Omniscient Interfering View
Also known as	The Manager
Hangul	전지적 참견 시점
Hanja	全知的 參見 視點
Revised Romanization	Jeonjijeok Chamgyeon Sijeom
McCune–Reischauer	Chŏnjijŏng ch'amgyŏn shijŏm
Genre	Reality television Observational Talk show
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	306 + 2 pilot (as of 6 July 2024 (2024-07-06)) ( list of episodes)
Production
Production locations	South Korea, Japan, Canada, Singapore
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	80–90 minutes
Production company	MBC
Original release
Network	MBC
Release	10 March 2018 (2018-03-10) – present

Omniscient Interfering View ( Korean: 전지적 참견 시점) is a South Korean television entertainment program, distributed and syndicated by MBC on Saturdays at 11:05 pm ( KST) since 10 March 2018.

Synopsis

Omniscient Interfering View is an observational entertainment show that uses a documentary style techniques to observe the life of the cast members, invited guests and their managers. ^[1] The show follows another program, I Live Alone of a similar format, which airs on the same channel on Fridays at the same time slot.

Similar program, On & Off, produced by tvN is a show of personal documentary, where celebrities share their "On" (busy working daily life) and/or "Off" (private/at home) moments of their lives.

History

Between episode 1 and 10, the cast members, a behavioral analysis expert, and occasionally guests, watch the videos in a studio setting and provide commentary. ^{[1] [2]}

From episode 11 onward, the format has changed slightly to invite guests with their managers. The cast members and invited guests watch the videos as they observe and comment on the life of the invited guests and their managers. Occasionally the cast members and their managers are also observed and commented. ^{[1] [2]}

Airtime

Cast

Pilot episode

For the two pilot episodes aired on 29 and 30 November 2017, the cast consisted of Jun Hyun-moo, Lee Young-ja, Song Eun-i, Yang Se-hyung, Seo Min (parasite doctor), Lee Jai-jin and Yang Jae-woong (psychiatrist). ^[3] Seo Min and Lee Jai-jin were replaced by the time the show started its proper run. ^[2]

Current cast/interferer

Former cast/interferer

Long-term guest appearances

List of long-term guests since episode 11.

Current

None

Former

Episodes

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

Ratings

• In the ratings below, the highest rating for the show will be in red, and the lowest rating for the show will be in blue each year.

2018

List of ratings in 2018

• There are two ratings for each episode, as the show airs in two parts.

Omniscient Interfering View : South Korea viewers per episode (millions) Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. Episode (2018) Episode number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Ep 1 – 12 1.154 1.004 1.188 1.097 1.014 1.433 1.160 1.174 1.797 1.507 1.285 1.345 Ep 13 – 24 1.630 1.590 1.746 1.988 1.750 2.103 1.730 1.737 1.475 1.702 2.036 1.560 Ep 25 – 34 1.569 1.631 1.783 1.918 1.806 1.958 2.271 2.279 2.171 2.142 – Yearly Average 1.639 – Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research [314] [z]

Episode # Broadcast Date AGB Ratings [314] [315] Part 1 Part 2 1 10 March 4.4% 5.8% 2 17 March 4.5% 5.0% 3 24 March 4.9% 5.8% 4 31 March 5.0% 5.6% 5 7 April 5.0% 7.3% 6 14 April 5.0% 7.3% 7 21 April 6.7% 8.7% 8 28 April 6.2% 9.3% 9 5 May 6.7% 9.4% 10 30 June 5.0% 7.3% 11 7 July 6.1% 7.3% 12 14 July 5.8% 7.2% 13 21 July 5.8% 7.9% 14 28 July 5.9% 8.2% 15 4 August 6.2% 8.0% 16 11 August 6.8% 9.1% 17 18 August 5.5% 8.8%

Episode # Broadcast Date AGB Ratings [314] [315] Part 1 Part 2 18 25 August 6.3% 9.5% 19 8 September 6.5% 8.5% 20 15 September 6.6% 8.7% 21 22 September 7.7% 7.2% 22 29 September 5.7% 8.2% 23 6 October 7.1% 9.8% 24 13 October 6.0% 7.4% 25 20 October 6.1% 7.0% 26 27 October 6.0% 7.8% 27 3 November 7.8% 8.8% 28 10 November 7.0% 9.8% 29 17 November 8.6% 9.5% 30 24 November 8.5% 9.3% 31 1 December 9.3% 11.1% 32 8 December 6.4% 10.8% 33 15 December 7.1% 9.9% 34 22 December 6.8% 10.1%

2019

List of ratings in 2019

• There are two ratings for each episode, as the show airs in two parts.

Omniscient Interfering View : South Korea viewers per episode (millions) Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. Episode (2019) Episode number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Ep 35 – 47 2.229 2.205 1.945 1.554 2.231 2.743 2.831 2.365 2.541 1.978 1.994 1.735 1.985 Ep 48 – 60 1.565 1.465 1.665 1.454 1.117 1.225 1.229 1.404 1.652 1.302 1.399 1.234 1.220 Ep 61 – 73 N/A 1.204 1.300 1.473 0.986 1.374 1.106 1.365 1.175 1.215 0.904 0.998 1.044 Ep 74 – 84 1.022 1.050 1.125 0.988 1.137 1.387 1.123 1.499 1.312 N/A 1.001 – Yearly Average 1.501 – Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research [314] [z]

Episode # Broadcast Date AGB Ratings [314] [315] Part 1 Part 2 35 5 January 7.8% 10.6% 36 12 January 7.1% 10.2% 37 19 January 6.3% 8.9% 38 26 January 5.7% 7.2% 39 2 February 9.3% 10.8% 40 9 February 9.7% 12.2% 41 16 February 11.5% 13.3% 42 23 February 9.5% 10.6% 43 2 March 9.5% 12.0% 44 9 March 7.5% 9.8% 45 16 March 8.1% 9.7% 46 23 March 6.9% 8.3% 47 30 March 7.8% 9.8% 48 6 April 7.0% 8.3% 49 13 April 7.7% 7.0% 50 20 April 6.7% 7.4% 51 27 April 5.4% 6.8%

Episode # Broadcast Date AGB Ratings [314] [315] Part 1 Part 2 52 4 May 5.7% 6.4% 53 11 May 6.1% 6.7% 54 18 May 4.6% 6.1% 55 1 June 5.2% 6.9% 56 8 June 6.2% 8.3% 57 22 June 4.9% 6.5% 58 29 June 4.3% 6.3% 59 6 July 4.9% 6.3% 60 13 July 4.7% 6.0% 61 20 July 4.6% 4.8% 62 27 July 6.0% 5.8% 63 3 August 6.0% 6.2% 64 10 August 6.1% 7.1% 65 17 August 4.4% 4.9% 66 24 August 4.7% 6.9% 67 31 August 4.8% 5.4% 68 7 September 5.5% 6.9%

Episode # Broadcast Date AGB Ratings [314] [315] Part 1 Part 2 69 14 September 5.1% 6.1% 70 21 September 7.0% 5.4% 71 28 September 5.0% 5.2% 72 5 October 4.9% 4.7% 73 12 October 4.7% 5.4% 74 19 October 4.7% 5.5% 75 26 October 4.6% 5.5% 76 2 November 5.8% 6.3% 77 9 November 5.8% 5.6% 78 16 November 5.8% 5.6% 79 23 November 6.4% 7.4% 80 30 November 5.6% 6.2% 81 7 December 6.1% 8.1% 82 14 December 6.8% 7.4% 83 21 December 5.5% 5.4% 84 28 December 5.5% 5.1%

2020

List of ratings in 2020

The show will be aired in two parts. Only the higher rating of the episode will be shown.

Omniscient Interfering View : South Korea viewers per episode (millions) Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. Episode (2020) Episode number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Ep 85 – 97 1.398 1.301 1.531 1.029 1.592 1.558 1.508 1.464 1.419 1.479 1.635 N/A N/A Ep 98 – 110 N/A 1.279 1.182 N/A 0.920 1.280 1.265 1.681 1.445 1.200 1.562 1.137 1.486 Ep 111 – 123 1.168 1.063 1.201 1.243 1.408 1.217 1.220 1.269 1.443 N/A 1.305 1.115 1.066 Ep 124 – 134 N/A 1.475 1.153 N/A 1.187 1.093 1.200 1.216 1.351 1.157 1.362 – Yearly Average 1.308 – Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Media Research [314] [z]

Episode # Broadcast Date AGB Ratings [314] [315] 85 4 January 7.1% 86 11 January 6.4% 87 18 January 7.5% 88 25 January 5.0% 89 1 February 7.3% 90 8 February 7.4% 91 15 February 7.0% 92 22 February 6.8% 93 29 February 6.4% 94 7 March 7.1% 95 14 March 7.1% 96 21 March 4.8% 97 28 March 5.4% 98 4 April 4.9% 99 11 April 5.8% 100 18 April 5.5% 101 25 April 4.2%

Episode # Broadcast Date AGB Ratings [314] [315] 102 2 May 4.1% 103 9 May 6.0% 104 16 May 6.0% 105 23 May 8.4% 106 30 May 7.0% 107 6 June 6.6% 108 13 June 7.8% 109 20 June 6.4% 110 27 June 7.4% 111 4 July 5.5% 112 11 July 5.6% 113 18 July 5.8% 114 25 July 5.7% 115 1 August 6.7% 116 8 August 5.6% 117 15 August 6.7% 118 22 August 5.5%

Episode # Broadcast Date AGB Ratings [314] [315] 119 29 August 6.9% 120 5 September 4.8% 121 12 September 5.9% 122 19 September 5.4% 123 26 September 5.5% 124 3 October 4.2% 125 10 October 6.9% 126 17 October 5.9% 127 24 October 4.9% 128 31 October 6.1% 129 7 November 6.2% 130 14 November 6.1% 131 21 November 6.0% 132 28 November 6.4% 133 5 December 5.2% 134 12 December 6.1%