How many seasons does Only Connect have?

Only Connect has 21 seasons and 477 episodes.

Is Only Connect renewed or canceled?

Only Connect is currently returning. A premiere date has not been announced yet.

Where can I watch Only Connect?

Only Connect is available on BBC Four.

Only Connect

Name: Only Connect
Genre: Reality
Released: 2008-09-15
Rating: 6.4
Cast: Victoria Coren Mitchell

RETURNING21 Seasons477 Episodes★ 6.4

NetworkBBC Four

First AiredSep 15, 2008

Last AiredJan 26, 2026

GenreReality

Runtime29 min

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.

RENEWED

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Cast

Victoria Coren Mitchell

Self - Host

Seasons & Episodes21 seasons · 477 episodes

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E1Whitley Baes v Caraxians

Jul 21, 202529m

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. A husband-wife-friend combo take on three fans of the films of Leos Carax.

E2Oh No They Didn't v Pear Trees

Jul 28, 202529m

Fans of Pantomime and Partridge put their passions on hold to puzzle out the connection between clues such as east Azerbaijan, south Holland, Inner Mongolia and New Mexico.

E3Metrophiles v Grapevines

Aug 4, 202529m

Victoria Coren Mitchell presides over the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Metro systems fascinate one team, while wine does it for the others.

E45ks v Showstoppers

Aug 11, 202529m

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. One team regularly run five kilometres, while the other team prefer a short stroll to singalong nights in Cardiff pubs.

E5Scanners v Worker Bees

Aug 18, 202529m

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. One team is medical, while the other is Mancunian.

E6Pitchers v Benchwarmers

Aug 25, 202529m

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. One of the teams comes straight in with an answer after seeing just two clues.

E7Jive Bunnies v Sorcerers

Sep 1, 202529m

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three keen ballroom dancers face a team of devoted Dungeons and Dragons players.

E8Doctors Matthews v Keyboard Worriers

Sep 8, 202529m

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. It's a close match as a family team of doctors takes on three keen pianists.

E9Pear Trees v Caraxians

Sep 15, 202529m

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Two teams who lost their first-round match return – only one of them can go through to the next round.

E105ks v Grapevines

Sep 22, 202529m

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. One of the contestants still bears a tortoise-related scar, while another was runner-up in a scarecrow competition.

E11Scanners v Benchwarmers

Sep 29, 202529m

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Postmodern, Boris Johnson and frozen yoghurt – one team spotted the connection after three clues.

E12Jive Bunnies v Keyboard Worriers

Oct 6, 202529m

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. One of the returning teams faced a tie-break in their previous match.

E13Whitley Baes v Oh No They Didn't

Oct 14, 202529m

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Neither team has lost a match so far – but that’s about to change.

E14Metrophiles v Showstoppers

Oct 20, 202529m

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Both teams won their opening heats, which means nobody goes home.

E15Pitchers v Worker Bees

Oct 27, 202529m

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. No elimination this time: the winners go through, but the losing team gets to play again later in the series.

E16Doctors Matthews v Sorcerers

Nov 3, 202529m

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. One team correctly guesses the fourth in the sequence after just two clues.

E175ks v Showstoppers

Nov 10, 202529m

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Holy faith, of the monks, sacrament, red stick – what’s the connection?

E18Pear Trees v Whitley Baes

Nov 17, 202529m

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. It’s a very close game, with the teams having been here before and knowing what to expect.

E19Keyboard Worriers v Sorcerers

Nov 24, 202529m

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. A place in the quarter-finals is at stake – one of the teams will have to leave the competition.

E20Benchwarmers v Worker Bees

Dec 1, 202529m

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Another quarter-final place is on offer, and it looks to be another tight game.

E215Ks v Oh No They Didn't

Dec 8, 202529m

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. The semi-finals loom, and the questions are getting trickier.

E22Metrophiles v Whitley Baes

Dec 15, 202529m

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Another place in the semi-finals is decided, and the questions are as demanding as ever.

E23Pitchers v Sorcerers

Dec 22, 202529m

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Once again there’s a place in the semi-finals on offer, with two teams facing ever more testing questions.

E24Doctors Matthews v Worker Bees

Dec 29, 202529m

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. It’s nip and tuck and touch and go as another place in the semi-finals is decided.

E25Metrophiles v 5Ks

Jan 5, 202629m

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. It’s the first of the semi-finals – the questions are tough, but so are the teams.

E26Pitchers v Worker Bees

Jan 12, 202629m

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. These teams have met before, and revenge is in the air in this semi-final.

E27Third Place Play-Off

Jan 19, 202628m

It’s the third place play-off, featuring such questions such as: John Newcombe, Richard Smart, Henry Brash and William Friendless – what’s the connection?

E28The Final

Jan 26, 202629m

Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. After 28 weeks of brain-to-brain combat, it's the final at last.

About Only Connect

Only Connect is a reality series on BBC Four. The show first aired on Sep 15, 2008 and currently has 21 seasons and 477 episodes. Only Connect has been renewed and is returning for more episodes. It has a rating of 6.4/10 based on 12 votes. The cast includes Victoria Coren Mitchell.