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8 Out of 10 Cats: Series 18

12 episodes Premiered Oct 6, 2014 Updated Oct 4, 2026
Previously on 8 Out of 10 Cats

Season 18 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of 8 Out of 10 Cats Season 17.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 18 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 18: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (9): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S18·E1 Mytharc

Episode 1

Oct 6, 2014 · 36 min

Special guests in the first show are comedians Jack Dee and Rob Beckett, Radio 1 DJ Gemma Cairney and Jamie Laing from Made in Chelsea.

S18·E2 Core

Episode 2

Oct 13, 2014 · 35 min

Host Jimmy Carr and team captains Jon Richardson and Sean Lock are joined by guests Henning Wehn, Romesh Ranganathan, Henry Winkler and Rebecca Adlington for the topical panel show

S18·E3 Core

Episode 3

Oct 20, 2014 · 32 min

Jimmy Carr presides over team captains Jon Richardson and Sean Lock along with guests Craig Revel Horwood, Roisin Conaty, Rob Delaney and Tom Rosenthal in the popular quiz show.

S18·E4 Core

Episode 4

Oct 27, 2014 · 35 min

Jimmy Carr presides over team captains Jon Richardson and Sean Lock with guests Paul Hollywood, Gabby Logan, Joe Wilkinson and Aisling Bea.

S18·E5 Core

Episode 5

Nov 4, 2014 · 37 min

Jimmy Carr hosts the popular panel show alongside team captains Jon Richardson and Sean Lock. With guests Alex Jones, Alex Brooker, Sarah Millican and James Acaster.

S18·E6 Core

Episode 6

Nov 10, 2014 · 37 min

Jimmy Carr hosts the topical comedy panel show alongside team captains Jon Richardson and Sean Lock. Guests are Romesh Ranganathan, Melanie C, Charlotte Ritchie and David O'Doherty

S18·E7 Core

Episode 7

Nov 17, 2014 · 36 min

Jimmy Carr hosts the topical comedy panel show, alongside team captains Jon Richardson and Sean Lock, and guests Jamie Cullum, Kirsty Young, Joe Wilkinson and Katherine Ryan.

S18·E8 Core

Episode 8

Nov 24, 2014 · 36 min

Jimmy Carr hosts the topical comedy panel show, alongside team captains Jon Richardson and Sean Lock, and guests Carol Vorderman, Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Rob Beckett and Sara Pascoe.

S18·E9 Core

Episode 9

Dec 1, 2014 · 36 min

Jimmy Carr hosts the topical comedy panel show, alongside team captains Jon Richardson and Sean Lock, and guests Kelly Hoppen, Louis Smith, Henning Wehn and David O'Doherty.

S18·E10 Core

Jimmy, Sean & Jon's Best Bits

Dec 8, 2014 · 24 min

Host Jimmy Carr and team captains Sean Lock and Jon Richardson select their favourite bits from the last series for this special compilation show.

S18·E11 Mytharc

Best Bits

Dec 15, 2014 · 47 min

It's a trip down memory lane to revisit the best bits from the last series of 8 out of 10 Cats with host Jimmy Carr, team captains Jon Richardson and Sean Lock and a host of celebr

S18·E12 Mytharc

Christmas Special

Dec 23, 2014 · 47 min

Jimmy Carr, Jon Richardson and Sean Lock's festive show uncovers the nation's most popular talking points around Christmas, with guests Jonathan Ross, Freddie Flintoff, Ricky Wilso

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