JTBC's flagship entertainment programs Yes Man and Knowing Bros will not air on the 7th.
On the 6th, JTBC announced through an official statement that the 7th episode of Yes Man, scheduled to air at 7:10 PM on Saturday, and the 520th episode of Knowing Bros, scheduled for 9 PM, will be suspended. According to JTBC's schedule, alternative programs have been arranged to ease viewers' disappointment during that time.
At 7:10 PM, the second episode of the lecture battle show Scammers: Storytellers of History will be broadcast, and at 9 PM, the rerun of the popular weekend drama Efficient Meetings of Unmarried Men and Women will meet the viewers.
This series of suspensions is interpreted as a scheduling adjustment due to the 2026 World Baseball Classic (WBC) match schedule. The South Korean baseball team will face their fateful rival Japan in the second round of the Japan-Korea match in Tokyo on the 7th. Given the nationwide interest in this major sports event, it seems that broadcasters have opted for live coverage or alternative programs instead of regular scheduling.
The impact of the WBC Japan-Korea match is affecting not only JTBC but the broadcasting industry as a whole. MBC's Brilliant Your Season and KBS's Immortal Songs have also confirmed their suspensions to support the baseball coverage. SBS's new anticipated work, Shin and Law Office, has postponed its premiere date to the 13th, while tvN's weekend drama Undercover Miss Hong will adjust its broadcast time to 10 PM, later than the original schedule, to meet with viewers.
As entertainment and dramas enter a temporary break due to the major sports event, viewers' interest is gathering for the regular programs that will return with the national team's victory news.
