Superstar K 2016

Superstar K 2016 is the eighth season of the South Korean television talent show series Superstar K, which premiered on 22 September 2016 on Mnet and aired Thursday nights at 9:40PM KST. Eliminations are determined in every episode, based on text message votes and online votes that are open to the entire public. The winner of Superstar K 2016, Kim Young-geun, won 500,000,000 won (US$470,990). This was the last season of the show to be produced, due to much lower viewership ratings than in past seasons. Kim Bum-soo returned as a judge. This season saw the addition of Gummy, Gil Seong-joon, Kim Yeon-woo, Brave Brothers, Ailee, and Han Sung-ho. This was the largest lineup of judges in the show's history, totaling 7.

This is the first season to be produced by Signal Entertainment Group for Mnet due to the 2 billion won contract between the former and Mnet's owners CJ E&M in May 2016. Signal was the production company behind the Mnet programs Produce 101 and I Can See Your Voice.

TOP 10

 * Jinwon (ko)
 * Jo Min Wook
 * Corona
 * Lee Ji Eun
 * Lee Sarah 
 * Yoo Da Bin
 * Park Hye-won
 * Kim Ye Sung
 * Dong Woo Seok
 * Kim Young Geun

TOP 10 - First Stage (November 17, 2016)

 * Judges Score 50% + Population Votes 40% + Online Pre Votes 10%

TOP 7 - Judge's Mission (November 24, 2016)

 * Judges Score 50% + SMS Votes 45% + Online Pre Votes 5%

TOP 4 - My Style by Kim Gun-mo (December 1, 2016)

 * Judges Score 50% + SMS Votes 45% + Online Pre Votes 5%

Performance

 * TOP4 Special Stage: Jo Min Wook + Kim Young Geun + Lee Ji Eun + Park Hye Won : "Park Gwang-hyun and Kim Gun-mo - Together"

FINAL (December 8, 2016)

 * Judges Score 50% + SMS Votes 45% + Online Pre Votes 5%

Performance

 * TOP2 Special Stage: Kim Young Geun + Lee Ji Eun : "Lee Moon-se - Farewell My Love"
 * TOP10&Kim Bum-soo&Kim Yeon-woo Special Stage: Jinwon + Jo Min Wook + Corona + Lee Ji Eun + Lee Sarah + Yoo Da Bin + Park Hye Won + Kim Ye Sung + Dong Woo Seok + Kim Young Geun + Kim Bum-soo + Kim Yeon-woo : "NOW N NEW Various Artists - 하나되어"

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.
 * Note that the show airs on a cable channel (pay TV), which plays part in its slower uptake and relatively small audience share when compared to programs broadcast (FTA) on public networks such as KBS, SBS, MBC or EBS.
 * NR rating means "not reported". The rating is low.