List of Running Man episodes (2026)
| List of Running Man episodes | |
|---|---|
| No. of episodes | 34 |
| Release | |
| Original network | SBS |
| Original release | January 4, 2026 – present |
| Season chronology | |
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
| Ep. | Airdate (Filming date) |
Title | Guest(s) | Teams | Mission | Results | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 784 [A] [B] |
January 4, 2026 (December 22, 2025) [C] |
Follow the Horse, Complete the Bingo (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 Chasers: 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 | The Lucky 2026 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 guessed 3 of 5 face balls from the lottery. They received a 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 luck before going home as the penalty. | [2] |
| 787 | January 25, 2026 | Starting Today, I’m A Nine-Tailed Fox But… (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 received 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 | TV Rating Notice Survival (연령고지 생존 서바이벌) |
No guest | Being the last surviving member to have their concept 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 deciding 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 received 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'm the Main Character Until Lunar New Year (설까지 주인공은 나야나) |
Kyuhyun (Super Junior) Roy Kim |
No teams | Being in the top three as magpies to avoid penalty. | The mission was won by Yoo Jae-suk, who successfully used his defense card on Kyuhyun, along with Kim Jong-kook and Yang Se-chan, who successfully avoided raw egg smash. They received 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 a cold water splash from the winners as the penalty. | [5] |
| 791 [H] |
February 22, 2026 | The Great Jee-tsby (위대한 지츠비) |
No guest | Celebrate Jee Seok-jin's 60th birthday while collecting big nose coins during the race. | Mission Accomplished. Yoo Jae-suk was exempted from the penalty after he got the exemption card during the race. Jee Seok-jin, who chose himself from the penalty balls, along with Ji Ye-eun, who was chosen by him via the penalty balls, had to asked people at the Luminaris Street of Jamsil to make a congratulation video for Jee Seok-jin's 60th birthday and his 16 years on Running Man before going home as the penalty. | ||
| 792 | March 1, 2026 | Card Shark Association: Return of the 2026 Gamblers (타짜협회: 2026꾼들의귀환) |
Have the most caramel candies to avoid penalty. | The mission was won by Kim Jong-kook. He received the Korean beef set as his prize. Haha and Jee Seok-jin, who went broke after they used all of their caramel candies, had to get their sideburns pulled up by Yang Se-chan as the penalty. | |||
| 793 | March 8, 2026 | Run and Fun Company: Spin the Roomlette (런앤펀 컴퍼니: 룸렛을돌려라) |
Run and Fun Event Company: Director (Jee Seok-jin) General Manager (Yoo Jae-suk) Deputy Manager (Kim Jong-kook) Managers (Haha, Song Ji-hyo) Employees (Yang Se-chan, Ji Ye-eun) |
Being chosen by the achievement roulette to win the race while also not getting chosen by the overtime roulette to avoid penalty. | There are no Winners. Although Jee Seok-jin got chosen by the achievement roulette and received a box of red ginseng as his prize to win the race, he also somehow got chosen by the overtime roulette as well. Haha, who was chosen by him via the overtime roulette had to work overtime alongside Jee Seok-jin by folding the nostalgic paper stars before going home as a penalty. | ||
| 794 | March 15, 2026 | Recharging Your Energy is All About Speed in Spring (활력충전도 스피드인가 봄) |
Choi Min-jeong Lee Jeong-min Lee June-seo Noh Do-hee Shin Dong-min |
First Teams: Green Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Jee Seok-jin, Choi Min-jeong, Noh Do-hee) Orange Team (Haha, Ji Ye-eun, Lee Jong-min, Shin Dong-min) Purple Team (Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan, Lee June-seo) Final Teams: Orange Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Ji Ye-eun, Lee Jong-min, Shin Dong-min) Green Team (Haha, Choi Min-jeong, Lee June-seo, Noh Do-hee) Purple Team (Jee Seok-jin, Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan) |
Have a team with the lowest number of penalty balls to win the race. | The mission was won by the Green Team, who received the foot spa vouchers as their prize. Jee Seok-jin and Ji Ye-eun, who had the most penalty balls, along with Yoo Jae-suk, who was chosen via the penalty balls by Ji Ye-eun, had to drink sophora root tea mixed with Ixeris Dentata as the penalty. | [6] |
| 795 | March 22, 2026 | Detective Agency: Find the Genuine Piece (탐정사무소: 진품을 찾아라) |
Park Shin-yang [I] Lee Chang-sub (BTOB) Sung Si-kyung [J] |
Emotional Animal Farm Jae-suk Team: (Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo) Se-chan Team: (Yang Se-chan, Jee Seok-jin, Ji Ye-eun, Park Shin-yang) Head Water Transfer Jae-suk Team: (Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Jee Seok-jin, Yang Se-chan) Jong-kook Team: (Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo, Ji Ye-eun) Dance to Put the Words in Order No teams |
Solve the case by retrieving the missing Park Shin-yang's real painting to win the race. | The mission was won by Yang Se-chan, who received a box of quail eggs set as his prize. Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Jee Seok-jin, Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo and Ji Ye-eun had to break the wrap frame with their face as the penalty. | [7][8] |
| 796 [K] |
March 29, 2026 | You'd Probably Want a Bite (먹고 싶을 텐데) |
No teams | Have their name being chosen from food fighter board to win the race. | The mission was won by Haha. He received a basket of premium fruit set as his prize. Kim Jong-kook and Ji Ye-eun, who were chosen by the penalty board, had to eat a lemon as the penalty. | ||
| 797 | April 5, 2026 | War of the Bosses: Ladder of Destiny (짱의 전쟁 : 운명의 사다리) |
Jung Soo-jung (f(x)) Jung Woo Shin Seung-ho |
Knowledge Team: (Yoo Jae-suk, Ji Ye-eun, Shin Seung-ho) Physical Team: (Kim Jong-kook, Yang Se-chan, Jung Soo-jung) Top Visual Team: (Song Ji-hyo, Haha, Jee Seok-jin, Jung Woo) |
Have their name being chosen as the big boss via the octopus leg game to win the race. | The mission was won by Haha, Ji Ye-eun, Jung Woo and Shin Seung-ho. They receive a bag of snacks as their prize. Through game of luck, Jee Seok-jin, Kim Jong-kook and Song Ji-hyo receive cold water splash as the penalty. | [9] |
| 798 | April 12, 2026 | The Art of Betting: The Birth of a Gambler (베팅의 정석 -승부사의 탄생-) |
Hwasa (Mamamoo) Young K (Day6) |
Kim Jong-kook Game: Jae-suk Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Jee Seok-jin, Yang Se-chan, Ji Ye-eun, Hwasa) Jong-kook Team (Kim Jong-kook, Haha, Song Ji-hyo, Young K) Haha Game: Haha Team (Haha, Jee Seok-jin, Ji Ye-eun) Hwasa Team (Hwasa, Kim Jong-kook, Yang Se-chan) Young K Team (Young K, Yoo Jae-suk, Song Ji-hyo) Yoo Jae-suk Game: Jae-suk Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Kim Jong-kook, Yang Se-chan, Hwasa) Seok-jin Team (Jee Seok-jin, Haha, Song Ji-hyo, Ji Ye-eun, Young K) |
Be on the top three with the most mission funds to win the race. | The mission was won by Haha, Jee Seok-jin and Yang Se-chan, who receive their prizes respectively. Hwasa, Kim Jong-kook and Yoo Jae-suk, who were on the 7th, 8th and 9th place respectively, receive their penalty differently. Prizes: Haha - Korean melon set Jee Seok-jin - Korean pork set Yang Se-chan - A box of cup noodles set Penalty: Hwasa - Face-doodling Kim Jong-kook - Face-doodling and bald wig Yoo Jae-suk - Face-doodling, bald wig and gourd breaking |
[10] |
| 799 [L] |
April 19, 2026 | Running Days: Codename R (런닝데이즈 : 암호명 R) |
Park Eun-tae Shin Sung-rok Yoo Jun-sang |
First Teams: Blue Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Jee Seok-jin, Ji Ye-eun, Park Eun-tae) Red Team (Haha, Kim Jong-kook, Shin Sung-rok) Yellow Team (Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan, Yoo Jun-sang) Final Teams: Yellow Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Shin Sung-rok) Blue Team (Kim Jong-kook, Yang Se-chan, Ji Ye-eun, Park Eun-tae) Red Team (Jee Seok-jin, Song Ji-hyo, Yoo Jun-sang) Spies: (Yoo Jae-suk, Yoo Jun-sang) |
Mission Teams' mission: Avoid having a spy on their team to win the race. Spies' mission: Being on two different teams to win the race. |
The mission was won by the spies. The spies receive ₩1,034,000 in total and will split the money prize to ₩517,000 each, which Yoo Jun-sang would give his money prize to his wife Hong Eun-hee instead for helping him win the race. Haha and Shin Sung-rok, who had Yoo Jae-suk on their team, along with Jee Seok-jin and Song Ji-hyo, who had Yoo Jun-sang on their team, had to receive flogging penalty. | [11] |
| 800 [M] [N] |
April 26, 2026 | Infinite Accumulation with Destiny Race (팔자 따라 무한적립 레이스) |
No guest | No teams | Choose the button between Up or Down. | There are no winners. They had obtain the total of ₩10,300,000 during the entire race and will donate the money to the ChildFund Korea under Running Man name. Song Ji-hyo and Yang Se-chan, who were chosen via the penalty balls, had to write 7 letters that will be included to the 800th Episode's merchandise set before going home as the penalty. | |
| 801 | May 3, 2026 | Be Different to Walk the Flower Path (색달라야 꽃길) |
Chung Ha Jeon Somi (I.O.I) [O] [P] |
Jae-suk Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Yang Se-chan, Ji Ye-eun, Chung Ha) Seok-jin Team (Jee Seok-jin, Haha, Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo, Jeon Somi) |
Being on the top 3 with the most money to win the race. | The mission was won by Song Ji-hyo, Chung Ha and Jeon Somi, who receive a box of fruit rice cake set as their prize. Ji Ye-eun, who had the least mission money, along with both Haha and Yang Se-chan, who were chosen by the board, receive the rainbow sponge penalty. | [13] |
| 802 | May 10, 2026 | Gold Thief: Break the Vault (골드 스틸리: 금고를 털어라) |
Chae Won-bin Kim Min-seok Yoo Hee-kwan |
Jae-suk Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Yang Se-chan, Chae Won-bin) Haha Team (Haha, Ji Ye-eun, Kim Min-seok, Yoo Hee-kwan) Jong-kook Team (Kim Jong-kook, Jee Seok-jin, Song Ji-hyo) |
Have a team successfully open the safe to win the race. | The mission was won by Jae-suk Team, who successfully retrieve the gold from the red safe, which Yoo Jae-suk would give all the gold instead to Chae Won-bin. Haha Team, who got a dud from the yellow safe, along with Jong-kook Team, who failed to open the safe, had to chew 10 sweet wormwood pills each per members as the penalty. | [14] |
| 803 | May 17, 2026 | Secret Payment (은밀한 결제) |
Gong Myung | Jae-suk Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan, Gong Myung) Seok-jin Team (Jee Seok-jin, Haha, Kim Jong-kook, Ji Ye-eun) |
Have the least money on the credit card to win the race. | The mission was won by Jae-suk Team, with the remaining balance of ₩ 104,000, while Seok-jin Team still had ₩161,000 on the card. Jee Seok-jin was exempted from the penalty. Haha, Kim Jong-kook, Ji Ye-eun, who were on the losing team, along with Yoo Jae-suk, who was chosen via the penalty balls by Gong Myung, receive the water splash penalty. | [15] |
| 804 [Q] |
May 24, 2026 | Why is Running Man Like That? (런닝맨은 왜 그럴까?) |
Ahn Jae-hyun Kang So-ra |
No teams | Buy the penalty transfer card to avoid penalty. | Result: There are no winners. Although both Yoo Jae-suk and Haha bought the penalty transfer card each, all members including the guests had agreed to receive the fresh cream bomb without towels penalty together, to avoid wasting the penalty transfer cards that they bought. [R] Item Purchased: Yoo Jae-suk - Penalty Transfer Card & Handheld fan Haha - Penalty Transfer Card Jee Seok-jin - Gift Certificate & Handheld fan Song Ji-hyo - Gift Certificate & Handheld fan Ji Ye-eun - Gift Certificate Kang So-ra - Gift Certificate |
[17] |
| 805 [S] |
May 31, 2026 | I Will Prove It With My Face (얼굴로 증명하겠습니다) |
Lee Joo-bin | Jae-suk Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Jee Seok-jin, Yang Se-chan, Lee Joo-bin) Jong-kook Team (Kim Jong-kook, Haha, Song Ji-hyo, Ji Ye-eun) |
Have a ID photo with the correct five iconic disguises to win the race. | The mission was won by Haha, Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan and Ji Ye-eun. Through the overtime penalty balls that was chosen by Yang Se-chan, Lee Joo-bin had to wear five variety show makeup items and draw a circle beard on the face of three citizens while took a picture with them as overtime penalty before going home. | [19] |
| 806 | June 7, 2026 | Solo Money Up (나 혼자 머니업) |
Jeon So-min Kim Kyung-nam |
No teams | Have the most money through the entire race while being on the top three to avoid penalty. | The mission was won by Haha, with the remaining balance of ₩ 1,238,000, followed by Song Ji-hyo, who still had ₩ 1,033,000, and Yoo Jae-suk with ₩ 1,026,000. Kim Jong-kook, Yang Se-chan and Jeon So-min were exempted from the penalty. Through game of luck, Jee Seok-jin and Ji Ye-eun receive the flogging penalty. | [20] |
| 807 [T] |
June 14, 2026 | A Quick Visit to Your Place (너희 집에 살짝 들렀어) |
Kim Dong-hyun Mimi (Oh My Girl) |
Physical Quiz Battle: Jae-suk Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Ji Ye-eun, Kim Dong-hyun) Jong-kook Team (Kim Jong-kook, Jee Seok-jin, Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan, Mimi) |
Avoid being chosen by the babysitting penalty balls. | There are no winners. Through the babysitting penalty balls that were chosen by Kim Dong-hyun's son Kim Dan-woo, Kim Jong-kook and Mimi had to babysit Kim Dong-hyun's children before going home as penalty. | [21] |
| 808 | June 21, 2026 | Running Man Summer Vacation (런닝맨여름축캉스) |
No guests | No teams | Follow the soccer pre-season training and team-building retreat. | There are no winners. Through the game of luck, Haha and Yang Se-chan receive the cold water river penalty. | |
| 809 | June 28, 2026 | The Invaluable New World (값진 신세계) |
Hwang Kwang-hee (ZE:A) Lee Se-hee |
First Rank: Nobles (Haha, Kim Jong-kook, Ji Ye-eun, Hwang Kwang-hee) Slaves (Yoo Jae-suk, Jee Seok-jin, Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan, Lee Se-hee) Final Rank: Nobles (Yoo Jae-suk, Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo, Lee Se-hee) Slaves (Haha, Jee Seok-jin, Yang Se-chan, Ji Ye-eun, Hwang Kwang-hee) |
Avoid the slaves rank status to win the race. | The mission was won by Yoo Jae-suk, Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo and Lee Se-hee. Haha uses his Penalty Transfer Card to avoid the penalty. Jee Seok-jin, Yang Se-chan, Ji Ye-eun and Hwang Kwang-hee, along with Lee Se-hee, who loses at the Rock-Paper-Scissors game despite being the winner of the race, had to write an apology letter on a 3m long scroll before going home as penalty. | [22] |
| 810 | July 5, 2026 | A Great Luck Comes to Me (살다 보면 목동 쥐겠지) |
Minnie Miyeon (i-dle) |
Human Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan, Minnie, Miyeon) Water Ghosts (Jee Seok-jin, Ji Ye-eun) Water Ghost Assistant (Haha) [U] |
Eliminate the water ghosts to win the race. | The mission was won by the Human Team, who successfully eliminated Water Ghosts Jee Seok-jin, Ji Ye-eun, and their assistant Haha. Yang Se-chan and Miyeon, the two last humans standing, received the total money prize of ₩790,000 from their farm work. | [23] |
| 811 [V] [W] |
July 12, 2026 | Holding the Nostalgic Memory's Edge (이 기억의 끝을 잡고) |
Jo Hye-ryun Song Eun-i |
Comedy Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Jee Seok-jin, Yang Se-chan, Jo Hye-ryun, Song Eun-i) Variety Team (Kim Jong-kook, Haha, Song Ji-hyo, Ji Ye-eun) |
Have the most correct authentic items to win the race. | The mission was won by Comedy Team. They receive a box of healthy supplements as their prize. Through game of luck, Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo and Ji Ye-eun, had to do Jo Hye-ryun's Tae Bo diet exercise before going home as a penalty. | [24] |
| 812 | July 19, 2026 | Yaho Off to Work (출근 야호) |
No guests | No teams | Avoid having the filming very earlier or very late to win the race. | There are no winners. As the final result of the filming time that was decided, they will start filming the next week episode at 8:30 AM in the morning. | |
| 813 | July 26, 2026 | Goal: The Favorite Employee (목표는, 최애 사원) |
Cha Woo-min Kang Hoon Kim Hye-jun |
Running Man Employees (Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Jee Seok-jin, Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo, Ji Ye-eun, Cha Woo-min, Kim Hye-jun) Thieves (Yang Se-chan, Kang Hoon) |
Running Man Employees: Have the most gold bars while also successfully capture the gold bar thieves to win the race. Thieves: (Make at least 3 people angry, sabotage the lunch team's mission that was chosen, and get someone to say "you're funny".) |
The mission was won by Thieves, after Yang Se-chan fooled everyone through the entire race. Yang Se-chan and Kang Hoon received a Korean pork set each as their prize. Yoo Jae-suk, who successfully guess the thieves, was exempted from the penalty. Haha, Jee Seok-jin, Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo, Ji Ye-eun, Cha Woo-min, Kim Hye-jun, who failed to guess and capture the thieves, received the water splash penalty. | [25] |
| 814 [X] |
August 2, 2026 | Undercover Chaebol vs. Detectives (언더커버 재벌vs형사) |
Ahn Bo-hyun Jung Eun-chae Kang Sang-jun Kim Shin-bi |
Chaebol Team Chairman (Haha) Secretary (Jung Eun-chae) Members (Yoo Jae-suk, Song Ji-hyo, Ahn Bo-hyun, Kang Sang-jun) Detective Team Detective (Jee Seok-jin) Members (Kim Jong-kook, Yang Se-chan, Ji Ye-eun, Kim Shin-bi) |
Chaebol Team: The chairman needs to escape with the money briefcase. Detective Team: Identify and arrest the chairman. |
The mission was won by Chaebol Team, who received a seasonal fruit set and the items purchased during the intermediate missions. Detective Team received the whipped cream bomb penalty. | [26] |
| 815 | August 9, 2026 | Let's All Walk Around Jongno (다 같이 돌자 종로 한 바퀴) |
Hong Jin-ho Kim Ji-yu |
Jae-suk Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Yang Se-chan, Ji Ye-eun, Hong Jin-ho) Jong-kook Team (Kim Jong-kook, Haha, Jee Seok-jin, Song Ji-hyo, Kim Ji-yu) |
Complete the Jongno Marble race to win. | The mission was won by Jong-kook Team. Although Jong-kook Team won the race, they did not received prizes because the team never landed on the prize spaces on the marble. Yoo Jae-suk, Yang Se-chan and Hong Jin-ho were chosen by the penalty balls to do the penalties they had landed on the penalty spaces on the marble. Penalty: Yoo Jae-suk - water slap, drink sophora root tea and water bucket Yang Se-chan - water slap and water bucket Hong Jin-ho - drink sophora root tea |
[27] |
| 816 | August 16, 2026 | Scratch-vacation in the Sweltering Heat (무더위 속 깜짝 휴가) |
Jung Eun-ji Kim Ji-eun Lee Joo-yeon |
Jae-suk Team (Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Jee Seok-jin, Kim Ji-eun, Lee Joo-yeon) Jong-kook Team (Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo, Yang Se-chan, Ji Ye-eun, Jung Eun-ji) |
Avoid being chosen by the penalty balls. | The mission was won by Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Jee Seok-jin, Kim Jong-kook, Song Ji-hyo, Kim Ji-eun and Lee Joo-yeon. Yang Se-chan, Ji Ye-eun and Jung Eun-ji had to write a 1,000-word essay with their feet on the ice bucket as a penalty. | |
| 817 [Y] |
August 23, 2026 | Stay Strong Chief Kang! (강부장) |
No guests | No teams | Beat Lee Se-hyun in the game of darts to win the prizes for cameraman Kang Chan-hee. | Mission Failed. Although they did not win against Lee Se-hyun, Kang Chan-hee still received a box of wild ginseng, which Haha bought during the bonus round in which he failed, and the director's chair as prizes. |
Upcoming episode
| Ep. | Airdate | Title | Guest(s) | Teams | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 818 | August 30, 2026 | Will You Do It or Not? (할래? 말래?) |
Kim Won-hun Kwon Eun-bi |
TBA | |
Viewership
Running Man : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research.[28]
| Episodes (2026) | Episode number | ||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||
| 784-797 | 903 | 866 | 824 | 869 | 866 | 925 | 606 | 745 | 714 | 777 | 745 | 724 | 853 | 639 | |
| 798-811 | 861 | 639 | 766 | 728 | 689 | 704 | 556 | 587 | 652 | 634 | 716 | 641 | 812 | 654 | |
| 812-825 | 717 | 594 | 682 | 752 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nielsen Korea[28] | ||
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| 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) | |
| 791 | February 22, 2026 | 3.6% (12th) | 3.3% (10th) | |
| 792 | March 1, 2026 | 3.0% (16th) | 3.3% (9th) | |
| 793 | March 8, 2026 | 3.5% (17th) | 3.8% (13th) | |
| 794 | March 15, 2026 | 3.4% (10th) | 3.8% (10th) | |
| 795 | March 22, 2026 | 3.1% (14th) | 3.6% (10th) | |
| 796 | March 29, 2026 | 3.7% (11th) | 4.2% (8th) | |
| 797 | April 5, 2026 | 2.8% (17th) | 2.9% (13th) | |
| 798 | April 12, 2026 | 3.7% (10th) | 4.1% (8th) | |
| 799 | April 19, 2026 | 3.0% (14th) | 3.2% (9th) | |
| 800 | April 26, 2026 | 3.7% (10th) | 4.1% (8th) | |
| 801 | May 3, 2026 | 3.0% (15th) | 3.4% (10th) | |
| 802 | May 10, 2026 | 3.1% (15th) | 3.6% (10th) | |
| 803 | May 17, 2026 | 3.1% (13th) | 3.1% (10th) | |
| 804 | May 24, 2026 | 2.6% (15th) | 2.8% (11th) | |
| 805 | May 31, 2026 | 2.8% (15th) | 3.4% (10th) | |
| 806 | June 7, 2026 | 2.6% (19th) | 2.8% (13th) | |
| 807 | June 14, 2026 | 2.7% (17th) | 2.9% (14th) | |
| 808 | June 21, 2026 | 3.3% (11th) | 3.6% (8th) | |
| 809 | June 28, 2026 | 2.6% (17th) | 3.0% (10th) | |
| 810 | July 5, 2026 | 3.3% (11th) | 3.7% (9th) | |
| 811 | July 12, 2026 | 2.7% (17th) | 3.0% (16th) | |
| 812 | July 19, 2026 | 3.2% (11th) | 3.5% (9th) | |
| 813 | July 26, 2026 | 2.6% (N/A) | 2.9% (15th) | |
| 814 | August 2, 2026 | 2.8% (15th) | 3.0% (14th) | |
| 815 | August 9, 2026 | 3.0% (15th) | 2.9% (15th) | |
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Notes
- ↑ New Year Special
- ↑ Special appearance by Sooyoung (Girls' Generation).
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ The penalty explanation along with the penalty segment were cut from the broadcast and were uploaded on their Official Youtube Channel instead.
- ↑ TV Rating Notice Special
- ↑ Special appearance by Cha Tae-hyun.
- ↑ Lunar New Year Special.
- ↑ Jee Seok-jin's Birthday Special.
- ↑ Park Shin-yang only participated in the opening race and first mission due to an urge to leave early for his art exhibition.
- ↑ Lee Chang-sub and Sung Si-kyung appeared in the second part of Episode 795 and later the entire episode 796.
- ↑ The continuation of the second half of episode 795 featuring the second guests.
- ↑ Hong Eun-hee was mentioned at the end of the final mission.
- ↑ 800th Episode Special.[12]
- ↑ This episode acknowledge Haha's entire 800 episodes' appearances without breaks or time off.
- ↑ Both Chung Ha and Jeon Somi previously appeared as guest separately under their respective solo careers on episode 500 and 514 respectively, with this episode marks their return but under their girl group I.O.I career instead to promote their upcoming 10th anniversary comeback.
- ↑ Kim Se-jeong originally was planned to appear on the episode as well but didn't happened due to her schedule.
- ↑ PD Kang Hyung-seon's last episode as main PD.[16]
- ↑ This is the first episode of 2026 where all members including guests agree to receive penalty together.
- ↑ PD Kim Sol-maro's first episode as main PD.[18]
- ↑ Special appearance by Kim Dong-hyun's children: Kim Dan-woo, Kim Yeon-seo and Kim Yeon-woo.
- ↑ Haha pretended to be on Running Man Team while also helping both Jee Seok-jin and Ji Ye-eun.
- ↑ 16th Anniversary Special.
- ↑ Special appearance via Video Messages by Cha Tae-hyun, Choi Daniel, Cortis, Heo Nam-jun, Gong Myung, Jeon So-min, Kang Hoon, Kim Dong-hyun, Kim Kyung-nam, Kwon Eun-bi, Kyuhyun (Super Junior), Lee Jun-young, Lee Se-hee, Mimi (Oh My Girl), Miyeon (I-dle), Yoo Yeon-seok
- ↑ The secretary works as an undercover for the Detective Team. Also the detective works as an undercover for the Chaebol Team.
- ↑ Special appearance by professional darts player Lee Se-hyun.
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- 1 2 Nielsen Korea ratings for 2026 (Episode 784–):
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