Specials

1992 | 174 Episodes

Specials of University Challenge premiered on December 28, 1992

1962–1963

1962 | 61 Episodes

1962–1963 of University Challenge premiered on September 21, 1962

1963–1965

1963 | 62 Episodes

1963–1965 of University Challenge premiered on December 3, 1963

1965–1966

1965 | 42 Episodes

1965–1966 of University Challenge premiered on August 25, 1965

1966–1967

1966 | 40 Episodes

1966–1967 of University Challenge premiered on September 7, 1966

1967–1968

1967 | 44 Episodes

1967–1968 of University Challenge premiered on September 27, 1967

1968–1969

1968 | 45 Episodes

1968–1969 of University Challenge premiered on August 2, 1968

1969–1970

1969 | 47 Episodes

1969–1970 of University Challenge premiered on July 20, 1969

1970–1971

1970 | 40 Episodes

1970–1971 of University Challenge premiered on October 25, 1970

1971–1972

1971 | 40 Episodes

1971–1972 of University Challenge premiered on October 17, 1971

1972–1973

1972 | 39 Episodes

1972–1973 of University Challenge premiered on October 25, 1972

1973–1974

1973 | 38 Episodes

1973–1974 of University Challenge premiered on October 31, 1973

1974–1975

1974 | 35 Episodes

1974–1975 of University Challenge premiered on December 2, 1974

1975–1976

1975 | 42 Episodes

1975–1976 of University Challenge premiered on November 7, 1975

1976–1977

1976 | 36 Episodes

1976–1977 of University Challenge premiered on December 17, 1976

1977–1978

1977 | 43 Episodes

1977–1978 of University Challenge premiered on November 7, 1977

1978–1980

1978 | 41 Episodes

1978–1980 of University Challenge premiered on November 27, 1978

1980

1980 | 37 Episodes

1980 of University Challenge premiered on February 18, 1980

1980–1981

1980 | 40 Episodes

1980–1981 of University Challenge premiered on December 15, 1980

1982

1981 | 42 Episodes

1982 of University Challenge premiered on December 14, 1981

1983

1983 | 39 Episodes

1983 of University Challenge premiered on January 30, 1983

1984

1984 | 33 Episodes

1984 of University Challenge premiered on January 20, 1984

1986

1986 | 39 Episodes

1986 of University Challenge premiered on April 7, 1986

1987

1987 | 42 Episodes

1987 of University Challenge premiered on July 13, 1987

1994/1995

1994 | 27 Episodes

1994/1995 of University Challenge premiered on September 21, 1994

1995/1996

1995 | 27 Episodes

1995/1996 of University Challenge premiered on November 1, 1995

Jeremy Paxman asks the questions in the student quiz programme.

1996/1997

1996 | 27 Episodes

1996/1997 of University Challenge premiered on November 12, 1996

Testing university quiz show.

1997/1998

1997 | 27 Episodes

1997/1998 of University Challenge premiered on September 10, 1997

Jeremy Paxman presents the general knowledge quiz.

1998/1999

1998 | 31 Episodes

1998/1999 of University Challenge premiered on September 2, 1998

Jeremy Paxman hosts the inter-university quiz show.

1999/2000

1999 | 31 Episodes

1999/2000 of University Challenge premiered on September 13, 1999

Jeremy Paxman asks the questions on this university college quiz.

2000/2001

2000 | 31 Episodes

2000/2001 of University Challenge premiered on September 4, 2000

2001/2002

2001 | 31 Episodes

2001/2002 of University Challenge premiered on July 23, 2001

2002/2003

2002 | 31 Episodes

2002/2003 of University Challenge premiered on September 2, 2002

2003/2004

2003 | 31 Episodes

2003/2004 of University Challenge premiered on September 15, 2003

2004/2005

2004 | 31 Episodes

2004/2005 of University Challenge premiered on September 13, 2004

2005/2006

2005 | 31 Episodes

2005/2006 of University Challenge premiered on September 19, 2005

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

2006/2007

2006 | 31 Episodes

2006/2007 of University Challenge premiered on August 7, 2006

Student quiz

2007/2008

2007 | 31 Episodes

2007/2008 of University Challenge premiered on July 9, 2007

Jeremy Paxman fires the questions at more university teams

2008/2009

2008 | 31 Episodes

2008/2009 of University Challenge premiered on July 7, 2008

Jeremy Paxman fires the questions at more university teams

2009/2010

2009 | 37 Episodes

2009/2010 of University Challenge premiered on July 6, 2009

Jeremy Paxman fires the questions at more university teams

2010/2011

2010 | 37 Episodes

2010/2011 of University Challenge premiered on July 5, 2010

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

2011/2012

2011 | 37 Episodes

2011/2012 of University Challenge premiered on July 4, 2011

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

2012/2013

2012 | 37 Episodes

2012/2013 of University Challenge premiered on July 16, 2012

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

2013/2014

2013 | 37 Episodes

2013/2014 of University Challenge premiered on July 15, 2013

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

2014/2015

2014 | 37 Episodes

2014/2015 of University Challenge premiered on July 14, 2014

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

2015/16

2015 | 37 Episodes

2015/16 of University Challenge premiered on July 13, 2015

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

2016/17

2016 | 37 Episodes

2016/17 of University Challenge premiered on July 11, 2016

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

2017/18

2017 | 37 Episodes

2017/18 of University Challenge premiered on July 17, 2017

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

2018/19

2018 | 37 Episodes

2018/19 of University Challenge premiered on July 16, 2018

Jeremy Paxman asks the questions in the quiz for students.

2019/20

2019 | 37 Episodes

2019/20 of University Challenge premiered on July 15, 2019

Quiz for students presented by Jeremy Paxman.

2020/21

2020 | 37 Episodes

2020/21 of University Challenge premiered on July 13, 2020

Quiz for students presented by Jeremy Paxman.

2021/22

2021 | 37 Episodes

2021/22 of University Challenge premiered on July 12, 2021

Quiz for students presented by Jeremy Paxman.

2022/23

2022 | 37 Episodes

2022/23 of University Challenge premiered on August 29, 2022

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

2023/24

2023 | 37 Episodes

2023/24 of University Challenge premiered on July 17, 2023

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

2024/25

2024 | 37 Episodes

2024/25 of University Challenge premiered on August 12, 2024

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

2025/26

2025 | 37 Episodes

2025/26 of University Challenge premiered on July 14, 2025

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