University Challenge

Specials

1992 • 164 Episodes

Season 0 of University Challenge premiered on December 28, 1992.

1962–1963

1962 • 61 Episodes

Season 1 of University Challenge premiered on September 21, 1962.

1963–1965

1963 • 62 Episodes

Season 2 of University Challenge premiered on December 3, 1963.

1965–1966

1965 • 42 Episodes

Season 3 of University Challenge premiered on August 25, 1965.

1966–1967

1966 • 40 Episodes

Season 4 of University Challenge premiered on September 7, 1966.

1967–1968

1967 • 44 Episodes

Season 5 of University Challenge premiered on September 27, 1967.

1968–1969

1968 • 45 Episodes

Season 6 of University Challenge premiered on August 2, 1968.

1969–1970

1969 • 47 Episodes

Season 7 of University Challenge premiered on July 20, 1969.

1970–1971

1970 • 40 Episodes

Season 8 of University Challenge premiered on October 25, 1970.

1971–1972

1971 • 40 Episodes

Season 9 of University Challenge premiered on October 17, 1971.

1972–1973

1972 • 39 Episodes

Season 10 of University Challenge premiered on October 25, 1972.

1973–1974

1973 • 38 Episodes

Season 11 of University Challenge premiered on October 31, 1973.

1974–1975

1974 • 35 Episodes

Season 12 of University Challenge premiered on December 2, 1974.

1975–1976

1975 • 42 Episodes

Season 13 of University Challenge premiered on November 7, 1975.

1976–1977

1976 • 36 Episodes

Season 14 of University Challenge premiered on December 17, 1976.

1977–1978

1977 • 43 Episodes

Season 15 of University Challenge premiered on November 7, 1977.

1978–1980

1978 • 41 Episodes

Season 16 of University Challenge premiered on November 27, 1978.

1980

1980 • 37 Episodes

Season 17 of University Challenge premiered on February 18, 1980.

1980–1981

1980 • 40 Episodes

Season 18 of University Challenge premiered on December 15, 1980.

1982

1981 • 42 Episodes

Season 19 of University Challenge premiered on December 14, 1981.

1983

1983 • 39 Episodes

Season 20 of University Challenge premiered on January 30, 1983.

1984

1984 • 33 Episodes

Season 21 of University Challenge premiered on January 20, 1984.

1986

1986 • 39 Episodes

Season 22 of University Challenge premiered on April 7, 1986.

1987

1987 • 42 Episodes

Season 23 of University Challenge premiered on July 13, 1987.

1994/1995

1994 • 27 Episodes

Season 24 of University Challenge premiered on September 21, 1994.

1995/1996

1995 • 27 Episodes

Season 25 of University Challenge premiered on November 1, 1995.

Jeremy Paxman asks the questions in the student quiz programme.

1996/1997

1996 • 27 Episodes

Season 26 of University Challenge premiered on November 12, 1996.

Testing university quiz show.

1997/1998

1997 • 27 Episodes

Season 27 of University Challenge premiered on September 10, 1997.

Jeremy Paxman presents the general knowledge quiz.

1998/1999

1998 • 31 Episodes

Season 28 of University Challenge premiered on September 2, 1998.

Jeremy Paxman hosts the inter-university quiz show.

1999/2000

1999 • 31 Episodes

Season 29 of University Challenge premiered on September 13, 1999.

Jeremy Paxman asks the questions on this university college quiz.

2000/2001

2000 • 31 Episodes

Season 30 of University Challenge premiered on September 4, 2000.

2001/2002

2001 • 31 Episodes

Season 31 of University Challenge premiered on July 23, 2001.

2002/2003

2002 • 31 Episodes

Season 32 of University Challenge premiered on September 2, 2002.

2003/2004

2003 • 31 Episodes

Season 33 of University Challenge premiered on September 15, 2003.

2004/2005

2004 • 31 Episodes

Season 34 of University Challenge premiered on September 13, 2004.

2005/2006

2005 • 31 Episodes

Season 35 of University Challenge premiered on September 19, 2005.

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

2006/2007

2006 • 31 Episodes

Season 36 of University Challenge premiered on August 7, 2006.

Student quiz

2007/2008

2007 • 31 Episodes

Season 37 of University Challenge premiered on July 9, 2007.

Jeremy Paxman fires the questions at more university teams

2008/2009

2008 • 31 Episodes

Season 38 of University Challenge premiered on July 7, 2008.

Jeremy Paxman fires the questions at more university teams

2009/2010

2009 • 37 Episodes

Season 39 of University Challenge premiered on July 6, 2009.

Jeremy Paxman fires the questions at more university teams

2010/2011

2010 • 37 Episodes

Season 40 of University Challenge premiered on July 5, 2010.

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

2011/2012

2011 • 37 Episodes

Season 41 of University Challenge premiered on July 4, 2011.

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

2012/2013

2012 • 37 Episodes

Season 42 of University Challenge premiered on July 16, 2012.

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

2013/2014

2013 • 37 Episodes

Season 43 of University Challenge premiered on July 15, 2013.

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

2014/2015

2014 • 37 Episodes

Season 44 of University Challenge premiered on July 14, 2014.

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

2015/16

2015 • 37 Episodes

Season 45 of University Challenge premiered on July 13, 2015.

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

2016/17

2016 • 37 Episodes

Season 46 of University Challenge premiered on July 11, 2016.

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

2017/18

2017 • 37 Episodes

Season 47 of University Challenge premiered on July 17, 2017.

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

2018/19

2018 • 37 Episodes

Season 48 of University Challenge premiered on July 16, 2018.

Jeremy Paxman asks the questions in the quiz for students.

2019/20

2019 • 37 Episodes

Season 49 of University Challenge premiered on July 15, 2019.

Quiz for students presented by Jeremy Paxman.

2020/21

2020 • 37 Episodes

Season 50 of University Challenge premiered on July 13, 2020.

Quiz for students presented by Jeremy Paxman.

2021/22

2021 • 37 Episodes

Season 51 of University Challenge premiered on July 12, 2021.

Quiz for students presented by Jeremy Paxman.

2022/23

2022 • 37 Episodes

Season 52 of University Challenge premiered on August 29, 2022.

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

2023/24

2023 • 37 Episodes

Season 53 of University Challenge premiered on July 17, 2023.

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

2024/25

2024 • 37 Episodes

Season 54 of University Challenge premiered on August 12, 2024.

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