List of Taskmaster episodes
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Taskmaster is a British comedy panel game show created by comedian and musician Alex Horne and presented by both Horne and Greg Davies. In the programme, a group of five celebrities{{snd}}mainly comedians{{snd}}attempt to complete a series of challenges, with Horne acting as umpire in each challenge, and Davies judging the work and awarding points based on contestants' performances. The concept for the programme was first created by Horne for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2010; he later secured a deal with Dave to adapt it for television, with the first episode premiering in 2015. After the ninth series in 2019, the programme was acquired by Channel 4,{{cite news |last1=Warner |first1=Sam |title=Taskmaster is officially moving to Channel 4 |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a29888005/taskmaster-moving-channel-4/ |access-date=22 November 2019 |work=Digital Spy |publisher=HEARST UK ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK |date=22 November 2019}} who commissioned six new series to be broadcast over the following three years.{{cite news |title=Taskmaster snapped up by Channel 4 {{!}} Channel 4 |url=https://www.channel4.com/press/news/taskmaster-snapped-channel-4 |access-date=22 November 2019 |publisher=Channel Four Television Corporation |date=22 November 2019}}
Series overview
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Main series
=Series 1 (2015)=
The first series was aired during 2015 on Dave for six episodes, between 28 July to 1 September. The contestants for this series were Frank Skinner, Josh Widdicombe, Roisin Conaty, Romesh Ranganathan and Tim Key, with the series' overall winner being Widdicombe – both Skinner and Ranganathan tied as runner-ups, Key placed fourth, and Conaty finished in last place. During its broadcast, the series averaged over 420,000 viewers. Following his participation, Key later went on to provide assistance with production of the programme in future series.
For the team tasks, the team of three consisted of Widdicombe, Conaty and Ranganathan, while the team of two consisted of Skinner and Key.
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|EpisodeNumber = 1
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|Title = Melon Buffet
|Aux2 = Frank Skinner
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|7|28|df=y}}
|Viewers = 446,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 2
|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|Title = The Pie Whisperer
|Aux2 = Roisin Conaty
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|8|4|df=y}}
|Viewers = 381,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 3
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|Title = The Poet and the Egg
|Aux2 = Josh Widdicombe
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|8|11|df=y}}
|Viewers = 305,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 4
|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|Title = Down an Octave
|Aux2 = Josh Widdicombe
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|8|18|df=y}}
|Viewers = 406,000 {{efn|name="7 day"|7-day data, as 28-day data is not available.}}
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 5
|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|Title = Little Denim Shorts
|Aux2 = Frank Skinner
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|8|25|df=y}}
|Viewers = 495,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 6
|EpisodeNumber2 = 6
|Title = The Last Supper
|Aux2 = Tim Key
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|9|1|df=y}}
|Viewers = 505,000
}}
}}
=Series 2 (2016)=
The second series was broadcast during 2016 for five episodes, between 21 June to 19 July. This series started the tradition of awarding a golden trophy of Greg Davies' head, unlike the previous season's prize, won by Josh Widdicombe, which had been a generic sports trophy. The contestants for this series were Doc Brown, Joe Wilkinson, Jon Richardson, Katherine Ryan and Richard Osman, with the series' overall winner being Ryan – Richardson ended as the runner-up, Osman placed 3rd, Brown placed 4th, and Wilkinson finished last. During its broadcast, the series averaged over 710,000 viewers.
For the team tasks, the team of three consisted of Ryan, Brown and Wilkinson, while the team of two consisted of Osman and Richardson.
Danish comedian Sofie Hagen made a voice appearance after Ryan called her during a task attempt in episode 1. Previous contestant Josh Widdicombe appeared in episode 3 to aid Osman and Richardson in a team task.
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|EpisodeNumber = 7
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|Title = Fear of Failure
|Aux2 = Richard Osman
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|6|21|df=y}}
|Viewers = 652,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 8
|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|Title = Pork Is a Sausage
|Aux2 = Jon Richardson
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|6|28|df=y}}
|Viewers = 752,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 9
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|Title = A Pistachio Éclair
|Aux2 = Katherine Ryan
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|7|5|df=y}}
|Viewers = 764,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 10
|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|Title = Welcome to Rico Face
|Aux2 = Doc Brown
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|7|12|df=y}}
|Viewers = 737,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 11
|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|Title = There's Strength in Arches
|Aux2 = Richard Osman
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|7|19|df=y}}
|Viewers = 666,000
}}
}}
=Series 3 (2016)=
The third series was broadcast during 2016 for five episodes, between 4 October to 1 November; it was initially planned for 2017, but was aired earlier due to improved viewing figures for the programme after the second series. The contestants for this series were Al Murray, Dave Gorman, Paul Chowdhry, Rob Beckett and Sara Pascoe, with the series' overall winner being Beckett – Gorman ended as the runner-up, Murray placed 3rd, Pascoe placed 4th, and Chowdhry finished last. During its broadcast, the series averaged over 930,000 viewers.
For the team tasks, the team of three consisted of Murray, Gorman and Chowdhry, while the team of two consisted of Beckett and Pascoe.
Broadcaster and writer Ben Fogle made a cameo appearance in episode 5 due to coincidentally being in the same location during filming of a task.
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|EpisodeNumber = 12
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|Title = A Pea in a Haystack
|Aux2 = Al Murray
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|10|4|df=y}}
|Viewers = 838,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 13
|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|Title = The Dong and the Gong
|Aux2 = Rob Beckett
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|10|11|df=y}}
|Viewers = 849,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 14
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|Title = Little Polythene Grief Cave
|Aux2 = Paul Chowdhry
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|10|18|df=y}}
|Viewers = 949,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 15
|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|Title = A Very Nuanced Character
|Aux2 = Dave Gorman
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|10|25|df=y}}
|Viewers = 1,002,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 16
|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|Title = The F.I.P.
|Aux2 = Rob Beckett
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|11|1|df=y}}
|Viewers = 1,023,000
}}
}}
=Series 4 (2017)=
The fourth series was broadcast during 2017 for eight episodes, between 25 April to 13 June. The contestants for this series were Hugh Dennis, Joe Lycett, Lolly Adefope, Mel Giedroyc and Noel Fielding, with the series' overall winner being Fielding – Lycett ended as the runner-up, Giedroyc placed 3rd, Dennis placed 4th, and Adefope finished last. During its broadcast, the series averaged over 800,000 viewers.
For team tasks, the team of three was made up of Lycett, Adefope and Fielding, with the team of two consisting of Dennis and Giedroyc.
Former series 3 contestant Al Murray made a cameo in episode 3, and former series 1 contestant Tim Key made a cameo in episode 8.
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|EpisodeNumber = 17
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|Title = A Fat Bald White Man
|Aux2 = Noel Fielding
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|4|25|df=y}}
|Viewers = 787,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 18
|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|Title = Look at Me
|Aux2 = Mel Giedroyc
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|5|2|df=y}}
|Viewers = 777,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 19
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|Title = Hollowing Out a Baguette
|Aux2 = Joe Lycett
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|5|9|df=y}}
|Viewers = 752,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 20
|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|Title = Friendship Is Truth
|Aux2 = Mel Giedroyc
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|5|16|df=y}}
|Viewers = 835,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 21
|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|Title = Meat
|Aux2 = Hugh Dennis
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|5|23|df=y}}
|Viewers = 837,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 22
|EpisodeNumber2 = 6
|Title = Spatchcock It
|Aux2 = Lolly Adefope
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|5|30|df=y}}
|Viewers = 860,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 23
|EpisodeNumber2 = 7
|Title = No Stars for Naughty Boys
|Aux2 = Joe Lycett
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|6|6|df=y}}
|Viewers = 794,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 24
|EpisodeNumber2 = 8
|Title = Tony Three Pies
|Aux2 = Mel Giedroyc
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|6|13|df=y}}
|Viewers = 759,000
}}
}}
=Series 5 (2017)=
The fifth series was broadcast during 2017 for eight episodes, between 13 September to 1 November. The contestants for this series were Aisling Bea, Bob Mortimer, Mark Watson, Nish Kumar and Sally Phillips, with the series' overall winner being Mortimer – both Watson and Phillips tied as the runner-up, Bea placed 4th, and Kumar finished last. During its broadcast, the series averaged over 700,000 viewers.
For team tasks, the team of three was made up of Bea, Mortimer and Phillips, with the team of two consisting of Watson and Kumar.
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|EpisodeNumber = 25
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|Title = Dignity Intact
|Aux2 = Bob Mortimer
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|9|13|df=y}}
|Viewers = 799,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 26
|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|Title = The Leprechaun or the Lesbian
|Aux2 = Sally Phillips
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|9|20|df=y}}
|Viewers = 746,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 27
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|Title = Phoenix
|Aux2 = Bob Mortimer
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|9|27|df=y}}
|Viewers = 682,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 28
|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|Title = Residue Round the Hoof
|Aux2 = Mark Watson
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|10|4|df=y}}
|Viewers = 656,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 29
|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|Title = A Wind-Dried Puffin
|Aux2 = Mark Watson
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|10|11|df=y}}
|Viewers = 664,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 30
|EpisodeNumber2 = 6
|Title = Spoony Neeson
|Aux2 = Sally Phillips
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|10|18|df=y}}
|Viewers = 663,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 31
|EpisodeNumber2 = 7
|Title = Boing Boing
|Aux2 = Bob Mortimer
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|10|25|df=y}}
|Viewers = 627,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 32
|EpisodeNumber2 = 8
|Title = Their Water's So Delicious
|Aux2 = Sally Phillips
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|11|1|df=y}}
|Viewers = 821,000
}}
}}
=Champion of Champions (2017)=
In September 2017, a two-part special titled "Champion of Champions" was announced, aimed at putting the first five winners – Bob Mortimer, Josh Widdicombe, Katherine Ryan, Noel Fielding and Rob Beckett -{{cite web|url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2017/09/13/37889/taskmaster_to_return_for_a_champion_of_champions_special|title=Taskmaster to return for a 'champion of champions' special|work=Chortle|date=13 September 2017}} for a series of new tasks, with the winner receiving a life-size trophy based on Davies' headless body – designed to attach the winner's trophy from their series on the neck. The special, which featured no team tasks, was aired later that year: the first part on 13 December; and the second part a week later, on 20 December.{{cite web|url=http://www.denofgeek.com/uk/tv/taskmaster/50119/taskmaster-2-part-champion-of-champions-special-on-its-way|title=Taskmaster: Christmas special air date confirmed|last=Mellor|first=Louisa|work=Den of Geek!|date=21 November 2017|access-date=7 December 2017}}
The special's overall winner was Widdicombe – Beckett ended as the runner-up, Ryan placed 3rd, Fielding placed 4th, and Mortimer finished last. During its broadcast, the special averaged over 800,000 viewers.
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 33
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|Title = Wiley Giraffe Blower
|Aux2 = Katherine Ryan
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|12|13|df=y}}
|Viewers = 798,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 34
|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|Title = I've Sinned Again
|Aux2 = Josh Widdicombe
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|12|20|df=y}}
|Viewers = 807,000
}}
}}
=Series 6 (2018)=
The sixth series was broadcast during 2018 for ten episodes, between 2 May to 4 July. The contestants for this series were Alice Levine, Asim Chaudhry, Liza Tarbuck, Russell Howard and Tim Vine,{{cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/news/2962/lots_more_taskmaster/|title=Taskmaster gets 40 more episodes|publisher=British Comedy Guide|date=22 February 2018|access-date=22 February 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2018/02/21/39194/taskmaster_to_return_for_a_sixth_series|title=Taskmaster gets FOUR new series|publisher=British Comedy Guide|date=21 February 2018|access-date=22 February 2018}} with the series' overall winner being Tarbuck – Vine ended as the runner-up, Howard placed 3rd, Chaudhry placed 4th, and Levine finished last. During its broadcast, the series averaged over 900,000 viewers.
For team tasks, the team of three consisted of Chaudhry, Tarbuck and Vine, while the team of two was made up of Levine and Howard.
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|EpisodeNumber = 35
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|Title = The Old Soft Curved Padlock
|Aux2 = Alice Levine
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|5|2|df=y}}
|Viewers = 1,214,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 36
|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|Title = Tarpeters
|Aux2 = Liza Tarbuck
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|5|9|df=y}}
|Viewers = 886,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 37
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|Title = One Warm Prawn
|Aux2 = Liza Tarbuck
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|5|16|df=y}}
|Viewers = 942,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 38
|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|Title = BMXing!
|Aux2 = Russell Howard
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|5|23|df=y}}
|Viewers = 830,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 39
|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|Title = H
|Aux2 = Tim Vine
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|5|30|df=y}}
|Viewers = 749,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 40
|EpisodeNumber2 = 6
|Title = We Met at Mealtimes
|Aux2 = Tim Vine
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|6|6|df=y}}
|Viewers = 730,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 41
|EpisodeNumber2 = 7
|Title = Roadkill Doused in Syrup
|Aux2 = Russell Howard
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|6|13|df=y}}
|Viewers = N/A{{efn|name="No BARB"|BARB's website does not report Dave's viewing figures for this week.}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 42
|EpisodeNumber2 = 8
|Title = What Kind of Pictures?
|Aux2 = Russell Howard
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|6|20|df=y}}
|Viewers = 795,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 43
|EpisodeNumber2 = 9
|Title = The Bubble Brothers
|Aux2 = Alice Levine
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|6|27|df=y}}
|Viewers = 875,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 44
|EpisodeNumber2 = 10
|Title = He Was a Different Man
|Aux2 = Asim Chaudhry
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|7|4|df=y}}
|Viewers = 1,090,000
}}
}}
=Series 7 (2018)=
The seventh series was broadcast during 2018 for ten episodes, between 5 September to 7 November. The contestants for this series were James Acaster, Jessica Knappett, Kerry Godliman, Phil Wang and Rhod Gilbert,{{cite web|url=http://www.denofgeek.com/uk/tv/taskmaster/58895/taskmaster-series-7-line-up-start-date-announced|title=Taskmaster series 7 line-up, start date announced|work=Den of Geek|last=Howard|first=Kirsten|date=14 August 2018|access-date=15 August 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/news/3165/taskmaster_series_7_players/|title=Taskmaster Series 7 line-up revealed|publisher=British Comedy Guide|date=4 July 2018|access-date=5 July 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2018-07-04/taskmaster-series-7-full-line-up-confirmed-comedians/|title=Taskmaster unveils new cast of comedians starring in the next series|work=Radio Times|last=Taylor|first=Frances|date=4 July 2018|access-date=5 July 2018}} with the series' overall winner being Godliman – Knappett ended as the runner-up, Gilbert placed 3rd, Acaster placed 4th, and Wang finished last. During its broadcast, the series averaged over 1.2 million viewers.
For team tasks, the team of three was made up of Acaster, Wang and Gilbert, with the team of two consisting of Knappett and Godliman.
Previous contestant Richard Osman appeared in episode 5 as part of Acaster's attempt at a task.
{{Episode table |background=#B2FF99 |overall = 6 |series = 6 |title = 16 |aux2 = 12 |aux2T = Winner |airdate = 12 |airdateT=Original air date{{efn|Each episode aired one week earlier on the online service UKTV, with the exception of the finale.}} |viewersT = UK Viewers|viewers = 11 |viewersR = {{cite web|url=https://www.barb.co.uk/viewing-data/four-screen-dashboard/|title=Four-screen dashboard BARB|website=barb.co.uk|language=en-GB|access-date=17 June 2021}}{{efn|name="28 Days"|Viewers across the first 28 days of broadcast on TV, PC/laptop, tablet or smartphone are counted. Pre-transmission figures are included.}} |country = UK |episodes =
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 45
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|Title = The Mean Bean
|Aux2 = Kerry Godliman
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|9|5|df=y}}
|Viewers = 1,295,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 46
|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|Title = My Eyes Are Circles
|Aux2 = Kerry Godliman
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|9|12|df=y}}
|Viewers = 1,404,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 47
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|Title = Twelve Blush Majesty Two
|Aux2 = James Acaster
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|9|19|df=y}}
|Viewers = 1,197,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 48
|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|Title = OLLIE
|Aux2 = Rhod Gilbert
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|9|26|df=y}}
|Viewers = 1,007,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 49
|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|Title = Lotta Soup
|Aux2 = Jessica Knappett
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|10|3|df=y}}
|Viewers = 1,341,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 50
|EpisodeNumber2 = 6
|Title = A Coquettish Fascinator
|Aux2 = James Acaster
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|10|10|df=y}}
|Viewers = 1,132,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 51
|EpisodeNumber2 = 7
|Title = The Perfect Stuff
|Aux2 = Rhod Gilbert
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|10|17|df=y}}
|Viewers = 1,292,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 52
|EpisodeNumber2 = 8
|Title = Mother Honks Her Horn
|Aux2 = Rhod Gilbert
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|10|24|df=y}}
|Viewers = 1,265,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 53
|EpisodeNumber2 = 9
|Title = The Pendulum Draws The Eye
|Aux2 = Kerry Godliman
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|10|31|df=y}}
|Viewers = 839,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 54
|EpisodeNumber2 = 10
|Title = I Can Hear It Gooping
|Aux2 = James Acaster
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|11|7|df=y}}
|Viewers = 1,268,000
}}
}}
=Series 8 (2019)=
The eighth series was broadcast during 2019 for ten episodes, between 8 May to 10 July. The contestants for this series were Iain Stirling, Joe Thomas, Lou Sanders, Paul Sinha and Sian Gibson,{{cite web|last=Seddon |first=Dan |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a26375679/taskmaster-uk-series-8-line-up-the-inbetweeners-love-island-the-chase-celebrities/ |title=The Chase, Inbetweeners and Love Island stars join Taskmaster's series 8 line-up |work=Digital Spy |date=18 February 2019 |access-date=20 September 2020}} with the series' overall winner being Sanders – Stirling ended as the runner-up, Thomas placed 3rd, Gibson placed 4th, and Sinha finished last. During its broadcast, the series averaged over 1.36 million viewers, the highest viewed series of the programme during its time on Dave.
For team tasks, the team of three was made up of Stirling, Sanders and Sinha, with the team of two consisting of Thomas and Gibson.
Previous contestant Romesh Ranganathan appeared as part of Thomas and Gibson's attempt at a task in episode 5.
{{Episode table |background=#99FF99 |overall = 6 |series = 6 |title = 16 |aux2 = 12 |aux2T = Winner |airdate = 12 |airdateT=Original air date |viewersT = UK Viewers|viewers = 11 |viewersR = {{efn|name="28 Days"}} |country = UK |episodes =
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 55
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|Title = Hello
|Aux2 = Iain Stirling
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|5|8|df=y}}
|Viewers = 1,249,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 56
|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|Title = A Novel About Russian Gulags
|Aux2 = Lou Sanders
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|5|15|df=y}}
|Viewers = 1,495,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 57
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|Title = Stuck in a Mammal Groove
|Aux2 = Lou Sanders
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|5|22|df=y}}
|Viewers = 1,457,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 58
|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|Title = The Barrel Dad
|Aux2 = Sian Gibson
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|5|29|df=y}}
|Viewers = 1,415,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 59
|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|Title = Stay Humble
|Aux2 = Iain Stirling
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|6|5|df=y}}
|Viewers = 1,366,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 60
|EpisodeNumber2 = 6
|Title = Rock 'n' Roll Umlaut
|Aux2 = Sian Gibson
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|6|12|df=y}}
|Viewers = 1,387,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 61
|EpisodeNumber2 = 7
|Title = This Is Trevor
|Aux2 = Joe Thomas
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|6|19|df=y}}
|Viewers = 1,278,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 62
|EpisodeNumber2 = 8
|Title = Aquatic Sewing Machine
|Aux2 = Paul Sinha
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|6|26|df=y}}
|Viewers = 1,324,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 63
|EpisodeNumber2 = 9
|Title = I've Been a Bit Ill
|Aux2 = Lou Sanders
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|7|3|df=y}}
|Viewers = 1,298,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 64
|EpisodeNumber2 = 10
|Title = Clumpy Swayey Clumsy Man
|Aux2 = Iain Stirling
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|7|10|df=y}}
|Viewers = 1,309,000
}}
}}
=Series 9 (2019)=
The ninth series was broadcast during 2019 for ten episodes, between 4 September to 6 November, and was the last series to be aired on Dave, before its move to Channel 4 the following year. The contestants for this series were David Baddiel, Ed Gamble, Jo Brand, Katy Wix and Rose Matafeo;{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a28684231/taskmaster-series-9-air-date-dave-september-4/|title=Taskmaster series 9 confirms return date – and it's soon|work=Digital Spy|last=Houghton|first=Rianne|date=13 August 2019|access-date=13 August 2019}} due to illness, Wix was unable to attend filming of the studio segments for the fifth and sixth episodes, leading to former contestants (and series champions) Kerry Godliman and Katherine Ryan each standing in for these periods respectively.{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a29349047/taskmaster-katy-wix-replaced-pulls-out-illness/|title=Taskmaster contestant replaced after one comedian pulls out with illness|work=Digital Spy|last=Warner|first=Sam|date=3 October 2019|access-date=16 October 2020}} The series' overall winner was Gamble – Matafeo ended as the runner-up, Wix placed 3rd, Brand placed 4th, and Baddiel finished last. During its broadcast, the series averaged over 1.33 million viewers.
For team tasks, the team of three was made up of Gamble, Wix and Matafeo, with the team of two consisting of Baddiel and Brand, although this changed for a live task, with Baddiel and Gamble paired up.
{{Episode table |background=#99FFB2 |overall = 6 |series = 6 |title = 16 |aux2 = 12 |aux2T = Winner |airdate = 12 |airdateT=Original air date |viewersT = UK Viewers|viewers = 11 |viewersR = {{efn|name="28 Days"}} |country = UK |episodes =
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 65
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|Title = Join Our Cult
|Aux2 = Rose Matafeo
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|9|4|df=y}}
|Viewers = 1,485,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 66
|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|Title = Butter in the Microwave
|Aux2 = Ed Gamble
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|9|11|df=y}}
|Viewers = 1,433,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 67
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|Title = Five Miles Per Day
|Aux2 = Katy Wix
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|9|18|df=y}}
|Viewers = 1,413,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 68
|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|Title = Quisps
|Aux2 = Rose Matafeo
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|9|25|df=y}}
|Viewers = 1,287,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 69
|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|Title = Another Spoon
|Aux2 = Jo Brand
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|10|2|df=y}}
|Viewers = 1,277,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 70
|EpisodeNumber2 = 6
|Title = Bready Bready Bready
|Aux2 = Ed Gamble
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|10|9|df=y}}
|Viewers = 1,215,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 71
|EpisodeNumber2 = 7
|Title = A Cuddle
|Aux2 = Katy Wix
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|10|16|df=y}}
|Viewers = 1,151,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 72
|EpisodeNumber2 = 8
|Title = Shaqinahat
|Aux2 = Ed Gamble
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|10|23|df=y}}
|Viewers = 1,343,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 73
|EpisodeNumber2 = 9
|Title = Don't Like Them Go Bang
|Aux2 = David Baddiel
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|10|30|df=y}}
|Viewers = 1,364,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 74
|EpisodeNumber2 = 10
|Title = Think About the Spirit
|Aux2 = Ed Gamble
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|11|6|df=y}}
|Viewers = 1,378,000
}}
}}
=Series 10 (2020)=
The tenth series consisted of ten episodes and was the first series to be broadcast on Channel 4, broadcast between 15 October and 17 December 2020. Production on the series was affected by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and was therefore the first to be filmed without a studio audience. The majority of the tasks had been filmed prior to UK going into lockdown, but some team tasks were modified to follow social distancing.{{cite news |first=Louisa |last=Mellor |title=New Taskmaster Now Filming: How Covid-19 Will Change Series 10 |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/new-taskmaster-now-filming-how-covid-19-will-affect-series-10/ |access-date=28 July 2020 |work=Den of Geek |date=27 July 2020}} The panellists were Daisy May Cooper, Johnny Vegas, Katherine Parkinson, Mawaan Rizwan and Richard Herring.{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2020-09-30/taskmaster-series-10-air-date-confirmed-channel-4/|title=Taskmaster series 10 air date confirmed as series moves to Channel 4 |work=Radio Times |access-date=3 October 2020}}
For most team tasks, the team of three was made up of Vegas, Parkinson and Rizwan and the team of two was made up of Cooper and Herring, although these teams changed for some live tasks.
Herring was the overall winner, with Cooper as runner-up, Rizwan in 3rd, Vegas in 4th and Parkinson finishing last.
During its broadcast, the series averaged over 2.83 million viewers, an improvement on previous figures as a result of its move to a channel with a broader audience.
{{Episode table |background=#99FFCC |overall = 6 |series = 6 |title = 16 |aux2 = 12 |aux2T = Winner |airdate = 12 |airdateT=Original air date |viewersT = UK Viewers|viewers = 11 |viewersR = {{efn|name="28 Days"}} |country = UK |episodes =
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 75
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|Title = God's Haemorrhoid
|Aux2 = Richard Herring
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|10|15|df=y}}
|Viewers = 3,362,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 76
|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|Title = A Documentary About a Despot
|Aux2 = Katherine Parkinson
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|10|22|df=y}}
|Viewers = 3,048,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 77
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|Title = Point of Swivel
|Aux2 = Daisy May Cooper
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|10|29|df=y}}
|Viewers = 2,930,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 78
|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|Title = Toshwash
|Aux2 = Daisy May Cooper
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|11|5|df=y}}
|Viewers = 2,769,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 79
|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|Title = I Hate Your Trainers
|Aux2 = Richard Herring
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|11|12|df=y}}
|Viewers = 2,891,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 80
|EpisodeNumber2 = 6
|Title = Hippopotamus
|Aux2 = Mawaan Rizwan
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|11|19|df=y}}
|Viewers = 2,602,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 81
|EpisodeNumber2 = 7
|Title = Legit Glass
|Aux2 = Johnny Vegas
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|11|26|df=y}}
|Viewers = 2,578,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 82
|EpisodeNumber2 = 8
|Title = Moments of Silence
|Aux2 = Richard Herring
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|12|3|df=y}}
|Viewers = 2,674,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 83
|EpisodeNumber2 = 9
|Title = Air Horn Andy
|Aux2 = Richard Herring
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|12|10|df=y}}
|Viewers = 2,811,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 84
|EpisodeNumber2 = 10
|Title = Dog Meat Trifle
|Aux2 = Richard Herring
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|12|17|df=y}}
|Viewers = 2,662,000
}}
}}
=New Year Treat (2021)=
A one-off festive special of Taskmaster was announced following the tenth series, and aired on 1 January 2021 under the title Taskmaster's New Year Treat. The special consisted of one episode and there were no team tasks. The special's contestants were John Hannah, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Nicola Coughlan, Rylan Clark and Shirley Ballas.{{cite web|url=https://avalonuk.com/2020/11/30/taskmasters-new-year-treat-line-up-revealed/|title=Taskmater's New Year Treat Line-up Revealed|date=30 November 2020|website=avalonuk.com|access-date=17 December 2020}}
Ballas was the overall winner, with Clark as runner-up, Guru-Murthy in 3rd, and Coughlan and Hannah tied last.
{{Episode table |background=#99FFE6 |overall = 6 |series = 6 |title = 16 |aux2 = 12 |aux2T = Winner |airdate = 12 |airdateT=Original air date |viewersT = UK Viewers|viewers = 11 |viewersR = {{efn|name="28 Days"}} |country = UK |episodes =
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 85
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|Title = The Fastest Duck
|Aux2 = Shirley Ballas
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|01|01|df=y}}
|Viewers = 3,336,000
}}
}}
=Series 11 (2021)=
The eleventh series was broadcast during 2021 with the usual ten-episode format, from 18 March to 20 May, and the contestants for that series were Charlotte Ritchie, Jamali Maddix, Lee Mack, Mike Wozniak and Sarah Kendall.{{cite web |title=Taskmaster Series 11 Cast Reveal – YouTube |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOarH4Lvhw8 |website=www.youtube.com| date=17 December 2020 }}{{cite web|url=https://avalonuk.com/2020/12/17/bafta-winning-taskmaster-reveals-series-11-line-up-as-series-10-victor-richard-herring-completes-cast-for-champions-of-champions/|title=BAFTA Winning Taskmaster Reveals Series 11 Line-up, as Series 10 Victor RICHARD HERRING Completes Cast for Champion of Champions|date=17 December 2020|website=avalonuk.com|access-date=20 December 2020}}
For team tasks in this series, the team of three was made up of Ritchie, Maddix and Kendall and the team of two was made up of Mack and Wozniak.
Kendall was the overall winner, with Wozniak as runner-up, Mack in 3rd, Maddix in 4th, and Ritchie finishing last.
As Britain was still dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic and maintaining strict social distancing guidelines, filming was done in compliance with these, with virtual audiences allowed to watch complete footage and their laughter tracks recorded for the final edit of an episode before it is broadcast.
During its broadcast, the series averaged over 2.71 million viewers.
{{Episode table |background=#99FFFF |overall = 6 |series = 6 |title = 16 |aux2 = 12 |aux2T = Winner |airdate = 12 |airdateT=Original air date |viewersT = UK Viewers|viewers = 11 |viewersR = {{efn|name="28 Days"}} |country = UK |episodes =
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 86
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|Title = It's Not Your Fault
|Aux2 = Sarah Kendall
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|3|18|df=y}}
|Viewers = 3,438,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 87
|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|Title = The Lure of the Treacle Puppies
|Aux2 = Mike Wozniak
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|3|25|df=y}}
|Viewers = 2,974,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 88
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|Title = Run Up a Tree to the Moon
|Aux2 = Sarah Kendall
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|4|1|df=y}}
|Viewers = 2,952,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 89
|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|Title = Premature Conker
|Aux2 = Sarah Kendall
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|4|8|df=y}}
|Viewers = 2,751,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 90
|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|Title = Slap and Tong
|Aux2 = Charlotte Ritchie
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|4|15|df=y}}
|Viewers = 2,522,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 91
|EpisodeNumber2 = 6
|Title = Absolute Casserole
|Aux2 = Jamali Maddix
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|4|22|df=y}}
|Viewers = 2,619,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 92
|EpisodeNumber2 = 7
|Title = You've Got No Chutzpah
|Aux2 = Lee Mack
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|4|29|df=y}}
|Viewers = 2,489,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 93
|EpisodeNumber2 = 8
|Title = An Orderly Species
|Aux2 = Lee Mack
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|5|6|df=y}}
|Viewers = 2,335,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 94
|EpisodeNumber2 = 9
|Title = Mr Octopus and Pottyhands
|Aux2 = Charlotte Ritchie
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|5|13|df=y}}
|Viewers = 2,542,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 95
|EpisodeNumber2 = 10
|Title = Activate Jamali
|Aux2 = Lee Mack
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|5|20|df=y}}
|Viewers = 2,518,000
}}
}}
=Series 12 (2021)=
The contestants for the twelfth season were announced on 20 May 2021. The line-up includes Alan Davies, Desiree Burch, Guz Khan, Morgana Robinson and Victoria Coren Mitchell.{{cite web |title=Taskmaster series 12 release date: Cast, trailer and news about the Channel 4 show|url=https://radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/taskmaster-series-12-release-date/|website=Radio Times|last=Morris|first=Lauren|date=8 September 2021|access-date=8 September 2021}} It began airing from 23 September 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a37510416/taskmaster-series-12-air-date-first-look/|title=Taskmaster reveals series 12 start date and first look at new line-up in action|work=Digital Spy|last=Warner|first=Sam|date=8 September 2021|access-date=8 September 2021}}
Robinson was the overall winner, with Khan as runner-up, Burch and Davies tied in 3rd, and Coren Mitchell finishing last.
For team tasks in this series, the team of three was made up of Burch, Khan and Robinson and the team of two was made up of Davies and Coren Mitchell.
This series was filmed without a live studio audience.
During its broadcast, the series averaged over 2.56 million viewers.
{{Episode table |background=#99E6FF |overall = 6 |series = 6 |title = 16 |aux2 = 12 |aux2T = Winner |airdate = 12 |airdateT=Original air date |viewersT = UK Viewers|viewers = 11 |viewersR = {{efn|name="28 Days"}} |country = UK |episodes =
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 96
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|Title = An Imbalance in the Poppability
|Aux2 = Morgana Robinson
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|9|23|df=y}}
|Viewers = 2,946,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 97
|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|Title = Oatmeal and Death
|Aux2 = Guz Khan
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|9|30|df=y}}
|Viewers = 2,359,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 98
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|Title = The End of the Franchise
|Aux2 = Desiree Burch
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|10|7|df=y}}
|Viewers = 2,561,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 99
|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|Title = The Customised Inhaler
|Aux2 = Alan Davies
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|10|14|df=y}}
|Viewers = 2,556,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 100
|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|Title = Croissants Is Croissants
|Aux2 = Guz Khan
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|10|21|df=y}}
|Viewers = 2,730,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 101
|EpisodeNumber2 = 6
|Title = A Chair in a Sweet
|Aux2 = Guz Khan
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|10|28|df=y}}
|Viewers = 2,619,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 102
|EpisodeNumber2 = 7
|Title = The Integrity of the Product
|Aux2 = Victoria Coren Mitchell
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|11|4|df=y}}
|Viewers = 2,603,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 103
|EpisodeNumber2 = 8
|Title = A Couple of Ethels
|Aux2 = Alan Davies
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|11|11|df=y}}
|Viewers = 2,503,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 104
|EpisodeNumber2 = 9
|Title = Nothing Matters
|Aux2 = Desiree Burch
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|11|18|df=y}}
|Viewers = 2,401,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 105
|EpisodeNumber2 = 10
|Title = Caring Uncle Minpict
|Aux2 = Guz Khan
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|11|25|df=y}}
|Viewers = 2,349,000
}}
}}
=New Year Treat II (2022)=
On 3 December 2021, Avalon announced that Taskmaster would have a second "New Year Treat" special, featuring Adrian Chiles, Claudia Winkleman, Jonnie Peacock, Lady Leshurr and Sayeeda Warsi. Due to illness, Peacock could not attend the studio recording, so series 12 contestant Alan Davies was present in his place. The special was the first since Series 9 to include a studio audience and not have the contestants or hosts socially distanced.
Chiles was the overall winner, with Peacock as runner-up, Warsi in 3rd, Leshurr in 4th, and Winkleman finishing last.
{{Episode table |background=#99D0FF |overall = 6 |series = 6 |title = 16 |aux2 = 12 |aux2T = Winner |airdate = 12 |airdateT=Original air date |viewersT = UK Viewers|viewers = 11 |viewersR = {{efn|name="28 Days"}} |country = UK |episodes =
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 106
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|Title = Basic Recipe 28
|Aux2 = Adrian Chiles
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|01|01|df=y}}
|Viewers = 2,264,000
}}
}}
=Series 13 (2022)=
Following the final of series 12 on 25 November 2021, the cast for the show's thirteenth series was announced, set to begin on 14 April 2022. Series 13 features Ardal O'Hanlon, Bridget Christie, Chris Ramsey, Judi Love and Sophie Duker.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/taskmaster/status/1463991162075852808|title=Taskmaster will return in 2022 with ... |website=twitter.com|access-date=25 November 2021}}
For team tasks in this series, the team of three was made up of Christie, Love and Duker and the team of two was made up of O'Hanlon and Ramsey.
Duker was the overall winner, with Ramsey as runner-up, Christie in 3rd, O'Hanlon in 4th, and Love finishing last.
This was the first full series to see the return of a live studio audience.
During its broadcast, the series averaged over 2.06 million viewers.
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|viewers = 11 |viewersR = |country = UK |episodes =
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 107
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|Title = The Noise that Blue Makes
|Aux2 = Chris Ramsey
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|4|14|df=y}}
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 108
|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|Title = Birdy Hand Finger
|Aux2 = Chris Ramsey
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|4|21|df=y}}
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 109
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|Title = I Think I've Got This
|Aux2 = Bridget Christie
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|4|28|df=y}}
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 110
|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|Title = Shoe Who
|Aux2 = Ardal O'Hanlon
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|5|5|df=y}}
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 111
|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|Title = Having a Little Chuckle
|Aux2 = Ardal O'Hanlon
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|5|12|df=y}}
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 112
|EpisodeNumber2 = 6
|Title = The 75th Question
|Aux2 = Sophie Duker
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|5|19|df=y}}
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 113
|EpisodeNumber2 = 7
|Title = Heg
|Aux2 = Sophie Duker
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|5|26|df=y}}
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 114
|EpisodeNumber2 = 8
|Title = You Tuper Super
|Aux2 = Bridget Christie
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|6|2|df=y}}
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 115
|EpisodeNumber2 = 9
|Title = It Might Be Wind
|Aux2 = Chris Ramsey
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|6|9|df=y}}
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 116
|EpisodeNumber2 = 10
|Title = The House Queens
|Aux2 = Sophie Duker
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|6|16|df=y}}
}}
}}
=Champion of Champions II (2022)=
On 17 December 2020, Avalon announced that Taskmaster would have a second "Champion of Champions" special, featuring the winners from series 6–10{{snd}}Ed Gamble, Kerry Godliman, Liza Tarbuck, Lou Sanders and Richard Herring. The episode was aired on 23 June 2022, a week after the Series 13 final. Herring was the special's overall winner, with Tarbuck placing second, Godliman and Sanders tying for third, and Gamble finishing last.
Previous contestant James Acaster made a cameo appearance in Godliman's attempt at a task.
{{Episode table |background=#9999FF |overall = 6 |series = 6 |title = 16 |aux2 = 12 |aux2T = Winner |airdate = 12 |airdateT=Original air date |viewersT = UK Viewers|viewers = 11 |viewersR ={{efn|name="Viewership"}} |country = UK |episodes =
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 117
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|Title = The Alpine Darling
|Aux2 = Richard Herring
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|06|23|df=y}}
}}
}}
= Series 14 (2022) =
Following the broadcast of Champion of Champions II on 23 June 2022, the cast for the show's fourteenth series was announced, to premiere on 29 September 2022. Series 14 features Dara Ó Briain, Fern Brady, John Kearns, Munya Chawawa and Sarah Millican.
For team tasks in this series, the team of three was made up of Ó Briain, Brady and Kearns, with the team of two consisting of Chawawa and Millican.
Ó Briain was the overall winner, with Millican as runner-up, Chawawa in 3rd and Brady and Kearns tied in last.
During its broadcast, the series averaged over 2.04 million viewers.
Remote filming was done at the South Terminal of Gatwick Airport during its closure due to reduced traffic caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
{{Episode table |background=#B299FF |overall = 6 |series = 6 |title = 16 |aux2 = 12 |aux2T = Winner |airdate = 12 |airdateT=Original air date |viewersT = UK Viewers{{efn|name="Viewership"}}
|viewers = 11 |viewersR = |country = UK |episodes =
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 118
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|Title = The Chassis, the Wings
|Aux2 = Sarah Millican
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|9|29|df=y}}
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 119
|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|Title = Enormous Hugeness
|Aux2 = Dara Ó Briain
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|10|6|df=y}}
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 120
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|Title = Dafty in the Middle
|Aux2 = John Kearns
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|10|13|df=y}}
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 121
|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|Title = Crumbs in My Bralette
|Aux2 = Sarah Millican
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|10|20|df=y}}
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 122
|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|Title = Chip Biffington
|Aux2 = John Kearns
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|10|27|df=y}}
|Viewers = 2,160,000{{Cite tweet |author=Ratings_UK |user=Ratings_UK |number=1590261633091526658 |date=9 November 2022 |title=C4 OFFICIAL TOP 10 |access-date= 15 November 2022}}
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 123
|EpisodeNumber2 = 6
|Title = Long-Legged Lobster
|Aux2 = Sarah Millican
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|11|3|df=y}}
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 124
|EpisodeNumber2 = 7
|Title = The System of Endless Plates
|Aux2 = Dara Ó Briain
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|11|10|df=y}}
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 125
|EpisodeNumber2 = 8
|Title = The One that Bats Do
|Aux2 = Munya Chawawa
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|11|17|df=y}}
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 126
|EpisodeNumber2 = 9
|Title = A New Business End
|Aux2 = Fern Brady
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|11|24|df=y}}
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 127
|EpisodeNumber2 = 10
|Title = Did I Meet These Potatoes Before?
|Aux2 = Dara Ó Briain
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|12|1|df=y}}
}}
}}
=New Year Treat III (2023)=
On 21 November 2022, it was revealed that the cast for the third New Year special would be Amelia Dimoldenberg, Carol Vorderman, Greg James, Mo Farah and Rebecca Lucy Taylor (Self Esteem).
Farah was the overall winner, with Dimoldenberg, Vorderman, James and Taylor all tied as runner-up.
{{Episode table |background=#CC99FF |overall = 6 |series = 6 |title = 16 |aux2 = 12 |aux2T = Winner |airdate = 12 |airdateT=Original air date |viewersT = UK Viewers|viewers = 11 |viewersR = {{efn|name="Viewership"}} |country = UK |episodes =
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 128
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|Title = That's a Swizz
|Aux2 = Mo Farah
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|01|01|df=y}}
|Viewers = 2,260,000{{cite web |title=Death in Paradise warms 7.6m |url=https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/7-day-consolidated/death-in-paradise-warms-76m/5178081.article |website=Broadcast |access-date=14 December 2023 |date=13 January 2023}}{{efn|2.41m in 28-day consolidation.{{cite web |last=Price |first=Stephen |title=Light In The Hall shines for Channel 4 |url=https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/broadcast-magazine/light-in-the-hall-shines-for-c4/5180845.article |website=Broadcast |access-date=14 December 2023 |date=4 April 2023}}}}
}}
}}
=Series 15 (2023)=
Following the final of series 14 on 1 December 2022, the cast for the show's fifteenth series was announced. Series 15 features Frankie Boyle, Ivo Graham, Jenny Eclair, Kiell Smith-Bynoe and Mae Martin.
For team tasks in this series, the team of three was made up of Eclair, Smith-Bynoe and Martin, with the team of two consisting of Boyle and Graham.
Martin was the overall winner, with Smith-Bynoe as runner-up, Eclair in 3rd, Boyle in 4th, and Graham finishing last.
During its broadcast, the series averaged over 2.00 million viewers.
{{Episode table |background=#E699FF |overall = 6 |series = 6 |title = 16 |aux2 = 12 |aux2T = Winner |airdate = 12 |airdateT=Original air date |viewersT = UK Viewers |viewers = 11 |viewersR = {{efn|name="Viewership"}} |country = UK |episodes =
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 129
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|Title = The Curse of Politeness
|Aux2 = Mae Martin
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|3|30|df=y}}
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 130
|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|Title = Trapped in a Loveless Marriage
|Aux2 = Ivo Graham
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|4|6|df=y}}
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 131
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|Title = I Love to Squander Promise
|Aux2 = Ivo Graham
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|4|13|df=y}}
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 132
|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|Title = How Heavy Is the Water?
|Aux2 = Jenny Eclair
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|4|20|df=y}}{{efn|This episode was shown at the later time of 10:30pm to accommodate for the finale of Scared of the Dark. It was made available at the usual broadcast time of 9pm on All4.}}
|Viewers = 1,636,000{{cite web |title=Top programmes report - week 16, April 17 - 23 - Channel 4|url=https://www.thinkbox.tv/research/barb-data/top-programmes-report/?tag=CH4 |website=Thinkbox |date=2 May 2023 |access-date=8 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508000320/https://www.thinkbox.tv/research/barb-data/top-programmes-report/?tag=CH4 |archive-date=8 May 2023}}{{efn|name="NoAll4"|This does not include viewers who watched the episode on All4 prior to its linear broadcast.}}
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 133
|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|Title = Old Honkfoot
|Aux2 = Mae Martin
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|4|27|df=y}}
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 134
|EpisodeNumber2 = 6
|Title = It's My Milk Now
|Aux2 = Mae Martin
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|5|4|df=y}}
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 135
|EpisodeNumber2 = 7
|Title = Schrödinger's Egg
|Aux2 = Kiell Smith-Bynoe
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|5|11|df=y}}
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 136
|EpisodeNumber2 = 8
|Title = 100% Bosco
|Aux2 = Kiell Smith-Bynoe
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|5|18|df=y}}
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 137
|EpisodeNumber2 = 9
|Title = A Show About Pedantry
|Aux2 = Kiell Smith-Bynoe
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|5|25|df=y}}
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 138
|EpisodeNumber2 = 10
|Title = A Yardstick for Failure
|Aux2 = Jenny Eclair
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|6|1|df=y}}
}}
}}
=Series 16 (2023)=
Following the final of series 15 on 1 June 2023, the cast for the sixteenth series was announced. Series 16 features Julian Clary, Lucy Beaumont, Sam Campbell, Sue Perkins and Susan Wokoma.
For the team tasks in this series, the team of three was made up of Clary, Beaumont and Campbell, with the team of two consisting of Perkins and Wokoma.
Campbell was the overall winner, with Clary as runner-up, Wokoma in 3rd, Perkins in 4th, and Beaumont finishing last.
During its broadcast, the series averaged over 2.16 million viewers.
{{Episode table |background=#FF99FF |overall = 6 |series = 6 |title = 16 |aux2 = 12 |aux2T = Winner |airdate = 12 |airdateT=Original air date |viewersT = UK Viewers |viewers = 11 |viewersR = {{efn|name="Viewership"}}{{cite web |title=TASKMASTER - Series 16 - 7-day (excl. devices) consolidated ratings |url=https://imgur.com/a/YO29RLE |website=Imgur |access-date=11 December 2023}} |country = UK |episodes =
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 139
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|Title = The Natural Friends
|Aux2 = Sam Campbell
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|9|21|df=y}}
|Viewers = 2,277,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 140
|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|Title = Hell Is Here
|Aux2 = Sue Perkins
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|9|28|df=y}}
|Viewers = 2,169,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 141
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|Title = Languidly
|Aux2 = Sam Campbell
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|10|5|df=y}}
|Viewers = 2,193,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 142
|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|Title = Dynamite Chicks
|Aux2 = Sue Perkins
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|10|12|df=y}}
|Viewers = 2,119,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 143
|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|Title = Skateboard Division
|Aux2 = Julian Clary
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|10|19|df=y}}
|Viewers = 2,240,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 144
|EpisodeNumber2 = 6
|Title = Brother Alex
|Aux2 = Lucy Beaumont
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|10|26|df=y}}
|Viewers = 2,226,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 145
|EpisodeNumber2 = 7
|Title = I'm Off to Find a Robin
|Aux2 = Lucy Beaumont
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|11|2|df=y}}{{efn|This episode was shown at the later time of 10pm to accommodate for the penultimate episode of Don't Look Down. It was made available at the usual broadcast time of 9pm on Channel 4's streaming service.}}
|Viewers = 1,998,000{{efn|name="NoAll4"}}
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 146
|EpisodeNumber2 = 8
|Title = Never Packed a Boot
|Aux2 = Susan Wokoma
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|11|9|df=y}}
|Viewers = 2,251,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 147
|EpisodeNumber2 = 9
|Title = Fagin at the Disco
|Aux2 = Sue Perkins
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|11|16|df=y}}
|Viewers = 2,182,000
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 148
|EpisodeNumber2 = 10
|Title = Always Forks and Marbles
|Aux2 = Julian Clary
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2023|11|23|df=y}}
|Viewers = 2,014,000
}}
}}
=New Year Treat IV (2024)=
On 23 November 2023, following the broadcast of the series 16 finale, it was revealed that the cast for the fourth New Year special would be Deborah Meaden, Kojey Radical, Lenny Rush, Steve Backshall and Zoe Ball.{{cite web |last1=Mensah |first1=Katelyn |title=Taskmaster's New Year Treat: Release date news, line-up and hosts |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/taskmaster-new-year-treat-release-date/ |website=RadioTimes.com |publisher=Radio Times |access-date=23 November 2023}}
Rush was the overall winner, with Backshall as runner-up, Radical in 3rd, and Meaden and Ball tied last.
{{Episode table |background=#FF99E6 |overall = 6 |series = 6 |title = 16 |aux2 = 12 |aux2T = Winner |airdate = 12 |airdateT=Original air date |viewersT = UK Viewers|viewers = 11 |viewersR = {{efn|name="Viewership"}} |country = UK |episodes =
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 149
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|Title = Huh?
|Aux2 = Lenny Rush
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|01|02|df=y}}
}}
}}
=Champion of Champions III (2024)=
Airing in early 2024, this special features the winners of series 11 through 14, namely Sarah Kendall, Morgana Robinson, Sophie Duker and Dara Ó Briain; series 15 winner Mae Martin was unavailable at the time of filming, and runner-up Kiell Smith-Bynoe took their place.{{cite web |title=Kiell Smith-Bynoe to stand in for Mae Martin on Taskmaster special |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/fyi/431/taskmaster-champions-of-champions-3-news/ |website=British Comedy Guide |access-date=14 December 2023 |date=14 December 2023}}
Ó Briain was the special's overall winner, with Duker as runner-up, Robinson in third, and Kendall and Smith-Bynoe tied last.
{{Episode table |background=#FF99CC |overall = 6 |series = 6 |title = 16 |aux2 = 12 |aux2T = Winner |airdate = 12 |airdateT=Original air date |viewersT = UK Viewers|viewers = 11 |viewersR ={{efn|name="Viewership"}} |country = UK |episodes =
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 150
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|Title = Spider in My Pocket
|Aux2 = Dara Ó Briain
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|01|14|df=y}}
|Viewers = 1,710,000{{cite web |last1=Price |first1=Stephen |title=Gladiators debut totals 8.2 million with catch-up
|url=https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/7-day-consolidated/gladiators-debut-totals-82-million-with-catch-up/5189915.article |website=Broadcast |access-date=21 April 2024 |date=26 January 2024}}
}}
}}
=Series 17 (2024)=
Following the broadcast of Champion of Champions III on 14 January 2024, the cast for the show's seventeenth series was announced, featuring Joanne McNally, John Robins, Nick Mohammed, Sophie Willan and Steve Pemberton.{{cite web |title=Taskmaster Series 17 line-up revealed |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/news/7722/taskmaster-series-17-line-up/ |access-date=14 January 2024 |website=British Comedy Guide|date=14 January 2024 }}
For the team tasks in this series, the team of three is made up of McNally, Robins and Willan, with the team of two consisting of Mohammed and Pemberton.
Robins was the overall winner, with McNally as runner-up, Pemberton in 3rd, Willan in 4th, and Mohammed finishing last.
During its broadcast, the series averaged over 1.90 million viewers.
The series premiered on 28 March 2024.{{cite web |title=New TV Shows Coming Soon |url=https://www.freesat.co.uk/news/features/new-tv-shows |website=Freesat |access-date=7 March 2024}}
{{Episode table |background=#FF99B2 |overall = 6 |series = 6 |title = 16 |aux2 = 12 |aux2T = Winner |airdate = 12 |airdateT=Original air date |viewersT = UK viewers
(millions)|viewers = 11 |viewersR ={{efn|name="Viewership"}} |country = UK |episodes =
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 151
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|Title = Grappling with My Life
|Aux2 = Steve Pemberton
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|3|28|df=y}}
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 152
|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|Title = Jumungo
|Aux2 = Steve Pemberton
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|4|4|df=y}}
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 153
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|Title = Some Impropriety?
|Aux2 = John Robins
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|4|11|df=y}}
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 154
|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|Title = Apropos of Apoppo
|Aux2 = John Robins
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|4|18|df=y}}
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 155
|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|Title = Snooker Cue Umbrella Chin
|Aux2 = John Robins
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|4|25|df=y}}
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 156
|EpisodeNumber2 = 6
|Title = A Three Ring Man
|Aux2 = Joanne McNally
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|5|2|df=y}}
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 157
|EpisodeNumber2 = 7
|Title = Dream Date Territory
|Aux2 = Nick Mohammed
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|5|9|df=y}}
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 158
|EpisodeNumber2 = 8
|Title = The Umbrella Wink
|Aux2 = John Robins
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|5|16|df=y}}
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 159
|EpisodeNumber2 = 9
|Title = Assistantbury
|Aux2 = John Robins
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|5|23|df=y}}
|Viewers = 1.91{{cite web |last1=Price |first1=Stephen
|title=Red Eye lands with 2.6m |url=https://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/7-day-consolidated/red-eye-lands-with-26m/5194307.article |website=Broadcast |access-date=15 June 2024 |date=7 June 2024}}
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 160
|EpisodeNumber2 = 10
|Title = Ambience and Information
|Aux2 = Sophie Willan
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|5|30|df=y}}
}}
}}
=Series 18 (2024)=
Following the broadcast of the final episode of series 17 on 30 May 2024, the cast for the show's eighteenth series was announced, featuring Andy Zaltzman, Babatunde Aléshé, Emma Sidi, Jack Dee and Rosie Jones.
For the team tasks in this series, the team of three is made up of Zaltzman, Aléshé and Sidi, with the team of two consisting of Dee and Jones.
Zaltzman was the overall winner, with Dee as runner-up, Sidi in 3rd, Aléshé in 4th, and Jones finishing last.
The series launched on 12 September 2024.{{cite web |title=Taskmaster on Channel 4 HD at 9:00pm September 12th 2024 |url=https://digiguide.tv/programme-details/Channel+4+HD/12+September+2024/20:00/Taskmaster/Game+Show/ |website=Digiguide |access-date=23 August 2024}} During its broadcast, the series averaged over {{avg|round=2|1.802|1.687|1.595|1.622|1.623|1.529|1.532|1.532|1.716|1.752}} million viewers.
{{Episode table |background=#FF999A |overall = 6 |series = 6 |title = 16 |aux2 = 12 |aux2T = Winner |airdate = 12 |airdateT=Original air date |viewersT = UK viewers
(millions)|viewers = 11 |viewersR ={{efn|name="Viewership"}}{{cite web |title=Taskmaster series 18 consolidated ratings |url=https://imgur.com/a/9TgVOUZ |website=Imgur |access-date=26 November 2024}} |country = UK |episodes =
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 161
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|Title = The Faceless Facilitators
|Aux2 = Rosie Jones
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|9|12|df=y}}
|Viewers = 1.80
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 162
|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|Title = ...And Then a Detective Comes In
|Aux2 = Jack Dee
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|9|19|df=y}}
|Viewers = 1.69
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 163
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|Title = The Gangsters of the Sea
|Aux2 = Andy Zaltzman
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|9|26|df=y}}
|Viewers = 1.60
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 164
|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|Title = I'm a Girl Who Likes a Clean Line
|Aux2 = Babatunde Aléshé
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|10|3|df=y}}
|Viewers = 1.62
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 165
|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|Title = Big Stupid Things
|Aux2 = Emma Sidi
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|10|10|df=y}}
|Viewers = 1.62
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 166
|EpisodeNumber2 = 6
|Title = A Dance as Old as Time Itself
|Aux2 = Andy Zaltzman
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|10|17|df=y}}
|Viewers = 1.53
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 167
|EpisodeNumber2 = 7
|Title = Captain Jackie and the Hotdog
|Aux2 = Emma Sidi
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|10|24|df=y}}
|Viewers = 1.53
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 168
|EpisodeNumber2 = 8
|Title = The Nexus of Truth
|Aux2 = Andy Zaltzman
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|10|31|df=y}}
|Viewers = 1.53
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 169
|EpisodeNumber2 = 9
|Title = The Cockle Children
|Aux2 = Emma Sidi
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|11|7|df=y}}
|Viewers = 1.72
}}
{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 170
|EpisodeNumber2 = 10
|Title = Le Goose
|Aux2 = Emma Sidi
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2024|11|14|df=y}}
|Viewers = 1.75
}}
}}
=New Year Treat V (2024)=
On 14 November 2024, following the broadcast of the series 18 finale, it was revealed that the cast for the fifth New Year special would be David James, Hannah Fry, Martin Lewis, Melanie Blatt and Sue Johnston.{{cite web |last1=Cremona |first1=Patrick |title=Taskmaster's New Year Treat 2025 line-up confirmed: Martin Lewis and Sue Johnston join cast|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/taskmaster-new-year-treat-2024-line-up-newsupdate/ |website=RadioTimes.com |publisher=Radio Times |access-date=14 November 2024}}
Sue Johnston was the overall winner, with Hannah Fry as the runner up, Martin Lewis in third, David James in fourth, and Melanie Blatt in last place.
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= Series 19 (2025) =
The studio elements of the nineteenth series were recorded from 18 September to 24 September 2024.{{cite web |title=Free audience tickets for TASKMASTER from SRO Audiences |url=https://www.sroaudiences.com/application.asp?show_id=1453 |website=SRO Audiences |access-date=19 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240819163444/https://www.sroaudiences.com/application.asp?show_id=1453 |archive-date=19 August 2024}}
The cast for the show's nineteenth series was announced on 22 January 2025, featuring Fatiha El-Ghorri, Jason Mantzoukas, Mathew Baynton, Rosie Ramsey and Stevie Martin.
For the team tasks in this series, the team of three is made up of El-Ghorri, Baynton and Ramsey, with the team of two consisting of Mantzoukas and Martin.
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''Junior Taskmaster''
Junior Taskmaster is a spinoff series hosted by Rose Matafeo and Mike Wozniak featuring contestants aged between 9 and 11. Each of the first five episodes pits five new contestants against each other, with the two top scorers in each heat returning for two semi-finals. The top two scorers in each semi-final, along with the highest-scoring third-placer, then compete in the final to win the series.
The winner of the series was Shenaya, who originally competed in the third episode.
The contestants who progressed to the next stage of the competition are marked in bold.
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| style="background:#FF9999;" colspan="7"|Heats
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| style="background:#FF9999;" colspan="7"|Final
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''Taskmasterclass''
Taskmasterclass is a series of occasional specials narrated by Davies and Horne in character as the Taskmaster and the Taskmaster's Assistant, that acts as a clip show looking back at tasks over the years, with specific emphasis on how they were attempted and focus on certain contestants and outcomes.
A press release prior to the first special's broadcast detailed that it would feature past contestants discussing previous task attempts, as well as a behind-the-scenes look at the show; this was not the case.
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Podcasts
On 15 October 2020, an official podcast began. It is hosted by Ed Gamble, the winner of Series 9, who comments on each featured episode with a special guest. Initially it focused on Series 10, with each podcast released immediately after each Taskmaster episode was broadcast.{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2020-10-12/taskmaster-podcast/|title=Official Taskmaster podcast to dissect the antics of series 10 on Channel 4|work=Radio Times|last=Craig|first=David|date=12 October 2020|access-date=12 October 2020}} Episode 12 of the podcast focused on the 2021 "New Year Treat", and then from episode 13 onwards it returned to the very beginning starting with Taskmaster Series 1 Episode 1, returning to "real-time" episodes during the broadcast run of the new series and returning to the older series in the off-season.
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| Episode
!Topic !Guest !Guest's series !Released |
|---|
| 1
| Series 10, episode 1 | Taskmaster's Assistant | 15 October 2020 |
| 2
| Series 10, episode 2 | Series 5 | 22 October 2020 |
| 3
| Series 10, episode 3 | Jo Brand | Series 9 | 29 October 2020 |
| 4
| Series 10, episode 4 | Series 3 | 5 November 2020 |
| 5
| Series 10, episode 5 | Series 7 | 12 November 2020 |
| 6
| Series 10, episode 6 | Series 7 | 19 November 2020 |
| 7
| Series 10, episode 7 | Series 9, The Taskmaster (Junior) | 26 November 2020 |
| 8
| Series 10, episode 8 | Series 2 | 3 December 2020 |
| 9
| Series 10, episode 9 | Katy Wix | Series 9 | 10 December 2020 |
| 10
| Series 10, episode 10 | Series 10 & CoC II Winner | 17 December 2020 |
| 11
| Series 10 | The Taskmaster | 24 December 2020 |
| 12
| New Year Treat | Not a former contestant | 1 January 2021 |
| 13
| Series 1, episode 1 | Alex Horne | Taskmaster's Assistant | 7 January 2021 |
| 14
| Series 1, episode 2 | Tim Key | Series 1 | 14 January 2021 |
| 15
| Series 1, episode 3 | Series 1 & CoC I Winner | 21 January 2021 |
| 16
| Series 1, episode 4 | New Year Treat | 28 January 2021 |
| 17
| Series 1, episode 5 | Not a former contestant | 4 February 2021 |
| 18
| Series 1, episode 6 | Series 1 | 11 February 2021 |
| 19
| Series 2, episode 1 | Series 2 | 18 February 2021 |
| 20
| Series 2, episode 2 | Series 8 | 25 February 2021 |
| 21
| Series 2, episode 3 | Series 2 | 4 March 2021 |
| 22
| Series 2, episode 4 | Series 7 Winner | 11 March 2021 |
| 23
| Series 2, episode 5 | Richard Osman | Series 2 | 11 March 2021 |
| 24
| Series 11, episode 1 | Richard Herring | Series 10 & CoC II Winner | 18 March 2021 |
| 25
| Series 11, episode 2 | Series 11 | 25 March 2021 |
| 26
| Series 11, episode 3 | Series 10 | 1 April 2021 |
| 27
| Series 11, episode 4 | Not a former contestant | 8 April 2021 |
| 28
| Series 11, episode 5 | Series 11 Winner | 15 April 2021 |
| 29
| Series 11, episode 6 | Series 11, Taskmaster's Assistant (Junior) | 22 April 2021 |
| 30
| Series 11, episode 7 | Series 11 | 29 April 2021 |
| 31
| Series 11, episode 8 | Lee Mack | Series 11 | 6 May 2021 |
| 32
| Series 11, episode 9 | Not a former contestant | 13 May 2021 |
| rowspan=2 | 33
| rowspan=2 | Series 11, episode 10 | Alex Horne | Taskmaster's Assistant | rowspan=2 | 20 May 2021 |
| Sarah Kendall
| Series 11 Winner |
| 34
| Series 3, episode 1 | Series 3 | 27 May 2021 |
| 35
| Series 3, episode 2 | Series 3 | 3 June 2021 |
| 36
| Series 3, episode 3 | Katy Wix | Series 9 | 10 June 2021 |
| 37
| Series 3, episode 4 | Paul Chowdhry | Series 3 | 17 June 2021 |
| 38
| Series 3, episode 5 | Not a former contestant | 24 June 2021 |
| 39
| Series 4, episode 1 | Series 5 | 1 July 2021 |
| 40
| Series 4, episode 2 | Jack Bernhardt | Taskmaster Statistician | 8 July 2021 |
| 41
| Series 4, episode 3 | Series 4 | 15 July 2021 |
| 42
| Series 4, episode 4 | Series 4 | 22 July 2021 |
| 43
| Series 4, episode 5 | Series 8 | 29 July 2021 |
| 44
| Series 4, episode 6 | Series 7 | 5 August 2021 |
| 45
| Series 4, episode 7 | Margaret Cabourn-Smith | Not a former contestant | 12 August 2021 |
| 46
| Series 4, episode 8 | Jack Bernhardt | Taskmaster Statistician | 19 August 2021 |
| 47
| Series 12, episode 1 | Mike Wozniak | Series 11, Taskmaster's Assistant (Junior) | 23 September 2021 |
| 48
| Series 12, episode 2 | Taskmaster's Assistant (NZ Version) | 30 September 2021 |
| 49
| Series 12, episode 3 | Series 12 | 7 October 2021 |
| 50
| Series 12, episode 4 | Series 12 | 14 October 2021 |
| 51
| Series 12, episode 5 | Series 2 (NZ Version) | 21 October 2021 |
| 52
| Series 12, episode 6 | Series 12 | 28 October 2021 |
| 53
| Series 12, episode 7 | Al Murray | Series 3 | 4 November 2021 |
| 54
| Series 12, episode 8 | Series 6 Winner | 11 November 2021 |
| 55
| Series 12, episode 9 | Richard Herring | Series 10 & CoC II Winner | 18 November 2021 |
| 56
| Series 12, episode 10 | Series 12 Winner | 25 November 2021 |
| 57
| Series 5, episode 1 | Nish Kumar | Series 5 | 2 December 2021 |
| 58
| Series 5, episode 2 | Series 2 (NZ Version) | 9 December 2021 |
| 59
| Series 5, episode 3 | Josh Widdicombe | Series 1 & CoC I Winner | 16 December 2021 |
| 60
| Series 5, episode 4 | Series 8 Winner | 23 December 2021 |
| 61
| New Year Treat II | New Year Treat II Winner | 1 January 2022 |
| 62
| Series 5, episode 5 | Mark Watson | Series 5 | 6 January 2022 |
| 63
| Series 5, episode 6 | Jack Bernhardt | Taskmaster Statistician | 13 January 2022 |
| 64
| Series 5, episode 7 | Series 5 | 20 January 2022 |
| 65
| Series 5, episode 8 | Kerry Godliman | Series 7 Winner | 27 January 2022 |
| 66
| Champion of Champions, episode 1 | Guz Khan | Series 12 | 3 February 2022 |
| 67
| Champion of Champions, episode 2 | Alex Horne | Taskmaster's Assistant | 10 February 2022 |
| 68
| Series 6, episode 1 | Tim Vine | Series 6 | 17 February 2022 |
| 69
| Series 6, episode 2 | Not a former contestant | 24 February 2022 |
| 70
| Series 6, episode 3 | Series 6 | 3 March 2022 |
| 71
| Series 6, episode 4 | Not a former contestant | 10 March 2022 |
| 72
| Series 6, episode 5 | Margaret Cabourn-Smith | Not a former contestant | 17 March 2022 |
| 73
| Series 6, episode 6 | Tim Key | Series 1 | 24 March 2022 |
| 74
| Series 6, episode 7 | Sarah Kendall | Series 11 Winner | 31 March 2022 |
| 75
| Series 6, episode 8 | Dave Gorman | Series 3 | 7 April 2022 |
| 76
| Series 13, episode 1 | Desiree Burch | Series 12 | 14 April 2022 |
| 77
| Series 13, episode 2 | Series 13 Winner | 21 April 2022 |
| 78
| Series 13, episode 3 | Lou Sanders | Series 8 Winner | 28 April 2022 |
| 79
| Series 13, episode 4 | Series 13 | 5 May 2022 |
| 80
| Series 13, episode 5 | Series 13 | 12 May 2022 |
| 81
| Series 13, episode 6 | Series 13 | 19 May 2022 |
| 82
| Series 13, episode 7 | Rick Edwards | Not a former contestant | 26 May 2022 |
| 83
| Series 13, episode 8 | Series 19 | 2 June 2022 |
| 84
| Series 13, episode 9 | Jack Bernhardt | Taskmaster Statistician | 9 June 2022 |
| 85
| Series 13, episode 10 | Sophie Duker | Series 13 Winner | 16 June 2022 |
| 86
| Champion of Champions II | Richard Herring | Series 10 & CoC II Winner | 23 June 2022 |
| 87
| Series 6, episode 9 | Series 2 Winner (NZ Version) | 30 June 2022 |
| 88
| Series 6, episode 10 | Jamali Maddix | Series 11 | 7 July 2022 |
| -
| Best of: Part 1 | Various | Various | 14 July 2022 |
| -
| Best of: Part 2 | Various | Various | 21 July 2022 |
| 89
| Series 7, episode 1 | Kerry Godliman | Series 7 Winner | 28 July 2022 |
| 90
| Series 7, episode 2 | Liza Tarbuck | Series 6 Winner | 4 August 2022 |
| 91
| Series 7, episode 3 | Phil Wang | Series 7 | 11 August 2022 |
| 92
| Series 7, episode 4 | Katy Wix | Series 9 | 18 August 2022 |
| 93
| Series 7, episode 5 | Series 1 (NZ Version) | 25 August 2022 |
| 94
| Series 7, episode 6 | Tim Key | Series 1 | 1 September 2022 |
| 95
| Series 7, episode 7 | Jack Bernhardt | Taskmaster Statistician | 8 September 2022 |
| 96
| Series 7, episode 8 | Nish Kumar | Series 5 | 15 September 2022 |
| 97
| Series 7, episode 9 | James Acaster | Series 7 | 22 September 2022 |
| 98
| Series 14, episode 1 | Chris Ramsey | Series 13 | 29 September 2022 |
| 99
| Series 14, episode 2 | Dave Gorman | Series 3 | 6 October 2022 |
| 100
| Series 14, episode 3 | Series 14 | 13 October 2022 |
| 101
| Series 14, episode 4 | Series 14 | 20 October 2022 |
| 102
| Series 14, episode 5 | Rose Matafeo | Series 9, The Taskmaster (Junior) | 27 October 2022 |
| 103
| Series 14, episode 6 | Series 14 & CoC III Winner | 3 November 2022 |
| 104
| Series 14, episode 7 | Sarah Kendall | Series 11 Winner | 10 November 2022 |
| 105
| Series 14, episode 8 | Richard Herring | Series 10 and CoC II Winner | 17 November 2022 |
| 106
| Series 14, episode 9 | Greg Jenner | Not a former contestant | 24 November 2022 |
| 107
| Series 14, episode 10 | Series 14 | 1 December 2022 |
| 108
| Series 7, episode 10 | Not a former contestant | 8 December 2022 |
| 109
| Series 8, episode 1 | Margaret Cabourn-Smith | Not a former contestant | 15 December 2022 |
| 110
| Series 8, episode 2 | Series 8 | 22 December 2022 |
| 111
| New Year Treat III | New Year Treat III | 1 January 2023 |
| 112
| Series 8, episode 3 | Series 8 | 5 January 2023 |
| 113
| Series 8, episode 4 | Andy Cartwright | Series Producer | 12 January 2023 |
| 114
| Series 8, episode 5 | Lou Sanders | Series 8 Winner | 19 January 2023 |
| 115
| Series 8, episode 6 | Iain Stirling | Series 8 | 26 January 2023 |
| 116
| Series 8, episode 7 | John Kearns | Series 14 | 2 February 2023 |
| 117
| Series 8, episode 8 | Alex Horne | Taskmaster's Assistant | 9 February 2023 |
| 118
| Series 8, episode 9 | Rebecca Lucy Taylor (Self Esteem) | New Year Treat III | 16 February 2023 |
| 119
| Series 8, episode 10 | Series 2 (NZ Version) | 23 February 2023 |
| 120
| Series 9, episode 1 | Series 9 | 2 March 2023 |
| 121
| Series 9, episode 2 | Jo Brand | Series 9 | 9 March 2023 |
| 122
| Series 9, episode 3 | Nish Kumar | Series 5 | 16 March 2023 |
| 123
| Series 9, episode 4 | Hugh Dennis | Series 4 | 23 March 2023 |
| 124
| Series 15, episode 1 | Dara Ó Briain | Series 14 & CoC III Winner | 30 March 2023 |
| 125
| Series 15, episode 2 | Series 15 | 6 April 2023 |
| 126
| Series 15, episode 3 | Series 15 | 13 April 2023 |
| 127
| Series 15, episode 4 | Series 15 | 20 April 2023 |
| 128
| Series 15, episode 5 | Series 15 | 27 April 2023 |
| 129
| Series 15, episode 6 | Charlotte Ritchie | Series 11 | 4 May 2023 |
| 130
| Series 15, episode 7 | Series 3 (NZ Version) | 11 May 2023 |
| 131
| Series 15, episode 8 | Andy Devonshire | Series Director | 18 May 2023 |
| 132
| Series 15, episode 9 | Series 5 | 25 May 2023 |
| 133
| Series 15, episode 10 | Series 15 Winner | 1 June 2023 |
| -
| Best of: Part 3 | Various | Various | 8 June 2023 |
| 134
| Series 9, episode 5 | Greg Davies | The Taskmaster | 15 June 2023 |
| 135
| Series 9, episode 6 | Paul Chowdhry | Series 3 | 22 June 2023 |
| 136
| Series 9, episode 7 | Sophie Duker | Series 13 Winner | 29 June 2023 |
| 137
| Series 9, episode 8 | Paul Williams | Taskmaster's Assistant (NZ Version) | 6 July 2023 |
| 138
| Series 9, episode 9 | Jenny Eclair | Series 15 | 14 July 2023 |
| 139
| Series 9, episode 10 | Rose Matafeo | Series 9, The Taskmaster (Junior) | 27 July 2023 |
| 140
| Series 16, episode 1 | Ivo Graham | Series 15 | 21 September 2023 |
| 141
| Series 16, episode 2 | Series 16 Winner | 28 September 2023 |
| 142
| Series 16, episode 3 | Series 16 | 5 October 2023 |
| 143
| Series 16, episode 4 | Series 16 | 12 October 2023 |
| 144
| Series 16, episode 5 | Series 16 | 19 October 2023 |
| 145
| Series 16, episode 6 | Series 16 | 26 October 2023 |
| 146
| Series 16, episode 7 | Mark Watson | Series 5 | 2 November 2023 |
| 147
| Series 16, episode 8 | Greg Jenner | Not a former contestant | 9 November 2023 |
| 148
| Series 16, episode 9 | John Kearns | Series 14 | 16 November 2023 |
| 149
| Series 16, episode 10 | Sam Campbell | Series 16 Winner | 23 November 2023 |
| -
| Series 16 Best of #1 | Various | Various | 14 December 2023 |
| -
| Series 16 Best of #2 | Various | Various | 21 December 2023 |
| 150
| New Year Treat IV | New Year Treat IV Winner | 2 January 2024 |
| 151
| Champion of Champions III | Dara Ó Briain | Series 14 & CoC III Winner | 14 January 2024 |
| 152
| Series 17, episode 1 | Series 17 Winner | 28 March 2024 |
| 153
| Series 17, episode 2 | Series 17 | 4 April 2024 |
| 154
| Series 17, episode 3 | Lou Sanders | Series 8 | 11 April 2024 |
| 155
| Series 17, episode 4 | Series 17 | 18 April 2024 |
| 156
| Series 17, episode 5 | Series 17 | 25 April 2024 |
| 157
| Series 17, episode 6 | Paul F. Tompkins | Not a former contestant | 2 May 2024 |
| 158
| Series 17, episode 7 | Chris Ramsey | Series 13 | 9 May 2024 |
| 159
| Series 17, episode 8 | Series 17 | 16 May 2024 |
| 160
| Series 17, episode 9 | Kiell Smith-Bynoe | Series 15 | 23 May 2024 |
| 161
| Series 17, episode 10 | John Robins | Series 17 Winner | 30 May 2024 |
| -
| Series 17 Best of #1 | Various | Various | 20 June 2024 |
| -
| Series 17 Best of #2 | Various | Various | 27 June 2024 |
| 162
| Series 1, episode 1 (NZ version) | Jack Bernhardt | Taskmaster Statistician | 4 July 2024 |
| 163
| Series 1, episode 2 (NZ version) | Brynley Stent | Series 1 (NZ Version) | 11 July 2024 |
| 164
| Series 1, episode 3 (NZ version) | Paul Williams | Taskmaster's Assistant (NZ Version) | 18 July 2024 |
| 165
| Series 1, episode 4 (NZ version) | Series 1 (NZ Version) | 25 July 2024 |
| 166
| Series 1, episode 5 (NZ version) | Not a former contestant | 1 August 2024 |
| 167
| Series 1, episode 6 (NZ version) | Series 1 Winner (NZ Version) | 8 August 2024 |
| 168
| Series 1, episode 7 (NZ version) | Series 1 (NZ Version) | 15 August 2024 |
| 169
| Series 1, episode 8 (NZ version) | Chris Parker | Series 3 (NZ Version) | 22 August 2024 |
| 170
| Series 1, episode 9 (NZ version) | Series 3 (NZ Version) | 29 August 2024 |
| 171
| Series 1, episode 10 (NZ version) | Series 1 (NZ Version) | 5 September 2024 |
| 172
| Series 18, episode 1 | Series 18 | 12 September 2024 |
| 173
| Series 18, episode 2 | John Robins | Series 17 Winner | 19 September 2024 |
| 174
| Series 18, episode 3 | Series 18 | 26 September 2024 |
| 175
| Series 18, episode 4 | Series 18 Winner | 3 October 2024 |
| 176
| Series 18, episode 5 | Jack Dee | Series 18 | 10 October 2024 |
| 177
| Series 18, episode 6 | Jack Bernhardt | Taskmaster Statistician | 17 October 2024 |
| 178
| Series 18, episode 7 | Ivo Graham | Series 15 | 24 October 2024 |
| 179
| Series 18, episode 8 | Desiree Burch | Series 12 | 31 October 2024 |
| 180
| Series 18, episode 9 | Series 18 | 7 November 2024 |
| 181
| Series 1, episode 1 (Junior) | Mike Wozniak | Series 11, Taskmaster's Assistant (Junior) | 9 November 2024 |
| 182
| Series 18, episode 10 | Andy Zaltzman | Series 18 Winner | 14 November 2024 |
| 183
| Series 1, episode 2 (Junior) | Emma Sidi | Series 18 | 15 November 2024 |
| 184
| Series 1, episode 3 (Junior) | Jenny Eclair | Series 15 | 22 November 2024 |
| 185
| Series 1, episode 4 (Junior) | Alex Horne | Taskmaster's Assistant | 29 November 2024 |
| 186
| Series 1, episode 5 (Junior) | Jack Bernhardt | Taskmaster Statistician | 6 December 2024 |
| 187
| Series 1, episode 6 (Junior) | Lou Sanders | Series 8 Winner | 13 December 2024 |
| 188
| Series 1, episode 7 (Junior) | Nish Kumar | Series 5 | 20 December 2024 |
| 189
| Series 1, episode 8 (Junior) | Rose Matafeo | Series 9, The Taskmaster (Junior) | 23 December 2024 |
| 190
| New Year Treat V | New Year Treat V | 29 December 2024 |
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| Series 18 Best of | Various | Various | 14 December 2024 |
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| Junior Best of | Various | Various | 14 December 2024 |
| 191
| Series 2, episode 1 (NZ version) | David Correos | Series 2 (NZ Version) | 31 January 2025 |
| 192
| Series 2, episode 2 (NZ version) | Guy Montgomery | Series 2 (NZ Version) | 6 February 2025 |
| 193
| Series 2, episode 3 (NZ version) | Series 2 (NZ Version) | 13 February 2025 |
| 194
| Series 2, episode 4 (NZ version) | Guy Williams | Series 1 (NZ Version) | 20 February 2025 |
| 195
| Series 2, episode 5 (NZ version) | Urzila Carlson | Series 2 (NZ Version) | 27 February 2025 |
| 196
| Series 2, episode 6 (NZ version) | Series 4 Winner (NZ Version) | 6 March 2025 |
| 197
| Series 2, episode 7 (NZ version) | Brynley Stent | Series 1 (NZ Version) | 13 March 2025 |
| 198
| Series 2, episode 8 (NZ version) | Jack Bernhardt | Taskmaster Statistician | 20 March 2025 |
| 199
| Series 2, episode 9 (NZ version) | Series 4 (NZ Version) | 27 March 2025 |
| 200
| Series 2, episode 10 (NZ version) | Laura Daniel | Series 2 Winner (NZ Version) | 3 April 2025 |
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| Series 2 (NZ Version) Best of #1 | Various | Various | 17 April 2025 |
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| Series 2 (NZ Version) Best of #2 | Various | Various | 25 April 2025 |
| 201
| Series 19, episode 1 | Nick Mohammed | Series 17 | 1 May 2025 |
| 202
| Series 19, episode 2 | Series 19 | 8 May 2025 |
| 203
| Series 19, episode 3 | Sophie Duker | Series 13 Winner | 15 May 2025 |
| 204
| Series 19, episode 4 | Series 19 | 22 May 2025 |
Taskmaster: The People's Podcast began 15th April 2022. From the launch of the podcast until September 2023, the podcast was hosted by Series 8 champion Lou Sanders and "stats-master" Jack Bernhardt. In September 2023, Jenny Eclair, 3rd place contender in series 15, took over from Lou Sanders as co-host.{{Cite web |title=Jenny Éclair to host 'Taskmaster: The People's Podcast' |url= https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/fyi/340/jenny-eclair-to-host-taskmaster-peoples-podcast/ |date=2023-09-08 |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=British Comedy Guide}} The hosts chat stats and facts about the show, and are joined by guests, ranging from the biggest Taskmaster Superfans, to the production team and international contestants/TMs/TM assistants.{{Cite web |title=Taskmaster: The People's Podcast |url=https://shows.acast.com/taskmaster-the-peoples-podcast/ |access-date=2023-07-09 |website=shows.acast.com}}
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