Have I Got News for You (HIGNFY) is a British television panel show produced by Hat Trick Productions for the BBC. Episodes were originally aired on BBC Two between 28 September 1990 to 2 June 2000, before being aired on BBC One since 20 October 2000. As of 5 April 2024, the programme has aired 591 episodes across 67 series, plus two exclusive-to-video editions, three Comic Relief crossovers with fellow BBC panel shows and a 60-minute live webcast version, also for Comic Relief. The list also includes the compilation episodes produced for the programme – those made between 1995 and 2001, and from 2010 onwards.

All episodes include details on the guest panellists who featured on each team – captained by Ian Hislop and Paul Merton (unless otherwise noted) – the scores achieved, and, since the third episode of Series 24 after the dismissal of its former host Angus Deayton, the guest host that presented the programme.

Episode list

Series

The following lists the episodes of HIGNFY per series, including guest panellists for each team, scores, and, since the third episode of the 24th series, the host for that corresponding episode. The coloured backgrounds denote the result of each of the shows:

  – indicates Ian's team won
  – indicates Paul's team won
  – indicates the game ended in a draw

Series 1 (1990)

Episode Air date Ian's team Paul's team Scores
01x01 28 September 1990 Sandi Toksvig Kate Saunders 25–21
01x02 5 October 1990 Jan Ravens Martin Young 23–25
01x03 12 October 1990 Tony Slattery Robert Harris 23–25
01x04 19 October 1990 Arthur Smith Gill Pyrah 24–26
01x05 26 October 1990 Dillie Keane Simon Hoggart 22–20
01x06 2 November 1990 Rory McGrath Ken Livingstone MP 22–24
01x07 9 November 1990 Clive Anderson Russell Davies 19–21
01x08 16 November 1990 Germaine Greer Tony Banks MP 18–21

Series 2 (1991)

Episode Air date Ian's team Paul's team Scores
02x01 4 October 1991 Sandi Toksvig David Thomas [fn 1]
02x02 11 October 1991 Tony Slattery Alan Coren 21–25
02x03 18 October 1991 Rory McGrath Tony Banks MP 25–18
02x04 25 October 1991 John Wells Robert Harris 16–18
02x05 1 November 1991 Nick Hancock Clare Short MP 20–18
02x06 8 November 1991 Stephen Frost Michael White 12–22
02x07 15 November 1991 Craig Ferguson Trevor McDonald 11–14
02x08 22 November 1991 Richard Ingrams Richard Littlejohn 13–19
02x09 29 November 1991 Jan Ravens Martin Young 14–15
02x10 6 December 1991 Kevin Day Edwina Currie MP 23–17
02x11 24 December 1991[fn 2] Harry Enfield Clive Anderson 26–31

1992 General Election Special (1992)

Episode Air date Ian's team Paul's team Scores
Sp. 9 April 1992[fn 3] Rory Bremner Alan Coren 20–22

Series 3 (1992)

Episode Air date Ian's team Paul's team Scores
03x01 24 April 1992 John Wells Tony Slattery 15–23
03x02 1 May 1992 Donna McPhail Joan Bakewell 20–18
03x03 8 May 1992 Jan Ravens Charles Kennedy MP 21–19
03x04 15 May 1992 Harry Enfield John Diamond 16–23
03x05 22 May 1992 Rory McGrath Ken Livingstone MP 11–17
03x06 29 May 1992 Danny Baker Steve Steen 16–21
03x07 5 June 1992 Anne Robinson Griff Rhys Jones 17–19
03x08 12 June 1992 Stephen Frost Stephanie Calman 14–18
03x09 19 June 1992 John Sessions Trevor McDonald 18–23
03x10 26 June 1992 Norman Willis Cecil Parkinson 12–17

Series 4 (1992)

Episode Air date Ian's team Paul's team Scores
04x01 16 October 1992 John Sessions Griff Rhys Jones 17–16
04x02 23 October 1992[fn 4] David Baddiel Charles Kennedy MP 16–17
04x03 30 October 1992 Danny Baker Annabel Giles 13–11
04x04 6 November 1992 Frank Skinner Jerry Hayes MP 13–18
04x05 13 November 1992 Rory Bremner Ken Livingstone MP 17–13
04x06 20 November 1992 Sandi Toksvig Nick Hancock 18–16
04x07 27 November 1992 Chris Tarrant Meera Syal 16–18
04x08 4 December 1992 Jo Brand Neil Kinnock MP 18–15
04x09 11 December 1992 Peter Cook Douglas Adams 11–17
04x10 18 December 1992[fn 2] Stephen Fry Frank Skinner 12–18

Have I Got A Question of Sport for You (1993)

Episode Air date Ian's team Paul's team Scores
Sp. 12 March 1993[fn 5] Frank Bruno Bill Beaumont 9–11

Series 5 (1993)

Episode Air date Ian's team Paul's team Scores
05x01 16 April 1993 Jonathan Ross Peter Cook 11–13
05x02 23 April 1993 Chris Evans Fiona Armstrong 15–17
05x03 30 April 1993 Frank Skinner Richard Littlejohn 17–15
05x04 7 May 1993 Caroline Quentin Baz Bamigboye 16–17
05x05 14 May 1993 Meera Syal Amanda Platell 17–21
05x06 21 May 1993 Mark Thomas David Steel MP 18–20
05x07 28 May 1993 Alan Coren John Simpson 18–11
05x08 4 June 1993 Tony Slattery "The Rt. Hon. Tub of Lard MP"[fn 6] 16–20

Series 6 (1993)

Episode Air date Ian's team Paul's team Scores
06x01 29 October 1993[fn 7] Derek Hatton Edwina Currie MP 18–12
06x02 5 November 1993[fn 8] Tony Hawks Roy Hattersley MP 13–21
06x03 12 November 1993 Alexei Sayle Gerald Kaufman MP 13–17
06x04 19 November 1993 Jo Brand Frank Bough 16–20
06x05 26 November 1993 Jimmy Tarbuck Vitali Vitaliev 20–14
06x06 3 December 1993 Kathy Burke Martin Young 17–19
06x07 10 December 1993 Maria McErlane Jon Snow 13–21
06x08 17 December 1993 Maureen Lipman Lesley Abdela 17–19
06x09 24 December 1993[fn 2][fn 9] Griff Rhys Jones Bob Geldof 10–23

Series 7 (1994)

Episode Air date Ian's team Paul's team Scores
07x01 22 April 1994 Jonathan Ross Eddie Izzard 15–21
07x02 29 April 1994 Kathy Lette Caroline Quentin 21–14
07x03 6 May 1994 Bob Monkhouse Francis Wheen 13–24
07x04 13 May 1994 Jack Dee Tony Hawks 17–16
07x05 20 May 1994 Hugh Dennis John Stalker 19–17
07x06 27 May 1994 Maureen Lipman Sir Rhodes Boyson MP 15–16
07x07 3 June 1994[fn 10] Mariella Frostrup Neil Kinnock MP 16–18
07x08 10 June 1994 Donna McPhail Salman Rushdie 9–14

Series 8 (1994)

Episode Air date Ian's team Paul's team Scores
08x01 28 October 1994 Martin Clunes James Pickles 14–15
08x02 4 November 1994 Arthur Smith Richard Coles 13–14
08x03 11 November 1994 Lee Hurst Andrew Morton 12–11
08x04 18 November 1994 Nick Hancock David Icke 19–12
08x05 25 November 1994 Helen Atkinson-Wood Sir Teddy Taylor MP 17–25
08x06 2 December 1994 Hattie Hayridge Glenda Jackson MP 13–14
08x07 9 December 1994 Jack Docherty Moray Hunter 13–15
08x08 16 December 1994 Hugh Dennis Michael Buerk 12–13
08x09 23 December 1994[fn 2] Alexei Sayle Kelvin MacKenzie 13–11

Series 9 (1995)

Episode Air date Ian's team Paul's team Scores
09x01 21 April 1995 Diane Abbott MP Julian Clary 14–17
09x02 28 April 1995 Eddie Izzard Michael Winner 10–14
09x03 5 May 1995 John Fortune John Bird 15–16
09x04 12 May 1995 Steve Wright Alan Cumming 8–18
09x05 19 May 1995 Fred MacAulay Germaine Greer 14–12
09x06 26 May 1995 Frank Skinner Raoul Heertje 17–10
09x07 2 June 1995 Tim Rice Terry Major-Ball 13–14
09x08 9 June 1995 Spike Milligan Andrew Neil 11–13

Have I Got Unbroadcastable News for You (1995)

Episode Release date Ian's team Paul's team Scores
Video 30 October 1995[fn 11] Richard Wilson Eddie Izzard 29–26

Series 10 (1995)

Episode Air date Ian's team Paul's team Scores
10x01 27 October 1995 Gordon Kennedy Paula Yates 12–13
10x02 3 November 1995 Bob Mills Alex Salmond MP 12–11
10x03 10 November 1995 Melvyn Bragg Mike Yarwood 13–8
10x04 17 November 1995 Alan Coren Terry Christian 11–7
10x05 24 November 1995 Neil Morrissey Teresa Gorman MP 8–13
10x06 1 December 1995 Alan Davies Ken Livingstone MP 11–14
10x07 8 December 1995 Craig Charles P. J. O'Rourke 13–5
10x08 15 December 1995 Lee Hurst Mark Little (and Colin[fn 12]) 10–11
10x09 23 December 1995 1995 highlights

Series 11 (1996)

Episode Air date Ian's team Guest team Scores
11x01 19 April 1996 Paul Merton Eddie Izzard and Charles Kennedy MP 13–7
11x02 26 April 1996 Dermot Morgan Eddie Izzard and Janet Street-Porter 8–10
11x03 3 May 1996 Alan Davies Clive Anderson and Mohammad al-Massari 13–15
11x04 10 May 1996 Claire Rayner Martin Clunes and Neil Morrissey 8–7
11x05 17 May 1996 Fred MacAulay Eddie Izzard and Max Clifford 15–11
11x06 24 May 1996 Felix Dexter Clive Anderson and Piers Morgan 11–10
11x07 31 May 1996 Rich Hall Alan Davies and Rupert Allason MP 5–13
11x08 7 June 1996 Richard Wilson John Bird and John Fortune 17–10

Series 12 (1996)

Episode Air date Ian's team Paul's team Scores
12x01 4 October 1996 Greg Proops Ken Livingstone MP 13–18
12x02 11 October 1996[fn 13] Rhona Cameron Peter Stringfellow 8–11
12x03 18 October 1996 Mark Little Nigel Lawson 9–10
12x04 25 October 1996 Maureen Lipman Tony Parsons 9–11
12x05 1 November 1996 Gordon Kennedy Elvis Costello 14–17
12x06 8 November 1996 Tony Hawks Vincent Hanna 15–13
12x07 15 November 1996 Mark Hurst Francis Wheen 6–19
12x08 22 November 1996 Jack Docherty Austin Mitchell MP 15–8
12x09 29 November 1996 Alan Davies Jennifer Paterson 15–10
12x10 20 December 1996 1996 highlights

Series 13 (1997)

Episode Air date Ian's team Paul's team Scores
13x01 18 April 1997 Fred MacAulay Swampy 16–11
13x02 25 April 1997 Hugh Dennis Will Self 12–11
13x03 1 May 1997[fn 3] Richard Wilson Nick Ross 13–12
13x04 9 May 1997 Maureen Lipman Neil and Christine Hamilton[fn 14] 14–13
13x05 16 May 1997 Jack Docherty Greg Dyke 12–10
13x06 23 May 1997 Sue Perkins Eve Pollard 9–15
13x07 30 May 1997 Martin Clunes Michael Parkinson 10–11
13x08 6 June 1997 Dominic Holland Germaine Greer 8–13

Series 14 (1997)

Episode Air date Ian's team Paul's team Scores
14x01 24 October 1997 Bob Monkhouse Ken Livingstone MP 9–13
14x02 31 October 1997 Max Boyce Alex Salmond MP 15–16
14x03 7 November 1997 Dermot Morgan Francis Wheen 7–12
14x04 14 November 1997 Graeme Garden Kirsty Young 12–11
14x05 21 November 1997 Arabella Weir Tony Livesey 6–13
14x06 28 November 1997 Hattie Hayridge Warren Mitchell 11–13
14x07 5 December 1997 Jeff Green Brian Sewell 16–9
14x08 12 December 1997 Alan Davies Matthew Parris 20–21
14x09 19 December 1997 1997 highlights

The Official Pirate Video (1997)

Episode Release date Ian's team Paul's team Scores
Video 3 November 1997[fn 15] Martin Clunes Neil Morrissey 12–21

Series 15 (1998)

Episode Air date Ian's team Paul's team Scores
15x01 17 April 1998 Patrick Kielty Stephen Bayley 6–12
15x02 24 April 1998 Janet Street-Porter Boris Johnson 13–12
15x03 1 May 1998 Will Self John Humphrys 10–17
15x04 8 May 1998 Phil Hammond Patrick Moore 8–13
15x05 15 May 1998 Jonathan King John Sergeant 11–10
15x06 22 May 1998 Germaine Greer Chris Donald 11–15
15x07 29 May 1998 Antony Worrall Thompson Oona King MP 10–16
15x08 5 June 1998 Danny Baker Richard Wilson 10–14

Series 16 (1998)

Episode Air date Ian's team Paul's team Scores Viewing figures[1]
16x01 23 October 1998 John Simpson Magnus Magnusson 8–13 6.54m
16x02 30 October 1998 Ian McCaskill Michael Mansfield 7–13 5.97m
16x03 6 November 1998 Jackie Mason Michael Crick 13–10 6.9m
16x04 13 November 1998 Alan Titchmarsh Stephen Bayley 10–14 6.73m
16x05 20 November 1998 Loyd Grossman Bob Marshall-Andrews MP 8–9 6.57m
16x06 27 November 1998 Linda Smith Gavin Esler 12–15 6.49m
16x07 4 December 1998 Charles Kennedy MP George Melly 10–11 6.46m
16x08 11 December 1998 Tom Baker Muriel Gray 10–6 6.24m
16x09 18 December 1998 1998 highlights 5.27m

Have I Got Buzzcocks All Over (1999)

Episode Air date Phill Jupitus' team Nick Hancock's team Scores
Sp. 12 March 1999[fn 16] Meat Loaf and Jo Brand Carol Barnes and Phil Tufnell 4–5

Series 17 (1999)

Episode Air date Ian's team Paul's team Scores Viewing figures[1]
17x01 16 April 1999 Richard Whiteley David Aaronovitch 17–8 8.52m
17x02 23 April 1999 Paul Daniels Charlie Whelan 12–14 8.35m
17x03 30 April 1999 Trevor Phillips Bill Bailey 16–11 6.87m
17x04 7 May 1999 Peter Hitchens Clarissa Dickson Wright 14–16 6.74m
17x05 14 May 1999 Stephen Fry Richard Littlejohn 13–12 7.3m
17x06 21 May 1999 Meera Syal Brian Sewell 11–13 7.41m
17x07 28 May 1999 Jimmy Savile Diane Abbott MP 10–14 6.28m
17x08 4 June 1999 Pauline McLynn Edward Stourton 13–12 7.85m

Series 18 (1999)

Episode Air date Ian's team Paul's team Scores Viewing figures[1]
18x01 22 October 1999 Martin Clunes Lembit Öpik MP 11–14 6.17m
18x02 29 October 1999 Gordon Ramsay Francis Wheen 7–13 7.02m
18x03 5 November 1999[fn 17] Glenda Jackson MP The Earl of Onslow 12–15 6.43m
18x04 12 November 1999 John Sergeant Mark Seddon 9–15 5.89m
18x05 19 November 1999 Gyles Brandreth Michael Cole 13–9 7.56m
18x06 26 November 1999 Anna Ford Alex Salmond MP 17–10 6.16m
18x07 3 December 1999 Boris Johnson Janet Street-Porter 9–14 7.11m
18x08 10 December 1999 Bill Deedes Will Self 13–14 6.44m
18x09 17 December 1999 1999 highlights 6.49m

Series 19 (2000)

Episode Air date Ian's team Paul's team Scores Viewing figures[1]
19x01 14 April 2000 Stephen Fry David Shayler[fn 18] 14–9 7.5m
19x02 21 April 2000 Dominic Holland David Steel 14–10 6.95m
19x03 28 April 2000 Michael Brown Max Clifford 11–9 7.09m
19x04 5 May 2000 Angela Rippon Peter Kilfoyle MP 12–13 7.52m
19x05 12 May 2000 Sheila Hancock Robert Reed[fn 19] 12–14 7.02m
19x06 19 May 2000 Clive Anderson Liza Tarbuck 11–12 8.34m
19x07 26 May 2000 Jon Snow Dr. Phil Hammond 11–16 7.28m
19x08 2 June 2000 Richard Wilson Michael Brunson 16–10 8.07m

Series 20 (2000)

Episode Air date Ian's team Paul's team Scores Viewing figures[1]
20x01 20 October 2000 Richard Blackwood John Simpson 10–13 7.15m
20x02 27 October 2000 Lauren Booth Andrew Rawnsley 11–13 6.55m
20x03 3 November 2000[fn 20] Germaine Greer Charles Kennedy MP 10–10 7.03m
20x04 10 November 2000[fn 21] Rich Hall Siôn Simon 13–12 n/a
20x05 18 November 2000[fn 22] Linda Smith Jeremy Bowen 17–15 6.81m
20x06 24 November 2000 Lembit Öpik MP Lorraine Kelly 12–10 n/a
20x07 1 December 2000[fn 23] Sanjeev Bhaskar Matthew Collings 11–10 5.96m
20x08 8 December 2000 Peter Stringfellow Nigella Lawson 11–10 6m
20x09 15 December 2000 2000 highlights n/a

Have I Got Buzzcocks All Over (2001)

Episode Air date Sean Hughes' team Nick Hancock's team Scores
Sp. 16 March 2001[fn 16] Phill Jupitus and Róisín Murphy Stephen Fry and David Gower 9–13

Series 21 (2001)

Episode Air date Ian's team Paul's team Scores Viewing figures[1]
21x01 20 April 2001 John Humphrys Tracey Emin 11–12 7.07m
21x02 27 April 2001 Bill Bailey Dermot Murnaghan 8–14 6.47m
21x03 4 May 2001 Sean Lock Jane Moore 13–12 6.14m
21x04 11 May 2001 Dom Joly David Aaronovitch 13–15 5.88m
21x05 18 May 2001 Keith Chegwin Michael Grade 7–9 5.9m
21x06 25 May 2001 Janet Street-Porter "Sir Elton John"[fn 24] 9–7 5.89m
21x07 1 June 2001 Will Self Derek Draper 10–9 6.63m
21x08 8 June 2001[fn 3] Clive Anderson Gyles Brandreth 5–3 6.6m

Series 22 (2001)

Episode Air date Ian's team Paul's team Scores Viewing figures[1]
22x01 19 October 2001 Rich Hall Michael Crick 7–8 6.63m
22x02 26 October 2001 Andrew MacKinlay MP Jennie Bond 8–5 6.65m
22x03 2 November 2001 Shazia Mirza Boris Johnson MP 4–8 7.15m
22x04 9 November 2001 Rosie Boycott Richard Bacon 7–9 6.72m
22x05 23 November 2001 Adam Boulton Carol Thatcher 13–5 6.72m
22x06 30 November 2001 Omid Djalili Sir Clement Freud 8–9 6.83m
22x07 7 December 2001 Sara Cox Andrew Marr 8–10 6.25m
22x08 14 December 2001 Francis Wheen James Naughtie 9–7 7.05m
22x09 21 December 2001[fn 2] Charles Kennedy MP John Sergeant 10–12 6.5m
22x10 31 December 2001 2001 highlights n/a

Series 23 (2002)

Episode Air date Ian's team Paul's team Scores Viewing figures[1]
23x01 19 April 2002 Phill Jupitus Evan Davis 7–6 5.69m
23x02 26 April 2002 Ben Miller Charlotte Church[fn 25] 5–15 6.62m
23x03 3 May 2002 Penny Smith Graeme Garden 4–14 6.07m
23x04 10 May 2002 Matthew Wright Mark Steel 8–10 6.11m
23x05 17 May 2002 Bill Deedes Neil Fox 8–10 6m
23x06 24 May 2002 Dave Gorman Ken Livingstone 7–7 8.12m
23x07 31 May 2002 Linda Smith David Dickinson 11–9 6.26m
23x08 7 June 2002 Ross Noble Katie Derham 6–13 6.65m

Series 24 (2002)

Episode Air date Host Ian's team Paul's team Scores Viewing figures[1]
24x01 18 October 2002 Angus Deayton Christine Hamilton Rod Liddle 12–11 6.02m
24x02 25 October 2002 Angus Deayton Ross Noble Gerald Kaufman MP 7–12 6.22m
24x03 1 November 2002 Paul Merton Rich Hall Ross Noble and Andrew Neil 21–19 6.85m
24x04 8 November 2002[fn 26] Anne Robinson John O'Farrell John Simpson 17–20 7.62m
24x05 22 November 2002 John Sergeant Germaine Greer Lorraine Kelly 14–18 6.17m
24x06 29 November 2002 Boris Johnson MP Stephen K. Amos Clive Anderson 13–16 5.76m
24x07 6 December 2002 Liza Tarbuck Fred MacAulay Janet Street-Porter 15–20 6.27m
24x08 13 December 2002 Charles Kennedy MP Robert Winston Will Self 10–11 6.89m
24x09 20 December 2002 Jeremy Clarkson Michael Grade Mo Mowlam 11–16 7.02m

Series 25 (2003)

Episode Air date Host Ian's team Paul's team Scores Viewing figures[1]
25x01 25 April 2003 Martin Clunes Ruby Wax Glenda Jackson MP 9–7 6.26m
25x02 2 May 2003 William Hague MP Linda Smith Jeremy Clarkson 9–14 6.84m
25x03 9 May 2003 Charlotte Church Jimmy Carr Jennie Bond 18–9 5.35m
25x04 16 May 2003 Alexander Armstrong Mark Steel Dr. Phil Hammond 11–7 7.26m
25x05 23 May 2003 John Sergeant Dara Ó Briain Lembit Öpik MP 9–7 5.63m
25x06 30 May 2003 Hugh Dennis Gyles Brandreth Martin Freeman 10–9 5.73m
25x07 6 June 2003 Sanjeev Bhaskar Rebecca Front Nick Robinson 13–10 6.03m
25x08 13 June 2003 Bruce Forsyth Marcus Brigstocke Natasha Kaplinsky 16–21 6.25m

Series 26 (2003)

Episode Air date Host Ian's team Paul's team Scores Viewing figures[1]
26x01 17 October 2003 Jack Dee Sir Clement Freud Clare Balding 7–10 5.96m
26x02 24 October 2003 Martin Clunes The Earl of Onslow Linda Smith 7–12 6.15m
26x03 31 October 2003 John Humphrys Sean Lock Kirstie Allsopp 9–7 5.72m
26x04 7 November 2003 Jimmy Carr Ross Noble Sir Ian McKellen 12–14 6.39m
26x05 14 November 2003[fn 27] Alexander Armstrong Phill Jupitus Julia Hartley-Brewer 13–9 6.61m
26x06 28 November 2003 Kirsty Young Will Self Jonathan Aitken 8–17 5.29m
26x07 5 December 2003 Dara Ó Briain John O'Farrell George Galloway MP 12–13 5.65m
26x08 12 December 2003 Boris Johnson MP Rick Wakeman Kate Garraway 8–10 6.09m
26x09 19 December 2003 Gyles Brandreth Chris Addison Carol Smillie 11–15 6.04m

Series 27 (2004)

Episode Air date Host Ian's team Paul's team Scores Viewing figures[1]
27x01 16 April 2004 Alexander Armstrong Les Dennis Germaine Greer 10–9 5.83m
27x02 23 April 2004 Greg Dyke Armando Iannucci Danny Baker 6–8 6.03m
27x03 30 April 2004 Des Lynam Marcus Brigstocke Robert Kilroy-Silk 7–13 5.91m
27x04 7 May 2004 William Hague MP Claudia Winkleman Stanley Johnson 7–8 5.83m
27x05 14 May 2004 Dara Ó Briain Carol Vorderman Sir Michael Gambon 12–7 5.17m
27x06 21 May 2004 Alexander Armstrong Griff Rhys Jones Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall 9–12 5.24m
27x07 28 May 2004 Dara Ó Briain Julia Hartley-Brewer Clive James 7–13 n/a
27x08 4 June 2004 Kirsty Young Dave Gorman John Bird 10–4 4.63m

Series 28 (2004)

Episode Air date Host Ian's team Paul's team Scores Viewing figures[1]
28x01 15 October 2004[fn 28] Jack Dee Trisha Goddard Adam Hart-Davis 13–14 6.32m
28x02 22 October 2004 Andrew Marr Shobna Gulati Ross Noble 10–11 6.49m
28x03 29 October 2004 Robin Cook MP P. J. O'Rourke Dr. Phil Hammond 8–11 4.72m
28x04 5 November 2004 Jane Leeves Daisy Sampson Mark Steel 9–8 5m
28x05 12 November 2004 Des Lynam Kaye Adams Sean Lock 8–6 n/a
28x06 26 November 2004 Marcus Brigstocke Michael Buerk Tony Livesey 10–9 4.54m
28x07 3 December 2004 Neil Kinnock Will Self Linda Smith 6–8 4.29m
28x08 10 December 2004 Kirsty Young Julian Fellowes Ian McMillan 10–12 5.59m
28x09 17 December 2004[fn 2] Ronnie Corbett Amanda Donohoe Tracey Emin 9–12 5.59m

Series 29 (2005)

Episode Air date Host Ian's team Paul's team Scores Viewing figures[1]
29x01 15 April 2005 Jeremy Clarkson Germaine Greer Danny Baker 10–12 6.02m
29x02 22 April 2005 Alexander Armstrong Michael Winner Jo Caulfield 10–9 5.93m
29x03 29 April 2005 Nicholas Parsons Julia Hartley-Brewer Chris Langham 6–8 5.55m
29x04 6 May 2005[fn 3] Kirsty Young Andy Hamilton Peter Oborne 5–6 5.74m
29x05 13 May 2005 Dara Ó Briain Stephen Frost Stephen Pound MP 3–12 5.55m
29x06 20 May 2005 Marcus Brigstocke Robert Llewellyn Daisy Sampson 9–12 5.48m
29x07 27 May 2005 William Hague MP Mark Mardell Peter Serafinowicz 11–7 4.78m
29x08 3 June 2005 Des Lynam David Mitchell Evan Davis 8–8 5.68m

Series 30 (2005)

Episode Air date Host Ian's team Paul's team Scores Viewing figures[1]
30x01 14 October 2005 Jack Dee Tony Livesey Claudia Winkleman 7–10 4.48m
30x02 21 October 2005 Michael Aspel Will Self Bill Bailey 10–10 n/a
30x03 28 October 2005[fn 29] Chris Langham Ross Noble Alan Duncan MP 8–9 n/a
30x04 4 November 2005 Jeremy Clarkson Andy Hamilton Mark Steel 9–10 4.32m
30x05 11 November 2005[fn 30] Alexander Armstrong Ian McMillan Fi Glover 7–12 4.58m
30x06 25 November 2005 Boris Johnson MP Dr. Phil Hammond Sara Cox 7–9 5.35m
30x07 2 December 2005 Anna Ford David Mitchell Bob Marshall-Andrews MP 7–7 5.18m
30x08 9 December 2005 Lorraine Kelly Robert Webb Nick Robinson 8–9 4.75m
30x09 16 December 2005[fn 2] Joan Collins Michael Winner Peter Serafinowicz 7–8 5.06m

Series 31 (2006)

Episode Air date Host Ian's team Paul's team Scores Viewing figures[1]
31x01 21 April 2006 Sir Trevor McDonald Lembit Öpik MP Marcus Brigstocke 8–9 5.52m
31x02 28 April 2006 Sean Lock Shami Chakrabarti Peter Capaldi 9–11 5.01m
31x03 5 May 2006 Julian Clary Quentin Letts Alun Cochrane 9–11 4.65m
31x04 12 May 2006 Michael Buerk David Mitchell Diane Abbott MP 7–6 4.35m
31x05 19 May 2006 Alexander Armstrong Fern Britton Andy Hamilton 14–11 4.68m
31x06 26 May 2006 Carol Vorderman Richard E. Grant Dr. Phil Hammond 6–9 4.95m
31x07 2 June 2006 Jeremy Clarkson Julia Hartley-Brewer Mark Steel 7–10 4.12m
31x08 9 June 2006 Jack Dee John O'Farrell Liza Tarbuck 8–12 3.75m

Series 32 (2006)

Episode Air date Host Ian's team Paul's team Scores Viewing figures[1]
32x01 13 October 2006 Gordon Ramsay Peter Serafinowicz Andrew Neil 4–7 6.48m
32x02 20 October 2006 Alistair McGowan Alan Duncan MP Fern Britton 8–10 4.97m
32x03 27 October 2006 Jeremy Bowen June Sarpong Fred MacAulay 7–11 5.18m
32x04 3 November 2006 Alexander Armstrong Charlie Brooker Ross Noble 13–0 5.51m
32x05 10 November 2006 Damian Lewis Dom Joly Neil Mullarkey 4–9 6.16m
32x06 24 November 2006 Ronni Ancona Stewart Lee Andy Hamilton 7–7 6.47m
32x07 1 December 2006 Ann Widdecombe MP Lucy Porter Danny Baker 7–4 5.27m
32x08 8 December 2006 Rob Brydon Claudia Winkleman Frankie Boyle 13–7 6.81m
32x09 15 December 2006[fn 2] Boris Johnson MP Emily Maitlis Sue Perkins 10–7 5.57m

Series 33 (2007)

Episode Air date Host Ian's team Paul's team Scores Viewing figures[1]
33x01 13 April 2007 Jeremy Clarkson Michael McIntyre Krishnan Guru-Murthy 8–6 5.79m
33x02 20 April 2007 Adrian Chiles Daisy McAndrew Mark Steel 7–10 5.25m
33x03 27 April 2007 Fern Britton Reginald D. Hunter Adam Boulton 6–10 5.54m
33x04 4 May 2007 Bill Bailey Adam Buxton Armando Iannucci 4–10 5.04m
33x05 11 May 2007[fn 31] Kirsty Young Dr. Phil Hammond Bob Marshall-Andrews MP 1–45 5.74m
33x06 18 May 2007 Chris Tarrant Lembit Öpik MP Andy Hamilton 5–9 5.34m
33x07 25 May 2007 Alexander Armstrong James May Nick Robinson 6–6 5.43m
33x08 2 June 2007[fn 32] Moira Stuart Marcus Brigstocke Jim Jefferies 9–7 5.04m

Series 34 (2007)

Episode Air date Host Ian's team Paul's team Scores Viewing figures[1]
34x01 12 October 2007 Kirsty Young Robert Harris Ross Noble 6–7 5.38m
34x02 19 October 2007 Alexander Armstrong Ed Byrne Bob Marshall-Andrews MP 6–10 5.34m
34x03 26 October 2007 Omid Djalili Julian Fellowes Danny Baker 7–4 5.4m
34x04 2 November 2007 Jo Brand Julia Hartley-Brewer Andy Hamilton 7–9 6.18m
34x05 9 November 2007 Michael Aspel Reginald D. Hunter Sara Cox 7–10 5.74m
34x06 23 November 2007 Ann Widdecombe MP Jimmy Carr Alex James 5–8 5.57m
34x07 30 November 2007 Clive Anderson Will Self Chris Addison 7–9 5.29m
34x08 7 December 2007 Jack Dee Russell Brand Charlie Brooker 4–10 5.76m
34x09 14 December 2007 Richard Madeley Stephen K. Amos Lauren Laverne 9–10 6.2m

Series 35 (2008)

Episode Air date Host Ian's team Paul's team Scores Viewing figures[1]
35x01 18 April 2008 Jack Dee Bob Marshall-Andrews MP Peter Serafinowicz 8–6 5.64m
35x02 25 April 2008 Julian Clary Ed Byrne Andrew Neil 7–8 4.97m
35x03 2 May 2008 Brian Blessed Alan Duncan MP Marcus Brigstocke 7–11 5.08m
35x04 9 May 2008 Bill Bailey Nick Robinson Reginald D. Hunter 11–5 5.07m
35x05 16 May 2008 Kirsty Young Charlie Higson Frankie Boyle 7–10 5.32m
35x06 23 May 2008 Lee Mack Shami Chakrabarti John O'Farrell 5–9 5.53m
35x07 30 May 2008 Alexander Armstrong Clare Balding Michael McIntyre 8–5 4.07m
35x08 6 June 2008 Jeremy Clarkson Kate Silverton Ian McMillan 5–5 4.31m

Series 36 (2008)

Episode Air date Host Ian's team Paul's team Scores Viewing figures[1]
36x01 17 October 2008 Fern Britton Tom Bradby Mark Steel 9–7 6.16m
36x02 24 October 2008[fn 33] Alexander Armstrong Frank Skinner Kevin Maguire 7–8 5.23m
36x03 31 October 2008 Tom Baker Vince Cable MP Chris Addison 4–5 4.88m
36x04 7 November 2008[fn 34] Jo Brand Toby Young Reginald D. Hunter 5–7 5.96m
36x05 21 November 2008 Jack Dee Miranda Hart Frank Skinner[fn 35] and Quentin Letts 9–6 5.4m
36x06 28 November 2008 Al Murray Mark Watson Germaine Greer 4–9 n/a
36x07 5 December 2008 David Mitchell Sarah Millican Andy Hamilton 10–7 n/a
36x08 12 December 2008 Jerry Springer Ken Livingstone Katy Brand 7–6 4.42m
36x09 19 December 2008 Jeremy Clarkson Ed Byrne Charles Kennedy MP 4–5 5.22m
36x10 24 December 2008[fn 2][fn 36] Alexander Armstrong Frank Skinner Noddy Holder 6–8 7.65m

Series 37 (2009)

Episode Air date Host Ian's team Paul's team Scores Viewing figures[1]
37x01 24 April 2009 Frank Skinner Katy Brand Alan Duncan MP 7–5 6.02m
37x02 1 May 2009 Damian Lewis Chris Addison Janet Street-Porter 5–6 5.39m
37x03 8 May 2009 Jack Dee Fred MacAulay Clare Balding 2–9 5.49m
37x04 15 May 2009 Rolf Harris Andy Hamilton Julia Hartley-Brewer 3–4 5.82m
37x05 22 May 2009 Alexander Armstrong Stuart Maconie Reginald D. Hunter 5–3 6.25m
37x06 29 May 2009 David Mitchell The Rev. Richard Coles Andrew Maxwell 5–9 3.97m
37x07 5 June 2009 Ruth Jones Clive Anderson Jo Caulfield 6–7 5.4m
37x08 12 June 2009 Lee Mack Shappi Khorsandi Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall 5–7 5.83m

Series 38 (2009)

Episode Air date Host Ian's team Paul's team Scores Viewing figures[1]
38x01 16 October 2009 Martin Clunes Charlie Brooker Arlene Phillips 5–9 5.73m
38x02 23 October 2009 David Mitchell Ed Byrne Grayson Perry 6–7 5.43m
38x03 30 October 2009 Miranda Hart Andrew Neil Mark Steel 9–8 5m
38x04 6 November 2009 Kirsty Young Kevin Maguire Ross Noble 7–6 5.02m
38x05 13 November 2009 Jack Dee Rebecca Front Marcus Brigstocke 4–6 4.85m
38x06 27 November 2009 Alexander Armstrong Jimmy Carr Bob Crow 7–4 5.08m
38x07 4 December 2009 Jo Brand Jon Richardson Quentin Letts 4–6 4.72m
38x08 11 December 2009 Dominic West Reginald D. Hunter James May 3–4 5.1m
38x09 18 December 2009[fn 2] Bill Bailey Mark Watson Charles Kennedy MP 5–6 5.69m

Series 39 (2010)

Episode Air date Host Ian's team Paul's team Scores Viewing figures[1]
39x01 1 April 2010 Lee Mack Kevin Bridges Nigel Farage MEP 5–7 5.51m
39x02 8 April 2010 Alexander Armstrong Victoria Coren Richard Herring 5–9 6m
39x03 15 April 2010 Robert Webb David Threlfall Marcus Brigstocke 5–9 4.97m
39x04 22 April 2010 Jeremy Clarkson Clare Balding Andy Hamilton 8–7 4.81m
39x05 7 May 2010[fn 3][fn 37] Jo Brand Jon Richardson[fn 38] Lembit Öpik 2–7 5.28m
39x06 13 May 2010 Martin Clunes Julia Hartley-Brewer Chris Addison 7–8 6.22m
39x07 20 May 2010 Eamonn Holmes Armando Iannucci Robert Peston 5–8 5.92m
39x08 27 May 2010 Bruce Forsyth Laura Solon Ross Noble 3–6 5.66m
39x09 3 June 2010 John Prescott John Bishop Penny Smith 2–6 5.17m

Series 40 (2010)

Episode Air date Host Ian's team Paul's team Scores Viewing figures[1]
40x01 14 October 2010 Benedict Cumberbatch Victoria Coren Jon Richardson 5–6 5.7m
40x02 21 October 2010 Frank Skinner Janet Street-Porter Reginald D. Hunter 7–2 5.16m
40x03 28 October 2010 John Bishop Miles Jupp Andy Hamilton 6–5 5.37m
40x04 4 November 2010 Chris Addison James Blunt Nick Robinson 5–5 5.44m
40x05 11 November 2010 Jo Brand Sally Bercow Charlie Higson 4–5 5.86m
40x06 18 November 2010 Damian Lewis Clive Anderson Kevin Bridges 7–7 4.63m
40x07 25 November 2010 Martin Clunes Jimmy Carr Grayson Perry 7–5 4.92m
40x08 2 December 2010 Lee Mack Sarah Millican Ken Livingstone 6–7 4.95m
40x09 9 December 2010 Miranda Hart Greg Davies Marcus Brigstocke 3–7 5.73m
40x10 17 December 2010[fn 2][fn 39] Alexander Armstrong Ross Noble Micky Flanagan 8–6 6.19m
40x11 24 December 2010 2010 highlights 6.66m

Comic Relief live special (2011)

Episode Air date Host David Walliams' team Clive Anderson's team Scores
Sp. 6 March 2011[fn 40] Patrick Kielty Holly Walsh Lembit Öpik

Series 41 (2011)

Episode Air date Host Ian's team Paul's team Scores Viewing figures[1]
41x01 8 April 2011 Jack Dee Caroline Wyatt Jon Richardson 8–9 5.15m
41x02 15 April 2011 Stephen Mangan Kevin Bridges Bob Ainsworth MP 6–7 5.43m
41x03 22 April 2011 Rhod Gilbert Louise Bagshawe MP Marcus Brigstocke 5–7 5.21m
41x04 6 May 2011 Alexander Armstrong Victoria Coren Ross Noble 5–8 4.69m
41x05 13 May 2011[fn 41] John Torode and Gregg Wallace Samira Ahmed Richard Herring 6–5 5.35m
41x06 20 May 2011[fn 42] Alan Johnson MP Miles Jupp Graham Linehan 5–7 4.67m
41x07 27 May 2011 Bill Bailey Jack Whitehall Armando Iannucci 3–9 4.69m
41x08 3 June 2011 Sharon Horgan Joe Wilkinson Richard Madeley 6–9 3.84m
41x09 10 June 2011 Jo Brand Joanna Scanlan Reginald D. Hunter 4–7 4.57m

Series 42 (2011)

Episode Air date Host Ian's team Paul's team Scores Viewing figures[1]
42x01 14 October 2011 Jo Brand Victoria Coren Graham Linehan 6–7 4.47m
42x02 21 October 2011 Alexander Armstrong Louise Mensch MP Danny Baker 6–7 4.63m
42x03 28 October 2011 Lee Mack Victoria Derbyshire Ross Noble 9–7 4.55m
42x04 4 November 2011 Stephen Mangan Greg Davies Grace Dent 8–10 5.15m
42x05 11 November 2011 David Mitchell Roisin Conaty Andy Hamilton 4–9 5.33m
42x06 25 November 2011 Dan Stevens Miles Jupp Susan Calman 2–5 4.8m
42x07 2 December 2011 Kirsty Young Gyles Brandreth Marcus Brigstocke 6–10 5.33m
42x08 9 December 2011 Miranda Hart Tom Watson MP Reginald D. Hunter 5–4 5.85m
42x09 16 December 2011 Sue Perkins Jack Whitehall Nick Hewer 5–4 5.7m
42x10 23 December 2011[fn 2] Martin Clunes Rebecca Front David O'Doherty 8–4 6.11m
42x11 30 December 2011 2011 highlights n/a

Series 43 (2012)

Episode Air date Host Ian's team Paul's team Scores Viewing figures[1]
43x01 13 April 2012 Stephen Mangan Grace Dent Miles Jupp 8–7 6.17m
43x02 20 April 2012 Jo Brand Humphrey Ker Graham Linehan 7–5 5.87m
43x03 27 April 2012 Damian Lewis Chris Packham Susan Calman 7–8 5.37m
43x04 4 May 2012 Jeremy Clarkson Nancy Dell'Olio Kevin Bridges 7–9 5.63m
43x05 11 May 2012 Alexander Armstrong Nadine Dorries MP Reginald D. Hunter 9–5 5.72m
43x06 18 May 2012 Kathy Burke Ken Livingstone Joe Wilkinson 4–7 5.91m
43x07 25 May 2012 William Shatner Charlie Brooker Andy Hamilton 6–4 4.92m
43x08 1 June 2012 Alastair Campbell Ross Noble Nick Hewer 2–55 4.81m
43x09 8 June 2012 Kirsty Young Greg Davies Victoria Coren 5–8 5.38m

Series 44 (2012)

Episode Air date Host Ian's team Paul's team Scores Viewing figures[1]
44x01 12 October 2012 Clare Balding Graham Linehan Ken Livingstone 6–10 5.73m
44x02 19 October 2012 Jo Brand Will Smith Richard Bacon 6–10 5.64m
44x03 26 October 2012 Alexander Armstrong Victoria Coren Conrad Black 5–10 5.73m
44x04 2 November 2012[fn 43] Jeremy Clarkson Will Gompertz Tony Law 9–14 5.68m
44x05 9 November 2012 Damian Lewis Nigel Farage MEP Harry Shearer 5–7 5.47m
44x06 23 November 2012 Sir Roger Moore Rachel Johnson Marcus Brigstocke 8–7 4.83m
44x07 30 November 2012 Jack Whitehall Baroness Trumpington[fn 44] Nick Hewer 6–8 4.76m
44x08 7 December 2012 David Mitchell Susan Calman Janet Street-Porter 5–6 5.1m
44x09 14 December 2012 Charlotte Church Richard Osman Miles Jupp 9–5 4.86m
44x10 21 December 2012[fn 2] Daniel Radcliffe Andy Hamilton Sara Cox 9–7 5.59m
44x11 27 December 2012 2012 highlights n/a

Series 45 (2013)

Episode Air date Host Ian's team Paul's team Scores Viewing figures[1]
45x01 5 April 2013 Stephen Mangan Joan Bakewell Richard Osman 11–7 6.07m
45x02 12 April 2013 Brian Blessed Ken Livingstone Bridget Christie 6–6 5.14m
45x03 19 April 2013 Warwick Davis Joe Wilkinson Gyles Brandreth 6–7 5.53m
45x04 26 April 2013 Ray Winstone Camilla Long Reginald D. Hunter 8–6 5.37m
45x05 3 May 2013 Mel Giedroyc The Rev. Richard Coles Ross Noble 5–9 5.04m
45x06 10 May 2013 Jo Brand Michael Fabricant MP John Cooper Clarke 3–5 5.2m
45x07 17 May 2013 Robert Lindsay Deborah Meaden Johnny Vegas 7–4 5.42m
45x08 24 May 2013 Alexander Armstrong Josie Long Jacob Rees-Mogg MP 4–6 5.18m
45x09 31 May 2013 Frank Skinner Matt Forde Miles Jupp 5–7 4.38m

Series 46 (2013)

Episode Air date Host Ian's team Paul's team Scores Viewing figures[1]
46x01 4 October 2013 David Mitchell Cathy Newman Danny Baker 7–6 5.53m
46x02 11 October 2013 Richard Osman Dan Snow Mark Steel 7–11 4.52m
46x03 18 October 2013 Stephen Merchant Gabby Logan Hal Cruttenden 11–5 5.27m
46x04 25 October 2013 Jo Brand Gyles Brandreth John Prescott 7–9 5.26m
46x05 1 November 2013 Kirsty Young Max Keiser Tony Law 7–8 5.15m
46x06 8 November 2013 Alexander Armstrong Victoria Coren Mitchell Godfrey Bloom MEP 12–8 5.27m
46x07 22 November 2013 Jack Whitehall Janet Street-Porter Richard Bacon 5–10 4.8m
46x08 29 November 2013 Robert Lindsay Katherine Ryan Alan Johnson MP 7–8 4.57m
46x09 6 December 2013[fn 45] Kathy Burke Tim Loughton MP Miles Jupp 6–8 n/a
46x10 13 December 2013 Martin Clunes Jennifer Saunders Bernard Cribbins 9–5 5.44m
46x11 20 December 2013 2013 highlights n/a

Series 47 (2014)

Episode Air date Host Ian's team Paul's team Scores Viewing figures[1]
47x01 4 April 2014 Jennifer Saunders Sadiq Khan MP Richard Osman 10–6 5.5m
47x02 11 April 2014 Stephen Mangan Roisin Conaty Nigel Farage MEP 7–6 5.41m
47x03 18 April 2014 Jeremy Clarkson Henning Wehn Camilla Long 8–10 5.13m
47x04 25 April 2014 Martin Clunes Johnny Vegas Jo Coburn 9–6 5.2m
47x05 2 May 2014 Jack Dee Bridget Christie Charlie Brooker 4–6 5.1m
47x06 9 May 2014 David Mitchell Andy Hamilton Susan Calman 10–9 5.1m
47x07 16 May 2014 Jo Brand Jacob Rees-Mogg MP Kevin Bridges 7–6 5.11m
47x08 23 May 2014 Kirsty Young Ross Noble John Cooper Clarke 9–4 4.65m
47x09 30 May 2014 Alexander Armstrong Joe Wilkinson Victoria Coren Mitchell 2–7 4.58m

Series 48 (2014)

Episode Air date Host Ian's team Paul's team Scores Viewing figures[1]
48x01 3 October 2014 Jennifer Saunders Peter Bone MP Armando Iannucci 8–9 5.1m
48x02 10 October 2014 Sue Perkins Nick Hewer Tony Law 5–12 4.87m
48x03 17 October 2014 Frank Skinner Nick Robinson Sara Pascoe 9–10 4.79m
48x04 24 October 2014 Victoria Coren Mitchell Katherine Ryan Janet Street-Porter 7–10 5.2m
48x05 31 October 2014 Damian Lewis Roisin Conaty Andy Hamilton 8–3 4.84m
48x06 7 November 2014 Jo Brand Caroline Lucas MP Richard Osman 7–9 3.91m
48x07 21 November 2014 David Mitchell Sara Cox Alan Johnson MP 5–10 n/a
48x08 28 November 2014 Alexander Armstrong Josh Widdicombe Germaine Greer 7–6 4.71m
48x09 5 December 2014 Jack Dee Mark Watson Joan Bakewell 6–9 4.85m
48x10 12 December 2014 Martin Clunes Kirsty Wark Reginald D. Hunter 8–5 5.1m
48x11 19 December 2014 2014 highlights 4.4m

Series 49 (2015)

Episode Air date Host Ian's team Paul's team Scores Viewing figures[1]
49x01 10 April 2015 Daniel Radcliffe Diane Morgan Armando Iannucci 8–7 5.29m
49x02 17 April 2015 Victoria Coren Mitchell Alun Cochrane John Prescott 5–8 5.18m
49x03 24 April 2015 Stephen Mangan Camilla Long Miles Jupp 6–5 5.42m
49x04 1 May 2015 Alexander Armstrong Katherine Ryan Michael Grade 7–5 4.5m
49x05 8 May 2015[fn 3] Jo Brand Romesh Ranganathan Jon Snow 4–2 5.39m
49x06 15 May 2015 Robert Peston Rob Delaney Roisin Conaty 3–7 5.13m
49x07 22 May 2015 Frank Skinner Cariad Lloyd Jon Ronson 9–7 4.86m
49x08 29 May 2015 Gary Lineker Sara Pascoe Andy Hamilton 6–10 4.32m
49x09 5 June 2015[fn 46] Jack Dee James Acaster Janet Street-Porter 5–10 5.14m

Series 50 (2015)

Episode Air date Host Ian's team Paul's team Scores Viewing figures[1]
50x01 2 October 2015 Jeremy Clarkson Camilla Long Richard Osman 5–6 5.43m
50x02 9 October 2015 Charlie Brooker Nish Kumar Diane Abbott MP 4–5 4.26m
50x03 16 October 2015 Sue Perkins Roisin Conaty Sadiq Khan MP 8–7 4.49m
50x04 23 October 2015 Michael Sheen Jon Richardson Ruth Davidson MSP 7–5 4.63m
50x05 30 October 2015 David Tennant Grayson Perry Katherine Ryan 6–5 4.6m
50x06 6 November 2015 Kathy Burke Cathy Newman Ross Noble 7–8 4.55m
50x07 20 November 2015 Victoria Coren Mitchell Hal Cruttenden Jacob Rees-Mogg MP 4–7 5.29m
50x08 27 November 2015 Jo Brand Josh Widdicombe Tim Farron MP 6–4 4.5m
50x09 4 December 2015 Alexander Armstrong Sara Pascoe Alex Salmond MSP MP 6–10 4.36m
50x10 11 December 2015 David Mitchell Kirsty Wark Andy Hamilton 6–5 4.94m
50x11 18 December 2015 2015 highlights 3.96m

Series 51 (2016)

Episode Air date Host Ian's team Paul's team Scores Viewing figures[1]
51x01 8 April 2016 Stephen Mangan Henning Wehn Suzanne Evans 4–6 5.18m
51x02 15 April 2016 Tracey Ullman Clive Myrie The Rev. Richard Coles 3–5 4.9m
51x03 22 April 2016 Victoria Coren Mitchell Romesh Ranganathan Eddie Izzard 4–6 5.24m
51x04 29 April 2016 Jo Brand Diane Morgan Nick Hewer 7–5 4.96m
51x05 6 May 2016 David Tennant Phil Wang Janet Street-Porter 6–6 5.08m
51x06 13 May 2016 Frankie Boyle Julia Hartley-Brewer Adil Ray 6–8 4.63m
51x07 20 May 2016 Gary Lineker Ross Noble Samira Ahmed 9–3 4.83m
51x08 27 May 2016 Katherine Ryan Joe Wilkinson Gyles Brandreth 7–4 4.43m
51x09 3 June 2016 Martin Clunes Jason Manford Jess Phillips MP 7–4 5.06m

Series 52 (2016)

Episode Air date Host Ian's team Paul's team Scores Viewing figures[1]
52x01 7 October 2016 Nick Clegg MP Kevin Bridges Roisin Conaty 5–4 5.41m
52x02 14 October 2016[fn 47] Stephen Mangan Henning Wehn Ruth Davidson MSP 5–9 5.54m
52x03 21 October 2016 Jo Brand Tim Farron MP Chris Kamara 2–8 5.01m
52x04 28 October 2016 David Mitchell Rose Matafeo Chris Bryant MP 4–9 4.96m
52x05 4 November 2016 Victoria Coren Mitchell Tim Loughton MP Andy Hamilton 6–7 5.14m
52x06 11 November 2016 Charlie Brooker Maureen Lipman Rich Hall 3–5 4.85m
52x07 25 November 2016 Alexander Armstrong Nish Kumar Jess Phillips MP 4–8 4.79m
52x08 2 December 2016 Tom Hollander Hal Cruttenden Suzanne Evans 6–8 4.46m
52x09 9 December 2016 Mel Giedroyc Jacob Rees-Mogg MP Adil Ray 10–7 4.87m
52x10 16 December 2016 Gary Lineker Jon Richardson "Handbag"[fn 48] 5–5 5.13m
52x11 23 December 2016 2016 highlights n/a

Series 53 (2017)

Episode Air date Host Ian's team Paul's team Scores Viewing figures[1]
53x01 21 April 2017 Sir Patrick Stewart Camilla Long Richard Osman 3–4 5.33m
53x02 28 April 2017 Kirsty Young Jon Richardson Robert Peston 7–9 5.22m
53x03 5 May 2017 Alexander Armstrong Sara Pascoe Andy Hamilton 5–7 4.97m
53x04 12 May 2017 David Harewood Josh Widdicombe Kirsty Wark 5–9 5.37m
53x05 19 May 2017 Frankie Boyle Cariad Lloyd Gyles Brandreth 6–8 4.63m
53x06 26 May 2017 Ed Balls Henning Wehn Janet Street-Porter 4–4 4.5m
53x07 2 June 2017[fn 49] Victoria Coren Mitchell Adam Boulton The Rev. Richard Coles 6–7 2.58m
53x08 9 June 2017[fn 3] Jo Brand Ross Noble Alan Johnson 8–9 5.31m
53x09 16 June 2017 Adil Ray Phil Wang Angela Eagle MP 4–5 4.49m

Series 54 (2017)

Episode Air date Host Ian's team Paul's team Scores Viewing figures[1]
54x01 6 October 2017 Alexander Armstrong Roisin Conaty James O'Brien 4–5 5.18m
54x02 13 October 2017 Richard Ayoade Isabel Hardman Andy Hamilton 4–5 4.91m
54x03 20 October 2017 Martin Clunes Jon Richardson Kirsty Wark 6–6 4.88m
54x04 27 October 2017 Rhod Gilbert Lucy Prebble Armando Iannucci 5–5 4.65m
54x05 3 November 2017 Jo Brand Quentin Letts Miles Jupp 5–6 4.99m
54x06 10 November 2017 Victoria Coren Mitchell Sara Pascoe Henry Blofeld 5–6 4.56m
54x07 24 November 2017 Stephen Mangan Steph McGovern Jo Caulfield 8–6 4.61m
54x08 1 December 2017 Katherine Ryan Richard Osman Desiree Burch 5–7 4.52m
54x09 8 December 2017 Mel Giedroyc Hal Cruttenden Sathnam Sanghera 3–9 4.8m
54x10 15 December 2017 David Tennant Joe Wilkinson Angela Rayner MP 5–4 4.79m
54x11 22 December 2017 2017 highlights 4.26m

Series 55 (2018)

Episode Air date Host Ian's team Paul's team Scores Viewing figures[1]
55x01 6 April 2018 Jeremy Paxman Steph McGovern Josh Widdicombe 8–6 5.21m
55x02 13 April 2018 Victoria Coren Mitchell Val McDermid Richard Osman 7–9 5.51m
55x03 20 April 2018 Lee Mack Janet Street-Porter Sara Pascoe 8–8 4.67m
55x04 27 April 2018 Tracey Ullman James Acaster Beth Rigby 5–7 4.84m
55x05 4 May 2018 Rhod Gilbert Baroness Warsi Andy Hamilton 9–12 4.72m
55x06 11 May 2018 Alexander Armstrong Sindhu Vee Jess Phillips MP 9–11 4.04m
55x07 18 May 2018 Richard Ayoade Robert Peston Roisin Conaty 4–8 4.36m
55x08 25 May 2018 Jo Brand Ross Noble Mona Chalabi 8–14 4.52m
55x09 1 June 2018 Frank Skinner Lucy Prebble Henning Wehn 4–6 3.92m

Series 56 (2018)

Episode Air date Host Ian's team Paul's team Scores Viewing figures[2]
56x01 5 October 2018 Alexander Armstrong Naga Munchetty Josh Widdicombe 7–7 4.86m
56x02 12 October 2018 Richard Ayoade Jon Richardson Nicky Morgan MP 2–10 4.92m
56x03 19 October 2018 Jo Brand Grace Dent Kiri Pritchard-McLean 6–7 4.45m
56x04 26 October 2018 Steph McGovern Joan Bakewell Richard Osman 6–7 4.89m
56x05 2 November 2018 Victoria Coren Mitchell Janey Godley Robert Rinder 3–7 4.99m
56x06 9 November 2018 David Tennant Lucy Prebble Reginald D. Hunter 4–6 4.85m
56x07 23 November 2018 David Mitchell Andy Hamilton Deborah Frances-White 5–7 n/a
56x08 30 November 2018 Jennifer Saunders Grayson Perry Matt Forde 6–7 n/a
56x09 7 December 2018 Danny Dyer Judy Murray Sara Pascoe 9–7 n/a
56x10 14 December 2018 Gary Lineker Ayesha Hazarika Tom Allen 4–8 4.81m
56x11 23 December 2018 2018 highlights n/a

Series 57 (2019)

Episode Air date Host Ian's team Paul's team Scores Viewing figures[2]
57x01 5 April 2019[fn 50] David Dimbleby Stacey Dooley Henning Wehn 6–8 4.42m
57x02 12 April 2019 Alan Johnson Tim Shipman Janey Godley 6–6 4.32m
57x03 19 April 2019 Steph McGovern Ash Sarkar Josh Widdicombe 7–3 4.46m
57x04 26 April 2019[fn 51] David Tennant Zoe Lyons Johnny Mercer MP 5–5 4.46m
57x05 3 May 2019 Katherine Ryan Cariad Lloyd Andy Hamilton 4–4 4.37m
57x06 9 June 2019[fn 52] Jo Brand Heidi Allen MP Phil Wang 6–7 n/a
57x07 17 May 2019 Rhod Gilbert Emma Barnett Tom Allen 6–6 4.26m
57x08 24 May 2019 Victoria Coren Mitchell Ahir Shah Jess Phillips MP 5–7 4.08m
57x09 31 May 2019 Richard Ayoade Kiri Pritchard-McLean Richard Osman 5–8 4.16m

Series 58 (2019)

Episode Air date Host Ian's team Paul's team Scores Viewing figures[2]
58x01 11 October 2019 Martin Clunes Layla Moran MP Sara Pascoe 4–6 n/a
58x02 18 October 2019 Victoria Coren Mitchell Ross Noble Rachel Johnson 10–5 4.93m
58x03 25 October 2019 Steph McGovern Camilla Long Miles Jupp 4–5 4.87m
58x04 1 November 2019 Jo Brand Fintan O'Toole Zoe Lyons 6–9 4.89m
58x05 8 November 2019 Adil Ray Helen Lewis Ivo Graham 5–7 4.69m
58x06 22 November 2019 David Mitchell Maisie Adam Rory Stewart 6–2 n/a
58x07 29 November 2019 Helen McCrory Andy Hamilton Chris McCausland 7–7 n/a
58x08 6 December 2019 Stephen Mangan Brian Cox Roisin Conaty 5–10 4.77m
58x09 13 December 2019[fn 3] Alexander Armstrong Jon Richardson Nicky Morgan 6–6 4.81m
58x10 20 December 2019 Charlie Brooker Emma Barnett Phil Wang 7–7 n/a
58x11 27 December 2019 2019 highlights n/a

Series 59 (2020)

Episode Air date Host Ian's team Paul's team Scores Viewing figures[2]
59x01 3 April 2020 Steph McGovern Miles Jupp Helen Lewis 4–7 5.65m
59x02 10 April 2020 Stephen Mangan Zoe Lyons The Rev. Richard Coles 6–4 4.38m
59x03 17 April 2020 Victoria Coren Mitchell Deborah Meaden Phil Wang 3–7 5.25m
59x04 24 April 2020 Alexander Armstrong Henning Wehn Emma Barnett 6–7 4.21m
59x05 1 May 2020 Romesh Ranganathan Maisie Adam James O'Brien 5–8 4.37m
59x06 7 May 2020[fn 53] David Tennant Ayesha Hazarika Chris McCausland 5–6 4.17m
59x07 15 May 2020 Jo Brand Katy Balls Ivo Graham 5–5 3.87m
59x08 22 May 2020 Charlie Brooker Dr. Hannah Fry Mark Steel 6–5 3.86m
59x09 29 May 2020 Martin Clunes Janet Street-Porter Fin Taylor 5–6 4.53m

Series 60 (2020)

Episode Air date Host Ian's team Paul's team Scores Viewing figures[2]
60x01 2 October 2020 Damian Lewis Katy Balls Chris McCausland 7–8 4.23m
60x02 9 October 2020 Adil Ray Kiri Pritchard-McLean Nicky Morgan 4–4 3.88m
60x03 16 October 2020 Stephen Mangan Helen Lewis Janey Godley 5–9 4.10m
60x04 23 October 2020 Jennifer Saunders Ayesha Hazarika Matt Forde 5–5 4.38m
60x05 30 October 2020 Steph McGovern Baroness Warsi Miles Jupp 7–2 4.24m
60x06 6 November 2020 Richard Ayoade Armando Iannucci Roisin Conaty 3–2 4.62m
60x07 20 November 2020 Victoria Coren Mitchell Fin Taylor Joan Bakewell 6–7 4.48m
60x08 27 November 2020 Jo Brand Charlene White Reginald D. Hunter 8–6 n/a
60x09 4 December 2020 Alexander Armstrong Phil Wang Dr. Hannah Fry 4–6 4.24m
60x10 11 December 2020 Romesh Ranganathan Grayson Perry Alice Levine 5–7 3.92m
60x11 18 December 2020 2020 highlights n/a
60x12 24 December 2020[fn 54] Have I Got 30 Years for You n/a

Series 61 (2021)

Episode Air date Host Ian's team Paul's team Scores Viewing figures
61x01 12 April 2021[fn 55] David Tennant Jack Dee Helen Lewis 6–5 4.07m
61x02 16 April 2021 Adrian Dunbar Katherine Ryan Tim Shipman 6–6 3.92m
61x03 23 April 2021 Victoria Coren Mitchell Josh Widdicombe Emma Dabiri 4–5 4.22m
61x04 30 April 2021 Alexander Armstrong Joe Lycett Kirsty Wark 5–7 3.63m
61x05 7 May 2021 Steph McGovern Zoe Lyons John Pienaar 5–7 4.47m
61x06 14 May 2021 Romesh Ranganathan Lemn Sissay Jo Brand 5–7 3.80m
61x07 21 May 2021 Richard Ayoade Baroness Warsi Richard Osman 7–6 4.30m
61x08 28 May 2021 David Mitchell The Rev. Richard Coles Janey Godley 5–6 4.22m
61x09 4 June 2021 Aisling Bea Clive Myrie Roisin Conaty 4–5 3.98m

Series 62 (2021)

Episode Air date Host Ian's team Paul's team Scores Viewing figures
62x01 8 October 2021 Stephen Mangan Ria Lina Ross Noble 4–6 3.48m
62x02 18 October 2021[fn 56] Alexander Armstrong Geoff Norcott Mishal Husain 4–10 n/a
62x03 22 October 2021 Jo Brand Rylan Robert Peston 4–4 3.62m
62x04 29 October 2021[fn 57] Bill Bailey Fin Taylor Dawn Butler MP 3–4 4.41m
62x05 5 November 2021 Richard Ayoade Roisin Conaty Andy Hamilton 4–6 4.25m
62x06 12 November 2021 Victoria Coren Mitchell Helen Lewis Maisie Adam 3–6 4.13m
62x07 26 November 2021[fn 58] Jack Dee Baroness Warsi Phil Wang 7–8 4.45m
62x08 3 December 2021 Clive Myrie Camilla Long Miles Jupp 3–5 4.09m
62x09 10 December 2021 Jess Phillips MP Jon Richardson Dr. Hannah Fry 4–7 4.37m
62x10 17 December 2021[fn 2] Martin Clunes Armando Iannucci Steph McGovern 7–7 4.35m
62x11 31 December 2021 2021 highlights 3.32m

Series 63 (2022)

Episode Air date Host Ian's team Paul's team Scores Viewing figures
63x01 1 April 2022 Clive Myrie Helen Lewis Andy Hamilton 7–6 3.95m
63x02 8 April 2022 Victoria Coren Mitchell Ria Lina Tim Shipman 6–8 3.92m
63x03 15 April 2022 Jack Dee Nabil Abdulrashid Prof. Hannah Fry 3–8 4.20m
63x04 22 April 2022 Mel Giedroyc Sonia Sodha Richard Osman 7–5 4.12m
63x05 29 April 2022 Jo Brand Camilla Long Susie McCabe 3–7 4.02m
63x06 6 May 2022 Richard Ayoade Justin Webb Maisie Adam 5–8 3.99m
63x07 13 May 2022 Anna Maxwell Martin Chris McCausland Steph McGovern 3–6 4.12m
63x08 20 May 2022 Miles Jupp James May Jess Phillips MP 4–9 3.99m
63x09 27 May 2022 Jon Richardson Phil Wang Joan Bakewell 5–5 4.14m

Series 64 (2022)

Episode Air date Host Ian's team Paul's team Scores Viewing figures
64xSP 2 September 2022[fn 59] Jack Dee Phil Wang Janet Street-Porter 6–9 4.42m
64x01 23 September 2022[fn 60] Richard Ayoade Roisin Conaty Mick Lynch 4–4 3.82m
64x02 30 September 2022 Alexander Armstrong Ria Lina Matt Chorley 3–9 4.15m
64x03 7 October 2022 Victoria Coren Mitchell Isabel Hardman Ivo Graham 5–9 4.20m
64x04 14 October 2022 Adil Ray Richard Osman Jess Phillips MP 5–6 4.39m
64x05 21 October 2022 Clive Myrie Katy Balls Jo Brand 5–8 5.09m
64x06 28 October 2022 Steph McGovern Prof. Hannah Fry Jamie MacDonald 5–7 4.74m
64x07 4 November 2022 Gary Neville Maisie Adam Richard Madeley 12–13 5.26m
64x08 11 November 2022 2022 highlights

Series 65 (2023)

Episode Air date Host Ian's team Paul's team Scores Viewing figures
65x01 14 April 2023 Charlie Brooker Charlotte Ivers Miles Jupp 2–8 3.65m
65x02 21 April 2023[fn 61] David Tennant Lucy Beaumont Richard Osman 4–14 3.75m
65x03 28 April 2023 Richard Ayoade Marina Purkiss Phil Wang 4–4 3.60m
65x04 5 May 2023 Alexander Armstrong Camilla Long Maisie Adam 7–6 3.86m
65x05 12 May 2023 Diane Morgan Matt Chorley Desiree Burch 3–6 4.01m
65x06 19 May 2023 Mel Giedroyc Kirsty Wark Chris McCausland 5–5 3.95m
65x07 26 May 2023 Steph McGovern Carol Vorderman Nabil Abdulrashid 7–7 3.99m
65x08 2 June 2023 Naga Munchetty Hugh Dennis Ruth Davidson 5–9 3.93m
65x09 9 June 2023 Harry Hill Zing Tsjeng Jack Dee 6–7 3.98m
65x10 16 June 2023 Clive Myrie Munya Chawawa Helen Lewis 4–6 4.05m

Series 66 (2023)

Episode Air date Host Ian's team Paul's team Scores Viewing figures
66x01 6 October 2023[fn 62] Victoria Coren Mitchell Ignacio Lopez Carol Vorderman 6–4 3.58m
66x02 13 October 2023 Alexander Armstrong Olivia Utley Miles Jupp 6–7 3.57m
66x03 20 October 2023 Bill Bailey Helen Lewis Daliso Chaponda 5–9 3.95m
66x04 27 October 2023 Jack Dee Emmanuel Sonubi Dehenna Davison MP 4–5 3.79m
66x05 3 November 2023 Jo Brand Zoe Lyons Feargal Sharkey 4–6 4.23m
66x06 10 November 2023 Richard Ayoade Jamie MacDonald Steph McGovern 6–5 4.35m
66x07 24 November 2023 Prof. Hannah Fry Zing Tsjeng Stephen Mangan 4–7 4.19m
66x08 1 December 2023 Guz Khan Janet Street-Porter Ross Noble 6–8 3.81m
66x09 8 December 2023 Naga Munchetty Maisie Adam Richard Osman 2–6 4.35m
66x10 15 December 2023 Kirsty Young Phil Wang Armando Iannucci 2–10 4.20m
66x11 22 December 2023 2023 highlights 3.11m

Series 67 (2024)

Episode Air date Host Ian's team Paul's team Scores Viewing figures
67x01 5 April 2024 Clive Myrie Marianna Spring Jon Richardson 7–6
67x02 12 April 2024[3] Prof. Hannah Fry Zoe Lyons Ed Patrick
67x03 19 April 2024[4] Alexander Armstrong Jo Brand
67x04 26 April 2024[5] Martin Lewis Ignacio Lopez
67x05 3 May 2024[6]
67x06 10 May 2024[6]
67x07 17 May 2024[6]
67x08 24 May 2024[6]
67x09 31 May 2024[6]
67x10 7 June 2024[fn 63][6]

Scores

Ian Paul
Series wins (10 drawn)
5 51
Episode wins (35 drawn)
178 378

Footnotes

  1. ^ The scores were not stated at the end of this episode
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Christmas special
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Election special
  4. ^ The game finished as a tie at 16–16, so the caption competition was used as a tie-breaker, where Paul earned the biggest laugh. This is the only time points have ever been awarded for this section.
  5. ^ Special programme for Comic Relief, combining elements of Have I Got News for You with another popular panel show, A Question of Sport.
  6. ^ The tub of lard was a stand-in for Roy Hattersley, who had pulled out of a recording at the last minute for the third time. Angus explained that Hattersley and the lard were "imbued with many of the same qualities". This marks the first occasion that the panel consisted of fewer than five people.
  7. ^ "Margaret Thatcher special", focusing on her period as Prime Minister and broadcast as part of a night of programming themed around her. Agreed by both Ian and Paul to be the show's 'worst' episode, due to the two guests doing nothing but "spit poison at each other".
  8. ^ The 50th broadcast episode of HIGNFY
  9. ^ In a typical example of the occasional 'end of season japes', Ian and Paul swapped seats – and dress senses – for this episode.
  10. ^ It was during this episode that Ian was suffering from Appendicitis.
  11. ^ Included a special guest appearance by Germaine Greer in the Odd One Out round, and extra features including a video diary from The Rt. Hon. Tub of Lard MP.
  12. ^ Colin was a parrot that had been trained to squawk out various heckles at Angus, but its only contribution was a brief "Hello" towards the end. Paul Merton later explained that gimmicks like this contributed to his decision to take the following series off.
  13. ^ The 100th broadcast episode of HIGNFY
  14. ^ Originally, only Christine had been due to appear, but she requested an extra seat be reserved for husband Neil (only a week after Martin Bell had famously ousted him from Parliament in that year's general election). This marked the first occasion where the panel has consisted of more than five people.
  15. ^ The end of this episode featured a walk-on guest appearance by Mr. Bramley, where he was "awarded" to the losers.
  16. ^ a b Special programme for Comic Relief, combining elements of Have I Got News for You with the other then-leading comedy panel shows on the BBC; Never Mind the Buzzcocks, and They Think It's All Over. Although the latter two were made by a different production company to HIGNFY, there was one crucial link between all three besides basic format; producer Harry Thompson.
  17. ^ The 150th broadcast episode of HIGNFY
  18. ^ Due to the legal circumstances surrounding him at the time, Shayler's contribution was recorded via satellite linkup from a studio in Paris, which was fed into a monitor on set. Merton was visibly unimpressed with the arrangement, as it left his guest two seconds behind everyone else, affecting the timing of the comedy.
  19. ^ Robert Reed was a member of Conservative Future who, in the footsteps of William Hague (by this point the party's leader), had made a speech at the previous year's Conservative Party Conference at the age of 16. Conservative Conference – Bad day, good day guardian.co.uk, 6 October 1999
  20. ^ The game finished as a draw at 10–10. Ian and Paul were made to play Stone, Paper, Scissors to find a winner. Ian chose Paper and Paul chose Scissors, thus making Paul's team the winners.
  21. ^ Ian's team had won the show 13–12, but as a 'tribute' to American guest Rich Hall, Paul's team were made the winners. This was a reference to the-then ongoing American election controversy, where George W. Bush was going to win the election even though Al Gore had seemingly received more votes than him.
  22. ^ Moved back a day because of BBC One's coverage of Children in Need. All autumn series following this would skip Children in Need week altogether (apart from 2010, when the show had moved to Thursdays, and 2022, when the series began several weeks earlier than usual because of the 2022 FIFA World Cup).
  23. ^ The game finished as a draw at 10–10, so Angus asked a tie-break question, which was "What is the capital of Albania?", which Sanjeev correctly answered as Tirana, thus making Ian's team the winners, with the bonus point visibly shown on screen after the correct answer was given.
  24. ^ The real Elton John was due to appear, (Elton has News for You BBC News, 22 May 2001) but pulled out at the last minute. He was replaced by taxi driver Ray Johnson (credited as 'Ray Elton John Son'), who at the time had a side earning as the musician's lookalike. However, Johnson was introduced to the audience as if he genuinely was "Sir Elton John" and kept silent for the whole recording. On-screen captions between rounds were the only part of the show that openly admitted the deception, where the real Elton John was frequently referred to as a "bastard".
  25. ^ Making her first appearance at the age of 16, Charlotte Church holds the record for the show's youngest ever guest (when ranking by age on appearance).
  26. ^ The 200th broadcast episode of HIGNFY
  27. ^ First episode to be repeated as an extended 40-minute version
  28. ^ The game actually finished as a tie at 13–13, however Ian complained about leaving the score as a tie and Jack Dee duly awarded an extra point to Paul's team, thus making them the winners.
  29. ^ The 250th broadcast episode of HIGNFY
  30. ^ Dedicated to creator and original producer Harry Thompson, who died before broadcast
  31. ^ Ian's team were winning for the majority of the show (and actually won outright), but at the end the scores were fixed to say 45–1 to Paul's team, on account of Dr Phil Hammond's remarks that he was told he could host the show if his team won.
  32. ^ Moved back a day because of BBC One's coverage of England's first match at the rebuilt Wembley Stadium, against Brazil.
  33. ^ The 300th broadcast episode of HIGNFY
  34. ^ US Election special
  35. ^ Paul Merton was unable to attend the recording of this episode, so Skinner took his place as team captain
  36. ^ This episode also included a guest appearance by Brian Blessed, dressed as Father Christmas.
  37. ^ Moved back a day to the Friday slot that was regular before this series. If left, as originally scheduled, on voting day itself – before the polls closed – then the programme would have been duty bound by broadcasting impartiality rules to not show any opinionated comment on the key issues of the election.
  38. ^ Temporarily swapped places with Paul Merton, as the two captains accepted the offer of a coalition (in a reference to the election's result of a hung parliament), which lasted for one round.
  39. ^ Moved back a day due to the Royal Variety Performance.
  40. ^ Broadcast live on the BBC website as part of 24 Hour Panel People, a fund-raising day-long marathon of panel shows, all featuring David Walliams, who took the role of captain for HIGNFY. Neither of the regular captains were present, though Paul Merton was originally scheduled to appear, before pulling out because of illness. Clive Anderson took his place in the second captain's seat.
  41. ^ Dedicated to theme composer Big George, who died before broadcast
  42. ^ The 350th broadcast episode of HIGNFY
  43. ^ The show ended in a 6–6 draw, so a quickfire tiebreak round was played where the panel had to identify the waxworks of the Louis Tussaud museum in Great Yarmouth, which had featured as a news item earlier in the show as it was facing closure. The attraction is infamous for the poor quality of its waxworks and the fact that most of the figures are not contemporary.
  44. ^ Making her first appearance at the age of 90, Baroness Trumpington holds the record for the show's oldest ever guest (when ranking by age on appearance).
  45. ^ The 400th broadcast episode of HIGNFY
  46. ^ This episode ended with a tribute to former leader of the Liberal Democrats and nine-time HIGNFY guest Charles Kennedy, who had died earlier in the week.
  47. ^ The 450th broadcast episode of HIGNFY
  48. ^ The handbag was a stand-in for former Secretary of State for Education Nicky Morgan, who pulled out following controversy caused by her criticism of Prime Minister Theresa May being photographed in a £995 pair of leather trousers for The Sunday Times. The handbag was in reference to a revelation that Morgan herself owned a £950 leather handbag (of the same make used on the show).
  49. ^ This episode was moved to BBC Two due to a Question Time special.
  50. ^ This episode also featured a guest appearance from Peter Snow during the second round.
  51. ^ The 500th broadcast episode of HIGNFY
  52. ^ Pulled from its originally scheduled 10 May 2019 airdate due to the confirmation that the 2019 European Parliament election in the United Kingdom would go ahead, which conflicted with the booking of Heidi Allen.
  53. ^ Brought forward a day due to coverage of the 75th anniversary of VE Day.
  54. ^ 60-minute documentary celebrating the show's 30th anniversary.
  55. ^ Pulled from its originally scheduled 9 April 2021 airdate due to the death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. This date refers to the original airdate of the extended edition, which was broadcast as usual on BBC Two, having moved there at the start of the year.
  56. ^ Pulled from its originally scheduled 15 October 2021 airdate due to the murder of David Amess MP.
  57. ^ This episode also featured a guest appearance from Jackie Weaver during the Odd One Out round.
  58. ^ The 550th broadcast episode of HIGNFY
  59. ^ "Boris Johnson special", marking his career and resignation.
  60. ^ The two episodes scheduled for 9 and 16 September 2022 were cancelled following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The episode of 9 September 2022 would have been hosted by Charlie Brooker with panellists Helen Lewis and Ivo Graham, while the one scheduled for 16 September 2022 would have been hosted by Jess Phillips MP with panellists Henning Wehn and Ruth Davidson.
  61. ^ This episode also featured a guest appearance from Michael Sheen during the Odd One Out round.
  62. ^ In reference to a mistake by VAR Darren England from the 30 September 2023 Spurs – Liverpool game, the scores were wrongly read out as 4–6 (with the correct scores still appearing onscreen). As the credits rolled, a voiceover of a mock-VAR team approved the decision, only to "realise their own mistake" as the credits ended.
  63. ^ The 600th broadcast episode of HIGNFY

References

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  4. ^ "BBC One - Have I Got News For You, Series 67, Episode 3". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  5. ^ "BBC One - Have I Got News For You, Series 67, Episode 4". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
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