Running Man
2010 1 season · 680 ep live_tv Reality South Korea

Running Man

런닝맨

“Don't Walk, Run!”

Running Man sits in the top 6% of South Korea seriess on this catalog — ranked #86 of 1,397 by TMDB audience score.

Synopsis

런닝맨

“Don't Walk, Run!”

These days, variety entertainment is gradually disappearing. It is one of Korea's representative variety entertainment shows that has been in charge of Sunday evenings for over 10 years. In this program, many stars and members play games and missions together. It is characterized by going around several places. In particular, this program focuses solely on laughter among the many fun elements of entertainment.

Open your eyes! Big fun enters!

Open your mouth! A big smile enters!

Open your mind! Instructive lesson enters!

The 2009–2011 South Korea Window

137 South Korea seriess released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Running Man sits at position #4.

  1. Tree with Deep Roots
    #1

    Tree with Deep Roots

    ★ 9.3 · 2011

  2. The Slave Hunters
    #2

    The Slave Hunters

    ★ 8.8 · 2010

  3. Dong Yi
    #3

    Dong Yi

    ★ 8.4 · 2010

  4. Running Man

    #4

    Running Man

    ★ 8.3 · 2010

  5. Silenced
    #5

    Silenced

    ★ 8.2 · 2011

  6. 49 Days
    #6

    49 Days

    ★ 8.2 · 2011

  7. The Princess' Man
    #7

    The Princess' Man

    ★ 8.1 · 2011

  8. Castaway on the Moon
    #8

    Castaway on the Moon

    ★ 8.0 · 2009

Other Titles From Urban Works

Also On SBS

Other series that aired on SBS.

The 2010s South Korea Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Running Man premiered. 719 total titles in this decade from South Korea.

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Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
July 11, 2010
Last Air Date
September 24, 2023
Broadcast Span
13.2 years
Total Episodes
680 across 1 season
Total Runtime
≈ 963.3 hours

Reception Benchmarks

8.3
TMDB Rating
164
Audience Reviews
Outstanding
Critical Tier

Ranked #86 of 1,397 South Korea seriess indexed here (94th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +1.4 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.

Among South Korea Comedy productions specifically: #27 of 427 (top 6%).

Production Details

Primary Country South Korea
Original Language Korean
Production Companies Urban Works, Company Sang Sang
Series Type Reality
Seasons / Episodes 1 / 680
Release Date July 11, 2010
Official Site program.sbs.co.kr

External Catalogs

Questions Answered

Who created Running Man?

Running Man was created by Jo Hyo-jin, Kim Joo-hyung, Lim Hyung-taek.

Where did Running Man air?

Running Man aired on SBS, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.