Mr. House Husband () is a South Korean television entertainment program, where six men who do housekeeping and parenting are observed by their fellow cast members. For season 2, the format changed and the cast members' recordings were observed and narrated by two hosts.
Broadcasting period Season No. of episodes Broadcasting period Airtime Duration 1 14 8 November 2016 – 7 February 2017 Tuesday at 11:10pm – 12:35am 85 minutes 2 66 22 February 2017 – present Wednesday at 8:55pm – 10:00pm 65 minutes
Season 1 Cast Duration House husband Location Notes2016–2017Episodes 1–14Kim Seung-wooSongdo, Incheon2016–2017Episodes 1–14Kim Jung-taeDalmaji, Haeundae, Busan2016–2017Episodes 1–14Yeomchang, Seoul2016–2017Episodes 1–14Bong Tae-gyuJeongneung, Seoul2016–2017Episodes 1–14Moon Se-yoonGimpo, Gyeonggi Province2017Episodes 9–14Eli (U-KISS)Jamwon, Seoul Duration MC 2016–2017Episodes 1–14Kim Seung-woo Duration Fixed panellist 2016Episodes 1–4Yoon Son-ha2016–2017Episodes 5–11, 14Son Tae-young
Special cast Duration House husband LocationNotes2016Episodes 1–2Ha Tae-kwonTaereung, Gongneung, Seoul2016Episodes 3–4Hyehwa, Seoul2016Episodes 5–6Eunpyeong, Seoul2016Episodes 7–8Jayang, Seoul
Guest appearances
Guests Episode(s) 7, 9, 11 8 Jo Jung-chi 8 11, 14 14
Season 2 Cast Duration House husband Family Notes2020–presentEpisodes 162–presentRoh Ji-hoon (wife)2020–presentEpisodes 165–presentKim Ye-Rin (wife)2020–presentEpisodes 181–present (wife)2021–presentEpisodes 227–presentKim Bong-gonJeon Hye-ran (wife) Duration Narrator(s) 2024-presentEpisodes 340-presentBaek Ji-young and Eun Ji-won
Former cast Duration House husband Family Notes2017Episodes 1–15Kim Geun-hye (wife) Jung Ah-in (daughter)2017Episodes 1–18Baek Il-seobBaek Seung-ho (son) Baek Woo-jin & Baek Woo-joo (grandsons)2017Episodes 1–19Eli (U-KISS) (wife) Kim Min-soo (Michael) (son)2017Episodes 19–26Jeong Yeong-ja (wife)2017–2018Episodes 20–21, 23–29, 31–35, 37–39, 41–50, 52–57, 59–60Min Woo-hyuk (LPG) (wife) Park Eden (son)2017–2018Episodes 27–29, 31–34, 37, 39, 42–44Song Jae-hee (wife)2018Episodes 45–64, 66–67, 69Ryu PhilipShim Mi-na (wife)2018–presentEpisodes 62–63, 65–77Kim Dong-hyunSong Ha-yeol (wife)2018–2019Episodes 70–71, 73–121Kim Hye-bin (daughter)2018–2020Episodes 86–150Choi Min-hwanKim Yul-hee (Laboum) (wife) Choi Jae-yul (son)2017–2020Episodes 16–34, 36–160Kim Soo-bin (daughter) Baek Soo-ah (mother, previously known as Baek Ok-ja) Kim Do-yoon (father, previously known as Kim Yeon-joong)2021Episodes 184–213Yang Joon-hyukPark Hyun-sun (wife)2021–2022Episodes 217–247EunhyukLee Kang-heon (father) Jang Deok-boon (mother) Lee So-ra (older sister) Duration Narrator(s) 2017Episodes 1–16 and 2017–Episodes 17–184 and 2021–2022Episodes 186–249 Choi Soo-jong and Ha Hee-ra
Special cast Duration House husband Family Notes2018Episode 41 (wife) Choi Hyuk (son)
Guest appearances
Note: This list is incomplete. Guests Episode(s)Kim Won-jun 1Yoon Jung-sooJun (U-KISS) 2, 13, 17Soohyun (U-KISS) 5 6Nam JinHoon (U-KISS) 13, 17Kangnam 13, 72 13 13Kiseop (U-KISS) 17 41 68–69, 72Bae Ki-sung 68Jee Seok-jin71Chun Myung-hoonKim Min-kyo (via telephone)Jo Yeong-hoon (via telephone)Boom72Moon Se-yoonChoo Sung-hoon
Ratings In the ratings below, the highest rating for the show will be in , and the lowest rating will be in per section.
2016
EpisodeDateAGB NielsenRatings AGB Nielsen Ratings18 November2.5%215 November322 November2.5%429 November2.5%56 December2.6%613 December2.8%720 December827 December2.7%
2017 (season 1)
EpisodeDateAGB NielsenRatings93 January2.7%1010 January2.7%1117 January1224 January2.7%1331 January2.9%147 February
2017 (season 2)
EpisodeDateAGB NielsenRatings AGB Nielsen Ratings122 February5.3%%229 February5.7%38 March4.9%415 March6.3%522 March5.4%629 March4.7%75 April5.2%812 April5.2%919 April5.2%1026 April4.9%113 May5.8%1210 May6.7%1317 May4.7%1424 May4.2%1531 May167 June4.7%1721 June4.3%
EpisodeDateAGB NielsenRatings1828 June4.3%195 July4.4%2012 July4.6%2119 July5.0%2226 July4.9%232 August5.6%249 August5.0%2516 August6.5%2623 August5.9%2730 August5.7%286 September2913 September6.0%3027 September5.1%314 October5.6%3211 October5.1%3318 October6.1%3425 October6.5%
On 14 June 2017 there was a special broadcast of episodes 1–4 of Queen for Seven Days instead of an episode of Mr. House Husband. On 20 September 2017 a special episode was broadcast.
2018
EpisodeDateAGB NielsenRatings353 January3610 January6.8%3717 January6.1%3824 January7.2%3931 January6.8%407 February6.8%4116 February7.0%4228 February6.8%437 March6.0%4414 March6.8%4521 March7.6%4628 March6.2%474 April7.5%4811 April6.3%4918 April7.8%5025 April6.8%512 May7.2%529 May6.9%5316 May7.7%5423 May6.5%
EpisodeDateAGB NielsenRatings5530 May6.6%566 June7.8%5713 June7.3%5827 June7.1%594 July6.4%6011 July6.2%6118 July7.1%6225 July5.8%631 August6.1%648 August6.9%6522 August7.2%6629 August7.3%675 September6.6%6812 September6.9%6919 September8.3%7026 September7.0%713 October8.5%7210 October6.7%7317 October6.4%7424 October7.2%
EpisodeDateAGB NielsenRatings7514 November7.3%7621 November7.7%7728 November7.2%785 December6.7%7912 December7.6%8019 December7.4%8126 December
Special episodes were broadcast between 1 November 2017 and 27 January 2018 due to KBS' strike. From 14 February 2018 to 21 February 2018, the 2018 Pyeong-chang Winter Olympics were being broadcast. On 16 February 2018, the episode airtime changed to 6:15 pm due to the live broadcast of the 2018 Pyeong-chang Winter Olympics. On 20 June 2018, the group stage game (Portugal vs. Morocco) of the 2018 Russia World Cup was broadcast in place of an episode of Mr. House Husband. On 15 August 2018, the women's basketball qualifiers game (Korea vs. Indonesia) of the 2018 Jakarta and Palembang Asian Games was broadcast in place of an episode of Mr. House Husband. On 25 September 2018, a two-part Chuseok special of Mr. House Husband (Season 2) was broadcast. On 31 October and 7 November 2018, the 2018 KBO League games were broadcast instead of Mr. House Husband episodes.
2019
EpisodeDateAGB NielsenRatings822 January7.6%839 January8.1%8416 January8.4%8523 January8.4%8630 January8.5%876 February8813 February7.3%8920 February7.8%9027 February9.8%916 March8.2%9213 March8.6%9320 March9.9%9427 March8.3%953 April8.3%9610 April7.5%9717 April7.6%9824 April7.6%991 May7.5%1008 May7.5%10115 May7.2%
EpisodeDateAGB NielsenRatings10222 May7.5%10329 May8.3%1045 June7.3%10512 June10619 June6.5%10726 June7.8%1083 July7.0%10910 July7.8%11017 July7.6%11124 July7.2%11231 July6.8%1137 August7.8%11414 August7.4%11521 August8.3%11628 August7.7%1174 September8.4%11811 September6.7%11918 September7.2%12025 September7.8%1212 October9.3%
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominee Result201816th KBS Entertainment AwardsViewer's Choice Best Program AwardExcellence Award in VarietyKim Seung-hyunBest CoupleKim Yeon-joong & Baek Ok-jaBest EntertainerChoi Yang-rak & Peng Hyun-sookBest Newcomer AwardChoi Min-hwanWriters AwardShim Eun-ha201917th KBS Entertainment AwardsHot Issue Entertainer AwardChoi Min-hwanTop Excellence Award in Show/Entertainment202018th KBS Entertainment AwardsRookie Award (Reality Category)Kim Il-wooBest Couple Award and Kim Ye-rin and Top Excellence Award (Reality Category)Poppin' Hyun Joon and Viewers' Choice Best Program AwardMr. House Husband 2
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