Have I Got News for You

Overview

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.

Status

Returning Series

Seasons

71 seasons

Episodes

646 episodes

First aired

Sep 28, 1990

Last aired

Jun 5, 2026

Episode length

30m

Networks

BBC One, BBC Two

1. 

   Series 1

   8 episodes Sep 28, 1990
2. 

   Series 2

   11 episodes Oct 4, 1991
3. 

   Series 3

   10 episodes Apr 24, 1992
4. 

   Series 4

   10 episodes Oct 16, 1992
5. 

   Series 5

   8 episodes Apr 16, 1993
6. 

   Series 6

   9 episodes Oct 29, 1993
7. 

   Series 7

   8 episodes Apr 22, 1994
8. 

   Series 8

   9 episodes Oct 28, 1994
9. 

   Series 9

   8 episodes Apr 21, 1995
10. 

    Series 10

    9 episodes Oct 27, 1995 ★ 6.0
11. 

    Series 11

    8 episodes Apr 19, 1996
12. 

    Series 12

    10 episodes Oct 4, 1996
13. 

    Series 13

    8 episodes Apr 18, 1997
14. 

    Series 14

    9 episodes Oct 24, 1997
15. 

    Series 15

    8 episodes Apr 17, 1998
16. 

    Series 16

    9 episodes Oct 23, 1998
17. 

    Series 17

    8 episodes Apr 16, 1999
18. 

    Series 18

    9 episodes Oct 22, 1999
19. 

    Series 19

    8 episodes Apr 14, 2000
20. 

    Series 20

    9 episodes Oct 20, 2000
21. 

    Series 21

    8 episodes Apr 20, 2001
22. 

    Series 22

    10 episodes Oct 19, 2001
23. 

    Series 23

    8 episodes Apr 19, 2002
24. 

    Series 24

    9 episodes Oct 18, 2002
25. 

    Series 25

    8 episodes Apr 25, 2003
26. 

    Series 26

    9 episodes Oct 17, 2003
27. 

    Series 27

    8 episodes Apr 16, 2004
28. 

    Series 28

    9 episodes Oct 15, 2004
29. 

    Series 29

    8 episodes Apr 15, 2005
30. 

    Series 30

    9 episodes Oct 14, 2005
31. 

    Series 31

    8 episodes Apr 21, 2006
32. 

    Series 32

    9 episodes Oct 13, 2006
33. 

    Series 33

    8 episodes Apr 13, 2007
34. 

    Series 34

    9 episodes Oct 12, 2007
35. 

    Series 35

    8 episodes Apr 18, 2008
36. 

    Series 36

    10 episodes Oct 17, 2008
37. 

    Series 37

    8 episodes Apr 24, 2009
38. 

    Series 38

    9 episodes Oct 16, 2009
39. 

    Series 39

    9 episodes Apr 1, 2010
40. 

    Series 40

    10 episodes Oct 14, 2010
41. 

    Series 41

    9 episodes Apr 8, 2011
42. 

    Series 42

    10 episodes Oct 14, 2011 ★ 10.0
43. 

    Series 43

    9 episodes Apr 13, 2012 ★ 9.0
44. 

    Series 44

    10 episodes Oct 12, 2012 ★ 6.7
45. 

    Series 45

    9 episodes Apr 5, 2013 ★ 6.3
46. 

    Series 46

    10 episodes Oct 4, 2013 ★ 6.5
47. 

    Series 47

    9 episodes Apr 4, 2014 ★ 7.0
48. 

    Series 48

    10 episodes Oct 3, 2014 ★ 6.7
49. 

    Series 49

    9 episodes Apr 10, 2015
50. 

    Specials

    20 episodes Apr 9, 1992