Overview
Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects.
Seasons & Episodes
1962–1963
1963–1965
1965–1966
1966–1967
1967–1968
1968–1969
1969–1970
1970–1971
1971–1972
1972–1973
1973–1974
1974–1975
1975–1976
1976–1977
1977–1978
1978–1980
1980
1980–1981
1982
1983
1984
1986
1987
1994/1995
1995/1996
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions in the student quiz programme.
1996/1997
Testing university quiz show.
1997/1998
Jeremy Paxman presents the general knowledge quiz.
1998/1999
Jeremy Paxman hosts the inter-university quiz show.
1999/2000
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions on this university college quiz.
2000/2001
2001/2002
2002/2003
2003/2004
2004/2005
2005/2006
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions as two teams of students battle it out.
2006/2007
Student quiz
2007/2008
Jeremy Paxman fires the questions at more university teams
2008/2009
Jeremy Paxman fires the questions at more university teams
2009/2010
Jeremy Paxman fires the questions at more university teams
2010/2011
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions as two teams of students battle it out
2011/2012
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions as two teams of students battle it out
2012/2013
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions as two teams of students battle it out
2013/2014
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions as two teams of students battle it out
2014/2015
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions as two teams of students battle it out.
2015/16
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions as two teams of students battle it out.
2016/17
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions as two teams of students battle it out.
2017/18
Quiz show where students from UK universities answer questions on a range of subjects.
2018/19
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions in the quiz for students.
2019/20
Quiz for students presented by Jeremy Paxman.
2020/21
Quiz for students presented by Jeremy Paxman.
2021/22
Quiz for students presented by Jeremy Paxman.
2022/23
Students from across the UK take on TV’s toughest quiz team tournament.
2023/24
Students from across the UK take on TV’s toughest quiz team tournament.
2024/25
Amol Rajan asks the questions as students from across the UK face fiendish tests.
2025/26
Amol Rajan asks the questions as students from across the UK face fiendish tests.
2026/27
Key Information
Cast & Crew
Bamber Gascoigne
Jeremy Paxman
Self - Presenter
Roger Tilling
Self - Narrator
Amol Rajan
Self - Presenter
Eric Monkman
Self - Contestant
Bobby Seagull
Self - Contestant
Photos
Frequently Asked Questions
Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects.
University Challenge has 56 seasons with 2062 episodes.
University Challenge premiered on September 21, 1962.
Yes, University Challenge is currently ongoing with new episodes.
University Challenge originally aired on ITV1. Check your local streaming services for availability.
University Challenge has a rating of 6.5/10 based on user reviews.
University Challenge is classified as Talk.