As of July 2026, University Challenge Season 54 aired in 2024 with 37 episodes — streaming now on BBC iPlayer. Full episode guide and where to watch below.

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University Challenge Season 54

2024 37 Episodes Talk ⭐ 6/10

Right now you can watch University Challenge Season 54 on — and it is more addictive than the premise lets on. A compact run that never overstays its welcome. Its 6/10 TMDB score, built from 12 ratings, reflects a title that consistently delivers. The production never lets the format go stale. Put it on tonight and see for yourself.

University Challenge Season 54 is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. University Challenge Season 54 has the format that countless others have tried to copy since. Amol Rajan asks the questions as students from across the UK face fiendish tests. Amol Rajan and Roger Tilling lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2024. The format has been replicated endlessly since University Challenge Season 54 first appeared, which is its own form of tribute. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

Best watched with company, University Challenge Season 54 generates takes from everyone in the room. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. Short enough to finish in a weekend, substantial enough to feel satisfying. Amol Rajan is a big part of why it works, but the format itself is the real star. The kind of thing that generates strong opinions in every room it is watched in.

📡 Where to Watch University Challenge Season 54

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🎬 University Challenge Season 54 — Episode Guide

Queen's, Belfast v Liverpool

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.

Open University v UCL

The first round continues with a match between the Open University and UCL. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge v Bristol

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.

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.

St Catharine's College, Cambridge v Wadham College, Oxford

St Catharine's College, Cambridge and Wadham College, Oxford go head-to-head in another first round heat. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Imperial v Manchester

Imperial College London begin their title defence with a match against the University of Manchester. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Reading v Exeter

In another first round match, Reading take on Exeter for a place in the second round. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Darwin College, Cambridge v Birkbeck

In another first round match, Darwin College, Cambridge take on Birkbeck for a place in the second round. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Oriel College, Oxford v Durham

Oriel College, Oxford plays Durham University for a place in the second round of the competition. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Exeter College, Oxford v Christ's College, Cambridge

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.

St Andrews v Cardiff

Teams of students from St Andrews and Cardiff University compete for a place in round two. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

Leeds v Edinburgh

The University of Leeds plays the University of Edinburgh for one of the few remaining places in round two. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

LSE v Leicester

The London School of Economics faces the University of Leicester in the penultimate first round heat. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

SOAS v St Edmund Hall, Oxford

Round one concludes with a match between SOAS, University of London and St Edmund Hall, Oxford. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

UCL v St Andrews

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.

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.

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.

Durham v Open University

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.

Exeter v Bristol

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.

Darwin College, Cambridge v Edinburgh

Two more teams of students go head-to-head for a place in this year's quarter-finals. Amol Rajan asks the questions.

🎭 Cast of University Challenge Season 54

Amol Rajan

Self - Presenter

Self - Narrator

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