"Miraculous 3-for-1 Shot"... 'Whenever Possible' Secures 1st Place in Time Slot for 11 Consecutive Weeks Thanks to Yoo Yeonseok's Hard-Carry

Fueled by "Rita's dad" Yoo Yeonseok's miraculous hard-carry and the chemistry among Yu Jae-seok, Seo Hyun-jin, and Lee Chun-hee, SBS's "Whenever Possible," claimed the number one spot in its time slot for 11 consecutive weeks.

Episode 11 of the SBS variety show "Whenever Possible," which aired on Tuesday, the 27th, maintained its unstoppable momentum by recording a peak viewership rating of 6.0% and a household rating of 4.3% in the greater Seoul area, according to Nielsen Korea. In addition, its 2049 viewership rating reached 1.4%, ranking first overall among variety shows broadcast on Tuesdays and proving its status as the undisputed powerhouse of Tuesday variety shows.

In the broadcast that day, the two MCs Yu Jae-seok and Yoo Yeonseok, along with guests Seo Hyun-jin and Lee Chun-hee, filled the spare moments in Nowon-gu, Seoul. Yu Jae-seok and Lee Chun-hee, reuniting on a variety show after 16 years, elicited laughter with their bickering and quirky charms, while Seo Hyun-jin and Lee Chun-hee sent the set into a sea of laughter by exposing Yoo Yeonseok's unusual "love for games."

Meeting the first gap hosts, a mother and son running a pharmacy, the members took on a game where they used a tongue depressor to bounce a ping-pong ball and knock down medicine bottles. While carpenter Lee Chun-hee showed a clever trick by tuning the game tools for the first time in the show's history, Yu Jae-seok completed a come-from-behind victory by hitting a dramatic strike in the final round to succeed in stage two. In response, Seo Hyun-jin expressed her fan affection, saying, "Watching you in the flesh, senior, you look like a sports star. There is a halo shining behind you."

Next, in the "Flying Frisbee" game held for the first-ever retriever puppy gap hosts, Yoo Yeonseok's tenacity shone. Seeing the earnest eyes of the retrievers yearning for treats, Yoo Yeonseok burned with determination, saying, "We must succeed today." On his 7th attempt, Yoo Yeonseok achieved the miracle of hitting all three cones with a single frisbee throw—a "3-for-1 shot"—dramatically succeeding in stage two and pulling off a massive success by treating the retrievers to a snack cart and matching group outfits.

Immediately after the broadcast, viewers poured out enthusiastic responses such as, "Yoo Yeonseok's 3-for-1 shot gave me goosebumps," "Seo Hyun-jin's variety show sense is so cheerful and cute," and "Watching the puppy party was healing in itself."

"Whenever Possible," which gifts good fortune during brief spare moments in everyday life, airs every Tuesday at 9:00 PM.

Reporter Kang Sun-ae

(Photo: SBS Entertainment News)
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