Only Connect

Only Connect

  • 2008
  • 21 Seasons
  • 477 Episodes
  •  6.4  (12)
  •   Returning Series

The fiendishly difficult quiz show in which two teams of three contestants have to find the connection between seemingly unrelated clues, where patience and lateral thinking are as vital as knowledge.

Only Connect
Seasons
The Final
28. The Final
January 26, 2026
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. After 28 weeks of brain-to-brain combat, it's the final at last.
Third Place Play-Off
27. Third Place Play-Off
January 19, 2026
It’s the third place play-off, featuring such questions such as: John Newcombe, Richard Smart, Henry Brash and William Friendless – what’s the connection?
Pitchers v Worker Bees
26. Pitchers v Worker Bees
January 12, 2026
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. These teams have met before, and revenge is in the air in this semi-final.
Metrophiles v 5Ks
25. Metrophiles v 5Ks
January 05, 2026
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. It’s the first of the semi-finals – the questions are tough, but so are the teams.
Doctors Matthews v Worker Bees
24. Doctors Matthews v Worker Bees
December 29, 2025
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. It’s nip and tuck and touch and go as another place in the semi-finals is decided.
Pitchers v Sorcerers
23. Pitchers v Sorcerers
December 22, 2025
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Once again there’s a place in the semi-finals on offer, with two teams facing ever more testing questions.
Metrophiles v Whitley Baes
22. Metrophiles v Whitley Baes
December 15, 2025
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Another place in the semi-finals is decided, and the questions are as demanding as ever.
5Ks v Oh No They Didn't
21. 5Ks v Oh No They Didn't
December 08, 2025
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. The semi-finals loom, and the questions are getting trickier.
Benchwarmers v Worker Bees
20. Benchwarmers v Worker Bees
December 01, 2025
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Another quarter-final place is on offer, and it looks to be another tight game.
Keyboard Worriers v Sorcerers
19. Keyboard Worriers v Sorcerers
November 24, 2025
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. A place in the quarter-finals is at stake – one of the teams will have to leave the competition.
Pear Trees v Whitley Baes
18. Pear Trees v Whitley Baes
November 17, 2025
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. It’s a very close game, with the teams having been here before and knowing what to expect.
5ks v Showstoppers
17. 5ks v Showstoppers
November 10, 2025
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Holy faith, of the monks, sacrament, red stick – what’s the connection?
Doctors Matthews v Sorcerers
16. Doctors Matthews v Sorcerers
November 03, 2025
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. One team correctly guesses the fourth in the sequence after just two clues.
Pitchers v Worker Bees
15. Pitchers v Worker Bees
October 27, 2025
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. No elimination this time: the winners go through, but the losing team gets to play again later in the series.
Metrophiles v Showstoppers
14. Metrophiles v Showstoppers
October 20, 2025
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Both teams won their opening heats, which means nobody goes home.
Whitley Baes v Oh No They Didn't
13. Whitley Baes v Oh No They Didn't
October 14, 2025
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Neither team has lost a match so far – but that’s about to change.
Jive Bunnies v Keyboard Worriers
12. Jive Bunnies v Keyboard Worriers
October 06, 2025
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. One of the returning teams faced a tie-break in their previous match.
Scanners v Benchwarmers
11. Scanners v Benchwarmers
September 29, 2025
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Postmodern, Boris Johnson and frozen yoghurt – one team spotted the connection after three clues.
5ks v Grapevines
10. 5ks v Grapevines
September 22, 2025
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. One of the contestants still bears a tortoise-related scar, while another was runner-up in a scarecrow competition.
Pear Trees v Caraxians
9. Pear Trees v Caraxians
September 15, 2025
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Two teams who lost their first-round match return – only one of them can go through to the next round.
Doctors Matthews v Keyboard Worriers
8. Doctors Matthews v Keyboard Worriers
September 08, 2025
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. It's a close match as a family team of doctors takes on three keen pianists.
Jive Bunnies v Sorcerers
7. Jive Bunnies v Sorcerers
September 01, 2025
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three keen ballroom dancers face a team of devoted Dungeons and Dragons players.
Pitchers v Benchwarmers
6. Pitchers v Benchwarmers
August 25, 2025
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. One of the teams comes straight in with an answer after seeing just two clues.
Scanners v Worker Bees
5. Scanners v Worker Bees
August 18, 2025
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. One team is medical, while the other is Mancunian.
5ks v Showstoppers
4. 5ks v Showstoppers
August 11, 2025
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. One team regularly run five kilometres, while the other team prefer a short stroll to singalong nights in Cardiff pubs.
Metrophiles v Grapevines
3. Metrophiles v Grapevines
August 04, 2025
Victoria Coren Mitchell presides over the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Metro systems fascinate one team, while wine does it for the others.
Oh No They Didn't v Pear Trees
2. Oh No They Didn't v Pear Trees
July 28, 2025
Fans of Pantomime and Partridge put their passions on hold to puzzle out the connection between clues such as east Azerbaijan, south Holland, Inner Mongolia and New Mexico.
Whitley Baes v Caraxians
1. Whitley Baes v Caraxians
July 21, 2025
Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. A husband-wife-friend combo take on three fans of the films of Leos Carax.
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The fiendishly difficult quiz show in which two teams of three contestants have to find the connection between seemingly unrelated clues, where patience and lateral thinking are as vital as knowledge.
  • Premiere Date
    September 15, 2008
  • Rating
    6.4  (12)