Hangout with Yoo tops weekly 2054 ratings for first week of November
MBC's 'Hangout with Yoo' secured the top spot in the weekly 2054 ratings for the first week of November, reaching a peak viewership of 6.5% during a group photo session with the '95 Seoul Song Festival' successful candidates.
MBC's Hangout with Yoo secured the top spot among all variety programs in the 2054 ratings for the first week of November, reaching a peak rating of 6.5% during a group photo scene featuring the '95 Seoul Song Festival' successful candidates.
MBC's 'Hangout with Yoo' claimed first place in the weekly 2054 ratings for variety programs during the first week of November 2026.
According to Nielsen Korea, the episode of 'Hangout with Yoo' (directed by Kim Jin-yong, Kim Ki-ho, An Ji-seon, Bang Seong-su, Park Eun-jin, and Kim Yeon-hong / writer No Min-seon) broadcast on Saturday the 7th recorded a nationwide household rating of 5.3% and 5.2% in the Seoul metropolitan area. In terms of the 2054 rating—a core indicator of channel competitiveness reflecting changes in the media consumption environment—it recorded 3.3%, sweeping the top spot for Saturday variety shows. Notably, it achieved the feat of ascending to the throne among all variety programs in the 2054 ratings for the first week of November.
The peak minute occurred during the scene where the successful candidates of the '95 Seoul Song Festival', who formed an unprecedented lineup, took a group photo with Yoo Jae-suk, Haha, Heo Kyung Hwan, and Joo Woo-jae, with the minute-specific peak rating soaring to 6.5% (based on Nielsen Korea's Seoul metropolitan area data).
In the previous broadcast, the identities of the 18 successful candidates of the '95 Seoul Song Festival' were revealed. The successful candidates were 10CM, Gummy, Go Kyung-pyo, Kwak Beom, Kim Min-seok, Nahzam Sue, DOHOON, Roy Kim, Minami, Yoo Yeong-woo, Lee Kyu-hyung, Lee Seon-min, Lee So-ra, Jung Seung-hwan, Jung Eun-ji, Jung Il-young, John Park, and Choi Yena. The successful candidates completed unique stages with "6 teams, 6 colors" by presenting various genres of 90s music. The stages of the successful candidates, who gathered in unexpected combinations, made the moment of identity reveal more thrilling and unique.
Meanwhile, the broadcast this week on Saturday the 14th is expected to depict the 'partner finding' competition among the '95 Seoul Song Festival' successful candidates. Expectations are also rising as it was announced that actress Kim Hee-sun, a '90s icon, will appear as a song festival MC to work alongside Yoo Jae-suk. 'Hangout with Yoo' airs every Saturday at 6:30 PM on MBC.
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