The Hit List: Series 5

6 episodes Premiered Jul 16, 2022 Updated Sep 30, 2026

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Season 5 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 The Hit List Season 4.
⚡ 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.

Season 5 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 5: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes

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S5·E1 Mytharc

Episode 1

Jul 16, 2022 · 45 min

The Hit List plays on as Marvin and Rochelle Humes host this high-tempo, upbeat music quiz where contestants must name hit songs and artists from across the decades and every style

S5·E2 Core

Episode 2

Jul 23, 2022 · 45 min

Hosts Marvin and Rochelle Humes are joined by father and son Joe and Harry from Glasgow, cousins Kourtney-Sian and Sheldan from Romford, and friends Preethi and Mark from London, a

S5·E3 Core

Episode 3

Aug 13, 2022 · 45 min

S5·E4 Core

Episode 4

Aug 20, 2022 · 45 min

S5·E5 Mytharc

Episode 5

Aug 27, 2022 · 45 min

S5·E6 Mytharc

Episode 6

Sep 10, 2022 · 45 min