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University Challenge

University Challenge

6,5/10 · 13 votes 1962–2026 56 seasons 2058 episodes Returning Series In production en Talk

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

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Overview

Details

Rating

6,5/10

13 votes

Seasons

56

Episodes

2058

Years

1962–2026

First air date
21 septembre 1962
Last air date
21 septembre 2026
Status
Returning Series
Type
Scripted
Language
en
Countries
GB
Networks
ITV1, BBC Two
Popularity
39,6
In production
Yes

Seasons

Specials

Specials

S0 174 ep 1992
1962–1963

1962–1963

S1 61 ep 1962
1963–1965

1963–1965

S2 62 ep 1963
1965–1966

1965–1966

S3 42 ep 1965
1966–1967

1966–1967

S4 40 ep 1966
1967–1968

1967–1968

S5 44 ep 1967
1968–1969

1968–1969

S6 45 ep 1968
1969–1970

1969–1970

S7 47 ep 1969
1970–1971

1970–1971

S8 40 ep 1970
1971–1972

1971–1972

S9 40 ep 1971
1972–1973

1972–1973

S10 39 ep 1972
1973–1974

1973–1974

S11 38 ep 1973
1974–1975

1974–1975

S12 35 ep 1974
1975–1976

1975–1976

S13 42 ep 1975
1976–1977

1976–1977

S14 36 ep 1976
1977–1978

1977–1978

S15 43 ep 1977
1978–1980

1978–1980

S16 41 ep 1978
1980

1980

S17 37 ep 1980
1980–1981

1980–1981

S18 40 ep 1980
1982

1982

S19 42 ep 1981
1983

1983

S20 39 ep 1983
1984

1984

S21 33 ep 1984
1986

1986

S22 39 ep 1986
1987

1987

S23 42 ep 1987
1994/1995

1994/1995

S24 27 ep 1994
1995/1996

1995/1996

S25 27 ep 1995

Jeremy Paxman asks the questions in the student quiz programme.

1996/1997

1996/1997

S26 27 ep 1996

Testing university quiz show.

1997/1998

1997/1998

S27 27 ep 1997

Jeremy Paxman presents the general knowledge quiz.

1998/1999

1998/1999

S28 31 ep 1998

Jeremy Paxman hosts the inter-university quiz show.

1999/2000

1999/2000

S29 31 ep 1999

Jeremy Paxman asks the questions on this university college quiz.

2000/2001

2000/2001

S30 31 ep 2000
2001/2002

2001/2002

S31 31 ep 2001
2002/2003

2002/2003

S32 31 ep 2002
2003/2004

2003/2004

S33 31 ep 2003
2004/2005

2004/2005

S34 31 ep 2004
2005/2006

2005/2006

S35 31 ep 2005

Jeremy Paxman asks the questions as two teams of students battle it out.

2006/2007

2006/2007

S36 31 ep 2006

Student quiz

2007/2008

2007/2008

S37 31 ep 2007

Jeremy Paxman fires the questions at more university teams

2008/2009

2008/2009

S38 31 ep 2008

Jeremy Paxman fires the questions at more university teams

2009/2010

2009/2010

S39 37 ep 2009

Jeremy Paxman fires the questions at more university teams

2010/2011

2010/2011

S40 37 ep 2010

Jeremy Paxman asks the questions as two teams of students battle it out

2011/2012

2011/2012

S41 37 ep 2011

Jeremy Paxman asks the questions as two teams of students battle it out

2012/2013

2012/2013

S42 37 ep 2012

Jeremy Paxman asks the questions as two teams of students battle it out

2013/2014

2013/2014

S43 37 ep 2013

Jeremy Paxman asks the questions as two teams of students battle it out

2014/2015

2014/2015

S44 37 ep 2014

Jeremy Paxman asks the questions as two teams of students battle it out.

2015/16

2015/16

S45 37 ep 2015

Jeremy Paxman asks the questions as two teams of students battle it out.

2016/17

2016/17

S46 37 ep 2016

Jeremy Paxman asks the questions as two teams of students battle it out.

2017/18

2017/18

S47 37 ep 2017

Quiz show where students from UK universities answer questions on a range of subjects.

2018/19

2018/19

S48 37 ep 2018

Jeremy Paxman asks the questions in the quiz for students.

2019/20

2019/20

S49 37 ep 2019

Quiz for students presented by Jeremy Paxman.

2020/21

2020/21

S50 37 ep 2020

Quiz for students presented by Jeremy Paxman.

2021/22

2021/22

S51 37 ep 2021

Quiz for students presented by Jeremy Paxman.

2022/23

2022/23

S52 37 ep 2022

Students from across the UK take on TV’s toughest quiz team tournament.

2023/24

2023/24

S53 37 ep 2023

Students from across the UK take on TV’s toughest quiz team tournament.

2024/25

2024/25

S54 37 ep 2024

Amol Rajan asks the questions as students from across the UK face fiendish tests.

2025/26

2025/26

S55 37 ep 2025

Amol Rajan asks the questions as students from across the UK face fiendish tests.

2026/27

2026/27

S56 17 ep 2026

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