Pointless

Synopsis

Quiz in which contestants try to score as few points as possible by plumbing the depths of their general knowledge to come up with the answers no-one else can think of.

First Air Date: 2009-08-24

Last Air Date: 2025-10-24

Number of Seasons: 34

Number of Episodes: 1824

Networks: BBC One, BBC Two

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Top Cast

Alexander Armstrong as Self - Presenter
Richard Osman as Self - Assistant
Ria Lina as Self - Assistant
Stephen Mangan as Self - Assistant
Anita Rani as Self - Presenter
Lauren Laverne as Self - Assistant
Sally Lindsay as Self - Assistant
Konnie Huq as Self - Assistant
Alex Brooker as Self - Assistant
Rose Matafeo as Self - Assistant

Seasons

Specials (2013) - (2 Episodes)

Season 1 (2009) - (30 Episodes)

Season 2 (2010) - (30 Episodes)

Season 3 (2010) - (50 Episodes)

Season 4 (2011) - (60 Episodes)

Season 5 (2011) - (60 Episodes)

Season 6 (2012) - (70 Episodes)

Season 7 (2012) - (70 Episodes)

Season 8 (2012) - (65 Episodes)

Season 9 (2013) - (55 Episodes)

Season 10 (2013) - (69 Episodes)

Season 11 (2014) - (55 Episodes)

Season 12 (2014) - (55 Episodes)

Season 13 (2015) - (51 Episodes)

Season 14 (2015) - (55 Episodes)

Season 15 (2016) - (55 Episodes)

Season 16 (2016) - (55 Episodes)

Season 17 (2017) - (55 Episodes)

Season 18 (2017) - (55 Episodes)

Season 19 (2018) - (55 Episodes)

Season 20 (2018) - (55 Episodes)

Season 21 (2019) - (55 Episodes)

Season 22 (2019) - (55 Episodes)

Season 23 (2020) - (55 Episodes)

Season 24 (2020) - (55 Episodes)

Series 25 (2021) - (55 Episodes)

Series 26 (2021) - (55 Episodes)

Series 27 (2022) - (55 Episodes)

Series 28 (2022) - (55 Episodes)

Season 29 (2023) - (54 Episodes)

Season 30 (2023) - (55 Episodes)

Series 31 (2024) - (48 Episodes)

Series 32 (2024) - (49 Episodes)

Series 33 (2025) - (48 Episodes)

Series 34 (2025) - (25 Episodes)

Specials (2013)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: 500th Show (2013-06-06)

Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman celebrate the 500th episode of the quiz. Former contestants who had come close to winning the jackpot are given another chance to try to score as few points as possible by trying to come up with the answers no-one else can think of.
Ep. 2: The Good, the Bad and the Bloopers (2019-03-23)

Presented by Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman, this special episode is a collection of outtakes, funny answers and unforgettable moments from ten years of Pointless