The BEST episodes of University Challenge season 51
Every episode of University Challenge season 51, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of University Challenge season 51!
Academic quiz show where teams of students from UK universities answer questions on all manner of subjects
#1 - Quarter-final 5
Season 51 - Episode 29 - Aired 2/7/2022
#2 - St Hilda's College, Oxford vs Trinity College, Cambridge
Season 51 - Episode 20 - Aired 11/22/2021
Two more student teams fight it out in the second round to get through to the quarter-final stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
#3 - University of Reading vs University of Dundee
Season 51 - Episode 21 - Aired 11/29/2021
In the second round of the competition for students, two more universities battle it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
#4 - King’s College London vs Hertford College, Oxford
Season 51 - Episode 22 - Aired 12/6/2021
The second round of the quiz for students continues as two more teams do battle to reach the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
#5 - University of Birmingham vs University of St Andrews
Season 51 - Episode 23 - Aired 12/13/2021
Two more teams compete in the second round of the student quiz to try and make it through to the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
#6 - University of Exeter vs Imperial College London
Season 51 - Episode 24 - Aired 1/3/2022
In the last of the second round matches, two teams of students fight it out for a place in the quarter-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
#7 - Quarter-final 1
Season 51 - Episode 25 - Aired 1/10/2022
It's the first of the quarter-finals, with two teams competing to reach the next stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
#8 - Quarter-final 2
Season 51 - Episode 26 - Aired 1/17/2022
#9 - Quarter-final 3
Season 51 - Episode 27 - Aired 1/24/2022
#10 - Quarter-final 4
Season 51 - Episode 28 - Aired 1/31/2022
#11 - University of Edinburgh vs University of Bristol
Season 51 - Episode 19 - Aired 11/15/2021
The second round continues when two teams make a bid to reach the quarter-final stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
#12 - Quarter-final 6
Season 51 - Episode 30 - Aired 2/14/2022
#13 - Quarter-final 7
Season 51 - Episode 31 - Aired 2/21/2022
The quarter-finals continue, with two more teams doing battle to reach the next stage in the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
#14 - Quarter-final 8
Season 51 - Episode 32 - Aired 2/28/2022
#15 - Quarter-final 9
Season 51 - Episode 33 - Aired 3/7/2022
The quarter-finals continue when two more teams do battle to reach the next stage in the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
#16 - Quarter-final 10
Season 51 - Episode 34 - Aired 3/14/2022
#17 - Semi-final 1
Season 51 - Episode 35 - Aired 3/21/2022
Two teams compete for a place in the grand final in the first of the semi-finals. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
#18 - Semi-final 2
Season 51 - Episode 36 - Aired 3/28/2022
In the second of the semi-finals, two teams do battle for the last spot in the grand final. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
#19 - Grand Final
Season 51 - Episode 37 - Aired 4/4/2022
The Grand Final sees the last two teams left standing compete to be crowned series champions. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
#20 - St John’s College, Cambridge vs Imperial College London
Season 51 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/13/2021
In another first round match, St John’s College, Cambridge plays Imperial College London for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
#21 - University College London vs St Hilda's College
Season 51 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/19/2021
In the second of the academic quiz's first-round matches, four students from University College London pit their wits against a team from St Hilda's College, Oxford in a bid to reach the second stage of the competition. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
#22 - London Business School vs Hertford College, Oxford
Season 51 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/26/2021
In another first round match, the students representing London Business School battle it out with Hertford College, Oxford for a place in the second round.Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.
#23 - Emmanuel College, Cambridge vs University of St Andrews
Season 51 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/2/2021
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions as the first-round matches continue with Emmanuel College, Cambridge competing against the University of St Andrews for a place in the next round of the student quiz.
#24 - Queen Mary University of London vs Oxford Brookes University
Season 51 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/9/2021
Jeremy Paxman asks the questions as the first-round matches continue with Queen Mary University of London taking on Oxford Brookes University for a place in the next round of the student quiz.
#25 - University of Strathclyde vs University of Reading
Season 51 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/16/2021
Students from the University of Strathclyde do battle with the University of Reading for a place in the second round. Jeremy Paxman asks the questions.