University Challenge

University Challenge

1962

★★★☆☆ 6.0/10

📺 55 Seasons

🎬 2019 Episodes

📅 Returning Series

🌐 EN

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

Seasons

Season 1

1962 • 61 Episodes

Season 2

1963 • 62 Episodes

Season 3

1965 • 42 Episodes

Season 4

1966 • 40 Episodes

Season 5

1967 • 44 Episodes

Season 6

1968 • 45 Episodes

Season 7

1969 • 47 Episodes

Season 8

1970 • 40 Episodes

Season 9

1971 • 40 Episodes

Season 10

1972 • 39 Episodes

Season 11

1973 • 38 Episodes

Season 12

1974 • 35 Episodes

Season 13

1975 • 42 Episodes

Season 14

1976 • 36 Episodes

Season 15

1977 • 43 Episodes

Season 16

1978 • 41 Episodes

Season 17

1980 • 37 Episodes

Season 18

1980 • 40 Episodes

Season 19

1981 • 42 Episodes

Season 20

1983 • 39 Episodes

Season 21

1984 • 33 Episodes

Season 22

1986 • 39 Episodes

Season 23

1987 • 42 Episodes

Season 24

1994 • 27 Episodes

Season 25

1995 • 27 Episodes

Jeremy Paxman asks the questions in the student quiz programme.

Season 26

1996 • 27 Episodes

Testing university quiz show.

Season 27

1997 • 27 Episodes

Jeremy Paxman presents the general knowledge quiz.

Season 28

1998 • 31 Episodes

Jeremy Paxman hosts the inter-university quiz show.

Season 29

1999 • 31 Episodes

Jeremy Paxman asks the questions on this university college quiz.

Season 30

2000 • 31 Episodes

Season 31

2001 • 31 Episodes

Season 32

2002 • 31 Episodes

Season 33

2003 • 31 Episodes

Season 34

2004 • 31 Episodes

Season 35

2005 • 31 Episodes

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

Season 36

2006 • 31 Episodes

Student quiz

Season 37

2007 • 31 Episodes

Jeremy Paxman fires the questions at more university teams

Season 38

2008 • 31 Episodes

Jeremy Paxman fires the questions at more university teams

Season 39

2009 • 37 Episodes

Jeremy Paxman fires the questions at more university teams

Season 40

2010 • 37 Episodes

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

Season 41

2011 • 37 Episodes

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

Season 42

2012 • 37 Episodes

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

Season 43

2013 • 37 Episodes

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

Season 44

2014 • 37 Episodes

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

Season 45

2015 • 37 Episodes

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

Season 46

2016 • 37 Episodes

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

Season 47

2017 • 37 Episodes

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

Season 48

2018 • 37 Episodes

Jeremy Paxman asks the questions in the quiz for students.

Season 49

2019 • 37 Episodes

Quiz for students presented by Jeremy Paxman.

Season 50

2020 • 37 Episodes

Quiz for students presented by Jeremy Paxman.

Season 51

2021 • 37 Episodes

Quiz for students presented by Jeremy Paxman.

Season 52

2022 • 37 Episodes

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

Season 53

2023 • 37 Episodes

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

Season 54

2024 • 37 Episodes

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

Season 55

2025 • 25 Episodes

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

Cast

Amol Rajan

Self - Presenter

Self - Narrator

Crew

Director

Bridget Caldwell

Producer

Peter Gwyn, Clare Parody

Network

ITV1, BBC Two

Production

Lifted Entertainment, Granada Television

Keywords

competitiongame showquizuniversitytriviaacademia