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University Challenge

TV series / 1962

University Challenge

Talk show

★ 6.5/10Audience rating

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

The story

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

The seasons

Season 1 1962–1963 1962 · 61 episodes Season details

Sept. 21, 1962

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Season 2 1963–1965 1963 · 62 episodes Season details

Dec. 3, 1963

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Season 3 1965–1966 1965 · 42 episodes Season details

Aug. 25, 1965

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Season 4 1966–1967 1966 · 40 episodes Season details

Sept. 7, 1966

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Season 5 1967–1968 1967 · 44 episodes Season details

Sept. 27, 1967

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Season 6 1968–1969 1968 · 45 episodes Season details

Aug. 2, 1968

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Season 7 1969–1970 1969 · 47 episodes Season details

July 20, 1969

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Season 8 1970–1971 1970 · 40 episodes Season details

Oct. 25, 1970

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Season 9 1971–1972 1971 · 40 episodes Season details

Oct. 17, 1971

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Season 10 1972–1973 1972 · 39 episodes Season details

Oct. 25, 1972

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Season 11 1973–1974 1973 · 38 episodes Season details

Oct. 31, 1973

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Season 12 1974–1975 1974 · 35 episodes Season details

Dec. 2, 1974

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Season 13 1975–1976 1975 · 42 episodes Season details

Nov. 7, 1975

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Season 14 1976–1977 1976 · 36 episodes Season details

Dec. 17, 1976

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Season 15 1977–1978 1977 · 43 episodes Season details

Nov. 7, 1977

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Season 16 1978–1980 1978 · 41 episodes Season details

Nov. 27, 1978

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Season 17 1980 1980 · 37 episodes Season details

Feb. 18, 1980

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Season 18 1980–1981 1980 · 40 episodes Season details

Dec. 15, 1980

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Season 19 1982 1981 · 42 episodes Season details

Dec. 14, 1981

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Season 20 1983 1983 · 39 episodes Season details

Jan. 30, 1983

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Season 21 1984 1984 · 33 episodes Season details

Jan. 20, 1984

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Season 22 1986 1986 · 39 episodes Season details

April 7, 1986

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Season 23 1987 1987 · 42 episodes Season details

July 13, 1987

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Season 24 1994/1995 1994 · 27 episodes Season details

Sept. 21, 1994

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Season 25 1995/1996 1995 · 27 episodes Season details

Nov. 1, 1995

Jeremy Paxman asks the questions in the student quiz programme.

Season 26 1996/1997 1996 · 27 episodes Season details

Nov. 12, 1996

Testing university quiz show.

Season 27 1997/1998 1997 · 27 episodes Season details

Sept. 10, 1997

Jeremy Paxman presents the general knowledge quiz.

Season 28 1998/1999 1998 · 31 episodes Season details

Sept. 2, 1998

Jeremy Paxman hosts the inter-university quiz show.

Season 29 1999/2000 1999 · 31 episodes Season details

Sept. 13, 1999

Jeremy Paxman asks the questions on this university college quiz.

Season 30 2000/2001 2000 · 31 episodes Season details

Sept. 4, 2000

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Season 31 2001/2002 2001 · 31 episodes Season details

July 23, 2001

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Season 32 2002/2003 2002 · 31 episodes Season details

Sept. 2, 2002

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Season 33 2003/2004 2003 · 31 episodes Season details

Sept. 15, 2003

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Season 34 2004/2005 2004 · 31 episodes Season details

Sept. 13, 2004

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Season 35 2005/2006 2005 · 31 episodes Season details

Sept. 19, 2005

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

Season 36 2006/2007 2006 · 31 episodes Season details

Aug. 7, 2006

Student quiz

Season 37 2007/2008 2007 · 31 episodes Season details

July 9, 2007

Jeremy Paxman fires the questions at more university teams

Season 38 2008/2009 2008 · 31 episodes Season details

July 7, 2008

Jeremy Paxman fires the questions at more university teams

Season 39 2009/2010 2009 · 37 episodes Season details

July 6, 2009

Jeremy Paxman fires the questions at more university teams

Season 40 2010/2011 2010 · 37 episodes Season details

July 5, 2010

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

Season 41 2011/2012 2011 · 37 episodes Season details

July 4, 2011

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

Season 42 2012/2013 2012 · 37 episodes Season details

July 16, 2012

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

Season 43 2013/2014 2013 · 37 episodes Season details

July 15, 2013

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

Season 44 2014/2015 2014 · 37 episodes Season details

July 14, 2014

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

Season 45 2015/16 2015 · 37 episodes Season details

July 13, 2015

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

Season 46 2016/17 2016 · 37 episodes Season details

July 11, 2016

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

Season 47 2017/18 2017 · 37 episodes Season details

July 17, 2017

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

Season 48 2018/19 2018 · 37 episodes Season details

July 16, 2018

Jeremy Paxman asks the questions in the quiz for students.

Season 49 2019/20 2019 · 37 episodes Season details

July 15, 2019

Quiz for students presented by Jeremy Paxman.

Season 50 2020/21 2020 · 37 episodes Season details

July 13, 2020

Quiz for students presented by Jeremy Paxman.

Season 51 2021/22 2021 · 37 episodes Season details

July 12, 2021

Quiz for students presented by Jeremy Paxman.

Season 52 2022/23 2022 · 37 episodes Season details

Aug. 29, 2022

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

Season 53 2023/24 2023 · 37 episodes Season details

July 17, 2023

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

Season 54 2024/25 2024 · 37 episodes Season details

Aug. 12, 2024

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

Season 55 2025/26 2025 · 37 episodes Season details

July 14, 2025

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

Season 56 2026/27 2026 · 14 episodes Season details

July 13, 2026

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Special episodes

Specials 1992 · 174 episodes Season details

Dec. 28, 1992

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