Overview
A weekly, topical panel show based around a huge series of opinion poll surveys carried out around Britain.
Seasons & Episodes
Series 1
Jimmy Carr hosts a panel show about opinions, surveys and statistics, with team captains Sean Lock and Dave Spikey.
Series 2
Jimmy Carr hosts the stat-happy comedy panel show where teams of fearless, hard-hitting celebrity analysts compete to see who best understands what's really going on in Britain.
Series 3
Series 4
What is Britain's most unwanted wedding gift - and who would the British public most like to have round for dinner? Jimmy Carr and team captains Sean Lock and Dave Spikey star in the comedy panel show that provides the answers to these burning questions.
Series 5
Jimmy Carr and veteran team captain Sean Lock are joined by a new team captain, Jason Manford, in the fourth series of the irreverent, irrelevent and highly irregular panel show.
Series 6
Jimmy Carr hosts the proceedings as team captains Sean Lock and Jason Manford battle it out to decide who has the best grasp on the essential issues of the day in a series of largely pointless - but highly entertaining - studio debates.
Series 7
The irreverent, irrelevant and revealing topical comedy panel show. Jimmy Carr hosts proceedings, Sean Lock and Jason Manford are the team captains.
Series 8
Back for the eighth series, Jimmy Carr hosts proceedings as team captains Sean Lock and Jason Manford battle it out to discover who knows what is going on in Britain today.
Series 9
It's back for an incredible ninth series. The cheeky comedy panel series sets out to predict and analyse what the almighty British public thinks about the week's most discussed subjects. Jimmy Carr takes the centre chair and is joined by witty team captains Sean Lock and Jason Manford.
Series 10
8 Out of 10 Cats returns this autumn to bring debate, dispute and deliberation to the hot topics that are getting the almighty British public's chins wagging. As ever, presenter and stand-up comic Jimmy Carr plays host, joined by team captains Sean Lock and Jason Manford. Alongside them are panellists from the world of comedy, entertainment and showbiz, as well as a few surprise guests. Teams thrash out the topics of the week by examining surveys, opinion polls and statistics; discussing both silly and serious stuff, with subjects ranging from showbiz and gossip to world politics and even the weather.
Series 11
8 Out of 10 Cats returns for its 11th series, and joining Jimmy Carr and Sean Lock is new team captain Jon Richardson. Together they thrash out the hot topics of the week by examining surveys, opinion polls and statistics - from the silly to the serious, from celebrity gossip to world politics.
Series 12
Channel 4's ever popular comedy panel show returns for a 12th series, including its 100th episode. Stand up comic and presenter Jimmy Carr is back to oversee disputes and deliberations on topical events that have set the chins of the great British public wagging.
Series 13
Series 14
Series 15
Series 16
Series 17
Series 18
Series 19
Series 20
Series 21
Series 22
Key Information
Cast & Crew
Jimmy Carr
Self - Host
Sean Lock
Self - Team Captain
Jon Richardson
Self - Team Captain
Jason Manford
Self - Team Captain
Rob Beckett
Self - Team Captain
Dave Spikey
Self - Team Captain
Aisling Bea
Self - Team Captain
Katherine Ryan
Self - Team Captain
Joe Wilkinson
Self
David O'Doherty
Self
Johnny Vegas
Self
Krishnan Guru-Murthy
Self - Panelist
Frequently Asked Questions
A weekly, topical panel show based around a huge series of opinion poll surveys carried out around Britain.
8 Out of 10 Cats has 22 seasons with 232 episodes.
8 Out of 10 Cats premiered on June 3, 2005.
No, 8 Out of 10 Cats has ended. The final episode aired on January 17, 2021.
8 Out of 10 Cats originally aired on Channel 4. Check your local streaming services for availability.
8 Out of 10 Cats has a rating of 7.1/10 based on user reviews.
8 Out of 10 Cats is classified as Talk.