Overview of 'University Challenge' Season 54

University Challenge (1962)

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Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects.

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Release Date: 1962-09-21
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54

5.8/10

Country: GB
Language: English
Runtime: 30

Season 54 Episode List

Episode 1 - Queen's, Belfast v Liverpool
Release Date: 2024-08-12
The 2024-25 series of University Challenge begins with Queen’s University Belfast taking on Liverpool for a place in the second round, with Amol Rajan asking the questions.
Episode 2 - Open University v UCL
Release Date: 2024-08-19
The first round continues with a match between the Open University and UCL. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Episode 3 - Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge v Bristol
Release Date: 2024-08-26
Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge take on the University of Bristol, with a place in the second round at stake. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Episode 4 - Warwick v UEA
Release Date: 2024-09-02
Teams from the University of Warwick and the University of East Anglia prepare to face their first starter for ten. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Episode 5 - St Catharine's College, Cambridge v Wadham College, Oxford
Release Date: 2024-09-09
St Catharine's College, Cambridge and Wadham College, Oxford go head-to-head in another first round heat. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Episode 6 - Imperial v Manchester
Release Date: 2024-09-16
Imperial College London begin their title defence with a match against the University of Manchester. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Episode 7 - Reading v Exeter
Release Date: 2024-09-23
In another first round match, Reading take on Exeter for a place in the second round. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Episode 8 - Darwin College, Cambridge v Birkbeck
Release Date: 2024-09-30
In another first round match, Darwin College, Cambridge take on Birkbeck for a place in the second round. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Episode 9 - Oriel College, Oxford v Durham
Release Date: 2024-10-07
Oriel College, Oxford plays Durham University for a place in the second round of the competition. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Episode 10 - Exeter College, Oxford v Christ's College, Cambridge
Release Date: 2024-10-14
In another first-round match, teams from Exeter College, Oxford and Christ's College, Cambridge put fingers on buzzers for the first time. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Episode 11 - St Andrews v Cardiff
Release Date: 2024-10-21
Teams of students from St Andrews and Cardiff University compete for a place in round two. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Episode 12 - Leeds v Edinburgh
Release Date: 2024-10-28
The University of Leeds plays the University of Edinburgh for one of the few remaining places in round two. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Episode 13 - LSE v Leicester
Release Date: 2024-11-04
The London School of Economics faces the University of Leicester in the penultimate first round heat. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Episode 14 - SOAS v St Edmund Hall, Oxford
Release Date: 2024-11-11
Round one concludes with a match between SOAS, University of London and St Edmund Hall, Oxford. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Episode 15 - UCL v St Andrews
Release Date: 2024-11-18
With the first round of matches complete, two of the highest-scoring losing teams have a second chance to qualify for round two. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Episode 16 - Durham v SOAS
Release Date: 2024-11-25
Two more of the highest-scoring losing teams from round one go head-to-head for the final place in the second round. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Episode 17 - UCL v LSE
Release Date: 2024-12-02
The second round begins tonight. Two of the 16 remaining teams are putting fingers back on buzzers for a place in the quarter-finals. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Episode 18 - Durham v Open University
Release Date: 2024-12-09
The second round of the competition continues, with two more teams returning to compete for a place in the quarter-finals. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Episode 19 - Exeter v Bristol
Release Date: 2024-12-16
Amol Rajan asks the questions as two more student teams return to play a second-round match, with a place in the quarter-finals at stake.
Episode 20 - Darwin College, Cambridge v Edinburgh
Release Date: 2025-01-06
Two more teams of students go head-to-head for a place in this year's quarter-finals. Amol Rajan asks the questions.
Episode 21 - Episode 21
Release Date: 2025-01-13
Round two of the tournament continues. Amol Rajan asks the questions as two more student teams compete for a place in the quarter-finals.