This is a list of episodes from the BBC's satirical news-based panel gameHave I Got News for You.
History
From series 1 until series 10 the show was chaired by Angus Deayton, with team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton and a guest on each team. For series 11, Merton – aside from the first episode where he appeared as Hislop's guest – took a sabbatical, and so his team comprised two guests. Clive Anderson, Alan Davies and Eddie Izzard were all assigned 'guest captain' status in their appearances, although there were two episodes where Hislop's opponents were considered a 'double act' and neither was referred to as captain. The original line-up was restored for the following series, and remained that way until series 24. Following tabloid newspaper revelations about his private life, Angus Deayton was sacked after two shows of series 24. His spot has been taken since by many different guest hosts. Due to the suddenness of Deayton's dismissal, and with no time to book a seasoned replacement, Merton himself filled the position for the first programme after the departure. For its first 19 years, the show was recorded on Thursdays and broadcast the following evening. For the two series in 2010, the show was moved back a day to Thursday, with the exception of the episode after the 2010 general election, but returned to the original setup the following year. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 59th series was not recorded in a studio, but with the participants filmed from home and composited into a virtual set. Due to the extra editing time required, this series was also recorded on Wednesdays.
Frequent guests
The most prolific post-Deayton host so far has been Alexander Armstrong, whose regular appearances in the central chair saw him quickly become the show's most frequent guest ever. As of 24 April 2020, he has been on 34 editions of the show, each time as the host. He is followed by Jo Brand, who has made 26 appearances, and Andy Hamilton with 24, then Ross Noble with 21, Victoria Coren Mitchell with 20, Martin Clunes with 17, and David Mitchell and Janet Street-Porter with 15 each. Following them are Jack Dee and Kirsty Young, both on 14 appearances, and then Marcus Brigstocke, Jeremy Clarkson, Reginald D. Hunter and Frank Skinner, all on 13. The other guests to have reached double figures are Ken Livingstone with 12, Miles Jupp, Stephen Mangan and Richard Osman with 11, and Clive Anderson, Germaine Greer, Jon Richardson and Mark Steel, with 10 apiece. With the sacking of Deayton, Ian Hislop became the last remaining person to have appeared in every edition of HIGNFY. This dedication even once saw him temporarily discharge himself from hospital for a recording night in series 7 : an episode in which Paul Merton didn't notice any difference in Ian's performance. Merton, in addition to his break during series 11, has been forced to miss one other episode due to ill health in series 36. His position on that occasion was taken by Frank Skinner.
Episode list
As of 29 May 2020, 524 episodes of the show have been broadcast, not including the sixteen compilation shows. There have also been two exclusive-to-video editions, three Comic Relief crossovers with fellow BBCpanel shows and a 60-minute live webcast version, also for Comic Relief. The coloured backgrounds denote the result of each of the shows:
