Is Hard Quiz coming back?
Hard Quiz (2016–present) on ABC
The answer: Between seasons — last episode February 25, 2026, no return date announced yet.
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276episodes
6.2/ 10
About Hard Quiz
Hard Quiz is currently between seasons on ABC; the most recent episode aired on February 25, 2026. No return date has been announced. The show has been on hiatus since then, with the last season ending in February 2026.
Hard Quiz was a game show that first premiered on October 19, 2016. Hosted by Tom Gleeson, it aimed to find Australia's hardest quiz champion by challenging four contestants in a battle of knowledge and endurance. Each episode tested participants' trivia skills across various topics, with the host often adding humorous and unpredictable twists.
The series featured Tom Gleeson as its sole cast member, serving as the host. It has a rating of 6.2 on TVMaze and each episode ran for approximately 30 minutes. The show has aired over ten seasons, with the latest season beginning in January 2026 and concluding in February 2026.
Hard Quiz episode schedule
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Aired · 276
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| February 25, 2026 | S11·E8 | Highgate Cemetery, Psychedelics, Die Hard, Kelly Clarkson |
| February 18, 2026 | S11·E7 | Holden Racing Team, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Geordie Shore, Silence of the Lambs! |
| February 11, 2026 | S11·E6 | Funnel Web Spiders, State of Origin, P-51 Mustang, The Nanny |
| February 4, 2026 | S11·E5 | Noodles, Stefanos Tsisipas, The Somerton Man, House MD |
| January 28, 2026 | S11·E4 | Fleetwood Mac, Mammoths, Aladdin, Grace and Frankie |
| January 21, 2026 | S11·E3 | A Nightmare on Elm Street, Warren Buffett, MRI, Curb Your Enthusiasm |
| January 14, 2026 | S11·E2 | The French Horn, Franklin's Lost Expedition, Kookaburras, American Psycho |
| January 7, 2026 | S11·E1 | Quebec, Bringing Up Baby, Daft Punk, Rick and Morty |
| December 17, 2025 | S10·E34 | Battle of the Networks: Seven Network vs ABC vs Network 10 vs Nine Network |
| December 10, 2025 | S10·E33 | Invasive Animals, The Saw Movies, Greek Tragedy Medea & Sumo |
| December 3, 2025 | S10·E32 | North Melbourne Football Club, Steven Spielberg, Ford Falcon & Billie Eilish |
| November 26, 2025 | S10·E31 | King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, Mario Kart, The X-Files, Concrete |
| November 19, 2025 | S10·E30 | David Fincher Films, Killer Whales, The B-52s & Vintage Sewing Machines |
| November 12, 2025 | S10·E29 | Stray Kids, Arsenal Football Club, Avatar & Australian Megabats |
| November 5, 2025 | S10·E28 | Queen Victoria's Children, Red Dwarf, The Sydney Roosters, Sewage |
| October 29, 2025 | S10·E27 | Suzi Quatro, Multi-Level Marketing, The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe and Dirt |
| October 22, 2025 | S10·E26 | Lawn Bowls, Hyaenas, Aunty Donna & The O.C. |
| October 15, 2025 | S10·E25 | Battle of the Duds! - Knitting, the Kray Twins, Spider-Man, Breaker Morant |
| October 8, 2025 | S10·E24 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Guillotine, The Human Circulatory System & Olympic Swimming |
| October 1, 2025 | S10·E23 | Vanderpump Rules, Martin Scorsese, Insulators & Chopin |
| September 24, 2025 | S10·E22 | The Muppets, Pearl Jam, Meta & Fireproof Asbestos |
| September 17, 2025 | S10·E21 | Peter Sellars, The Chats, Beer & The Great Fire Of London |
| September 10, 2025 | S10·E20 | Steely Dan, Boogie Boarding, Skyrim & Noel Fielding |
| September 3, 2025 | S10·E19 | The Australian Census, Anne Boleyn, Buddy Holly and reality series Below Deck |
| August 27, 2025 | S10·E18 | Queen Elizabeth II, Punctuation, Keytars & Cult Film: The Room |
| August 20, 2025 | S10·E17 | Battle of the Fuddy Duds - Mata Hari, The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin, Rod Stewart, the Crusades |
| August 13, 2025 | S10·E16 | John Deere Tractors, My Chemical Romance, Groucho Marx and The Princess Bride |
| August 6, 2025 | S10·E15 | Annabel Crabb, Rammstein, The Cochlear Implant & It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia |
| July 30, 2025 | S10·E14 | Dennis Rodman, Mercedes Benz, the Faraway Tree book series and Alkanes |
| July 23, 2025 | S10·E13 | Barbie Film,Mona Lisa, NY Yankees & Sunscreen |
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| April 23, 2025 | S10·E12 | Gene Wilder, drag queen Trixie Mattel, coral and tennis champ Rafael Nadal! |
| April 9, 2025 | S10·E11 | Tornadoes, The Pancreas, Eminem and Five Nights at Freddy's |
| April 2, 2025 | S10·E10 | Battle of the Duds: Bones, Kim Kardashian, NASCAR and The Sopranos. |
| March 26, 2025 | S10·E9 | John McEnroe, Cocktails, Amy Winehouse & The Simpsons |
| March 19, 2025 | S10·E8 | Community, Nail Polish, Octopuses, and The Sound of Music. |
| March 12, 2025 | S10·E7 | US Presidential Assassinations, Monty Python, Poker and Contraception |
| March 5, 2025 | S10·E6 | ABBA, llamas, Australian ultralight aircraft, and Steven Universe |
| February 26, 2025 | S10·E5 | William Wallace, The Wizard of Oz, black holes and mammalian sperm |
| February 19, 2025 | S10·E4 | Duke and Duchess of Windsor, The Kid LAROI, Blythe dolls and Shrek |
| February 12, 2025 | S10·E3 | Olivia Rodrigo, breastfeeding, Canberra... and sharks! |
| February 5, 2025 | S10·E2 | Australian Native Pigeons, the Harpsichord, Wrestlemania & movie Dirty Dancing |
| January 29, 2025 | S10·E1 | Suez Canal, Jerry Seinfeld, Australian decimal coins & Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young |
| December 18, 2024 | S9·E35 | Neighbours does Hard Quiz! |
| December 11, 2024 | S9·E34 | Anaesthesia, Michael Caine, Boeing & TV drama Supernatural |
| December 4, 2024 | S9·E33 | Serena Williams, Sid Nolan, Harley Davidson & Clueless |
| November 27, 2024 | S9·E32 | Blood, Russell Coight's All Aussie Adventures, Blur & Giro D'Italia |
| November 20, 2024 | S9·E31 | Shaun Micallef, Bitcoin, King Richard III & Blink-182 |
| November 13, 2024 | S9·E30 | Battle of the Duds! - George W. Bush, Anna Pavlova, Billy Idol & The Sims |
| November 6, 2024 | S9·E29 | The Crusades, Empire Records, The Volkswagen Golf & Spice Girls |
| October 30, 2024 | S9·E28 | Brett Lee, Sonic the Hedgehog, Twin Peaks & Tea |
| October 23, 2024 | S9·E27 | Knitting, Claudia Karvan, Mozart & the Great Pyramid of Giza |
| October 16, 2024 | S9·E26 | The Evil Dead, Drone Racing, Polar Bears & Powderfinger |
| October 9, 2024 | S9·E25 | Battle of the Duds! - Jurassic Park, Australian currency, Kakadu National Park & Beekeeping |
| July 17, 2024 | S9·E24 | Lavender, Dumb and Dumber, Pac-Man & Guns N' Roses |
| July 10, 2024 | S9·E23 | Rage Against the Machine, Muriel's Wedding, the French language & The Australian Masters golf tournament |
| July 3, 2024 | S9·E22 | Spider-Man, Cheap Trick, Marbles, Paint & Pigments |
| June 26, 2024 | S9·E21 | Coldplay, As Time Goes By, Capital Cities & Ada Lovelace |
| June 19, 2024 | S9·E20 | Kim Kardashian, Skyhooks, Geocaching & Mr Olympia |
| June 12, 2024 | S9·E19 | Carlton Football Club, Babylon 5, Otzi the Iceman & Microsoft Excel. |
| June 5, 2024 | S9·E18 | Francis Bacon, Ted Lasso, Dr Dre & Che Guevara |
| May 29, 2024 | S9·E17 | The Trombone, The Last of Us Video Game, Bollywood's Shah Rukh Khan & The DeLorean Motorcar |
| May 22, 2024 | S9·E16 | Alice Cooper, Alexander McQueen, Anne of Green Gables & Chickens |
| May 15, 2024 | S9·E15 | Champagne, Mata Hari, Grand Theft Auto & The Hobbit |
| May 8, 2024 | S9·E14 | Norman Lindsay, John Coltrane, Lana Del Rey & Pompeii |
| May 1, 2024 | S9·E13 | Van Halen, The America's Cup, The Howard Government & The Inbetweeners |
| April 24, 2024 | S9·E12 | When Harry Met Sally, Sir Douglas Mawson, The Real Housewives of Melbourne & Curling |
| April 17, 2024 | S9·E11 | Princess Kate, Lost in Space, the Concorde & Oysters |
| April 10, 2024 | S9·E10 | Battle of the Duds! - Slipknot, The Lion King, Armageddon & Colonoscopies |
| April 3, 2024 | S9·E9 | LeBron James, Super Smash Bros., Phar Lap & Vegemite |
| March 27, 2024 | S9·E8 | NASCAR, Ash Barty, Sheep Shearing & Mercator Projection |
| March 20, 2024 | S9·E7 | Sex and the City, Iggy Pop, The Diamonds & Classic Land Rovers |
| March 13, 2024 | S9·E6 | Cronulla Sharks, Mulan, Doja Cat & Vintage Roller Skates |
| March 6, 2024 | S9·E5 | Women in Greek Mythology, Shania Twain, 7-Up & Spices |
| February 28, 2024 | S9·E4 | Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, James Bond movies, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Victorian women's fashion |
| February 21, 2024 | S9·E3 | Paula Abdul, Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen, 30 Rock & Chocolate |
| February 14, 2024 | S9·E2 | Rod Stewart, The Sopranos, Bunnings & Cholera |
| February 7, 2024 | S9·E1 | Godzilla, Marilyn Monroe, Swan Lake & The Whale Shark |
| October 25, 2023 | S8·E30 | Episode 30 |
| October 18, 2023 | S8·E29 | Episode 29 |
| October 11, 2023 | S8·E28 | Episode 28 |
| October 4, 2023 | S8·E27 | Episode 27 (Battle of the Duds!) |
| September 27, 2023 | S8·E26 | Episode 26 |
| September 20, 2023 | S8·E25 | Episode 25 |
| September 13, 2023 | S8·E24 | Episode 24 |
| September 6, 2023 | S8·E23 | Episode 23 |
| August 30, 2023 | S8·E22 | Episode 22 |
| August 23, 2023 | S8·E21 | Episode 21 |
| August 16, 2023 | S8·E20 | Episode 20 |
| August 9, 2023 | S8·E19 | Episode 19 |
| August 2, 2023 | S8·E18 | Episode 18 |
| May 31, 2023 | S8·E17 | Episode 17 |
| May 24, 2023 | S8·E16 | Episode 16 (Battle of the Duds!) |
| May 17, 2023 | S8·E15 | Episode 15 |
| May 10, 2023 | S8·E14 | Episode 14 |
| May 3, 2023 | S8·E13 | Episode 13 |
| April 26, 2023 | S8·E12 | Episode 12 |
| April 19, 2023 | S8·E11 | Episode 11 |
| April 12, 2023 | S8·E10 | Episode 10 |
| April 5, 2023 | S8·E9 | Episode 9 |
| March 29, 2023 | S8·E8 | Episode 8 |
| March 22, 2023 | S8·E7 | Episode 7 |
| March 15, 2023 | S8·E6 | Episode 6 (Battle of the Duds!) |
| March 8, 2023 | S8·E5 | Episode 5 |
| March 1, 2023 | S8·E4 | Episode 4 |
| February 22, 2023 | S8·E3 | Episode 3 |
| February 15, 2023 | S8·E2 | Episode 2 |
| February 8, 2023 | S8·E1 | Episode 1 |
| November 16, 2022 | S7·E24 | Episode 24 |
| November 9, 2022 | S7·E23 | Episode 23 |
| November 2, 2022 | S7·E22 | Episode 22 (Battle of the Duds!) |
| October 26, 2022 | S7·E21 | Episode 21 |
| October 19, 2022 | S7·E20 | Episode 20 |
| October 12, 2022 | S7·E19 | Episode 19 |
| October 5, 2022 | S7·E18 | Episode 18 |
| September 28, 2022 | S7·E17 | Episode 17 |
| June 1, 2022 | S7·E16 | Episode 16 |
| May 25, 2022 | S7·E15 | Episode 15 |
| May 4, 2022 | S7·E14 | Episode 14 (Battle of the Duds!) |
| April 27, 2022 | S7·E13 | Episode 13 |
| April 20, 2022 | S7·E12 | Episode 12 |
| April 13, 2022 | S7·E11 | Episode 11 |
| April 6, 2022 | S7·E10 | Episode 10 |
| March 30, 2022 | S7·E9 | Episode 9 |
| March 23, 2022 | S7·E8 | Episode 8 |
| March 16, 2022 | S7·E7 | Episode 7 (Battle of the Duds!) |
| March 9, 2022 | S7·E6 | Episode 6 |
| March 2, 2022 | S7·E5 | Episode 5 |
| February 23, 2022 | S7·E4 | Episode 4 |
| February 16, 2022 | S7·E3 | Episode 3 |
| February 9, 2022 | S7·E2 | Episode 2 |
| February 2, 2022 | S7·E1 | Episode 1 |
| December 15, 2021 | S6·E35 | Episode 35 |
| December 8, 2021 | S6·E34 | Episode 34 |
| December 1, 2021 | S6·E33 | Episode 33 (Battle of the Duds!) |
| November 24, 2021 | S6·E32 | Episode 32 |
| November 17, 2021 | S6·E31 | Episode 31 |
| November 10, 2021 | S6·E30 | Episode 30 |
| November 3, 2021 | S6·E29 | Episode 29 |
| October 27, 2021 | S6·E28 | Episode 28 |
| October 20, 2021 | S6·E27 | Episode 27 |
| October 13, 2021 | S6·E26 | Episode 26 |
| October 6, 2021 | S6·E25 | Episode 25 |
| September 29, 2021 | S6·E24 | Episode 24 |
| September 22, 2021 | S6·E23 | Episode 23 |
| September 15, 2021 | S6·E22 | Episode 22 (Battle of the Duds!) |
| September 8, 2021 | S6·E21 | Episode 21 |
| September 1, 2021 | S6·E20 | Episode 20 |
| August 25, 2021 | S6·E19 | Episode 19 |
| August 18, 2021 | S6·E18 | Episode 18 |
| June 16, 2021 | S6·E17 | Episode 17 |
| June 2, 2021 | S6·E16 | Episode 16 |
| May 26, 2021 | S6·E15 | Episode 15 |
| May 19, 2021 | S6·E14 | Episode 14 |
| May 12, 2021 | S6·E13 | Episode 13 |
| May 5, 2021 | S6·E12 | Episode 12 |
| April 28, 2021 | S6·E11 | Episode 11 (Battle of the Duds!) |
| April 21, 2021 | S6·E10 | Episode 10 |
| April 14, 2021 | S6·E9 | Episode 9 |
| April 7, 2021 | S6·E8 | Episode 8 |
| March 31, 2021 | S6·E7 | Episode 7 |
| March 24, 2021 | S6·E6 | Episode 6 |
| March 17, 2021 | S6·E5 | Episode 5 |
| March 10, 2021 | S6·E4 | Episode 4 |
| March 3, 2021 | S6·E3 | Episode 3 |
| February 24, 2021 | S6·E2 | Episode 2 |
| February 17, 2021 | S6·E1 | Episode 1 |
| February 10, 2021 | S5·E40 | Episode 40 |
| February 3, 2021 | S5·E39 | Episode 39 |
| December 16, 2020 | S5·E38 | Episode 38 |
| December 9, 2020 | S5·E37 | Episode 37 |
| December 2, 2020 | S5·E36 | Episode 36 |
| November 25, 2020 | S5·E35 | Episode 35 |
| November 18, 2020 | S5·E34 | Episode 34 |
| November 11, 2020 | S5·E33 | Episode 33 |
| November 4, 2020 | S5·E32 | Episode 32 |
| October 28, 2020 | S5·E31 | Episode 31 |
| October 21, 2020 | S5·E30 | Episode 30 |
| October 14, 2020 | S5·E29 | Episode 29 |
| October 7, 2020 | S5·E28 | Episode 28 |
| September 30, 2020 | S5·E27 | Episode 27 |
| September 23, 2020 | S5·E26 | Episode 26 |
| September 16, 2020 | S5·E25 | Episode 25 |
| September 9, 2020 | S5·E24 | Episode 24 |
| September 2, 2020 | S5·E23 | Episode 23 |
| August 26, 2020 | S5·E22 | Episode 22 |
| August 19, 2020 | S5·E21 | Episode 21 |
| August 12, 2020 | S5·E20 | Episode 20 |
| August 5, 2020 | S5·E19 | Episode 19 |
| July 29, 2020 | S5·E18 | Episode 18 |
| July 22, 2020 | S5·E17 | Episode 17 |
| July 15, 2020 | S5·E16 | Episode 16 |
| May 13, 2020 | S5·E15 | Episode 15 |
| May 6, 2020 | S5·E14 | Episode 14 |
| April 29, 2020 | S5·E13 | Episode 13 |
| April 22, 2020 | S5·E12 | Episode 12 |
| April 15, 2020 | S5·E11 | Episode 11 |
| April 8, 2020 | S5·E10 | Episode 10 |
| April 1, 2020 | S5·E9 | Episode 9 |
| March 25, 2020 | S5·E8 | Episode 8 |
| March 18, 2020 | S5·E7 | Episode 7 |
| March 11, 2020 | S5·E6 | Episode 6 |
| March 4, 2020 | S5·E5 | Episode 5 |
| February 26, 2020 | S5·E4 | Episode 4 |
| February 19, 2020 | S5·E3 | Episode 3 |
| February 12, 2020 | S5·E2 | Episode 2 |
| February 5, 2020 | S5·E1 | Episode 1 |
| October 2, 2019 | S4·E20 | Episode 20 |
| September 25, 2019 | S4·E19 | Episode 19 |
| September 18, 2019 | S4·E18 | Episode 18 |
| September 11, 2019 | S4·E17 | Episode 17 |
| September 4, 2019 | S4·E16 | Episode 16 |
| August 28, 2019 | S4·E15 | Episode 15 |
| August 21, 2019 | S4·E14 | Episode 14 |
| August 14, 2019 | S4·E13 | Episode 13 |
| August 7, 2019 | S4·E12 | Episode 12 |
| July 31, 2019 | S4·E11 | Episode 11 |
| April 10, 2019 | S4·E10 | Episode 10 |
| April 3, 2019 | S4·E9 | Episode 9 |
| March 27, 2019 | S4·E8 | Episode 8 |
| March 20, 2019 | S4·E7 | Episode 7 (Battle of the Duds) |
| March 13, 2019 | S4·E6 | Episode 6 |
| March 6, 2019 | S4·E5 | Episode 5 |
| February 27, 2019 | S4·E4 | Episode 4 |
| February 20, 2019 | S4·E3 | Episode 3 |
| February 13, 2019 | S4·E2 | Episode 2 |
| February 6, 2019 | S4·E1 | Episode 1 |
| January 30, 2019 | S3·E22 | Episode 22 |
| December 12, 2018 | S3·E21 | Episode 21 |
| December 5, 2018 | S3·E20 | Episode 20 |
| November 28, 2018 | S3·E19 | Episode 19 |
…and 46 earlier episodes not shown. Long-running show.
