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The Best Episodes of Mastermind Season 49

Every episode of Mastermind Season 49 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Mastermind Season 49!

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    Mastermind Season 49 Episode 1 - Episode 1
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    #1 - Episode 1

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    In the first heat of the series, Clive Myrie puts four contenders to the test on specialist subjects including Peaky Blinders and Team GB at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

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  2. Mastermind Season 49 Episode 2 - Episode 2
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    S49:E2

    Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take the famous black chair. Subjects include the history of the Orkney Islands and the films of Laurel and Hardy.

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  3. Mastermind Season 49 Episode 3 - Episode 3
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    S49:E3

    Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair. Specialist subjects include Emily Wilding Davison, The Thick of It and the New Romantics.

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  4. Mastermind Season 49 Episode 4 - Episode 4
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    S49:E4

    Clive Myrie hosts the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair. Specialist subjects include the ‘Alice’ books of Lewis Carroll, Detectorists and Sir Elton John.

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  5. Mastermind Season 49 Episode 5 - Episode 5
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    S49:E5

    The hunt for the nation's Mastermind continues as Clive Myrie tests four more contenders on their specialist subjects and general knowledge. The specialist subjects are Marie Curie, the BBC sitcom Ghosts, Elizabeth Woodville and Banksy.

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  6. Mastermind Season 49 Episode 6 - Episode 6
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    S49:E6

    Clive Myrie asks the questions in another heat, with the contenders answering questions on the life and works of John Cage, the wines of Portugal and Only Fools and Horses.

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  7. Mastermind Season 49 Episode 7 - Episode 7
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    S49:E7

    Clive Myrie hosts another heat of the classic quiz where contenders take to the black chair. The specialist subjects include Neil Armstrong, Shakespeare's comedies and Rupert Bear.

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  8. Mastermind Season 49 Episode 8 - Episode 8
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    S49:E8

    The hunt for the nation's Mastermind continues as Clive Myrie tests four more contenders on their specialist subjects and general knowledge. The specialist subjects are the Peter Wimsey stories of Dorothy L Sayers, Arnold Schwarzenegger, The Wire and the Falklands conflict.

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  9. Mastermind Season 49 Episode 9 - Episode 9
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    S49:E9

    Clive Myrie presents another heat of the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock in an attempt to become the next Mastermind champion. The specialist subjects are Christopher Hitchens, Ayrton Senna, Killing Eve and Field Marshal Montgomery.

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  10. Mastermind Season 49 Episode 10 - Episode 10
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    #10 - Episode 10

    S49:E10

    Clive Myrie tests four more contenders on their specialist subjects and general knowledge in the tenth heat of the series. The specialist subjects are the life of Anne Lister, Dear Evan Hansen, Elizabeth I and the feature films of David Lynch.

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  11. Mastermind Season 49 Episode 11 - Episode 11
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    #11 - Episode 11

    S49:E11

    Clive Myrie hosts as another four contenders take to the black chair, answering questions on their chosen specialist subjects to earn a place in the semi-finals. The specialist subjects are Michael Palin's travel documentaries, Lady Gaga, Emily Dickinson and the BBC sitcom Mum.

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  12. Mastermind Season 49 Episode 12 - Episode 12
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    S49:E12

    Four more contenders take to the black chair under the spotlight and the ticking clock to answer questions on their specialist subjects and general knowledge. Clive Myrie asks questions on the films of Judy Garland, The Cure, Hi-de-Hi! and the French Wars of Religion.

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  13. Mastermind Season 49 Episode 13 - Episode 13
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    S49:E13

    The hunt for the nation's Mastermind continues as Clive Myrie tests four more contenders on their specialist subjects and general knowledge. This time, the subjects are the jazz pianist Bill Evans, Georges Remi and Tintin, William Morris, and Torchwood.

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  14. Mastermind Season 49 Episode 14 - Episode 14
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    S49:E14

    Four more contenders face the black chair under the spotlight and the ticking clock in an attempt to become the next Mastermind champion. Clive Myrie hosts and asks the questions on their specialist subjects, which are Tudor rebellions, Christina Aguilera, the US space shuttle program and James Parkinson.

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  15. Mastermind Season 49 Episode 15 - Episode 15
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    #15 - Episode 15

    S49:E15

    Clive Myrie presents another heat of the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock in an attempt to become the next Mastermind champion. The specialist subjects are the British Industrial Revolution, the films of Christopher Guest, Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Succession.

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  16. Mastermind Season 49 Episode 16 - Episode 16
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    #16 - Episode 16

    S49:E16

    Another four contenders take to the black chair, answering questions on their chosen specialist subjects to earn a place in the semi-finals. Clive Myrie hosts an episode where the specialist subjects are Stephen Hawking, the music of Radiohead, Theda Bara and the Richard Sharpe novels of Bernard Cornwell.

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  17. Mastermind Season 49 Episode 17 - Episode 17
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    S49:E17

    The hunt for the nation's Mastermind continues as Clive Myrie tests four more contenders on their specialist subjects and general knowledge under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock. The subjects in this episode are Marcus Trescothick, Rupert Brooke, Thomas Cromwell and the films of Wes Anderson.

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  18. Mastermind Season 49 Episode 18 - Episode 18
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    S49:E18

    Clive Myrie asks the questions as four more contenders take on the black chair under the spotlight and the ticking clock in an attempt to become the next Mastermind champion. The specialist subjects are Catherine the Great, Wallace and Gromit, Egon Schiele and hyenas.

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  19. Mastermind Season 49 Episode 19 - Episode 19
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    #19 - Episode 19

    S49:E19

    Clive Myrie presents another heat of a new series of the classic quiz where contenders take on the famous black chair under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock in an attempt to become the next Mastermind Champion. Tonight's Specialist Subjects are the films of Nicole Kidman, constellations of the northern hemisphere, the children's books of Roald Dahl and Take That.

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  20. Mastermind Season 49 Episode 20 - Episode 20
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    S49:E20

    Four more contenders face the black chair under the spotlight and the ticking clock in an attempt to become the next Mastermind champion. Clive Myrie hosts, asking the questions on the contestants' specialist subjects: film adaptations of Shakespeare's tragedies, the Great Fire of London, the career of John Barnes and The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien.

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  21. Mastermind Season 49 Episode 21 - Episode 21
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    #21 - Episode 21

    S49:E21

    The hunt for the nation's Mastermind continues as Clive Myrie tests four more contenders on their specialist subjects and general knowledge under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock. The specialist subjects are U2, toy dog breeds, the Mitford sisters and guest stars in Friends.

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  22. Mastermind Season 49 Episode 22 - Episode 22
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    #22 - Episode 22

    S49:E22

    Clive Myrie asks the questions as four more contenders take on the black chair under the spotlight and the ticking clock in an attempt to become the next Mastermind champion. The specialist subjects are the plays of Tennessee Williams, American First Ladies from 1945 to the present, NBA MVP award winners since 2000 and Mithridates the Great.

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  23. Mastermind Season 49 Episode 23 - Episode 23
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    #23 - Episode 23

    S49:E23

    Four more contenders face the black chair under the spotlight and the ticking clock in an attempt to become the next Mastermind champion. Clive Myrie hosts and asks the questions on the contestants' specialist subjects, which are the Empress Matilda, Stevie Nicks, the What Katy Did novels and Universal’s Frankenstein films of the 1930s and 40s.

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  24. Mastermind Season 49 Episode 24 - Episode 24
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    #24 - Episode 24

    S49:E24

    In the final heat, four contenders take on the famous black chair, answering questions on their chosen specialist subjects to earn a place in the semi-finals. Clive Myrie hosts, with contenders answering questions on Christiaan Huygens, Jonathan Creek, the life and works of Artemisia Gentileschi, and European mammals.

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  25. Mastermind Season 49 Episode 25 - Episode 25
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    #25 - Episode 25

    S49:E25

    Clive Myrie presents the first semi-final of the classic quiz where contenders return to the black chair under the glare of the spotlight and the ticking clock to win a place in the grand final. The specialist subjects are Oscar-winning performances of the 1990s, the life and death of stars, Peep Show and The Great Escape.

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Season 49 Ratings Summary

"Episode 1" is the best rated episode of "Mastermind" season 49. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/19/2022. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Episode 2".