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!

Audience Engagement

164
Reviews
90th
Review-volume percentile
100th
Popularity percentile

164 audience reviews — more than 90% of South Korea seriess in our index.

Popularity sits at the 100th percentile among South Korea seriess.

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%).

Also On SBS

Other series that aired on SBS.

Other Titles From Urban Works

The 2009–2011 South Korea Window

Among 137 South Korea seriess we catalog from this window, Running Man places #4 — near the top of its class.

  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

The 2010s South Korea Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in South Korea, 719 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Running Man premiered alongside 53 others.

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Comedy + Reality in South Korea

6 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Comedy and Reality genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Running Man itself).

Position in Catalog

Released alongside 53 other South Korea seriess in 2010.

The 405th South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).

Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (466 seriess).

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
Format
Reality
Status
Returning Series
Total Runtime
≈ 963.3 hours

Production Details

Primary CountrySouth Korea
Original LanguageKorean
Production CompaniesUrban Works, Company Sang Sang
Series TypeReality
Seasons / Episodes1 / 680
Release DateJuly 11, 2010
Official Siteprogram.sbs.co.kr

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.