About this season
The fiendishly difficult quiz show in which two teams of three contestants have to find the connection between seemingly unrelated clues, where patience and lateral thinking are as vital as knowledge.
Episodes (28)
1. Hotpots v Poptimists
Aired 22 October 2018 • 30 min
A team from Lancashire take on three pop music aficionados in the first of the series.
2. Durhamites v LARPers
Aired 29 October 2018 • 30 min
Three Durham University graduates take on a team who enjoy live action role play.
3. Pyromaniacs v Cartoonists
Aired 5 November 2018 • 30 min
A team of pyromaniacs take on three animation fans.
4. Motorheads v Time Ladies
Aired 12 November 2018 • 30 min
A team of Formula 1 fans take on three Doctor Who aficionados.
5. Birdwatchers v Dicers
Aired 19 November 2018 • 30 min
A trio of birdwatchers take on a team of boardgamers.
6. Brews v Forrests
Aired 26 November 2018 • 30 min
A trio of tea drinkers square up to a family team in this opening heat.
7. Ancient Alumni v Three Peaks
Aired 3 December 2018 • 30 min
Three graduates of Scotland's ancient universities take on the Three Peaks.
8. Dragons v Westenders
Aired 10 December 2018 • 30 min
A team of Welsh descent take on three theatre fans.
9. Hotpots v Durhamites
Aired 17 December 2018 • 30 min
Two first round losers, the Hotpots and Durhamites, return.
10. Motorheads v Cartoonists
Aired 24 December 2018 • 30 min
Two teams of first-round losers return.
11. Birdwatchers v Brews
Aired 1 January 2019 • 30 min
Two teams of first-round losers return.
12. Dragons v Three Peaks
Aired 7 January 2019 • 30 min
Two teams of first-round losers return.
13. Poptimists v LARPers
Aired 14 January 2019 • 30 min
Two teams of first-round winners return for the second round of the tournament.
14. Pyromaniacs v Time Ladies
Aired 21 January 2019 • 30 min
Two teams of first-round winners return for the second round of the tournament.
15. Brews v Dicers
Aired 28 January 2019 • 30 min
Two teams of first-round winners return for the second round of the tournament.
16. Ancient Alumni v Westenders
Aired 4 February 2019 • 30 min
Two teams of first-round winners return for the second round of the tournament.
17. Motorheads v LARPers
Aired 11 February 2019 • 30 min
Both teams playing have won and lost a game, so this is their last chance to stay in.
18. Durhamites v Pyromaniacs
Aired 18 February 2019 • 30 min
19. Hotpots v Brews
Aired 25 February 2019 • 30 min
For both teams playing in this episode it is their last chance to stay in the tournament.
20. Birdwatchers v Westenders
Aired 4 March 2019 • 30 min
For both teams playing in this episode it is their last chance to stay in the tournament.
21. Time Ladies v LARPers
Aired 11 March 2019 • 30 min
The Time Ladies take on the LARPers in the first game of the quarter-finals.
22. Durhamites v Poptimists
Aired 18 March 2019 • 30 min
The Durhamites take on the Poptimists in the second of the quarter-finals.
23. Brews v Ancient Alumni
Aired 25 March 2019 • 30 min
The Brews take on the Ancient Alumni in the third quarter-final.
24. Dicers v Birdwatchers
Aired 1 April 2019 • 30 min
The Dicers take on the Birdwatchers in the last quarter-final and 300th episode of the quiz.
25. Semi-Final 1
Aired 8 April 2019 • 30 min
The first of the semi-finals.
26. Semi-Final 2
Aired 15 April 2019 • 30 min
The second semi-final.
27. Third-Place Play-Off
Aired 22 April 2019 • 30 min
Two teams who lost their semi-finals battle for the third place in this year's tournament.
28. The Final
Aired 29 April 2019 • 30 min
It is the series finale as two teams battle it out to be named Only Connect Champions.