Celebrity Mastermind
| Celebrity Mastermind | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Quiz show |
| Created by | Bill Wright |
| Presented by | Magnus Magnusson (2002) John Humphrys (2003–2021) Clive Myrie (2022–) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 23 |
| No. of episodes | 209 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Production location | Dock10 studios (2011–2021) |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | BBC (2002–2015) BBC Studios (2015–2019) Hat Trick Productions and Hindsight Productions (2019–present) |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two (2002–2004), (2024–) BBC One (2004–2024) |
| Release | 30 December 2002 (2002年12月30日) – present |
| Related | |
| Mastermind | |
Celebrity Mastermind is a celebrity version of Mastermind , a British television quiz show broadcast by BBC television. Celebrity Mastermind began in 2002 as a one-off special hosted by Magnus Magnusson, the original host of the main show, before expanding to the current arrangement of 10 episodes, broadcast during December and January. This broadcast was originally hosted by John Humphrys, who also hosted the main show from 2003 to 2021. The current host is Clive Myrie, who first presented an episode in 2022.
Format
[edit ]The format is the same as the standard show,[1] although each episode is treated as a single contest with the winner receiving a trophy, and the contestant's fees being donated to charity.
History
[edit ]The original BBC version of Mastermind, hosted by Magnus Magnusson, was broadcast on BBC One from 1972 to 1997. While other versions continued on radio and satellite television, the show did not return to BBC Television until 2002, with a one-off episode, the Mastermind Celebrity Special, originally broadcast on 30 December 2002 on BBC Two to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the first ever Mastermind final. The original host, Magnus Magnusson, was brought back for this special.[2]
This was a precursor to the main show also returning to the BBC with a new host, John Humphrys. The first series of the main show hosted by Humphrys began on BBC Two on 7 July 2003.[3] The celebrity version then also aired on BBC Two for a first full series of three episodes in December 2003/January 2004, also hosted by Humphrys.[1]
The celebrity version of the show has continued every year since, alongside the main show. Although the main show has remained on BBC Two, the celebrity version was promoted to BBC One from series 2 onward.
Episodes
[edit ]Transmissions
[edit ]| Series | Episodes | Originally released | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | Network | |||
| Special | 30 December 2002 (2002年12月30日) | BBC Two | |||
| 1 | 3 | 26 December 2003 (2003年12月26日) | 2 January 2004 (2004年01月02日) | ||
| 2 | 3 | 23 July 2004 (2004年07月23日) | 6 August 2004 (2004年08月06日) | BBC One | |
| 3 | 2 | 26 December 2004 (2004年12月26日) | 31 December 2004 (2004年12月31日) | ||
| 4 | 5 | 28 December 2005 (2005年12月28日) | 2 January 2006 (2006年01月02日) | ||
| 5 | 5 | 26 December 2006 (2006年12月26日) | 30 December 2006 (2006年12月30日) | ||
| 6 | 5 | 31 December 2007 (2007年12月31日) | 4 January 2008 (2008年01月04日) | ||
| 7 | 5 | 28 December 2008 (2008年12月28日) | 1 January 2009 (2009年01月01日) | ||
| 8 | 10 | 27 December 2009 (2009年12月27日) | 7 January 2010 (2010年01月07日) | ||
| 9 | 10 | 27 December 2010 (2010年12月27日) | 7 January 2011 (2011年01月07日) | ||
| 10 | 10 | 27 December 2011 (2011年12月27日) | 8 January 2012 (2012年01月08日) | ||
| 11 | 10 | 27 December 2012 (2012年12月27日) | 5 January 2013 (2013年01月05日) | ||
| 12 | 10 | 23 December 2013 (2013年12月23日) | 17 January 2014 (2014年01月17日) | ||
| 13 | 10 | 21 December 2014 (2014年12月21日) | 18 January 2015 (2015年01月18日) | ||
| 14 | 10 | 22 December 2015 (2015年12月22日) | 9 January 2016 (2016年01月09日) | ||
| 15 | 10 | 19 December 2016 (2016年12月19日) | 14 January 2017 (2017年01月14日) | ||
| 16 | 10 | 27 December 2017 (2017年12月27日) | 13 January 2018 (2018年01月13日) | ||
| 17 | 10 | 21 December 2018 (2018年12月21日) | 18 January 2019 (2019年01月18日) | ||
| 18 | 10 | 27 December 2019 (2019年12月27日) | 4 April 2020 (2020年04月04日) | ||
| 19 | 14 | 19 December 2020 (2020年12月19日) | 8 May 2021 (2021年05月08日) | ||
| 20 | 14 | 5 February 2022 (2022年02月05日) | 7 May 2022 (2022年05月07日) | ||
| 21 | 14 | 5 November 2022 (2022年11月05日) | 29 April 2023 (2023年04月29日) | ||
| 22 | 14 | 24 November 2023 (2023年11月24日) | 22 March 2024 (2024年03月22日) | ||
| 23 | 14 | 23 December 2024 (2024年12月23日) | 27 January 2025 (2025年01月27日) | BBC Two | |
Trophy
[edit ]The trophy presented to each winner was originally a commemorative glass bowl.[1] The current trophy (2015–2016 series) is a wedge-shaped piece of glass.
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c BBC Press Office (27 October 2003). "Rt Hon David Blunkett MP to appear on Mastermind".
- ^ BBC Press Office (6 December 2002). "Mastermind Celebrity Special".
- ^ "The history of Mastermind". BBC. Retrieved 2 January 2016.