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List of QI episodes
QI (Quite Interesting) is a BBC comedy panel game television show that began in 2003. It was created by John Lloyd, and was hosted by Stephen Fry until the end of Series 13 [M] after which Sandi Toksvig took over, and features permanent panellist Alan Davies. Each series covers topics that begin with a different letter of the alphabet; for example, the first series covered topics whose word began with "A". Thus it is referred to as "Series A" instead of "Series One".[1][2]
QI was given a full series after BBC executives responded well to a nonbroadcast pilot[3] and the first episode, "Adam" premiered on BBC Two on 11 September 2003.[4] From the second to the fifth series, episodes aired each week on BBC Two; the second and subsequent episodes were shown first on BBC Four in the time-slot after the previous episode's BBC Two broadcast. When the sixth series of QI began in 2008, the show moved to BBC One and the broadcasting of episodes on BBC Four was replaced in favour of an extended repeat broadcast on BBC Two the following day, titled QI XL. From the ninth series, QI returned to BBC Two on Friday at 10 pm with the XL edition on Saturdays. Lloyd acted as the producer for the first five series. Piers Fletcher became producer starting from Series F.[5] New episodes for "Series U" began airing on 18 December 2023. As of 17 February 2023, 293 episodes of QI have aired. This count does not include the unbroadcast pilot, three special episodes, 28 compilation episodes (from "Series G" onwards), and one episode containing outtakes from "Series E".
Series overview edit
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| Pilot | Unaired | |||
| A | 12 | 11 September 2003 | 23 December 2003 | |
| B | 12 | 8 October 2004 | 17 December 2004 | |
| C | 12 | 30 September 2005 | 9 December 2005 | |
| D | 13 | 29 September 2006 | 15 December 2006 | |
| E | 13 | 21 September 2007 | 14 December 2007 | |
| F | 12 | 14 November 2008 | 21 March 2009 | |
| G | 18 | 26 November 2009 | 16 April 2010 | |
| H | 18 | 17 September 2010 | 2 May 2011 | |
| Comic Relief | 6 March 2011 | |||
| I | 18 | 9 September 2011 | 19 May 2012 | |
| Sport Relief | 23 March 2012 | |||
| J | 18 | 14 September 2012 | 25 August 2013 | |
| K | 18 | 6 September 2013 | 31 January 2014 | |
| L | 18 | 3 October 2014 | 31 January 2015 | |
| M | 18 | 16 October 2015 | 25 March 2016 | |
| N | 18 | 21 October 2016 | 24 February 2017 | |
| O | 18 | 20 October 2017 | 2 March 2018 | |
| P | 18 | 10 September 2018 | 8 March 2019 | |
| Q | 18 | 6 September 2019 | 28 February 2020 | |
| R | 18 | 28 May 2020 | 4 February 2021 | |
| S | 16 | 9 September 2021 | 22 February 2022 | |
| Comic Relief | 18 March 2022 | |||
| T | 16 | 11 November 2022 | 3 March 2023 | |
| U | 17 | 18 December 2023 | TBA | |
Episodes edit
Pilot edit
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Guests | Winner(s) | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | N/A | "Pilot" | Bill Bailey | N/A[fn 1] |
Series A (2003) edit
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Guests | Winner(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions) [7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Adam" | Danny Baker | 11 September 2003 | 3.20 | |
| 2 | 2 | "Astronomy" | Rich Hall and Jeremy Hardy | 18 September 2003 | 2.16 (BBC2) + 0.20 (BBC4) | |
| 3 | 3 | "Aquatic Animals" | Clive Anderson | 25 September 2003 | 2.46 (BBC2) + 0.18 (BBC4) | |
| 4 | 4 | "Atoms" |
| Jo Brand | 2 October 2003 | 2.58 (BBC2) + 0.22 (BBC4) |
| 5 | 5 | "Advertising" |
| Gyles Brandreth | 9 October 2003 | 2.40 (BBC2) + 0.24 (BBC4) |
| 6 | 6 | "Antidotes" |
| Danny Baker | 16 October 2003 | 2.51 (BBC2) + 0.27 (BBC4) |
| 7 | 7 | "Arthropods" |
| Jackie Clune | 23 October 2003 | <2.44 (BBC2) + 0.19 (BBC4) |
| 8 | 8 | "Albania" |
| Clive Anderson | 30 October 2003 | <2.60 (BBC2) + 0.24 (BBC4) |
| 9 | 9 | "Antelopes"[fn 2] |
| Dave Gorman | 6 November 2003 | <2.30 (BBC2) + 0.33 (BBC4) |
| 10 | 10 | "Aviation" |
| Alan Davies | 13 November 2003 | 2.88 (BBC2) + 0.18 (BBC4) |
| 11 | 11 | "Arts" |
| Richard E. Grant | 20 November 2003 | <2.45 (BBC2) + 0.27 (BBC4) |
| 12 | 12 | "Advent"[fn 3] |
| John Sessions | 23 December 2003 | 2.68 (BBC2) + 0.29 (BBC4) |
Series B (2004) edit
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Guests | Winner(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions) [7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1 | "Blue" |
| Sean Lock | 8 October 2004[fn 4] | 2.16 |
| 14 | 2 | "Birds" |
| Rich Hall | 8 October 2004 | 2.45 (BBC2) + 0.25 (BBC4) |
| 15 | 3 | "Bombs" |
| Phill Jupitus | 15 October 2004 | 2.69 (BBC2) + 0.18 (BBC4) |
| 16 | 4 | "Bible" |
| Jeremy Clarkson | 22 October 2004 | 2.72 (BBC2) + 0.25 (BBC4) |
| 17 | 5 | "Bears" |
| Jimmy Carr | 29 October 2004 | 2.45 (BBC2) no data for BBC4 |
| 18 | 6 | "Beavers" |
| Anneka Rice | 5 November 2004 | 2.61 (BBC2) + 0.36 (BBC4) |
| 19 | 7 | "Biscuits" |
| Dara Ó Briain | 12 November 2004 | 2.26 (BBC2) + 0.27 (BBC4) |
| 20 | 8 | "Bees" |
| Rich Hall | 19 November 2004 | 2.48 (BBC2) + 0.35 (BBC4) |
| 21 | 9 | "Bats" |
| Rich Hall and Josie Lawrence | 26 November 2004 | 2.43 (BBC2) + 0.31 (BBC4) |
| 22 | 10 | "Bills" |
| Clive Anderson | 3 December 2004 | 2.35 (BBC2) + 0.31 (BBC4) |
| 23 | 11 | "Beats" |
| Linda Smith | 10 December 2004 | 2.33 (BBC2) + 0.31 (BBC4) |
| 24 | 12 | "Birth"[fn 3][fn 5] |
| Rich Hall | 17 December 2004 | <1.81 (BBC2) + 0.33 (BBC4) |
Series C (2005) edit
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Guests | Winner(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions) [7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 1 | "Campanology" |
| Rich Hall | 30 September 2005[fn 4] | 2.33 |
| 26 | 2 | "Cummingtonite" |
| Andy Hamilton | 30 September 2005 | 2.61 (BBC2) + 0.52 (BBC4) |
| 27 | 3 | "Common Knowledge" |
| Rory McGrath | 7 October 2005 | 2.59 (BBC2) + 0.34 (BBC4) |
| 28 | 4 | "Cheating" |
| Alexander Armstrong | 14 October 2005 | 2.41 (BBC2) + 0.44 (BBC4) |
| 29 | 5 | "Cat's Eyes" |
| Sean Lock | 21 October 2005 | 2.52 (BBC2) + 0.48 (BBC4) |
| 30 | 6 | "Cockneys" |
| Bill Bailey | 28 October 2005 | 2.57 (BBC2) + 0.37 (BBC4) |
| 31 | 7 | "Constellations" |
| Jeremy Clarkson | 4 November 2005 | 2.56 (BBC2) + 0.46 (BBC4) |
| 32 | 8 | "Corby" |
| David Mitchell | 11 November 2005 | 2.27 (BBC2) + 0.56 (BBC4) |
| 33 | 9 | "Creatures" |
| Helen Atkinson-Wood | 18 November 2005 | 2.83 (BBC2) + 0.47 (BBC4) |
| 34 | 10 | "Cleve Crudgington" |
| Mark Steel | 25 November 2005 | <1.94 (BBC2) + 0.44 (BBC4) |
| 35 | 11 | "Carnival" |
| Clive Anderson | 2 December 2005 | 2.34 (BBC2) + 0.38 (BBC4) |
| 36 | 12 | "Combustion" |
| Bill Bailey | 9 December 2005 | 2.24 (BBC2) + 0.36 (BBC4) |
Series D (2006) edit
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Guests | Winner(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions) [7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 1 | "Danger" |
| Jo Brand | 29 September 2006[fn 4] | 2.42 |
| 38 | 2 | "Discoveries" |
| Vic Reeves | 29 September 2006 | 2.40 (BBC2) + 0.46 (BBC4) |
| 39 | 3 | "Dogs" |
| Neil Mullarkey | 6 October 2006 | 2.94 (BBC2) + 0.48 (BBC4) |
| 40 | 4 | "Dictionaries" |
| Ronni Ancona | 13 October 2006 | 2.32 (BBC2) + 0.55 (BBC4) |
| 41 | 5 | "Death"[fn 6] |
| The Audience | 20 October 2006 | 2.24 (BBC2) + 0.48 (BBC4) |
| 42 | 6 | "Drinks" |
| Alan Davies | 27 October 2006 | 2.63 (BBC2) + 0.58 (BBC4) |
| 43 | 7 | "Differences" |
| Dara Ó Briain | 3 November 2006 | 2.63 (BBC2) + 0.60 (BBC4) |
| 44 | 8 | "Descendants"[fn 7] |
| Jonathan Ross | 10 November 2006 | 3.43 (BBC2) + 0.68 (BBC4) |
| 45 | 9 | "Doves" |
| Alan Davies | 17 November 2006 | 2.52 (BBC2) + 0.67 (BBC4) |
| 46 | 10 | "Divination"[fn 8] |
| Graeme Garden | 24 November 2006 | 2.10 (BBC2) + 0.58 (BBC4) |
| 47 | 11 | "Deprivation" |
| Roger McGough and Vic Reeves | 1 December 2006 | 2.54 (BBC2) + 0.46 (BBC4) |
| 48 | 12 | "Domesticity" |
| Jessica Stevenson | 8 December 2006 | 2.32 (BBC2) + 0.60 (BBC4) |
| 49 | 13 | "December"[fn 3] |
| Dara Ó Briain | 15 December 2006 | 2.86 (BBC2) + 0.56 (BBC4) |
Series E (2007) edit
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Guests | Winner(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions) [7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 1 | "Engineering" |
| Rob Brydon | 21 September 2007[fn 4] | 2.81 |
| 51 | 2 | "Electricity" |
| Jo Brand | 21 September 2007 | 2.82 (BBC2) + 0.60 (BBC4) |
| 52 | 3 | "Eating" |
| Alan Davies | 28 September 2007 | 2.94 (BBC2) + 0.66 (BBC4) |
| 53 | 4 | "Exploration" |
| Rich Hall | 5 October 2007 | 2.96 (BBC2) + 0.68 (BBC4) |
| 54 | 5 | "Europe" |
| Phill Jupitus | 12 October 2007 | 3.19 (BBC2) + 0.70 (BBC4) |
| 55 | 6 | "Everything, Etc." |
| Vic Reeves | 19 October 2007 | 3.10 (BBC2) + 0.56 (BBC4) |
| 56 | 7 | "Espionage" |
| Clive Anderson and Vic Reeves | 26 October 2007 | 2.53 (BBC2) + 0.61 (BBC4) |
| 57 | 8 | "Eyes and Ears" |
| Alan Davies | 2 November 2007 | 2.83 (BBC2) + 0.56 (BBC4) |
| 58 | 9 | "Entertainment"[fn 7] |
| Jeremy Clarkson | 9 November 2007 | 4.75 (BBC2) + 0.74 (BBC4) |
| 59 | 10 | "England" |
| The Audience | 16 November 2007 | 2.75 (BBC2) + 0.63 (BBC4) |
| 60 | 11 | "Endings" |
| Jimmy Carr and Dara Ó Briain | 23 November 2007 | 2.63 (BBC2) + 0.77 (BBC4) |
| 61 | 12 | "Empire"[fn 3] |
| Alan Davies | 7 December 2007 | 2.59 (BBC2) + 0.64 (BBC4) |
| N/A | 13 | "Elephants"[fn 9] | N/A | N/A | 14 December 2007 | 3.02 (BBC2) + 0.61 (BBC4) |
Series F (2008–09) edit
Beginning with "Fire and Freezing", episodes premiered on BBC One. XL editions were broadcast the following day on BBC Two, from "Flotsam and Jetsam" onwards.
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Guests | Winner(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions)[a] [7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62 | 1 | "Families"[fn 7] |
| Ronni Ancona | 14 November 2008 | 4.61 |
| 63 | 2 | "Fire and Freezing"[fn 3] |
| Clive Anderson | 22 December 2008 | N/A (<5.16)[b] |
| 64 | 3 | "Flotsam and Jetsam" |
| Charlie Higson | 9 January 2009 10 January 2009 (XL edition) | 4.75 |
| 65 | 4 | "Fight or Flight" |
| Pam Ayres | 16 January 2009 17 January 2009 (XL edition) | N/A (<4.84)[b] |
| 66 | 5 | "France" |
| Hugh Dennis | 23 January 2009 24 January 2009 (XL edition) | N/A (<4.65)[b] |
| 67 | 6 | "Fakes and Frauds" |
| Sean Lock | 30 January 2009 31 January 2009 (XL edition) | N/A (<4.78)[b] |
| 68 | 7 | "Fingers and Fumbs" |
| Phill Jupitus | 6 February 2009 7 February 2009 (XL edition) | N/A (<5.16)[b] |
| 69 | 8 | "Fashion" |
| Rich Hall | 13 February 2009 14 February 2009 (XL edition) | N/A (<4.62)[b] |
| 70 | 9 | "The Future" |
| Ben Miller | 20 February 2009 21 February 2009 (XL edition) | N/A (<4.58)[b] |
| 71 | 10 | "Flora and Fauna" |
| The Audience | 27 February 2009 28 February 2009 (XL edition) | N/A (<4.83)[b] |
| 72 | 11 | "Film" |
| Alan Davies | 6 March 2009 7 March 2009 (XL edition) | 4.90 |
| 73 | 12 | "Food" |
| David Mitchell | 20 March 2009 [fn 10] 21 March 2009 (XL edition) | 4.90 |
Series G (2009–10) edit
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Guests | Winner(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions)[a] [7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | 1 | "Gardens" |
| David Mitchell and Dara Ó Briain | 26 November 2009 20 March 2010 (XL edition)[fn 11] | 4.98 |
| 75 | 2 | "G-Animals" |
| John Hodgman | 3 December 2009 12 October 2010 (XL edition)[fn 13] | N/A (<4.20)[b] |
| 76 | 3 | "Games" |
| Liza Tarbuck | 10 December 2009 19 October 2010 (XL edition)[fn 13] | 4.86 |
| 77 | 4 | "Geography" |
| Alan Davies | 17 December 2009 23 December 2009 (XL edition) | 5.04 |
| 78 | 5 | "Groovy"[fn 3] |
| Alan Davies | 24 December 2009 29 December 2009 (XL edition) | 6.16 |
| 79 | 6 | "Genius" |
| Alan Davies | 1 January 2010 2 January 2010 (XL edition) | 5.23 |
| 80 | 7 | "Girls and Boys" |
| The Girls[fn 14] | 8 January 2010 9 January 2010 (XL edition) | N/A (<5.77)[b] |
| 81 | 8 | "Germany" |
| Jo Brand | 15 January 2010 16 January 2010 (XL edition) | 5.33 |
| 82 | 9 | "Gallimaufrey" |
| Hugh Dennis | 22 January 2010 23 January 2010 (XL edition) | N/A (<4.75)[b] |
| 83 | 10 | "Greats" |
| David Mitchell[fn 15] | 29 January 2010 30 January 2010 (XL edition) | 4.70 |
| 84 | 11 | "Gifts" |
| Jan Ravens | 5 February 2010 6 February 2010 (XL edition) | 4.67 |
| 85 | 12 | "Gravity" |
| Alan Davies and Rich Hall | 12 February 2010 13 February 2010 (XL edition) | 4.54 |
| 86 | 13 | "Gothic" |
| Alan Davies and Jack Dee | 19 February 2010 20 February 2010 (XL edition) | N/A (<4.32)[b] |
| 87 | 14 | "Greeks" |
| Clive Anderson (QI) / The Audience (QI XL)[fn 16] | 5 March 2010 6 March 2010 (XL edition) | N/A (<4.68)[b] |
| 88 | 15 | "Green" |
| Bill Bailey | 26 March 2010 22 February 2011 (XL edition)[fn 13] | N/A (<4.27)[b] |
| 89 | 16 | "Geometry" |
| Alan Davies | 2 April 2010 22 February 2011 (XL edition)[fn 13] | N/A (<4.33)[b] |
| N/A | 17 | "QI VG: Series G Compilation Show 1" | N/A | N/A | 5 April 2010 | N/A (<4.14)[b] |
| N/A | 18 | "QI VG: Series G Compilation Show 2" | N/A | N/A | 16 April 2010 | N/A (<4.06)[b] |
Series H (2010–11) edit
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Guests | Winner(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions)[a] [7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | 1 | "Hodge Podge" |
| Jack Dee | 17 September 2010 18 September 2010 (XL edition) | 4.51 |
| 91 | 2 | "H Anatomy" |
| Gyles Brandreth and Sue Perkins | 24 September 2010 25 September 2010 (XL edition) | N/A (<4.03)[b] |
| 92 | 3 | "Hoaxes" |
| Sean Lock | 1 October 2010 2 October 2010 (XL edition) | 4.90 |
| 93 | 4 | "Humans" |
| Jo Brand | 8 October 2010 9 October 2010 (XL edition) | N/A (<4.14)[b] |
| 94 | 5 | "H Animals" |
| Ross Noble | 15 October 2010 16 October 2010 (XL edition) | N/A (<4.33)[b] |
| 95 | 6 | "Happiness" |
| Phill Jupitus | 22 October 2010 23 October 2010 (XL edition) | N/A (<4.38)[b] |
| 96 | 7 | "Horrible"[fn 6] |
| Dara Ó Briain | 29 October 2010 20 November 2010 (XL edition) | N/A (<4.37)[b] |
| 97 | 8 | "Hypothetical" |
| Sandi Toksvig | 5 November 2010 22 January 2011 (XL edition) | N/A (<4.52)[b] |
| 98 | 9 | "House and Home" |
| Bill Bailey | 12 November 2010 29 January 2011 (XL edition) | 4.76 |
| 99 | 10 | "Health and Safety" |
| David Mitchell | 26 November 2010 27 November 2010 (XL edition) | N/A (<4.44)[b] |
| 100 | 11 | "Highs and Lows" |
| Fred MacAulay | 3 December 2010 4 December 2010 (XL edition) | 5.02 |
| 101 | 12 | "Horses & Hunting" |
| Clare Balding | 10 December 2010 11 December 2010 (XL edition) | N/A (<4.31)[b] |
| 102 | 13 | "Holidays" |
| Rob Brydon | 17 December 2010 18 December 2010 (XL edition) | N/A (<4.89)[b] |
| 103 | 14 | "Hocus Pocus"[fn 3] |
| Daniel Radcliffe | 24 December 2010 29 December 2010 (XL edition) | 6.46 |
| 104 | 15 | "Hypnosis, Hallucinations & Hysteria" |
| Phill Jupitus | 7 January 2011 8 January 2011 (XL edition) | N/A (<5.08)[b] |
| 105 | 16 | "History" |
| Rob Brydon | 14 January 2011 15 January 2011 (XL edition) | N/A (<4.85)[b] |
| N/A | 17 | "QI VG: Series H Compilation Show 1" | N/A | N/A | 25 April 2011 | N/A (<4.07)[b] |
| N/A | 18 | "QI VG: Series H Compilation Show 2" | N/A | N/A | 2 May 2011 | N/A (<4.11)[b] |
Comic Relief Special (2011) edit
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Guests | Winner(s) | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | N/A | "Comic Relief special"[fn 17] |
| David Walliams | 6 March 2011 |
Series I (2011–12) edit
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Guests | Winner(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions)[c] [7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 106 | 1 | "I-Spy" |
| Sandi Toksvig | 9 September 2011 10 September 2011 (XL edition) | 3.45 |
| 107 | 2 | "International" |
| Bill Bailey | 16 September 2011 17 September 2011 (XL edition) | 2.98 |
| 108 | 3 | "Imbroglio" |
| John Bishop and Frank Skinner | 23 September 2011 24 September 2011 (XL edition) | 3.40 |
| 109 | 4 | "Indecision" |
| Phill Jupitus | 30 September 2011 1 October 2011 (XL edition) | 2.70 |
| 110 | 5 | "Invertebrates" |
| Johnny Vegas | 7 October 2011 8 October 2011 (XL edition) | 3.01 |
| 111 | 6 | "Inventive" |
| Nina Conti | 14 October 2011 15 October 2011 (XL edition) | 2.91 |
| 112 | 7 | "Incomprehensible" |
| Prof. Brian Cox | 21 October 2011 22 October 2011 (XL edition) | 2.90 |
| 113 | 8 | "Inequality" |
| Not stated[fn 19] | 28 October 2011 29 October 2011 (XL edition) | 2.66 |
| 114 | 9 | "Illness" |
| Andy Hamilton | 4 November 2011 5 November 2011 (XL edition) | 2.97 |
| 115 | 10 | "Inland Revenue" |
| Sandi Toksvig | 11 November 2011 12 November 2011 (XL edition) | 2.77 |
| 116 | 11 | "Infantile" |
| Dave Gorman | 29 December 2011[fn 20] 19 November 2011 (XL edition) | <1.73 2.14 (XL) |
| 117 | 12 | "Illumination" |
| Rich Hall | 25 November 2011 26 November 2011 (XL edition) | 2.49 |
| 118 | 13 | "Intelligence" |
| ASIMO[fn 21] | 2 December 2011 3 December 2011 (XL edition) | 2.12 |
| N/A | 14 | "QI VG: Series I Compilation Show 1" | N/A | N/A | 16 December 2011 | 2.07 |
| N/A | 15 | "QI VG: Series I Compilation Show 2" | N/A | N/A | 23 December 2011 | 2.29 |
| 119 | 16 | "Ice"[fn 3] |
| Alan Davies | 29 December 2011 30 December 2011 (XL edition) | 2.36 |
| 120 | 17 | "The Immortal Bard"[fn 22] |
| David Mitchell | 27 April 2012 19 May 2012 (XL edition) | 2.92 |
| 121 | 18 | "Idleness" |
| Alan Davies | 4 May 2012[fn 23] 24 May 2012 (XL edition)[fn 24] | 2.68 |
Sport Relief Special (2012) edit
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Guests | Winner(s) | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | N/A | "Sport Relief special"[fn 25] |
| Everyone[fn 26] | 23 March 2012 |
Series J (2012–13) edit
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Guests | Winner(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions)[a] [7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 122 | 1 | "Jargon" |
| Victoria Coren | 14 September 2012 15 September 2012 (XL edition) | 2.32 |
| 123 | 2 | "Jam, Jelly and Juice" |
| Alan Davies | 21 September 2012 22 September 2012 (XL edition) | 2.31 |
| 124 | 3 | "Journeys" |
| Alan Davies | 28 September 2012 29 September 2012 (XL edition) | 2.23 |
| 125 | 4 | "Jack and Jill" |
| David Mitchell | 5 October 2012 6 October 2012 (XL edition) | 1.89 |
| 126 | 5 | "J-Places" |
| Susan Calman | 12 October 2012 13 October 2012 (XL edition) | 2.29 |
| 127 | 6 | "Joints" |
| Cal Wilson | 19 October 2012 20 October 2012 (XL edition) | 2.31 |
| 128 | 7 | "Journalism" |
| Ross Noble | 26 October 2012 27 October 2012 (XL edition) | 2.21 |
| 129 | 8 | "Jumble" |
| Stephen Fry[fn 27] | 2 November 2012 3 November 2012 (XL edition) | 2.47 |
| 130 | 9 | "Jeopardy" |
| Sue Perkins | 9 November 2012 10 November 2012 (XL edition) | 2.69 |
| 131 | 10 | "Jungles" |
| Reginald D. Hunter | 23 November 2012 24 November 2012 (XL edition) | 2.22 |
| 132 | 11 | "Jumpers" |
| Bill Bailey | 30 November 2012 1 December 2012 (XL edition) | 1.99 |
| 133 | 12 | "Justice" |
| Alan Davies | 7 December 2012 8 December 2012 (XL edition) | 2.04 |
| 134 | 13 | "Jobs" |
| The Rev. Richard Coles | 14 December 2012 16 December 2012 (XL edition) | 2.29 |
| 135 | 14 | "Jingle Bells"[fn 3] |
| Danny Baker | 21 December 2012 29 December 2012 (XL edition) | 2.51 |
| N/A | 15 | "QI VG: Series J Compilation Show 1" | N/A | N/A | 28 December 2012 | 1.56 |
| N/A | 16 | "QI VG: Series J Compilation Show 2" | N/A | N/A | 4 January 2013 | 1.71 |
| 136 | 17 | "Jolly" |
| Alan Davies | 11 January 2013 12 January 2013 (XL edition) | 2.62 |
| 137 | 18 | "Just the Job" |
| Sandi Toksvig | 25 August 2013 31 August 2013 (XL edition) 24 July 2013 (in Australia) | 1.78 |
Series K (2013–14) edit
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Guests | Winner(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions)[c] [7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 138 | 1 | "Knees and Knockers" |
| Sara Pascoe | 6 September 2013 8 September 2013 (XL edition) | 2.70 |
| 139 | 2 | "Kit and Kaboodle" |
| Ross Noble | 13 September 2013 15 September 2013 (XL edition) | 2.18 |
| 140 | 3 | "K-Folk" |
| Alan Davies | 20 September 2013 22 September 2013 (XL edition) | 2.46 |
| 141 | 4 | "Knits & Knots" |
| David Mitchell | 27 September 2013 29 September 2013 (XL edition) | 2.48 |
| 142 | 5 | "Kings" |
| The Audience | 4 October 2013 6 October 2013 (XL edition) | 2.34 |
| 143 | 6 | "Killers" |
| Sandi Toksvig | 11 October 2013 13 October 2013 (XL edition) | 2.24 |
| 144 | 7 | "Knowledge" |
| Alan Davies[fn 28] | 18 October 2013 20 October 2013 (XL edition) | 2.49 |
| 145 | 8 | "Keys" |
| Bill Bailey | 25 October 2013 27 October 2013 (XL edition) | 2.36 |
| 146 | 9 | "Kinetic" |
| Danny Baker | 1 November 2013 3 November 2013 (XL edition) | 2.26 |
| 147 | 10 | "Keeps" |
| Bill Bailey | 8 November 2013 23 December 2013 (XL edition) | 2.21 |
| 148 | 11 | "Kinky" |
| Sandi Toksvig | 29 November 2013 30 November 2013 (XL edition) | 2.06 |
| 149 | 12 | "Knights and Knaves" |
| The Rev. Richard Coles and Victoria Coren Mitchell | 6 December 2013 7 December 2013 (XL edition) | 2.00 |
| 150 | 13 | "Kitchen Sink" |
| Alan Davies | 13 December 2013 15 December 2013 (XL edition) | 2.55 |
| 151 | 14 | "Kris Kringle"[fn 3] |
| Phill Jupitus | 24 December 2013 (XL edition) 29 December 2013[fn 29] | 2.42 (XL) 1.79 |
| 152 | 15 | "Kitsch" |
| Jimmy Carr | 10 January 2014 11 January 2014 (XL edition) | 2.34 |
| 153 | 16 | "Kaleidoscope" |
| Sandi Toksvig | 17 January 2014 18 January 2014 (XL edition) | 2.23 |
| N/A | 17 | "QI VG: Series K Compilation Show 1" | N/A | N/A | 24 January 2014 | 2.16 |
| N/A | 18 | "QI VG: Series K Compilation Show 2" | N/A | N/A | 31 January 2014 | 1.57 |
Series L (2014–15) edit
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Guests | Winner(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions)[a][d] [7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 154 | 1 | "L-Animals" |
| Ross Noble | 3 October 2014 5 October 2014 (XL edition) | 2.32 |
| 155 | 2 | "Location, Location, Location" |
| Jason Manford | 10 October 2014 11 October 2014 (XL edition) | 2.23 |
| 156 | 3 | "Literature" |
| Victoria Coren Mitchell | 17 October 2014 18 October 2014 (XL edition) | 2.15 |
| 157 | 4 | "Levity" |
| Alan Davies | 24 October 2014 25 October 2014 (XL edition) | 1.89 |
| 158 | 5 | "Lenses" |
| Phill Jupitus | 31 October 2014 1 November 2014 (XL edition) | 2.10 |
| 159 | 6 | "Liblabble" |
| Alan Davies | 7 November 2014 8 November 2014 (XL edition) | 2.07 |
| 160 | 7 | "Lethal" |
| Sandi Toksvig | 21 November 2014 22 November 2014 (XL edition) | 1.56 |
| 161 | 8 | "Lovely" |
| Tony Hawks | 28 November 2014 29 November 2014 (XL edition) | 1.67 |
| 162 | 9 | "Ladies and Gents" |
| Ross Noble | 5 December 2014 7 February 2015 (XL edition) | 1.98 |
| 163 | 10 | "Lying" |
| Adam Hills | 12 December 2014 13 December 2014 (XL edition) | 1.91 |
| 164 | 11 | "Lumped Together" |
| Alan Davies | 19 December 2014 21 December 2014 (XL edition) | 1.42 |
| 165 | 12 | "No-L"[fn 3] |
| Jimmy Carr | 25 December 2014 27 December 2014 (XL edition) | N/A (<1.46)[b] |
| 166 | 13 | "Lucky Losers" |
| Danny Baker[fn 30] | 2 January 2015 4 January 2015 (XL edition) | 1.71 |
| 167 | 14 | "Little and Large" |
| Lucy Porter | 9 January 2015 11 January 2015 (XL edition) | 1.92 |
| 168 | 15 | "Long Lost" |
| Claudia O'Doherty | 16 January 2015 4 April 2015 (XL edition) | 2.07 |
| 169 | 16 | "Landmarks" |
| Colin Lane | 23 January 2015 18 April 2015 (XL edition) | 1.93 |
| N/A | 17 | "QI VG: Series L Compilation Show 1" | N/A | N/A | 30 January 2015 | 1.36 |
| N/A | 18 | "QI VG: Series L Compilation Show 2" | N/A | N/A | 31 January 2015 | N/A (<1.29)[b] |
Series M (2015–16) edit
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Guests | Winner(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions)[a] [7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 170 | 1 | "A Medley of Maladies" |
| Lucy Porter | 16 October 2015 17 October 2015 (XL edition) | 1.78 |
| 171 | 2 | "Military Matters" |
| Sheila Hancock | 23 October 2015 24 October 2015 (XL edition) | 1.69 |
| 172 | 3 | "M-Places" |
| David Mitchell | 30 October 2015 14 November 2015 (XL edition) | 1.88 |
| 173 | 4 | "Miscellany" |
| Cariad Lloyd | 6 November 2015 7 November 2015 (XL edition) | 2.08 |
| 174 | 5 | "Maths" |
| Aisling Bea | 20 November 2015 21 November 2015 (XL edition) | 1.60 |
| 175 | 6 | "Marriage and Mating" |
| Jo Brand | 27 November 2015 28 November 2015 (XL edition) | 1.62 |
| 176 | 7 | "Middle Muddle" |
| Danny Bhoy | 11 December 2015 12 December 2015 (XL edition) | 1.60 |
| 177 | 8 | "Merriment"[fn 3] |
| Alan Davies | 19 December 2015 (XL edition) 25 December 2015[fn 29] | 1.82 |
| 178 | 9 | "Messing with Your Mind" |
| Tommy Tiernan | 29 December 2015 2 January 2016 (XL edition) | 1.82 |
| 179 | 10 | "Making a Meal of It" |
| Phill Jupitus | 8 January 2016 9 January 2016 (XL edition) | 1.71 |
| 180 | 11 | "Menagerie" |
| Bill Bailey | 15 January 2016 16 January 2016 (XL edition) | 1.79 |
| 181 | 12 | "Medieval Macabre" |
| Matt Lucas and Julia Zemiro | 22 January 2016 23 January 2016 (XL edition) | 1.83 |
| 182 | 13 | "Monster Mash" |
| Phill Jupitus | 29 January 2016 22 February 2016 (XL edition) | 1.44 |
| 183 | 14 | "Messy" |
| Alan Davies | 5 February 2016 29 February 2016 (XL edition) | 1.54 |
| 184 | 15 | "Mix and Match" |
| Jo Brand | 12 February 2016 4 April 2016 (XL edition) | 1.61 |
| 185 | 16 | "Misconceptions" |
| Chris Addison | 19 February 2016 28 March 2016 (XL edition) | 1.41 |
| N/A | 17 | "QI VG: Series M Compilation Show 1" | N/A | N/A | 4 March 2016 | 1.20 |
| N/A | 18 | "QI VG: Series M Compilation Show 2" | N/A | N/A | 25 March 2016 | 1.12 |
Series N (2016–17) edit
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Guests | Winner(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions)[a] [7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 186 | 1 | "Naming Names" |
| Alan Davies | 21 October 2016 23 October 2016 (XL edition) | 2.35 |
| 187 | 2 | "North Norse" |
| Alan Davies | 28 October 2016 30 October 2016 (XL edition) | 1.65 |
| 188 | 3 | "Nosey Noisy" |
| Alan Davies | 4 November 2016 6 November 2016 (XL edition) | 1.95 |
| 189 | 4 | "Noble Rot" |
| Jason Manford | 11 November 2016 20 November 2016 (XL edition) | 1.82 |
| 190 | 5 | "Not Nearly" |
| Gyles Brandreth | 25 November 2016 27 November 2016 (XL edition) | 1.61 |
| 191 | 6 | "Night" |
| Holly Walsh | 2 December 2016 4 December 2016 (XL edition) | 1.85 |
| 192 | 7 | "Naked Truth" |
| Richard Osman | 9 December 2016 11 December 2016 (XL edition) | 1.79 |
| 193 | 8 | "Non Sequiturs" |
| Miles Jupp | 16 December 2016 17 December 2016 (XL edition) | 1.72 |
| 194 | 9 | "Noel"[fn 3] |
| All[fn 26] | 22 December 2016 25 December 2016 (XL edition) | 1.93 |
| 195 | 10 | "Nature/Nurture" |
| Ross Noble | 30 December 2016 2 January 2017 (XL edition) | 2.27 |
| 196 | 11 | "Nonsense" |
| Phill Jupitus and Nish Kumar | 6 January 2017 8 January 2017 (XL edition) | 2.01 |
| 197 | 12 | "Noodles" |
| Cariad Lloyd | 13 January 2017 15 January 2017 (XL edition) | 1.94 |
| 198 | 13 | "Naval Navigation" |
| Ronni Ancona | 20 January 2017 22 January 2017 (XL edition) | 1.94 |
| 199 | 14 | "Numbers" |
| Sarah Millican[fn 31] | 27 January 2017 29 January 2017 (XL edition) | 1.81 |
| 200 | 15 | "Next" |
| Ross Noble | 3 February 2017 4 February 2017 (XL edition) | 1.66 |
| 201 | 16 | "New" |
| Jimmy Carr | 10 February 2017 11 February 2017 (XL edition) | 1.59 |
| N/A | 17 | "QI VG: Series N Compilation Show 1" | N/A | N/A | 17 February 2017 | 1.72 |
| N/A | 18 | "QI VG: Series N Compilation Show 2" | N/A | N/A | 24 February 2017 | 1.59 |
Series O (2017–18) edit
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Guests | Winner(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions)[a] [7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202 | 1 | "Ologies" |
| Claudia Winkleman | 20 October 2017 21 October 2017 (XL edition) | 1.93 |
| 203 | 2 | "Organisms" |
| Cariad Lloyd | 27 October 2017 28 October 2017 (XL edition) | 1.69 |
| 204 | 3 | "Oceans" |
| Joe Lycett | 3 November 2017 4 November 2017 (XL edition) | 1.57 |
| 205 | 4 | "Over and Ova" |
| Jan Ravens | 10 November 2017 11 November 2017 (XL edition) | N/A (<1.22)[b] |
| 206 | 5 | "Odorous and Odious" |
| Nish Kumar | 24 November 2017 25 November 2017 (XL edition) | 1.29 |
| 207 | 6 | "Odds and Ends" |
| Matt Lucas | 1 December 2017 2 December 2017 (XL edition) | 1.50 |
| 208 | 7 | "Opposites" |
| Colin Lane[fn 30] | 8 December 2017 9 December 2017 (XL edition) | 1.30 |
| 209 | 8 | "Operations" |
| Katherine Ryan | 15 December 2017 16 December 2017 (XL edition) | 1.55 |
| 210 | 9 | "O Christmas"[fn 3] |
| All[fn 26] | 26 December 2017 29 December 2017 (XL edition) | 1.74 |
| 211 | 10 | "Origins and Openings" |
| Susan Calman | 5 January 2018 6 January 2018 (XL edition) | 1.84 |
| 212 | 11 | "Objects and Ornaments" |
| Cariad Lloyd | 12 January 2018 13 January 2018 (XL edition) | 1.75 |
| 213 | 12 | "The Occult" |
| Aisling Bea | 19 January 2018 20 January 2018 (XL edition) | 1.78 |
| 214 | 13 | "Omnishambles" |
| Josh Widdicombe | 26 January 2018 27 January 2018 (XL edition) | 1.72 |
| 215 | 14 | "Oddballs" |
| Victoria Coren Mitchell | 2 February 2018 3 February 2018 (XL edition) | 1.71 |
| 216 | 15 | "Occupations and Offices" |
| David Mitchell | 9 February 2018 10 March 2018 (XL edition) | 1.67 |
| 217 | 16 | "Overseas" |
| Colin Lane | 16 February 2018 17 February 2018 (XL edition) | 1.63 |
| N/A | 17 | "QI VG: Series O Compilation Show 1" | N/A | N/A | 23 February 2018 | N/A (<1.42)[b] |
| N/A | 18 | "QI VG: Series O Compilation Show 2" | N/A | N/A | 2 March 2018 | 1.48 |
Series P (2018–19) edit
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Guests | Winner(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions)[a] [11] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 218 | 1 | "Panimals" |
| Danny Baker | 10 September 2018 13 October 2018 (XL edition) | N/A (<1.89)[e] |
| 219 | 2 | "Peril" |
| Aisling Bea | 17 September 2018 20 October 2018 (XL edition) | N/A (<1.79)[e] |
| 220 | 3 | "Piecemeal" |
| All[fn 32] | 24 September 2018 27 October 2018 (XL edition) | 1.56 |
| 221 | 4 | "Parts" |
| Sara Pascoe | 1 October 2018 3 November 2018 (XL edition) | 1.59 |
| 222 | 5 | "Public and Private" |
| Victoria Coren Mitchell | 8 October 2018 10 November 2018 (XL edition) | N/A (<1.69)[e] |
| 223 | 6 | "Pictures" |
| Hannah Gadsby | 15 October 2018 17 November 2018 (XL edition) | 1.55 |
| 224 | 7 | "Picnics" |
| Romesh Ranganathan | 22 October 2018 24 November 2018 (XL edition) | 1.62 |
| 225 | 8 | "Plants" |
| Stephen K. Amos | 29 October 2018 1 December 2018 (XL edition) | 1.56 |
| 226 | 9 | "Pubs"[fn 3] |
| Noel Fielding | 18 December 2018 29 December 2018 (XL edition) | 1.80 |
| 227 | 10 | "Pain & Punishment" |
| Jimmy Carr | 11 January 2019 12 January 2019 (XL edition) | 2.12 |
| 228 | 11 | "Potpourri" |
| Phill Jupitus | 18 January 2019 16 March 2019 (XL edition) | 1.78 |
| 229 | 12 | "Procrastination" |
| Holly Walsh | 25 January 2019 4 May 2019 (XL edition) | 1.85 |
| 230 | 13 | "Phenomena" |
| Alan Davies | 1 February 2019 11 May 2019 (XL edition) | 1.68 |
| 231 | 14 | "Pathological" |
| Ed Byrne | 8 February 2019 18 May 2019 (XL edition) | 1.92 |
| 232 | 15 | "Past Times" |
| Alan Davies and Ellie Taylor | 15 February 2019 9 August 2019 (XL edition) | 1.87 |
| 233 | 16 | "Post" |
| Matt Lucas | 22 February 2019 16 August 2019 (XL edition) | 1.71 |
| N/A | 17 | "QI VG: Series P Compilation Show 1" | N/A | N/A | 1 March 2019 | 1.28 |
| N/A | 18 | "QI VG: Series P Compilation Show 2" | N/A | N/A | 8 March 2019 | 1.31 |
Series Q (2019–20) edit
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Guests | Winner(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions)[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 234 | 1 | "Quirky" |
| Loyiso Gola | 6 September 2019 21 September 2019 (XL edition) | N/A (<1.66)[e] |
| 235 | 2 | "Quintessential" |
| Holly Walsh | 13 September 2019 2 November 2019 (XL edition) | 1.52 |
| 236 | 3 | "Quarrels" |
| Anuvab Pal | 20 September 2019 9 November 2019 (XL edition) | 1.86 |
| 237 | 4 | "Queasy Quacks" |
| Stephen K. Amos | 27 September 2019 30 November 2019 (XL edition) | 1.80 |
| 238 | 5 | "Questions and Qualifications" |
| Holly Walsh | 4 October 2019 7 December 2019 (XL edition) | 2.01 |
| 239 | 6 | "Quests: Part I" |
| Phill Jupitus | 11 October 2019 15 December 2019 (XL edition) | 1.75 |
| 240 | 7 | "Quests: Part II" |
| Marvin the Paranoid Android[fn 33] | 18 October 2019 4 January 2020 (XL edition) | 1.88 |
| 241 | 8 | "Qanimals" |
| Daliso Chaponda | 25 October 2019 25 January 2020 (XL edition) | 1.73 |
| 242 | 9 | "Quizmas"[fn 3] |
| Alan Davies[fn 26] | 24 December 2019 27 December 2019 (XL edition) | 2.14 |
| 243 | 10 | "Quiet" |
| Jimmy Carr | 3 January 2020 1 February 2020 (XL edition) | 1.95 |
| 244 | 11 | "Quaffing" |
| Phill Jupitus | 10 January 2020[fn 34] 8 February 2020 (XL edition) | 2.01 |
| 245 | 12 | "Quagmire" |
| Sally Phillips | 17 January 2020 15 February 2020 (XL edition) | 1.97 |
| 246 | 13 | "Quills" |
| Alan Davies | 24 January 2020 22 February 2020 (XL edition) | 2.30 |
| 247 | 14 | "Queens" |
| Sarah Millican | 31 January 2020 29 February 2020 (XL edition)[fn 34] | 2.05 |
| 248 | 15 | "Quantity and Quality" |
| The Audience | 7 February 2020 4 April 2020 (XL edition) | 2.27 |
| 249 | 16 | "Quads & Quins" |
| David Mitchell | 14 February 2020 4 May 2020 (XL edition) | 2.16 |
| N/A | 17 | "QI VG: Series Q Compilation Show 1" | N/A | N/A | 21 February 2020[fn 34] | 1.50 |
| N/A | 18 | "QI VG: Series Q Compilation Show 2" | N/A | N/A | 28 February 2020[fn 34] | N/A (<1.51)[e] |
Series R (2020–21) edit
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Guests | Winner(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions)[c] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 250 | 1 | "Rude" |
| John Barrowman | 28 May 2020 29 August 2020 (XL edition) | 2.00 |
| 251 | 2 | "Ruff & Reddy" |
| Zoe Lyons | 4 June 2020 5 September 2020 (XL edition) | 2.33 |
| 252 | 3 | "Road & Rail" |
| Holly Walsh | 11 June 2020 12 September 2020 (XL edition) | 2.30 |
| 253 | 4 | "Restaurants" |
| Alan Davies | 18 June 2020 26 September 2020 (XL edition) | 1.95 |
| 254 | 5 | "Rubbish" |
| Holly Walsh | 25 June 2020[fn 35] 3 October 2020 (XL edition) | 1.82 |
| 255 | 6 | "Ridiculous" |
| Holly Walsh | 2 July 2020[fn 35] 10 October 2020 (XL edition) | 1.73 |
| 256 | 7 | "Revolutions" |
| Gyles Brandreth | 9 July 2020 30 January 2021 (XL edition) | 1.90 |
| 257 | 8 | "Reflections" |
| Zoe Lyons | 16 July 2020 7 November 2020 (XL edition) | 1.95 |
| 258 | 9 | "Radioactive" |
| Josh Widdicombe | 23 July 2020 21 November 2020 (XL edition) | 2.08 |
| 259 | 10 | "Rest & Recreation" |
| Susan Calman | 30 July 2020 2 February 2021 (XL edition) | 1.89 |
| 260 | 11 | "Roaming" |
| Benjamin Zephaniah | 6 August 2020 12 February 2021 (XL edition) | 1.70 |
| 261 | 12 | "Rejoice! A Christmas Special"[fn 3] |
| Everyone (it's Christmas) | 23 December 2020 27 December 2020 (XL edition) | N/A (<1.87)[e] |
| 262 | 13 | "R Animals" |
| Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock | 7 January 2021 (XL edition) 27 March 2021[fn 29] | N/A (<1.76)[e] (XL) N/A (<1.95)[e] |
| 263 | 14 | "Rogue" |
| Jack Carroll | 14 January 2021 13 March 2021 (XL edition) | N/A (<1.77)[e] |
| 264 | 15 | "Random" |
| Alan Davies[fn 36] | 21 January 2021 20 March 2021 (XL edition) | N/A (<2.06)[e] |
| 265 | 16 | "Rock 'n' Roll" |
| Alan Davies | 28 January 2021 1 April 2021 (XL edition) | 1.90 |
| N/A | 17 | "QI VG: Series R Compilation Show 1" | N/A | N/A | 13 August 2020 | 1.49 |
| N/A | 18 | "QI VG: Series R Compilation Show 2" | N/A | N/A | 4 February 2021 | N/A (<1.80)[e] |
Series S (2021–22) edit
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Guests | Winner(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions)[c] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 266 | 1 | "Sick" |
| Lee Mack | 9 September 2021 18 February 2022 (XL edition) | 1.70 |
| 267 | 2 | "Secrets, Spies & Sleuths" |
| Alan Davies | 16 September 2021 25 February 2022 (XL edition) | 1.21 |
| 268 | 3 | "Shady & Shaky" |
| Eshaan Akbar | 23 September 2021 4 March 2022 (XL edition) | N/A (<1.44)[e] |
| 269 | 4 | "Sideshows, Stunts and Scavenger Hunts" |
| Rosie Jones | 30 September 2021 16 May 2022 (XL edition) | N/A (<1.56)[e] |
| 270 | 5 | "Sugar & Spice" |
| Rose Matafeo | 7 October 2021 23 May 2022 (XL edition) | N/A (<1.59)[e] |
| 271 | 6 | "Sensational" |
| Alan Davies | 14 October 2021 30 May 2022 (XL edition) | N/A (<1.62)[e] |
| 272 | 7 | "Spooky" |
| Richard Osman | 21 October 2021 6 June 2022 (XL edition) | 1.72 |
| 273 | 8 | "Season's Greetings"[fn 3] |
| Sally Phillips | 20 December 2021 27 December 2022 (XL edition) | 2.76 |
| 274 | 9 | "S Animals" |
| Josh Widdicombe | 7 January 2022 (XL edition) 5 July 2022[fn 29] | 1.61 (XL) |
| 275 | 10 | "Smörgåsbord" |
| Chris McCausland | 14 January 2022 (XL edition) 28 July 2022[fn 29] | 1.66 (XL) |
| 276 | 11 | "Saints & Sinners" |
| Johnny Vegas | 21 January 2022 (XL edition) 9 August 2022[fn 29] | 1.82 (XL) |
| 277 | 12 | "Silly Season" |
| Holly Walsh | 28 January 2022 (XL edition) 17 August 2022[fn 29] | 1.81 (XL) |
| 278 | 13 | "Sun, Sea & Sandi" |
| Guy Smart[fn 37] | 4 February 2022 (XL edition) 14 September 2022[fn 29] | 1.65 (XL) |
| 279 | 14 | "Sexed-Up" |
| Sara Pascoe | 11 February 2022 (XL edition)[fn 34] 30 August 2022[fn 29] | 1.77 (XL) |
| N/A | 15 | "QI VG: Series S Compilation Show 1" | N/A | N/A | 15 February 2022 | N/A (<1.61)[e] |
| N/A | 16 | "QI VG: Series S Compilation Show 2" | N/A | N/A | 22 February 2022 | N/A (<1.50)[e] |
Comic Relief Special (2022) edit
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Guests | Winner(s) | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | N/A | "Comic Relief special"[fn 38] |
| Everyone[fn 26] | 18 March 2022 |
Series T (2022–23) edit
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Guests | Winner(s) | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 280 | 1 | "Tips and Tools" |
| Holly Walsh | 11 November 2022 19 March 2023 (XL edition) |
| 281 | 2 | "'T' Animals" |
| Hannah Waddingham | 18 November 2022 26 March 2023 (XL edition) |
| 282 | 3 | "Television" |
| Richard Osman | 25 November 2022 8 April 2023 (XL edition) |
| 283 | 4 | "Thrills & Spills" |
| Mark Steel | 2 December 2022 16 April 2023 (XL edition) |
| 284 | 5 | "Testing" |
| Maisie Adam | 9 December 2022 23 April 2023 (XL edition) |
| 285 | 6 | "Tricks & Treats" |
| Ria Lina | 16 December 2022 30 April 2023 (XL edition) |
| 286 | 7 | "Toys, Tinsel, and Turkeys"[fn 3] |
| Gyles Brandreth | 19 December 2022 (XL edition)[fn 29] 15 December 2023 |
| 287 | 8 | "Ticks Tax Toes" |
| The Audience | 6 January 2023 (XL edition)[fn 29] 9 January 2023 |
| 288 | 9 | "Theatrical!" |
| Alan Davies | 13 January 2023 (XL edition)[fn 29] 16 January 2023 |
| 289 | 10 | "Telling Tails" |
| Rob Beckett | 20 January 2023 (XL edition)[fn 29] 23 January 2023 |
| 290 | 11 | "Trundling" |
| Cariad Lloyd | 27 January 2023 (XL edition)[fn 29] 30 January 2023 |
| 291 | 12 | "This, That and the Other" |
| The Audience | 3 February 2023 (XL edition)[fn 29] 6 February 2023 |
| 292 | 13 | "Tubular" |
| Deborah Frances-White | 10 February 2023 (XL edition)[fn 29] 13 February 2023 |
| 293 | 14 | "Tea Time" |
| Alan Davies | 17 February 2023 (XL edition)[fn 29] 21 February 2023 |
| N/A | 15 | "QI VG: Series T Compilation Show 1" | N/A | N/A | 24 February 2023 |
| N/A | 16 | "QI VG: Series T Compilation Show 2" | N/A | N/A | 3 March 2023 |
Series U (2023–24) edit
Series U began airing on 18 December 2023 and will have 15 episodes (+2 compilation episodes).
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Guests | Winner(s) | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 294 | 1 | "All I Want For Christmas Is U"[fn 3] |
| Not stated [fn 40] | 18 December 2023 (XL edition)[fn 29][fn 41] |
| 295 | 2 | "Upside-Down" |
| Aisling Bea | 5 January 2024 (XL edition)[fn 29] 8 January 2024[fn 41] |
| 296 | 3 | "United" |
| Victoria Coren Mitchell | 12 January 2024 (XL edition)[fn 29] 15 January 2024[fn 41] |
| 297 | 4 | "Unsavoury" |
| Kiri Pritchard-McLean | 19 January 2024 (XL edition)[fn 29] 22 January 2024[fn 41] |
| 298 | 5 | "Uncle Sam" |
| "Team UK"[fn 42] | 26 January 2024 (XL edition)[fn 29] 29 January 2024[fn 41] |
| 299 | 6 | "Ultras" |
| Jordan Gray | 6 February 2024 (XL edition)[fn 29] 9 February 2024[fn 41] |
| 300 | 7 | "Ufology" |
| Cally Beaton | 13 February 2024 (XL edition)[fn 29] 18 February 2024[fn 41] |
| 301 | 8 | "'U' Animals" |
| Ahir Shah | 20 February 2024 (XL edition)[fn 29] 23 February 2024[fn 41] |
| 302 | 9 | "Unrelated" |
| Chris McCausland | 27 February 2024 (XL edition)[fn 29] 3 March 2024[fn 41] |
| 303 | 10 | "Upsadaisy" |
| Holly Walsh | 26 March 2024 (XL edition)[fn 29][13] 29 March 2024[fn 41][14] |
| 304 | 11 | "Underthings" |
| Jack Dee | 2 April 2024 (XL edition)[fn 29][15] 5 April 2024[fn 41][16] |
| 305 | 12 | "University" |
| TBA | 9 April 2024 (XL edition)[fn 29][17] 12 April 2024[fn 41][18] |
| 306 | 13 | "Upbringing" |
| TBA | 16 April 2024 (XL edition)[fn 29][19] 19 April 2024[fn 41][20] |
Footnotes edit
- ^ This episode was never broadcast, but was released as an extra on the Series A DVD.[6]
- ^ Also known as "Africa".
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Christmas special
- ^ a b c d Apart from the first episode which premiered on BBC Two, all the dates given are for when the episodes premiered on BBC Four.
- ^ For the General Ignorance portion of this episode, Fry and Davies switched places after Davies demanded that he "not be humiliated at Christmas". Fry deliberately collected enough forfeits to ensure he finished bottom.
- ^ a b Hallowe'en special
- ^ a b c Children in Need special
- ^ Alan Davies was absent for the recording of this episode, as he did not want to miss his favourite football team, Arsenal, playing in the Champions League final that same evening. He did however make an appearance through pre-recorded material, which ended with him being 'teleported' to the match as he tested his buzzer.
- ^ A special episode containing outtakes from Series E.
- ^ The broadcast of this episode was delayed by a week because of the 2009 Comic Relief telethon.[8]
- ^ The first few XLs were not screened the day after the short version was shown in Series G, the BBC instead choosing to hold them back for later airing dates.
- ^ Hodgman was a last-minute addition to the panel after the producers found out he was in the UK. This is the only episode to feature five panellists on the show instead of four.
- ^ a b c d The XL version of this episode premiered on Dave, not the BBC.
- ^ For the first time, the players were divided into teams, with the men on one team and the women on the other.
- ^ Jo Brand was listed as finishing 5th in this episode – US President Barack Obama 'finished' 4th with a score of −10 for referring to 44 different Presidents taking the oath of office in a clip of his inauguration speech, activating a klaxon. At the time, there were actually 43, because Grover Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th President.
- ^ On the original transmission, Clive Anderson was announced as the winner, but in the XL version it was shown that the actual winner was the audience, scoring 10 points compared to Anderson's 3 points.[9]
- ^ Special episode webcast live as part of 24 Hour Panel People. Alan Davies was not present for this episode.[10]
- ^ Conti was accompanied by her ventriloquist's puppet, Gran, whose score was counted separately from her own.
- ^ As part of the theme, the scores were unjustly given at the beginning, stating that Toksvig won (despite the fact Anderson had a higher score). The true scores were not revealed at the end.
- ^ The original broadcast of the 30-minute edition of this episode was replaced by live coverage of Children in Need on BBC Two. It was eventually shown at 11:30pm on the day of the first broadcast of "Ice".
- ^ ASIMO scored points by demonstrating its technological capabilities to the audience. Of the four panellists, Mitchell had the highest score.
- ^ Special episode aired as part of BBC Two's Shakespeare season.
- ^ This episode was originally scheduled to go out on 9 December 2011 (as episode 14 of the series), but after a furore over comments that panellist Jeremy Clarkson had made live on The One Show – concerning a recent public sector strike and suicides on railway lines – the BBC decided to postpone the airing until a later date.
- ^ This XL edition was unintentionally made available on the BBC iPlayer following the date of its original intended broadcast (it was removed the following morning). The first TV broadcast was on BBC HD.
- ^ A short sports-themed edition of the show, recorded during the filming of the "I-Spy" episode and broadcast during the 2012 Sport Relief telethon.
- ^ a b c d e The scores were not revealed.
- ^ Fry declared himself the winner having awarded himself 52! (52-factorial, approximately 8×1067) points for demonstrating that no two shuffles of a deck of cards would ever be the same. Of the four panellists, Sessions had the highest score.
- ^ To match with the theme of correcting previous inaccuracies, the panellists were given points that they would be owed for their prior appearances' incorrect answers which were statistically now correct. Davies received 737.66 owed points, several hundred more than anyone else was owed, ensuring that he won. The panellist who had the most points without including this bonus was Jo Brand.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad The XL edition of this episode was broadcast before the regular edition.
- ^ a b As part of the theme, the scoring system was inverted, with the panellist with the lowest score being declared the winner and the highest scorer the loser.
- ^ Although Millican had fewer points than both Lane, and Fielding, she was declared the winner as Toksvig once had to stand her up so she could become the host of QI.
- ^ The episode had a theme of politeness. In keeping with the theme, when one panellist received points, the other panellists also received points. Instead of reading out scores at the end of the episode, Toksvig awarded prizes to each panellist: Brandreth won "Most Positive Attitude"; Carr won "Tidiest Desk"; Phillips won "Neatest Colouring In"; Davies won "Waggiest Tail".
- ^ Marvin was awarded 42 points after appearing on the show. Of the panellists, Walsh had the highest score.
- ^ a b c d e This episode's broadcasting in Northern Ireland took place after this date.
- ^ a b Show was recorded in March 2020 without a studio audience. This was because of restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- ^ In keeping with the episode's theme, the points were awarded randomly. Alan Davies was declared the winner with 150,000 points - the weight in kilograms of a blue whale.
- ^ QI floor manager. The panellists all had a turn on a test-your-strength machine, with their scores on the machine being added to their points from the rest of the show. Smart then also had a turn and achieved the highest score, thus winning the episode. Of the four panellists, Alan Davies had the highest overall score.
- ^ Special episode as part of the main Comic Relief programme, aired on BBC One. [12]
- ^ Basil came last having scored minus 20 points.
- ^ At the end of the episode, Toksvig was too busy pouring vodka down an ice sculpture she had made to read out the scores.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m The standard-length version of this episode was made available on BBC iPlayer prior to broadcast, on the date the XL version was first aired.
- ^ The players were divided into teams, with the British panellists on one team and the Americans on the other.
References edit
- General
- Wolf, Ian. "QI – Episode Guide". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
- Wolf, Ian. "QI Merchandise". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
- Specific
- ^ Wolf, Ian. "QI – A Quite Interesting Guide". British Comedy Guide. from the original on 26 February 2010. Retrieved 8 February 2009.
- ^ . QI. Archived from the original on 6 November 2006. Retrieved 8 February 2009.
- ^ John Lloyd and John Mitchinson (6 November 2006). QI – The Complete First Series: "Factoids" (Audio Commentary) (DVD). BBC and 2entertain. Catalogue number BBCDVD2325.
- ^ Wolf, Ian. "Series A – Adam". British Comedy Guide. from the original on 9 March 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
- ^ Wolf, Ian. "QI – Production Details, Plus Regular Cast and Crew". British Comedy Guide. from the original on 16 January 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
- ^ Wolf, Ian. "QI – Pilot". British Comedy Guide. from the original on 4 February 2010. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Weekly top 30 programmes on TV sets (July 1998 – Sept 2018)". BARB. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ Wolf, Ian. "QI: Series F – Food". British Comedy Guide. from the original on 19 August 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2009.
- ^ Wolf, Ian. "QI: Series G – Greeks". British Comedy Guide. from the original on 21 January 2010. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
- ^ "24 Hour Panel People: Schedule". BBC: Comic Relief. from the original on 7 March 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
- ^ "Weekly top programmes on four screens (from Sept 2018)". BARB. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "BBC iPlayer - Comic Relief - 2022: Red Nose Day". BBC iPlayer - Comic Relief - 2022: Red Nose Day. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "QI XL, Series U, Upsadaisy". BBC Online. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "QI, Series U, Upsadaisy". BBC Online. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ "QI XL, Series U, Underthings". BBC Online. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "QI, Series U, Underthings". BBC Online. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "QI XL, Series U, University". BBC Online. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "QI, Series U, University". BBC Online. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "QI XL, Series U, Upbringing". BBC Online. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ "QI, Series U, Upbringing". BBC Online. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Ratings for half-hour version only.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah Not reported in the weekly top 30 programmes.
- ^ a b c d Ratings for half-hour version only unless otherwise specified.
- ^ From episode 11 onwards, ratings are 28-day consolidated. Beforehand, 7-day consolidated.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Not reported in the weekly top 15 programmes for four-screen viewer ratings.
External links edit
- QI official website
- QI Episodes Guide
- QI at British Comedy Guide
- QI at IMDb