Only Connect

Name: Only Connect
Genre: Reality
Released: 2008-09-15
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Victoria Coren Mitchell

RETURNING22 Seasons493 Episodes★ 6.5

Only Connect is a reality series on BBC Four that premiered in 2008, with 22 seasons and 493 episodes to date. The next episode, Season 22 Episode 17, airs on Nov 2, 2026.

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NetworkBBC Four

First AiredSep 15, 2008

Last AiredOct 26, 2026

GenreReality

Runtime29 min

LanguageEnglish

CountryUnited Kingdom

ProductionPresentable, RDF Television, Parasol Media

The fiendishly difficult quiz show in which two teams of three contestants have to find the connection between seemingly unrelated clues, where patience and lateral thinking are as vital as knowledge.

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Cast

Victoria Coren Mitchell

Self - Host

Seasons & Episodes22 seasons · 495 episodes

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E1Culture Club v Makeweights

Jul 13, 202628m

Three rowers take on a team of microbiologists.

E2Two Hearts v Ad Astra

Jul 20, 202629m

A team keen on science fiction take on three fans of science fact.

E3Sinistrals v Merseyside Eyes

Jul 27, 202628m

It's Scotland versus Southport, with the teams clashing over fiendish questions.

E4Frenemies v Marvins

Aug 3, 202628m

A line-up formed from the members of rival quiz teams takes on three Douglas Adams fans.

E5Double Features v Colonial Geese

Aug 10, 202628m

Three Rocky Horror fans take on a team of New Zealanders.

E6Accrual World v Knitwits

Aug 17, 202628m

Expect questions such as: what connects Gladiator Kim Betts, David Bowie, Pikachu and The Flash?

E7Six Sevens v Meat and Two Veg

Aug 24, 202628m

Two vegans and a carnivore take on three teachers who are hoping to kill off an annoying classroom meme.

E8Creepy Crawleys v Risk Takers

Aug 31, 202628m

There’s an EastEnders-style revelation as a family team face three former work colleagues.

E9Culture Club v Ad Astra

Sep 7, 202628m

The microbiologists are back, this time facing a returning family of stargazers.

E10Marvins v Merseyside Eyes

Sep 14, 202628m

Three fans of a paranoid android take on a team of Merseysiders.

E11Double Features v Accrual World

Sep 21, 202628m

Six people return to battle it out for a place in the next round – and three of them are going home.

E12Six Sevens v Risk Takers

Sep 28, 202629m

It's another knock-out round: two teams return to take on the task of finding the connection between such clues as rain in Botswana, lion in Romania, weight in Mexico and royal in Brazil.

E13Two Hearts v Makeweights

Oct 5, 202629m

Neither team is eliminated this time, and there’s some quality quizzing on display.

E14Frenemies v Sinistrals

Oct 12, 202628m

What connects panorama, accountant, unalive and seggs?

E15Colonial Geese v Knitwits

Oct 19, 202628m

There’s plenty of early buzzing going on in what proves to be a high-scoring contest.

E16Meat and Two Veg v Creepy Crawleys

Oct 26, 202628m

Neither team is leaving the tournament this time, but the questions are as challenging as ever.

E17

E17Frenemies v Merseyside EyesUPCOMING

Nov 2, 202629m

It’s a knockout round, and only one of the two returning teams can go through.

E18

E18Ad Astra v MakeweightsUPCOMING

Nov 9, 202628m

Two teams return. It’s always nice to see them, but there’s no room for sentiment, because the winners progress to the next round while the losers exit the tournament.

About Only Connect

Only Connect is a reality series on BBC Four. The show first aired on Sep 15, 2008 and currently has 22 seasons and 493 episodes. Only Connect is currently airing; the next episode airs on Nov 2, 2026. It has a rating of 6.5/10 based on 14 votes. The cast includes Victoria Coren Mitchell.