University Challenge

Overview

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

Seasons

1962–1963

61 episodes • Aired Sep 21, 1962

1963–1965

62 episodes • Aired Dec 3, 1963

1965–1966

42 episodes • Aired Aug 25, 1965

1966–1967

40 episodes • Aired Sep 7, 1966

1967–1968

44 episodes • Aired Sep 27, 1967

1968–1969

45 episodes • Aired Aug 2, 1968

1969–1970

47 episodes • Aired Jul 20, 1969

1970–1971

40 episodes • Aired Oct 25, 1970

1971–1972

40 episodes • Aired Oct 17, 1971

1972–1973

39 episodes • Aired Oct 25, 1972

1973–1974

38 episodes • Aired Oct 31, 1973

1974–1975

35 episodes • Aired Dec 2, 1974

1975–1976

42 episodes • Aired Nov 7, 1975

1976–1977

36 episodes • Aired Dec 17, 1976

1977–1978

43 episodes • Aired Nov 7, 1977

1978–1980

41 episodes • Aired Nov 27, 1978

1980

37 episodes • Aired Feb 18, 1980

1980–1981

40 episodes • Aired Dec 15, 1980

1982

42 episodes • Aired Dec 14, 1981

1983

39 episodes • Aired Jan 30, 1983

1984

33 episodes • Aired Jan 20, 1984

1986

39 episodes • Aired Apr 7, 1986

1987

42 episodes • Aired Jul 13, 1987

1994/1995

27 episodes • Aired Sep 21, 1994

1995/1996

27 episodes • Aired Nov 1, 1995

1996/1997

27 episodes • Aired Nov 12, 1996

1997/1998

27 episodes • Aired Sep 10, 1997

1998/1999

31 episodes • Aired Sep 2, 1998

1999/2000

31 episodes • Aired Sep 13, 1999

2000/2001

31 episodes • Aired Sep 4, 2000

2001/2002

31 episodes • Aired Jul 23, 2001

2002/2003

31 episodes • Aired Sep 2, 2002

2003/2004

31 episodes • Aired Sep 15, 2003

2004/2005

31 episodes • Aired Sep 13, 2004

2005/2006

31 episodes • Aired Sep 19, 2005

2006/2007

31 episodes • Aired Aug 7, 2006

2007/2008

31 episodes • Aired Jul 9, 2007

2008/2009

31 episodes • Aired Jul 7, 2008

2009/2010

37 episodes • Aired Jul 6, 2009

2010/2011

37 episodes • Aired Jul 5, 2010

2011/2012

37 episodes • Aired Jul 4, 2011

2012/2013

37 episodes • Aired Jul 16, 2012

2013/2014

37 episodes • Aired Jul 15, 2013

2014/2015

37 episodes • Aired Jul 14, 2014

2015/16

37 episodes • Aired Jul 13, 2015

2016/17

37 episodes • Aired Jul 11, 2016

2017/18

37 episodes • Aired Jul 17, 2017

2018/19

37 episodes • Aired Jul 16, 2018

2019/20

37 episodes • Aired Jul 15, 2019

2020/21

37 episodes • Aired Jul 13, 2020

2021/22

37 episodes • Aired Jul 12, 2021

2022/23

37 episodes • Aired Aug 29, 2022

2023/24

37 episodes • Aired Jul 17, 2023

2024/25

37 episodes • Aired Aug 12, 2024

2025/26

37 episodes • Aired Jul 14, 2025

2026/27

4 episodes • Aired Jul 13, 2026