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class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1</span> <span>Regular</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Regular-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Co-hosts" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Co-hosts"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.1.1</span> <span>Co-hosts</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Co-hosts-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Celebrity" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Celebrity"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.2</span> <span>Celebrity</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Celebrity-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Pointless_Celebrities:_Daytime" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Pointless_Celebrities:_Daytime"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.3</span> <span>Pointless Celebrities: Daytime</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Pointless_Celebrities:_Daytime-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Specials" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Specials"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4.4</span> <span>Specials</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Specials-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Broadcast_and_ratings" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Broadcast_and_ratings"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Broadcast and ratings</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Broadcast_and_ratings-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-International_broadcast" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#International_broadcast"> <div 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class="infobox ib-tv vevent"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary"><i>Pointless</i></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Pointless_titles.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b6/Pointless_titles.png/220px-Pointless_titles.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="123" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b6/Pointless_titles.png/330px-Pointless_titles.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b6/Pointless_titles.png 2x" data-file-width="383" data-file-height="214" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Also known as</th><td class="infobox-data ib-tv-aka">Pointless Celebrities <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886049405">.mw-parser-output .noitalic{font-style:normal}</style><span class="noitalic">(celebrity version)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genre</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Quiz_show" class="mw-redirect" title="Quiz show">Quiz show</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Directed by</th><td class="infobox-data attendee"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Nick Harris</li><li>Julian Smith</li><li>Jonathan Glazier</li><li>Richard Valentine</li><li>Richard van't Riet</li><li>Stuart McDonald (celebrity)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Presented by</th><td class="infobox-data attendee"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Armstrong" title="Alexander Armstrong">Alexander Armstrong</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Osman" title="Richard Osman">Richard Osman</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li><li>Guest co-presenters<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Theme music composer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Marc_Sylvan" title="Marc Sylvan">Marc Sylvan</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country of origin</th><td class="infobox-data">United Kingdom</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Original language</th><td class="infobox-data">English</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> of series</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>31 (Regular)</li><li>17 (Celebrity)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> of episodes</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>1695 (Regular)</li><li>357 (Celebrity)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header summary">Production</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Executive producers</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Pam Cavannagh (BBC)</li><li>Tom Blakeson and David Flynn (Brighter Pictures/Remarkable Television)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Producers</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Michelle Woods</li><li>Ed de Burgh</li><li>John Ryan</li><li>Laura Turner</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Production locations</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Television_Centre,_London" title="Television Centre, London">Television Centre</a> (2009–2012, 2017)</li><li><a href="/wiki/Elstree_Studios_(Shenley_Road)" title="Elstree Studios (Shenley Road)">Elstree Studios</a> (2013–present)<br /><a href="/wiki/Riverside_Studios" title="Riverside Studios">Riverside Studios</a> (2023)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Editors</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Hannah Barnes</li><li>Peter Elphick</li><li>David Horwell</li><li>Neil Hunter</li><li>Nick Parker</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Camera setup</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Multi-camera" class="mw-redirect" title="Multi-camera">Multi-camera</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Running time</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>45 minutes (Regular)</li><li>50 minutes (Celebrity)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Production companies</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Brighter Pictures (2009)</li><li>Remarkable Entertainment (2010–present)<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header summary">Original release</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Network</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/BBC_Two" title="BBC Two">BBC Two</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Release</th><td class="infobox-data">24 August 2009<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2009-08-24</span>)</span> –<br />15 April 2011<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2011-04-15</span>)</span></td></tr><tr class="ib-tv-network-release"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Network</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/BBC_One" title="BBC One">BBC One</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Release</th><td class="infobox-data">11 July 2011<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2011-07-11</span>)</span> –<br />present</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Pointless</b></i> is a <a href="/wiki/Television_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Television in the United Kingdom">British television</a> <a href="/wiki/Quiz_show" class="mw-redirect" title="Quiz show">quiz show</a> produced by <a href="/wiki/Banijay" class="mw-redirect" title="Banijay">Banijay</a> subsidiary Remarkable Entertainment for the <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a> hosted by <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Armstrong" title="Alexander Armstrong">Alexander Armstrong</a>. In each episode, four teams of two contestants attempt to find correct but obscure answers to four rounds of general knowledge questions, with the winning team eligible to compete for the show's cash jackpot. </p><p><i>Pointless</i> debuted on <a href="/wiki/BBC_Two" title="BBC Two">BBC Two</a> on 23 August 2009. The success of the first three series led the BBC to move it to <a href="/wiki/BBC_One" title="BBC One">BBC One</a> from 2011. As of August 2023<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pointless&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, the programme is airing Series 30<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and has had peak audience figures of over 7 million viewers.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An offshoot of the show entitled <i>Pointless Celebrities</i> was first shown in 2011 and as of April 2022<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pointless&action=edit">[update]</a></sup> had reached Series 15.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The format has been exported internationally. </p><p>The first 27 series were co-presented by <a href="/wiki/Richard_Osman" title="Richard Osman">Richard Osman</a>, who announced on 8 April 2022 that he would step down from the role to focus more on his writing career. Beginning with Series 28, a rotating group of guests took his place. Osman continued to co-present with Armstrong on <i>Pointless Celebrities</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Development">Development</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pointless&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Development"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{display:flex;flex-direction:row;clear:left;flex-wrap:wrap;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{margin:1px;float:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .theader{clear:both;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;align-self:center;background-color:transparent;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbcaption{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-left{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-right{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-center{text-align:center}@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbinner{width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:none!important;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{justify-content:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{float:none!important;max-width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle .thumbcaption{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow>.thumbcaption{text-align:center}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}</style><div class="thumb tmulti tleft"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:242px;max-width:242px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:119px;max-width:119px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:156px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Alexander_Armstrong_(cropped)_(4by3).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Alexander_Armstrong_%28cropped%29_%284by3%29.jpg/117px-Alexander_Armstrong_%28cropped%29_%284by3%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="117" height="156" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Alexander_Armstrong_%28cropped%29_%284by3%29.jpg/176px-Alexander_Armstrong_%28cropped%29_%284by3%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Alexander_Armstrong_%28cropped%29_%284by3%29.jpg/234px-Alexander_Armstrong_%28cropped%29_%284by3%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="673" data-file-height="897" /></a></span></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:119px;max-width:119px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:156px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Richard_Osman_2022.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Richard_Osman_2022.png/117px-Richard_Osman_2022.png" decoding="async" width="117" height="156" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Richard_Osman_2022.png/176px-Richard_Osman_2022.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Richard_Osman_2022.png/234px-Richard_Osman_2022.png 2x" data-file-width="672" data-file-height="897" /></a></span></div></div></div><div class="trow" style="display:flex"><div class="thumbcaption">The regular series was presented by the duo of <a href="/wiki/Alexander_Armstrong" title="Alexander Armstrong">Alexander Armstrong</a> (left) and <a href="/wiki/Richard_Osman" title="Richard Osman">Richard Osman</a> (right), from its inception until Osman left the show in 2022</div></div></div></div> <p>The show was originally to be called <i>Obviously</i> and was conceived by Tom Blakeson, Simon Craig, David Flynn, Nick Mather, Richard Osman and Shaun Parry, producers at <a href="/wiki/Endemol_UK" class="mw-redirect" title="Endemol UK">Endemol UK</a>, in 2009. They envisaged it as a "reverse <i><a href="/wiki/Family_Fortunes" title="Family Fortunes">Family Fortunes</a></i>....rewarding obscure knowledge, while allowing people to also give obvious answers....a quiz which could be sort of highbrow and populist simultaneously".<sup id="cite_ref-guardian500_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guardian500-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Osman was not intended to be co-presenter; originally, he filled the role only as part of a demonstration laid on for the BBC. BBC executives asked him to continue when they commissioned the first series.<sup id="cite_ref-guardian500_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guardian500-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Osman then approached comedian Alexander Armstrong to be the main presenter; the two men had been peers during their university days.<sup id="cite_ref-guardian500_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guardian500-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Armstrong, who the previous year had been lined up to present <a href="/wiki/Channel_4" title="Channel 4">Channel 4</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Countdown_(game_show)" title="Countdown (game show)">Countdown</a></i> only to back out for fear of being pigeonholed as a presenter,<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> agreed to present what was perceived as a lower-profile show, with the presence of Osman helping to convince him.<sup id="cite_ref-guardian500_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guardian500-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2016, Osman told the <i><a href="/wiki/Belfast_Telegraph" title="Belfast Telegraph">Belfast Telegraph</a></i>, "It's never been a show that's had posters, or trailers, and it's presented by these two slightly inept guys. Everyone who's ever watched it feels like it's their programme. We've never changed it, but have always done it in the same way, which is slightly shoddy, enjoying ourselves." On the programme's future, he said, "Every programme has a shelf-life, but as long as people are enjoying it, we will stick with it. If Channel 4 wanted to offer three times as much money, we wouldn't take it. We would stay with the BBC. We love the BBC. <i>Pointless</i> is not for sale. We owe the BBC an enormous debt, because they've looked after us."<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After Series 27, Osman resigned from the regular series (remaining as co-presenter on <i>Pointless Celebrities</i>) and for series 28 was replaced by six presenters in rotation: <a href="/wiki/Sally_Lindsay" title="Sally Lindsay">Sally Lindsay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alex_Brooker" title="Alex Brooker">Alex Brooker</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lauren_Laverne" title="Lauren Laverne">Lauren Laverne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Mangan" title="Stephen Mangan">Stephen Mangan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Konnie_Huq" title="Konnie Huq">Konnie Huq</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ed_Gamble" title="Ed Gamble">Ed Gamble</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Series 29 added <a href="/wiki/Vick_Hope" title="Vick Hope">Vick Hope</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gyles_Brandreth" title="Gyles Brandreth">Gyles Brandreth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ria_Lina" title="Ria Lina">Ria Lina</a>, <a href="/wiki/Andi_Oliver" title="Andi Oliver">Andi Oliver</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nish_Kumar" title="Nish Kumar">Nish Kumar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lucy_Porter" title="Lucy Porter">Lucy Porter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rose_Matafeo" title="Rose Matafeo">Rose Matafeo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sally_Phillips" title="Sally Phillips">Sally Phillips</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hugh_Dennis" title="Hugh Dennis">Hugh Dennis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Anita_Rani" title="Anita Rani">Anita Rani</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gabby_Logan" title="Gabby Logan">Gabby Logan</a> to the rotation.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gameplay">Gameplay</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pointless&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Gameplay"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Teams of two contestants attempt to provide answers that are not only correct, but also as obscure as possible. The programme initially featured five teams per episode, but the field was later reduced to four. On each episode, contestants answer a series of questions that were put to 100 members of the general public in a previously conducted online survey, which had a time limit of 100 seconds. Once a question is asked at the start of a round, the contestants are given details as to what constitutes a valid answer. If a team's answer is correct, they score one point for each participant who gave it during the survey; an answer given by none of the participants is termed "pointless" and adds nothing to the team's score. Incorrect answers add a penalty of 100 points. Once a question or pass is complete, depending on the specific format of the round, any remaining pointless answers are stated along with the high-scoring answers given in the survey, usually the top three. </p><p>The game begins with two Elimination Rounds, in which teams must achieve as low a score as possible. The rounds are scored independently of one another, and the team with the highest score in each round is eliminated from the game. If two or more teams are tied for the highest score in either of these rounds, a "lockdown" tiebreaker is played among them, using the last question from the round and the same scoring rules. If the score remains tied, an "emergency question" is asked to break it. In the "Head-to-Head", the two surviving teams compete against each other to find low-scoring answers; the first team to win two questions moves on to the Final. </p><p>Teams may return to the programme until they have either reached the Final once or been eliminated in three consecutive episodes, whichever occurs first. The team that reaches the Final is awarded a pair of trophies to keep. They must then supply three answers to a question with many correct answers (e.g. name films directed by a specified director, name a song by a specified singer). If any of the answers is pointless, they win the jackpot as it stands for that game; otherwise, the money rolls over to the next episode. Starting in Series 29, teams can win a £500 bonus in addition to the jackpot by giving three pointless answers in the Final. </p><p>The jackpot increases by £250 for every pointless answer given in any round other than the Final. If a team reaches the Final but fails to win the jackpot, the whole amount is rolled over to the next episode and increased by £1,000. As of May 2022<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pointless&action=edit">[update]</a></sup> the highest recorded jackpot won on the show was £24,750 on 8 March 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Once the jackpot is won, the amount is reset to £1,000. For the <i>Celebrity</i> version, the jackpot is set at £2,500 and increases by £250 for each pointless answer found, while special editions have the jackpot set at £5,000 and increased by £500 for each pointless answer found; in neither version does the jackpot roll over to another episode. Instead for <i>Pointless Celebrities</i>, £500 is awarded to each of the four pairings. </p><p>Prior to Series 25, teams became ineligible to return after appearing on two consecutive episodes or reaching the final once, whichever occurred first. This rule was relaxed for the programme's 1,000th episode, in which four past jackpot-winning teams were invited to compete again. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Elimination_Rounds">Elimination Rounds</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pointless&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Elimination Rounds"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During an Elimination Round, teams aim to score as few points as possible. Each round consists of a question derived from a subject with each member of a team required to give an answer during a pass; each round consists of two passes and teams must decide who will play which pass before the question is asked. Teammates may not confer on answers during the round. Order of play for the first pass is determined by random draw in Round 1 and by ascending order of first-round scores in Round 2. For the second pass in each round, the order of play is reversed. </p><p>After both passes are complete, the team with the highest score for the round is eliminated from the game. In the event of a tie for high score, the affected teams are allowed to confer and offer one more answer to the question as a tiebreaker; the order of answers given is identical to the first pass. If the scores remain tied after this pass, the question is thrown out and a new one is played. All scores are reset to zero at the beginning of Round 2. </p><p>Six different formats for the questions have been used during the programme's run for the elimination rounds in each game: </p> <ul><li><i>Open-Ended</i> – Contestants are given the question and have free choice of what answer to give. In Series 1, this format was used three times in this round, before subsequent episodes used it no more than once. A modified version of this format is sometimes used in which the contestants must name items that belong to any of several sub-categories (e.g. given a list of acronyms, choose one and state the word represented by any one of its letters).</li> <li><i> Possible Answers</i> – Introduced in Series 2, contestants are given a board of potential answers to a question and must each pick one, attempting to find the obscure ones on the board and avoid picking out a wrong answer. Each pass consists of two boards, each possessing at least one pointless answer and one incorrect answer, the latter usually having some indirect link (often humorous) with the question. This format allowed categories to be used in which no commonly agreed definitive list of correct answers might exist. It was discontinued following the end of Series 5, but revived as a bonus round midway through Series 23.</li> <li><i>Clues and Answers</i> – Introduced in Series 3, contestants are given a list of clues related to the topic of the question, whereupon they must select a clue and provide the correct answer connected to it. An example of this format is that a list could contain the names of different battles and the question requires a contestant to name the country in which it occurred (e.g., "the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Hastings" title="Battle of Hastings">Battle of Hastings</a>" – "England"). Although the round follows a similar style to that of the "Possible Answers" format, there is no guarantee that contestants may find a pointless answer from within the list. If a team answers incorrectly, that clue remains in play and can be chosen again. The number of clue/answer pairs is always three more than the number of teams playing a round, and a new board is used on each pass.</li> <li><i>Linked Categories</i> – Introduced in Series 5, each pass consists of two closely related categories; one team member provides an answer related to the first category while the other provides an answer to the second category. The format follows the same principles as that of the "Open-ended" format, but was rarely used and was later discontinued after the series.</li> <li><i>Picture Board</i> – Introduced in Series 7, contestants are shown a grid of pictures or items and must identify one at a time. In some cases, the pictures have some of the letters in their correct answers filled in and/or serve as clues to items that must be named.</li> <li><i>Part Identification</i> – Introduced in Series 24, contestants are shown seven items and four groups into which they must be sorted (e.g. given a list of seven parts of the human head, decide whether each is found in the brain, ear, eye, or mouth). Each contestant selects one item and must identify the group to which it belongs. As in "Clues and Answers," a new board is played on each pass, and an incorrect guess leaves that item available to opponents.</li></ul> <p>As of Series 25, the most common format for the elimination rounds involves "Clues and Answers" for one and either "Open-Ended" or "Picture Board" for the other. For all formats except "Open-Ended" and "Picture Board", the last contestant or team to play on a particular board is invited to answer as many remaining items as they wish before selecting one to use on that turn. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Head-to-head">Head-to-head</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pointless&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Head-to-head"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The two remaining teams compete against each other, answering questions with the intention of finding the lowest scores possible. Both teams can now confer and the winning team of this round moves on to the Final. The format of this round has differed, as listed below: </p> <ul><li>Series 1 – The teams take turns providing one answer to a question at a time and attempting to score as few points as possible. The lower-scoring team from the elimination rounds chooses one of two categories to be played. Each team is given an equal number of turns; if at least one team has exceeded 100 at the end of a pass, the round ends and the lower-scoring team wins.</li> <li>Series 2 to 5 – Both teams compete in a multi-question best-of contest; best-of-five for the Series 2 and best-of-three from the Series 3. Each team must give an answer to a question and once both have done so, the lower score of the two wins the question and earns that team a point. Each question will usually have a minimum of four answers to choose from and the order of play is that the team who acquired the fewest points in the elimination rounds gets to answer first on the first question.</li> <li>As of Series 6 – Both teams compete in a multi-question best-of-three contest; while the format is the same since Series 3, all questions have five answers with each team choosing one. Questions follow one of three formats: Picture Board (occasionally using sound cues or with some letters of the correct answer filled in); Clues and Answers; or answers that have been scrambled/anagrammed or had some of their letters removed. Both teams may choose the same item if the second team to play believes that the first has answered incorrectly. The second team is invited to fill in as many missing answers as they can before choosing one.</li></ul> <p>Midway through Series 23, a new round was added to give the contestants more opportunities to increase the jackpot. It is played between the second elimination round and the head-to-head and is similar to the previously retired "Possible Answers" format. Both pairs of contestants are shown a question and six possible answers. Two of the answers are pointless, two are also correct but score some points and the other two are incorrect (often with a tangential and humorous link to the question). Each pair may offer one answer with no risk of elimination and all four contestants may confer with one another if desired. Any chosen pointless answers add £250 to the jackpot. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Final">Final</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pointless&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Final"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The last remaining team receives a pair of trophies to keep regardless of what happens in the Final and now attempts to win the game's jackpot. The team chooses one category from a list, whereupon the host reads a series of questions associated with it that have multiple correct answers (e.g. characters in the play <i><a href="/wiki/King_Lear" title="King Lear">King Lear</a></i> or films starring <a href="/wiki/Emily_Watson" title="Emily Watson">Emily Watson</a>). The contestants have 60 seconds to discuss the questions (they do not have to spend the full amount of time though), after which they must jointly give three answers. If any individual answer is pointless, the team wins the jackpot; otherwise, the jackpot is rolled over to the next episode. </p><p>Originally, contestants could choose from one of three categories with unused ones remaining in the list for five days or until they were selected and had to provide answers to a single question within the chosen category. This format was used between Series 1 and Series 5. The number of available categories was increased to five at the start of Series 6 then reduced to four in Series 9. By the start of the second half of Series 9, the round was modified to require the contestants to provide answers to any or all of three questions connected to their chosen category. They must specify which question they are attempting with each of their three answers and can only win the jackpot if any answer is pointless for its nominated question. As of Series 29, the contestants are presented with two questions in their chosen category and can win an additional £500 by giving three pointless answers. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Pointless_Celebrities"><i>Pointless Celebrities</i></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pointless&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Pointless Celebrities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following the success of <i>Pointless</i> and its transfer to BBC One, the BBC commissioned a celebrity edition of the programme, entitled <i>Pointless Celebrities</i>. Much like the main show, <i>Pointless Celebrities</i> has teams of two celebrities competing against each other to win the jackpot for their chosen charities and has the same gameplay as the regular show. </p><p>Unlike the Regular version, the jackpot does not roll over and always starts at £2,500 with every Pointless answer adding £250 to the jackpot, but this may be doubled on some occasions. £500 is always donated to every team who fails to either reach the Final or win the jackpot and any money won by a team is split equally between the two charities represented by its members. </p><p><i>Pointless Celebrities</i> is broadcast within a prime-time slot on Saturday nights and features some differences in how the game works. Celebrities are allowed to return in more than one episode with the same partner or a different partner and episodes tend to have a theme in regards to the celebrity contestants that took part – for example, a celebrity edition aired in December 2015 consisted of celebrities who were made famous on reality television shows like <i><a href="/wiki/Big_Brother_(British_TV_series)" title="Big Brother (British TV series)">Big Brother</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Made_in_Chelsea" title="Made in Chelsea">Made in Chelsea</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some editions of the show end with a guest performance. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Kelvin_MacKenzie_controversy">Kelvin MacKenzie controversy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pointless&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Kelvin MacKenzie controversy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following a news-themed edition of <i>Pointless Celebrities</i> which aired on 27 October 2014, several fans criticised the presence of former <i><a href="/wiki/The_Sun_(United_Kingdom)" title="The Sun (United Kingdom)">The Sun</a></i> editor <a href="/wiki/Kelvin_MacKenzie" title="Kelvin MacKenzie">Kelvin MacKenzie</a>, who was responsible for the newspaper's <a href="/wiki/Hillsborough_disaster_and_The_Sun" class="mw-redirect" title="Hillsborough disaster and The Sun">infamous front-page report</a> concerning the 1989 <a href="/wiki/Hillsborough_disaster" title="Hillsborough disaster">Hillsborough disaster</a>. Osman responded to this criticism with at least twenty comments on <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a>, stating that he had not known MacKenzie would appear until "about an hour before" recording, and that he had "strongly argued against it".<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transmissions">Transmissions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pointless&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Transmissions"><span>edit</span></a><span 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style="text-align:left;">Episode 50 was a celebrity special.<br />Series 3 took breaks on: 4–14 October and 22 November–21 December. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>4</b></td> <td>14 March 2011</td> <td>26 August 2011</td> <td>60</td> <td style="text-align:left;">This was the first series to be broadcast on BBC One.<br />Series 4 took breaks on: 18 April–8 July. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>5</b></td> <td>29 August 2011</td> <td>6 February 2012</td> <td>60</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Series 5 took breaks on: 17 October 2011–2 January 2012. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>6</b></td> <td>13 February 2012</td> <td>24 August 2012</td> <td>70</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Series 6 took breaks on: 23 March (pre‑empted for Sport Relief), 2–27 April, 3 May (an election day in the UK) and 4 June–10 August. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>7</b></td> <td>29 August 2012</td> <td>5 December 2012</td> <td>70</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Series 7 aired without breaks, but on 16 November a Children in Need special with celebrities was aired.<br />In episode 60 a couple's answer was considered as incorrect even though their answer could be classified as a synonym of the correct answer. As a result, the BBC did not repeat this episode in 2014 and jumped from episode 59 to 61 without any announcement. However, as a massive jackpot of £20,250 was won in episode 60, viewers noticed the missing episode immediately and the BBC received more than 1,000 complaints.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>8</b></td> <td>2 January 2013</td> <td>2 April 2013</td> <td>65</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Series 8 did not take any breaks. This series contained the episode where the highest jackpot was won (£24,750). At the time, there was only one category for the final round. This was changed to three categories the contestants could pick from shortly after this series aired.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>9</b></td> <td>3 April 2013</td> <td>25 September 2013</td> <td>55</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Series 9 took breaks on: 29 April–24 May and 24 June–30 August. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>10</b></td> <td>26 September 2013</td> <td>19 March 2014</td> <td>70</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Series 10 took breaks on: 7–25 October, 2 December 2013–3 January 2014 and 3–21 February 2014. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>11</b></td> <td>20 March 2014</td> <td>29 September 2014</td> <td>55</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Series 11 took breaks on: 21 April–23 May and 19 June–5 September. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>12</b></td> <td>28 October 2014</td> <td>25 February 2015</td> <td>55</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Series 12 took breaks on: 20 November 2014–2 January 2015. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>13</b></td> <td>23 March 2015</td> <td>28 July 2015</td> <td>51</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Series 13 took breaks on: 13 April–3 May, 25 May–11 June and 25 June–10 July. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>14</b></td> <td>29 July 2015</td> <td>29 February 2016</td> <td>55</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Series 14 took breaks on: 3 August–4 September 2015, 30 September–23 October 2015, 17 November 2015–1 January 2016 and 27 January–26 February 2016. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>15</b></td> <td>1 March 2016</td> <td>20 September 2016</td> <td>55</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Series 15 took breaks on: 21 March–19 April and 24 May–26 August. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>16</b></td> <td>24 October 2016</td> <td>15 March 2017</td> <td>55</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Episode 36 marked the 1000th episode of Pointless. For this occasion, Armstrong and Osman swapped roles.<br />Series 16 took breaks on: 21 November–9 December, 15–28 December 2016 and 24 January–23 February 2017. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>17</b></td> <td>19 April 2017</td> <td>29 September 2017</td> <td>55</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Series 17 took breaks on: 7 June–1 September. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>18</b></td> <td>2 October 2017</td> <td>12 February 2018</td> <td>55</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Series 18 took breaks on: 6 November 2017–1 January 2018. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>19</b></td> <td>2 April 2018</td> <td>15 June 2018</td> <td>55</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Series 19 did not take any breaks. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>20</b></td> <td>19 June 2018</td> <td>25 January 2019</td> <td>55</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Series 20 took breaks on: 20 June–31 August, 19 October–27 December 2018 and 1 January 2019. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>21</b></td> <td>28 January 2019</td> <td>29 May 2019</td> <td>55</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Series 21 took breaks on: 13 February–29 March. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>22</b></td> <td>2 September 2019</td> <td>6 April 2020</td> <td>55</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Series 22 took breaks on: 16 October 2019–1 January and 27 January–27 March 2020. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>23</b></td> <td>7 April 2020</td> <td>6 October 2020</td> <td>55</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Series 23 took breaks on: 20 April–25 June and 30 July–4 September. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>24</b></td> <td>7 October 2020</td> <td>22 February 2021</td> <td>55</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Series 24 took breaks on: 3 November 2020–1 January 2021. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>25</b></td> <td>6 April 2021</td> <td>20 July 2021</td> <td>55</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Series 25 took breaks on: 14 June–9 July. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>26</b></td> <td>21 July 2021</td> <td>14 March 2022</td> <td>55</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Series 26 took breaks on: 26 July–3 September, 28 October 2021–3 January 2022 and 20 January–11 March 2022. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>27</b></td> <td>15 March 2022</td> <td>20 July 2022</td> <td>55</td> <td style="text-align:left;">This is the final series with <a href="/wiki/Richard_Osman" title="Richard Osman">Richard Osman</a>.<br />Series 27 took breaks on: 18 April–20 May and 27 June–11 July. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>28</b></td> <td>20 September 2022</td> <td>21 February 2023</td> <td>55</td> <td style="text-align:left;">This series started later than originally planned due to the death of <a href="/wiki/Queen_Elizabeth_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen Elizabeth II">Queen Elizabeth II</a>. This was the first series without <a href="/wiki/Richard_Osman" title="Richard Osman">Richard Osman</a> and instead featured guest co‑hosts, starting with <a href="/wiki/Sally_Lindsay" title="Sally Lindsay">Sally Lindsay</a> (episodes 1‍–‍11) Other co‑hosts: <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Mangan" title="Stephen Mangan">Stephen Mangan</a> (12‍–‍22), <a href="/wiki/Lauren_Laverne" title="Lauren Laverne">Lauren Laverne</a> (23‍–‍33), <a href="/wiki/Konnie_Huq" title="Konnie Huq">Konnie Huq</a> (34‍–‍44), <a href="/wiki/Alex_Brooker" title="Alex Brooker">Alex Brooker</a> (45‍–‍55).<br />Series 28 took breaks on: 4 November 2022–23 January 2023. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>29</b></td> <td>3 April 2023</td> <td>30 August 2023</td> <td>54</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Co‑hosts: <a href="/wiki/Ed_Gamble" title="Ed Gamble">Ed Gamble</a> (1‍–‍10), <a href="/wiki/Rose_Matafeo" title="Rose Matafeo">Rose Matafeo</a> (11‍–‍21), <a href="/wiki/Ria_Lina" title="Ria Lina">Ria Lina</a> (22‍–‍32), <a href="/wiki/Lucy_Porter" title="Lucy Porter">Lucy Porter</a> (33‍–‍43), <a href="/wiki/Gyles_Brandreth" title="Gyles Brandreth">Gyles Brandreth</a> (44‍–‍54).<br />Series 29 took breaks on: 8–26 May and 7 June–31 July. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>30</b></td> <td>31 August 2023</td> <td>2 April 2024</td> <td>55</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Co‑hosts: <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Mangan" title="Stephen Mangan">Stephen Mangan</a> (1‍–‍4), <a href="/wiki/Konnie_Huq" title="Konnie Huq">Konnie Huq</a> (5‍–‍8), <a href="/wiki/Ria_Lina" title="Ria Lina">Ria Lina</a> (9‍–‍12), <a href="/wiki/Nish_Kumar" title="Nish Kumar">Nish Kumar</a> (13‍–‍23), <a href="/wiki/Andi_Oliver" title="Andi Oliver">Andi Oliver</a> (24‍–‍34), <a href="/wiki/Sally_Phillips" title="Sally Phillips">Sally Phillips</a> (35‍–‍45), <a href="/wiki/Vick_Hope" title="Vick Hope">Vick Hope</a> (46‍–‍55).<br />Series 30 took breaks on: 15 September–27 October 2023, 27 November 2023–5 January 2024 and 7 February–29 March 2024. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>31</b></td> <td>3 April 2024</td> <td>28 August 2024</td> <td>48</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Co‑hosts: <a href="/wiki/Hugh_Dennis" title="Hugh Dennis">Hugh Dennis</a> (1‍–‍11), <a href="/wiki/Anita_Rani" title="Anita Rani">Anita Rani</a> (12‍–‍22), <a href="/wiki/Gabby_Logan" title="Gabby Logan">Gabby Logan</a> (23‍–‍33), <a href="/wiki/Josh_Widdicombe" title="Josh Widdicombe">Josh Widdicombe</a> (34‍–‍44) and <a href="/wiki/Desiree_Burch" title="Desiree Burch">Desiree Burch</a> (45‍–‍48).<br />Series 31 took a break from 29 May to 19 August. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>32</b></td> <td>29 August 2024</td> <td>TBA</td> <td>49</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Co‑hosts: <a href="/wiki/Desiree_Burch" title="Desiree Burch">Desiree Burch</a> (1‍–‍7), <a href="/wiki/Chris_Ramsey_(comedian)" title="Chris Ramsey (comedian)">Chris Ramsey</a> (8‍–‍18) and <a href="/wiki/Gok_Wan" title="Gok Wan">Gok Wan</a> (from episode 19 onwards).<br />After airing episode 27 series 32 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class="reflist"> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Co-hosts">Co-hosts</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pointless&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Co-hosts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd>Up to series 32 episode 27 on 4 October 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd></dl> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1253789634"> <dl><dd><table class="wikitable sortable sticky-header" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>Co-Host </th> <th>Episodes </th> <th><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Series 28">S 28</span> </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Series 29">S 29</span> </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Series 30">S 30</span> </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Series 31">S 31</span> </th> <th><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319"><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Series 32">S 32</span> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Lindsay, Sally"><a href="/wiki/Sally_Lindsay" title="Sally Lindsay">Sally Lindsay</a> </td> <td>11</td> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Mangan, Stephen"><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Mangan" title="Stephen Mangan">Stephen Mangan</a> </td> <td>15</td> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Laverne, Lauren"><a href="/wiki/Lauren_Laverne" title="Lauren Laverne">Lauren Laverne</a> </td> <td>11</td> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Huq, Konnie"><a href="/wiki/Konnie_Huq" title="Konnie Huq">Konnie Huq</a> </td> <td>15</td> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Brooker, Alex"><a href="/wiki/Alex_Brooker" title="Alex Brooker">Alex Brooker</a> </td> <td>11</td> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Gamble, Ed"><a href="/wiki/Ed_Gamble" title="Ed Gamble">Ed Gamble</a> </td> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Matafeo, Rose"><a href="/wiki/Rose_Matafeo" title="Rose Matafeo">Rose Matafeo</a> </td> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Lina, Ria"><a href="/wiki/Ria_Lina" title="Ria Lina">Ria Lina</a> </td> <td>15</td> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td>4</td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Porter, Lucy"><a href="/wiki/Lucy_Porter" title="Lucy Porter">Lucy Porter</a> </td> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Brandreth, Gyles"><a href="/wiki/Gyles_Brandreth" title="Gyles Brandreth">Gyles Brandreth</a> </td> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Kumar, Nish"><a href="/wiki/Nish_Kumar" title="Nish Kumar">Nish Kumar</a> </td> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Oliver, Andi"><a href="/wiki/Andi_Oliver" title="Andi Oliver">Andi Oliver</a> </td> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Phillips, Sally"><a href="/wiki/Sally_Phillips" title="Sally Phillips">Sally Phillips</a> </td> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Hope, Vick"><a href="/wiki/Vick_Hope" title="Vick Hope">Vick Hope</a> </td> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>10</td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Dennis, Hugh"><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Dennis" title="Hugh Dennis">Hugh Dennis</a> </td> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Rani, Anita"><a href="/wiki/Anita_Rani" title="Anita Rani">Anita Rani</a> </td> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Logan, Gabby"><a href="/wiki/Gabby_Logan" title="Gabby Logan">Gabby Logan</a> </td> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Widdicombe, Josh"><a href="/wiki/Josh_Widdicombe" title="Josh Widdicombe">Josh Widdicombe</a> </td> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>11</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Burch, Desiree"><a href="/wiki/Desiree_Burch" title="Desiree Burch">Desiree Burch</a> </td> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>4</td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Ramsey, Chris"><a href="/wiki/Chris_Ramsey_(comedian)" title="Chris Ramsey (comedian)">Chris Ramsey</a> </td> <td>11</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>11 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;" data-sort-value="Wan, Gok"><a href="/wiki/Gok_Wan" title="Gok Wan">Gok Wan</a> </td> <td>9</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>9 </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom"> <td style="background:#e6e6f2; text-align:right;"><b>Total</b> </td> <td style="background:#e6e6f2;"><b>239</b> </td> <td style="background:#e6e6f2;"><b>55</b> </td> <td style="background:#e6e6f2;"><b>54</b> </td> <td style="background:#e6e6f2;"><b>55</b> </td> <td style="background:#e6e6f2;"><b>48</b> </td> <td style="background:#e6e6f2;"><b>27</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Celebrity">Celebrity</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pointless&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Celebrity"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Series</th> <th>Start Date</th> <th>End Date</th> <th>Episodes</th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>1</b></td> <td>4 July 2011</td> <td>8 July 2011</td> <td>5</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Daily at 5:15 pm. series 1 did not take any breaks. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>2</b></td> <td>25 February 2012</td> <td>16 June 2012</td> <td>8</td> <td style="text-align:left;">On selected dates across four months. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>3</b></td> <td>20 October 2012</td> <td>27 December 2012</td> <td>9</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Weekly on Saturday evenings at 5:40. Episode 9 was first broadcast on a Thursday due to Christmas schedules. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>4</b></td> <td>16 February 2013</td> <td>7 September 2013</td> <td>6</td> <td style="text-align:left;">On selected dates. Episodes 1 to 5 were specials with contestants from a specific field: sports, Doctor Who, sitcoms, radio and top chefs. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>5</b></td> <td>14 September 2013</td> <td>21 December 2013</td> <td>12</td> <td style="text-align:left;">On Saturdays at selected times.<br />In the first episode of this series Richard Osman set a new Guinness World Record by naming at least 30 countries, identified by their capital cities in 60 seconds. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>6</b></td> <td>28 December 2013</td> <td>3 January 2015</td> <td>31</td> <td style="text-align:left;">On Saturdays at selected times. The series took a break midway through. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>7</b></td> <td>11 April 2015</td> <td>26 September 2015</td> <td>7</td> <td style="text-align:left;">On Saturdays at selected times. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>8</b></td> <td>29 August 2015</td> <td>30 January 2016</td> <td>17</td> <td style="text-align:left;">On Saturdays at selected times. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>9</b></td> <td>9 January 2016</td> <td>3 September 2016</td> <td>8</td> <td style="text-align:left;">On Saturdays at selected times. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>10</b></td> <td>14 May 2016</td> <td>31 March 2018</td> <td>45</td> <td style="text-align:left;">On Saturdays at selected times. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>11</b></td> <td>23 December 2017</td> <td>1 June 2019</td> <td>39</td> <td style="text-align:left;">On Saturdays at selected times. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>12</b></td> <td>31 August 2019</td> <td>14 March 2020</td> <td>23</td> <td style="text-align:left;">On Saturdays at selected times. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>13</b></td> <td>25 April 2020</td> <td>24 April 2021</td> <td>30</td> <td style="text-align:left;">On Saturdays at selected times. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>14</b></td> <td>23 December 2020</td> <td>16 April 2022</td> <td>52</td> <td style="text-align:left;">On Saturdays at selected times. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>15</b></td> <td>2 April 2022</td> <td>5 August 2023</td> <td>31</td> <td style="text-align:left;">On Saturdays at selected times. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>16</b></td> <td>26 November 2022</td> <td>20 April 2024</td> <td>20</td> <td style="text-align:left;">On Saturdays at selected times. First series recorded without the dividers between celebrities after COVID restrictions. Apart from the 26 November episode (BBC Centenary Special) and the 2022 Christmas special, all other episodes aired in 2023 and 2024. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>17</b></td> <td>11 March 2023</td> <td>TBA</td> <td>TBA</td> <td style="text-align:left;">On Saturdays at selected times. The only episodes to have aired in 2023 are 'Comedy' (11 March) and "Eurovision 2023" (13 May, before the Eurovision final). The other episodes of series 17 started to air from 27 April 2024 onwards. After the episode of 4 May the series took a break. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pointless_Celebrities:_Daytime">Pointless Celebrities: Daytime</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pointless&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Pointless Celebrities: Daytime"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Series</th> <th>Start Date</th> <th>End Date</th> <th>Episodes</th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td><b>1</b></td> <td>10 December 2012</td> <td>21 December 2012</td> <td>10</td> <td style="text-align:left;">Ten episodes with celebrities shown at the time of regular Pointless (weekdays at 5:15 pm). Made for the Christmas season of 2012. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Specials">Specials</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pointless&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Specials"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Title</th> <th>First Broadcast </th></tr> <tr> <td>500th Episode</td> <td>6 June 2013 </td></tr> <tr> <td>1,000th Episode</td> <td>16 January 2017 </td></tr> <tr> <td>"The Good, the Bad and the Bloopers"</td> <td>23 March 2019 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Broadcast_and_ratings">Broadcast and ratings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pointless&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Broadcast and ratings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Series 1 aired on BBC Two between August and October 2009 with the corporation announcing on the day of the final episode's broadcast that it had commissioned Series 2. The series' audience had peaked at 1.69 million viewers; 17.2% of audience share for the timeslot,<sup id="cite_ref-recomm_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-recomm-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while averaging around 1 million viewers per episode.<sup id="cite_ref-guardian500_8-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guardian500-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Series 2 saw audiences grow modestly; the format was tweaked prior to the start of Series 3, reducing the number of rounds and giving more time for <a href="/wiki/Banter" class="mw-redirect" title="Banter">banter</a> between the hosts which had previously been edited out.<sup id="cite_ref-guardian500_8-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guardian500-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The change saw strong viewer growth and the show was moved to the BBC's main channel BBC One in 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-guardian500_8-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guardian500-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-tele500_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tele500-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By 2013, the programme was recording four episodes in one day<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and averaged 3.6 million viewers daily, gaining more viewers than <a href="/wiki/ITV_(TV_network)" title="ITV (TV network)">ITV</a> game show <i><a href="/wiki/The_Chase_(British_game_show)" title="The Chase (British game show)">The Chase</a></i>, which airs in roughly the same time slot.<sup id="cite_ref-tele500_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tele500-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 2014, <i>Pointless</i> was extended for another 204 episodes, giving three more series, taking the total commissioned to 13 in February 2014. A further 24 Celebrity Specials were also ordered.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For the 1,000th episode, Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman traded host and assistant duties and four previous couples who had distinguished themselves in various ways were invited to compete again. The jackpot for this episode began at £2,500 (the usual starting value for <i>Pointless Celebrities</i>) and every pointless answer during the main game added £1,000 to it. On 23 February 2016, it was announced that the show had been recommissioned by the BBC to make 165 more Regular daytime editions along with 45 prime-time Celebrity Specials taking <i>Pointless</i> to the end of 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-jessdenham_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jessdenham-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 4 September 2017, it was announced that the BBC had commissioned a further 204 episodes including 165 Regular and 39 Celebrity Specials.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>With the start of Series 11 of <i>Pointless Celebrities</i>, the show's set design was changed with some new graphics and an updated intro replaced the one used since the show's debut; this extended to Series 19 of Regular <i>Pointless</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="International_broadcast">International broadcast</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pointless&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: International broadcast"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In Australia, <i>Pointless</i> has aired on both <a href="/wiki/BBC_UKTV" title="BBC UKTV">BBC UKTV</a> (series 10 and 11) and <a href="/wiki/Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Australian Broadcasting Corporation">ABC</a> (series 9–11).<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As of 18 March 2023, it is aired on the <a href="/wiki/Nine_Network" title="Nine Network">Nine Network</a> at 2pm Weekdays </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a>, Pointless airs on <a href="/wiki/BBC_Brit" title="BBC Brit">BBC BRIT</a> on the African satellite television provider, <a href="/wiki/DStv" title="DStv">DStv</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards_and_nominations">Awards and nominations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pointless&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Awards and nominations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year</th> <th>Award</th> <th>Category</th> <th>Result </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2012</td> <td><a href="/wiki/17th_National_Television_Awards" title="17th National Television Awards">National Television Awards</a></td> <td>Comedy Panel Show</td> <td style="background: #E7E7FF; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no2">Longlisted </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/TV_Choice" title="TV Choice">TV Choice Awards</a></td> <td>Best Daytime Show</td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2013</td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/18th_National_Television_Awards" title="18th National Television Awards">National Television Awards</a></td> <td rowspan="3">Most Popular Daytime Programme<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2014)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></td> <td style="background: #E7E7FF; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-no2">Longlisted </td></tr> <tr> <td>2014</td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2015</td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Television_and_Radio_Industries_Club" title="Television and Radio Industries Club">The Television and Radio Industries Club Awards</a></td> <td>Daytime Programme</td> <td style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="yes table-yes2 notheme">Won<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2016</td> <td><a href="/wiki/21st_National_Television_Awards" title="21st National Television Awards">National Television Awards</a></td> <td>Most Popular Daytime Programme</td> <td style="background: #FFE3E3; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="no table-no2 notheme">Nominated<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="International_versions">International versions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pointless&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: International versions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Legend:</b> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:lightgreen; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> Currently airing as of February 2021<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>   <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FFC0CB; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> No longer airing   </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Country </th> <th scope="col">Local title </th> <th scope="col">Channel </th> <th scope="col">Presenter </th> <th scope="col">Assistant </th> <th scope="col">Premiere date </th> <th scope="col">End date </th></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #FFC0CB"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="640" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Pointless_(Australian_game_show)" title="Pointless (Australian game show)">Pointless</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Network_10" title="Network 10">Network Ten</a> </td> <td>Mark Humphries </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Rochford" title="Andrew Rochford">Andrew Rochford</a> </td> <td>23 July 2018 </td> <td>10 May 2019 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #FFC0CB"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Czech_Republic" title="Czech Republic">Czech Republic</a> </td> <td><i><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%AD%C5%88_je_v%C3%ADc!" class="extiw" title="cs:Míň je víc!">Míň je víc!</a></i><br />(<i>Less Is More!</i>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/%C4%8CT1" title="ČT1">ČT1</a> </td> <td>Jan Smetana </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>5 January 2015 </td> <td>17 December 2015 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #FFC0CB"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Croatia.svg/46px-Flag_of_Croatia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Croatia" title="Croatia">Croatia</a> </td> <td><i>Tog se nitko nije sjetio</i><br />(<i>No one thought of that</i>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/RTL_(Croatian_TV_channel)" title="RTL (Croatian TV channel)">RTL</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Antonija_Bla%C4%87e" title="Antonija Blaće">Antonija Blaće</a> </td> <td>Krešimir Sučević-Međeral </td> <td>29 April 2013 </td> <td>7 June 2013 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:lightgreen"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/20px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/31px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/40px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="387" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Denmark" title="Denmark">Denmark</a> </td> <td><i>Jo færre, jo bedre</i><br />(<i>The fewer, the better</i>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/TV_2_(Denmark)" class="mw-redirect" title="TV 2 (Denmark)">TV2</a> </td> <td>Steen Langeberg </td> <td>Marie Tangaa </td> <td>6 January 2019 </td> <td>present </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #FFC0CB"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Personne_n%27y_avait_pens%C3%A9_!" title="Personne n'y avait pensé !">Personne n'y avait pensé !</a></i><br />(<i>No one had thought of it!</i>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/France_3" title="France 3">France 3</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cyril_F%C3%A9raud" title="Cyril Féraud">Cyril Féraud</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>16 July 2011 </td> <td>22 January 2021 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #FFC0CB"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Null_gewinnt" title="Null gewinnt">Null gewinnt</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />(<i>Zero wins</i>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Das_Erste" title="Das Erste">Das Erste</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dieter_Nuhr" title="Dieter Nuhr">Dieter Nuhr</a> </td> <td>Ralph Caspers </td> <td>20 July 2012 </td> <td>1 March 2013 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #FFC0CB"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/03/Flag_of_Italy.svg/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Italy" title="Italy">Italy</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Zero_e_lode!" title="Zero e lode!">Zero e lode!</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />(<i>Zero cum laude!</i>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rai_1" title="Rai 1">Rai 1</a> </td> <td>Alessandro Greco </td> <td>Francesco Lancia </td> <td>11 September 2017 </td> <td>1 June 2018 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #FFC0CB"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg/23px-Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg/35px-Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg/46px-Flag_of_North_Macedonia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/North_Macedonia" title="North Macedonia">North Macedonia</a> </td> <td><i>Без Поени!</i><br /><i>Bez Poeni!</i><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />(<i>No Points!</i>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sitel_(TV_channel)" title="Sitel (TV channel)">Sitel</a> </td> <td>Snezana Velkov </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>1 November 2014 </td> <td>7 March 2015 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #FFC0CB"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a> </td> <td><i>Pointless</i><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/NPO_1" title="NPO 1">NPO 1</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lucille_Werner" title="Lucille Werner">Lucille Werner</a> </td> <td>Owen Schumacher </td> <td>27 July 2015 </td> <td>28 August 2015 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #FFC0CB"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/23px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/35px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/46px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Poland" title="Poland">Poland</a> </td> <td><i><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tylko_Ty!" class="extiw" title="pl:Tylko Ty!">Tylko Ty!</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />(<i>Only you</i>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/TVP2" title="TVP2">TVP2</a> </td> <td>Tomasz Kammel </td> <td>Radosław Kotarski </td> <td>27 February 2014 </td> <td>30 May 2014 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #FFC0CB"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Flag_of_Serbia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Serbia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Flag_of_Serbia.svg/35px-Flag_of_Serbia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Flag_of_Serbia.svg/45px-Flag_of_Serbia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1350" data-file-height="900" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Serbia" title="Serbia">Serbia</a> </td> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Toga_se_niko_nije_setio" title="Toga se niko nije setio">Toga se niko nije setio</a></i><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />(<i>No one thought of that</i>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Prva_Srpska_Televizija" title="Prva Srpska Televizija">Prva</a> </td> <td>Tamara Grujić </td> <td>Dragan Ilić </td> <td>5 April 2014 </td> <td>11 May 2014 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #FFC0CB"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/24px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/08/Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg/32px-Flag_of_Switzerland_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></span></span>  </span><a href="/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland">Switzerland</a> </td> <td><i>Weniger ist mehr</i><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br />(<i>Less is more</i>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Schweizer_Fernsehen" title="Schweizer Fernsehen">SRF1</a> </td> <td>Patrick Hässig </td> <td data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">— </td> <td>20 August 2012 </td> <td>12 September 2014 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>An American version was set to be developed by <a href="/wiki/Game_Show_Network" title="Game Show Network">GSN</a> in 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A pilot episode presented by <a href="/wiki/Alison_Sweeney" title="Alison Sweeney">Alison Sweeney</a> with Doug Mirabelloas her assistant was produced by Endemol Shine America but never aired.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Merchandise">Merchandise</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pointless&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Merchandise"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="App_games">App games</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pointless&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: App games"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 26 February 2014, Endemol's in-house app-publishing division released the official <i>Pointless</i> app, <i>Pointless</i> Quiz, was released for iOS,<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with an <a href="/wiki/IPad" title="IPad">iPad</a>, <a href="/wiki/Android_(operating_system)" title="Android (operating system)">Android</a> and an <a href="/wiki/Amazon_(company)" title="Amazon (company)">Amazon</a> version released a few months later. The Pointless app features animated versions of Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman, and allows the player to tackle questions in a similar format to the TV show. </p><p>In October 2018, Vocala released an <a href="/wiki/Amazon_Alexa" title="Amazon Alexa">Amazon Alexa</a> Skill based on the show.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Books">Books</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pointless&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Books"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Five books have been released of the show: <i>The 100 Most Pointless Things in the World</i>, <i>The 100 Most Pointless Arguments in the World</i>, <i>The Very Pointless Quiz Book</i> (not to be mistaken for <i><a href="/wiki/The_Pointless_Book" title="The Pointless Book">The Pointless Book</a></i>), <i>The A-Z of Pointless: A brain-teasing bumper book of questions and trivia</i> and "A Pointless History of the World". All five were released by <a href="/wiki/Coronet_Books" title="Coronet Books">Coronet</a>. In the books, Armstrong and Osman give their insight into pointless matters. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Board_games">Board games</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pointless&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Board games"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Three editions of the official board game have been published by <a href="/wiki/University_Games_Corporation" title="University Games Corporation">University Games</a>, as well as two mini-sized versions, each of which contains updated questions.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_popular_culture">In popular culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pointless&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: In popular culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Pointless</i> appeared in the BBC sitcom <i><a href="/wiki/Not_Going_Out" title="Not Going Out">Not Going Out</a></i> (Series 7, Episode 5); Armstrong and Osman both played themselves.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Pointless</i> was also parodied in several sketches of the satirical show <i><a href="/wiki/Newzoids" title="Newzoids">Newzoids</a></i>, in which a caricature of Osman interrupts people in regular situations with phrases used in the game show.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pointless&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Osman retired from co-presenting the main series in 2022, but he still co-presents <i>Pointless Celebrities</i>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Regular series only, the role of co-presenter currently alternates between <a href="/wiki/Sally_Lindsay" title="Sally Lindsay">Sally Lindsay</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alex_Brooker" title="Alex Brooker">Alex Brooker</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lauren_Laverne" title="Lauren Laverne">Lauren Laverne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Mangan" title="Stephen Mangan">Stephen Mangan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Konnie_Huq" title="Konnie Huq">Konnie Huq</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vick_Hope" title="Vick Hope">Vick Hope</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gyles_Brandreth" title="Gyles Brandreth">Gyles Brandreth</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ria_Lina" title="Ria Lina">Ria Lina</a>, <a href="/wiki/Andi_Oliver" title="Andi Oliver">Andi Oliver</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nish_Kumar" title="Nish Kumar">Nish Kumar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ed_Gamble" title="Ed Gamble">Ed Gamble</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lucy_Porter" title="Lucy Porter">Lucy Porter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rose_Matafeo" title="Rose Matafeo">Rose Matafeo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sally_Phillips" title="Sally Phillips">Sally Phillips</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hugh_Dennis" title="Hugh Dennis">Hugh Dennis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Anita_Rani" title="Anita Rani">Anita Rani</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gabby_Logan" title="Gabby Logan">Gabby Logan</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Known as <b>Remarkable Television</b> prior to 2023.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pointless&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output 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Will still be doing the celebrity shows and 'HouseOfGames'. It has been the GREATEST pleasure and I can't wait to start watching as a viewer. Thank you to everyone! ❤️"</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tweet_(social_media)" title="Tweet (social media)">Tweet</a>) – via <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=SOME+NEWS%21+After+13+wonderful+years+I%27m+leaving+daytime+Pointless%2C+to+concentrate+on+writing.+Will+still+be+doing+the+celebrity+shows+and+%27HouseOfGames%27.+It+has+been+the+GREATEST+pleasure+and+I+can%27t+wait+to+start+watching+as+a+viewer.+Thank+you+to+everyone%21+%E2%9D%A4%EF%B8%8F&rft.date=2022-04-08&rft.au=Richard+Osman&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2Frichardosman%2Fstatus%2F1512402144980529157&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APointless" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-guardian500-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-guardian500_8-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-guardian500_8-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-guardian500_8-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-guardian500_8-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-guardian500_8-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-guardian500_8-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-guardian500_8-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFTom_Meltzer2013" class="citation web cs1">Tom Meltzer (4 June 2013). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/jun/04/pointless-alexander-armstrong-richard-osman">"Pointless: Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman on TV's favourite quiz"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Guardian" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a></i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130818082327/http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/jun/04/pointless-alexander-armstrong-richard-osman">Archived</a> from the original on 18 August 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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