Mastermind: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Mastermind is a British quiz show, well known for its challenging questions, intimidating setting and air of seriousness. It first aired on 11 September 1972 & is still running today. Four contestants brave the black chair as they answer questions on their specialist subjects and test their general knowledge to win the coveted trophy.

Series details

• Title: Mastermind
• Format: Game Show
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 1972-09-11
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC Two
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 31 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.2/10
• TVMaze ID: 9129
• TVDB ID: 72037

Cast and credited roles

• John Humphrys — Host
• Clive Myrie — Host
• Clive Anderson — Host
• Magnus Magnusson — Host
• Peter Snow — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1972: premiered 1972-09-11; final listed air date 1972-12-26.
• Season 1973: premiered 1973-09-03; final listed air date 1973-12-27.
• Season 1974: premiered 1974-09-05; final listed air date 1974-12-23.
• Season 2012: premiered 2011-11-04; final listed air date 2012-02-17.
• Season 2014: premiered 2013-08-09; final listed air date 2014-01-17.
• Season 2015: premiered 2014-08-08; final listed air date 2015-03-27.
• Season 2016: premiered 2015-08-07; final listed air date 2016-04-01; episode order: 31.
• Season 2017: premiered 2016-07-13; final listed air date 2017-03-03; episode order: 30.
• Season 2018: premiered 2017-07-28; final listed air date 2018-03-30.
• Season 2019: premiered 2018-10-05; final listed air date 2019-12-30.
• Season 2020: premiered 2020-01-06; final listed air date 2020-05-04; episode order: 31.
• Season 2021: premiered 2020-10-05; final listed air date 2021-04-12; episode order: 31.
• Season 2022: premiered 2021-08-23; final listed air date 2022-04-11; episode order: 31.
• Season 2023: premiered 2022-09-19; final listed air date 2023-04-24; episode order: 31.
• Season 2024: premiered 2023-08-28; final listed air date 2024-04-01.
• Season 2025: premiered 2024-08-12; final listed air date 2025-05-19; episode order: 31.
• Season 2026: premiered 2025-07-14; final listed air date 2026-04-20; episode order: 31.
• Season 2027: premiered 2026-07-13; final listed air date 2026-10-05; episode order: 30.

Source and licence

Adapted from Mastermind on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.