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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?: how many seasons and episodes, and where it airs in the UK
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Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? has 42 seasons and 450 episodes on ITV1 (1998–present).
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is a UK game show series on ITV1, running since 1998, with 42 seasons and 450 episodes. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is still running; the latest episode aired on Sunday, June 7, 2026.
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? seasons (42 seasons, 450 episodes)
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 11 | September 4, 1998 | December 25, 1998 |
| Season 2 | 13 | January 1, 1999 | January 13, 1999 |
| Season 3 | 12 | March 5, 1999 | March 16, 1999 |
| Season 4 | 13 | September 3, 1999 | September 14, 1999 |
| Season 5 | 18 | November 5, 1999 | December 26, 1999 |
| Season 6 | 7 | January 16, 2000 | January 22, 2000 |
| Season 7 | 12 | March 26, 2000 | April 6, 2000 |
| Season 8 | 54 | September 7, 2000 | January 6, 2001 |
| Season 9 | 34 | January 8, 2001 | March 26, 2001 |
| Season 10 | 1 | September 4, 2001 | September 4, 2001 |
| Season 11 | 1 | January 5, 2002 | January 5, 2002 |
| Season 12 | 1 | August 31, 2002 | August 31, 2002 |
| Season 13 | 1 | January 4, 2003 | January 4, 2003 |
| Season 14 | 1 | August 30, 2003 | August 30, 2003 |
| Season 15 | 1 | January 3, 2004 | January 3, 2004 |
| Season 16 | 1 | September 18, 2004 | September 18, 2004 |
| Season 17 | 1 | January 1, 2005 | January 1, 2005 |
| Season 18 | 1 | September 17, 2005 | September 17, 2005 |
| Season 19 | 27 | January 7, 2006 | July 8, 2006 |
| Season 20 | 13 | September 9, 2006 | January 6, 2007 |
| Season 21 | 17 | March 10, 2007 | July 28, 2007 |
| Season 22 | 11 | August 18, 2007 | October 30, 2007 |
| Season 23 | 19 | January 1, 2008 | June 3, 2008 |
| Season 24 | 18 | August 16, 2008 | January 31, 2009 |
| Season 25 | 20 | June 13, 2009 | December 20, 2009 |
| Season 26 | 8 | April 13, 2010 | June 8, 2010 |
| Season 27 | 11 | August 3, 2010 | December 23, 2010 |
| Season 28 | 6 | April 2, 2011 | December 19, 2011 |
| Season 29 | 11 | January 3, 2012 | December 20, 2012 |
| Season 30 | 11 | January 1, 2013 | February 11, 2014 |
| Season 31 | 7 | May 5, 2018 | May 11, 2018 |
| Season 32 | 6 | January 1, 2019 | January 6, 2019 |
| Season 33 | 5 | March 4, 2019 | March 8, 2019 |
| Season 34 | 11 | August 24, 2019 | October 20, 2019 |
| Season 35 | 6 | May 10, 2020 | May 15, 2020 |
| Season 36 | 5 | September 7, 2020 | September 11, 2020 |
| Season 37 | 6 | January 17, 2021 | February 21, 2021 |
| Season 38 | 7 | July 10, 2021 | August 21, 2021 |
| Season 39 | 11 | November 16, 2021 | October 8, 2022 |
| Season 40 | 7 | January 28, 2024 | March 17, 2024 |
| Season 41 | 19 | September 29, 2024 | March 22, 2026 |
| Season 42 | 5 | April 26, 2026 | June 7, 2026 |
Original UK air dates on ITV1.
Common questions
How many seasons of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? are there?
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? has 42 seasons and 450 episodes, first airing on Friday, September 4, 1998.
Is Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? still on?
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is still running; the latest episode aired on Sunday, June 7, 2026.
What channel is Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on in the UK?
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? airs on ITV1. Past episodes are often available on the broadcaster's own catch-up app.
Who stars in Who Wants to Be a Millionaire??
The main cast includes Chris Tarrant, Jeremy Clarkson.
Source: TVmaze (CC BY-SA), retrieved November 11, 2026.