Summary
Trainees from different companies, step into the studio, where 101 seats were arranged in a pyramid-like structure with an "X" in the middle, which when someone sits on the #1 seat (which is located on the top of the pyramid), will light up. Trainees can battle for the #1 seat and in the end, it was revealed that the trainee who had gotten the #1 seat would have a 1 minute PR time at the end of the episode. Trainees enter and notice that the seats which were numbered from #1 to #10 only had the 'debut' seat style while the #11th seat was a normal one. This led to the speculation of whether the number of the members debuting had reduced. After Lee Dongwook entered, he confirmed that there are indeed 11 members debuting and the concept was 10 + x members. The first 10 is the same as the previous seasons, where they are determined by the ranking in the Final Live Ranking. But during the Final Live Ranking, the 11th member would not debut, rather "X", the trainee the highest number of votes from a total of four voting periods. Along with this, a new class for grading trainees came forth - "X class". The grades assigned to trainees for their temporary training groups were A (being the highest), B, C, D, and X was the lowest class. X-class would not be admitted to the 101 Training Centre, which means being eliminated. The evaluation begins and a lot of trainees were graded X but it is still not known if they are really eliminated or what will be done to them. But it is to be noted that some trainees who were graded X were re-evaluated into higher grades and were seen during the performance of X1-MA. At the end of the episode, a PR video of JYP's Yun Seobin was shown and the popularity vote was shown where Jellyfish's Kim Minkyu was ranked #1.
Performances
See Company Evaluation for full list of performances
| Company | Trainees | Song | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| DSP Media | Son Dongpyo, Lee Hwan, Lee Junhyuk | Ko Ko Bop - EXO | DSP Company Evaluation |
| Source Music | Kim Hyunbin, Tsai Chia Hao, Yoon Mingook | Ko Ko Bop - EXO | Source Music Company Evaluation |
| A.CONIC | Kwon Taeeun | Siren - Sunmi | A.CONIC Company Evaluation |
| Brand New Music | Kim Sihoon, Lee Eunsang, Yun Junghwan, Hong Seongjun | Go Get Her - Self Produced | Brand New Music Company Evaluation |
| Cre.Ker Entertainment | Gwon Huijun | Lie - BTS | Cre.Ker Company Evaluation |
| Maroo Entertainment | Lee Woojin, Lee Taeseung, Lee Jinwoo | Replay - SHINEe | Maroo Company Evaluation |
| MBK Entertainment | Nam Dohyon, Lee Hangyul, Kim Yeongsang | Roly-Poly - T-ara + Boomerang - Wanna One | MBK Company Evaluation |
| MLD Entertainment | Kim Dongbin | Chewing Gum - NCT Dream + Perfect Man - Shinhwa | MLD Company Evaluation |
| The Music Works | Song Yuvin, Kim Kookheon | Spring Day - BTS + O.G - Troy Boi | The Music Works Company Evaluation |
| OUI Entertainment | Kim Yohan | Come Back To Me - Se7en | OUI Company Evaluation |
| Plasma Entertainment | Park Sion | Mic Drop - BTS | Plasma Company Evaluation |
| Starship Entertainment | Kang Minhee, Moon Hyunbin, Ham Wonjin, Koo Jungmo, Song Hyeongjun | Oh Little Girl - Slate (Produce 101 Season 2 Group) | Oh Little Girl Company Evaluation |
| SidusHQ | Park Sunho | Youth - Troye Sivan | SidusHQ Company Evaluation |
Grades
| Company | Name | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Source Music | Kim Hyunbin | D |
| Tsai Chia Hao | D | |
| Yoon Mingook | D | |
| DSP Media | Son Dongpyo | B |
| Lee Hwan | B | |
| Lee Junhyuk | C | |
| A. CONIC | Kwon Taeeun | X |
| Brand New Music | Kim Sihoon | B |
| Yun Junghwan | B | |
| Lee Eunsang | A | |
| Hong Seongjun | A | |
| Cre.Ker Entertainment | Gwon Huijun | X |
| Maroo Entertainment | Lee Woojin | X |
| Lee Jinwoo | C | |
| Lee Taeseung | X | |
| MBK Entertainment | Kim Yeongsang | D |
| Lee Hangyul | C | |
| Nam Dohyon | A | |
| MLD Entertainment | Kim Dongbin | B |
| The Music Works | Kim Kookheon | A |
| Song Yuvin | A | |
| OUI Entertainment | Kim Yohan | A |
| Plasma Entertainment | Park Sion | X |
| Starship Entertainment | Kang Minhee | X |
| Moon Hyunbin | D | |
| Ham Wonjin | D | |
| Koo Jungmo | X | |
| Song Hyeongjun | X | |
| SidusHQ | Park Sunho | B |
Ranks
| Company | Name | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Jellyfish Entertainment | Kim Minkyu | 1 |
| Starship Entertainment | Koo Jungmo | 2 |
| OUI Entertainment | Kim Yohan | 3 |
| Woollim Entertainment | Cha Junho | 4 |
| TOP Media | Kim Wooseok | 5 |
| DSP Media | Son Dongpyo | 6 |
| Independent | Lee Eugene | 7 |
| IME Korea | Lee Sejin | 8 |
| Starship Entertainment | Song Hyeongjun | 9 |
| Maroo Entertainment | Lee Jinwoo | 10 |
| Starship Entertainment | Kang Minhee | 11 |
| JYP Entertainment | Yun Seobin | 12 |
| Woollim Entertainment | Hwang Yunseong | 13 |
| Brand New Music | Lee Eunsang | 14 |
| Woollim Entertainment | Kim Dongyun | 15 |
| Fantagio Entertainment | Han Gichan | 16 |
| Music Works | Song Yuvin | 17 |
| MLD Entertainment | Kim Dongbin | 18 |
| Starship Entertainment | Ham Wonjin | 19 |
| Plan A Entertainment | Choi Byungchan | 20 |
| Independent | Kang Seokhwa | 21 |
| Stone Music | Kim Sunghyun | 22 |
| C9 Entertainment | Keum Donghyun | 23 |
| Woollim Entertainment | Joo Changuk | 24 |
| Woollim Entertainment | Moon Junho | 25 |
| Maroo Entertainment | Lee Taeseung | 26 |
| Starship Entertainment | Moon Hyunbin | 27 |
| Source Music | Kim Hyeonbin | 28 |
| The Music Works | Kim Kookheon | 29 |
| Vine Entertainment | Baek Jin | 30 |
| HONGYI Entertainment | Wei Zi Yue | 31 |
| AAP.Y Entertainment | Lee Midam | 32 |
| ESteem Entertainment | Yuri | 33 |
| Chandelier Music | Kongthap Peak | 34 |
| Astory Entertainment | Jeon Hyunwoo | 35 |
| SidiusHQ | Park Sunho | 36 |
| MBK Entertainment | Nam Dohyun | 37 |
| TOP Media | Lee Jinhyuk | 38 |
| Plan A Entertainment | Han Seungwoo | 39 |
| Independent | Lee Hyeop | 40 |
| MBK Entertainment | Lee Hangyul | 41 |
| YG Entertainment | Wang Jyunhao | 42 |
| Brand New Music | Kim Sihoon | 43 |
| Cre.ker Entertainment | Gwon Huijun | 44 |
| The South | Nam Donghyun | 45 |
| DSP Media | Lee Hwan | 46 |
| YG Entertainment | Hidaka Mahiro | 47 |
| Woollim Entertainment | Kim Minseo | 48 |
| ESteem Entertainment | Anzardi Timothee | 49 |
| Independent | Lee Hamin | 50 |
| Independent | Im Siu | 51 |
| Maroo Entertainment | Lee Woojin | 52 |
| Brand New Music | Hong Seongjun | 53 |
| Independent | Kim Sungyeon | 54 |
| HONGYI Entertainment | Tony | 55 |
| Independent | Choi Suhwan | 56 |
| Source Music | Tsai Chia Hao | 57 |
| Brand New Music | Yun Junghwan | 58 |
| Jellyfish Entertainment | Choi Junseong | 59 |
| Urban Works Company | Byeon Seongtae | 60 |
| ESteem Entertainment | Kim Jingon | 61 |
| Independent | Jung Youngbin | 62 |
| Around Us Entertainment | Woo Jewon | 63 |
| Independent | Park Jinyeol | 64 |
| Around Us Entertainment | Jeong Jaehun | 65 |
| Yuehua Entertainment | Hwang Geumryul | 66 |
| Yuehua Entertainment | Cho Seungyoun | 67 |
| DSP Media | Lee Junhyuk | 68 |
| Around Us Entertainment | Choi Sihyuk | 69 |
| DS Entertainment | Steven Kim | 70 |
| Kiwi Media Group | Song Changha | 71 |
| Happy Face Entertainment | Won Hyunsik | 72 |
| C9 Entertainment | Lee Jaebin | 73 |
| ACONIC Entertainment | Kwon Taeeun | 74 |
| WUZO Entertainment | Choi Jinhwa | 75 |
| Urban Works Entertainment | Kim Dongkyu | 76 |
| E Entertainment | Lee Wonjun | 77 |
| Yuehua Entertainment | Yu Seongjun | 78 |
| AAP.Y Entertainment | Kang Hyeonsu | 79 |
| Krazy Entertainment | Kim Kwanwoo | 80 |
| ESteem Entertainment | Seunghwan | 81 |
| NEST | Park Yunsol | 82 |
| E Entertainment | Won Hyuk | 83 |
| Plasma Entertainment | Park Sion | 84 |
| WM Entertainment | Lee Gyuhyung | 85 |
| Urban Works Entertainment | Hong Sunghyen | 86 |
| Thunk About Entertainment | Kim Junjae | 87 |
| JH1 | Uehara Jun | 88 |
| Urban Works Company | Kim Minseo | 89 |
| AAP.Y Entertainment | Jung Myunghoon | 90 |
| Emfant Terrible | Choi Byunghoon | 91 |
| SF Entertainment | Sung Minseo | 92 |
| MBK Entertainment | Kim Yeongsang | 93 |
| Astory Entertainment | Heo Jinho | 94 |
| GOST | Lee Sangho | 95 |
| Source Music | Yoon Mingook | 96 |
| Kiwi Media Group | Kim Hyeongmin | 97 |
| GOST | Yun Hyunjo | 98 |
| NEST | Oh Saebom | 99 |
| Kiwi Media Group | Lim Dahun | 100 |
| Million Market | Yoo Geunmin | 101 |