Pointless
Seen it?2009 | 36 seasons | 43 min | Reality
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
A mixed bag with no real highs. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for most people.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- 36 seasons and 1907 episodes: a long-haul commitment, episodes of about 43 minutes, about 1367 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- A big time investment at 36 seasons.
Quiz in which contestants try to score as few points as possible by plumbing the depths of their general knowledge to come up with the answers no-one else can think of.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsWeak
1 win and 3 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Ran for 36 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 177K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 16 is the high point.
Season 12009 · 30 episodes · 6.2 out of 10Monday- Season 22010 · 30 episodes · 5.5 out of 10Monday
- Season 32010 · 50 episodes · 5.5 out of 10Monday
- Season 42011 · 60 episodes · 5.6 out of 10Monday
- Season 52011 · 60 episodes · 5.7 out of 10Monday
- Season 62012 · 70 episodes · 5.0 out of 10Monday
- Season 72012 · 70 episodes · 6.0 out of 10Monday
- Season 82012 · 65 episodes · 6.0 out of 10Monday
- Season 92013 · 55 episodes · 5.0 out of 10Monday
- Season 102013 · 69 episodes · 6.0 out of 10Monday
- Season 112014 · 55 episodes · 5.5 out of 10Monday
- Season 122014 · 55 episodes · 6.0 out of 10Monday
- Season 132015 · 51 episodes · 6.0 out of 10Monday
- Season 142015 · 55 episodes · 6.0 out of 10Monday
- Season 152016 · 55 episodes · 6.0 out of 10Monday
Season 162016 · 55 episodes · 7.0 out of 10Sunday- Season 172017 · 55 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 182017 · 55 episodes · 6.0 out of 10Monday
- Season 192018 · 55 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 202018 · 55 episodes · 6.0 out of 10Monday
- Season 212019 · 55 episodes · 5.0 out of 10Monday
- Season 222019 · 55 episodes · 5.1 out of 10Monday
- Season 232020 · 55 episodes · 5.1 out of 10Monday
- Season 242020 · 55 episodes · 5.0 out of 10Monday
- Series 252021 · 55 episodes · 5.0 out of 10Monday
- Series 262021 · 55 episodes · 5.0 out of 10Monday
- Series 272022 · 55 episodes · 5.0 out of 10Monday
- Series 282022 · 55 episodes · 6.1 out of 10Monday
- Season 292023 · 54 episodes · 6.0 out of 10Monday
- Season 302023 · 55 episodes · 6.0 out of 10Monday
- Series 312024 · 48 episodes · 6.0 out of 10Monday
- Series 322024 · 49 episodes · 5.8 out of 10Monday
- Series 332025 · 48 episodes · 5.9 out of 10Monday
- Series 342025 · 46 episodes · 5.5 out of 10Monday
- Series 352026 · 47 episodes · 5.5 out of 10Monday
- Series 362026 · 15 episodes · 5.0 out of 10Monday
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Cast & crew
- Alexander ArmstrongSelf - Presenter