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QI: Series Q

18 episodes Premiered Sep 6, 2019 Updated Oct 11, 2026
Previously on QI

Season 17 Lore Primer

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

  • ⚡ Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of QI Season 16.
  • ⚡ Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
  • ⚡ Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
  • ⚡ Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
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Season 17 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 17: 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 (15): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S17·E1 Mytharc

Quirky

Sep 6, 2019

Sandi Toksvig looks at some quirky questions with Alan Davies, Loyiso Gola, Jason Manford and Sarah Millican.

S17·E2 Core

Quintessential

Sep 13, 2019

Sandi Toksvig delves into a bit of quintessential QI with Alan Davies, Cariad Lloyd, Holly Walsh and Josh Widdicombe.

S17·E3 Core

Quarrels

Sep 20, 2019

Sandi Toksvig quarrels with Jason Manford, Aisling Bea, Anuvab Pal and Alan Davies.

S17·E4 Core

Queasy Quacks

Sep 27, 2019

Sandi Toksvig looks at quacks and quackery with Alan Davies, Claudia Winkleman, Stephen K Amos and Victoria Coren Mitchell.

S17·E5 Core

Questions and Qualifications

Oct 4, 2019

Sandi Toksvig enquires into questions and qualifications with Alan Davies, Ade Adepitan, Nish Kumar and Holly Walsh.

S17·E6 Core

Quests (1)

Oct 11, 2019

Sandi Toksvig embarks on the first part of her quest for knowledge with Alan Davies, Alan Carr, Alice Levine and Phill Jupitus.

S17·E7 Core

Quests (2)

Oct 18, 2019

Sandi Toksvig goes on the second part of QI's quest for knowledge with Susan Calman, Joe Lycett, Holly Walsh and Alan Davies.

S17·E8 Core

Qanimals

Oct 25, 2019

Sandi Toksvig looks at animals which start with 'Q', with Alan Davies, Daliso Chaponda, Phill Jupitus and Cariad Lloyd.

S17·E9 Core

Quizmas

Dec 24, 2019

Sandi Toksvig hosts the seasonal quizmas quiz, with Alan Davies, Sara Pascoe, Johnny Vegas and Josh Widdicombe.

S17·E10 Core

Quiet

Jan 3, 2020

Sandi Toksvig calls for a bit of quiet with Alan Davies, Jimmy Carr, Andrew Maxwell and Sara Pascoe.

S17·E11 Core

Quaffing

Jan 10, 2020

Sandi Toksvig indulges in a bit of quaffing and scoffing, with Alan Davies, Jo Brand, Phill Jupitus and Prue Leith.

S17·E12 Core

Quagmire

Jan 17, 2020

Sandi Toksvig gets stuck into a quagmire with Alan Davies, Sindhu Vee, Aisling Bea and Sally Phillips.

S17·E13 Core

Quills

Jan 24, 2020

Sandi Toksvig looks at quills with Alan Davies, Tom Allen, Jimmy Carr and Lou Sanders.

S17·E14 Core

Queens

Jan 31, 2020

Sandi Toksvig looks at some queens with Alan Davies, Colin Lane, Sarah Millican and David Mitchell.

S17·E15 Core

Quantity and Quality

Feb 7, 2020

Sandi Toksvig looks at quantity and quality with Joe Lycett, James Acaster, Alan Davies and Bridget Christie.

S17·E16 Core

Quads and Quins

Feb 14, 2020

Sandi Toksvig looks at quads and quins with Alan Davies, Aisling Bea, Nish Kumar and David Mitchell.

S17·E17 Mytharc

VG: Part I

Feb 21, 2020

A selection of the best moments from the Q series of QI, hosted by Sandi Toksvig with Alan Davies and their guests.

S17·E18 Mytharc

VG: Part II

Feb 28, 2020

Another selection of the best moments from the Q series of QI, hosted by Sandi Toksvig, with Alan Davies and their guests.

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