TV series / 1990-

Have I Got News for You

Have I Got News for You is a TV series from 1990-. This page summarizes IMDb episode ratings across 63 seasons and 446 rated episodes.

63 seasons 446 rated episodes 6.8 average 7,765 episode votes

Ratings by Season

Rows are episode numbers. Columns are seasons.

Episode 145678111516181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950515253545556575859606162636465666768697071
1 8.0 5.8 4.8 6.0 6.2 5.8 6.7 5.6 6.0 6.3 7.3 6.2 6.4 5.4 7.0 7.2 6.0 7.2 7.0 6.7 7.4 7.8 7.7 7.7 8.5 6.9 7.0 7.6 6.4 6.8 6.2 5.0 6.4 6.6 7.0 7.4 6.3 7.1 7.1 6.6 6.8 6.7 6.1 7.2 7.5 7.4 7.6 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.1 6.8 7.4 7.5 8.0
2 6.2 5.4 5.4 5.6 6.3 7.2 5.8 7.1 7.0 7.6 6.8 6.2 5.8 6.2 5.7 6.7 6.4 6.4 7.4 6.8 6.7 6.8 7.4 6.6 7.1 6.5 6.8 6.4 6.4 7.1 7.0 6.1 6.9 7.1 7.1 6.8 7.2 6.6 7.1 7.0 6.9 7.1 7.4 7.9 7.0 7.3 7.6 7.3 7.4 7.8
3 6.7 4.8 6.4 5.6 6.8 7.0 6.8 5.8 6.8 5.6 5.2 6.6 6.6 5.0 6.6 9.3 7.7 6.2 7.2 6.8 6.6 6.8 6.8 6.2 6.2 6.8 5.8 7.0 6.5 7.2 5.9 6.6 6.5 7.1 6.9 6.8 7.3 6.8 7.3 7.2 6.9 7.2 7.2 7.8 7.5 7.3 7.3 7.2 7.4 7.8
4 6.4 6.8 5.0 6.0 5.6 7.9 7.0 6.4 7.2 7.1 6.8 7.0 7.5 7.2 7.0 7.3 7.5 6.4 6.6 7.2 5.8 6.0 7.0 6.0 4.6 5.3 6.1 6.6 6.4 6.9 6.9 6.9 7.2 7.3 6.9 6.7 6.9 7.0 7.2 7.2 7.3 7.6 7.5 7.2 7.1 7.1 7.3 7.3
5 6.0 5.8 5.3 5.8 6.2 6.4 6.4 6.0 6.8 5.0 6.2 5.8 6.7 6.3 6.8 7.3 6.8 7.6 7.0 6.8 7.8 7.0 6.4 6.8 6.0 6.8 7.2 7.1 5.8 7.5 6.9 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.9 6.7 7.1 7.1 7.6 7.1 7.4 7.0 7.4 7.5 7.5 7.2 7.2 7.0 6.9 7.8
6 6.8 6.4 5.2 5.8 7.9 8.6 6.2 5.4 5.8 6.4 6.8 7.8 6.8 6.3 8.0 7.1 7.0 6.9 7.0 6.5 7.2 6.4 7.2 7.0 5.9 7.0 7.1 7.4 6.1 6.4 6.3 7.2 7.1 7.4 6.7 7.0 6.3 7.5 7.5 6.9 7.3 7.3 7.3 7.1 7.8 7.1 7.6
7 5.6 5.6 6.0 4.8 5.0 6.0 6.0 6.6 5.4 6.6 7.2 7.5 6.0 7.2 6.7 7.1 6.6 6.4 6.8 7.4 7.5 6.6 5.8 6.6 6.7 7.0 7.2 6.6 6.4 7.1 6.9 6.8 7.1 6.5 6.9 7.3 7.5 7.4 7.0 7.2 7.3 7.2 7.4 7.3 6.8
8 6.4 6.4 4.0 5.6 4.7 7.8 8.0 6.8 6.4 7.2 7.0 6.3 7.2 7.0 7.5 6.9 7.0 7.9 6.6 6.5 7.0 6.8 6.2 6.6 5.8 6.4 6.5 5.5 7.2 6.6 7.1 7.0 6.8 6.8 7.3 7.9 7.2 7.1 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.3 7.1 7.2
9 6.0 4.8 6.2 6.6 7.3 8.1 8.0 6.4 7.6 7.3 7.2 7.9 6.2 6.4 7.0 6.9 5.8 5.6 6.9 6.6 7.2 7.0 6.9 7.3 6.7 7.7 7.2 7.4 7.6 7.3 7.4 7.3 7.4
10 7.4 6.2 6.8 6.5 6.8 7.3 6.2 6.8 7.4 7.3 7.8 7.5 7.3 7.3 7.8 7.5
11 5.2 6.7 7.2 7.3 7.1 6.6 7.7 7.5

Series summary

About Have I Got News for You

The rated episodes of Have I Got News for You have an average IMDb rating of 6.8 based on 7,765 episode votes. Season 71 has the highest average rating at 7.7 across 6 rated episodes. Season 21 has the lowest average rating at 5.0.

Genre
Comedy, Game-Show, and News
Runtime
29 minute episodes
Principal cast
Ian Hislop, Paul Merton, Angus Deayton, Alexander Armstrong, and Jo Brand
Writers
Simon Alcock, Nathalie Antonia, and Christopher M. Armstrong
Directors
Paul Wheeler, Martin Lord, and Lissa Evans
Also known as
Have I Got a Bit More News for You, Have I Got 1992 for You, and Have I Got a Little Bit More News for You

Highest rated

Best Episodes

  1. S35E3: Episode #35.3 The best episode of Have I Got News for You is S35E3: Episode #35.3 with a 9.3 rating / 49 votes
  2. S24E6: Episode #24.6 8.6 rating / 18 votes
  3. S40E1: Episode #40.1 8.5 rating / 29 votes
  4. S32E9: Episode #32.9 8.1 rating / 13 votes
  5. S71E1: Episode #71.1 8.0 rating / 32 votes

Lowest rated

Worst Episodes

  1. S18E8: Episode #18.8 The worse episode of Have I Got News for You is S18E8: Episode #18.8 with a 4.0 rating / 11 votes
  2. S48E4: Episode #48.4 4.6 rating / 11 votes
  3. S24E8: Episode #24.8 4.7 rating / 12 votes
  4. S6E1: After Margaret: The Thatcher Years 4.8 rating / 11 votes
  5. S6E9: Episode #6.9 4.8 rating / 10 votes