TV series / 1962-

University Challenge

University Challenge is a TV series from 1962-. This page summarizes IMDb episode ratings across 2 seasons and 40 rated episodes.

2 seasons 40 rated episodes 6.9 average 256 episode votes

Ratings by Season

Rows are episode numbers. Columns are seasons.

Episode 5354
1 6.0
2
3
4
5
6 7.0 7.2
7 7.0
8 7.0 7.0
9 6.6 7.0
10 6.8
11 6.8 7.0
12 6.8
13 6.8 7.0
14 7.2
15 6.4
16 6.4
17 6.8
18 7.0
19 6.8
20 6.8
21
22
23 6.8
24 6.8
25 6.2 6.6
26 6.2 6.6
27 7.0 6.6
28 6.8 6.5
29 7.3
30 6.8
31 7.5
32 6.7
33 7.5
34
35 7.8
36 8.0 7.0
37 8.5

Series summary

About University Challenge

The rated episodes of University Challenge have an average IMDb rating of 6.9 based on 256 episode votes. Season 53 has the highest average rating at 6.9 across 29 rated episodes. Season 54 has the lowest average rating at 6.8.

Genre
Game-Show
Runtime
30 minute episodes
Principal cast
Roger Tilling, Jeremy Paxman, Amol Rajan, Bamber Gascoigne, and Jim Pope
Writers
Paul Donnelley
Directors
Tracey Rooney, Bridget Caldwell, and David Kester
Also known as
ユニバーシティ チャレンジ

Highest rated

Best Episodes

  1. S53E37: Final The best episode of University Challenge is S53E37: Final with a 8.5 rating / 7 votes
  2. S53E36: Semi-Final 2 8.0 rating / 6 votes
  3. S53E35: Semi-Final 1 7.8 rating / 6 votes
  4. S53E31: Trinity College, Cambridge v UCL 7.5 rating / 7 votes
  5. S53E33: Episode 33 7.5 rating / 7 votes

Lowest rated

Worst Episodes

  1. S53E1: Trinity College, Cambridge v Manchester The worse episode of University Challenge is S53E1: Trinity College, Cambridge v Manchester with a 6.0 rating / 8 votes
  2. S53E25: Manchester v Birkbeck 6.2 rating / 6 votes
  3. S53E26: Sheffield v Imperial College London 6.2 rating / 6 votes
  4. S53E15: Trinity Cambridge v Southampton 6.4 rating / 7 votes
  5. S53E16: Oxford Brookes v Open University 6.4 rating / 7 votes