TV series

University Challenge

Name: University Challenge
Genre: Talk
Cast: Bamber Gascoigne, Jeremy Paxman, Roger Tilling, Amol Rajan, Eric Monkman

1962–, English, on ITV1 & BBC Two.

Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects.

Talk

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Seasons: 56
Episodes: 2062
Episode length: 29 min
Status: Still running

Next episode: S56 E18 “Glasgow v Southampton”, 9 November 2026.

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Latest episode

S56 E17: St John’s Cambridge v Pembroke, Cambridge

Aired 2 November 2026

Seasons 56

1962–1963

1962 · 61 episodes

1963–1965

1963 · 62 episodes

1965–1966

1965 · 42 episodes

1966–1967

1966 · 40 episodes

1967–1968

1967 · 44 episodes

1968–1969

1968 · 45 episodes

1969–1970

1969 · 47 episodes

1970–1971

1970 · 40 episodes

1971–1972

1971 · 40 episodes

1972–1973

1972 · 39 episodes

1973–1974

1973 · 38 episodes

1974–1975

1974 · 35 episodes

1975–1976

1975 · 42 episodes

1976–1977

1976 · 36 episodes

1977–1978

1977 · 43 episodes

1978–1980

1978 · 41 episodes

1980

1980 · 37 episodes

1980–1981

1980 · 40 episodes

1982

1981 · 42 episodes

1983

1983 · 39 episodes

1984

1984 · 33 episodes

1986

1986 · 39 episodes

1987

1987 · 42 episodes

1994/1995

1994 · 27 episodes

1995/1996

1995 · 27 episodes

1996/1997

1996 · 27 episodes

1997/1998

1997 · 27 episodes

1998/1999

1998 · 31 episodes

1999/2000

1999 · 31 episodes

2000/2001

2000 · 31 episodes

2001/2002

2001 · 31 episodes

2002/2003

2002 · 31 episodes

2003/2004

2003 · 31 episodes

2004/2005

2004 · 31 episodes

2005/2006

2005 · 31 episodes

2006/2007

2006 · 31 episodes

2007/2008

2007 · 31 episodes

2008/2009

2008 · 31 episodes

2009/2010

2009 · 37 episodes

2010/2011

2010 · 37 episodes

2011/2012

2011 · 37 episodes

2012/2013

2012 · 37 episodes

2013/2014

2013 · 37 episodes

2014/2015

2014 · 37 episodes

2015/16

2015 · 37 episodes

2016/17

2016 · 37 episodes

2017/18

2017 · 37 episodes

2018/19

2018 · 37 episodes

2019/20

2019 · 37 episodes

2020/21

2020 · 37 episodes

2021/22

2021 · 37 episodes

2022/23

2022 · 37 episodes

2023/24

2023 · 37 episodes

2024/25

2024 · 37 episodes

2025/26

2025 · 37 episodes

2026/27

2026 · 19 episodes

Specials

1992 · 174 episodes

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First aired: 21 September 1962
Network: ITV1, BBC Two
Language: English
Country: United Kingdom
Type: Scripted

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University Challenge: quick answers

Is University Challenge worth watching?

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How many seasons of University Challenge are there?

University Challenge has 56 seasons and 2062 episodes, about 29 minutes each.

Is University Challenge finished?

No. The next episode, S56 E18 “Glasgow v Southampton”, airs 9 November 2026.

Which OTT platform is University Challenge on?

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University Challenge parents guide: is it suitable for kids?

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