University Challenge University Challenge University Challenge is a British quiz programme which first aired in 1962. "University Challenge" aired for 913 episodes on ITV from 21 September 1962 to 31 December 1987, presented by quizmaster Bamber Gascoigne. The BBC revived the programme on 21 September 1994 with Jeremy Paxman as the quizmaster. The current title holders are St John's College, Cambridge, who won the 47th series in 2018. The show is produced by Granada Television (re-branded as ITV Studios in 2009), under licence from Richard Reid Productions and the College Bowl Company. It was recorded at Granada Studios in Manchester from its
University Challenge 2009–10 the semi-final; any team losing both were eliminated from the competition. The four remaining teams engaged in an additional play-off round for the other two semi-final places. University Challenge 2009–10 Series 39 of "University Challenge" began on 6 July 2009 and aired on BBC Two. Below is a list of the matches played with their scores and outcomes. The series comprised 37 matches over five rounds, airing between July 2009 and April 2010. The format of the show changed for the first time in many years. The quarter-finals were not a straight knock-out competition but involved a variant on the