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When does Mastermind Season 52 come out?

Mastermind Season 52 premiered Monday, July 14, 2025 on BBC Two and ended Monday, April 20, 2026. The season has 31 episodes.

Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take the famous black chair.

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Mastermind Season 52 release schedule

Mastermind Season 52 episode release dates
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1. Episode 1

In the first of 24 heats, Clive Myrie puts four contenders to the test. Specialist subjects include the Women’s Institute, Carl Lewis and the films of The Muppets.

Monday · 1 year ago

2. Episode 2

Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take the famous black chair. The specialist subjects are the men’s Euros from 2000 to 2024, Truman Capote, Gilmore Girls and LS Lowry.

Monday · 1 year ago

3. Episode 3

Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair. Specialist subjects include Jodie Whittaker's tenure on Doctor Who and Edward III.

Monday · 1 year ago

4. Episode 4

Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take to the famous black chair. Specialist subjects include The Hunger Games and Edvard Munch.

Monday · 1 year ago

5. Episode 5

Clive Myrie asks the questions in another heat of the classic quiz. Specialist subjects include the history of sheep and the music of Katy Perry.

Monday · 1 year ago

6. Episode 6

Clive Myrie hosts another heat of the classic quiz where contenders take the black chair. The subjects include, Barack Obama, the Dambusters Raid and Real Madrid from 2000 to the present.

Monday · 1 year ago

7. Episode 7

Four more contenders brave the famous black chair in another heat of the classic quiz. Specialist subjects include Katherine Parr and Pierce Brosnan's tenure as James Bond.

Monday · 1 year ago

8. Episode 8

The search for the nation's Mastermind continues as Clive Myrie tests four more contenders on their specialist subjects and general knowledge. The specialist subjects are the comedian Bob Mortimer, dolphins and porpoises, the singer Eva Cassidy and the England cricket team under Michael Atherton.

Monday · 1 year ago

9. Episode 9

Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair. Specialist subjects include People Just Do Nothing and the Roman emperor Nero.

Monday · 1 year ago

10. Episode 10

Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair. Specialist subjects include the musical Evita and the works of Sally Rooney.

Monday · 1 year ago

11. Episode 11

Clive Myrie asks the questions in another heat where the contenders answer questions on subjects including The Simpsons and the plays of Samuel Beckett.

Monday · 1 year ago

12. Episode 12

Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz. The subjects include the Jurassic Coast, the band Queen and Mickey Mouse cartoons from 1928-1935.

Monday · 1 year ago

13. Episode 13

Clive Myrie asks the questions in another heat where the contenders answer questions on the films of Billy Wilder, Neil Diamond and the Apollo space program.

Tuesday · 1 year ago

14. Episode 14

Clive Myrie hosts as four more contenders answer questions on specialist subjects, including Richard Nixon, the band Nirvana and the television sitcom Derry Girls.

Monday · 1 year ago

15. Episode 15

Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair. Specialist subjects include the musical Les Miserables, Florence Nightingale and The O.C.

Monday · 1 year ago

16. Episode 16

Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take to the black chair. The specialist subjects include Roxy Music, Marc Chagall and the original Tomb Raider games.

Monday · 1 year ago

17. Episode 17

Clive Myrie presents another heat of the classic quiz, with four contenders answering questions on such subjects as the Great Reform Act of 1832, the castles of South Wales and Maroon 5.

Monday · 12 months ago

18. Episode 18

Clive Myrie hosts, with contenders answering questions on specialist subjects including Aneurin Bevan, the musicals of Stephen Sondheim and Upstairs, Downstairs.

Monday · 11 months ago

19. Episode 19

Clive Myrie hosts another heat of the classic quiz as four more contenders take on the black chair. Subjects include the French Revolution and the poetry of John Betjeman.

Monday · 11 months ago

20. Episode 20

Clive Myrie hosts as four more contenders answer questions on their specialist subjects, which include the planets of the solar system and the films of Kirsten Dunst.

Monday · 11 months ago

21. Episode 21

Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair. Specialist subjects include Muhammad Ali and Homer’s Iliad.

Monday · 11 months ago

22. Episode 22

Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair. The specialist subjects include British butterflies, Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton books and Twin Peaks.

Monday · 10 months ago

23. Episode 23

Clive Myrie hosts as four more contenders answer questions on specialist subjects including the London 2012 Olympic Games and British waterfowl and wading birds.

Monday · 8 months ago

24. Episode 24

Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair. Subjects include Jimi Hendrix, the operas of Giacomo Puccini and Wilfred Owen.

Monday · 8 months ago

25. Episode 25

Clive Myrie asks the questions in the first semi-final. The specialist subjects include Fleabag, Michael Faraday, the presidency of Ronald Reagan and British marine invertebrates.

Monday · 8 months ago

26. Episode 26

Clive Myrie asks the questions in another semi-final. The specialist subjects are Jeff Buckley, the managerial career of Rafael Benítez, Andy Warhol and the classic Routemaster bus.

Monday · 7 months ago

27. Episode 27

Clive Myrie asks the questions in another semi-final. Specialist subjects include Clint Eastwood's western films and the footballer Cyrille Regis.

Monday · 7 months ago

28. Episode 28

Clive Myrie asks the questions in another semi-final. Specialist subjects include George Frideric Handel, the films of Christopher Nolan and the US Masters tournament from 1990 to the present.

Monday · 7 months ago

29. Episode 29

Clive Myrie asks the questions in another semi-final. The specialist subjects include Yellowstone National Park, The Silmarillion and the England Men's Team at the Fifa World Cup.

Monday · 7 months ago

30. Episode 30

Clive Myrie asks the questions in the last semi-final. The specialist subjects include Amelia Earhart, Sir Laurence Olivier, the red wines of Burgundy and the songs of Sir Noël Coward.

Monday · 6 months ago

31. Final Finale

Clive Myrie asks the questions in the grand final. Subjects are Dame Julie Andrews, The Films of Danny Boyle, Beatrix Potter, Robert Burns, Notre-Dame Cathedral and Jim Lovell.

Monday · 6 months ago

Mastermind Season 52 FAQ

When does Mastermind Season 52 come out?

Mastermind Season 52 premiered Monday, July 14, 2025 on BBC Two.

How many episodes are in Mastermind Season 52?

Mastermind Season 52 has 31 episodes.

Are new episodes of Mastermind Season 52 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the Mastermind Season 52 finale?

The Mastermind Season 52 finale (Episode 31) aired Monday, April 20, 2026.

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