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The Best Seasons of QI

Every season of QI ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of QI!

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Comedy quiz show full of quirky facts, in which contestants are rewarded more if their answers are 'quite interesting'.

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BBC One BBC Four BBC Two

Season 2

12 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2004

7.7/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE5 · Bears 8.0

Season 6

12 Episodes

First Aired: Nov 2008

7.6/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE7 · Fingers and Fumbs 8.1

Season 5

13 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2007

7.6/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE2 · Electricity 8.0

Other Seasons

Season 3

12 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2005

7.6/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE7 · Constellations 7.8

Season 4

13 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2006

7.5/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE12 · Domesticity 7.8

Season 7

18 Episodes

First Aired: Nov 2009

7.5/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE5 · Groovy (Christmas Special) 7.8

Season 1

12 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2003

7.5/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE2 · Astronomy 7.8

Season 9

18 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2011

7.3/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE7 · Incomprehensible 7.9

Season 12

18 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2014

7.3/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE12 · No L 7.8

#10

Season 11

18 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2013

7.2/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE2 · Kit and Kaboodle 7.5

#11

Season 13

18 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2015

7.2/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · A Medley of Maladies 7.6

#12

Season 10

18 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2012

7.2/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · Jargon 8.1

#13

Season 8

18 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2010

7.1/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE14 · Hocus-Pocus (Christmas Special) 7.8

#14

Season 22

16 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2024

7.1/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · Voyaging 7.6

#15

Season 18

16 Episodes

First Aired: May 2020

7.0/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE7 · Revolutions 7.8

#16

Season 17

18 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2019

7.0/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE7 · Quests (2) 7.6

#17

Season 14

18 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2016

6.9/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE2 · North Norse 7.6

#18

Season 23

16 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2025

6.9/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · Wales, Whales and Wails 7.4

#19

Season 20

16 Episodes

First Aired: Nov 2022

6.8/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · Tips and Tools 7.5

#20

Season 15

18 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 2017

6.8/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · Ologies 7.7

#21

Season 16

18 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2018

6.7/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE3 · Piecemeal 7.4

#22

Season 21

17 Episodes

First Aired: Dec 2023

6.7/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE8 · 'U' Animals 7.5

#23

Season 19

16 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 2021

6.6/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · Sick 7.0