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The Best Episodes of Only Connect Season 19

Every episode of Only Connect Season 19 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Only Connect Season 19!

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The fiendishly difficult quiz show in which two teams of three contestants have to find the connection between seemingly unrelated clues, where patience and lateral thinking are as vital as knowledge.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Only Connect Season 19 Episode 1 - Cribbagers v Gunners
    7.1/10(10 votes)

    #1 - Cribbagers v Gunners

    S19:E1

    Victoria Coren Mitchell returns to the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. In the opening heat, three keen cribbage players face a team of Arsenal supporters.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Only Connect Season 19 Episode 2 - Roadies v Stitchers
    7.3/10(11 votes)

    #2 - Roadies v Stitchers

    S19:E2

    Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts another series of the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three rock music fans face a team of enthusiastic embroiderers in another first-round heat.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Only Connect Season 19 Episode 3 - Antiphons v Drop of Red
    7.7/10(10 votes)

    #3 - Antiphons v Drop of Red

    S19:E3

    Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three devotees of choral music come up against a team of red wine connoisseurs.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Only Connect Season 19 Episode 4 - Thrifters v Suncatchers
    8.0/10(9 votes)

    #4 - Thrifters v Suncatchers

    S19:E4

    Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three lovers of all things pre-loved compete against a team of warm-weather worshippers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Only Connect Season 19 Episode 5 - Isotopes v Academicals
    7.7/10(8 votes)

    #5 - Isotopes v Academicals

    S19:E5

    Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three Matt Groening fans take on a trio of teachers in another opening heat.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Only Connect Season 19 Episode 6 - Also Rans v Gardners
    7.5/10(9 votes)

    #6 - Also Rans v Gardners

    S19:E6

    Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three former Mastermind contenders are in the spotlight, facing a family team.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Only Connect Season 19 Episode 7 - Mercians v Volunteers
    7.1/10(8 votes)

    #7 - Mercians v Volunteers

    S19:E7

    Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Three willing volunteers take on a team from the Midlands to establish the connection between apparently random clues

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Only Connect Season 19 Episode 8 - Video Nasties v Solomons Family
    7.4/10(8 votes)

    #8 - Video Nasties v Solomons Family

    S19:E8

    In another first-round contest, a fearless family faces fervent film fans. As ever, it’s all about connections – what links Green monster, Small chandelier, Stone sausage and Merrygold robin?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Only Connect Season 19 Episode 9 - Roadies v Cribbagers
    7.7/10(7 votes)

    #9 - Roadies v Cribbagers

    S19:E9

    Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. The series reaches the knock-out stage tonight, and only one of the teams can progress to the next round.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Only Connect Season 19 Episode 10 - Drop of Red v Suncatchers
    7.6/10(8 votes)

    #10 - Drop of Red v Suncatchers

    S19:E10

    Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. It’s the knock-out stage, and the next round beckons for one of the teams.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Only Connect Season 19 Episode 11 - Academicals v Gardners
    7.4/10(8 votes)

    #11 - Academicals v Gardners

    S19:E11

    Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Having lost their first game, both teams need a win to stay in.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Only Connect Season 19 Episode 12 - Solomons Family v Volunteers
    7.4/10(8 votes)

    #12 - Solomons Family v Volunteers

    S19:E12

    Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Once again, one of the teams will be saying goodbye from the competition.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Only Connect Season 19 Episode 13 - Stitchers v Gunners
    7.0/10(10 votes)

    #13 - Stitchers v Gunners

    S19:E13

    Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. It’s a ‘winner-winner’ game, so everyone survives to quiz another day.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Only Connect Season 19 Episode 14 - Antiphons v Thrifters
    7.0/10(8 votes)

    #14 - Antiphons v Thrifters

    S19:E14

    It's another ‘winner-winner’ heat, which means one team motors straight through to the next round, while the other has to take a more scenic route.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Only Connect Season 19 Episode 15 - Isotopes v Also Rans
    7.3/10(8 votes)

    #15 - Isotopes v Also Rans

    S19:E15

    Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. Everyone’s a winner in this episode - in the sense that the losing team can play another game later in the series.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Only Connect Season 19 Episode 16 - Mercians v Video Nasties
    7.2/10(9 votes)

    #16 - Mercians v Video Nasties

    S19:E16

    The Mercians became the second highest scorers in the programme’s history in their last appearance: they finished with 36 points. But how will they do against the Video Nasties?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Only Connect Season 19 Episode 17 - Antiphons v Suncatchers
    7.7/10(7 votes)

    #17 - Antiphons v Suncatchers

    S19:E17

    Only one team can progress to the next round, after wrestling with clues such as: Patch (dog), Jason (cat), Fred/Freda (tortoise). What comes next in the sequence?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Only Connect Season 19 Episode 18 - Roadies v Stitchers
    7.3/10(7 votes)

    #18 - Roadies v Stitchers

    S19:E18

    It’s a rematch tonight – the teams have met before, but once again, fate has intervened to bring them face to face to face. Posidriv, Torx, Phillips… what comes next in the sequence?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Only Connect Season 19 Episode 19 - Solomons Family v Video Nasties
    7.9/10(7 votes)

    #19 - Solomons Family v Video Nasties

    S19:E19

    It's another rematch – the Video Nasties won last time these teams met. What will the Solomons Family have to do to beat them?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Only Connect Season 19 Episode 20 - Isotopes v Gardners
    7.3/10(7 votes)

    #20 - Isotopes v Gardners

    S19:E20

    All that stands between the teams and a place in the quarter finals is… well, questions, obviously. Questions such as this: aua (J), eua (F), a (M). What’s next?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Only Connect Season 19 Episode 21 - Gunners v Suncatchers
    8.0/10(6 votes)

    #21 - Gunners v Suncatchers

    S19:E21

    Victoria Coren Mitchell hosts the quiz where knowledge only gets you so far. It’s another fiercely fought contest, but one of the teams will have to head home.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Only Connect Season 19 Episode 22 - Thrifters v Stitchers
    7.8/10(7 votes)

    #22 - Thrifters v Stitchers

    S19:E22

    It's a quarter-final, and the teams have go grapple with such important questions as: what connects Meng Po soup, Lacuna Inc, the waters of Lethe and Superman’s kiss?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Only Connect Season 19 Episode 23 - Also Rans v Video Nasties
    5.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Also Rans v Video Nasties

    S19:E23

    It’s a quarter-final, and the questions are getting trickier. For example: various, gaseous, caesium... what might come next in the sequence?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Only Connect Season 19 Episode 24 - Isotopes v Mercians
    7.7/10(6 votes)

    #24 - Isotopes v Mercians

    S19:E24

    A look at just how far some people will go to commemorate their participation in the show. And what comes fourth in the following sequence: The Snow ____, Under the ____ Sun and The ____ In Winter?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Only Connect Season 19 Episode 25 - Semi-Final 1
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Semi-Final 1

    S19:E25

    It's the first semi-final of the series, with the teams facing such questions as: what connects gender reveal parties, Dune (1984 film), Creep and pop-up ads?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 19 Ratings Summary

"Cribbagers v Gunners" is the best rated episode of "Only Connect" season 19. It scored 7.1/10 based on 10 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/17/2023. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Roadies v Stitchers".