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Have I Got News for You

7.1
71 seasons
637 episodes
Returning Series
Comedy
News

Plot Summary

Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no party, personality or action unscathed in pursuit of laughs.

First Aired:September 28, 1990
Last Aired:December 12, 2025
Episode Runtime:30m
Networks:
BBC One, BBC Two

Cast & Characters

Cast

Paul Merton as Self - Team Captain

Paul Merton

Self - Team Captain

Ian Hislop as Self - Team Captain

Ian Hislop

Self - Team Captain

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Seasons (72)

Series 1

Series 1

8 episodes

Aired: 1990

Series 2

Series 2

11 episodes

Aired: 1991

Series 3

Series 3

10 episodes

Aired: 1992

Series 4

Series 4

10 episodes

Aired: 1992

Series 5

Series 5

8 episodes

Aired: 1993

Series 6

Series 6

9 episodes

Aired: 1993

Series 7

Series 7

8 episodes

Aired: 1994

Series 8

Series 8

9 episodes

Aired: 1994

Series 9

Series 9

8 episodes

Aired: 1995

Series 10
6.0

Series 10

9 episodes

Aired: 1995

Series 11

Series 11

8 episodes

Aired: 1996

Series 12

Series 12

10 episodes

Aired: 1996

Series 13

Series 13

8 episodes

Aired: 1997

Series 14

Series 14

9 episodes

Aired: 1997

Series 15

Series 15

8 episodes

Aired: 1998

Series 16

Series 16

9 episodes

Aired: 1998

Series 17

Series 17

8 episodes

Aired: 1999

Series 18

Series 18

9 episodes

Aired: 1999

Series 19

Series 19

8 episodes

Aired: 2000

Series 20

Series 20

9 episodes

Aired: 2000

Series 21

Series 21

8 episodes

Aired: 2001

Series 22

Series 22

10 episodes

Aired: 2001

Series 23

Series 23

8 episodes

Aired: 2002

Series 24

Series 24

9 episodes

Aired: 2002

Series 25

Series 25

8 episodes

Aired: 2003

Series 26

Series 26

9 episodes

Aired: 2003

Series 27

Series 27

8 episodes

Aired: 2004

Series 28

Series 28

9 episodes

Aired: 2004

Series 29

Series 29

8 episodes

Aired: 2005

Series 30

Series 30

9 episodes

Aired: 2005

Series 31

Series 31

8 episodes

Aired: 2006

Series 32

Series 32

9 episodes

Aired: 2006

Series 33

Series 33

8 episodes

Aired: 2007

Series 34

Series 34

9 episodes

Aired: 2007

Series 35

Series 35

8 episodes

Aired: 2008

Series 36

Series 36

10 episodes

Aired: 2008

Series 37

Series 37

8 episodes

Aired: 2009

Series 38

Series 38

9 episodes

Aired: 2009

Series 39

Series 39

9 episodes

Aired: 2010

Series 40

Series 40

10 episodes

Aired: 2010

Series 41

Series 41

9 episodes

Aired: 2011

Series 42
10.0

Series 42

10 episodes

Aired: 2011

Series 43
9.0

Series 43

9 episodes

Aired: 2012

Series 44
6.7

Series 44

10 episodes

Aired: 2012

Series 45
6.3

Series 45

9 episodes

Aired: 2013

Series 46
6.5

Series 46

10 episodes

Aired: 2013

Series 47
7.0

Series 47

9 episodes

Aired: 2014

Series 48
6.7

Series 48

10 episodes

Aired: 2014

Series 49

Series 49

9 episodes

Aired: 2015

Series 50

Series 50

11 episodes

Aired: 2015

Series 51

Series 51

9 episodes

Aired: 2016

Series 52
6.0

Series 52

10 episodes

Aired: 2016

Series 53
7.0

Series 53

9 episodes

Aired: 2017

Series 54

Series 54

10 episodes

Aired: 2017

Series 55

Series 55

9 episodes

Aired: 2018

Series 56

Series 56

10 episodes

Aired: 2018

Series 57
7.0

Series 57

9 episodes

Aired: 2019

Series 58
6.0

Series 58

10 episodes

Aired: 2019

Season 59
6.7

Season 59

9 episodes

Aired: 2020

Season 60

Season 60

10 episodes

Aired: 2020

Season 61

Season 61

9 episodes

Aired: 2021

Series 62

Series 62

10 episodes

Aired: 2021

Series 63

Series 63

9 episodes

Aired: 2022

Series 64

Series 64

7 episodes

Aired: 2022

Series 65
6.1

Series 65

10 episodes

Aired: 2023

Series 66
6.1

Series 66

10 episodes

Aired: 2023

Series 67
6.0

Series 67

10 episodes

Aired: 2024

Comedy quiz show that grills celebrity contestants on the week's top stories and news.

Series 68
6.8

Series 68

10 episodes

Aired: 2024

Series 69
7.1

Series 69

10 episodes

Aired: 2025

Series 70

Series 70

10 episodes

Aired: 2025

Series 71

Series 71

10 episodes

Aired: 2026

Production

Hat Trick Productions

BBC