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University Challenge

  • 1962 –2026
  • Returning series

★ 6.5 TMDB Rating · 13 votes

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

● Now airing Season 56: 13 of 14 episodes out Next: episode 14, Oct 12, 2026

Seasons
56
Episodes
2058
First aired
Sep 21, 1962
Networks
ITV1, BBC Two
Original language
English
Origin
United Kingdom

Cast of University Challenge

  • Portrait of Amol Rajan

    Amol Rajan

    Self - Presenter

  • Roger Tilling

    Self - Narrator

Where to Stream University Challenge by Country

United States
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United Kingdom
Streaming on BBC iPlayer
India
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Canada
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Australia
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Seasons

  • Specials

    Dec 28, 1992

    174 episodes

  • 1962–1963

    Sep 21, 1962

    61 episodes

  • 1963–1965

    Dec 3, 1963

    62 episodes

  • 1965–1966

    Aug 25, 1965

    42 episodes

  • 1966–1967

    Sep 7, 1966

    40 episodes

  • 1967–1968

    Sep 27, 1967

    44 episodes

  • 1968–1969

    Aug 2, 1968

    45 episodes

  • 1969–1970

    Jul 20, 1969

    47 episodes

  • 1970–1971

    Oct 25, 1970

    40 episodes

  • 1971–1972

    Oct 17, 1971

    40 episodes

  • 1972–1973

    Oct 25, 1972

    39 episodes

  • 1973–1974

    Oct 31, 1973

    38 episodes

  • 1974–1975

    Dec 2, 1974

    35 episodes

  • 1975–1976

    Nov 7, 1975

    42 episodes

  • 1976–1977

    Dec 17, 1976

    36 episodes

  • 1977–1978

    Nov 7, 1977

    43 episodes

  • 1978–1980

    Nov 27, 1978

    41 episodes

  • 1980

    Feb 18, 1980

    37 episodes

  • 1980–1981

    Dec 15, 1980

    40 episodes

  • 1982

    Dec 14, 1981

    42 episodes

  • 1983

    Jan 30, 1983

    39 episodes

  • 1984

    Jan 20, 1984

    33 episodes

  • 1986

    Apr 7, 1986

    39 episodes

  • 1987

    Jul 13, 1987

    42 episodes

  • 1994/1995

    Sep 21, 1994

    27 episodes

  • 1995/1996

    Nov 1, 1995

    27 episodes

    Jeremy Paxman asks the questions in the student quiz programme.

  • 1996/1997

    Nov 12, 1996

    27 episodes

    Testing university quiz show.

  • 1997/1998

    Sep 10, 1997

    27 episodes

    Jeremy Paxman presents the general knowledge quiz.

  • 1998/1999

    Sep 2, 1998

    31 episodes

    Jeremy Paxman hosts the inter-university quiz show.

  • 1999/2000

    Sep 13, 1999

    31 episodes

    Jeremy Paxman asks the questions on this university college quiz.

  • 2000/2001

    Sep 4, 2000

    31 episodes

  • 2001/2002

    Jul 23, 2001

    31 episodes

  • 2002/2003

    Sep 2, 2002

    31 episodes

  • 2003/2004

    Sep 15, 2003

    31 episodes

  • 2004/2005

    Sep 13, 2004

    31 episodes

  • 2005/2006

    Sep 19, 2005

    31 episodes

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

  • 2006/2007

    Aug 7, 2006

    31 episodes

    Student quiz

  • 2007/2008

    Jul 9, 2007

    31 episodes

    Jeremy Paxman fires the questions at more university teams

  • 2008/2009

    Jul 7, 2008

    31 episodes

    Jeremy Paxman fires the questions at more university teams

  • 2009/2010

    Jul 6, 2009

    37 episodes

    Jeremy Paxman fires the questions at more university teams

  • 2010/2011

    Jul 5, 2010

    37 episodes

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

  • 2011/2012

    Jul 4, 2011

    37 episodes

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

  • 2012/2013

    Jul 16, 2012

    37 episodes

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

  • 2013/2014

    Jul 15, 2013

    37 episodes

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

  • 2014/2015

    Jul 14, 2014

    37 episodes

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

  • 2015/16

    Jul 13, 2015

    37 episodes

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

  • 2016/17

    Jul 11, 2016

    37 episodes

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

  • 2017/18

    Jul 17, 2017

    37 episodes

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

  • 2018/19

    Jul 16, 2018

    37 episodes

    Jeremy Paxman asks the questions in the quiz for students.

  • 2019/20

    Jul 15, 2019

    37 episodes

    Quiz for students presented by Jeremy Paxman.

  • 2020/21

    Jul 13, 2020

    37 episodes

    Quiz for students presented by Jeremy Paxman.

  • 2021/22

    Jul 12, 2021

    37 episodes

    Quiz for students presented by Jeremy Paxman.

  • 2022/23

    Aug 29, 2022

    37 episodes

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

  • 2023/24

    Jul 17, 2023

    37 episodes

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

  • 2024/25

    Aug 12, 2024

    37 episodes

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

  • Poster for 2025/26 of University Challenge

    2025/26

    Jul 14, 2025

    37 episodes

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

  • 2026/27

    Jul 13, 2026

    14 episodes

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