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Pointless: Season 16

55 episodes Premiered Oct 24, 2016 Updated Sep 26, 2026
Previously on Pointless

Season 16 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 Pointless Season 15.
  • ⚡ 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 16 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 16: 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 (52): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S16·E1 Mytharc

Episode 1

Oct 24, 2016 · 45 min

S16·E2 Core

Episode 2

Oct 25, 2016 · 45 min

S16·E3 Core

Episode 3

Oct 26, 2016 · 45 min

S16·E4 Core

Episode 4

Oct 27, 2016 · 45 min

S16·E5 Core

Episode 5

Oct 28, 2016 · 45 min

S16·E6 Core

Episode 6

Oct 31, 2016 · 45 min

S16·E7 Core

Episode 7

Nov 1, 2016 · 45 min

S16·E8 Core

Episode 8

Nov 2, 2016 · 45 min

S16·E9 Core

Episode 9

Nov 3, 2016 · 45 min

S16·E36 Core

1,000th Episode

Jan 16, 2017 · 44 min

A very special edition of the programme to mark its 1,000th episode. Exceptional past contestants have been invited back, and hosts Alexander Armstrong and Richard Osman have swapp

S16·E54 Mytharc

Episode 54

Mar 14, 2017 · 45 min

S16·E55 Mytharc

Episode 55

Mar 15, 2017 · 45 min

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