Mock the Week was a satirical panel show that aired on BBC Two. The first episode was broadcast on 5 June 2005. As of 30 September 2022, 193 regular episodes and 36 clip shows (fifteen of which were Christmas/New Year specials) have been aired across eighteen series; 229 episodes in total (not including the 2011 Comic Relief special or "Mock the Week Looks Back At...").
All episodes are approximately 30 minutes long. The original lineup was Dara Ó Briain as host, with Hugh Dennis, Frankie Boyle and one guest panellist on one side, and Rory Bremner and two guest panellists on the other. Bremner left after series 2 and was replaced by Andy Parsons, and Russell Howard became a regular panellist the following series. Boyle left after series 7 and was replaced by a series of guests until Chris Addison took his seat permanently in the second half of series 10. Howard was absent for the last episodes of series 9 and first half of series 10 due to other filming commitments, and was confirmed to have left the panel in August 2011. Addison was not present for the second half of series 12 due to other commitments, and subsequently did not return for series 13, with his seat once again becoming a guest slot.[1] In October 2015, Parsons announced he was quitting after ten years; he was not replaced as a regular.[2]
On 2 August 2022, the BBC announced that series 21 would be the final series.[3] The last ever "new" episode of Mock the Week broadcast on 21 October 2022; the remaining two shows are clip shows, retrospectives of the entire 17 year run.
The coloured backgrounds denote the result of each of the shows:
– indicates Hugh's team won
– indicates Rory's / Andy's / the guest team won
– indicates the game ended in a draw or with neither team being declared the winnerViewing figures are from BARB.[4]
| Episode | First broadcast | Frankie and Hugh's team | Rory's team | Viewers (millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01x01 | 5 June 2005 | Linda Smith | Jeremy Hardy and John Oliver | ||
| 01x02 | 12 June 2005 | Jo Brand | Andy Parsons and Mark Steel | ||
| 01x03 | 19 June 2005 | Jo Brand | Al Murray and John Oliver | ||
| 01x04 | 26 June 2005 | David Mitchell | Andy Parsons and Linda Smith | ||
| 01x05 | 3 July 2005 | John Oliver | Jo Brand and David Mitchell | ||
| 01x06 | 10 July 2005 | Compilation episode – best of Series 1 and outtakes | |||
| Episode | First broadcast | Frankie and Hugh's team | Rory's team | Viewers (millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02x01 | 20 January 2006 | Jo Brand | John Oliver and Andy Parsons | ||
| 02x02 | 27 January 2006 | Gina Yashere | Al Murray and John Oliver | ||
| 02x03 | 3 February 2006 | David Mitchell | Andy Parsons and Sue Perkins | ||
| 02x04 | 10 February 2006 | Sandi Toksvig | |||
| 02x05 | 17 February 2006 | Gina Yashere | Andy Parsons and Greg Proops | ||
| 02x06 | 24 February 2006 | Jo Brand | Jeremy Hardy and John Oliver | ||
| 02x07 | 2 March 2006 | Compilation episode – best of Series 2 and outtakes | |||
| Episode | First broadcast | Frankie and Hugh's team | Andy's team | Viewers (millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03x01 | 14 September 2006 | Gina Yashere | Clive Anderson and Russell Howard | ||
| 03x02 | 21 September 2006 | Ed Byrne | Jo Brand and Robin Ince | ||
| 03x03 | 28 September 2006 | Mark Watson | Jon Culshaw and Russell Howard | ||
| 03x04 | 5 October 2006 | Mark Watson | Jon Culshaw and Ian Stone | ||
| 03x05 | 12 October 2006 | Gina Yashere | Ed Byrne and Russell Howard | ||
| 03x06 | 19 October 2006 | Adam Hills | Russell Howard and Mark Steel | ||
| 03x07 | 26 October 2006 | Compilation episode – best of Series 3 and outtakes | |||
| Episode | First broadcast | Frankie and Hugh's team | Russell and Andy's team | Viewers (millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04x01 | 11 January 2007 | Mark Watson | David Mitchell | ||
| 04x02 | 18 January 2007 | Ian Stone | Mark Watson | ||
| 04x03 | 25 January 2007 | Shappi Khorsandi | Fred MacAulay | ||
| 04x04 | 1 February 2007 | Gina Yashere | Ed Byrne | ||
| 04x05 | 8 February 2007 | Rhod Gilbert | Jo Caulfield | ||
| 04x06 | 15 February 2007 | Compilation episode – best of Series 4 and outtakes | |||
| Episode | First broadcast | Frankie and Hugh's team | Russell and Andy's team | Viewers (millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05x01 | 12 July 2007 | Michael McIntyre | Jan Ravens | ||
| 05x02 | 19 July 2007 | Mark Watson | Jo Caulfield | ||
| 05x03 | 26 July 2007 | Rhod Gilbert | Lauren Laverne | ||
| 05x04 | 2 August 2007 | Adam Hills | Jo Caulfield | ||
| 05x05 | 9 August 2007 | Jimmy Tingle | David Mitchell | ||
| 05x06 | 16 August 2007 | Ben Norris | Ed Byrne | ||
| 05x07 | 23 August 2007 | Fiona Allen | David Mitchell | ||
| 05x08 | 30 August 2007 | Alun Cochrane | Ed Byrne | ||
| 05x09 | 6 September 2007 | Mark Watson | Jo Caulfield | ||
| 05x10 | 13 September 2007 | Ed Byrne | Gina Yashere | ||
| 05x11 | 20 September 2007 | Michael McIntyre | Ben Norris | ||
| 05x12 | 27 September 2007 | Compilation episode – best of Series 5 and outtakes | |||
| Episode | First broadcast | Frankie and Hugh's team | Russell and Andy's team | Viewers (millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06x01 | 10 July 2008 | Michael McIntyre | |||
| 06x02 | 17 July 2008 | Stephen K. Amos | Ed Byrne | ||
| 06x03 | 24 July 2008 | Greg Davies | Danielle Ward | ||
| 06x04 | 31 July 2008 | Michael McIntyre | Mark Watson | ||
| 06x05 | 7 August 2008 | Ed Byrne | Zoe Lyons | ||
| 06x06 | 14 August 2008 | Adam Hills | David Mitchell | ||
| 06x07 | 21 August 2008 | Lucy Porter | David Mitchell | ||
| 06x08 | 28 August 2008 | Greg Proops | Fred MacAulay | ||
| 06x09 | 4 September 2008 | Michael McIntyre | Lauren Laverne | ||
| 06x10 | 11 September 2008 | Stewart Francis | Ed Byrne | ||
| 06x11 | 18 September 2008 | Adam Bloom | Gina Yashere | ||
| 06x12 | 25 September 2008 | Compilation episode – best of Series 6 and outtakes | |||
| 06x13 | 23 December 2008 | Christmas Special – Christmas-related clips and series highlights | |||
| Episode | First broadcast | Frankie and Hugh's team | Russell and Andy's team | Viewers (millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07x01 | 9 July 2009 | Gina Yashere | Frank Skinner | ||
| 07x02 | 16 July 2009 | Tom Stade | Rhod Gilbert | ||
| 07x03 | 23 July 2009 | Greg Davies | Lucy Porter | ||
| 07x04 | 30 July 2009 | Adam Hills | Alun Cochrane | ||
| 07x05 | 6 August 2009 | Stewart Francis | Zoe Lyons | ||
| 07x06 | 13 August 2009 | Stewart Francis | Ed Byrne | ||
| 07x07 | 20 August 2009 | Compilation episode – best of Series 7 so far and outtakes | |||
| 07x08 | 27 August 2009 | Seann Walsh | Fred MacAulay | ||
| 07x09 | 3 September 2009 | Stewart Francis | Holly Walsh | ||
| 07x10 | 10 September 2009 | Jack Whitehall | Ed Byrne | ||
| 07x11 | 17 September 2009 | Sarah Millican | David Mitchell | ||
| 07x12 | 24 September 2009 | Milton Jones and David Mitchell | Ben Norris | ||
| 07x13 | 22 December 2009 | Christmas Special – Christmas-related clips and series highlights | |||
| Episode | First broadcast | Hugh's team | Russell and Andy's team | Viewers (millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08x01 | 21 January 2010 | Milton Jones and Patrick Kielty | Mark Watson | ||
| 08x02 | 28 January 2010 | Chris Addison and Sarah Millican | John Bishop | ||
| 08x03 | 4 February 2010 | Stewart Francis and Andrew Maxwell | Andi Osho | ||
| 08x04 | 11 February 2010 | Milton Jones and Jack Whitehall | Holly Walsh | ||
| 08x05 | 18 February 2010 | Chris Addison and Kevin Bridges | Ed Byrne | ||
| 08x06 | 25 February 2010 | Compilation episode – best of Series 8 and outtakes | |||
| Episode | First broadcast | Hugh's team | Russell and Andy's team | Viewers (millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09x01 | 17 June 2010 | Chris Addison and Milton Jones | Diane Morgan | ||
| 09x02 | 24 June 2010 | Nik Rabinowitz and Jack Whitehall | Jarred Christmas | ||
| 09x03 | 1 July 2010 | Chris Addison and Micky Flanagan | Ed Byrne | ||
| 09x04 | 15 July 2010 | Milton Jones and Seann Walsh | Zoe Lyons | ||
| 09x05 | 22 July 2010 | Chris Addison and Stewart Francis | Ed Byrne | ||
| 09x06 | 29 July 2010 | Compilation episode – best of Series 9 so far and outtakes | |||
| 09x07 | 9 September 2010 | Chris Addison and Milton Jones | Andi Osho | ||
| Episode | First broadcast | Hugh's team | Andy's team | Viewers (millions) | |
| 09x08 | 16 September 2010 | Stewart Francis and Miles Jupp | Ed Byrne and Micky Flanagan | ||
| 09x09 | 23 September 2010 | Milton Jones and Russell Kane | Kevin Bridges and Patrick Kielty | ||
| 09x10 | 30 September 2010 | Chris Addison and Carl Donnelly | Andi Osho and Jack Whitehall | ||
| 09x11 | 7 October 2010 | Chris Addison and Jack Whitehall | Ed Byrne and Miles Jupp | ||
| 09x12 | 14 October 2010 | Compilation episode – best of Series 9 and outtakes | |||
| 09x13 | 21 December 2010 | Christmas Special – Christmas-related clips and series highlights | |||
| Episode | First broadcast | Hugh's team | Andy's team | Viewers (millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10x01 | 9 June 2011 | Chris Addison and Milton Jones | Greg Davies and Seann Walsh | ||
| 10x02 | 16 June 2011 | Chris Addison and Diane Morgan | Ed Byrne and Micky Flanagan | ||
| 10x03 | 23 June 2011 | Chris Addison and Stewart Francis | Ava Vidal and Seann Walsh | ||
| 10x04 | 30 June 2011 | Alun Cochrane and Milton Jones | Micky Flanagan and Zoe Lyons | ||
| 10x05 | 7 July 2011 | Milton Jones and Jack Whitehall | Ed Byrne and Micky Flanagan | ||
| 10x06 | 14 July 2011 | Compilation episode – best of Series 10 so far and outtakes | |||
| Episode | First broadcast | Chris and Hugh's team | Andy's team | Viewers (millions) | |
| 10x07 | 8 September 2011 | Stewart Francis | Nathan Caton and Micky Flanagan | ||
| 10x08 | 15 September 2011 | Carl Donnelly | Miles Jupp and Ava Vidal | ||
| 10x09 | 22 September 2011 | Greg Davies | Simon Evans and Micky Flanagan | ||
| 10x10 | 29 September 2011 | Milton Jones | Ed Byrne and Holly Walsh | ||
| 10x11 | 6 October 2011 | Stewart Francis | Ed Byrne and Adam Hills | ||
| 10x12 | 13 October 2011 | Milton Jones | Miles Jupp and Andi Osho | ||
| 10x13 | 20 December 2011 | Christmas Special – Christmas-related clips and series highlights | |||
| Episode | First broadcast | Chris and Hugh's team | Andy's team | Viewers (millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11x01 | 14 June 2012 | Greg Davies | Nathan Caton and Micky Flanagan | ||
| 11x02 | 21 June 2012 | Milton Jones | |||
| 11x03 | 1 July 2012 | Gary Delaney | Marcus Brigstocke and Zoe Lyons | ||
| 11x04 | 5 July 2012 | Milton Jones | Ava Vidal and Mark Watson | ||
| 11x05 | 12 July 2012 | Milton Jones | Miles Jupp and Josh Widdicombe | ||
| 11x06 | 19 July 2012 | Compilation episode – best of Series 11 so far and outtakes | |||
| 11x07 | 6 September 2012 | Stewart Francis | Alun Cochrane and Andi Osho | ||
| 11x08 | 13 September 2012 | Milton Jones | Ed Byrne, Chris Ramsey and Josh Widdicombe | ||
| 11x09 | 20 September 2012 | Gary Delaney | Jo Caulfield and Greg Davies | ||
| 11x10 | 27 September 2012 | Milton Jones | Josh Widdicombe and Joe Wilkinson | ||
| 11x11 | 4 October 2012 | Gary Delaney | Ed Byrne and Alun Cochrane | ||
| 11x12 | 11 October 2012 | Milton Jones | Katherine Ryan and Josh Widdicombe | ||
| 11x13 | 27 December 2012 | Christmas Special – Christmas-related clips and series highlights | |||
| Episode | First broadcast | Subject | Viewers (millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LBAx01 | 3 March 2013 | Health | ||
| LBAx02 | 10 March 2013 | Animals | ||
| LBAx03 | 17 March 2013 | Education | ||
| LBAx04 | 24 March 2013 | Entertainment | ||
| LBAx05 | 31 March 2013 | Law & Order | ||
| LBAx06 | 7 April 2013 | Science & Technology | ||
| LBAx07 | 21 April 2013 | Travel | ||
| LBAx08 | 28 April 2013 | Britain | ||
| LBAx09 | 12 May 2013 | Royals | ||
| LBAx10 | 19 May 2013 | Food & Drink |
| Episode | First broadcast | Chris and Hugh's team | Andy's team | Viewers (millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12x01 | 13 June 2013 | Milton Jones | Katherine Ryan and Josh Widdicombe | ||
| 12x02 | 20 June 2013 | Gary Delaney | Nathan Caton and Miles Jupp | ||
| 12x03 | 27 June 2013 | Gary Delaney | Holly Walsh and Josh Widdicombe | ||
| 12x04 | 4 July 2013 | Milton Jones | Ed Byrne and Ava Vidal | ||
| 12x05 | 11 July 2013 | Hal Cruttenden | Ed Byrne and Josh Widdicombe | ||
| 12x06 | 18 July 2013 | Rob Beckett | Ed Byrne and Chris Ramsey | ||
| Episode | First broadcast | Hugh's team | Andy's team | Viewers (millions) | |
| 12x07 | 5 September 2013 | Rob Beckett and Stewart Francis | Ed Byrne and Katherine Ryan | ||
| 12x08 | 12 September 2013 | Gary Delaney and Alistair McGowan | Hal Cruttenden and Miles Jupp | ||
| 12x09 | 19 September 2013 | Ed Byrne and Milton Jones | Hal Cruttenden and Holly Walsh | ||
| 12x10 | 26 September 2013 | Gary Delaney and Josh Widdicombe | Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan | ||
| 12x11 | 3 October 2013 | Milton Jones and Seann Walsh | Miles Jupp and Josh Widdicombe | ||
| 12x12 | 10 October 2013 | Compilation episode – best of Series 12 and outtakes | |||
| 12x13 | 31 December 2013 | Christmas Special – Christmas-related clips and series highlights | |||
| Episode | First broadcast | Hugh's team | Andy's team | Viewers (millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13x01 | 12 June 2014 | Ed Byrne and Milton Jones | Romesh Ranganathan and Katherine Ryan | ||
| 13x02 | 19 June 2014 | Rob Beckett and Gary Delaney | Sara Pascoe and Josh Widdicombe | ||
| 13x03 | 26 June 2014 | Miles Jupp and Romesh Ranganathan | Angela Barnes and Josh Widdicombe | ||
| 13x04 | 3 July 2014 | Hal Cruttenden and Romesh Ranganathan | Rob Beckett and Susan Calman | ||
| 13x05 | 10 July 2014 | Gary Delaney and Romesh Ranganathan | Tiff Stevenson and Josh Widdicombe | ||
| 13x06 | 17 July 2014 | Ed Byrne and Milton Jones | Russell Kane and Zoe Lyons | ||
| 13x07 | 11 September 2014 | Ed Byrne and Gary Delaney | Katherine Ryan and Josh Widdicombe | ||
| 13x08 | 18 September 2014 | Gary Delaney and Romesh Ranganathan | Rob Beckett and Sara Pascoe | ||
| 13x09 | 26 September 2014 | Rob Beckett and Milton Jones | Romesh Ranganathan and Holly Walsh | ||
| 13x10 | 2 October 2014 | James Acaster and Ed Byrne | Sara Pascoe and Josh Widdicombe | ||
| 13x11 | 9 October 2014 | Ed Byrne and Milton Jones | Rob Beckett and Zoe Lyons | ||
| 13x12 | 21 November 2014 | Compilation episode – best of Series 13 and outtakes | |||
| 13x13 | 23 December 2014 | Christmas Special – Christmas-related clips and series highlights | |||
| 13x14 | 31 December 2014 | New Year's Eve Special – New Year-related clips and series highlights | |||
From episode 7 onwards, viewing figures include four-screen data.[5]
| Episode | First broadcast | Hugh's team | Guest team | Viewers (millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19x01 | 22 October 2020 | Angela Barnes and Nigel Ng | Tom Allen, Rhys James and Athena Kugblenu | ||
| 19x02 | 29 October 2020 | Ed Byrne and Sophie Duker | Maisie Adam, Eshaan Akbar and Ed Gamble | ||
| 19x03 | 5 November 2020 | Ed Byrne and Mark Simmons | Maisie Adam, Ed Gamble and Sukh Ojla | ||
| 19x04 | 19 November 2020 | Angela Barnes and Milton Jones | Tom Allen, Ed Byrne and Thanyia Moore | ||
| 19x05 | 26 November 2020 | Angela Barnes and Rhys James | Maisie Adam, Ed Gamble and Michael Odewale | ||
| 19x06 | 3 December 2020 | Maff Brown and Rhys James | Tom Allen, Ed Byrne and Ria Lina | ||
| 19x07 | 10 December 2020 | Rhys James and Laura Lexx | Ed Byrne, Glenn Moore and Sukh Ojla | ||
| 19x08 | 21 December 2020 | Christmas Special – Christmas-related clips and series highlights | |||
| 19x09 | 31 December 2020 | Compilation episode – best of Series 19 and outtakes | |||
| 19x10 | 14 January 2021 | Maisie Adam and Ed Byrne | Ed Gamble, Rhys James and Ria Lina | ||
| 19x11 | 21 January 2021 | Angela Barnes and Catherine Bohart | |||
| 19x12 | 28 January 2021 | Angela Barnes and Rhys James | Maisie Adam, Ed Gamble and Milton Jones | ||
| 19x13 | 4 February 2021 | Angela Barnes and Glenn Moore | Maisie Adam, Ed Gamble and Ahir Shah | ||
| Episode | First broadcast | Hugh and Angela’s team | Guest team | Viewers (millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21x01 | 23 September 2022 | Alasdair Beckett-King | Rhys James, Ria Lina and Josh Pugh | ||
| 21x02 | 30 September 2022 | Milton Jones | James Acaster, Ed Byrne and Nish Kumar | ||
| 21x03 | 7 October 2022 | Ahir Shah | Rhys James, Laura Lexx and Glenn Moore | ||
| 21x04 | 14 October 2022 | Glenn Moore | Jen Brister, Ed Byrne and Sean McLoughlin | ||
| 21x05 | 21 October 2022 | Alasdair Beckett-King | Rhys James, Zoe Lyons and Ahir Shah | ||
| 21x06 | 28 October 2022[6] | The History of Mock the Week (Part 1) | |||
| 21x07 | 4 November 2022 | The History of Mock the Week (Part 2) | |||
Despite not being a serious competition, points are awarded at the end of each round and a winner is announced at the conclusion of each episode. Below is the number of series and episode wins by each of the regular panellists. As Andy Parsons took over from Rory Bremner, both of their scores are combined and shown individually. Despite Chris Addison, Frankie Boyle and Russell Howard all being regulars at certain times, they are not listed in the headers; instead, their wins are combined with the panellist who was seen as their captain during their tenures.