The following is a list of episodes for the British comedy panel show Taskmaster, which was first broadcast on 28 July 2015.
As of 24 October 2018,[update] 52 episodes of Taskmaster have aired.
| Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 1 | 6 | 28 July 2015 | 1 September 2015 | |
| 2 | 5 | 21 June 2016 | 19 July 2016 | |
| 3 | 5 | 4 October 2016 | 1 November 2016 | |
| 4 | 8 | 25 April 2017 | 13 May 2017 | |
| 5 | 8 | 13 September 2017 | 1 November 2017 | |
| Champion of Champions | 2 | 13 December 2017 | 20 December 2017 | |
| 6 | 10 | 2 May 2018 | 4 July 2018 | |
| 7 | 10 | 5 September 2018 | 7 November 2018 | |
Panellists for this series were Frank Skinner, Josh Widdicombe, Roisin Conaty, Romesh Ranganathan and Tim Key, with Widdicombe being the overall winner.
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Winner | Original air date | UK Viewers [1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Melon Buffet" | Frank Skinner | 28 July 2015 | 446,000 |
| 2 | 2 | "The Pie Whisperer" | Roisin Conaty | 4 August 2015 | 381,000 |
| 3 | 3 | "The Poet and the Egg" | Josh Widdicombe | 11 August 2015 | 305,000 |
| 4 | 4 | "Down An Octave" | Josh Widdicombe | 18 August 2015 | 406,000[Note 1 1] |
| 5 | 5 | "Little Denim Shorts" | Frank Skinner | 25 August 2015 | 495,000 |
| 6 | 6 | "The Last Supper" | Tim Key | 1 September 2015 | 505,000 |
Panellists for this series were Doc Brown, Joe Wilkinson, Jon Richardson, Katherine Ryan and Richard Osman.
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Winner | Original air date | UK Viewers [1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | "Fear of Failure" | Richard Osman | 21 June 2016 | 652,000 |
| 8 | 2 | "Pork is a Sausage" | Jon Richardson | 28 June 2016 | 752,000 |
| 9 | 3 | "A Pistachio Éclair" | Katherine Ryan | 5 July 2016 | 764,000 |
| 10 | 4 | "Welcome to Rico Face" | Doc Brown | 12 July 2016 | 737,000 |
| 11 | 5 | "There's Strength in Arches" | Richard Osman | 19 July 2016 | 666,000 |
Panellists for this series were Al Murray, Dave Gorman, Paul Chowdhry, Rob Beckett and Sara Pascoe.
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Winner | Original air date | UK Viewers [1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 1 | "Pea in a Haystack" | Al Murray | 4 October 2016 | 838,000 |
| 13 | 2 | "The Dong and the Gong" | Rob Beckett | 11 October 2016 | 849,000 |
| 14 | 3 | "Little Polythene Grief Cave" | Paul Chowdhry | 18 October 2016 | 949,000 |
| 15 | 4 | "A Very Nuanced Character" | Dave Gorman | 25 October 2016 | 1,002,000 |
| 16 | 5 | "The F.I.P." | Rob Beckett | 1 November 2016 | 1,023,000 |
Panellists for this series were Hugh Dennis, Joe Lycett, Lolly Adefope, Mel Giedroyc and Noel Fielding.
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Winner | Original air date | UK Viewers [1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 1 | "A Fat Bald White Man" | Noel Fielding | 25 April 2017 | 787,000 |
| 18 | 2 | "Look At Me" | Mel Giedroyc | 2 May 2017 | 777,000 |
| 19 | 3 | "Hollowing Out A Baguette" | Joe Lycett | 9 May 2017 | 752,000 |
| 20 | 4 | "Friendship Is Truth" | Mel Giedroyc | 16 May 2017 | 835,000 |
| 21 | 5 | "Meat" | Hugh Dennis | 23 May 2017 | N/A |
| 22 | 6 | "Spatchcock It" | Lolly Adefope | 30 May 2017 | 860,000 |
| 23 | 7 | "No Stars For Naughty Boys" | Joe Lycett | 6 May 2017 | 794,000 |
| 24 | 8 | "Tony Three Pies" | Mel Giedroyc | 13 May 2017 | 759,000 |
Panellists for this series were Aisling Bea, Bob Mortimer, Mark Watson, Nish Kumar and Sally Phillips.
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Winner | Original air date | UK Viewers [1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 1 | "Dignity Intact" | Bob Mortimer | 13 September 2017 | 799,000 |
| 26 | 2 | "The Leprechaun or the Lesbian" | Sally Phillips | 20 September 2017 | 746,000 |
| 27 | 3 | "Phoenix" | Bob Mortimer | 27 September 2017 | 682,000 |
| 28 | 4 | "Residue Around the Hoof" | Mark Watson | 4 October 2017 | 656,000 |
| 29 | 5 | "A Wind-Dried Puffin" | Mark Watson | 11 October 2017 | 664,000 |
| 30 | 6 | "Spoony Neeson" | Sally Phillips | 18 October 2017 | 663,000 |
| 31 | 7 | "Boing Boing" | Bob Mortimer | 25 October 2017 | 627,000 |
| 32 | 8 | "Their Water's So Delicious" | Sally Phillips | 1 November 2017 | 821,000 |
Panellists for this series were Bob Mortimer, Josh Widdicombe, Katherine Ryan, Noel Fielding and Rob Beckett, who were the winners of the first five series of the show.
| No. | Title | Winner | Original air date | UK Viewers [1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Wiley Giraffe Blower" | Katherine Ryan | 13 December 2017 | 798,000 |
| 2 | "I've Sinned Again" | Josh Widdicombe | 20 December 2017 | 807,000 |
Panellists for this series were Alice Levine, Asim Chaudhry, Liza Tarbuck, Russell Howard and Tim Vine.
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Winner | Original air date | UK Viewers [1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | 1 | "The Old Soft Curved Padlock" | Alice Levine | 2 May 2018 | 1,214,000 |
| 34 | 2 | "Tarpeters" | Liza Tarbuck | 9 May 2018 | 886,000 |
| 35 | 3 | "One Warm Prawn" | Liza Tarbuck | 16 May 2018 | 942,000 |
| 36 | 4 | "BMXing!" | Russell Howard | 23 May 2018 | 830,000 |
| 37 | 5 | "H" | Tim Vine | 30 May 2018 | 749,000 |
| 38 | 6 | "We Met at Mealtimes" | Tim Vine | 6 June 2018 | 730,000 |
| 39 | 7 | "Roadkill Doused in Syrup" | Russell Howard | 13 June 2018 | N/A |
| 40 | 8 | "What Kind Of Pictures?" | Russell Howard | 20 June 2018 | 795,000 |
| 41 | 9 | "The Bubble Brothers" | Alice Levine | 27 June 2018 | 875,000 |
| 42 | 10 | "He Was a Different Man" | Asim Chaudhry | 4 July 2018 | 1,090,000 |
Panellists for this series were James Acaster, Jessica Knappett, Kerry Godliman, Phil Wang and Rhod Gilbert.
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Winner | Original air date | UK Viewers [1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | 1 | "The Mean Bean" | Kerry Godliman | 5 September 2018 | 1,295,217 |
| 44 | 2 | "My Eyes Are Circles" | Kerry Godliman | 12 September 2018 | 1,046,249 |
| 45 | 3 | "Twelve Blush Majesty Two" | James Acaster | 19 September 2018 | 832,923 |
| 46 | 4 | "OLLIE" | Rhod Gilbert | 26 September 2018 | 806,174 |
| 47 | 5 | "Lotta Soup" | Jessica Knappett | 3 October 2018 | 744,685[Note 2 1] |
| 48 | 6 | "A Coquettish Fascinator" | James Acaster | 10 October 2018 | 636,346[Note 2 2] |
| 49 | 7 | "The Perfect Stuff" | Rhod Gilbert | 17 October 2018 | 757,350[Note 2 3] |
| 50 | 8 | "Mother Honks Her Horn" | Rhod Gilbert | 24 October 2018 | N/A |
| 51 | 9 | "The Pendulum Draws The Eye" | Kerry Godliman | 31 October 2018 | N/A |
| 52 | 10 | "I Can Hear It Gooping" | TBA | 7 November 2018 | N/A |