Don't be the First One!

Directed byPresented byPark Mi-Sun
Jang Do-younCountry of originSouth KoreaOriginal languageKoreanProductionRunning time135 minutesOriginal releaseNetworkJTBCReleaseMay 20, 2020 (2020-05-20) –
August 21, 2021 (2021-08-21)

Don't be the First One! (Korean: 1호가 될 순 없어), also known as Number 1,^[2] is a South Korean television entertainment program distributed by JTBC.

Synopsis

According to a research in 2019, 11,800 couples divorced in South Korea, but none came from comedian couples. This reality show analyses what maintained the comedian couples' marriages.^[2]

Format

The show is filmed with hidden cameras set up in each of the celebrities' actual home. In each episode, as the show moves from one family to the next, a brief analysis by the starring guests is given to in between segment of the episode.

Presenters

Hosts

• Park Mi-sun Ep. 1 – present
• Jang Do-yeon Ep. 1 – present

Current cast

• Choi Yang-rak [ko] – Paeng Hyun-sook [ko] Ep. 1 – present
• Kang Jae-joon [ko] – Lee Eun-hyeong [ko] Ep. 1 – present
• Park Joon-hyung – Kim Ji-hye [ko] Ep. 1 – present
• Kim Hak-rae [ko] – Im Mi-sook [ko] Ep. 17 – present
• Yoon Hyung-bin [ko] – Jung Kyung-mi [ko] Ep. 20 – present
• Kim Won-hyo [ko] – Shim Jin-hwa [ko] Ep. 25 – present

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.

List of ratings in 2020 (episode 1- )

Ep. #	Broadcast date	Average audience share [3]
		Nationwide
1	May 20	3.221%
2	May 27	3.081%
3	June 3	2.917%
4	June 10	1.977%
5	June 17	2.118%
6	June 24	2.234%
7	July 1	2.364%
8	July 8	2.423%
9	July 15	2.109%
10	July 22	2.296%
11	July 29	2.167%
12	August 5	2.074%
13	August 16	3.951%
14	August 23	3.882%
15	August 30	5.527%
16	September 6	3.773%
17	September 13	4.036%
18	September 20	4.121%
19	September 27	3.610%
20	October 11	4.372%
21	October 18	3.578%
22	October 25	4.121%
23	November 1	3.830%
24	November 8	3.482%
25	November 15	4.121%
26	November 22	3.908%
27	November 29	%

References

External links

• Don't be the First One!
• Don't be the First One! JTBC Worldwide
• Don't be the First One!-DAUM
• Don't be the First One!-NAVER