Have I Got News for You

Name: Have I Got News for You
Genre: Comedy, News
Released: 1990-09-28
Cast: Paul Merton, Ian Hislop

1990 –2026
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Returning series
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PG

★ 7.1 TMDB Rating · 82 votes

Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no party, personality or action unscathed in pursuit of laughs.

● Now airing Season 72: 1 of 3 episodes out Next: episode 2, Oct 9, 2026

Seasons: 72
Episodes: 648
Episode length: ~30m
First aired: Sep 28, 1990
Networks: BBC One, BBC Two
Original language: English
Origin: United Kingdom

Cast of Have I Got News for You

Paul Merton
Self - Team Captain
Ian Hislop
Self - Team Captain

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Seasons

Specials

Apr 9, 1992

20 episodes
Series 1

Sep 28, 1990

8 episodes
Series 2

Oct 4, 1991

11 episodes
Series 3

Apr 24, 1992

10 episodes
Series 4

Oct 16, 1992

10 episodes
Series 5

Apr 16, 1993

8 episodes
Series 6

Oct 29, 1993

9 episodes
Series 7

Apr 22, 1994

8 episodes
Series 8

Oct 28, 1994

9 episodes
Series 9

Apr 21, 1995

8 episodes
Series 10

Oct 27, 1995

9 episodes
Series 11

Apr 19, 1996

8 episodes
Series 12

Oct 4, 1996

10 episodes
Series 13

Apr 18, 1997

8 episodes
Series 14

Oct 24, 1997

9 episodes
Series 15

Apr 17, 1998

8 episodes
Series 16

Oct 23, 1998

9 episodes
Series 17

Apr 16, 1999

8 episodes
Series 18

Oct 22, 1999

9 episodes
Series 19

Apr 14, 2000

8 episodes
Series 20

Oct 20, 2000

9 episodes
Series 21

Apr 20, 2001

8 episodes
Series 22

Oct 19, 2001

10 episodes
Series 23

Apr 19, 2002

8 episodes
Series 24

Oct 18, 2002

9 episodes
Series 25

Apr 25, 2003

8 episodes
Series 26

Oct 17, 2003

9 episodes
Series 27

Apr 16, 2004

8 episodes
Series 28

Oct 15, 2004

9 episodes
Series 29

Apr 15, 2005

8 episodes
Series 30

Oct 14, 2005

9 episodes
Series 31

Apr 21, 2006

8 episodes
Series 32

Oct 13, 2006

9 episodes
Series 33

Apr 13, 2007

8 episodes
Series 34

Oct 12, 2007

9 episodes
Series 35

Apr 18, 2008

8 episodes
Series 36

Oct 17, 2008

10 episodes
Series 37

Apr 24, 2009

8 episodes
Series 38

Oct 16, 2009

9 episodes
Series 39

Apr 1, 2010

9 episodes
Series 40

Oct 14, 2010

10 episodes
Series 41

Apr 8, 2011

9 episodes
Series 42

Oct 14, 2011

10 episodes
Series 43

Apr 13, 2012

9 episodes
Series 44

Oct 12, 2012

10 episodes
Series 45

Apr 5, 2013

9 episodes
Series 46

Oct 4, 2013

10 episodes
Series 47

Apr 4, 2014

9 episodes
Series 48

Oct 3, 2014

10 episodes
Series 49

Apr 10, 2015

9 episodes
Series 50

Oct 2, 2015

11 episodes
Series 51

Apr 8, 2016

9 episodes
Series 52

Oct 7, 2016

10 episodes
Series 53

Apr 21, 2017

9 episodes
Series 54

Oct 6, 2017

10 episodes
Series 55

Apr 6, 2018

9 episodes
Series 56

Oct 5, 2018

10 episodes
Series 57

Apr 5, 2019

9 episodes
Series 58

Oct 11, 2019

10 episodes
Season 59

Apr 3, 2020

9 episodes
Season 60

Oct 2, 2020

10 episodes
Season 61

Apr 9, 2021

9 episodes
Series 62

Oct 8, 2021

10 episodes
Series 63

Apr 1, 2022

9 episodes
Series 64

Sep 23, 2022

7 episodes
Series 65

Apr 14, 2023

10 episodes
Series 66

Oct 6, 2023

10 episodes
Series 67

Apr 5, 2024

10 episodes

Comedy quiz show that grills celebrity contestants on the week's top stories and news.
Series 68

Oct 4, 2024

10 episodes
Series 69

Apr 4, 2025

10 episodes
Series 70

Oct 3, 2025

10 episodes
Series 71

Apr 3, 2026

10 episodes
Series 72

Oct 2, 2026

3 episodes