Omniscient Interfering View

Omniscient Interfering View 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. 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.

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.

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). Seo Min and Lee Jai-jin were replaced by the time the show started its proper run.

Long-term guest appearances
List of long-term guests since episode 11.

Current
None

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

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

2019

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

2020
The show will be aired in two parts. Only the higher rating of the episode will be shown.

2021
The show will be aired in two parts. Only the higher rating of the episode will be shown.

Kim Saeng-min
On 2 April, Korean media outlet Dispatch broke a story about Kim Saeng-min harassing two female staff members at a party in 2008. One of the afflicted staff members received an apology in 2008, whilst the other spoke about trying to raise the issue, but being slowly pushed out of the program by other staff members, before she eventually quit her job as a staff member on the program.

Upon being contacted by Dispatch regarding the story, Kim Saeng-min apologized to the former staff member, and later released an official apology through his agency. He then withdrew from all of his current TV and radio programs, including Omniscient Interfering View.

Fishcake controversy
During the 5 May broadcast, the show used a censored clip from MBC News coverage of the Sewol Ferry disaster with the headline "Lee Young-ja makes shocking confession while eating fish cakes". This sparked a controversy, as users of the controversial online community Ilbe had used the term "fish cakes" to refer to the victims of the Ferry disaster. Both the production staff and the MBC president immediately apologized, and launched an internal investigation of the issue. The program was temporarily halted, and went off-air for 7 weeks before returning to air on 30 June 2018.

Fraud case
During the 20 July broadcast, the show displayed a subtitle notice to alert the audiences that "the production team does not ask for money on the pretext of filming". This was due to an incident of a scammer who had been masquerading as a member of the production crew and attempted to solicit large amounts of money from shopkeepers and business owners with the promise of advertising their goods or services.