University Challenge

University Challenge (University Challenge)

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

First Air Date: 1962-09-21

Last Air Date: 2025-02-17

Status: Returning Series

Type: Scripted

Tagline:

Original Language: en

In Production: Yes

Number of Seasons: 54

Number of Episodes: 1999

Vote Average: 6

Rating:

Vote Count: 11

Production Countries: United Kingdom

Spoken Languages: English (English)

View On: TMDb

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Production Companies

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Lifted Entertainment
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Granada Television
(GB)

Networks

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BBC Two
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Seasons

Specials Poster

Specials (0)


Air Date: 1992-12-28

Episodes: 164

No overview available.

1962–1963 Poster

1962–1963 (1)


Air Date: 1962-09-21

Episodes: 61

No overview available.

1963–1965 Poster

1963–1965 (2)


Air Date: 1963-12-03

Episodes: 62

No overview available.

1965–1966 Poster

1965–1966 (3)


Air Date: 1965-08-25

Episodes: 42

No overview available.

1966–1967 Poster

1966–1967 (4)


Air Date: 1966-09-07

Episodes: 40

No overview available.

1967–1968 Poster

1967–1968 (5)


Air Date: 1967-09-27

Episodes: 44

No overview available.

1968–1969 Poster

1968–1969 (6)


Air Date: 1968-08-02

Episodes: 45

No overview available.

1969–1970 Poster

1969–1970 (7)


Air Date: 1969-07-20

Episodes: 47

No overview available.

1970–1971 Poster

1970–1971 (8)


Air Date: 1970-10-25

Episodes: 40

No overview available.

1971–1972 Poster

1971–1972 (9)


Air Date: 1971-10-17

Episodes: 40

No overview available.

1972–1973 Poster

1972–1973 (10)


Air Date: 1972-10-25

Episodes: 39

No overview available.

1973–1974 Poster

1973–1974 (11)


Air Date: 1973-10-31

Episodes: 38

No overview available.

1974–1975 Poster

1974–1975 (12)


Air Date: 1974-12-02

Episodes: 35

No overview available.

1975–1976 Poster

1975–1976 (13)


Air Date: 1975-11-07

Episodes: 42

No overview available.

1976–1977 Poster

1976–1977 (14)


Air Date: 1976-12-17

Episodes: 36

No overview available.

1977–1978 Poster

1977–1978 (15)


Air Date: 1977-11-07

Episodes: 43

No overview available.

1978–1980 Poster

1978–1980 (16)


Air Date: 1978-11-27

Episodes: 41

No overview available.

1980 Poster

1980 (17)


Air Date: 1980-02-18

Episodes: 37

No overview available.

1980–1981 Poster

1980–1981 (18)


Air Date: 1980-12-15

Episodes: 40

No overview available.

1982 Poster

1982 (19)


Air Date: 1981-12-14

Episodes: 42

No overview available.

1983 Poster

1983 (20)


Air Date: 1983-01-30

Episodes: 39

No overview available.

1984 Poster

1984 (21)


Air Date: 1984-01-20

Episodes: 33

No overview available.

1986 Poster

1986 (22)


Air Date: 1986-04-07

Episodes: 39

No overview available.

1987 Poster

1987 (23)


Air Date: 1987-07-13

Episodes: 42

No overview available.

1994/1995 Poster

1994/1995 (24)


Air Date: 1994-09-21

Episodes: 27

No overview available.

1995/1996 Poster

1995/1996 (25)


Air Date: 1995-11-01

Episodes: 27

Jeremy Paxman asks the questions in the student quiz programme.

1996/1997 Poster

1996/1997 (26)


Air Date: 1996-11-12

Episodes: 27

Testing university quiz show.

1997/1998 Poster

1997/1998 (27)


Air Date: 1997-09-10

Episodes: 27

Jeremy Paxman presents the general knowledge quiz.

1998/1999 Poster

1998/1999 (28)


Air Date: 1998-09-02

Episodes: 31

Jeremy Paxman hosts the inter-university quiz show.

1999/2000 Poster

1999/2000 (29)


Air Date: 1999-09-13

Episodes: 31

Jeremy Paxman asks the questions on this university college quiz.

2000/2001 Poster

2000/2001 (30)


Air Date: 2000-09-04

Episodes: 31

No overview available.

2001/2002 Poster

2001/2002 (31)


Air Date: 2001-07-23

Episodes: 31

No overview available.

2002/2003 Poster

2002/2003 (32)


Air Date: 2002-09-02

Episodes: 31

No overview available.

2003/2004 Poster

2003/2004 (33)


Air Date: 2003-09-15

Episodes: 31

No overview available.

2004/2005 Poster

2004/2005 (34)


Air Date: 2004-09-13

Episodes: 31

No overview available.

2005/2006 Poster

2005/2006 (35)


Air Date: 2005-09-19

Episodes: 31

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

2006/2007 Poster

2006/2007 (36)


Air Date: 2006-08-07

Episodes: 31

Student quiz

2007/2008 Poster

2007/2008 (37)


Air Date: 2007-07-09

Episodes: 31

Jeremy Paxman fires the questions at more university teams

2008/2009 Poster

2008/2009 (38)


Air Date: 2008-07-07

Episodes: 31

Jeremy Paxman fires the questions at more university teams

2009/2010 Poster

2009/2010 (39)


Air Date: 2009-07-06

Episodes: 37

Jeremy Paxman fires the questions at more university teams

2010/2011 Poster

2010/2011 (40)


Air Date: 2010-07-05

Episodes: 37

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

2011/2012 Poster

2011/2012 (41)


Air Date: 2011-07-04

Episodes: 37

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

2012/2013 Poster

2012/2013 (42)


Air Date: 2012-07-16

Episodes: 37

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

2013/2014 Poster

2013/2014 (43)


Air Date: 2013-07-15

Episodes: 37

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

2014/2015 Poster

2014/2015 (44)


Air Date: 2014-07-14

Episodes: 37

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

2015/16 Poster

2015/16 (45)


Air Date: 2015-07-13

Episodes: 37

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

2016/17 Poster

2016/17 (46)


Air Date: 2016-07-11

Episodes: 37

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

2017/18 Poster

2017/18 (47)


Air Date: 2017-07-17

Episodes: 37

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

2018/19 Poster

2018/19 (48)


Air Date: 2018-07-16

Episodes: 37

Jeremy Paxman asks the questions in the quiz for students.

2019/20 Poster

2019/20 (49)


Air Date: 2019-07-15

Episodes: 37

Quiz for students presented by Jeremy Paxman.

2020/21 Poster

2020/21 (50)


Air Date: 2020-07-13

Episodes: 37

Quiz for students presented by Jeremy Paxman.

2021/22 Poster

2021/22 (51)


Air Date: 2021-07-12

Episodes: 37

Quiz for students presented by Jeremy Paxman.

2022/23 Poster

2022/23 (52)


Air Date: 2022-08-29

Episodes: 37

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

2023/24 Poster

2023/24 (53)


Air Date: 2023-07-17

Episodes: 37

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

2024/25 Poster

2024/25 (54)


Air Date: 2024-08-12

Episodes: 28

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

Last Episode to Air

Last Episode Still
Queen’s, Belfast v Warwick

Air Date: 2025-02-17

Episode Number: 26

Season Number: 54

Two more student teams play their first of a possible three quarter-finals. A win will take them one step closer to the semis. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Rating:

Vote Count: 0

Runtime: 29

Next Episode to Air

Next Episode Still
UCL v Darwin College, Cambridge

Air Date: 2025-02-24

Episode Number: 27

Season Number: 54

The double-elimination quarter-final stage continues. The team that wins will be halfway to a place in the semi-finals. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Rating:

Vote Count: 0

Runtime: 28

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