Mock the Week is a satirical panel show that aired on BBC Two. The first episode was broadcast on 5 June 2005. As of 1 February 2026, 194 regular episodes and 36 clip shows (fifteen of which were Christmas/New Year specials) have been aired across eighteen series; 229 episodes in total (not including the 2011 Comic Relief special or "Mock the Week Looks Back At...").
All episodes are approximately 30 minutes long. The original lineup was Dara ÃÂ Briain as host, with Hugh Dennis, Frankie Boyle and one guest panellist on one side, and Rory Bremner and two guest panellists on the other. Bremner left after series 2 and was replaced by Andy Parsons, and Russell Howard became a regular panellist the following series. Boyle left after series 7 and was replaced by a series of guests until Chris Addison took his seat permanently in the second half of series 10. Howard was absent for the last episodes of series 9 and first half of series 10 due to other filming commitments, and was confirmed to have left the panel in August 2011. Addison was not present for the second half of series 12 due to other commitments, and subsequently did not return for series 13, with his seat once again becoming a guest slot. In October 2015, Parsons announced he was quitting after ten years; he was not replaced as a regular.
In August 2022, the BBC announced that the show would conclude with a twenty-first series, which concluded - bar two further retrospectives - on 21 October 2022.
In October 2025, it was confirmed the show would be revived for a rebranded TLC the following year. The first series of this revival - the twenty-second in total - was broadcast from 1 February 2026. In March 2026, a second series to broadcast from that September was commissioned. Rhys James was announced as the sole regular panelist for the TLC episodes.
The coloured backgrounds denote the result of each of the shows:
Viewing figures are from BARB.
From episode 7 onwards, viewing figures include four-screen data.
Nine episodes have been confirmed for the series, which began 1 February 2026, with eight episodes recorded weekly between 27 January and 17 March 2026. Rhys James is now a regular panellist, with Hugh Dennis only present for three episodes, due to other work commitments. Former regular panellist Russell Howard returned to make his first appearance on the show since Series 9 in 2010, with Katherine Ryan and Sara Pascoe returning for the first time since, respectively, Series 14 in 2015 and Series 15 in 2016.
In March 2026, a twenty-third series, set to broadcast from September 2026, was announced. It will include a Christmas special and end-of-year special.
Despite not being a serious competition, points are awarded at the end of each round and a winner is announced at the conclusion of each episode. Below is the number of series and episode wins by each of the regular panellists. As Andy Parsons took over from Rory Bremner, both of their scores are combined and shown individually. Despite Chris Addison, Frankie Boyle and Russell Howard all being regulars at certain times, they are not listed in the headers; instead, their wins are combined with the panellist who was seen as their captain during their tenures.