‘런닝맨’ 멤버들 뒤통수치더니 재출격, 지석진 이 갈았다 [Kwon Eun-bi returned to "Running Man" after hitting the back of the head of the other members, and Ji Suk-jin was the one who got it.]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved January 16, 2026.
3. Han, Seok-jin (December 15, 2025). [단독] '대세' 김혜윤, 6년만에 '런닝맨' 나간다…새 ♥파트너 로몬과 동반 출격 [[Exclusive] Trending star Kim Hye-yoon to leave 'Running Man' after six years… with new partner Lomon]. ize (in Korean). Retrieved December 15, 2025.
4. Jang, Ah-reum (February 7, 2026). '2의 대명사' 홍진호·미미 '런닝맨' 출격…발음 이슈에 외계어 속출 [Hong Jin-ho and Mimi, the "2" icons, appear on "Running Man"... Pronunciation issues cause a flurry of alien language.]. News 1 (in Korean). Retrieved February 7, 2026.
5. Jeong, Hee-yeon (February 13, 2026). 지예은♥로이킴 N번째 남자…이 조합 설렌다 (런닝맨) [Ji Ye-eun♥Roy Kim's Nth Man... This Combination Is Thrilling (Running Man)]. Sports Donga (in Korean). Retrieved February 13, 2026.
7. Nielsen Korea ratings for 2026 (Episode 784–):

External links

• Official website (in Korean)