Is University Challenge coming back?
University Challenge (1962–present) on BBC Two
The answer: Between seasons — last episode April 20, 2026, no return date announced yet.
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About University Challenge
University Challenge is currently airing on BBC Two; the next episode airs 2026-05-08.
The show is an academic quiz show that has been running since September 21, 1962. It features teams of students from UK universities answering questions on a wide range of subjects, testing their knowledge and quick thinking. Over the decades, it has become a staple of British television, with new seasons continuing to challenge viewers and participants alike.
The series has had a long history with numerous seasons, most recently season 55, which premiered on July 14, 2025, and concluded on April 20, 2026, with 37 episodes. The show is hosted by Jeremy Paxman and Amol Rajan, with narration provided by Roger Tilling, Don Murray-Henderson, and Jim Pope. It has an average rating of 8 on TVMaze and a runtime of 30 minutes per episode.
University Challenge episode schedule
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Aired · 692
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| April 20, 2026 | S55·E37 | Grand Final: Edinburgh v Manchester |
| April 13, 2026 | S55·E36 | Manchester v Imperial |
| April 6, 2026 | S55·E35 | Edinburgh v Darwin College, Cambridge |
| March 30, 2026 | S55·E34 | Merton College, Oxford v Darwin College, Cambridge |
| March 23, 2026 | S55·E33 | Manchester v Sheffield |
| March 16, 2026 | S55·E32 | Darwin College, Cambridge v Warwick |
| March 9, 2026 | S55·E31 | Sheffield v Imperial |
| March 2, 2026 | S55·E30 | Manchester v UCL |
| February 23, 2026 | S55·E29 | Edinburgh v Merton College, Oxford |
| February 2, 2026 | S55·E28 | Imperial v Warwick |
| January 26, 2026 | S55·E27 | Darwin College, Cambridge v Sheffield |
| January 19, 2026 | S55·E26 | UCL v Merton College, Oxford |
| January 12, 2026 | S55·E25 | Manchester v Edinburgh |
| January 5, 2026 | S55·E24 | Churchill College, Cambridge v Merton College, Oxford |
| December 15, 2025 | S55·E23 | Lincoln v UCL |
| December 8, 2025 | S55·E22 | Trinity College, Cambridge v Edinburgh |
| December 1, 2025 | S55·E21 | LSE v Manchester |
| November 24, 2025 | S55·E20 | Bristol v Warwick |
| November 17, 2025 | S55·E19 | Southampton v Imperial |
| November 10, 2025 | S55·E18 | Sheffield v Strathclyde |
| November 3, 2025 | S55·E17 | Magdalen College, Oxford v Darwin College, Cambridge |
| October 27, 2025 | S55·E16 | Sheffield v New College, Oxford |
| October 20, 2025 | S55·E15 | SOAS v Imperial |
| October 14, 2025 | S55·E14 | Magdalen College, Oxford v Robinson College, Cambridge |
| October 6, 2025 | S55·E13 | Imperial v Churchill College, Cambridge |
| September 29, 2025 | S55·E12 | Harper Adams v Strathclyde |
| September 22, 2025 | S55·E11 | Durham v Merton College, Oxford |
| September 15, 2025 | S55·E10 | Trinity Hall, Cambridge v LSE |
| September 8, 2025 | S55·E9 | Green Templeton College, Oxford v Darwin College, Cambridge |
| September 1, 2025 | S55·E8 | Lincoln v Lancaster |
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| August 25, 2025 | S55·E7 | Trinity College, Cambridge v Linacre College, Oxford |
| August 18, 2025 | S55·E6 | Cardiff v Bristol |
| August 11, 2025 | S55·E5 | Manchester v New College, Oxford |
| August 4, 2025 | S55·E4 | Newcastle v Edinburgh |
| July 28, 2025 | S55·E3 | Bath v Southampton |
| July 21, 2025 | S55·E2 | UCL v SOAS |
| July 14, 2025 | S55·E1 | Sheffield v Warwick |
| May 12, 2025 | S54·E37 | Grand Final |
| April 28, 2025 | S54·E36 | Darwin College, Cambridge v Warwick |
| April 21, 2025 | S54·E35 | Christ's College, Cambridge v Bristol |
| April 14, 2025 | S54·E34 | Queen's, Belfast v Bristol |
| April 7, 2025 | S54·E33 | Warwick v UCL |
| March 31, 2025 | S54·E32 | UCL v Open University |
| March 24, 2025 | S54·E31 | Darwin College, Cambridge v Bristol |
| March 17, 2025 | S54·E30 | Imperial v Queen's, Belfast |
| March 10, 2025 | S54·E29 | Christ's College, Cambridge v Warwick |
| March 3, 2025 | S54·E28 | Open University v Bristol |
| February 24, 2025 | S54·E27 | UCL v Darwin College, Cambridge |
| February 17, 2025 | S54·E26 | Queen's, Belfast v Warwick |
| February 10, 2025 | S54·E25 | Imperial v Christ's College, Cambridge |
| February 3, 2025 | S54·E24 | Warwick v Oriel College, Oxford |
| January 27, 2025 | S54·E23 | Cardiff v Queen's, Belfast |
| January 20, 2025 | S54·E22 | Christ's College, Cambridge vs St Edmund Hall, Oxford |
| January 13, 2025 | S54·E21 | Wadham College, Oxford v Imperial College |
| January 6, 2025 | S54·E20 | Darwin College, Cambridge v Edinburgh |
| December 16, 2024 | S54·E19 | Exeter v Bristol |
| December 9, 2024 | S54·E18 | Durham v Open University |
| December 2, 2024 | S54·E17 | UCL v LSE |
| November 25, 2024 | S54·E16 | Durham v SOAS |
| November 18, 2024 | S54·E15 | UCL v St Andrews |
| November 11, 2024 | S54·E14 | SOAS v St Edmund Hall, Oxford |
| November 4, 2024 | S54·E13 | LSE v Leicester |
| October 28, 2024 | S54·E12 | Leeds v Edinburgh |
| October 21, 2024 | S54·E11 | St Andrews v Cardiff |
| October 14, 2024 | S54·E10 | Exeter College, Oxford v Christ's College, Cambridge |
| October 7, 2024 | S54·E9 | Oriel College, Oxford v Durham |
| September 30, 2024 | S54·E8 | Darwin College, Cambridge v Birkbeck |
| September 23, 2024 | S54·E7 | Reading v Exeter |
| September 16, 2024 | S54·E6 | Imperial v Manchester |
| September 9, 2024 | S54·E5 | St Catharine's College, Cambridge v Wadham College, Oxford |
| September 2, 2024 | S54·E4 | Warwick v UEA |
| August 26, 2024 | S54·E3 | Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge v Bristol |
| August 19, 2024 | S54·E2 | Open University v UCL |
| August 12, 2024 | S54·E1 | Queen's, Belfast v Liverpool |
| April 8, 2024 | S53·E37 | The Final |
| April 1, 2024 | S53·E36 | Semi-Final 2 |
| March 25, 2024 | S53·E35 | Semi-Final 1 |
| March 18, 2024 | S53·E34 | Episode 34 |
| March 11, 2024 | S53·E33 | Manchester v Christ Church, Oxford |
| March 4, 2024 | S53·E32 | Open University v Christ Church, Oxford |
| February 26, 2024 | S53·E31 | Trinity College Cambridge v UCL |
| February 19, 2024 | S53·E30 | Birkbeck v Sheffield |
| February 12, 2024 | S53·E29 | Manchester v Imperial College London |
| February 5, 2024 | S53·E28 | UCL v Christ Church, Oxford |
| January 29, 2024 | S53·E27 | Trinity College, Cambridge v Open University |
| January 22, 2024 | S53·E26 | Sheffield v Imperial College London |
| January 15, 2024 | S53·E25 | Manchester v Birkbeck |
| January 8, 2024 | S53·E24 | Lincoln College, Oxford v Imperial College London |
| January 1, 2024 | S53·E23 | Sheffield vs Aberdeen |
| December 11, 2023 | S53·E22 | York v Birkbeck |
| December 4, 2023 | S53·E21 | Manchester v Edinburgh |
| November 27, 2023 | S53·E20 | Hertford College, Oxford v UCL |
| November 20, 2023 | S53·E19 | Christ Church, Oxford v Emmanuel College, Cambridge |
| November 13, 2023 | S53·E18 | UEA v Open University |
| November 6, 2023 | S53·E17 | Warwick v Trinity College, Cambridge |
| October 30, 2023 | S53·E16 | Oxford Brookes v Open University |
| October 23, 2023 | S53·E15 | Trinity College, Cambridge v Southampton |
| October 16, 2023 | S53·E14 | York v Northeastern University - London |
| October 9, 2023 | S53·E13 | Lincoln College, Oxford v King's College London |
| October 2, 2023 | S53·E12 | Bangor v Edinburgh |
| September 25, 2023 | S53·E11 | Warwick v Wolfson College, Cambridge |
| September 18, 2023 | S53·E10 | Sheffield v Loughborough |
| September 11, 2023 | S53·E9 | Balliol, Oxford v Imperial |
| September 4, 2023 | S53·E8 | Open University v Hertford College, Oxford |
| August 28, 2023 | S53·E7 | UEA v Strathclyde |
| August 21, 2023 | S53·E6 | King's College, Cambridge v UCL |
| August 14, 2023 | S53·E5 | Emmanuel College, Cambridge vs Jesus College, Oxford |
| August 7, 2023 | S53·E4 | Southampton v Christ Church, Oxford |
| July 31, 2023 | S53·E3 | Birkbeck v Oxford Brookes |
| July 24, 2023 | S53·E2 | Aberdeen v Birmingham |
| July 17, 2023 | S53·E1 | Trinity Cambridge v Manchester |
| May 29, 2023 | S52·E37 | Grand Final |
| May 22, 2023 | S52·E36 | Episode 36 |
| May 15, 2023 | S52·E35 | Episode 35 |
| May 8, 2023 | S52·E34 | Episode 34 |
| April 24, 2023 | S52·E33 | Episode 33 |
| April 17, 2023 | S52·E32 | Episode 32 |
| April 10, 2023 | S52·E31 | Episode 31 |
| April 3, 2023 | S52·E30 | Episode 30 |
| March 27, 2023 | S52·E29 | Episode 29 |
| March 20, 2023 | S52·E28 | Episode 28 |
| March 13, 2023 | S52·E27 | Episode 27 |
| March 6, 2023 | S52·E26 | Episode 26 |
| February 27, 2023 | S52·E25 | Episode 25 |
| February 20, 2023 | S52·E24 | Episode 24 |
| February 13, 2023 | S52·E23 | Episode 23 |
| February 6, 2023 | S52·E22 | Episode 22 |
| January 30, 2023 | S52·E21 | Episode 21 |
| January 23, 2023 | S52·E20 | Episode 20 |
| January 16, 2023 | S52·E19 | Episode 19 |
| January 9, 2023 | S52·E18 | Episode 18 |
| January 2, 2023 | S52·E17 | Episode 17 |
| December 12, 2022 | S52·E16 | Episode 16 |
| December 5, 2022 | S52·E15 | Episode 15 |
| November 28, 2022 | S52·E14 | Episode 14 |
| November 21, 2022 | S52·E13 | Episode 13 |
| November 15, 2022 | S52·E12 | Episode 12 |
| November 8, 2022 | S52·E11 | Episode 11 |
| November 1, 2022 | S52·E10 | Episode 10 |
| October 25, 2022 | S52·E9 | Episode 9 |
| October 17, 2022 | S52·E8 | Episode 8 |
| October 10, 2022 | S52·E7 | Episode 7 |
| October 3, 2022 | S52·E6 | Episode 6 |
| September 26, 2022 | S52·E5 | Episode 5 |
| September 19, 2022 | S52·E4 | Episode 4 |
| September 12, 2022 | S52·E3 | Episode 3 |
| September 5, 2022 | S52·E2 | Episode 2 |
| August 29, 2022 | S52·E1 | Episode 1 |
| April 4, 2022 | S51·E37 | Grand Final |
| March 28, 2022 | S51·E36 | Semi-final 2 |
| March 21, 2022 | S51·E35 | Semi-final 1 |
| March 14, 2022 | S51·E34 | Episode 34 |
| March 7, 2022 | S51·E33 | Episode 33 |
| February 28, 2022 | S51·E32 | Episode 32 |
| February 21, 2022 | S51·E31 | Episode 31 |
| February 14, 2022 | S51·E30 | Quarter-final 6 |
| February 7, 2022 | S51·E29 | Quarter-final 5 |
| January 31, 2022 | S51·E28 | Episode 28 |
| January 24, 2022 | S51·E27 | Episode 27 |
| January 17, 2022 | S51·E26 | Episode 26 |
| January 10, 2022 | S51·E25 | Episode 25 |
| January 3, 2022 | S51·E24 | Episode 24 |
| December 13, 2021 | S51·E23 | Episode 23 |
| December 6, 2021 | S51·E22 | Episode 22 |
| November 29, 2021 | S51·E21 | Episode 21 |
| November 22, 2021 | S51·E20 | Episode 20 |
| November 15, 2021 | S51·E19 | Episode 19 |
| November 8, 2021 | S51·E18 | Episode 18 |
| November 1, 2021 | S51·E17 | Episode 17 |
| October 25, 2021 | S51·E16 | Episode 16 |
| October 18, 2021 | S51·E15 | Episode 15 |
| October 11, 2021 | S51·E14 | University of Birmingham vs University of Sussex |
| October 4, 2021 | S51·E13 | Wolfson College, Oxford vs University of Bristol |
| September 27, 2021 | S51·E12 | University of Dundee vs Royal Northern College of Music |
| September 20, 2021 | S51·E11 | St Catharine's, Cambridge vs University College, Oxford |
| September 13, 2021 | S51·E10 | St John's College, Cambridge vs Imperial College, London |
| September 6, 2021 | S51·E9 | University of Edinburgh vs Peterhouse, Cambridge |
| August 30, 2021 | S51·E8 | University of Exeter vs University of Manchester |
| August 23, 2021 | S51·E7 | University of Durham vs Trinity College, Cambridge |
| August 16, 2021 | S51·E6 | University of Strathclyde vs University of Reading |
| August 9, 2021 | S51·E5 | Queen Mary University of London vs Oxford Brookes University |
| August 2, 2021 | S51·E4 | Emmanuel College, Cambridge vs University of St Andrews |
| July 26, 2021 | S51·E3 | London Business School vs Hertford College, Oxford |
| July 19, 2021 | S51·E2 | University College London vs St Hilda's College |
| July 12, 2021 | S51·E1 | King's College London vs University of Glasgow |
| April 5, 2021 | S50·E37 | Episode 37 |
| March 29, 2021 | S50·E36 | Balliol, Oxford vs Magdalene, Cambridge |
| March 22, 2021 | S50·E35 | Imperial vs Warwick |
| March 15, 2021 | S50·E34 | Magdalene, Cambridge vs Strathclyde |
| March 8, 2021 | S50·E33 | Imperial vs Durham |
| March 1, 2021 | S50·E32 | Episode 32 |
| February 22, 2021 | S50·E31 | Episode 31 |
| February 15, 2021 | S50·E30 | Episode 30 |
| February 8, 2021 | S50·E29 | Episode 29 |
| February 1, 2021 | S50·E28 | Episode 28 |
| January 25, 2021 | S50·E27 | Episode 27 |
| January 18, 2021 | S50·E26 | Episode 26 |
| January 11, 2021 | S50·E25 | Episode 25 |
| January 4, 2021 | S50·E24 | Episode 24 |
| December 14, 2020 | S50·E23 | Episode 23 |
| December 7, 2020 | S50·E22 | Episode 22 |
| November 30, 2020 | S50·E21 | St John's College, Cambridge vs Balliol College, Oxford |
| November 23, 2020 | S50·E20 | Edinburgh vs Durham |
| November 16, 2020 | S50·E19 | Merton, Oxford vs Warwick |
| November 9, 2020 | S50·E18 | Manchester vs Strathclyde |
| November 2, 2020 | S50·E17 | Imperial vs St Andrews |
| October 26, 2020 | S50·E16 | Linacre, Oxford vs Edinburgh |
| October 19, 2020 | S50·E15 | Imperial vs Exeter |
| October 12, 2020 | S50·E14 | Magdalene, Cambridge vs University College |
| October 5, 2020 | S50·E13 | Edinburgh vs Manchester |
| September 28, 2020 | S50·E12 | University of Warwick vs Wolfson College, Oxford |
| September 21, 2020 | S50·E11 | Royal Academy of Music vs St John's College, Cambridge |
| September 14, 2020 | S50·E10 | Merton College, Oxford vs Wolfson College, Cambridge |
| September 7, 2020 | S50·E9 | University of York vs King's College, London |
| August 31, 2020 | S50·E8 | Darwin College, Cambridge vs University of St Andrews |
| August 24, 2020 | S50·E7 | University of Bristol vs Corpus Christi College, Oxford |
| August 17, 2020 | S50·E6 | Balliol College, Oxford vs Clare College, Cambridge |
| August 10, 2020 | S50·E5 | University of Reading vs Birkbeck, University of London |
| August 3, 2020 | S50·E4 | Imperial College London vs University of Strathclyde |
| July 27, 2020 | S50·E3 | Linacre College, Oxford vs The Open University |
| July 20, 2020 | S50·E2 | University of Leicester vs University of Durham |
| July 13, 2020 | S50·E1 | University of Glasgow vs University of Exeter |
| April 20, 2020 | S49·E37 | Corpus Christi College, Cambridge vs Imperial College London |
| April 13, 2020 | S49·E36 | Imperial College London vs Trinity College, Cambridge |
| April 6, 2020 | S49·E35 | Corpus Christi College, Cambridge vs Durham University |
| March 30, 2020 | S49·E34 | Trinity College, Cambridge vs Jesus College, Oxford |
| March 23, 2020 | S49·E33 | Wolfson College, Oxford vs Durham University |
| March 16, 2020 | S49·E32 | Jesus College, Oxford vs Courtauld Institute of Art |
| March 9, 2020 | S49·E31 | Durham University vs Imperial College London |
| March 2, 2020 | S49·E30 | University of Manchester vs Wolfson College, Oxford |
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